Finishing the installation of a dual 6 volt CDI ignition system on my 1956 Porsche 356 Carrera and maybe starting the reassembly of the engine for my 1967 Land Rover Series IIA.

There is another survivor GT-40 roadster that was owned by Dean Jeffries from the late sixties until he passed away in 2013. It was on display at Pebble Beach last year with all of Dean’s modifications reversed back to stock.

25 miles down a dirt road in Costa Rica in the middle of the jungle near the southwest coast the drive shaft fell out of our 1965 Buick 225 Electra expedition car. We were on the way to my dad’s 30 year high school reunion in Panama (Class of 1944 - Balboa High School - Canal Zone). It took 4 long bus rides and a…

I’m voting for the Fin Body wagon.

Dean Jeffries’ Mantaray is generally credited as one of the first assymetric designs - it dates to 1963. It’s a true masterpiece in hand formed aluminum.

Two long distance Land Rover retrievals - first one was around February of 1990 - flew out to San Antonio from Atlanta to pick up a 1985 Range Rover. It was a nice warm day and the friend of mine who had gone with me and I headed East in the late afternoon. As the sun went down we tried figuring out the heater…

Jack Folden is one of my oldest friends - we met at Georgia Tech in 1969.

Dean Jeffries Kustom Karrera - built in 1957 at Barris Kustoms was considered radical at that time.

Thank god the Renault Dauphine is still fair game. Its been a consistent contender since 1961.

This British diesel has been with me since 1978 and has over 375,000 miles on it. Yes its slow and noisy but I love the damn thing - 1966 Land Rover SIIA 109" station wagon. I also have a Defender with a 300Tdi engine in it.

This show makes you want to go out and buy a welder and a whole bunch of other tools even if you don’t know how to use them. I’ve been watching them since episode three and they have inspired me to do some sheet metal work on a couple of my projects. The CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) tips are worth the time spent…

One of my classmates in high school suffocated when his car fell of the jack and landed on his chest. I have used jack stands EVERY time I’m under a car since then. I’ll also put the removed tires under the rockers or suspension as insurance. Be safe people.

I drove a new Range Rover Sport diesel at the Biltmore this past weekend - just wow. 450 ft-lbs of torque at 1700 rpm is big fun.

Bruce and to a lesser extent his brothers John and Vin were car guys - a trio of kids who moved to the northern suburbs of Atlanta in 1966 from California. Bruce had the first Stingray bicycle, mini-bike, go-kart, motorcycle, and VW beetle of our circle of friends. Bruce and John introduced me to Porsches, Road &…

I’ve owned seven 2002's and DED’s original article in Car & Driver was directly responsible. I was 17 when that was published and deep in the sports car enthusiast world (even in an era of muscle cars). That article introduced me to a car that I still love to this day. I met David E at a book signing in Atlanta when…