Automobiles

October 30, 2007

The World According to Jim’s Garage

While realtors are burying statues of Saint Joseph in the hope of making a house sell and the stock market and hedge funds are hanging on the hope that the Fed will drop the interest rate by a quarter of a… Continue reading
October 26, 2007

Volvo P1800 – 2.6 million miles – photos

Thanks to Noel for these photos he took at a local Swedish Car Show. Continue reading
October 22, 2007

Evolution MR Suspension Swap

A good friend of mine bought a 2006 Evolution after owning one of the sweetest 1998 Eclipse GSX cars ever. He bought it new at the local Mitsubishi dealership just a few months ago. Since Mitsubishi did not make a… Continue reading
October 6, 2007

Green Cars – You can Tango with this one

The world is always in a state of change, but as car enthusiasts we often roll our eyes at the “green” cars that come out. Sure we understand that oil won’t last forever, that emitting CO2 is a bad… Continue reading
October 5, 2007

Volvo P1800 – What do you do after 2.6 million miles?

I’ll be frank and let you know right from the start that I have little or no love for Volvos. With perhaps a single exception (a sedan from the 60’s that Noel owned) I have found them to be… Continue reading
September 30, 2007

Great Drivers – Who Are They?

When motorsports caught my attention it was the drivers as much as the cars. They were like move stars in a way. The American drivers all seemed to come from a local gas station and the European drivers all seemed… Continue reading
September 25, 2007

The Lone Wolf is Ready for the Semi-Finals

Back a few entries we showed a project car that was entered in this year’s DARPA Challenge. It is based on Lotus Elise donated by Lotus Cars and being developed by a group known as Insight Racing in North… Continue reading
September 20, 2007

Bonneville Salt Flats 2007 – A DSM Diary

Photo by Thomas “Porkpie” Graf, Copyright 2007, All Rights Reserved A good friend of mine has an AWD Eagle Talon with nearly 300,000 miles on it. His daily driver is also used as a Bonneville racer. Here is his tale… Continue reading
September 17, 2007

Seeing Red – Bill Putman’s Collection of Cars

As part of my yearly trek back to Cape Cod I make it a point to stop off and visit one of the more interesting private collections of cars in the area. This is known as Toad Hall and… Continue reading
September 17, 2007

The Racing Network – more detail from Autoweek

It is an opportunity for enthusiasts to influence this new network. Autoweek’s Dutch Mandel has an online article revealing the person responsible for this concept as well as where things stand. Continue reading