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(StatePoint) In the market for a car? If you’re planning on purchasing a used vehicle, you’re in good company.
(BPT) - After a house, a car is likely the second-largest purchase most Americans will ever make. While it’s often easy to feel confident in smaller, everyday buys — like a new pair of shoes or takeout from your favorite restaurant — bigger purchases, like a car, can leave you second-guessin…
(NAPSI)—The classic American road trip is getting a makeover. To meet the growing need for deeper, meaningful experiences that promote wellbeing, the automaker Lexus is putting travelers behind the wheel in its first-ever “Retreats in Motion” program. These five-day, four-night driving retre…
(NewsUSA) - Do you remember having your fingers slammed in the car door as a kid? Or maybe you were scolded by your parents for scratching the car next to you when the wind blew the door open. How about seeing someone balance on one leg trying to pry a heavy door open while holding four groc…
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(StatePoint) Social distancing guidelines across the country have made visiting a conventional movie theater difficult, if not impossible. However, what was once a relic of the past has now become an innovation in entertainment, the drive-in movie theater.
This week, we present our five favorite test drives of last year. Included are cars only, as next week we’ll feature our five best test drives for SUVs, trucks, minivans, etc. So here we go with our five car test drives that impressed this scribe for reasons noted in the capsule. In no parti…
Q: Greg, with all the talk about the great new C8 mid-engine Corvette, do you feel the C3 generation Corvettes built after 1974 are decent buys in the collector car hobby? I am currently browsing the internet and looking at 1975 and up C3 prices, and there are some great buys out there and m…
The weather is getting cold, but not everyplace has seen its first snowfall. While the threat of snow is what gets most people thinking about putting winter tires on their cars, if you’re waiting for snow before you make the switch, then you’re waiting too long.
Driving on autopilot may be the future, but a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds driver assist systems send mixed messages and foster a sense of confusion. The public has a hard time understanding that driving with autopilot still requires full concentration, att…
Louisiana traffic laws are in place to keep traffic flowing while keeping motorists and pedestrians safe. All motorists and pedestrians are required to follow these laws, yielding to whichever party holds the right of way.
Q: Greg, I enjoy your nostalgia columns and went to many midget auto races when I was young on the 1950s. I saw races in New York at Rochester War Memorial (Arena) and remember drivers like Len Duncan and Dutch Hoag winning races.
Tip of the Week As the weather starts to warm up, Americans will hit the road more often for destinations ranging from family outings to spring vacation destinations. Because cars are such an important part of our daily lives, Hankook Tire examined what drives Americans to keep up with car m…
Q: Greg, back in 1963 when I was 14, my mother drove off one Saturday afternoon in the family 1960 Ford Country Sedan station wagon. She returned a few hours later with a brand new 1963 Chevrolet Impala 2-door hardtop (no B-middle pillar).
We’re going to have a little fun this week as I present the “Annoying Drivers Hall of Fame” for 2018.
Q: Hi Greg and first I want to thank you for your nostalgic car columns I read every week in my newspaper here in Medford, Oregon. You once mentioned years ago that you and your father went car shopping and that you settled on a nice 1961 Chevy.
Q: Greg I’ve enjoyed your columns on Malcolm Bricklin and Preston Tucker over the years. Another car manufacturer that I remember from the 1950 era was a man called “Madman Muntz” and his Muntz Jet.
Q: Hi Greg and I just finished reading your piece on the Little Red Wagon and the Dodge Little Red Express trucks. I have enjoyed and reminisced about subjects you have written about over the years.
Q: Greg, I really enjoy your articles on collectable cars each week in the newspapers and online here in upstate New York. I am attaching four photos of my older cars for you to view. The first is of a 1963 Plymouth Fury I once owned with a 361-V8 with 265 horses. I dragged it in the D/Sto…
Q: Hello, Greg. I enjoy your articles very much, especially those on trucks. My question is when did the very first four-door truck appear for purchase, and also did GMC or Chevrolet ever make a four-door truck in the 1960 decade? How about extended cabs?Thank you very much and I look forwar…
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article appears in Auto Buying Guide 2017. Find the full magazine at http://gatehouse.morecontentnow.com/article/20170316/NEWS/303159999.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article appears in Auto Buying Guide 2017. Find the full magazine at http://gatehouse.morecontentnow.com/article/20170316/NEWS/303159999.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article appears in Auto Buying Guide 2017. Find the full magazine at http://gatehouse.morecontentnow.com/article/20170316/NEWS/303159999.