Class of ’85: Jeep Cherokee

Image via oldcarbrochures.com You knew this was coming, especially after the Jeep ad insert scan I posted last month. Yes, SUVs have been with us in highway-clogging numbers for a quarter-century now, and the model that many auto historians hold responsible for popularizing the compact SUV is the Jeep Cherokee, known to its fans as […]

Match Rocket Matchbox

We must first stress that playing with matches is a dangerous activity. Please take care not to burn the house down while deep frying turkeys or lighting up a chiminea full of gasoline-soaked scrap wood this holiday weekend. That being said, building and launching match rockets can be a fun activity for adults and kids […]

Muscle Turns – 1970s Bathurst 1000

Zone out for sponsored pre-roll of this video. Listen for the funky notes from the introduction of Papa Was a Rolling Stone by the Temptations. Zone in. In the words of the narrator… One minute to go. Motors now revving up. Flag’s up. Thousands of horsepower will be unleashed in seconds. There it goes! And […]