Cars
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The unknown history of Mitsubishi
As you probably know, I have owned several Mitsubishi car and every one of them was AWD and turbo fun. Now here is an excellent history of how Mitsubishi took great potential, achieved great success, and then screwed the pooch.… Continue reading
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How to drive an Evo IX
Destroying 2 Mitsubishi Evo Prototypes Without Even Crashing – YouTube Continue reading
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Ford CVPI Sports Car
How to Make a Crown Victoria P71 Handle Like a Sports Car – YouTube Continue reading
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Curb Weight over Time and Power to Weight Ratios
A few weeks ago I was part of a group at the BMW factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina and getting a ride in a 5 series being driven by one of BMW’s professional divers. It was an intense “hot lap”… Continue reading
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Found on the Side of the Road NC Mountains
As we cruise around the state we often come across interesting vehicles on the side of the road. Here we stopped to examine an old flatbed truck. Its rusty patina gave us a chance to wonder what its history was… Continue reading
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The Splinter is Complete!
Back in 2008 I told you about the Splinter – a wooden supercar under construction and later in 2011 I published and update on the Splinter. It’s been a long road to get to the finish line, but here is… Continue reading
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Turning a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor into a 4000 pound sports car
The first consideration is that this car’s platform is body-on-frame. It’s an old structural concept that provides a very strong and ridged base for handling improvements. It has been replaced by what is called unibody. The Ford CVPI has a… Continue reading
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2023 Classic Motorsports Smoky Mountain Tour
How about a chance to hang out with people who not only love cars, but love to drive them? Oh yeah, and you get to tour some of the most fun, twisty roads in western North Carolina, visiting car museums,… Continue reading
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Wheels on Academy Street, Cary, NC
Once a year about this time there is a modest, but interesting car show held on the main street of Cary, NC. There are usually about 100 cars spanning the early 1900s right up to current models. The street is… Continue reading
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Toyota 6×6 comes to the rescue in putting out EV fires
Motortrend posted this review of the new Toyota built specifically for the problem of putting out EV fires. Toyota 6×6 Fire Truck Blasts EVs Apart With Water Cannon (motortrend.com) While an ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicle can certainly have fires… Continue reading











