Life and Cars

  • When a Diesel Van Takes on Nurburgring

    Top Gear Ford Transit Nurburgring Sabine Shmitz is an astoundingly gifted driver.  This episode of Top Gear is when Jeremy does a lap in his diesel sedan in less than 10 minutes and his instructor, Sabine, is not impressed… Here is… Continue reading

  • The One That Started It All

    Porsche911 Getaway In Stockholm This is the original. In case you have never heard or seen it.  A Porsche 911 baits some Swedish Police to chase it (in a Volvo?) as it films itself driving the streets around Stockholm. In… Continue reading

  • 2007 Indy 500 – the bronze badge

    It looks like this will be my practice run before my real road trip.  I will take some time off the week of May 21 and drive up to Indianapolis and the famous speedway. Friday, May 25 is “Carb Day”… Continue reading

  • How About Some Help Here

    Folks – I am planning a long road trip around the US and I would appreciate your input.  The purpose of this trip is to get to see some of this big country of ours and not spend the majority… Continue reading

  • BMW 1600 and 2002

    It was the late sixties when I first heard about one.  Something that could only happen on a place like Cape Cod in the summer.  The Cape, with its curvy and undulating roads was perfect for it to make a debut.  I first heard… Continue reading

  • A SAAB in Barnstable Village

    With the announcement of the passing of Kurt Vonnegut many memories come back to me.  Kurt and Jane were friends of my parents.  They met through the Great Books Club that was held at the Osterville Free Library.  It was the… Continue reading

  • A Sincere Complement

    I was heading home from work today fighting the traffic on I-40.  I have a lot on my mind as I need to fly back to Cape Cod this week for some personal business. I took it easy and made… Continue reading

  • 1991 VW Jetta – parts 2 and 3

    It has been since September since we wrote about this project car.  Such is the reality of having a budget and a car that is over fifteen years of age. The new wheels and tires went on and they made… Continue reading

  • Great Roadsters

    Do I have to define what a roadster is?  Maybe so.  It is a two-seater and doesn’t have a top.  It is the epitome of a sports car.  The strict definition says that it doesn’t have roll-up side windows either.… Continue reading

  • Thomas B. Higham

    Tom Higham happens to be probably my oldest friend.  I think we have known each other since we were four.  While I have rattled around in the corporate world he was faithful to his heart and became a renowned artist… Continue reading