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The first leg of our journey to Monterey ended around Pismo Beach – we needed to stop for some local breakfast. It was about 9am and Paul broke out the bottle of Blue Moon and poured us a round to … Continued

After challenged cruising at 75-80mph for most of the trip, getting into town was a relief for me. We slowed to 45mph and settled in behind moderate traffic. This was Thursday, the day before the big day so I wasn’t … Continued

Over the next week or more, we will be updating you on our weekend in Monterey. We will have feature stories and photos in the magazine on: • Concorso Italiano• Monterey Historics• Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Additionally, I will have … Continued

We took the 101 north from LA to San Luis Obispo where we picked up HWY 1. That’s where the drive began. Mike was leading in his ’87 Carrera while my little engine that could followed along mightily, reliving its … Continued

We are heading up to Monterey Thursday morning at 5:30AM. The plan is to beat rush hour traffic then have a fun drive up the coast, stop for lunch and laze into town. Can’t wait. I’m driving the 1966 Porsche … Continued

On August 13, 2009, Volvo Cars will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the standard-fit three point safety belts, which appeared for the first time on a Volvo PV544 delivered Thursday August 13, 1959 to a Volvo dealer in the Swedish … Continued

BMWs are my weakness. My first car was a 1974 2002 burgundy over tan, five-speed with a sunroof. At the time, it was twelve years shy of being a new model and cost all of $1000 bucks. Yet ask any … Continued

If the Porsche Turbo never looked any different from the 1976 model 33 years ago, I’d be fine with it. Of course, while you go through life things get old, need to be refreshed and eventually get redesigned. It’s a … Continued

Suzuki has been slapped around in the U.S. market for years. I mean how long did it take for them to settle the Samurai rollover suit with Consumer Reports? Eight years. Damn that moose test. Yet seppuku has never been … Continued

The Ferrari “world record” story got me thinking, what ever happened to the good ol’ days of driving fast for no good reason to make a Guinness world record? Or for that matter driving fast after having a few Guinness’s. … Continued