Author Archives: Jim Koscs
Mercedes-Benz 280SL
Mercedes-Benz 280 SL: Beautifully Practical Should you be suspicious when you see the word “practical” used to describe a sports car? When a carmaker refers to a model as a “four-door sports car” or “the sports car of SUVs,” your
Mercedes-Benz 280SL
Mercedes-Benz 280 SL: Beautifully Practical Should you be suspicious when you see the word “practical” used to describe a sports car? When a carmaker refers to a model as a “four-door sports car” or “the sports car of SUVs,” your
1969-1970 Cadillac De Ville Convertible
1969-1970 Cadillac De Ville Convertible: Last of Its Breed For decades, there was perhaps nothing more elegant, more dashing or more dripping with status than a Cadillac Coupe DeVille convertible. A DeVille convertible was the be-all, end-all aspirational car for
1969-1970 Cadillac De Ville Convertible
1969-1970 Cadillac De Ville Convertible: Last of Its Breed For decades, there was perhaps nothing more elegant, more dashing or more dripping with status than a Cadillac Coupe DeVille convertible. A DeVille convertible was the be-all, end-all aspirational car for
1957 Chevrolet – America’s Car
1957 Chevrolet: America’s Car. American carmakers served up a dizzying array of beautiful, powerful, intriguing and memorable automobiles in the 1950s, one reason that cars of this period remain popular with collectors. You could drive yourself crazy and trigger
1957 Chevrolet – America’s Car
1957 Chevrolet: America’s Car. American carmakers served up a dizzying array of beautiful, powerful, intriguing and memorable automobiles in the 1950s, one reason that cars of this period remain popular with collectors. You could drive yourself crazy and trigger
Classic Chrysler Town and Country
Chrysler Town & Country: What Luxury Once Was Watching TV commercials for today’s luxury cars, you might begin to wonder, “What’s luxurious about a car doing power-slides over desert trails?” In car enthusiast vernacular, it’s called “hooning.” Somehow, that’s supposed
Classic Chrysler Town and Country
Chrysler Town & Country: What Luxury Once Was Watching TV commercials for today’s luxury cars, you might begin to wonder, “What’s luxurious about a car doing power-slides over desert trails?” In car enthusiast vernacular, it’s called “hooning.” Somehow, that’s supposed
Storing your Classic Car for Winter
Prepare You Car for Winter Sleep Much of the country will begin plunging into the cold, wet world of winter in just a few weeks, and many classic-car owners will put their treasures away until spring. Those of you
Storing your Classic Car for Winter
Prepare You Car for Winter Sleep Much of the country will begin plunging into the cold, wet world of winter in just a few weeks, and many classic-car owners will put their treasures away until spring. Those of you
Why You Should Try Waterless Car Wash
Why You Should Try Waterless Car Wash Years ago, it might have sounded like one of those too-good-to-be-true late night TV product pitches. Yet, today, “waterless car wash” is gaining popularity throughout the collector car community. If you like
Why You Should Try Waterless Car Wash
Why You Should Try Waterless Car Wash Years ago, it might have sounded like one of those too-good-to-be-true late night TV product pitches. Yet, today, “waterless car wash” is gaining popularity throughout the collector car community. If you like
Why Buy a Classic Car from a Dealer
Why Buy a Classic Car from a Dealer? Owning a classic car should be an exciting experience, something that rekindles old memories while making new ones. The hobby is stronger than it’s ever been, and there are more ways
Why Buy a Classic Car from a Dealer
Why Buy a Classic Car from a Dealer? Owning a classic car should be an exciting experience, something that rekindles old memories while making new ones. The hobby is stronger than it’s ever been, and there are more ways
Austin-Healey 3000
Austin-Healey 3000: Rule Britannia! In a quest to define the quintessential postwar British roadster, the Austin-Healey 3000 is surely a top contender. Built from 1959 until the end of 1967, this swanky six-cylinder sports car pulled the 1950s about as
Austin-Healey 3000
Austin-Healey 3000: Rule Britannia! In a quest to define the quintessential postwar British roadster, the Austin-Healey 3000 is surely a top contender. Built from 1959 until the end of 1967, this swanky six-cylinder sports car pulled the 1950s about as
2006-2010 BMW E60 M5
BMW E60 M5: If Ferrari Built a Sedan (E60 M5 – photo courtesy OSX) The latest BMW M5 belts out 600 horsepower and a massive 553 lb-ft of torque from its twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8. And yet, many BMW M aficionados
2006-2010 BMW E60 M5
BMW E60 M5: If Ferrari Built a Sedan (E60 M5 – photo courtesy OSX) The latest BMW M5 belts out 600 horsepower and a massive 553 lb-ft of torque from its twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8. And yet, many BMW M aficionados
1995-1998 Porsche 993 Last of the Air-Cooled 911 series
It will be 20 years this August that Apple introduced its first iMac, which began a dramatic reversal of fortunes for the then-struggling computer maker. Around the same time, the last air-cooled Porsche 911 models were leaving the building. Two
1995-1998 Porsche 993 Last of the Air-Cooled 911 series
It will be 20 years this August that Apple introduced its first iMac, which began a dramatic reversal of fortunes for the then-struggling computer maker. Around the same time, the last air-cooled Porsche 911 models were leaving the building. Two