Car Stuff

  • The Missing Daytona Coupe Mystery

    I think it is the strangest automotive story I have ever heard.  I’ll try to lay it out for you. Back in 1964 Carol Shelby was tearing up the tracks in the US with his Cobra roadsters.  Nothing had a chance.  But… Continue reading

  • Resolutions for the New Year

    I will organize my garage.  I know when most people look at my garage they utter complements on how organized it is, but I really need to re-think how I have things placed on the shelving I put in a… Continue reading

  • Auto Makers from China

    Exports of Chinese cars doubled last year to nearly 350,000.  While this is hardly a drop in the bucket of global auto sales it is an indicator of just how serious China is in the car industry. Last month DaimlerChrysler… Continue reading

  • It Was a Little Embarrassing

    A couple of years ago my garage door just would not close.  There didn’t seem to be any obstruction and the sensors that detect an object in the way were not malfunctioning.  So I called up the local garage door… Continue reading

  • Die Cast Model Cars

    The first race car model I received in a hospital bed.  It was prior to starting grade school and for some mysterious reason I had internal bleeding so I was stuck in a hospital for about a week.  One of the girls… Continue reading

  • The Grose Jet

    It was a classified add in the Competition Press, the newspaper that became Autoweek, that I first saw it.  “2 Balls do the Trick” was the tag line.  It was an inventor’s replacement for the troublesome needle and seat used in… Continue reading

  • Car Movies

    This should piss a few folks off.  Naming the top car movies always stirs up quite a bit of debate.  Here is my list.  But first let me explain.  Favorite car movies are not just movies with cars in them,… Continue reading

    Car Movies

  • I Almost Knew What Hit Me

    I almost knew what hit me.  It was 1974 and I was driving a 1962 VW Beetle.  It was great.  It had only 18,000 original miles on it since it had been driven by a little old lady who only used… Continue reading

    I Almost Knew What Hit Me