Good and interesting old cars are not the good investment they used to be. I don’t like this one bit, but somebody has to be blunt about it. The crowd of buyers have aged and the market is shrinking. The classic car industry is chasing “high net worth individuals” and focused on returning profits to … The post Forget About Classic Cars as an Investment — Just Drive Them and Have Fun! appeared first on My Blog ..read more

Most new pickup trucks are monsters. Now this!  For a much higher price than Elon Musk promised, Tesla has finally started to deliver the first few Cybertrucks in the US. Customer deliveries began at the end of November 2023, and choices include the 845bhp “Cyberbeast” tri-motor version , costing $99,990 with a range of 320-miles, … The post Tesla’s New War Machine: The Cybertruck appeared first on My Blog ..read more

I have to say, 2023 was the capstone year for my hobby — I received three awards, two completely unexpected! My infatuation with first series Alfa Romeo Giuliettas has paid off. I am not comfortable crowing. Still, suddenly getting awards here and abroad is news that must be shared. Giulietta Register’s Exceptional Service Award First, … The post Looking Through the Rearview Mirror: That Was a Very Good Year appeared first on My Blog ..read more

Why? Ancient History First My wife Cynthia loved her MGBGT and was proud to use it almost daily, to work, to the airport and a handy companion on errands. One day, only she and a school bus managed to find traction on epic snow covered roads in the winter of 1979. Since then she couldn’t … The post Long Road Trip with an Unknown Old Car, Why? appeared first on My Blog ..read more

Here’s an excellent snapshot of our supply chain problem. Not only is its fragility responsible for an unmanageable part of inflation, just-in-time optimization has spoiled investors and consumers. Impulsive behavior is rewarded but it also crashes the system. Another casualty are we, who used to enjoy driving our cars. There is no lane discipline, trucks … The post Interstate Misery appeared first on My Blog ..read more

Reggie Jackson was selling this one below on Bring a Trailer (BaT) on October 12, 2021. GM only made 602 in 1967 to homologate them for the TransAm race series. Only about 230 of those are known to survive. For 1968, GM officially introduced the Z/28 option as a “model.” That’s why those badges are … The post Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 1st Generation on Bring a Trailer appeared first on My Blog ..read more

Even our car hobby felt her wrath last year, and now recently in 2021, then surely again and again. Last winter, Highway 1, south of Big Sur at Rat Creek, plunged into the Pacific. This summer, the Nürburgring and Spa-Francorchamps tracks need repairs from flooding and the Ring is now used as a staging site … The post Mother Earth is Having Hot Flashes appeared first on My Blog ..read more

Looking back at the annual invasion by the classic car industry in Monterey CA in August 2019 when the events were cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. Back in 2008, my wife and I agreed that they can have the Monterey Car Week and Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in the middle of August. It’s … The post Has the Monterey Car Week Madness Peaked? appeared first on My Blog ..read more

It’s been five years since my MG-TC went to New Zealand so it is time for an update about the rest of my hobby. The jaunty pre-war style, right-hand drive MG started my collection in 1975 but the era for enjoying vintage motoring around here has become more dangerous than fun. The collector car market … The post Crossing the Car Collector’s Finish Line Near the End of a Golden Era appeared first on My Blog ..read more

Last August we probably saw two dozen supercars and hypercars on display at various venues around Monterey, California. Barely two weeks later, this article in Bloomberg asks: Hyperdrive: Have We Hit Peak Supercar?  It reminded me of how much crazy money is warping our realities. Their escalating presence here proves that the automotive Concours d’Elegance … The post Supercars and Hypercars appeared first on My Blog ..read more