Every year, during the hottest days of Michigan summer, Ann Arbor hosts the Rolling Sculpture Car Show. It’s held downtown soon after the distinguished Ann Arbor Art Show leaves town. That Rolling Sculpture label seems a bit haughty to describe streets filled with muscle cars, college girls in short shorts, and spectators drinking out of […]
I’m still looking for cars on the last leg of my drive home from Knoxville. Traveling over the Ohio River on the old double-decker bridge, I can see the Cincinnati skyline. There’s a great view of the historic John Roebling Suspension Bridge, Cincinnati Reds stadium, and Riverfront. My next stop was Piqua, Ohio, a small
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Why do you pull off the freeway on a long drive? To get gas, eat, or find a bathroom, right? True, Buc-ee’s Convenience Store satisfies all of the above but you might want to check out the local scenery, tour a museum, or visit other non pitstop famous landmarks. Niagara Falls, for example… As for
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I bought my 1974 914 1.8 Porsche 2 years ago from a rich orthodontist in Indiana, who had 15 cars and was going to sell a few before he moved back to California. The car had 57,000 miles on it and looked great. He told me the engine was rebuilt. He lied. After two hack
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Whenever I’m on the road, I keep an eye out for interesting cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Ya never know when or where you’ll find stuff, but sometimes a town has an aura about it. Roll down a window and you might smell a mix of gas and oil in the air, mingled with a whiff
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It was my usual drive from South Lyon to Ypsilanti for my night shift at the senior home, 11:30pm to 7:30am. I drove down Le Forge Road, passing the old silo on my left. It had always caught my eye, and I admired it’s stately but lonely appearance. It had a gruesome past, but today
“It’s a beautiful day. I can’t wait to get out and let the sun and wind caress my glossy body.” “Oh God! You are the most conceited piece of scrap metal I’ve ever heard. How old are you anyways? Pushing 40?” “BS! You haven’t been out in days… and you didn’t even clean up when
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I needed a new car, a different car. My long love affair with my sleek, silver bullet, my 2012 Honda Insight has ended. 10 years. I have great memories of driving the Silver Bullet. My sister and I drove across Canada to Maine to eat lobster and crab. Maine was so scenic and our little
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