The Best Car in the World

Posted on Mar 23, 2022 in Antique | Comments Off on The Best Car in the World

Ever since I was young, I have always wanted to own a Rolls-Royce. There was always something about the grill and mascot that made me nuts, and one day soon, I plan to make good on my promise and finally become a Rolls-Royce owner. Here then, are two of my favorites: Silver Shadow and Corniche. I hope you enjoy it. The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was introduced...

The Chiron-Sanders Effect

Posted on Mar 23, 2022 in Editorials | 3 comments

How about that new Bugatti Chiron? It looks pretty good to me. Better than the last one, anyway. I always got the impression that its predecessor, the Veyron, wasn’t styled so much as it was excreted. There was just something unpleasant about it; I think the term used in modern architecture is “Brutalist,” and it describes objects that are designed to force...

Sowing Seeds: A handful of Arizona auto shop students receive the lesson of a lifetime

Posted on Mar 20, 2022 in Featured | 2 comments

By his best reckoning, 17-year-old Daniel Gamboa has only driven a stick-shift car about eight or nine times in his life. But he shows no reticence in inching closer to the wheel of Brad Phillips’s 1983 Ferrari 308 GTS QV. Phillips has owned this car for exactly 24 hours before volunteering it for Hagerty’s Driving Experience, a program designed to expose young...

What’s Right: Right or Left Braking?

Posted on Mar 19, 2022 in Safety | Comments Off on What’s Right: Right or Left Braking?

When does braking feel like hitting a brick wall? When you try to apply the brakes using the wrong foot. For those of us with decades of experience using our right feet to slow down, our left feet might as well be attached to our hips with wet noodles. There’s just no control when it comes to using them to stop a motor vehicle. The debate about driving with two...

Third Age Suit Points to Greater Safety Technology Needs

Posted on Mar 17, 2022 in Safety | Comments Off on Third Age Suit Points to Greater Safety Technology Needs

Normally driving a 2015 Lexus RC 350 is an exercise in automotive enjoyment. On one hot day recently, I found it extremely difficult. I had trouble seeing. My movements were largely restricted, and my hand was shaking. I was less confident in my ability to safely drive. While it sounds like I was drunk, I wasn’t. I was encased in Ford’s Third Age Suit. It is...

Digging Out? Get Your Car Ready for Spring!

Posted on Mar 16, 2022 in Safety | Comments Off on Digging Out? Get Your Car Ready for Spring!

I love snow. I’m honestly a little jealous that a good majority of the country got buried this winter while I sat and watched my local ski hill warm up and close for the season by February. If you live anywhere other than the West Coast, odds are good that you, and your car, experienced record snowfall. If you’re one of the many car owners who simply gave up...

Nissan Crossovers Go Premium

Posted on Mar 11, 2022 in Concept | Comments Off on Nissan Crossovers Go Premium

For now, they are only studies. And yes, they’ll be shown at Geneva. They are meant to celebrate the increasing sales of Nissan’s crossover range. Their names are Qashqai Premium Concept and X-Trail Premium Concept, and they follow the same philosophy: their themes, materials and colors are the same. That mean they’re a couple, though they were created by two...

Clutch Friction Materials Explained

Posted on Mar 7, 2022 in Technology | 1 comment

Many times, car enthusiasts are simply overwhelmed with choices. As the weather gets colder here in Michigan and across many areas of the United States, a lot of my gear head friends are turning wrenches in their garage. This is the time they focus on getting their “baby” ready for spring. One such modification comes in the way of a replacement clutch. And it’s...