Ever wonder where manufacturers come up with some of their wacky paint color names? The best way to answer that question is with some racing trivia. Such names as Interlagos Blue, Silverstone, Nordschleife Gray, British Racing Green, are all a marketing ploy. Manufacturers use names of famous race circuits to show a certain prestige and [...]
Have you ever wondered what happened to the days of the old-school, pure, driver’s car? The days when the only thing a person needed was a chassis, a motor, three pedals on the floor and a steering wheel are long gone. Now, the automotive market consists of supposed luxury or sports cars with so many [...]
Have you ever wondered what happened to the days of the lightweight, nimble enthusiast car? A car that was made to be driven, not to be babied. Not too long ago, I was called by a friend to come to his place to see something special. He refused to tell me what it was until [...]
The Subaru Impreza WRX and STI, and the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, brought to the USA due to the popularity of the Gran Turismo video game franchise, are both steroid-infused econobox sedans with incredible performance potential.
Copying, buying, or simply stealing a design has been a common practice in the automotive industry for years. One company will take parts or ideas from another brand, modify them ever so slightly to avoid copyright infringement, and slap on an emblem to make it its own. Between the 1960s and 1970s, Datsun copied a [...]
What happened to driving a car the way it was built to be driven? The million dollar luxury garage queen: a common occurrence in the automotive world today. I can no longer count the number of times I have gone to an event, and after having spoken to a car’s owner was disappointed to hear [...]
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