by Larry Printz | Mar 26, 2021
No doubt you’ve looked in your car’s rearview mirror lately. But did you know it’s an innovation that came from racing? Probably not. It was used at the first Indianapolis 500 by driver Ray Harroun piloting a Marmon Wasp with a 3-inch-by-8-inch mirror mounted above...
by Michael Strong | Mar 22, 2021
Hippity hoppity Jeep is on its way — to Utah with four new concepts for the annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari. Stellantis’ go-anywhere brand is a mainstay at the event, which it uses like a living laboratory. The rugged trails give the brand a chance to put products...
by Larry Printz | Mar 2, 2021
If California never existed, and you had to create the ultimate Californian, he would be Bruce Meyers: surfer, artist, war hero, boatbuilder, Baja racer, and creator of the Meyers Manx, aka the fiberglass dune buggy. Meyers died of myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 12, 2021
The smog that frequently hangs over cities like Los Angeles, Paris, Mumbai and Beijing may seem like a reality of modern life, but it’s also responsible for significantly more deaths, as well. It causes as many as one in five premature deaths, in fact, according to a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 11, 2021
Each year on Feb. 11, just before Valentine’s Day, they have unique holiday in Flint, Michigan. It’s called “White Shirt Day,” and it marks the day in 1937 when workers ended the strike against the General Motors that elevated the power of the United Auto Workers...
by Larry Printz | Feb 8, 2021
General Motors President Mark Reuss recently announced that Super Cruise, the company’s hands-free semi-autonomous driver-assistance system, will be optional on 22 vehicles by 2023. First launched in 2017 on the Cadillac CT6, which ended production last month,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 2, 2021
It was one of the most iconic cars of the 1980s – and yet also one of the industry’s biggest flops. Now, 40 years after the original DeLorean DMC-12 made its debut, there are signs that it could be headed for a comeback. No, the original stainless steel-bodied sports...
by Larry Printz | Jan 27, 2021
Continuing its program of issuing fresh versions of classic vehicles from its past, Jaguar Classic is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its celebrated C-type race car with limited production run of new C-type Continuation cars. “Driven by some of the most-admired...
by Larry Printz | Jan 20, 2021
Have you ever wondered why an automaker gave a vehicle a particular name? The name bestowed upon a vehicle can often play a big role in its long-term success. Some names don’t fit the vehicle while others, especially some of those that have been around for some time,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 18, 2021
If you’re one of the many potential buyers eagerly awaiting the launch of the Volkswagen ID.Buzz, the highly anticipated rebirth of the VW Microbus, expect to wait just a little bit longer. Originally set to reach showrooms sometime in 2022, the German automaker now...
by Larry Printz | Dec 31, 2020
Many new car dealers love the brands they sell. But few, if any, continue to sell the brand once it’s failed. That wasn’t true of Jack Carl Miller, who died Mon., Dec. 28, 2020, in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Miller was 82, and known for running the business his father...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 15, 2020
Editor’s Note: Finding that perfect item for the car nut on your shopping list gets tougher and tougher every year. TheDetroitBureau will be offering up some suggestions during the next few days in hopes spreading some holiday cheer — or easing the headache...
