Pittsburgh's Most Valuable Bloger

We own made it through the recommendation time and own promptly stimulated on to the voting stage. The contest picks blogs from six categories ranging from Dining/Entertainment, Sports, Lifestyle, Local Affairs, Health/Fitness & Everything Else.

Little known history of the Chevrolet Bowtie.

Some automotive brands are pretty discharge around how their corporate logos own show your face around. Ford, Chrysler, Volkswagen, Porsche and Ferrari all show your face to mind. One that's not well branded, but furthermore masked with a morsel of mystery is the bowtie logo of GM's Chevrolet division.

Driven: 2012 VW Beetle Turbo

It's to finish now. The long awaited replacement representing the Volkswagen New Beetle is to finish hitting dealer lots.

Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix raises $200,000 for charity

Being a Pittsburgh based car guy and racing fan. I brag around the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix all the way through the day. Not single look after I fair cars and participate in the trial, but I furthermore fulfil as a associate of the Car Show Committee.

The most famous car in the world. Herbie

 Herbie

There's a batch of top film and television car lists. And Herbie the be keen on Bug is for eternity on so as to register. Some say so as to the Batmobile or James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 are digit single and the on the whole famous. But I think in fact the digit single is nothing other than Herbie.

Herbie

 Herbie

The hammer has precisely fallen on Herbie by the side of the Gooding & Company martin Scottsdale. I've been patiently awaiting this single. Bidding on track slow down by the side of $30,000. And unhurriedly crept up, struggling to progress to $50,000 beforehand bidding to conclude ended with the side in $60,000.

Picks from the Pittsburgh World of Wheels

the Pittsburgh World of Wheels

Fritz Holzer from RPM Hot Rods showed his 1954 GMC pickup which made its introduction by the side of the be evidence for. It's refreshing to comprehend a GMC as disparate to the more unexceptional Chevrolet trucks of this vintage. This truck oozes cool.

Love Bug

Love Bug

I was flattered to recently allow a story in print by The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn Michigan honoring car fans and their memories of their at the outset car. The stories are being collected as part of their "Driving America" exhibit. My story is not unlike millions of others memories of their at the outset car. But only some can say so as to they still allow their at the outset car. Not simply act I still allow my 1972 Super Beetle so as to was purchased in 1992, I plus still allow my at the outset new-fangled car. A 1999 VW New Beetle. Please read my story at this point. Driving America. Leave a little feed back at this point. Let me know almost your at the outset car memories.

Volkswagen setting records

Volkswagen setting records

Volkswagen is nix stranger to setting records. Come about it sales volume records or having a car swim across the English channel or the Panama Canal. Here's a new-fangled humanity disc notch in support of the belt.

Jerry Seinfeld working on a car show?

Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Adam Carolla, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld. These are precisely a only some of the names of large instant Hollywood car guys. Rumors are swirling so as to Jerry Seinfeld is working on a new-fangled be evidence for revolving around cars and a little of his comedic contacts.

51st annual Pittsburgh World of Wheels

It's to facilitate stage of day again kiddies. The start of the car fair season in Pittsburgh. The 51st once a year Pittsburgh World of Wheels begins this Friday, January 25th. We'll be jacket the event in specify in argument you can't nominate it. This day, stormy rod legend Gene Winfield will be on administer performing a chop on a solitary auspicious person's car.

Legendary hot rodder, Dean Jeffries, dead at 80.

Dean Jeffries

Perhaps preeminent renowned pro much of his bring about with the intention of was claimed by George Barris, Dean Jeffries was lone of the generally legendary men in automotive culture. He was the complete package. He was a metal hand, a visual artist, a designer, a car draftsman, stuntman. He did it all. I mean, everywhere sort out you commence?