Rear View
Our Rear View column takes a look back on times when these cars we drive were new. My how times have changed . . .|
My First. . . Satellite First cars often hold a special place in the hearts and memories of car enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts alike. I took a look back recently on My First. . . Daily Driver! May 23, 2003 Modern Cars, Classic Rock Auto manufacturers spend millions of dollars to play us our favorite songs and hope the feeling we get from the music will transfer itself to the cars they want to sell us. May 17, 2003 Hollywood Hotrods "Car culture has been translated into film and television for as long as those mediums have existed. Here are some of our favorites" May 7, 2003 New Year "As dark as that day was, we had no idea that even darker days lie ahead." December 15, 2001 '80s Punker Cars "Yuppies replaced Hippies, Hondas replaced Fords and Corporate sponsored Pop music replaced Rock 'n Roll." November 15, 2001 Wasted Talent at the WTC "This was my first pilgrimage into NYC, and to say I was overwhelmed would be an understatement." October 15, 2001 Bumper Stickers "children clawed out tons of bituminous coal prior to walking to school in the snow, uphill both ways." September 15, 2001 |
Nostalgia "A Sunday drive in a Desoto will cleanse all your modern ills in the baptismal waters of nostalgia." August 15, 2001 Highway Hypnosis "...windshield, radio, side mirror, girlfriend, windshield, girlfriend, radio then girlfriend." July 15, 2001 ''Classic'' Cars "At the risk of insulting some folks, I do not consider a 1986 Chrysler Voyager a classic." June 15, 2001 Best Car Chase "...the abuse these vehicles take on celluloid is both delightful and saddening at the same time." May 15, 2001 1971 versus 1974 "The vast differences between our cars, his hot-rod and my old lady car, makes it difficult to compare them." April 15, 2001 Old Songs "Just because I choose to drive a thirty-year-old car doesn't mean I'm not a modern guy." March 15, 2001 |
