Like steel wheels, aluminum wheels are painted to protect them from corrosion. Some aluminum wheels are protected by a urethane or polyurethane clearcoat, allowing aluminum’s natural beauty to shine through, while other wheels feature combinations of clearcoat and opaque coatings. If the coating is intact, corrosion isn’t a problem, but exposure to sand, brake dust, […]
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Lost and Found – Lone Star Classic 1970 Chevelle
It’s not every day you find a unicorn. Finding this forgotten 1970 Chevelle SS 454 could be right up there with an alicorn (a Pegasus unicorn). The car is special because basically only the first owner ever drove the car, racing it regularly even, and is entirely original and untampered-with, minus the engine, which we’ll […]
Should You Buy an Orange Car for Fall?
Orange cars, not just orange highlights, seem to be more popular than ever, but they still make up few cars on the market. Henry Ford famously said, “You can have any color Ford you want, as long as it’s black.” Over a century later, things have changed quite a bit, and practically every color of […]
NADA Convention & Expo 2019 Highlights – January 24-27, 2019
San Francisco – Time is winding down to the annual National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Exposition and all 500 exhibitor spaces have been booked. Running January 24 to 27, 2019, the Moscone Center, 747 Howard St, San Francisco, California, NAPA Expo 2019 will be a complete experience, perhaps even more than one person […]
Weighing in on Tesla, Musk, and the Future
Tesla Motors and CEO Elon Musk have done what many entrepreneurs have only dreamed of, bringing something completely new to the automotive market and making a success of it. The beginnings were rocky, and stock prices were stagnant for several years. Since early 2013, though, things have been generally on the rise, with the release […]
September 2018 was a Tough Month For Many Companies in Car Sales, but Not for Everyone
Since the 2008 financial crisis, US car sales have been making a comeback, topping 17 million light vehicles since 2015, for the first time since 2001. Car sales started dipping toward 17 million in 2017, though, and forecasts predict further slowing of the automotive market, perhaps 16.8 million for 2018. September 2018 marks the end […]
Cars We Can’t Wait to See on The Grand Tour Season 3
Season 2 of The Grand Tour isn’t even over yet, and we’re already itching for what Season 3 will bring! Following Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May on social media and the like has revealed some tantalizing ideas of what we might expect to see as Season 3 starts later this year. Of course, […]
Nissan Kicks and Nissan Sentra Claim IIHS “Top Safety Pick” Awards
Let’s face it: people make mistakes, and driver error accounts for most crashes. Fortunately, crash testing by organizations like the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) helps identify which vehicles might help you walk away from a driver error. This year, two Nissan models, the 2018 Nissan Kicks compact utility vehicle and 2018 Nissan Sentra […]
A Tangelo Orange Not-for-Licking ’55 Chevy 210
Can You Live in a Ford Transit Van?
“Living in a van down by the river” may have been your worst nightmare, but even non-surfer-dudes, it is a dream come true. Today, as tiny houses are becoming more popular and more people are turning to the van life, people are realizing new ways they can save money, reduce their carbon footprint, and discover […]