by Mike - Ken Phillips is a friend and the original owner of my former Bizzarrini GT 5300 Strada (chassis No. 0256). He has been involved with fast cars and motorcycles all his life. Below, through a series of emails, he shared with me some of … [Read more...]
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Checker Motor Cars™ Back In Business!
October 1, 2015 By 10 Comments
by Mike - We all remember the Checker taxi cabs that were made specifically to be taxi cabs. They were durable and more comfortable than a taxi that was converted from a production car that was not designed to be a taxi. The last Checker was made … [Read more...]
Women And Wheels
September 30, 2015 By 4 Comments
by Mike - Advertisers have used beautiful women to sell just about everything since the beginning of advertising, well actually since before advertising. This is true even if the buyer is a women but it works especially well when the buyer is … [Read more...]
AC Cobra Mk IV Video
September 26, 2015 By 8 Comments
by Mike - We took a drive in the AC Cobra and Rebecca was the cameraman. Note she does not take direction well. This is one of the most fun cars we have ever owned. It is beautiful, fast and makes just the right engine noise. I also get a lot … [Read more...]
Barn Find Road Trip – Book Review
September 25, 2015 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - The original idea was a natural—you take three guys who have been collecting cars for years, and you put in a budget for travel, and start from North Carolina and drive around to neighboring States to more or less see what you … [Read more...]
Car Of The Day – Intermeccanica Italia Spider For Sale
September 23, 2015 By 5 Comments
by Mike - Construzione Automobili Intermeccanica is a car manufacturer, founded by Frank Reisner in 1959 in Italy. The company later relocated to Canada. Intermeccanica started making speed equipment kits for Renault, Simca, Peugeot and other … [Read more...]
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