When I first moved to Hong Kong over two decades ago the taxi we rode in from the old Kai Tak airport was a Toyota Crown Comfort. On various visits to Japan the taxis were, you…
Longevity and the Toyota Crown Comfort
Bradley GT
Back in the creative sixties and seventies kit cars were a relatively common thing. In Australia the kit sports car of choice was the Bolwell. It was based on General Motors Holden parts and for not…
What Price a DeLorean?
The story behind the creation of the DeLorean, and the demise of the company that created them is the sort of story that Hollywood really could have picked up and done something with. So in this…
The Car That Ran on Tequila
I wonder how many of you attended a “Back to the Future” party on 21st October 2015, the future date that Marty McFly and the Doc travel to in the second movie? The guesses the script…
1963 Johnson Shipley Bonneville Land Speed Record Holder
The Johnson Shipley Bonneville racer auction on eBay ended on 15th October at 5:00am with a bid of US$80,000.00. You can find the eBay auction page if you click here. This car, which was one of…
Toyota Kikai 2015 Concept Car
Wandering down the main street of the town where I live today I saw a hot rod based on what looked like a 1938 Ford Model 48 utility (or pick-up for our US readers). It was…
