Automotive News, Reviews, and History
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article on early gauge technology in automobiles; it was simple to say the least. This week, I am again looking at the history … Continue Reading History Hits: Forgotten Technology—Early Fuel Measurement
Last week, I wrote about a car that I heard briefly mentioned during an unrelated show of Jay Leno’s Garage, and this week’s car has a similar origin story, although … Continue Reading History Hits: Gardner-Serpollet Steam Cars
After years of watching Jay Leno’s Garage, I’ve learned that the best tidbits from the show often don’t come from the feature car, but rather, from some little comment by … Continue Reading History Hits: 1967/1968 Imperial Crown Coupe Mobile Director
When I was younger, I spent a lot of my time watching the same movies and shows repeatedly; there was no internet beyond the hoarded free AOL minutes from K-Mart … Continue Reading History Hits: George Barris, King of Kustoms
Recently, I turned 24, and the feeling of growing older as I am leaving my early 20’s and entering my mid-20’s was slammed home when I was ordering the replacement … Continue Reading History Hits: Forgotten Technology—Moto-Meter
Henry Ford is associated with a lot of things, most famously modernizing the production of the automobile by using a cost-saving assembly line process and bringing motorized transportation to the … Continue Reading History Hits: Henry Ford and the BBQ Briquette
Over the past four weeks, I have taken a look at the various car-producing regions of the world, picking my ‘dream car’ from the various classical cars on selection from … Continue Reading History Hits Dream Car Edition: If There Was Only One…
Over the past month, I have been going region-to-region, starting in the Japan and headed West, picking my dream ‘classic car’, with the term ‘classic’ encompassing anything 25 years or … Continue Reading History Hits Dream Car Edition: 1984 Tatra 613-2
At the beginning of my four-week ‘Dream Car’ edition of History Hits, I laid down the rule that any car I picked had to be 25 years or older; essentially … Continue Reading History Hits Dream Car Edition: 1998 Aston Martin Vantage V600
Last week, I delved into my dream classic car from the Japanese market, the 1971 ‘Hakosuka’ GT-R from Nissan. Continuing into week two of my four-week dream car History Hits … Continue Reading History Hits Dream Car Edition: 1955 Chevrolet Nomad
Over the next four weeks, Monday’s History Hits will be transformed into a mini-series detailing some of the cars I most desire. Dubbed the “History Hits: Dream Car Edition”, the … Continue Reading History Hits Dream Car Edition: 1971 Nissan Skyline GT-R ‘Hakosuka’
Money, food, fun. In America, we love all of that, just like the rest of the world. Perhaps a bit more than the rest of the world, however, we tend … Continue Reading History Hits: Twin Engine Heroes
Reno is an odd city: “The Biggest Little City in the World” after all. I went to college there knowing two things: they had cheap, good school, and I had … Continue Reading History Hits: The First Speeding Ticket
While it may seem like TheSpeedTrap.net may itself have turned into history over the past few weeks, I merely had to take a break from writing to do real-life, boring, … Continue Reading History Hits: First Powered, Wheeled, Creation a.k.a the First Car
Practicality, comfort, and downright fun factor. Those are the three holy grails of most gearheads actual priority list when it comes to looking for cars. Despite bravado-filled talk of, “daily-driving … Continue Reading History Hits: BMW M5
Last week, I gave my five best pieces of advice when it comes to buying a car, especially when you are buying a car on a budget. Near the end … Continue Reading Review: 1992 Acura Vigor—Budget Car, Bought
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