Auction analysis: Jaguar continuation cars have become collectible stars
This past weekend, RM Sotheby’s held a single-consignor auction in Elkhart, Indiana, and sales numbers at this live and online sale were strong, with...
British bias? Andy and Dirk should have won for their Isolation Island concours
Yes, I’m bummed. Our own Andy Reid and his Belgian photographer sidekick Dirk de Jager did not win the top prize in the Historic...
I don’t understand the fuss about slalom-driving record
I’ve been busy lately, but was cleaning out my email inbox and came across a news release from Porsche Cars North America about 16-year-old...
Cars don’t change, but our tastes certainly do
When it was brand new and I was a brand-new teenager, I thought the Plymouth Valiant was perhaps the ugliest new vehicle on the...
September is Restoration and Customization Month
As we enter September, where under normal circumstances, it’s back to school time, the summer comes to a close with Labor Day, fall colors...
It’s the roads, not the vehicle that make the trip worth taking
This may seem strange coming from someone who has made his living for the past 30-plus years writing about cars, but while working on...
I don’t understand the need for speed in cross-country driving
I saw a headline the other day that the cross-country driving record (aka Cannonball Run) had been lowered yet again. I refused to click...
The Journal Podcast: Wade Kawasaki
This week on the podcast, we have friendly chat with Legendary Companies President, former SEMA Chairman and car collector, Wade Kawasaki. He has a...
Thank you Mr. Penske
2020 has been a bizarre year. Ok, before you say, “Thank you, Captain Obvious,” realize that there are many things that we will never get...
Great Roads: Arizona high-country and historic-town tour
Everybody who’s into driving (or riding) has a favorite road, usually some less-traveled stretch of curvy blacktop through a hunk of scenic countryside. What I...