David Greenlees over at The Old Motor recently posted this photo of a pair of eight-wheeled trucks – one apparently a school bus, the other a stakeside – and wondered aloud who built them and why. I think we have an answer. When David mentioned that the photo was possibly taken in San Francisco, I […]

From hanging around AMC nuts for a few years, we’ve noticed that Gremlin owners really like themes as a way to make their cars stand out from the crowd – as if it took anything more than simply being a Gremlin to stand out from the crowd. We’re guessing, based on the presence of a […]

Over the last few years, the dwindling amounts of ZDDP in off-the-shelf engine oils have sent many collector-car enthusiasts scrambling for alternatives that include enough zinc to keep their engines with flat-tappet camshafts running. Diesel oil worked for a while, and we even heard some accounts of guys crushing up tablets of raw zinc to […]