Sep 30, 2026
Big Brother Like "Birth to Grave" Autonomous Driving Mandates May Kill The Automobile Industry And Take Our Freedom Of Mobility ... Continue reading
1965 Volvo P1800 MY MECHANICAL MISTRESS
Jul 25, 2026
1965 Volvo P1800 By Steve Purdy Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel This love letter is about my 10th attempt to write this story. ... Continue reading
2007 Detroit Auto Show - Purdy's Best, Worst and Most Surprising!
Jul 17, 2026
2007 NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW HIGHLIGHTS By Steve Purdy Photos By Joe Chagnon TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The one hundredth anniversary of the Detroit auto show - more formally known as the North American International Auto Show - was celebrated modestly during unusually mild early January weather h ... Continue reading
THE REMARKABLE STORY OF A BABY REO; 1905 TO 2008
Jul 8, 2026
I'd like to tell you the story about a Mama, a Baby, and the couple who brought them home for good after they wandered the country for over 100 years. Two of the principals in this fascinating story are human - they are Peter and Debbie Stephens of Dublin, Ohio. The Mama and the Baby are REO automobiles from 1906 that ... Continue reading
Steve Purdy's 2006 Motown Motor Show Review Plus His Best and Worst Awards (All Used Cars NOW)
Jun 25, 2026
DETROIT AUTO SHOW 2006 A Motown Motor Show Review By Steve Purdy Detroit Bureau of TheAutoChannel Optimism pushed to the fore through all the dismal news about troubles in the US auto industry at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week. The NAIAS is one of the most important motor shows in ... Continue reading
Jun 8, 2026
Here we are again in the verdant, rural, springtime charm of east central Wisconsin where the Midwest Auto Media Association gathers for the annual Spring Rally – certainly one of the premier events for automotive journalists. The MAMA team assembles about 75 journalists with at least that many cars attended by autom ... Continue reading
May 21, 2026
Steve Purdy Shunpiker Productions The Auto Channel The next lecture for the MASCOTS in MOTION book will be the Wednesday after Memorial Day, May 27, at the Stahl Museum just north of Detroit. We'll gather at 5:00 with lecture at 6:00, then spend some time browsing that amazing collection of significant cars and mechani ... Continue reading
LONGTIME AUTO JOURNALIST, STEVE PURDY, PUBLISHES A VERY SPECIAL AUTOMOTIVE ART BOOK
Aug 4, 2025
MASCOTS in MOTION By Steve Purdy NOTES BY THE AUTHOR: I’ve been privileged to be a contributor to TheAutoChannel.com for more than 20 years doing regular product reviews, show reports, travel stories, and even occasional industry news (my least favorite topic). I’ve always loved automobiles, particularly sports car ... Continue reading
MAMA SPRING RALLY Mud and Motoring in Wisconsin
Jun 17, 2025
MAMA SPRING RALLY Mud and Motoring in Wisconsin By Steve Purdy, Senior Editor TheAutoChannel.com 2025 MAMA Spring Rally Elkhart Lake, WI Spring in Wisconsin, as many of our readers know, is the time and place for the Chicago-based Midwest Auto Media Association to gather its members with enough cars to keep them entert ... Continue reading
2024 Hyundai Santa Fe National-Parking In Utah
Nov 7, 2024
The most prolific and creative artist of all time, we contend, is Mother Nature. It is she who has created an endless variety of artful works using every material, technique, and element in the world – from the microscopic to the global. ... Continue reading
Who Killed GM's EV1 Electric Car? +VIDEO
Jun 22, 2024
A Provocative Question With Half an Answer By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I felt like a privileged fellow a few weeks ago at a suburban Detroit cinema when I was invited to attend the preview of a new car movie starring Phyllis Diller, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks and Martin Sheen. Not an adventure, not a co ... Continue reading
A Week In The Life Of An Auto Writer - 2024 MAMA Spring Rally
Jun 16, 2024
A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF AN AUTO WRITER MAMA Spring Rally 2024 By Steve Purdy Shunpiker Productions Michigan Bureau TheAutoChannel.com It’s tough work, but someone has to do it. Someone has to travel to the Road America racing facility, near the lovely tourist village of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, each spring to spend a f ... Continue reading
Not Quite A Classic Yet - Used Car Reviews 1997-2001
Jan 21, 2024
Used Car Reviews 1997-2001 ... Continue reading
Arizona Road Trip Review In A 2023 Toyota RAV4 - By Steve Purdy
Oct 23, 2023
Based on review consensus, the 2023 Toyota RAV4 continues the tradition, with a cargo-friendly interior, an attractive base price, and sensible road manners. The SUV is a pleasant ride, with a roomy and easy-to-live-with interior and plenty of utility. It can handle well and brake efficiently, and comes with numerous d ... Continue reading
Automotive Artist Tom Hale Exclusive Video Interview (2019)
Oct 9, 2023
Although the words automobile imagery and fine art are not usually in the same sentence, Michigan artist Tom Hale has worked as a full-time artist since the mid-1980s bringing those terms together. ... Continue reading
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