I’ve always been a sucker for a perceived bargain. Time and time again, I’ve chased after a promising “deal” (car or motorcycle), and just as surely have suffered the rude reminder of the old adage “you get what you paid for”. Yet, in spite of years of “lessons learned”, I seem to persist in pursuing … [Read more…]
In 2002 I had the great thrill to participate in a 3-day Skip Barber racing course held at Laguna Seca Raceway near Monterey California. Ironically, after living in Monterey for almost 10 years, I rarely visited the raceway, or attended the Pebble Beach Concours. It was only after Dorothee and I had moved thousands of … [Read more…]
I’ve owned “Henry”, my 1939 Ford Deluxe Coupe, for some three years now, and have enjoyed every minute of it. I first got the hankering to own a Ford Coupe after my buddy Doug convinced me to attend the Longhorn Hotrod show. “Hot rods” per se have never been my cuppa tea, but Doug owns … [Read more…]
Nothing gets the heart rate going faster than a spin on a vintage motorcycle, and that includes the instantly identifiable BMW Airhead. It has been almost twenty years since I’ve last owned or ridden a motorcycle, and I’d assumed that my yen for biking was past. Then, for some inexplicable reason, I started thinking about … [Read more…]
I’ve had a real Jones for a Hudson Hornet for quite some time. Truth be told, until “Doc” came into our stewardship, I had never once actually seen any sort of Hudson in the flesh
The debut of the BMW 3.0CS coupe in 1971 marked, in my opinion, the zenith of BMW styling and driving experience. This car was beautiful from any angle. It saw the introduction of BMW’s now-famous inline 6 cylinder engine, still touted by many automobile technophiles as being one of the smoothest, most reliable engines ever … [Read more…]
The MG car company (MG is an acronym for Morris Garage) was one of the earlier British manufacturers. Their early cars were, somewhat primitive (not unlike most every other manufacturer), but, with few exceptions, the MG name has been associated with “sports” cars. The MGA roadster is no exception. In fact, if there were … [Read more…]