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I’m going to be honest — today’s been sort of an off day for me. I had to take my wife to the dentist earlier, and…

I’m not sure if my invite to the big media unveiling of the re-designed Cozy Coupe got lost in the email or what,…

I know life can be hard sometimes, to the point where you may question even the basic existence of any sort of…

This isn’t the first time Chinese media has looked at me with a mixture of amusement, pity and confusion, all…

HBO’s new documentary series, The Lady and the Dale, is (from what I’ve seen so far) a pretty compelling retelling…

Over the past two or three weeks, my home and all of the precious, precious cars parked by it have been the victims…

I don’t know if there’s anyone out there that actually likes the check engine light. If you’re seeing it while…

I have a vague but well-stored memory of eating some meal as a kid, with the small 12" black-and-white Montgomery…

May as well get in on the fun, right? Enjoy.

As you likely know, one of the most crucial parts of my job, as delineated by a United Nations mandate known as UN…

Smart’s announcement yesterday that it is planning on releasing two full-size SUVs. The vague memory that, yeah, Mini…

I always like it when old car ads or brochures go out of their way to tout features and details that are, to modern…

As a proud Changli owner, the cheapest electric car in the world, I have to admit that one of the things I never…

Everyone, everyone, get over here! Quick! I know shit’s been pretty miserable and surreal and, well, just mad…

So, yeah, cars, man, I love ‘em! Skodas and Triumphs and Tatras and Nissans and Coneys and Messerschmitts and oh man…

Our new, fresh, no-one-has-peeled-off-those-plastic-films-over-the-screens year of 2021 has barely started, and…

I’ll admit, sometimes I’ll start to write about something with a very narrow, personal focus and wonder, what the…

It’s been a while since I’ve presented you with a good trunk to be inspired by, which is a real failing on my part,…

For years I felt alone. I once believed that I was the only person severely afflicted with an unreasonable and…

One of my favorite things about the noisy old air-cooled boxer four-banger that powered millions and millions of…