The 1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7 as seen in On Her Majesty's Secret Service and driving by Diana Rigg's character. The red car features black details on the hood, including the silver head of a cougar in the center.

A Revisit to the Petersen Automotive Museum

February 16, 2022, 2 Comments

Last week my dad was in town, mainly so we could attend a NASCAR race at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (while a historic location and event, it won’t be featured on the blog, but you can see a few snaps on Instagram), however we also went to Disneyland and visited a few museums, including the…

Petersen Automotive Museum

June 6, 2017, 3 Comments

Over the weekend Patrick and I went to the Petersen Automotive Museum. Some of you might remember that Patrick and I visited in spring last year, but only for the unveiling of the Back to the Future DeLorean, and were unable to explore the rest of the museum. So it was nice to return and see…

“You built a time machine out of a DeLorean?”

April 22, 2016, 3 Comments

I’m all about preservation. Especially when it comes to preserving movie history, which is often more fragile than one would think. When people make movies, the props, sets, and even costumes are not made to last, or even made well really. They are made well enough to be shot and often just tossed. And then some…

Ciao Mi Amici, Luigi e Guido!

March 24, 2016, 3 Comments

While we were in Palm Springs, Disney California Adventure welcomed a new attraction to Cars Land, Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters. And I recently finished a parasol that was very fitting for the attraction, so we visited the other day to take a spin and debut my new parasol. Luigi and his close pal Guido are my…

Girls with Cars

February 13, 2014, 8 Comments

Now, normally I just go hunting for pictures of fabulously dressed women when rifling through old photos, but photos of cars stand out to me as well, for reasons described in Boys and Their Cars. So today, I bring you photos of girls with cars. Other Vintage Photograph Posts Clowning Around Real Fashionable Ladies Vol.…

Boys and Their Cars

July 12, 2013, 7 Comments

Here’s another peek into my vintage photograph collection… Growing up with a hot rodder for a dad, I have a very strong passion for old cars. Heck, my dad could be a series of posts, or even a whole blog. But right now, we’ll leave him outta the spotlight. The point is, one of the…

Race Days

June 30, 2013, 3 Comments

One weekend that I look forward to each summer is the weekend spend at Portland International Raceway for the Portland Historic Races with my dad. As odd as it may sound, the days spent at the track are some of the most relaxing. We’ve been going to the Historics for over ten years, and the…

Days with Dad

June 3, 2013, 6 Comments

When Patrick goes on business trips, I often decide to just go to my dad’s for the time he’s away. I love spending time with my dad since we share the same passions. The last few days were spent shopping, pricing inventory for the shop in Coburg, working on the newly acquired Cadillac hearse, and…

In the Land of Cars

November 14, 2012, 5 Comments

After visiting with my grandmother, Patrick, my dad, Ann, my sister Shannon and myself made it into Anaheim for three fun filled days at the Disneyland. Taking cues from our relative who has worked at the park for 45 years, we chose to go to California Adventure first to experience Cars Land and all I…

The Historics

July 9, 2012, 3 Comments

Each year for the past several years my dad and I have had a tradition of going to the Portland Historic Races at Portland International Raceway. I have always enjoyed the time with my dad and getting to see such fantastic old autos race around. The teams take very much pride in their race cars…