by Nigel Blackwell | Cars, Edward Lear
When is the best time for a speed camera? It’s a tricky question. There are some who think these cameras should be on every road, freeway, and intersection in the country. Then there are others who think they’re the work of the devil, violate every basic...
by Nigel Blackwell | Cars, Edward Lear
VW have brought out a new car in Europe. They might bring it out in the USA as well. It’s a small car, and I like small cars, but as good as this one is supposed to be it has one, lets be kind and call it remarkable, feature – it’s called the Up!...
by Nigel Blackwell | Cars, Edward Lear
One is constantly aware that the readers of this blog are a very discerning group of people. So much so, that many of you have probably already received a bottle of Dom Perignon and a bouquet of flowers with a discrete linen envelope inviting you to your...
by Nigel Blackwell | Cars
Ok, I’ll fess up. I don’t have a blog post for today, but , like all good 21st century movie stars caught in embarrassing situations, I have an excuse. Not that I’m a movie star, you understand, or even a fully paid up member of the 21st century really, but an excuse...
by Nigel Blackwell | Cars
Even by modern day standards, the X-15 was a remarkably safe aircraft given the goals it was designed to achieve. Be it skill, experience, or just plain luck, the engineer’s design stood up to everything thrown at it right up until Michael Adams launched on flight...
by Nigel Blackwell | Cars
Do you get out enough? Do you see everything that’s happening in your neighborhood? I know I don’t. I mean, I thought I did. I talk to neighbors and friends, I walk the aisles of superstores and farmers markets and I drive all over the place. So, why...