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Nearly forty years ago, car enthusiast Bob Pass from St. Louis came up with the idea of shipping antique cars in enclosed trucks as opposed to the commercial flatbeds that had been used until that time. Open shipping was tough on freshly restored cars but there was no other option. Around 1970, he bought some [...]

Driving in to work very early this morning, I saw my first sign of spring. It wasn't budding trees or blooming flowers; it was much better than that. I saw my first two fun cars on the road this year. One was a beautifully restored/maintained, first generation Land Cruiser. The other was a very sharp, [...]

I think I've finally had it with Ohio winters.  Recent years have been "cold and wintery," with a fair amount of the white stuff, but this year winter has been downright nasty.  Sub-freezing temperatures for weeks!  Icy roads!  Tons of salt!  It's almost impossible to open a garage door to allow one's collector car to [...]

OK, so you're probably asking why Ohio.com needs a blog on cars. Since I'm not an employee of the Beacon Journal or any affiliated company, I really can't give you the business reasons for this decision. But as a lifelong gearhead and native of this area, I've got some ideas.
First and foremost, Northeast Ohio (Akron, [...]