Car Stuff

  • Car Movies – The Fog of War

    This does not fit in the definition of car movies as I defined in an earlier post, but it does provide insights into the automotive industry from a perspective that is truly unique.  Robert McNamara is probably best known for the seven… Continue reading

  • Jim’s Garage – Saturday Project

    A couple of weekends ago there was another project at Jim’s Garage.  This time it was a 2006 GTO. Way back in 1966 my father bought a new GTO.  It was a very good looking car and, even though I… Continue reading

  • An Amazing Find

    We have all heard the stories of finding a lost Ferrari in a barn out in the middle of a corn field.  They make for a great fantasy. This one is real.  A guy in Portugal finds and buys a… Continue reading

  • The New Front Door

    There was a time when the front door was the way people would enter and leave the house.  The back door was usually off the kitchen and used as easy access to the outhouse or perhaps the barn or carriage… Continue reading

  • Route 66

    John Steinbeck called it the “mother road”.  It was also known as America’s Main Street.  A major artery that linked a large part of our nation.  It started at Grant Park in Chicago and more than 2400 miles later, crossing… Continue reading

  • Miniature Ferrari

    This link was sent to me by a good friend.  It shows this guy who built a minature Ferrari that actually runs! Continue reading

  • Back to the Future – 1957

    In June of 1957, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a brand new 1957 Plymouth Belevedere was buried in a concrete coffin as a time capsule.  In June of this year the court house lawn is going to be dug up and the concrete time capsule… Continue reading

  • Life With No Left Turns

    This is a wonderful piece by Michael Gartner, editor of newspapers large and small and president of NBC News. In 1997, he won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. Well worth reading. And a few good laughs are guaranteed.    … Continue reading

  • Peppers and Bio-diesel

    I would not count myself as a radical tree hugger type.  Although I definitely care about the environment I don’t expect to be owning a Prius any time soon.  Sunday a good friend of mine came in to town.  I don’t get… Continue reading

  • This is Scary

    Today’s automobiles have some of the most complex and sophisticated networks upon which the lives of the driver and passengers depend.  And now… Talk about a blue screen of death! Continue reading