If you were a performance car fan back in the 1970s, finding something on the new car dealership lots that could burn the tires was a very hard task especially by the late-1970s. Every automaker during the 1970s ran away Continue reading →

The history of the Fiero is a mixed bag. On one hand it was a breakthrough car that initially was a big sales success and on the other hand it later became a punching bag for the U.S. press and Continue reading →

When a new generation release of the Corvette occurs it’s usually a large leap forward from the previous model year Corvette. Nowhere was this more true than when the first C2 (second generation) Corvette rolled off the assembly line back Continue reading →

The 1980s were interesting times, everything from the music to the politics and even the culture was in some respects different than many back in the 1970s would have expected. It was the same way in the automotive world, everything Continue reading →

Sometimes when analyzing the current crop of cars it requires a reflection upon the past to see where the new cars fall short, meet, or exceed the pinnacles of the past. Nowhere is this more helpful then in  case of Continue reading →

In the study of history, there are plenty of “what ifs”. Such as – what if Archduke Franz Ferdinand had not been assassinated, would World War I been averted and 16 million lives have been saved? Even in our own Continue reading →

It has been a long winter, one of the longest I can remember. Normally in the nation’s Capitol, weather gets cold in the fall but doesn’t get bitter until January rolls in. By March winter is forgotten and spring is Continue reading →

Back in the 1980s the high school and college campus parking lots were filled with a wide array of different muscle and performance cars from the 1960s and 1970s. These cars by this time were at least on their second Continue reading →

The Pontiac GTO is not just a muscle car, it is an icon. Pontiac started the muscle car craze with the 1964 GTO and its GTO led the pack with dignity from then through 1972. For 1973 Pontiac for lack Continue reading →

GM after the release of the 1964 Pontiac GTO capped the cubic inches (of engine displacement) at 400 for its V8s on all its intermediate. If you wanted more cubic inches in a GM car you had to either buy Continue reading →