1959 Cadillac

This ol' girl would make a sweet car hauler with a tilt back deck, a diesel and a six speed.

Last year I took my '06 TrailBlazer SS home and got to line up across from Dad in his bone stock '69 427/425 4-speed Biscayne three times. On each run it was a case of traction over horsepower and my AWD got me to the finish line first even though Dad was hammering the Biscayne all the way down the track. One thing…

Don't feel too bad, I took Dad from a life of racing Jeeps at various tracks around the midwest every weekend to a home and family. He still has a wild '53 Willys flat fender in the garage that hasn't run in almost 20 years. The last race I went to as a kid he "tried to slip past a tree" on the obstacle course and…

Yes, dad still owns the '67. I took it to a car show in Salem, Ohio when I was home a couple weeks ago. There is no better sound then a wide open 327 with the top down on a summer evening.

Thanks for the COTD nod folks, I appreciate it. I have been reading Jalop for years and I think this is the second comment I have made that got promoted. I was very fortunate to be raised by an old school car guy who took the time to show me the ropes about all things automotive.

When I was 17 and about to take Dad's third child, a 1967 Corvette Convertible to prom, he took me out for a drive so I could get some experience behind the wheel of a thirty year old car. While driving around we found ourselves on an empty section of two lane asphalt. Dad told me to "open it up" and I ran it to…

The GM Futurliner Bus was gigantic, cool to look at and had many interesting features to pull in the crowds at shows.

I had to watch that twice just to hear the glorious sound of a V8 running WFO.

How do you say "stupid attempt at a pass" in french?