For people of a certain age and the generations that followed thanks to re-runs one of the most popular police shows of all time is Adam-12. It ran from 1968 to 1975 […]
TV Show Police Car Spotted in Unlikely Place
Connecticut Convertible Season is Here!
Check out my recent article in Seasons Magazines about convertibles! https://seasonsmagazines.com/2025/06/summer-means-convertibles/ Here are few dream convertibles courtesy of Chat GPT. Below are a potential future Chrysler Imperial, Buick LeSabre and Buick Electra […]
Electric Vehicle Experiment, Round Three
I took a break from the gas station a few months ago and went electric for a week. I had an all electric Cadillac Lyriq for a loaner and for seven days […]
Snowstorm Casualty
I made it home from the TV station in the snow storm just fine, but a short time later I heard a loud crash. A big chunk of a my neighbor’s tree […]
Thanks for the Memories Roadmaster #2
For the past fifteen years or so I’ve owned a Buick Roadmaster, two in fact, but it is the end of an era a and what a fun time the House family […]
The 21st Century Woody Wagon is Here
It has been a while since an automaker has offered faux wood siding on a car, so for those of us who want that retro look that dominated the roads for decades, […]
Audrain Museum is a Quick Drive from Connecticut, it Just Lacks a Modern Day Woody
Chances are your car is a watered down version of an automotive designer’s dream. For example, when you think of a Cadillac, you probably think of this: not this: You can see […]
My Plug-in Experiment
Electric. Green. Environmental. Automakers are focusing on manufacturing more vehicles that do not run on gas, calling it the wave of the future. At the North American International Auto Show in in […]
A Taste of Italy on the Roads of New England
an attempt to appear cooler than we are I did not return to Italy this summer, but Italy came to me and it took me around New England. I live in Connecticut, […]
Elvis Drove This
I’m a big fan of Chrysler products from the late 1950s to early 1960s, a time in automotive history when fins grew on Chryslers, Dodges, Plymouths and DeSotos and then suddenly shrunk […]
Greenwich Concours
Spring and summer mean car shows when classic car owners take their beauties out after a long Connecticut winter. The Greenwich Concours D’Elegance features cars worth up to a few million dollars. […]
Reason #851 to Drive a Buick Roadmaster
Reason #851 to drive a Buick Roadmaster? They can last a very, very long time. When I was selling my first Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon at 155,000 miles a mechanic said to […]
My Manly Minivan Moment
“Which colors does it come in?” the wife of a friend of mine recently asked a car salesperson as they were about to finalize their purchase for a new family cruiser. “What […]
The Ultimate Woody Wagon
How would you like a classic woody wagon with seating for 12, or maybe 15? I found this awesome 1954 Chevrolet Estate bus on Ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/1954-Chevrolet-4400-WOODY-ESTATE-BUS/162689344814?hash=item25e10a652e:g:uJsAAOSwduNZzEe1&vxp=mtr and it is spectacular! Check out […]
2018 New York International Auto Show
Like any good car nerd I headed into Manhattan to catch the New York Auto Show. It’s full of glitz and gearheads as automakers show off their newest models under the glare […]
Return of a Car We All Grew Up In, Sort of
Almost every article and review about the new Buick Regal Tourx mentions a big name in automotive history, Roadmaster. That’s because the big Buick from a few generations was the last of […]
Reason #825 to own a Buick Roadmaster
Our vintage Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon hit the big 6-0 over the weekend: passing the 60,000 mile mark on the odometer. That averages to just under 3,000 miles a year on […]
A Woody Wagon Returns, Sort of
Faux wood paneled station wagons haven’t been manufactured since the 1990s, but one is back, on prime time television. The new CBS comedy “Young Sheldon” prominently features a 1980s Mercury Colony Park. […]
1957 on Display
As part of WFSB’s 60th anniversary celebration, we invited owners of some fantastic 1957 cars to a client party at the Connecticut Science Center. 1957 was the year tail fins on cars […]
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