London’s Roundhouse Theatre began life as a humble train shed with a turntable used to put locomotives in the right direction on the right track. It had outlived its original…
While filming for an upcoming episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, the former Tonight Show host got very lucky when he was riding in the famous Hemi Under Glass Barracuda with…
When we last left Lincoln, they had shared their new Continental concept at the New York Auto Show, creating a wealth of excitement for the future of the brand. And while the Continental is still a ways away, an equally important vehicle has just hit their showrooms: their mid-size crossover, the Lincoln MKX. By now, […]
If you’re looking for a high performance sport utility vehicle, you’d be hard pressed to find one that does both sport and utility as well as the Range Rover Sport SVR. I had the pleasure of spending some time behind the wheel of this beautiful Estoril Blue Metallic beast on the streets of suburban Chicago […]
“Voodoo,” that’s the code name Ford engineers gave the engine in the new Shelby GT350 Mustang. After spending a morning driving around Road America in Ford’s ultimate pony car, I can see why. I am completely under its spell. This magical power plant is a 5.2 liter naturally aspirated, all-aluminum V8 engine that makes 526 […]
In an effort to be more than just a place to stay but the centerpiece of a vacation experience, Fairmont Hotels have partnered with Cadillac to introduce F-Scapes, a portfolio of curated adventures centered around their properties. The lure is that by offering you a great place to stay, with a great car and VIP […]
The streets of Chicago in late spring/early summer are, in a word, horrendous. There are potholes roughly the size of the Vredefort Crater. Expansion joints here look more like fault lines. And, the long stretches of broken pavement resemble the aftermath of a climactic battle in a Michael Bay action film. So when McLaren called […]
Back in the 1980s I was a copywriter at the advertising agency for Chevrolet, and one of my assignments was to help them sell trucks. As such I have a long history with and a deep affinity for the Silverado. I’m also a baseball fan, so when a representative from Chevrolet called and offered me a ticket to the 2015 MLB All-Star game and a new Silverado pickup as transportation from my home in Wisconsin to the game in Cincinnati, I was all in.
Sometimes the only way to get respect is to face your nemesis head on. In middle school there was a kid who picked on me relentlessly. Maybe it’s because I was a snot-nosed punk or maybe it was just because I was new in town. All I knew was that he was bigger than I […]
When you take ownership of a Rolls-Royce you have an obligation. Not to the car, your chauffeur or even your children, the favorite of whom will no doubt inherit your Rolls some day. No, you have an obligation to us, those who don’t live in the economic and cultural stratosphere you occupy. Your obligation is […]