Santa Baby, a ’54 Convertible Too, Light Blue

Christmas automotive advertising is an art form. From the vintage stylings of classically dressed men and women exiting their glamorous Lincolns and Cadillacs to attend fancy holiday parties, to the kitchy Santas jumping into Corvettes, to the family wagons carrying...

NASCAR’s Imperfect Perfection

I will confess to not following NASCAR Cup racing week-in and week-out.  NASCAR’s season is a long one, most of the races are too similar to one another, the cars are too generic, and, well, don’t get me started on the overall dreadfulness of restrictor plate racing. ...

Faster Than the Speed of Tesla

The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. The speed of a Boeing 747 is 614 miles per hour. The speed of the new Tesla Roadster is 0-60 in 1.9 seconds at over 250 miles per hour, making it officially the fastest street legal car to accelerate to sixty miles per...

Finding New Roads (and Exploring the Old) in Chevrolet Trucks

  Chevrolet Trucks: 100 Years of Building the Future Author: Larry Edsall Publisher: Motor Books Price: $40.00 / £24.99 View     Larry Edsall knows cars, and not just because of his serendipitous, if alternatively-spelled, last name. For nearly twelve years, he worked...

My Top Five Shows of the Season

For all intents and purposes, the car show season is dwindling down on the east coast. Of course, it’s still warm enough to be summer here, but since most car shows are planned months in advance, there are few still coming up. Still, it has been a fantastic season,...