Thursday
July 2017
Written by Brett, Posted in General & Random
Chester Bennington and I went for a joyride this spring. Our long conversation ended up being the last interview he gave to Billboard. In the wake of his tragic suicide today, I was asked to write something about our time together, and share some previously unpublished excerpts.
Tuesday
July 2017
Written by Brett, Posted in Car and Driver
Between 1968 and 1970, Datsun would introduce the 510 sedan, the 240Z sports car, and a new-generation compact pickup, all of which became legendary. Their predecessors, the cars you’d find in a Datsun store earlier in the 1960s? Not so much.
Thursday
July 2017
Written by Brett, Posted in Billboard
One would imagine that Rolls-Royce would have been horrified by Lennon’s “customization” of their car. But they seem to be celebrating it as a brand virtue.
Wednesday
July 2017
Written by Brett, Posted in Car and Driver
There were more than 50 American-made sports cars available in the years between the end of the war and the introduction of the Chevrolet Corvette in 1953. But perhaps none are as important or intriguing as the cars made by Sterling Edwards, even if he only managed to make about a half-dozen over as many years.
Tuesday
July 2017
Written by Brett, Posted in Autoweek, General & Random
“Remember What Would Jesus Drive?” Lutz says. “I always said, he might well drive a Hummer because he was living out in the desert with all those disciples. What else is he going to drive?”
Monday
July 2017
Written by Brett, Posted in Architectural Digest
These days, the world’s most expensive cars tend to be Italian and Post-War. These seven rare beauties meet both of those prerequisites.
Wednesday
July 2017
Written by Brett, Posted in Car and Driver
Ain’t nothin’ but a G thang, baby.
Three diff-locked G’s so we’re crazy.
The latest installment in my “Social History Of…” column for Car and Driver. Click on the thumbnail above (and then click again) to read a crappy scan, or just buy the magazine on the newsstand, you chintzy bitch.
Thursday
June 2017
Written by Brett, Posted in BOAT International
If they’re not coming back, why are there so many of them?
Click on the thumbnail above (and then click again) to view a crappy scan, or just buy the magazine on the newsstand, you chintzy bitch.
Wednesday
June 2017
Written by Brett, Posted in Autoweek
“If you’re in the audience, it just looks like a bunch of weird skits.”
