by Mike Gulett - On summer evenings across California—especially in neighborhoods from East Los Angeles to San Jose—the streets come alive with a uniquely American art form. Where candy-colored paint glows like liquid glass and pinstripes … [Read more...]
Restomod Culture and California
September 12, 2025 By 3 Comments
by Mike Gulett - In California—where surfing, startups, hot rods, custom cars, movie stars and supercars coexist—it’s no surprise that restomod culture has taken root and flourished. Nowhere else is the spirit of retro-modern engineering more fully … [Read more...]
Editorial: California a State that is Kind to Cars
October 8, 2024 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - As much as I, a California resident for half a century and more, think about moving to another State with cheaper housing and lower priced gasoline (paying over $4 a gallon now), one thing that keeps me here is the fact that … [Read more...]
Do You Want Your Car to be a Rat Fink?
June 8, 2024 By 6 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - The proposed law from the California legislature is that all new cars sold in California by a certain date must have a warning device that beeps to warn you that you've exceeded the speed limit. Like do we really need this? I … [Read more...]
Rolling Blackouts Threaten Electric Vehicle Owners in California
September 10, 2022 By 8 Comments
I have received three text messages this week (including one today) from our power company that is the largest in California (Pacific Gas & Electric). Each message said, PG&E Alert: Extreme heat is straining California's grid. Save energy from … [Read more...]
Editorial: The Internal Combustion Vehicle Ban Looms
September 24, 2020 By 25 Comments
Two US state Governors want to ban sales of new internal combustion cars by 2030 and 2035. by Wallace Wyss - I thought it was California's self-aggrandising governor Gavin Newsom who first proposed banning new gasoline powered cars by the … [Read more...]
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