Concept cars are an interesting exercise for auto manufacturers. They generally take on two forms, wild, visionary vehicles that probably will never be built – like the Vision Next 100…
It’s not easy being the New York Auto Show. It’s the last major international auto show of the season and falls just a few weeks after Geneva. By the time…
Ween’s El Camino is one of those times where a song perfectly captures the spirit of it’s subject. Not really a story, just an exposition on a long drive in…
After months of teasing, countless press releases and 13 short videos, Dodge has finally unveiled the 2018 Challenger SRT Demon. For the first time in months we’re seeing something new…
No, it doesn’t have the gull-wing doors or cascading steps of last year’s concept, but the 2018 Lincoln Navigator that made its debut last night at a private event in…
Diversions
An excerpt from ‘The Devil’s Mercedes: The Bizarre and Disturbing Adventures of Hitler’s Limousine in America”
Excerpted from THE DEVIL’S MERCEDES: The Bizarre and Disturbing Adventures of Hitler’s Limousine in America by Robert Klara. Copyright ©2017 by the author and reprinted by permission of Thomas Dunne…
Robert Klara is the author of the critically acclaimed FDR’s Funeral Train and The Hidden White House. His unveiling of the private world of the famous funeral train was hailed…
They’ve been around almost as long as there have been cars. The first auto show took place in Paris in 1898. They’ve been happening in cities big and small ever…
It’s going to be a big year at the New York International Auto Show. We’ve been getting updated versions of dozens of existing cars, along with a couple of highly…
The SongVery few songwriters can spin a tale like Richard Thompson. Fewer still can do it while playing the guitar as he does. His song, Vincent Black Lightning, epitomizes that.…