I live in fear of being left behind in communications technology. Way back in '78 the ad agency where I was creative director of the GM Canada account gave a computer to every secretary and...

This blog, friends, has little to do with automobiles but I think you'll enjoy it. During WW2 the Lockheed Burbank plant was turning out thousands of planes, among them the Hudson bomber/trainer,...

We seem to be in an era when ultra-long distance car rallies (around America, around the world) are popular with those who can afford the time and expense. Let's start with the Gumball 3000,...

Porsche is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, yet I can hardly believe the company was a mere 11 years old when my association with the marque began. I was invited by Dr. Hal Albrecht, sales...

I've just returned from a family visit to Toronto. Subaru Canada kindly presented me with the keys to a 2009 Subaru Outlook PZEV wagon to enjoy for a week; also to test and review for About Cars,...

Barack Obama admits he enjoys driving and says that being driven around by the Secret Service is a drag. During an interview with Indianapolis radio station WFBQ, as reported in the Detroit News, he...

During my lengthy career as an automobile journalist and ad writer I was privileged to drive on several auto manufacturer's proving grounds. The Studebaker test track in South Bend was first (I...

The other day I was chatting with a friend about the current trend to massive grilles. You can see them on the Chrysler 300, Audi, Cadillac, Volvo and Mitsubishi, and others on the way. All have split...

I'm always delighted to discover a new (to me) classic cars site that I can recommend to our viewers. In this case two, although they're both connected. The first, a Web site, is called The...

I don't know how I missed this but on April 3rd theCarConnection's daily blog included an article on the passing of Larry Griffin, a long-time editor of Car and Driver. I'd never met Larry...

The Great Race 2008, I'm sorry to say, may turn out to be the Great Fiasco of 2008. But don't blame the organizers. Bill Ewing, CEO of Great Race Sports, has informed participants that the...

I once had a brief career as a public relations person, first with VW/Porsche, then with Ford. To suggest that I wasn't cut out for the work would be an understatement, for to succeed in that...

I once had in my possession a brass model of Volvo's first car, the ÖV4, given to me by Volvo Canada. The ÖV4 was nicknamed "Jakob". Foolishly I dispensed with it because the model...

The two cars seen above may not, at first glance, have anything to do with each other. The one on top is a 1949 Nash Airflyte 4-door sedan, the car on bottom is a new BMW concept, the CS....

Felipe Massa, one of the fastest drivers in the world, races for Ferrari's F1 team. He's paid millions and can buy any car he wants. How nice, then, to see Felipe with a new Fiat 500 as his...

I still find it hard to believe that a luxury marque I grew up with and once was the standard of America could so quickly fade away. How could the factories, the designers, the dealers, and the...

Who are these people? And what is that odd-looking VW window van doing in the background? The new year should be about the future but this being a classic cars site, let's take a brief glance back...

Some of the most intriguing examples of automotive art can be found on program covers that advertise concours, motor races, and similar events. Too often these are tossed after the affair is over but...

It was the evening before Christmas and salesman Charlie Moss, last to leave the auto dealership, was about to lock its doors, having endured a dreadful December. Sales that month were normally slow...