Car Stuff

I just recently became aware of this issue, which alarms me even though I don’t have a new enough vehicle to affect me. Want to Share? My first run-in with “Why the hell do you need that?” I think was with Spotify. Why did they need access to my contacts? It made no sense. But, […]

There was an article in the September Hot Rod magazine about turning a 1963 Ford 312 into a 600Hp fire breather. The engine was bored and stroked to 355 cubic inches. The output was remarkable for a 355 cid engine that’s normally aspirated. What caught my attention was that the pistons, connecting rods, crankshaft, camshaft,

I have to admit, I’m not sure at all that I remember the car “grounding straps” from the 1960’s. I wasn’t aware of the current trend either, until recently. I saw a young couple driving a Hemi Charger who were visiting across the street. I had seen the car before, but the red objects hanging

I was just in Cape Town South Africa, accompanying my PhD daughter on a genetics seminar. The city was gorgeous, as was the weather. It’s winter there, with daytime temperatures mostly in the sixties. What I didn’t expect was the proliferation of European performance cars. Porsche, Ferrari, BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Alfa Romeo, and others, were