The Classic Machines
The Classic Machines
The Mini
(Originally published in January, 2022) During the 1950s, North America experienced unprecedented economic growth. Still, on the other side of the pond in Europe, things were very different: they were trying to rebuild the continent from the ashes of WWII, and the economic situation was dire. For those fortunate enough to afford a new car,…
High River Show and Shine
One of the coolest things about this blog is that friends and relatives keep sending me pictures from their travels and classic car meetings. This time, my good friend Márcio Ribeiro, who lives in Calgary, AB, sent me a photo coverage of the 5th High River Show and Shine. We met Márcio and his family…
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Drag Racing Scenes, 2025/2026
From time to time, my good friend Paulo “Kuelo” shares photos of his travels with the MRB Motorsports team. These trips involve drag-race competitions in both Brazil and the USA. When I came to work for Powertech in 2008, Kuelo was already a veteran there. A couple of years ago, he left and joined MRB…
My Favorite Quote of the Week.
On February 11, 1990, after intense pressure and boycotts from the international community, Nelson Mandela was released unconditionally by the South African fascist government after spending 27 years behind bars for his resistance against the apartheid regime. “May your goals reflect your hopes, not your fears.” He was sent to prison for believing in what…
The Legend of The Golden JAWA
Researching for a post can be extremely rewarding; it is an amazing process of discovery, especially when the writer dives into a subject they love. Usually, when we dig into one specific detail of the subject, other interesting details will emerge. Details we can’t leave behind. In the end, a text meant to be a…
JAWA Moto
In my last post, I wrote a bit about the joy of visiting junkyards with my dad during my early teens. That post also brought back memories of a family that moved into our neighborhood during those years. A family that owned a motorcycle junkyard. The boys often brought home old bikes they thought they…
Catch of The Day – 1968 MG “Midget”.
In the 1920s, the British auto industry created a trend that became one of the most popular and enduring in the history of the automobile: the British roadster. The idea couldn’t be simpler: take a chassis from an existing passenger car, fit it with the most spartan body possible, tune the mechanicals for sportier performance,…
