News of cars
I took Sunday off from Social Media this weekend and as a result, I missed the announcement that my friend Dave McClelland died. My heart goes out to all his family, friends, and fans. At 85 he lived a couple of lifetimes more than many who had traveled the world with him, and fans will … Read more
Here’s the second batch of photos from Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car. Use the link below to see the first gallery if you missed it! (Words by Jim McIlvaine) In a quick pivot, OPTIMA’s 2022 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, partnered with SpeedTour, to run with that … Read more
MG Motor is in advanced talks with dealer groups to fill critically important urban points in its network. Commercial director Guy Pigounakis spells out his plans for the future. The MG Motor headquarters is in fashionable Marylebone opposite the five-star Landmark hotel. On the ground floor is the WLMG dealership featuring the MG models of … Read more
The Murray Group’s Newton Abbot dealership has ranked in the top 25 VW UK retailers for the past 15 years, and the group has now been recognized as one of the brand’s best. Murray Group was recently recognized as a top dealer group in the One Business Scorecard for the Volkswagen network. The One Business … Read more
The internal combustion engine is on the ropes here in the United States, at least with regards to new car sales, if you believe the 2035 EV-only offerings deadline that most of the big automotive manufacturers are spouting. With that has come a huge push for other alternatives outside of the electric box as people … Read more
(Words by Jim McIlvaine) In a quick pivot, OPTIMA’s 2022 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, partnered with SpeedTour, to run with that series at selected events throughout the country. The SpeedTour series includes the Formula Regional Americas Championship, F4 United States Championship, Vintage Race of Champions Pro-Am series, the … Read more
(Photos from Sascha Mecking collection) – Stuck in no one’s rut - That’s what it says on the side of the amazing, weird, interesting, and completely unique City Slicker that was built and campaigned by an Ohio man named Lee Pendleton in the late 1970s into the 1980s. This tractor is unlike anything that has … Read more
It’s pushing close to the one-year anniversary of the day I decided that a 1976 Dodge Charger was going to become my long-term project car, and judging by the relative lack of posts about the car, it’s safe to say that for the most part, the Dodge is holding up to its end of the … Read more
Like many of you out there, I have carried a traditional folding leather wallet for basically my whole life. Also like many of you out there, more and more of my friends have made the switch to the modern “tactical” style wallet which typically has a much more sleek design and makes far more efficient … Read more
Minister Sukkar discusses the next steps as the Government funds AASRA Federal Government Minister, Michael Sukkar – a long-time advocate of a fair and open automotive repair and service sector – was instrumental in the Government’s passing of recent laws that will force car manufacturers to share data with independent service and repair workshops. Car … Read more
