"A Man And His Vices"

This news came as a sudden surprise today, forcing me to punt my scheduled Ride of the Week post ahead into 2021. My apologies to Mark Bennardi and his ’68 GTO, but I had to write something about this ride, “Clyde”, and, more importantly, his owner Tom Henry. 

"A DGATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY"

Station wagons are a rare sight these days at the local small-town car show. So, when this pristine Dodge Custom 880 was backing into the cruise-in at the Hughesville Dollar General, I helped guide it into a space, then immediately pounced on the owner.

In this episode we catch up with our friend and fellow car guy, “New York” Vinnie Richichi, car reviewer and host of DriveTime Radio on KKNW AM in Seattle, WA. We’ll ask Vinnie about his experience with car shows and how he got to be a car reviewer. Also, see how you can give Car Show Life g…

I was attracted to this gorgeous specimen of American Iron from the 1950s simple by its name and theme, “Angel Eyes”. I asked the owner for the back story and it was quite simple. His wife liked angels.

When I saw this car at a show back in July, I had to know more about it. But the owner wasn’t around to tell its story (<cough> Someone needs a car show life show board <cough>). Anyway, I had to endure a few more missed connections throughout the summer to finally catch up with …

Jim Bower is the third owner of this 1964 Chevy Impala with 29,000 original miles. It first belonged to his Aunt Margaret, who passed it over to her brother, Neil. When Uncle Neil bought the car, it sat for about 10 years before he did anything to it.