Year: 2019
Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Centennial Era
Here’s another article I wrote for the Winter 2009 RM Magazine, on the landmark Centennial Era celebrations at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I was especially excited to have spoken with Mr. Donald Davidson, the Speedway’s resident […]
Blast From the Past – Sonny & Cher’s Swingin’ Mustangs!
Here is one of my first feature articles published in the Winter 2009 edition of RM Magazine, covering the pair of Mustang Convertibles built for fast-rising stars Sonny and Cher at Barris Kustoms in Los […]
The Feature Car and the Side Deal
As a veteran of the collector-car and business worlds, I have learned that no two interactions are ever the same. I also have grown to accept that people generally act in their own self-interest and […]
So Who’s This Dave Neyens Guy Anyway?
“Working from a home office in small-town Ontario, Canada on the North Shore of Lake Erie, Dave Neyens has been combining a lifelong love of all things automotive with his degree in History to help […]
I Like the Buick Reatta, and I Don’t Care Who Knows It!
When I wrote this article’s headline today, Will Ferrell’s lovestruck character from the hit Christmas movie Elf immediately came to mind. I understand the controversy to be stirred up by my statement. I’m ready for […]
Drag Racing ’70s Style!
A few years ago, I saw a post on the Street Legal TV blog that put a huge smile on my face: https://bit.ly/2XcmVuR . It featured a 5-minute video about a virtually unbeatable 1970s drag racer from […]
More on 1950 Ferrari 166 Inter 0049/S – Or, As They Say, “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished”
Experience is the greatest teacher, and I have to chalk the following up as one of the definitive learning experiences of my career in the collector-car field. I became involved with 1950 Ferrari 166 Inter […]
The Life and Rebirth of 1950 Ferrari 166 Inter 0049/S
In addition to chronicling the life of one of the first-ever batch of road cars to come from Enzo Ferrari’s workshops in Maranello, this article covers the often-fickle nature of the collector-car market. In particular, […]
Christopher Renwick – Architect of Today’s Classic-Car Industry
With the many billions of dollars’ worth of classic and collectible cars traded every year, it’s hard to imagine that the old-car industry is still only a few decades old. One of its pioneers is […]