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2011 Chevrolet Caprice PPV – Smokey Has His Revenge

November 19, 2010
Pete Dunton

11caprice-ppv-s.jpgGM is well known for making some colossal mistakes. No mistake has plagued GM more than its decision to go to front-wheel drive on most of its cars many years ago. This decision strangled Cadillac for at least twenty years.

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1984 Hurst/Olds – End of a Great Performance Run

October 31, 2010
Pete Dunton

84hurstolds-s.jpgGM 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

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Part 2: Coastal Southern California Ford Explorer Crusade

October 22, 2010
Pete Dunton

2010cali-s3.jpgThis is the continuation of Part 1: Coastal Southern California Ford Explorer Crusade.

As the Ford Explorer continued its journey north from Mission Beach on Interstate 5 (the San Diego Freeway) – a route that takes a nice path

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Part 1: Coastal Southern California Ford Explorer Crusade

September 29, 2010
Pete Dunton

2010cali-1s.jpgWith the new all-new 2011 Ford Explorer being recently unveiled, the truck based Explorers are soon becoming a fading memory among new SUV buyers as the current inventory exits the Ford dealership lots. 2010 is the last model year for

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1975 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible – Full-Size Ragtop Farewell

September 10, 2010
Pete Dunton

75capriceconv-s.jpgAnyone old enough to remember the year – 1975, will usually lament the passing of this era. Many who remember will even go so far as to mention it was a much better time than the present day. This is

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2010 Jeep Commander Limited – a Fun Ride Down the Wrong Path

August 30, 2010
Pete Dunton

10commander-s.jpgWhen the Jeep Commander was released in Fall 2005 as a brand new model, it was not devoid of controversy. The Commander’s retro boxy exterior styling, which was a modern rendition of the popular 1984-2001 Jeep (XJ) Cherokee’s exterior styling, was instantly

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1977 Pontiac Firebird Esprit – Jim Rockford’s Fantastic Ride

August 10, 2010
Pete Dunton

1977fb-esprit-s.jpgThere’s no telling when a new TV show is first aired what the audience reception will be. Some shows immediately flop, others start off strong and soon fizzle, and then there are those that strike a chord with the audience

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2008 Washington Auto Show – Clean and Green

July 31, 2010
Pete Dunton

08as-s.jpgEditor Note: this is a flashback to the 2008 Washington Auto Show media day with an article originally published in January 2008.

Is there such a thing as auto heaven? The 2008 Washington Auto Show may just fool most into

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Thunder Road – the First Muscle Car Movie

July 20, 2010
Pete Dunton

tr1-s.jpgLong before the drug war, there was another war in American, which raged in the South. It was the backwoods liquor war. Backwoods liquor sometimes called moonshine or white lightening was distilled in rural areas of the South usually at

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2010 Ford Explorer Limited – End of the Traditional SUV Era

June 30, 2010
Pete Dunton

10explorer-s.jpgThe traditional boxy body-on-frame SUV has been in decline the last few years. The substantial uptick in gas prices in recent years has taken a big bite out of bigger gas thirsty (more traditional) SUV sales, while SUV crossovers and

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