By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Preston Tucker has been described as a hopelessly naive genius, a con man . . . or some combination of both. The evidence suggests he genuinely wanted to build cars — not filch people’s wallets. No doubt, he played fast and loose. So do most entrepreneurs. They have to.
Tax By Mile Cometh
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Oregon — home of things uber trendy — has become the first state to begin dunning motorists by the mile rather than by the gallon. The “pilot” program begins July 1 — and will be implemented by the Oregon DOT in partnership with something called Sanef ITS Technologies America and […]
Back Door for “Real” ID?
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist You may have thought — hoped — you could dodge the creepy “real” ID driver’s license the feds have been pushing since the terrorists who hate us for our freedoms gave the feds the excuse they needed to take away our freedoms. Including, for instance the freedom to travel. Without […]
The Almost Muscle Car: Chevy Monza, 1975-1980
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The ’70s (and early ’80s) were Weird Years for the car industry. The muscle car era of the ’60s was fading fast, but the fumes still lingered… what would come next? What would be in between? Chevy’s answer — well, one of them — was the Monza 2+2.
Neglected Maintenance
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist If you grew up in the pre-Interwebs, pre-computer world, you’ll remember how often cars needed This or That. Which is probably why people were more aware of car maintenance in those days. You really didn’t have much choice. Today, it’s easy to neglect maintenance stuff because there’s less to do […]
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