“Yeah, there was a dwarf, right in the hub…”

Hey, a piece of auto-related pop culture ephemera that didn’t come from diskojoe! From back in the early days of Saturday Night Live (Season 1, Episode 10, 1975) comes “Mechanics Bedtime Story,” a skit featuring Dan Akroyd as a somewhat believable mechanic. Akroyd’s played quite a few characters heavily involved with old American iron: He […]

Haven’t we met somewhere before?

Longtime readers who receive the next issue of Hemmings Sports & Exotics (Feb 2011, on sale shortly!) may get a sense of de ja vu when viewing the next cover: the lovely Alfa and BMW pictured there have, indeed, been featured previously. Lest anyone think we’re slacking off and can’t find different cars to feature, […]