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  • Fast Lane Auto Service–Nashville

    The Discovery Channel has a series called Garage Rehab that features Richard Rawlings as the guy who finds and rehabilitates service garages that are in real trouble.  He also has a show called Fast n’ Loud that featured his own… Continue reading

    Fast Lane Auto Service–Nashville
  • PRI2017–Products

    There is so much to see while you cover all the exhibits here in Indianapolis.  So many familiar products and brands.  This show I decided to explore everywhere that I could and share with you some of the interesting products… Continue reading

    PRI2017–Products
  • PRI 2017 Opening Day in Indianapolis

    Another Performance Racing Industry show in Indianapolis and this one celebrates 30 years! The traditional breakfast was very well attended.  It included Dave Despain interviewing Chip Ganasi. When it concluded the gates opened at nine o’clock and the showroom floors… Continue reading

    PRI 2017 Opening Day in Indianapolis
  • The Smokey Mountains and the Tail of the Dragon

    The fall is a wonderful time of year to enjoy the mountains that border North Carolina and Tennessee.  The foliage can be bright and spectacular.  The roads are fun to drive.    We drove the P71 as it is the… Continue reading

    The Smokey Mountains and the Tail of the Dragon
  • Cars on the side of the road

    From time to time an interesting car is sighted “on the side of the road”.  So here is a small collection that I’ve spotted in the last couple of weeks… The green car is a classic Citroen. A post war… Continue reading

    Cars on the side of the road
  • How About Some Book Ideas?

    I know that the Christmas season seems a long way off, but you may as well start thinking about that car person that you need to find a good book for.  Here are a few ideas: First off how about… Continue reading

    How About Some Book Ideas?
  • Visit to Transporter Werks

    Back in the post World War II era many German companies were struggling to survive the devastation and destruction that had occurred.  One of them was VW, short for Volkswagen, or people’s car.  It had been designed by Dr. Porsche… Continue reading

    Visit to Transporter Werks
  • Wild Weekend at VIR

    Regular readers know that VIR is my “home track”.  By that I mean that it is close to home and a favorite track to spend time at if not actually drive the course.  This past weekend (including Friday) was a… Continue reading

    Wild Weekend at VIR
  • Pottsville’s Magical Car Museum

    We spent the night in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, not to check out the Yuengling brewery, but to have a chance to see Jerry’s Classic Cars and Collectables museum. What a place.  In many ways it was a time machine taking you… Continue reading

    Pottsville’s Magical Car Museum
  • 2017–Carlisle National Ford Meet

    This was my first time at this annual event in Pennsylvania.  I had hoped to attend last year but my schedule was just too full.  So after a drive north in the P71 we entered through gate 3 and onto… Continue reading

    2017–Carlisle National Ford Meet