Detroit – Wandering the floor of the North American International Auto Show is a bit of treat before the crowds show up on the weekend. In addition you get to see some of the heavy hitters in the industry mingling … Continue reading

Detroit – Porsche marked its return to the North American International Auto Show with the unveiling of the stunning 918 RSR. Porsche has explained the 918 RSR is a test bed for future production car technologies as tested on the … Continue reading

BMW has announced a series of minor running changes to the 1 Series Coupes and Convertibles sold in the North American market. This should be the last freshening of the model before the E82/E88 models are replaced by the F20 … Continue reading

A pirate walks into a bar and says, “Arrrgh, I needs me a drink!” and the bartender replies, “Do you know there’s a steering wheel in your pants?”. And thus begins one of the more sophomoric pirate jokes of all … Continue reading

Here is a collection of thoughts on the 1 Series M: The engine power figures will be disappointing to a large number of enthusiasts. The chassis is the weak link in the 135i, especially at higher speeds. And anytime you can dump … Continue reading

We’ve had a sneak peek at BMW’s latest M, the 1 Series M (what happened to the 1M?). While hopefully you’re reading this after the embargo has been lifted, it’s quite possible that the embargo has been broken and you’ve … Continue reading

The Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee has a Thanksgiving tradition of passing out rides and opening the catacombs (basement). If you’ve never been to the Lane Motor Museum, you won’t know that this is considerably the premier collection of … Continue reading

As luck would have it, a member of the gang I belong to phoned me late Thursday afternoon asking for a favor. He’d recently been in a bike accident and he needed to move his DeTomaso Pantera from a downtown … Continue reading

“Of all the terms in the motoring lexicon, the ‘GT’ moniker has to be one of the most misused and abused.” is the opening sentence of Sam Dawson’s, ‘GT: The World’s Best GT Cars 1953 to 1973″. And one of the guilty parties … Continue reading