Sports Cars

  • 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

  • Beijing Motor Show 2006

    Sales of cars in China are growing at a 30% rate with 6.8 million of them in that country.  Just six or seven years ago you couldn’t find people who knew how to drive, let alone own a car in… Continue reading

  • A Balanced Approach – battery relocation

    Why would you want to move a perfectly good battery out from under the hood to somewhere else in the car? Well, there are a couple of reasons. First of all the environment under the hood subjects your battery to… Continue reading

  • Six Cylinder Engines

    Today we see a lot of cars using a V6 design, in particular many great front wheel drive cars built by Mitsubishi, Acura, Honda, to name a few. There was a time when a six cylinder engine meant an in-line… Continue reading

  • FWD, RWD, AWD

    You have choices and may not even know it.  You find a car that trips your trigger and take it for a spin.  Often it handles well just because you like its looks.  Do you care if it is front… Continue reading

  • That Time of Year

    In about a week I will start my yearly trek to Cape Cod.  It is a drive of about 800 miles and I like to make it in a day.  My record is 10.5 hours, but I don’t expect to set… Continue reading

  • Evolution X

    In the US it is a contest between Mitsubishi and Subaru.  The contestants: the WRX STI and the Evolution MR. Coming soon – the Evolution X http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/03/mitsubishi-concept-x-meets-wrc/ http://paultan.org/archives/2006/07/12/2008-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-x-spyshots/ Continue reading

    Evolution X

  • 1971 Superbeetle

    I was just starting college and my father provided me with a new car.  It sold new for $2100 dollars, which was a tidy sum.  Its color was Chinese red and it had a sunroof.  In a few years it would… Continue reading

  • WRC – is it time for the USA?

    It is debatable if they are the best drivers in the world, but I don’t think you will get an argument if you declare them the most fearless and talented drivers anywhere.  They don’t just turn left and right, they… Continue reading

    WRC – is it time for the USA?

  • Dream Car

    It was a summer evening in the late 1960’s and my father and I dropped by Roy’s garage.  A handful of people crowded around one of the bays as a car was slowly being let down by the lift.  This was the… Continue reading

    Dream Car