Irv’s Odometer Rolls Over to 70

Volvo’s gregarious unofficial head of brand relations, Irv Gordon, is celebrating his 70th birthday today.

Irv is famous for not only his welcoming smile and willingness to talk Volvo with all who inquire, but for being the Guinness Book of World Records-holder of the title of the most miles driven by a single owner in a non-commercial vehicle. The […]

Has the Big Noise been silenced?

We don’t often do this, but when a legitimately historic vehicle goes missing, we often try and find it.  Here’s an example. When I was writing “Miller’s Time,” the book that tells the life story of longtime Roger Penske confidant Don Miller, he mentioned that he’d like to find the race car depicted in this […]

Getting Ready for the Weekend: Part II

Completely forgetting that the MLB All-Star game was on, I jetted out to the garage to get the ball rolling – so to speak – on the ‘56 Roadmaster. After removing the rest of the grates, I was finally able to get a pavement view of the floorboards, rockers and lower body panels, not to […]