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Going on an all day exursion to Pittsburgh today with a total of about 6 hours of driving, so I thought I'd get my rubbernecking out of the way before the trip by stopping at wreckedexotics.com this morning. This photo is from the Weird Accidents section. Now that's a pothole!..

Sorry to have been so long since the last entry... been a wild year for me. Let's see, what's been going on?..

Dear Dub, Now that Cash for Clunkers has put a lot of perfectly good cars into salvage yards, I can finally follow through on an idea I've had for years. I'm going to build the perfect car by using the best parts from whatever source, and show Detroit how it should be done. What do you think?..

Another historic UAW "victory" as workers at the Sterling Heights axle plant vote down the concessions Ford needs to stay competetive. Under the terms of the agreement, Sterling Axle was supposed to get new rear-wheel drive work that would have added about 100 jobs. Now, union sources fear that work will be given to Getrag Corp., a German supplier with a nonunion factory in North Carolina...

China has told the U.S. that it will take steps that could lead to higher tariffs on imports of autos made by GM, Chrysler and Ford. Steve Collins, president of industry trade group the American Automotive Policy Council, said Wednesday that U.S...

From freep.com The trusted magazine Consumer Reports heaped praise Tuesday on Ford Motor Co., which continues to gain momentum in the face of the global recession. "Ford is the only domestic automaker that's producing vehicles with world-class reliability," Rik Paul, Consumer Reports' automotive editor, said. He was in Detroit to announce the magazine's 2009 Annual Car Reliability Survey...

Daniel Howes' column in the Detroit News nails it in his opening paragraph. Old Detroit lives! Here, in the week before Ford Motor Co...

We are a nation that worships speed and power. And for good reason. Without power we would still be part of England and everybody would be out of work...

To promote its upcoming extended-range electric vehicle, the Chevy Volt, General Motors is playing a game of "name that color." If you've seen pictures of the Volt, you're likely already familiar with its greenish-silvery hue. A contest inviting the public to suggest a name for that color launched Friday and will continue through Nov. 4...

From the TimesArgus.com Cash for Clunkers put cash in the pockets of new car dealers this summer but left used car dealers scrambling to find pre-owned cars and trucks to sell. "The problem is we have a demand when we have no supply," said Kevin Smith of Springfield Auto Mart. He said his inventory of used vehicles is down 50 percent from normal levels...