Why am I showing off my VHS collection of old @motorweek.bsky.social episodes? Because I had the chance to interview John Davis, and learned some "behind the scenes" facts about the show. You could learn them too, ya know: www.hagerty.com/media/automo...

I was today years old when I learned the first car ever seen by a @motorweek.bsky.social camera was two-tone brown. Not just one brown, but two shades of brown. This is a magnificent day for me. And for you too!

You probably got a point there, you lovely small block Camaro racing in the 24 Hours of Lemons!

I thought I knew it all when it came to part numbers to restore pre-2000s Fords. Apparently not, because Dearborn in 1983 was all about that Cash Money, baby!

There's only one frunk that comes close to the Ford Lightning, and it ain't the Cybertruck.

Teaching Google Gemini about a long-forgotten tuner of the OG Ford Explorer has been...actually I got nothing out of it. Hopefully someone else will!

Last week's 24 Hours of Lemons shenanigans got me wishin' this photo was actually taken in the late 1990s, when there was a ghost of a chance that Ford would campaign a Focus ZX3, Aerostar, and two Merkurs on a road course. Anything is possible if your delusions pack the requisite grandeur!

Dammit Google, stop reminding me of my awesomeness.

When is a throwback more than just a throwback? When I say so? Hopefully you also agree. www.hagerty.com/media/opinio...

Editing my photos of the Countach LPI 800-4 for the next #vellumvenom and I am starting to wonder how much a kidney goes for on the black market. You know, asking for a friend.

Tuning the brightness of polarized film on a digital gauge cluster (that nobody is stupid enough to restore) is playing automotive restoration on hard mode.

Be it passive radiator speakers or pushrod V6s, sometimes you get a lot of punch in a little package. Sometimes.

Thanks to social media buzz about them, I took a serious look at two radically modern car designs. Perhaps the wrong minimalist wedge made production?

Had to dust off a classic because my stupid smartphone wasn't cuttin' it. But before that, some motivation.

2011 wasn't a bad year, but there were way too many oversized implements of promotion. 1994, OTOH, was wicked cool. Backdating for the win.

Hey look, I was quoted by @sajeevmehta.bsky.social in Hagerty. www.hagerty.com/media/hagert...

I put a deposit down, so I had to write about it. Who else in the market bought a compact Ford Ranger when it was new, and is now taking a hard look at how @slateauto.bsky.social can replace it? www.hagerty.com/media/opinio... Want to see things from my unique perspective? Well, there's the link!

I am usually not an impulse buyer, especially for a vehicle. But @slateauto.bsky.social tugged at my heartstrings, and my dream of a practical and affordable EV truck that's Made in America is impossible to resist. It may replace my Ford Ranger, so join me on that journey as it unfolds on Hagerty.

How I long for the day when floor mats are as brown as a paint-to-sample Porsche can be. (Should be.)

I mean if your world doesn’t turn upside down at 110 miles an hour, you’re clearly flying too close to the sun.

Me: Crud, I need a photo of an automotive Easter Egg for an article I am writing. Car: Hey moron, forgot about me? Come to the garage and look in my eyes. Me: That's kinda mean, but thank you!

It's easy to love the W123 as a vintage design from a famous automaker. But many elements of its design should come back into new MB products, they would be more unique and desirable in the market with them. (mostly the luxuriously horizontal grille!) www.hagerty.com/media/opinio...

The more time I spend with the Lyriq, the more I love the thing. It could use more neck snapping acceleration and maybe a couple more buttons (like the glovebox) but it's making me love the luxury CUV genre. Even the boot up screen is 🔥 Lease one while they are still cheap, this won't last forever!

This morning I wondered if anyone has ever considered playing Grand Theft Auto but only using public transport. Turns out someone has: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJhw...

So...if you had the opportunity to interview Virgil Exner Jr., a successful car designer with a very famous father, what would you want to ask him? (Yes, I am openly asking for outside opinions. This might make the interview better for everyone who reads Hagerty.)

car-chitecture is a real thing

I probably don't need to photograph junk this well for an eBay auction, but hey, maybe doing so will find this Cadillac Voyage concept a home that's better than mine. Pricing it below everyone else probably won't hurt, either.

