There have been rumblings about automakers suggesting that the octane in the gasoline be raised at the pumps. They claim it is in response to the 2025 U.S. government’s tentative mandate of 54.5 mpg required across entire fleets. I must admit that this is a pretty daunting task to undertake seeing a road...
By Yvette Vanderbrink One thing great about the country we live in is that America gives us the freedom to do anything that we want to do. Kerry McAvoy, is no exception. This southern gentleman started from humble beginnings in Wilks County, Georgia. His dad farmed and owned a sawmill where Kerry helped his...
My Gramma Johnson always talked about Pearl Harbor and the devastation of the Japanese Attack that day. She talked about hearing the news on the radio and wondering if it was the end of the world. Fifteen years ago the World Trade Center attacks occurred and I can understand how my Gramma Johnson felt...
Technology is moving at a fast pace and computers are rapidly taking over the place of humans. We’ve seen Kiosks for ordering your meals, self-checkouts at stores, and now self-driving cars. John Deere has had GPS guided tractors for some time. I’ve ridden in one and it’s pretty amazing. But you still have to...
It happens every so often when the earth, moon and stars align. It is one of the most cherished things any car junkie could ask for. A whole weekend to yourself, out in the garage unencumbered, is like your own personal holiday. I was fortunate enough to have one such weekend recently, and I...
For Ken Brownlee, Ford was the “only” car manufacturer. When he was a kid, he would sneak out and run down to the local dealership to see the new models and watch the mechanics do their mechanical magic. When he finally scraped up enough money, he bought a Model A Ford and dated his...
The story behind Kenny Buttolph’s unusual 1950 Olds 88 If you ask retired Old Cars Weekly Research Editor Kenny Buttolph what kind of man he’d call himself — and I have — he’d say he’s a Buick man. That surprised me — I had him pegged as an Olds man through and through. If...
Charm and a cool old car can get you out of a bind Retired Old Cars Weekly Research Editor Kenny Buttolph is famous for a lot of things, including his heavy right foot and the sort of natural charm that almost always gets him out of a speeding ticket. I’m just not that lucky,...
The Pinkley Collection Auction Story For better or worse, in sickness or health. For us married folks, we’ve all said those wedding vows. For many of us, do we really think about the meaning of this vow? Bill and Roberta Pinkley were starting out their young life and never thought in their wildest dreams...
1955 Packard Parts Hauling in a 1963 Corvair Retired Old Cars Weekly Research Editor and resident prankster Kenny Buttolph of Iola, Wis., is a man of many stories, most of which revolve around cars. As I comb through his photo file with him, I will share some of his most notable tales here on...
