Oldsmobile Toronado, GM’s most ground-breaking production car, turns 50

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Featured | 2 comments

In mid-Sixties America, front-wheel drive represented—at the same time—automotive past and future. Many others had tried it, but their efforts seemed relegated to the history books, with the last of the bunch 30 years gone. And yet the coming tide of imported cars included many a puller-type as well as pushers. It fell, then, to Oldsmobile to bridge the gap,...

Which Car Will Make The Best Nostalgia Machine?

Posted on Feb 2, 2021 in Editorials | 2 comments

Greg writes: Hi Bark, I’m a 32-year-old red-blooded male, life-long car enthusiast and hopeful to be raising a few future enthusiasts in the foreseeable future. I can smell which way the wind is blowing and know that the car market is going to look very different in the future. I’m excited about electric cars, but also want a “timepiece” that’s tasteful, fun,...

Peugeot Out, Toyota In for Le Mans Race

Posted on Feb 1, 2021 in Racing | 1 comment

World racing fans were shocked last week when Peugeot, after some real successes, abruptly withdrew from the Le Mans LMP (Le Mans Prototype) 24-hour competition. Peugeot has had a great back-and-forth duel with Audi, both running turbodiesels, particularly last year, when the team lost by some 13.8 seconds after much lead-changing. Peugeots finished second...

The Future Car Charger

Posted on Jan 25, 2021 in Technology | 1 comment

It’s been a busy day; we all have them. And on those days, we use our phones, tablets and laptops like crazy. We are working hard and of course, using our technological devices to send e-mails, texts and make conference calls so we can get done on time. Finally, it’s 5pm! It’s the weekend! And there is a hot date waiting at dinner tonight. They are something...

Man Hopes to Set New Land Speed Record of 2,000 MPH

Posted on Jan 24, 2021 in Racing | 1 comment

The Bloodhound SSC: Can it be beaten? “Dad, did you know the fastest car ever went 2,300 miles per hour?” These were the words of my 9-year-old son yesterday morning, as we were discussing the top speed of various supercars. “I don’t think so — it seems like the current land speed record is somewhere around 700 miles an hour,” I replied. “No,” he said, “A car...

Not For Sale: 10 of the most significant cars that have never hit the open market

Posted on Jan 21, 2021 in Featured | 2 comments

These days it seems like most old cars gain some degree of notoriety for trading hands for huge sums of money. However, the recent announcement of the upcoming auction of Janis Joplin’s Porsche – which never left Joplin’s family after her death – got us thinking: What other famous and significant cars out there have never gone to auction, never appeared in a...

Most Beautiful Cars: Jaguar XK120

Posted on Jan 20, 2021 in Antique | Comments Off on Most Beautiful Cars: Jaguar XK120

“The car is the closest thing we will ever create to something that is alive.” – Sir William Lyons Very few cars are appreciated as classics in their own time. From the moment Jaguar unveiled the XK120 at the Earls Court Motor Show in 1948, the press and the public understood that it was a milestone. The XK120 was the fastest and the most beautiful car offered...

When Car Technology Gets Creepy

Posted on Jan 19, 2021 in Safety | Comments Off on When Car Technology Gets Creepy

Bad idea… Sometimes the “thank-you wave” just isn’t good enough. I can’t even count the number of times I’ve wished I could contact another driver with whom I’m sharing the road to convey a piece of information that a wave simply cannot. Sometimes I wish I could apologize for a dumb move on my part or tell another motorist that I’ll stop and let him or her into...

A Reunion on Hawaii

Posted on Jan 12, 2021 in Editorials | 1 comment

Some fans of this website might call it an econobox. Others, who obviously don’t know better, might even call it a “penalty box.” But to Aliza McKeigue, 25, the humble 2001 Toyota Corolla is a beloved companion. She refers to the car affectionately in the third person singular, feminine. So when Aliza left Boston, Massachusetts in January 2015, for what she...

Most Beautiful Cars: Lamborghini Miura

Posted on Dec 20, 2020 in Antique | Comments Off on Most Beautiful Cars: Lamborghini Miura

‘Every impatient, rich man wanted one’ – Giampaolo Dallara No list of the most beautiful cars can be complete without the first to be called a “Supercar,” The Lamborghini Miura. Created at night, in secret and against the orders of the boss; the Miura is exactly what she was envisioned to be, the perfect anti-Ferrari “race car for the road.” Three young...

What’s The Lexus Replacement Consensus?

Posted on Dec 20, 2020 in Editorials | 2 comments

Sobro writes: Bark, Insert friendly greeting and small talk here. I was lucky that Sajeev is a sunroof enthusiast as well as a Ford fanboi when he promptly answered my question about the clunking roof in my wife’s 2003 Lexus ES300. At 170,000 miles, her glorified Camry is nearly as grounded to the ground as it ever was. However, she is starting to get antsy...

GM Failing Recall Test?

Posted on Dec 17, 2020 in Safety | Comments Off on GM Failing Recall Test?

Multiple-choice question: When there’s a safety problem with a car, it’s best to fix it: A) As cheaply and easily as possible. B) As thoroughly as possible to make sure the faulty part performs as required. The answer will be revealed later in this blog. First, keep in mind that General Motors has had an extraordinarily tough year as it has dealt with the...

Cyntur JumperPack Mini Brings Old Truck To Life

Posted on Dec 13, 2020 in Technology | 1 comment

So, disclaimer up front: Cyntur wanted us to review their product (Cyntur JumperPack Mini) so they sent me one. Now that this is out of the way, let me say that this thing is awesome! It is very similar to all those cell phone back up batteries that have been out for a few years, except it can also jump start your car too! I say “too” because Cyntur was smart...