This piece originally appeared at The Tannhauser Gate — JB I think that the assertion that the Nobel Prize in Literature is essentially silly (and therefore, we are fools for taking it seriously) has something to be said for it. (Those happen to be the positions of the British novelist and translator Tim Parks.) Not…
The 1958 Cadillac Sixty Special. The top of the line Cadillac, from a year when even the standard Series 62 coupes and sedans were something to see. But the Sixty Special, now that was something to behold! Fins, chrome, sheer unvarnished size and comfort! It was the Cadillac of Cadillacs. “The moment you take the…
The car I can remember like it was yesterday was my grandmother’s 1987 Fleetwood d’Elegance. No, this was not the large and in charge Brougham d’Elegance, but the trimmer, front wheel drive Fleetwood. The year was 1989. My Grandma was a young 77 years old. She had just lost her second husband a few months…
B is for B-Body-in this case, the Caprice Classic. 1977 was a big deal. Downsizing came for all biggie GMs, and the results were most excellent! The downsized 1977 B-bodies took the U.S. market by storm. While all the various corporate variants were well-received, from Impala to LeSabre, there is no doubt the Chevrolet versions…
Since the late ’90s, things have gone pretty well for Audi, but it took some doing to bring back their luster. That is primarily due to the TV “expose” on their 5000 model in 1986. The resulting bad press likely set them back 15 years. None of it needed to happen.
I know you’re all dying to know how the soccer team situation with my son turned out. Or maybe you’re not, but it’s my blog and I’m going to tell you anyway. After I sent my email, things did actually change a bit. The coach started the best seven kids for each of the two remaining…
David Wilson, assembling a WAMM loudspeaker, 1986. Courtesy of Wilson Audio. In Chicago in 1972, Peter McGrath was holding down a part-time job in a stereo store, while he pursued his graduate studies in fine art. For those who were not alive and aware at the time, the early 1970s witnessed the dawning of the…
Today, we discuss the early 1970s Chrysler New Yorker. Yes, the “Fuselage” full-size Mopars, which were first introduced in autumn 1968 as ’69 models. It was a brand new look for the big Mopars, which had been rather square-rigged from 1965 to 1968. But now, from Plymouth to cream-of-the-crop Imperial, curviness and smooth lines were…
Yesterday morning I woke up very early and was on the road by 6:30, bound for Shirey Cadillac. Why? Simple. Broughamage.
This comes to us from a Riverside Green reader who would like to remain anonymous — JB Oh, and no one ever really knows you And life is brief So I’ve heard, but what’s that gotta do with This black hole in me? I am an industrial salesman. I sell metal. My company is a…
