Considering “what-if” buildups of “never-was” cars

Posted on Nov 27, 2018 in Featured | 2 comments

Hiking the rows upon rows of show cars at the Street Machine Nationals in Du Quoin with Hemmings Daily Editor Kurt Ernst, we saw plenty of buildups that stood out from the crowd with wall-to-wall rear tires, wild paint and graphics and blowers, sometimes one stacked on top of another and popping out of the hood. However, one of many cars that caught my...

New 911 GT3 Cup Car: Porsche Is Taking Orders

Posted on Nov 22, 2018 in Racing | Comments Off on New 911 GT3 Cup Car: Porsche Is Taking Orders

I like Grand Touring (GT) racing, because it puts a real premium on car design and driver skill. And the cars are all production-derived. For some years, the worldwide standout has been Porsche’s 911 GT3, and the 2011 racing version, called the Cup Car, will be no different. It is the latest edition of what Porsche claims is the best-selling race car of all...

The Car Wars: Ford Versus Apple

Posted on Nov 14, 2018 in Safety | 1 comment

The Siri button: Coming soon to a vehicle near you While the iCar once envisioned by Steve Jobs will probably never materialize, that doesn’t mean the Apple experience will never infiltrate our cars. Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that the Siri personal assistant will not only reside in our iPhones, she will soon take up residence in our cars. According to...

PreWar Cars

Posted on Nov 10, 2018 in Antique | Comments Off on PreWar Cars

Every once in a while I find some great cars on eBay. This week, I found something more incredible than anything I have ever seen. It is calledPreWarCar, and it is a classified listing of some of the rarest, most astonishing cars ever made. These are true automotive legends and icons, and reading through the pages is like a lesson in automotive history. The...

Volkswagen is Buying Back Dirty Diesels, But Not From Owners

Posted on Nov 3, 2018 in Editorials | 1 comment

Volkswagen Group of America has begun the process of buying back cars affected by the ongoing diesel emissions scandal, but you shouldn’t expect to receive a letter or phone call with a buyback offer anytime soon. VW is going ahead with a buyback program that will see the automaker acquire affected vehicles from dealers’ certified pre-owned (CPO) inventories, a...