Mar 18, 2004
By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Geneva Autoshow is particularly interesting for car buffs who appreciate that there is life beyond SUVs, Toyota Camry’s and Honda Accords. The whole place is considerably classier than Detroit or LA, the emphasis being on product and not on 3000 dollars cash back! As Gen ... Continue reading
2004 Awards and Boos in Seasonal Letter From Europe
Dec 19, 2003
By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief With the silly season upon us I¡¦ve decided to nominate various cars and people associated with the automotive industry. The reason? Why not? There are more car and truck of the year awards than hot suppers and the whole thing is just becoming silly. Yes, let me come clean, many ... Continue reading
Letter From Europe: Maurice Leggett Passes...Car Guy Extraordinaire
Nov 20, 2003
Letter from Europe By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief November 20, 2003; There are car buffs, auto racing buffs and people who regard 4 wheels simply as ways of getting from A to B. Then there are the ultimate fans. One of these very special people was my greatest mate, Maurice Leggett who passed away earlier today ... Continue reading
Jul 9, 2003
By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The end of May is traditionally an exciting time of the year for me as it includes my annual pilgrimage to Monaco for the Grand Prix. This year was no exception and with the race on June 1 even the weather was warmer than normally. If you’ve never been then this is one race, ... Continue reading
Indy 500 Exclusive - Our F1 Man goes to Indy.
May 25, 2003
I cannot remember the last time I was in the press room at 5:45 am on race day. But this is the 87th running on the Indy 500 and that’s all part of the long tradition of what is, after all, “the greatest spectacle in motor racing” Part of the tradition has always been the date clash with he F1 race in ... Continue reading
Letter from Europe - Volvo, Saab, BMW, F-1 and other topics opinionized
May 1, 2003
Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief Twenty or so years ago I spent a lot of time in Sweden. My partner and I were running four magazines, two on big rigs and two on cars. Big rig makers par excellence –Volvo and Scania(Saab) - were and still are the absolute tops, producing trucks which are the envy of the World. ... Continue reading
Letter from Europe: Ford’s Problems; VolvoXC90; Jeep Wrangler; AMG C32; Porsche Cayenne
Mar 21, 2003
by Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief It is rather ironic that Ford Motor Company should be getting more bad publicity in year 100 than in all the previous 99 put together. Yes, the blue oval will be 100 years old in June, and if some of the pundits can be believed it will be lucky to make it to 110. The silliest prob ... Continue reading
Review: 2003 Toyota Prius - Hybrid
Feb 26, 2003
By Andrew Frankl, European Bureau Chief It may sound a bit bitchy but none of my colleagues have taken the trouble to spend a week behind the wheel of this fascinating hybrid. Maybe they thought they would be laughed at by the neighbors used to fancy automobiles turning up in their drives. Well, I cannot pretend that s ... Continue reading
Feb 16, 2003
Letter from Europe Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief With the LA and Detroit shows behind us and with Geneva just round the corner the auto industry is in full swing. It may not be making too much money but that is another story. Certain trends seem to be emerging. Even though currently SUVs form something like 50% o ... Continue reading
2003 Car Review: Subaru Impreza WRX
Jan 12, 2003
Subaru Impreza WRX- Catch Me If You Can! By Andrew Frankl A colleague of mine has been reminiscing about great Hollywood car chases. She mentioned Steve McQueen’s Mustang in Bullit, BMWs in Ronin and the Ferraris and Astons in various Bond films. I would respectfully suggest that on a really twisty mountain road ... Continue reading
2003 Car Review: Subaru Impreza WRX
Jan 12, 2003
Subaru Impreza WRX- Catch Me If You Can! By Andrew Frankl A colleague of mine has been reminiscing about great Hollywood car chases. She mentioned Steve McQueen’s Mustang in Bullit, BMWs in Ronin and the Ferraris and Astons in various Bond films. I would respectfully suggest that on a really twisty mountain road ... Continue reading
Dec 23, 2002
Our European Bureau Chief looks back on 2002 The last thing you, our faithful readers need during the holiday season is a long, boring article about the rear suspension setting of some obscure automobile so let me make it brief. The choices are all mine so if you disagree please don’t blame anyone but yours since ... Continue reading
Nov 8, 2002
Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief Phew. Have I been driving some great cars of late! The highlight of the summer had to be an encounter between Ferrari’s 456 and Mr. James Bond’s Aston Martin Vanquish. The 456 is an extremely quick gentleman’s carriage. It does not look that special, with all the la ... Continue reading
East Texas Shelby Cobra Tour to Bring Automotive Wildlife to Legend's Hometown
Jul 12, 2002
DALLAS, July 11 -- East Texas will shake under the roar of a horde of Shelby Mustangs, Cobras and various vintage high-performance Ford- powered cars during the Shelby Cobra Association of Texas' rally from October 18-20, 2002. Named the "Texas 289," the event will honor Carroll Shelby, the East Texan who became a cele ... Continue reading
Road impressions: Ford Thunderbird For Men Who Like (Crumpets)Women
May 21, 2002
Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief I find it impossible to be politically correct about the new T-bird. It is the ultimate crumpet catcher. Let me explain. There simply isn't an other automobile - at any price - that would attract ladies of all shapes, ages and sizes to this extent. Hard to believe? Rent one, take it ... Continue reading
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