European History in Nashville, Tennessee

Sometimes, it takes an outsider to make you explore your own backyard. At least, that’s the excuse I’m giving myself for only having just visited the Lane Motor Museum, less than five miles away from my home here in Nashville, where I have now lived for more than a...

An Ode to the American Truck, Camper, and Wild West

I do not come from the land of big skies. Home was the most crowded exit off the Garden State Parkway, college was in a city where no one I knew bothered with cars, and even though my current address is more urban sprawl than skyscraper land, it still suffers from...

The History of the Corvette: In Media Res

There are few production vehicles created by American automakers that hold the same value as the Chevrolet Corvette when discussing performance, legacy, and beauty. While limited-run models and racing vehicles have and continue to hold council in the great Parthenon...

Blinded By the Light?

Maybe you are old enough to remember Broderick Crawford and his 1955 Buick from the television series Highway Patrol.  Or perhaps, if you’re not quite that old, Martin Milner and Kent McCord and their AMC Matador from Adam-12.  Either way, you are remembering police...

Picking the Perfect Date

It’s worth noting that I’ve been trying to share car show hosting information with increasing chronological value, as we get deeper into the car show season. This article doesn’t quite fit the mold and, in fact, is likely better suited to next year’s show season. The...

Ray Brown, Racing Pioneer, is a Hall of Famer

The late Ray Brown, a pioneering driver of Modified stock cars in the 1950s and later a standout open-cockpit Midget racer, will be honored as a 2019 inductee into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame. Driver inductions and special award ceremonies are scheduled...