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One of the things that irks me the most about writing is the neat stuff that gets left on the cutting room floor.

Well, I’ve finally found a use for the hundred-odd photos of “Don’t Touch My Car” plaques I’ve shot at various car…

It was a year-and-a-half ago that I drove my 1971 Plymouth Valiant Scamp to the factory where it was built. Not…

I know I typically use this space to give you a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like running one of Canada’s…

As I may or may not have mentioned before on these pages, I’m a car enthusiast. What I mean by that is, I am not a…

I know I typically use this space to give you a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like running one of Canada’s…

The story of the MCV CH4 is straight-up one of my favourite sorts to write—an in-depth exploration of an obscure…

Sometimes it’s easy to get bogged down in the monotony of car reviews, first drives and automotive industry news.…

Like many of my colleagues did, I could’ve spent the past week in Los Angeles covering the auto show and the…

Sometimes, inspiration comes from the weirdest places. Let me give you, for example, the hitherto-hidden back story…

In my ongoing Oppo series, I look behind the scenes of modern automotive journalism and show you how the sausage…

Several months ago, my brother Matt, a.k.a. The Blacktop Experiment, was searching for his first real car, and of…

One of the things I didn’t expect when I took on the role of editor for a major Canadian automotive website was that…

The automotive writing profession is, near as I can figure, almost as good as it gets, career-wise, if you’re a…

It started simply enough: an invitation via email from a PR person at a nearby college, subject line “Can you assist…

I’m not exactly sure of the origins of the phrase “data journalism,” but I can tell you its use, and the popularity…

The first time I sat down with Mopar expert Todd Savage to talk about “Rolled-tona” – a ‘69 Charger Daytona…

Paul Treppa’s official job title is “Senior Prototype Location Technician” but our contact at Chrysler Canada…

Jeff Gardner of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is, to make an understatement, an interesting guy.

He rocks an awesome…