Category Archives: Five Favorites

Five Favorites for the Next Concours d’Elegance

Posted on June 8, 2013 by

Tweet Next year…if I bring something to the gig… All photos by Randy Stern If anything, the 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance helped revisit some old knowledge I forgot about over time. When I was younger, I used to be fascinated … Continue reading →

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Living the Dream at Road America – The Five Favorites

Posted on May 25, 2013 by

Tweet Oooooh…Ghost. All photos by Randy Stern This may be the most predictable Five Favorites ever in the series. It is because you already know which ones would appear on this one after reading the last two posts on this … Continue reading →

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Five Favorites from Eleven Decades of Buick

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Tweet Happy Birthday, Buick! Photo by Randy Stern What kind of birthday present do you give a 110 year old that is looking very good for its age? Today marks the anniversary of the founding of the Buick Motor Company. … Continue reading →

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Five Favorites of The State Capitol of Wisconsin

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Tweet As they say in ‘Sconnie: “Forward!” Photo by Randy Stern “Madison – attitude check!” Those are the words of a drag queen at Club Five during karaoke when she wanted to see how the crowd is doing. Our response … Continue reading →

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Five Favorite Industry Failures

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Tweet All photos by Randy Stern Failure is something that society either hates or loves. How does a failure occur? Mismanagement is one source of the problem. Incompetency is another – perhaps notes as the biggest source of failure. Timing … Continue reading →

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Five Favorites of V&R’s Home Turf

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

Tweet Photo by Randy Stern If you looked outside my window for the past few weeks, you would think that climate change has no pattern or mercy. If you believed the meteorologists across the Twin Cities (that is Minneapolis-St. Paul … Continue reading →

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Five Favorite Vehicle Ideas for the Next Cars & Coffee

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

Tweet What could we do down there? Hmmm…. Photo by Randy Stern Yes, I had a great time at the opener of MN C&C for 2013. It was a smaller crowd, with most potential cars parked away from the grounds. … Continue reading →

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New York 2013: Five Favorites from the Javits Center

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Tweet It was good to not have to travel for this one… Actually, that is not true. If I had the chance, I would have flown off to New York to attend the media days of the auto show at … Continue reading →

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Five Favorite Wheels for Your Wedding

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Tweet “Something old, something borrowed, something blue…wait, where’s ‘something new?’” All photos by Randy Stern Marriage is the prize above all. Gee, that sounds political, does it not? It is somewhat related to a few things that occurred during and … Continue reading →

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Five Favorites from an (Un)forgettable Youth

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

TweetAll photos by Randy Stern It started at an eye doctor’s office. I decided it was time for new glasses. Using the vision care benefit from my day job and the Health Savings Account debit card, I ended up with … Continue reading →

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