Three decades as an automotive journalist, author, broadcaster and photographer, and automotive consultant has introduced me to the greatest car enthusiasts on earth which now includes you. It’s been my passion to make automotive journalism, road testing, history, motorsport, racing, photography, restoring cars and concours judging my personal and professional life. My goal is to share this site with you. There’s no Facebook, Twitter, or Liking required, and you can’t spend any money here.
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-Matt Stone
It’s been a 10-year project, for a variety of reasons that don’t matter at this juncture. But it’s here and done and I’m pretty dang proud of it. Under the catagory of “It Takes A Village” it wouldn’t have happened at all without the willingness of the Boeckmann family — most particularly current spearhead, President,…
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The Sante Fe model nameplate has been a staple in the Hyundai lineup since it first appeared as a compact, two-row SUV for model year 2001. Over time its evolved over several generations, but until recently, it always remained a tw-row, compact to mid-size model. It was always a popular and consistent seller for the…
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Click on any photo to see it in hi res, full screen Sergio Pininfarina, 100 Years – Celebrating a Symbol of Italian Design and Industrial History At Salone Auto Torino (11–13 September), a photographic exhibition and the Ferraris that defined Sergio Pininfarina’s legacy Turin, 8 September 2026 – 8 September 2026, marks the 100th anniversary of…
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It is once again my privilege to serve as Master of Ceremonies for this marvelous, motorized celebration of Italian Style, something I’ve done for several years in a row now. My A-#1 Wing woman at the mic will be Classic and collector car influencer and dealer Colleen Sheehan, with a lifetime background in…
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The Detailing and Car Care products industry is constantly evolving. And Mothers is certainly not resting on its laurels of high-quality car care goods. I use them myself on my own little “fleet” that range from two One-Two year old vehicles that are finished with modern, basecoat/clearcoat paints, to an old German Sports car with…
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Toyota’s handy Highlander has been a stalwart member of Toyota’s North American SUV team since model year 2001. I evoked some of the charm of the RAV4 in a larger, 4-row size and platform. It’s been offered with a wide variety of powertrains too, including a conventional gas fired I-4, two different V-6s, and an…
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C’mon—you remember Morgan; that wonderfully close-coupled, hand built, utterly British sports car marque that’s produced four-wheeled cars, three-wheelers (with the two up front), two–four–and eight-cylinder powered models, in open roadster and closed coupe form. They’re cute as hell, a blast to drive, and English-charming to a fault. Morgan was founded in 1910,…
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Seems like an obvious message, but true and too often skipped… Any driver has to learn how to take care of their vehicle over time. Not only does it help it look its best, but it can impact everything from its performance ot its safety and even its long-term value. Here, we’re going to take…
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How old a vehicle is can have a big impact on how much money you end up spending on it. While newer cars typically have a higher price tag and higher insurance rates, older cars can be less fuel-efficient and less reliable. Somewhere in the middle the costs even out, but at just what age…
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Special Wish Department One-offs, Factory Anniversary Editions models, Top end tuners and specialty manufacturer models, Concept cars and design studies from independent design houses and coachbuilders. Street cars turned race cars, and vice versa. All of the specialist of the specialist Porsches described here; some you’ve known about but have never seen, others I’ll promise you’ve neve encountered in any way. Pages and pages of archival photos from the Porsche factory archive, plus a lot of new art. Foreword by Magnum Walker. More than 200 pages, and probably twice that many photos. Available from Autobooks Bookstore in Burbank, CA, publisher direct at Motorbooks.com, and also the eponymous Amazon.com. – Thanks for listening – MS
A few months ago, it was my particular privilege to host a fireside chat and interview with the incomparable Mario Andretti at the World of Speed Motorsports Museum in Wilsonville, Oregon. This is a marvelous automotive museum proximus to Portland, and if you’ve not yet been, then you must visit. It’s an engaging property, well assembled and displayed, its current exhibit “Mario Andretti: Racing Royalty” displaying 11 of Mario’s significant racing cars. The museum organized an evening attended by 350 or so people, featuring and dedicated to The Man, as its annual fundraiser, and I’m flattered that they asked me to join Mario on stage for an evening of talking about his life, family, and remarkable career (and some wicked fun storytelling). Also please visit worldofspeed.org
Here’s the link: dropbox.com
And here’s my post with photos from the same event: An EveningWith Mario Andretti at World of Speed — photos and video
