Dry air, and a temperate climate, combine to make southern California a vintage vehicle mecca. On a recent trip, after about a year locked down […]
Vintage Vs Virus
The Covid virus continues to take a horrendous toll on lives and livelihoods, so our sympathies go out to those who have had personal and […]
Vehicluar Diplomacy Revisited
The world can always use ideas for bringing people together while celebrating differences. Back in 2009, Classic Velocity offered an idea which gained zero traction […]
On selling an airhead
If you normally sell your vehicle via a high-end concierge auction service, where your only knowledge of the transaction is an eventual slight bump in […]
Proof of Passion
It is a rare fan of vintage iron, that does not also possess a few other items which indicate that they are a fan. Who […]
Platform As Canvas
Somehow, the cars of mid-20th-century Germany lend themselves more than the products of any other nation, to become platforms for Art. Why? I do not […]
Two Teutonic Transformations
Recently we offered a post that was titled Old is the New New. Well nothing says old like a BMW boxer. A basic design from […]
The RT Legacy
There are some lessons that I cannot seem to learn. There are many instances on these pages of the CV garage returning over and over […]
New is Old….Again
It\’s official, we have run out of ideas. Electric cars, not new. Medicinal herbs, not new. Organic food, not new. Driverless cars, not new. Faded […]
On Getting Soaked
It has been a long time since I have gotten really and truly soaked while riding a motorcycle. Years in fact. It happened now and […]
Collecting Nuances
In visiting museums and collections, I would always be intrigued and amazed by those who were very focused in their acquisitions. Just one marque, or […]
On Receiving Gifts II
A bit of recycling here from 2012, but it became relevant once again due to this quote we stumbled across this holiday season in Santa […]
Anthropologic Vehicular Archeology
I was searching for items for a swap meet which was only a day away. As usual, this had turned into a last minute need […]
On Driving On The Left
I grew up driving on the left. In fact, I’m not even sure at what point I learned that there was an alternative. I also […]
The $800 CV Boot Revisited
Some summer recycling here with a post from 2010 made relevant again due to a current S mall repair that turned into a much bigger bill. […]
A Fuel’s Errand
Simplicity is good. Few moving parts, a basic electrical layout, black paint, no frills. This could be a description of the Ford model T, but […]
Weekend Warriors
Being in the midst of building a street car that can go to the track and pass tech inspection, I am struck by the contrast […]
On Being Far Away
Joshua Tree National Park is thousands of miles from home. It does not look like home. It does not smell like home. It is dry […]
The Era Error
The Classic Velocity crew considers the postwar period from the late 1940s to the late 1970s to be an era. Why? Because it is a […]
Of Krausers and Kronenburgs
Right there, between the doors of the two door garage, in a pair of cubby holes designed to fit them, were a pair of Krausers. […]