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  • Top Gear America – TG in the USA

    Last weekend I watched the premier episode of the BBC’s production of the US version of Top Gear.  The History Channel is the host network and its basic form and format is familiar to anyone who has followed the original… Continue reading

  • The Toyota Pickup – an AK-47 on wheels

    Known in other parts of the world as the Toyota Hilux it is bar far the most popular vehicle for most rebels and insurgents.  Top Gear staff noticed that the truck was a constant in many news videos of conflicted… Continue reading

  • The Missing Bullitt Charger – it is getting closer

    Arnold has been making great progress and has released these photos.   The wiring is in along with the brake system.  New tires are on as well as the famous wheel covers.  There are a few more details and then the… Continue reading

  • Car Memories

    I think the strongest memory of cars for me is the MG TD that my father drove.  I was four years old when I first sat in the passenger seat.  The smell of an old English car still brings back… Continue reading

    Car Memories

  • A New Heart

      This year you have seen me invest in a new paint job and a set of wheels and tires for my 1992 Toyota Pickup.  I even chose it to convey me on my recent road trip to Cape Cod… Continue reading

  • Bumps in the Road

    The other day I got a phone call from a friend with a concern about his Subaru Legacy GT Spec B.  I had helped him improve the handling with some better springs, Whiteline roll center correction kit, and some nice… Continue reading

  • Who’s Driving?

    Its 2012 and you’ve just bought yourself the latest and sportiest version of a “whatevermobile” and you can’t wait to show it to your executive buddies and trophy girl friend. It has the latest stability control and an LCD instrument… Continue reading

  • Italian Day in Raleigh, NC

    The first Saturday of the month Raleigh has an informal car show at Briar Creek. Legend has it that it started as a get-together for owners of Italian cars – hence the name.  Lamborghini, Ferrari, Fiat, etc. car owners would… Continue reading

  • The Missing Bullitt Charger – progress continues

    The engine is in and running!  The brakes are nearly complete so next comes one of the labor intensive parts – block sanding in preparation for paint.  It will likely take a month of hard work to prep the body… Continue reading

  • Janis Joplin’s Porsche

    Monday, October 4, is the anniversary of the death of Janis Joplin, perhaps the most amazing blues singer ever.   If not, she was certainly one of the top.  In her posthumously released Pearl album, she sang of wanting a Mercedes… Continue reading