2017 Honda Accord Hybrid Owner’s Review

by Kevin W. Moore It was time for a new car. Our 2007 Honda Accord had provided excellent service for nearly 100,000 miles but had been worked hard and put away wet for most of its nine years. Moreover I had recently retired, it was around the time of our wedding...

Chicago Car Culture – Year in Review

For those of you who don’t know me, I am somewhat of a fan of all things automotive. This is both a massive understatement and probably a bit obvious at this point. Last year, I made the decision to move from my hometown in upstate New York to Chicago. The first...

The Boys Are Back (In Cars)

Oh, but I missed my scruffy, caustic middle-aged British men. It’s been some time since Clarkson’s nail in the coffin stunt that got him fired from BBC’s Top Gear (cough, the real one) and it’s easy to forget why Clarkson, Hammond and May are the best in the business....

The Grand Tour Debuts

The Amazon Prime series The Grand Tour, starring the former Top Gear triumvirate of Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond, made its long-anticipated debut on November 18. It had its moments. The show incorporated a mix of the familiar and the new.  A tent,...

Hagerty’s Hershey Swap to Street Challenge Holds Court

Since 1955, the Antique Automobile Club of America’s Hershey Region has been host to the AACA’s Eastern Division Fall Meet, which grew rapidly and organically into the world’s largest automotive swap meet.  Your correspondent first attended in 1970 (yes, I am the...

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance: What to Know Before You Go

As most car enthusiasts know, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is the mecca of the car world. It’s an expensive show to attend, especially for those of us visiting from the east coast, and it boasts of some of the world’s most beautiful, rare, and historic...