Auto Journalist'S Research Library
Oct 17, 2001
Being the eclectic automotive journalist that I am, I need two things; a broad-based automotive library and a vivid imagination. The first item is obvious. To write on a subject as convoluted and complex as the multi-faceted automobile world, a writer has to have a overabundance of information at his or her fingertips, ... Continue reading
Black Boxes, Schedule Conflicts and Other Auto Items
Oct 8, 2001
Non-car car stuff is always interesting and the following tidbits head the list this month ... Continue reading
Post-War American Minis That Failed
Sep 24, 2001
At the turn of the last century, almost anyone with an idea and a machine shop could and did start an automobile company. ... Continue reading
Read A Magazine - Buy A Vehicle
Sep 10, 2001
Buying a car or truck can be a very frustrating experience. You want to be a cognizant shopper, but it's hard. If you randomly drop in to franchised dealerships wanting only to kick tires and slam doors, you'll most often find yourself facing a salesperson who, naturally enough, wants to sell you one of his or her vehi ... Continue reading
Sep 3, 2001
It's people that make, sell and drive cars and at the stratified higher echelons of the auto world, it's also people that run the companies that make the cars. Here's a few of top honchos and what they've been up to lately ... Continue reading
Collectible Porsche 924/944/928-'77 TO '95
Aug 27, 2001
When my son-in-law Rick Cioppa called me a dozen years ago to tell me he'd just bought a late-model Porsche, I immediately thought of some version of the 911 air-cooled, rear-engined sports coupe. This has been the traditional configuration for Porsches since the first one, the venerated model 356, came to these shores ... Continue reading
Aug 20, 2001
The selling of cars and trucks in America is a cut-and-thrust world where companies that get behind can fall by the wayside. They all strive to stay up with or even get ahead of the competition and to do this, they must continually introduce new and unique products and techniques. ... Continue reading
Lincoln Upbeat, Diesel Redux and Other Auto Items
Aug 13, 2001
In the auto business, nary a month goes by without a half-dozen or so newsworthy happenings taking place. These are the most interesting items that came across our desk during the past four weeks. ... Continue reading
How To Make Yourself A Better Driver
Aug 6, 2001
'Driving is a privilege and not a right.' These sage words were in the first driver's license preparation booklet that I studied to first get my driver's license. The year was 1947 and in those days, you could get a California driver's license at age 14 under 'special' circumstances. Being a whiner, I persuaded my moth ... Continue reading
Auto Marketing Derring-Do In 1916
Aug 1, 2001
Today, the promotion of a particular type of car is usually done through TV, magazines and newspapers. Strictly controlled auto races, especially those involving 'stock' cars, has little or nothing to do the vehicles that are bought off the showroom floor. ... Continue reading
Jul 23, 2001
In the old days (and maybe even during these 'enlightened' times), medical quacks sold unwitting and sometimes desperate people concoctions that contained everything from cocaine to snake head extracts. This lead to the expression 'snake oil' for liquids that could cure anything that ailed the buyer. ... Continue reading
Jul 16, 2001
Cars have long been used in various weekly TV shows and in some cases, they've had more than just walk-on (or roll-on) parts. Following are some of the shows and cars that come to mind, and a bit of history on each of them. ... Continue reading
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