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January 23, 2019

My Favorite Vehicles of 1969

TweetThe year 1969 was the "calm after the storm." Or, was it? Richard M. Nixon was sworn in as the President of the United…

February 25, 2018

My Favorite Orphan Vehicles – 2018 Version

Tweet All Photos by Randy Stern Not to brag or anything, but some of us have lived long enough to remember certain vehicles in…

May 1, 2017

Historiography: The American Compact Car

Tweet Ford Falcon – All Photos by Randy Stern By the Fall of 1959, the North American automotive industry came to their senses. The…

October 5, 2015

Historiography: The Last of The Independents

Tweet The idea of a merger was to bring two entities together, find synergies between the two and eventually create a single path towards…

August 8, 2014

Historiography: The "Ugly" Subcompacts of the 1970s

Tweet AMC Gremlin. Photo by Randy Stern Were these cars considered "subcompacts" or "compacts?" That is a 44-year old question that has scratched the…

July 21, 2014

James Garner 1928-2014

TweetJames Garner was not just some Hollywood actor. Yet, he was quite good at roles that suited his persona and beyond. We lost the…

June 3, 2012

Mopars at The Park

If you want to know where "car community" is celebrated – go to a car show or meet somewhere.

March 3, 2012

Five Favorites of a Licensed 16-Year-Old

Tweet Photo courtesy of the Ford Motor Company. Just like most Californians, I earned my driver's license at age 16. It wasn't easy. I…

February 13, 2012

Ghosts Along the Assembly Line – The Hometown Edition

TweetGrowing up in Southern California, I was blessed with reminders that I did live in a form of paradise. Paradise is a relative term….

January 31, 2012

Ghosts Along the Assembly Line – The Upper Midwest Edition

There are now generations of Americans who have forgotten that there was a mighty production facility in their community. Though some of them have not seen the wrecking ball, others either resemble a lay of wasteland or have been built to unrecognizable specifications.