by Mike - Does it make your ears hurt when you hear someone mispronounce a car name? One of the most popular sports cars in history, Porsche, has suffered from years of having its name mispronounced. This is perpetuated by movies and TV shows … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2019
Airbags: From Life Savers to Killers on the Prowl
April 17, 2019 By 8 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Remember when air bags were announced? Oh, we would still have seat belts, and there would still be a law to buckle them but the saving grace of every serious accident would be the air bag. Now the air bag has turned into our … [Read more...]
The BMW 1600 GT (Glas)
April 16, 2019 By 9 Comments
by Mike - This little 1968 BMW 1600 GT was spotted at the 2016 Carmel Concours-on-the-Avenue during Monterey Car Week. BMW acquires products and technology In the mid-1950s BMW was having financial difficulties and decided to acquire … [Read more...]
This Lancia Aurelia B20 GT Hot Rod Is Awsome
April 12, 2019 By 12 Comments
by Mike - Why don't more owners of classic Italian cars restore them like some American car owners do using hot rod or restomod styles? They would not be original but they can be oh so cool, and be better drivers, and even look better as our … [Read more...]
Are Car Accident Paintings Too Ghoulish?
April 11, 2019 By 4 Comments
Our regular artist/author needs your advice about a sensitive art subject. Let him know what you think in the Comments the way you do when you don't agree with his opinions about certain car models. - Ed. by Wallace Wyss - I was at … [Read more...]
Iso Fidia: For One Shining Moment, The Fastest Four Doors In The World
April 10, 2019 By 21 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Iso was an Italian automaker which sprang from making refrigerators to making small city cars (the Isetta) to making luxury GT cars, the first the Rivolta GT. The first Rivolta four seater was designed by wunderkind … [Read more...]
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