by Joe Farace | Aug 16, 2019 | *All Posts
Today’s Post by Asher Pavel First some background: The Ford Taunus was sold by Ford of Germany and via Mercury dealers here in the US. The model line was introduced in 1939 and was named after Germany’s Taunus mountain range. It was offered in several versions...
by Joe Farace | Aug 14, 2019 | *All Posts, Ford, Porsche
Today’s Post by Joe Farace Personal Note: As some of you know, I had surgery on my right hand in July. Having gone through three successive casts/braces I’m on my final one that with any luck at all, will be removed on August 20, depending on what the surgeon...
by Joe Farace | Aug 5, 2019 | *All Posts, ALMS, Audi
Today’s Post by Joe Farace As Jason Anderson advised in his post, How to Keep Your Sensor Clean, he suggests that you to “avoid changing lenses outdoors because dust can enter from uncontrolled areas and it’s the place where you have the least...
by Joe Farace | Aug 2, 2019 | *All Posts, Porsche
Today’s Post by Joe Farace When I was a kid I was sure that in the near future we would all be driving cars that would not only look like rocket ships but could fly. In the early ‘80s, Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner (set in 2020) showed flying police cars but...
by Joe Farace | Jul 17, 2019 | *All Posts, Volvo
Today’s Post by Joe Farace I bought my first imported car, the 1958 Volvo PV444 shown in the fuzzy photo below, back in 1964 for the princely sum of $395. As a steelworker and staunch union man, my father was not amused. The PV444 was Volvo’s first unibody...
by Joe Farace | Jul 12, 2019 | *All Posts, Dodge, Porsche
Today’s Post by Joe Farace As I continue my quest for a new project car, the cost of cars is always on my mind. You can hear me talk about my search on this video. Update: For a short time I was chasing a Mitsubishi 3000GT and found a nice one price-wise but it...