For Sale: 1983 GMC Jimmy in Cadillac, Michigan

The GMC Jimmy (aka Chevrolet S10 Blazer) is a longtime favorite in the 2-door version, much more so than the Ford Bronco II of the same era that has turned, inexplicably, into a popular and pricey collector car. Jimmy’s clean and simple styling is quite appealing, and don’t you just love a vehicle with an […]

Pick of the Day is a mini recreation vehicle

The plan was to plop an air mattress in the 1967 Volkswagen Type 2 Microbus and sleep in a van down by the river. It wasn’t a good plan; it was hardly a plan at all.  The Deluxe Station Bus painted orange and trimmed in white with white steel wheels and mirrored hubcaps contained three […]

Just a week after finally staging the Spring Carlisle show and swap meet, Carlisle Events was back at it June 26-27 with its annual Carlisle Chevrolet Nationals. More than 700 cars turned out for the event, which featured special displays on the Nova, Monte Carlo, GM vehicles of the 1970s and the LS6 454 engine. […]

In a way, Briggs Cunningham was like the East Coast Carroll Shelby. He built race cars — even homologated a few. He had a Big-3 OEM deal at Le Mans, where his team won class. In another sport, Yachting, he commanded a sloop that won the America’s Cup. He didn’t need to be the salesman […]

For all his quirks, Henry Ford was a great American. He loved Americana. He gave the American middle class a new way to travel and in so doing, complete freedom of movement – affordably. He was friends with other great inventors, including Thomas Edison. Reluctantly, he helped Roosevelt beat the Axis powers in WWII as […]

If you think the just-unveiled 2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye can create some fireworks, you ain’t seen nuthin’ yet. That’s because also being unveiled this Fourth of July weekend is the 2020 Challenger SRT Super Stock.  The Charger comes with its 6.2-liter Hemi V8 supercharged to 797 horsepower, the most, says Dodge, ever offered […]

Coast to coast — and even a drive on the Road to Hana on Maui — Mojo Travels offers its top-10 road trips for 2021. “We’re obviously aware of and deeply concerned about the global pandemic, and are choosing carefully what to publish as forms of escapism and entertainment to help ease thoughts of anxiety, […]

The Pick of the Day is a “real barn find,” a 1960 Fiat 1500 S cabriolet being advertised for sale — for $15,000 — on ClassicCars.com by a private seller. “These Fiat 1500S were built alongside the Ferrari 250S,” the seller says in the advertisement.  “The car needs a good cosmetic restoration,” the seller adds, […]

Vinyl wraps are a thing. The technology has gotten so good and the artisans who do them so skilled, that almost every element of our lives is touched by it – for nearly 70 years,  believe it or not. Thanks to one of the best wrapping shops in the Southwest, called WrapSesh, I now have […]