Everywhere you look in Cedar Rapids this week, you’ll probably see a Studebaker cruising somewhere, even though they haven’t been made since 1966. Nearly 500 of them are here for the 45th annual Studekaer Drivers Club International Meet, the first time it’s been held in Iowa. Last year it was held in Lancaster, Pa., and [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Cars’
June 12, 2009
An Amazing Auction Includes Autos
Every so often I run into an auction that piques my interest. So, when I heard about Lester Benda’s sale of more than 25 old tractors, more than 80 old cars, more than 30 old pickup trucks and a ton of old farm machinery, I had to look into it. Especially when I heard a [...]
May 27, 2009
Bye, Bye Pontiac Quiz Revisted
So long Pontiac. It’s been nice knowing you. But a lot of us, some more than others, will miss you.
To see how much you’ll miss Pontiac, take the following 7-question quiz.
The correct answers follow:
1 – How did Pontiac get its name?
m.) Named after Pontiac Buggy Company founded in 1893
n.) Named after Pontiac, Mich, where it [...]
May 6, 2009
Bye Bye Pontiac Quiz
So long Pontiac. It’s been nice knowing you. But a lot of us, some more than others, will miss you.
To see how much you’ll miss Pontiac, take the following 7-question quiz.
The correct answers follow:
1 – How did Pontiac get its name?
m.) Named after Pontiac Buggy Company founded in 1893
n.) Named after Pontiac, Mich, where it [...]
March 6, 2009
More Cars I’d Buy For Under 100 Grand
As promised, here are some more cars I’d buy for $100,000 or less. I’ve already mentioned a vintage, restored 1957 Chevrolet Corvette and other cars that could be had for well under 100 grand including an original Datsun 240Z, a first generation Mazda RX-7 and any Porsche 911.
Any Ferrari would be grand and I often [...]
February 7, 2009
Cars — With 100 grand I’d buy …
A Porsche 911. These have been my dream cars since I was old enough to drive. I recall thumbing through magazines in the late ’60s when the Porsche 911 was fairly new. It’s straight line performance paled in comparison to the muscle cars of the day, but I loved reading about how well it handled [...]
February 4, 2009
What Car Would You Buy?
Say you had a good hunk of change (hey, I know times are tough, but we’re just dreaming here) and you love cars enough that you’d spend it all on your dream machine. Let’s say 100 grand. What car would you buy?
I bring it up as a result of my Ramblin’ column in today’s Gazette. It’s about Gary [...]
May 27, 2008
Go, Danica, Go; Looking Forward to Iowa Race
I have to agree with Jason Whitlock, columnist for the Kansas City Star. In a story that ran in this morning’s Gazette sports page, he said officials should have allowed Danica Patrick to confront Ryan Briscoe after they crashed 29 laps from the end of Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. He apparently jumped lanes as the leaders [...]
May 6, 2008
Iowa Car Co-Stars With Johnny Depp
Yep. Johnny Depp may be one of the biggest movie stars of our era, but as far as a lot of car aficionados are concerned, he takes second billing to the classic cars in his upcoming film, “Public Enemies.” The movie, being filmed in part in Wisconsin and Chicago, is based on the book “Public [...]
