by Mike Gulett - All-wheel drive (AWD) is four-wheel-drive mode that automatically shifts power between the front and rear wheels for traction control and is acceptable for light winter driving and some off-road use. When used to describe light … [Read more...]
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Fiction: The Man In The White Hat
May 31, 2021 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - Jumped ship. That's the way they put it back in the 1800s when a sailor, gobsmacked at first sight of the beauty of a land like Tahiti would jump overboard and swim for shore, determined to make a new life in this magic … [Read more...]
Collector Car Clichés And Contradictions
May 28, 2021 By 21 Comments
by Mike Gulett - The following are some common and irritating, at least to me, classic car clichés that are repeated by collector car luminaries over and over...and over. Clichés always have a ring of truth to them but there are some … [Read more...]
Editorial: US Car Companies Miss An Opportunity
May 26, 2021 By 1 Comment
I know we have written about this subject recently but it is frustrating that there are no US car companies trying to compete with Rolls Royce. Is the ultra luxury car market really that uninteresting? - Mike Gulett, Editor by Wallace Wyss - … [Read more...]
One Man, One Car For Over 50 years…Ferrari Mondial S/N 0446MD
May 24, 2021 By 7 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - (with added info from Pete Vack) - Yes, it’s true, what is today one of the most valuable Ferraris on earth was found languishing at a Rambler dealership (read that and weep, you car hunters who never figured a valuable sports … [Read more...]
People: Bob Lutz, Auto Executive Extraordinaire
May 22, 2021 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Being Swiss American, I always look for examples of Swiss who accomplished something. I was always a car guy so became a fan of Bob Lutz who I once met at Pebble Beach when he and Tom Gale, Chrysler's design VP, were … [Read more...]
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