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2000 Chevrolet Malibu Review
By Chris Haak 04.01.2010 The phone rang one afternoon. "I got you a Malibu to drive." "Oh, OK. What year? Is it the current generation, a 2008 through 2010?" "Well,...
GM’s Advanced Design Pickup Trucks, 1947-1955
By Dennis Haak 01.28.2010 Sometimes, it's nice to take a step back from talk of bankruptcies, recalls, CO2 emissions, Cash for Clunkers, and the new-car market generally, and...
Requiem for the Rat
By Chris Haak 01.01.2010 December 18, 2009 marked a milestone that passed fairly quietly considering its significance in the automotive realm On that day, GM's Tonawanda,...
Neo-Classic Car: 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
By Chris Haak 10.22.2009 There weren't a lot of bright spots in the performance car universe in the mid-1980s. At the tail end of the malaise era, before Honda Accords had...
Rare Vehicle Sighting: 1973-78 GMC Motorhome
While on vacation at the beach in Delaware this past week with my family, we obviously happened to see many different sizes and types of RVs - large and small, old and new, Class...
That Essence Rare, or Memories of a Car Guy
By J. Smith 07.08.2009 What exactly is it about certain cars (or trucks) that allow them to embed themselves in our hearts and minds, regardless of logic or utility? By my...
Rare Vehicle Sighting: 1996 Volkswagen Golf Harlequin
By Chris Haak 02.27.2009 During my college years, I remember passing the local Volkswagen dealer and seeing a very odd-looking four-door Golf on the lot for sale. It didn't...
Dual-Clutch Gearboxes for the Future?
By James Wong 02.16.2009 For a long while now, people have had to live with compromises regarding their choice of gearbox. They either choose an all-out manual gearbox, one...
Neo-Classic Car: 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva SCX
When I tell most people that I used to own a 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva SCX, I typically get one of two reactions. Either they have never heard of the car before, or they have...
Interview: Buick Uses Younger Designers to Create Less-Geriatric Products
By Chris Haak 01.15.2009 Of all the cars that I saw in Detroit this past week, the one that struck me as most impressive from a production car, practicality, and value...