I Bought a Scion Once

Posted on Jun 24, 2020 in Editorials | 1 comment

“Sir, I don’t think you understand how our pricing model works.” It was the winter of 2004, and a sad-sack of a salesman sat at the desk across from Mrs. Bark and me at a morbidly depressing Toyota-Scion dealership near Dayton, Ohio. My dear wife was the less-than-proud owner of a 2001 Hyundai Elantra that had been the very first car she’d ever purchased new....

Most Beautiful Cars: Lamborghini Countach

Posted on Jun 20, 2020 in Antique | Comments Off on Most Beautiful Cars: Lamborghini Countach

When all think alike, then no one is thinking – Walter Lippman Every vehicle that made my list of Most Beautiful Cars was a milestone in the development of the automobile. Each of them changed the way cars were designed, and advanced automotive technology in a way that no other cars had done before. In the process they became icons of the automotive world, cars...

GM Recall Poses a Serious Safety Issue

Posted on Jun 13, 2020 in Safety | Comments Off on GM Recall Poses a Serious Safety Issue

Sometimes topics in the auto world get pretty serious. We like to have some fun and make light of certain situations, but there are times when humor is off the table. The fact is, building cars is a dangerous business. A lot can go wrong when putting together the pieces of these metal capsules that hurl us down traffic-filled roads at upwards of 70 miles per...

10 Old Car Features We Desperately Miss [Infographic]

Posted on Jun 6, 2020 in Technology | 1 comment

Stop what you’re doing; I’ve got some breaking news. Cars have changed significantly since they began hitting the roads. I know this isn’t breaking news, but it’s no less interesting. Since the beginning cars have been evolving. Many features have come and gone. For some enthusiasts, of which I count myself as one, I see all of this technology and miss some of...

Demolition of Carter Carburetor factory in St. Louis begins

Posted on Jun 3, 2020 in Featured | 2 comments

Image via Google Maps. For decades, Carter remained a cornerstone of the carburetor industry, supplying many of the major carmakers, but then the adoption of electronic fuel injection wiped the company out nearly overnight. For 30-plus years, the old Carter Carburetor factory has sat empty, an admonition to the intractable, until this week, when the cleanup of...