No, but 40-ish years of mainstream audio acceptance has changed our world...for the better!

Love is finding an unobtainium Ford/Sony MiniDisc player on this special day. Oh, if only love wasn't so hard to find!

Life takes some twists and turns, including photographing a Cosworth steering wheel with a hunk of ginger root. It seems some steering wheels get to win races, others get photographed with a root vegetable.

Here's a great life hack for quicker Google searches with fewer ads and no ridiculous AI Overviews: use curse words in your query. You're welcome.

Sneaky. I almost fell for it!

I hereby challenge the notion that Volvo should be famous for their bricks. www.hagerty.com/media/opinio... It's time to embrace their stunning shoulder lines, as you shall see in the Vellum Venom episode above.

How can the name of a car design column turn into a "paint color option?" Go home AI, you're drunk.

Bro at the HEB stopped me to ask if I’ve watched Ted Lasso, suggesting I looked like the journalist Trent Crimm. Do journalists have a vibe? But I don’t see the connection, because: 1. I’m a lefty 2. My St. Laurent specs are different 3. My face shows the toll that journalism takes on a man

There are many faces to the Ford Festiva, and some of them are brand new, ready for delivery if you live in Tunisia. www.hagerty.com/media/automo... But forget about the Festiva being a global icon of minimalist transport, because it's also a firecracker. You heard me, now click the link above.

I present to you the 3 Keys to owning a classic car for dirt cheap. 1. Buy from a Dead Brand associated with popular ones that are still alive. 2. Buy from a era that time has forgotten. 3. Buy a Sedan...only a Sedan. www.hagerty.com/media/market...

This looks like a "Houston snowpocalypse" post, but it's much more than that. These Keter mid-century looking storage sheds are beautiful, and now I have room for projects of the automotive variety. More to come from your favorite automotive journalist! (Just pretend this last part is true!)

We don't need no stinkin' headlights when we have the (wait for it) B R O W N

Helen of Troy had a face that launched a thousand ships, but one Oldsmobile fascia launched millions of cars in its minimalist, plastic clad wake. www.hagerty.com/media/automo... You need to know about the 1982 Firenza, because failures on the face of it might have actually been a success!

I need this house in my life, so I can have a home for all my slanty automotive dream cars of the Malaise Era.

Even wonder if a wide body Porsche could be the same price as a new Camry? Wonder no more. www.hagerty.com/media/car-pr... The choice between trading-in your daily or getting a second car is simple. Go on, click the link above and learn more about Miles Works and their wide body 986 Porsche!

TIL we once used engine vacuum to inflate our tires. We used to be a country of innovations, presumably horrible ones.

This is ridiculous. Not sure if the website or the browser is to blame, but me and them got a big problem when it comes to gooey, delicious cookies that are so big that the middle is basically still a liquid.

TFW nobody told the graphic designer that earth tones might be in play. Oof, people need to order these Olive Rangers without the bed graphics!

It's cold outside, so it's time to see if vintage shop mugs are good for chai like they were for coffee back in the day. Mission Accomplished: though it should spill itself if I put a Starbucks chai in it.

The irony of protecting your door lock from key scratches while ignoring the jewelry scratches from the door handle is borderline delicious. But who here is old enough to remember when every Kmart has these "Limited Edition" lock savers?

Once in a blue moon I get my hands on the automotive equivalent of Brutalism and get to park it next to a concrete treasure like the Hotel Marcel. www.hagerty.com/media/opinio... What else was I gonna do here but write the next #vellumvenom? Come on, you know you want to click the link.

This interior needs to make production again, immediately! This is a 1980 Toyota Corolla, so let's just slam it into a new Corolla and call it a day.

I am aware that modern headlights are a million times better than the sealed beam and composition lights of my youth, but optional "cornering lights" with the turn signals needs to come back in a big way for safety...and to signal wealth! (Get it? Signal wealth??? I am seeing myself out.)