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Destination: Toyota 86 and a Quick Game of Wiffle Ball

by Harvey Briggs August 8, 2017

When I was a kid, my four brothers and our friends would while away the long, hot summer days with games of Wiffle Ball in our front yard which was…

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Thursday CarTunes: Joe Walsh, Life’s Been Good, and the Maserati Bora

by Harvey Briggs August 3, 2017

The Song The life of a rock star has often been chronicled in song. Rarely, however, has it been captured so honestly and irreverently as Joe Walsh did in his…

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Nissan Aims to Save Lives and Lasagnas with Rear Door Alert

by Harvey Briggs August 2, 2017

Forgetting that you put something in the back seat of your car and leaving it there can be more than just annoying. Sometime’s it’s tragic. On average 36 children die…

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Thursday CarTunes: Suzanne/Chevy Vega

by Harvey Briggs July 27, 2017

Yes, that is her real name. And no, she wasn’t named after the four-seat, two-door compact hatchback from Chevrolet. It was introduced 21 years after she was born. Suzanne Vega was born in California…

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Thursday CarTune: Angela by The Lumineers

by Harvey Briggs July 20, 2017

The Song Angela falls into the category of “running away songs” that would also include of course, Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen, She’s Leaving Home by the Beatles, and…

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Monday Musings: Apparently BMW Wants to Become the Ultimate Mobile Device

by Harvey Briggs August 7, 2017

We love BMWs for the way they drive. The new 5 Series is a seriously good luxury sports sedan. The M2 coupe offers the kind of pure driving experience missing…

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Thursday CarTune: Take It Easy, The Eagles

by Harvey Briggs July 6, 2017

The song “Take It Easy” was the Eagles first single and a bona fide hit that has stood the test of time. Not a bad way to kick off a…

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Road Trip: Livin’ La Vida Lexus at the 2017 U.S. Open

by Harvey Briggs July 6, 2017

If you’ve been paying attention to luxury automotive brands lately, you know that they’re selling lifestyle just as much a sheetmetal these days. Every company has some kind of owner…

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Thursday CarTune: Bright Lights, Big City, The Animals

by Harvey Briggs June 29, 2017

The Song Originally written in 1961 by blues legend Jimmy Reed, Bright Lights Big City is a song about love and loss as his girl moves from the country to…

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Mastering the Brickyard and getting Miles Ahead in a MINI

by Harvey Briggs October 28, 2015

Driving schools are all the rage now. It seems that every manufacturer of cars with sporting credentials has one, and given the amount of horsepower they are putting in their…

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