The Slow, Painful Death of The Minivan

Chrysler, the company that likes to take credit for the invention of the minivan, is these days watching its invention whither on the vine.  Never mind that the true roots of the minivan date back either to the introduction of the Ford and Chevy compact vans for 1961...

The New Dodge Viper Brings Track to the Roads

The recently announced Dodge Viper ACR isn’t just boasting of new Carbon Ceramic brakes with six-piston calipers or specially designed high-performance tires. There’s more to it than the hand-built 8.4 liter V-10  engine, or the 645 horsepower and 600 lb.-ft. of...

The Man Behind America’s Best Silver Ghost

In 1957, when Veasey Cullen got his first Rolls Royce at the ripe age of 12, there was no ‘antique cars’ section of the newspaper. Instead, the 1924 Silver Ghost was listed under ‘used cars’, and when a local police officer saw Cullen and his father getting the car...

President Obama honors Kevin Harvick and Steve Byrnes

While Steve Byrnes was battling cancer, there was a remarkable outpouring of support from the racing community, ranging from this past weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway being renamed the “Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes”...

Amelia Island Concours in Review

Most car shows tend to choose and stick to a theme, demonstrating a focus that I have always imagined to be the result of an admirable dedication to a specific person or group of people’s passion. I can only imagine, because I can’t really understand.Don’t read me...