Three years ago just a few weeks before Christmas, fellow auto journalist, Nik Miles put out the call for people to help him pick up an adopted beagle from a…
I have a long, and somewhat checkered history with the Chevrolet Camaro. Back in 1974 my older brother came home with a 1967 Camaro RS. It was midnight blue with a black interior, and had a 290 horsepower, 327 cubic inch V8 engine. We bolted a Hurst manual transmission to the block’s backside, replaced the […]
Jumbo Shrimp and Military Intelligence now have a new a rival for the epitome of the oxymoron, MINI Clubman. Not that it’s a bad car. Far from it. It’s actually kind of wonderful in that oddball, quirky, fun way only MINI Coopers are. It’s just not very mini. In fact, the new Clubman is so […]
I would like to begin by apologizing to the residents on Agoura Road in Westlake Village. It was not my intention to set off those car alarms on that Thursday evening in November. It couldn’t be helped. I had to stab the throttle on the Corvette Z06 to avoid that guy in the Prius who […]
50 years ago, Henry Ford II witnessed the culmination of a mission he launched in 1963. After Enzo Ferrari had approached Ford about investing in his struggling car company, the…
Matthew McConaughey is one of those rare Hollywood luminaries who doesn’t seek the spotlight, but it always seems to find him anyway. Living in Austin, Texas where he studied law…
From New York to Kennebunk for an autumn drive with Rolls-Royce motor cars and Grace Hotels. My flight to La Guardia landed late on a mild fall evening and I was met…
