It was unconventional to say the least. The Quattro Sport had a very short wheelbase, an all aluminum 300 bhp engine, and a body made of aluminum re enforced fiberglass and Kevlar. What really stood out though was the Audi’s self devised system to send the power to all four wheels. The Quattro changed the[…]
This one hit the ground running. The Mustang rewrote the sales record books soon after it burst into the market in the spring of 1964. This was the inexpensive sports car that everybody wanted. The Mustang was almost universal in appeal. There was a mustang for mothers, sons, daughters, husbands, and even young at heart[…]
Luxury, Performance and stunning good looks…Not many performance car makers can match the quality with which the Maserati combines all three. The Maserati Ghibli pitched squarely against the Ferrari Daytona and the Lamborghini Miura, it out sold both convincingly. It was considered to have the perfect pedigree and a flawless Ghia design. At the same[…]
Pictures!! You really have to do two things to have a hassle free life in Germany. One, you have to like sausages and cold meats and the other is that you have to speak German. 5 days in Deutschland. Quite an experience… I landed in Germany and my first mission was to catch a cab[…]
“What is about the wrong kind of man?” “Its the car, Ma’am. Chicks love the car!”
JULIET How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore? The orchard walls are high and hard to climb, And the place death, considering who thou art, If any of my kinsmen find thee here. ROMEO With love’s light wings did I o’er-perch these walls; For stony limits cannot hold love out, And what love can[…]
In action..perhaps the best handling car ever in its class and price category by far..known to embarass stalwarts that cost twice as much, like Ferrari’s and Maserati’s on track..ladies and gentlemen..please put your hands together for the Lotus Elise
There she is..the Lotus Elise..holding her own against her very capable race bred sister…
I always have a list ready of the cars that I intend to buy. But every time I confront them, and even though I know everything about them, they manage to intimidate me. I like it that way. The RX-8 was no different. There she stood in the Mazda Dealership lot, silent and waiting. I[…]