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  • Those Things You find on the Side of the Road

    In the miles and miles of driving around the US this summer here are some examples of what I found on the side of the road: Continue reading

    Those Things You find on the Side of the Road
  • Is it 12,000 miles Already?

    Well, if you want to be exact it was more like 15,000 including the tour I took around the Northeast museums before I took a brief break and headed on to the big loop around the rest of the United… Continue reading

    Is it 12,000 miles Already?
  • Ypsilanti’s Automotive Heritage Museum

    Dare you to say that three times fast. The P71 prowled around the neighborhood in Michigan until we came to the intersection where this museum sits.  What a great looking place it is, too.  The inside has a really nice… Continue reading

    Ypsilanti’s Automotive Heritage Museum
  • A Visit with Ford–Dearborn, MI

    The P71 purred its way north to Dearborn.  I was looking forward to this opportunity to meet with an engineer or two at the Ford Product Development Center.  I have been to that neighborhood as an Autoweek Fantasy Camp member… Continue reading

    A Visit with Ford–Dearborn, MI
  • Dashcams

    One of the items that I added to the P71 was a dashcam so that I would have a record of what other drivers were doing in front of me.  fortunately nothing all that exciting occurred, but in Russia it… Continue reading

    Dashcams
  • Who’s Driving – Revisited

    Back in 2010 I wrote about the emerging capability of hackers to get control of your car.  well here is a video of just what could happen given current capabilities three years later.  Sure the dash was torn apart and… Continue reading

  • Bowling Green– wait for it–Ohio

    Yes I know all you Corvette fans will be disappointed, but I just had to visit Snook’s Dream Cars in Bowling Green, Ohio. I mean, look at this place!  Its like going back in time, only better.  The entry to… Continue reading

    Bowling Green– wait for it–Ohio
  • Hey, What’s that stuff in my oil?

    It was a nice clear Indiana morning as I drove toward Fort Wayne. The sun was working its way up in the east and the road was clear ahead. There was a crop duster plane doing its thing in the… Continue reading

    Hey, What’s that stuff in my oil?
  • Indiana–Things on the side of the road

    I love driving around here.  The air is a lot cooler than where I’ve been previously.  The countryside is full of corn and soybean fields.  The trees are nice and full and green. I pass a lot of farms and… Continue reading

    Indiana–Things on the side of the road
  • Studebaker–this one’s for Karl

    In South Bend, Indiana, is the museum that pays tribute to the brand of Studebaker cars.  The Studebaker automobiles were around when I was a young lad.  I remember them as the sponsor of a TV show called Mr. Ed. … Continue reading

    Studebaker–this one’s for Karl