Defending The Chevy Vega

Posted on Mar 27, 2015 in Antique | Comments Off on Defending The Chevy Vega

As part of some research into an article on the worst cars ever made, I decided to check out similar lists on the internet. Most of them were just plain silly, like Time Magazine’s “Worst Cars of All Time” which included the Plymouth Prowler and Chevy SSR solely because they lacked a little horsepower, and the magnificent BMW 7-Series because of its complicated...

Ethanol: Home Grown Fuel Source or a Source for Debate?

Posted on Mar 25, 2015 in Technology | 1 comment

E10, E15, E20 and the extreme E85 mixed fuels has been entering the vocabulary of modern motorists at a fuel station. Gasoline blended with ethanol, an organically produced substance some rather many alluring properties. Reducing hazardous emissions and acting as a natural octane booster, ethanol is currently added to fuel station gasoline. Over the years, the...

Stretched Chevrolet station wagon from the Milton Hershey School joins the AACA Museum collection

Posted on Mar 24, 2015 in Featured | 2 comments

Buses were just too industrial for the Milton Hershey School in the early Sixties. Instead, the boarding school’s administrators wanted to transport its students to and from student housing in a manner that more resembled typical family life. To do so, they commissioned a fleet of station wagons – extra long five-row 14-passenger station wagons – and now,...

The Shape of Things To Come: Remembering Triumph’s TR7

Posted on Mar 24, 2015 in Featured | 2 comments

1975 Triumph TR7. Introduced in 1975, Triumph’s TR7 coupe (and later, convertible) represented a bold new styling direction for the British automaker, whose other coupe and convertible offerings (the GT6 Mk III, the Spitfire and the TR6) were beginning to show their age. With a distinctive and futuristic wedge shape, penned by Harris Mann, the TR7 put the...

Historical Frankfurt Motor Show Edition to introduce Suzuki iV-4

Posted on Mar 23, 2015 in Concept | Comments Off on Historical Frankfurt Motor Show Edition to introduce Suzuki iV-4

Those of you familiarized with the background of the worldwide popular Frankfurt Motor Show know that this year’s edition should be a historical one, celebrating the 65th year in the history of this auto event. Many big names of the auto industry already announced their intention of showing off with some cool and expensive models in September, only that recent...

Saab 9-5: Uphill Road to a New Market

Posted on Mar 9, 2015 in Safety | 2 comments

Many people seem to dislike Saabs and could care less what happens to the company. Indeed, the abrupt risings and fallings of the company’s fortunes are like a bad soap opera. We have reported on some of these, but Saab is still breathing and seems to have produced a very nice car in the2011 9-5. A more positive version of the story, with comments by Victor...

Steven Lang And Doug DeMuro Debate Carmax

Posted on Mar 6, 2015 in Editorials | 1 comment

Earlier this week I wrote about how CarMax is heavily constrained by a market that has flip-flopped between six years worth of heavy car sales and about 18 months of resurgent truck and SUV demand. Long story short, CarMax’s acquisition costs for trucks, SUVs and crossovers has gone up considerably, and the supply of this inventory has cratered due to new car...