Quite a few of the confirmed gearheads I know will tell you the same story: They started out small, playing with plastic. Specifically, the scale car models that came in those colorful boxes... the ones with the eye-popping artwork and the artists' renderings of all the extra parts included that would let you build any one …
Mister Rebers’ Neighborhood
(As published in the November 2012 MSRA "Linechaser") Saturday, September 29: When my friend Bill and I pulled in, we figured the Rollie Rebers early Ford auction was going to be big - one of the first things we saw was a tow rig with Texas plates. There were other pickups and trailers and campers from all …
Hotrods, Roadtrips, Rock and Roll
(Last summer I had the chance to see the one and only ZZ Top at an outdoor concert about an hour away from me. The photo at the bottom of this post was taken at that performance. It was a great show, and it re-triggered synapses that originally inspired this piece I wrote for the January 1986 MSRA "Linechaser". Rock on!)There's something …
Withdrawal…. a Temporary Thing.
Well, here it is full-on car season again. And I'm in the same situation I've been in any number of times: car apart, in a half-dozen piles of parts in my garage. But that won't stop me from being involved in car stuff. "Yah", you say, "but what fun is it going to old car things if you don't …
Just Down the Road
Sometimes, the best surprises are the ones that are right in front of us all along. On a sunny September weekend, not too long ago, I took some time to explore. A group of friends and I, in our four old cars, set off in search of scenery knowing our approximate destination but having no real plan as …
The Fun’s in the Runnin’
It was the weekend of the MSRA's Super Secret Fun Run, and I had some serious catching-up to do. Hadn't driven the Nova much, except to work and around town in between some minor upkeep, wiring fixes, and the like. This day would change that. Dragged myself out of bed while it was still dark outside, threw …
Support Your Local Car Show
I'm the first to admit I've never been a real avid car show participant. At least, not putting my car in them. I do enjoy car shows but my main enjoyment is in the driving. So you might see my car parked out on the street somewhere while I browse around, talk to people and …
Broadening the horizons…
Deep into Car Season 2011: With the Nova undergoing some minor upgrading, I remain on the spectator shift but we've still taken the time to hit the road to a few events this summer. The most recent trip pointed us to the Twin Cities once again, as some buddies and I crashed the gate at …
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