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  • Jet Beetle

    Nothing I could write could equal what you will find by going to this site: http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/ Continue reading

  • 1991 VW Jetta – part 1

    We have a new project at Jim’s Garage.  A good friend with a small web business (www.justgerman.com) lucked out and found a 1991 Jetta for $500.  He’s done some work on it, putting in a new clutch and changing out… Continue reading

  • Richard Hammond

    Those of us that are Top Gear fanatics (BBC show on cars) received some bad news.  Presenter Richard Hammond was in the process of driving a jet car for a segment of the show when it went out of control… Continue reading

  • Factory Five

      I knew it was always just on the other side of the canal, but once I was on the Cape for vacation it was so hard to cross over the bridge until I was leaving for home.  Then I realised… Continue reading

  • The Hanto Pinto

    Shelby had his Cobra and in 1974 John Hansen had the Hanto Pinto. It rated an article in Autoweek at the time.  John had his dream of putting a high performance engine in a compact car and creating a sports… 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

  • 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

  • A Return

    It took thirteen hours to return home.  It helped to leave at four in the morning.  In the darkness as I cruised along the mid-Cape I left the windows open so that I could inhale the air that carried the… Continue reading

  • The Trek North

    It was six in the morning as I hit the road north and on my way to a very long drive to Cape Cod. Passing through the North Carolina country side traffic was not too bad at that hour and… Continue reading

  • How to deal with that stuck oil filter

    It can be a demoralizing experience.  You have drained the oil and the oil filter is hanging on like a leech.  It won’t come off. The best way to fix this is not to have it happen in the first… Continue reading