7 Hot Car Deaths This Year

Sadly, there have been seven hot car deaths of children this year. The desert southwest has faced extreme heat and drought as global warming ramps up. It is important to mind the comfort and safety of your passengers! The seventh…

Summer Motoring Tips: The 5 Basics

Now that summer is here, I thought it would be appropriate to address some hot weather safety tips. I recently heard a tragic story of a parent who discovered he had trapped his child in the family car. No living…

Going Solo

It has been some time since I wrote about the new Solo EV. In time, there have been lots of posts on YouTube, and people seem to be curious about the new car that is technically a motorcycle. One new…

Lighting / Signals

We have all marveled at the advancement of EVs and Tesla in particular. Here I will comment on human factors and whether Tesla hit the mark or missed it when it comes to lighting. Any ad agency wants to promote…

One Wheel Power

There are a slew of new Personal Electric Vehicles and one very special one-wheeled PEV. It’s an electric unicycle – or EUC.  One can imagine working in a city or living very close to work and actually using something like…

A Tempe Car Show

showroom after the show food, drinks, and Kenny signing prints automotive art icon Kenny Youngblood Buick Skylark early Corvette GT40 Bruce Mclaren Tribute Chevy Bel Air Franken-Thunderbird interior Franken-Thunderbird 58 Ford 67 GT500 C1 C2 in metallic red Mach 1…

Fun with 1:24 scale | FXX K by Maisto

I recently began thinking about model cars due to my graphics work for a classic car dealership. Wouldn’t it be great to develop content in a controlled environment? I did some research in models and noticed that there were a…

Solo EV: First Impressions

If you haven’t noticed yet, there is a new EV ready to make a splash. You may see it at your local mall or shopping center. Test drive locations are popping up too. The company is called Electra Meccanica. The…

The State of EVdom

Introduction At the time of this article both SEMA 2021 and the L.A. Auto show have concluded. So what have we learned about the future of cars? You might ask. Well, there’s the Ford electric crate motor and not much…

The C-7… End of an Era

The C-7…End of an Era  Origins:  Interestingly, the seventh generation Corvette was intended to be the inauguration of the mid-engine platform that Chevrolet had been working on since 2008, but diminished GM funding delayed the project for years. The C-7’s,…

The C-6… The Next Level

The C-6 … The Next Level  The Look:  Produced for model years 2005 to 2013, the sixth generation Corvette was transitional…advancing the previous ‘Vette platform and paving the way to its most recent successors. Chevrolet was well aware that the…

C-2: The Stunning Sting Ray

C-2: The Stunning Sting Ray  In the Beginning:  The Corvette was the first true American sports car, and after nearly 70 years, it still is. The ‘Vette was born in 1953, flowing from the pen of legendary GM engineer and…

Cars as Toys

“I want to know how it performs, what engine it has. Not how happy the model looks driving it.” -Sadhguru My relationship to cars has changed over the years. As mentioned in a prior post, I remember walking home from…

The I.C.E. Engine?

I.C.E. – The Mechanical Engine I have teased you with the comparison of mechanical watches and the Internal Combustion Engine. Will it really go the way of the mechanical watch? Allow me to play the Devil’s advocate on both sides…

Savage to SEMA

THE TRUCK What do you get when you mix a Model 3 with a 1985 C10 Square Body? If you’d like to see what the fellas at Salvage to Savage are working on, you might get some ideas. Their electric…