Has Your Jeep Been Recalled?

In June of 2013, 1.56 million 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty and 1993-1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee models were recalled, to mitigate a condition which can cause the vehicles to catch fire after being rear-ended.  But most of the media attention during that time has been focused...

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

As the calendar turns from one year to the next, a typical fan of racing  – at least in the northern parts of the country – is waiting for the return of warmer weather.  But in some areas, the cold winds of winter do not stop racing, they just move it indoors. Already...

Reevaluating the Word ‘Drive’

I pull out to make a left on Prospect Road. These days my slipping transmission is triggered by even the slightest of inclines, and I ease the car out slowly, waiting for the inevitable cacophony of clink, bang, echo that accompanies any low-gear change. To my right...

Death to Diesels?

Diesel-powered cars and light trucks, still a small percentage of the vehicles on the roads in the US, are increasing in popularity with each passing year.  But on December 1st Reuters reported that in France, authorities want to phase out the use of diesel fuel for...

Rarer Than Hen’s Teeth

1969 Mach 1 Mustang, 1969 Z28 Camaro, 1970 Z28 Camaro, 1966 Chevelle SuperSport,  – Just a few of the models that have passed through Missouri resident, Tony West’s enviable car collection, one he claims to have fostered over 25 different cars, from the fast to...

Two-Tone is Too Cool

Let’s begin with an embarrassing car confession. Well, two, if we’re counting. I am one of those people who did actually walk up to the wrong gold Honda Odyssey in the supermarket parking lot. Confession 1) I drive a Honda Odyssey. Confession 2) I cannot recognize my...