Mazda Has Always Been Weird
A trip to the Mazda Museum in Hiroshima proves that weirdness is in the brand’s DNA.
Talk About Chintzy Bitches
These seven mega-billionaires all drive cheap cars.
The Social History of the Toyota Supra
The 4th installment in my Car and Driver print series exploring the roots and meaning of an iconic, long-running automotive nameplate. This round covers four generations of the Toyota Supra.
Click on the thumbnail (and then click again) to view a crappy scan, or just buy the magazine on the newsstand, you chintzy bitch.
Know Your Designers: Giorgetto Giugiaro
My new series for Hagerty provides a primer on some of the best known designers in automotive history.
First up, is the winner of Car Designer of the Century, the man who penned the Lotus Esprit, the BMW M1, the Delorean, and the VW Golf: Giorgetto Giugiaro.
The Mille Miglia Comes to America
This weekend, the first international running of the famed 1000 Miglia vintage car race will happen in the United States, and you’ll be surprised by some of the American cars eligible to compete.
My First Story for Surface
“I don’t act, I don’t sing, and I’m not a dancer, so I express myself with ‘looks.'” My interview with legendary nightlife impresario Susanne Bartsch.
Click on the link above to view a crappy scan, or just buy the magazine on the newsstand, you chintzy bitch.
To G or Not To G
It looks like a cave painting of an SUV. It drives like a luxury car. It tackles steppe like a Catalan goat. It is a profligate toy in a category rife with extravagant waste. It is almost impossible not to love.
Electric Cars Go Mainstream, and Upscale
Your first (or next) electric car will not be made by some Silicon Valley startup.
The Orphan Chronicles V: Tulsa Automobile Corporation
Its first cars were unveiled in a bizarre ceremony in the lobby of the grand Hotel Tulsa, downtown. Potential customers, investors, and other interested parties were invited to the festivities, where the vehicles were christened by a young woman with a bottle of Tulsa-made gasoline. We hope that cigar smoking was discouraged.