Recent posts
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Let’s have a … Fiesta!
Back in 1977 Ford tried their hand at a world car. They were aiming squarely at the market that Volkswagon’s Rabbit and in a lot of ways they had developed a winner. In the early seventies the American automobile industry… Continue reading
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Bill Putman’s Garage
Cape Cod has some interesting places for those of us infatuated with the automobile. Heritage Plantation in Sandwich is a great spot for some fantastic antique cars such as the Duesemburg and the Cord. All of them are displayed in… Continue reading
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Roy’s Garage
Growing up in the village of Osterville there was a time when there were several gas stations to service the populous. It is strange because when there were just a few folks in the village there were five or six… Continue reading
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Car Movies
This should piss a few folks off. Naming the top car movies always stirs up quite a bit of debate. Here is my list. But first let me explain. Favorite car movies are not just movies with cars in them,… Continue reading
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Wearing a Grin
Jim’s Garage helped another happy customer find what was hidden in their ride yesterday. The owner of this 2004 Acura TSX loved his family sedan for its comfort and quality, but felt the compromises that the factory took with the… Continue reading
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I Almost Knew What Hit Me
I almost knew what hit me. It was 1974 and I was driving a 1962 VW Beetle. It was great. It had only 18,000 original miles on it since it had been driven by a little old lady who only used… Continue reading
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Before There Were Cars
Back in 1991 a friend of mine told me how he had spotted a classic car and tried to chase it down to find out who the owner was. It was a 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass in black. From what he could tell… Continue reading
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80 m.p.h.
If you lived through the Nixon years you might remember that one of the legacies of his administration was the national speed limit of 55 m.p.h. also known as “the law we can live with”. We lived with it so well… Continue reading
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Cars and Life
It didn’t sink in at first. I was too busy trying to learn and unlearn. It was the first time I participated in an HPDE (high performance driving experience) event. I was not a complete novice. After all, I had… Continue reading
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Something Amazing – in France
Audi made history at this year’s Le Mans. Its not that Audi has never won at Le Mans, they have, but this time it was done with a diesel powered car that dominated the race. It finished four laps ahead… Continue reading
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