By Design: Cadillac CielNice try, no cigar yet.
Cadillac’s Ciel (“sky” or “heaven” in French, pronounced C-L) concept car is meant to establish a flexible template for future models. Cadillac has slogged along a twisted, costly, and often muddy path since the nameplate’s nadir with the Cimarron, trying to get back to its self-proclaimed status as [...]
By Design: Range Rover EvoqueBack to the beginning.
The three most striking British cars of the past sixty years were the original Alec Issigonis-designed Morris Mini-Minor/Austin Seven twins, the Jaguar E-type, and the 1970 Range Rover. In many ways, the Range Rover was the best of the three: it was the most original and the most [...]
Collectible Classic: 1952-1954 De Soto FireDomeThe cruiser’s Hemi.
The roaring 1920s saw the popularization of jazz music, professional sports, and women’s liberation, to name but a few pillars of modern culture. Among the car companies that weathered the first tumultuous years of the automotive industry, launching new brands was clearly another popular Jazz Age activity. General [...]
2011 Mazda MX-5 Miata: One wedding and a campus tourThe Miata visits Michigan State.
Since its arrival at the beginning of the summer, our Four Seasons Mazda Miata has rarely been parked long enough for the engine to cool. Imagine my surprise and delight, then, when its keys fall into my hands for a weekend; a [...]
2011 Mazda MX-5 Miata Summer: One wedding and a campus tourThe Miata visits Michigan State.
Since its arrival at the beginning of the summer, our Four Seasons Mazda Miata has rarely been parked long enough for the engine to cool. Imagine my surprise and delight, then, when its keys fall into my hands for a weekend; [...]
