Insights

Interestingly, while there are plenty of people who still snub the notion of a kit car, there are seemingly more motoring enthusiasts roaming the planet today who appreciate them.  What began in the 1950s with people scouring junkyards for frames or...

What is the Fiat Abarth? After exiting the North American market in the early 1980s, Fiat returned for the 2012 model year with the diminutive but adorable Fiat 500.  Available in a multitude of variations, the Fiat Abarth 500 would be the family h...

One of the deepest communities in the motoring world is that of the hot rod.  At least, in the United States.  In the good ol’ US of A, the hot rod is really its own culture, it’s not just a community, it’s a way of life – truly.  Hot rod ...

Fiat concepts, celebrity producers, and a Plymouth Barracuda At the 1963 Turin Auto Show, the Ghia G230 S was set on display.  Based on the Fiat 2300, the G230 S used a specially designed and constructed tubular spaceframe.  Two convertibles and ...

In 2010, while visiting a local car shop, the shop owner told me about a guy with a bunch of cars that were going to be for sale soon. We've all heard various stories over the years, and some of us have even had the chance to chase these alleged cars...

The Nissan Skyline GT-R Arguably, the beginning of the Nissan GT-R can be traced to 1957, when the Prince Motor Company, which would merge with Nissan in 1966, introduced the ALSI-1 luxury-performance sedan. Shinichiro Sakurai would have a heavy han...

In the summer of 1981, I was 17 years old. Full of spunk, I was ready to take on the world and to buy my own car. Most of the guys I was running around with had Camaros, Chevelles, and a few Fords sprinkled in the mix. Always wanting to be a little d...

Was the Triumph TR6 an all-new car? In short, no.  The TR6 offered buyers an all-new, sharper, blockier, more modern body style designed by Karmann of Germany, but was based upon the familiar chassis with the new 2.5L inline 6-cylinder engine that ...

The new Z started with a V For 1984, Nissan would unveil the new 300ZX, a car using much of the outgoing 280ZX chassis and overall architecture, but sporting an all-new 3.0L V-6 engine.  This was a bold departure from the inline six traditionally...

The differences between a TR2 and a TR3 At the Earl’s Court Motor Show of 1952, Triumph showed the first iteration of the TR2.  It was a popular attraction, and the company felt it would succeed very well in the United States.  Once production c...

There’s a lot of things to consider when buying a car online. With so many listings that can yield from a single search, sometimes you’re lucky and the car might be within traveling distance, but in most cases, the car is not. Many have asked me ...

The History of Triumph The Triumph TR line of cars largely put Triumph on the map and saved the company by making it a more valuable property than it ever had been.  Triumph Motorcars originated as the Triumph Cycle Company when Siegfried Bettmann ...