These days, I cruise around in a Bavaria, BMW's not-quite-full-size, near-luxury '70s autobahn cruiser, but I have a confession to make: this is not the BMW I always aspired to. As a kid—starting around age 12 and reaching a fever pitch as I neared driving
Read moreIt makes all the expected, Germanic noises as you get in—the click of the door handle, the creak of the hinge, the insistent buzzer telling you that the key is in the ignition, your pants squeaking over the vinyl bolsters and into the corduroy hug
Read moreNinety years ago today, April 14, 1927, the first Volvo production car rolled (pun intended) out of the factory. Dubbed the ÖV 4 (for "Öppen Vagn 4 cylindrar," or Open Car 4 cylinders), the first Volvo has long been affectionately known as the "Jakob;" the
Read moreIt's Friday, so there was supposed to be a Junk in the Trunk installment this morning. I'm not out of material already for this feature (if you visited my house, you'd realize that I may never be out of material)—but I've been stuck under my
Read moreJaguar's sublime Series I XJ6 steals any spotlight, in any company. I may have been excited to peruse the February 1973 issue of Road & Track because my beloved BMW Bavaria graces the cover, but it shares that honor with two other cars, the slinky Jaguar XJ6
Read moreIf you're not already deeply in debt to aware of Blipshift, you should be. Each day, five days a week, they bring out a new T-shirt with an awesome automotive or motorcycle-themed design, submitted or suggested by automotive artists and enthusiasts of all stripes, and
Read moreWhen my grandfather died last year, I inherited his collection of Road & Track magazines, encompassing nearly every issue from 1950 to
Read moreGreetings friends, If you've been a subscriber or a regular reader (my deepest gratitude to both of you!), you may have noticed a distinct lack of new content around these parts lately. I'll be frank with you: I have a lot of excuses for this. This site was
Read morePhotographs by Nick Farrell While most gearheads drool over close-coupled sports cars, at 6' 3", I usually just wonder if I could possibly fit inside. Family history told me that I'd fit into Opel's pint-sized GT - as it turned out, too well. [metaslider id=539] The Hero The Opel GT
Read moreYou may have noticed the boxy sedan that's about to drive into the title on our site and wondered, "Why would a car enthusiast site have some boring old sedan as its logo?" Because that's my car, and this is my site, goldurnit, that's why.
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