The Old Coot checks out, checking out
So there you are, in line at a grocery store, patiently waiting as your items get scanned into the cash register, Boing! Boing! Boing! one…
Editorial
Collector Car Corner – 1964 Olds F-85 owner seeks information
Q: Hi Greg, I have a 1964 Oldsmobile F-85 two-door sedan and it came with a 330-inch V8 engine. I would like to know how…
Outlook for Today’s Investors: Less Certainty – but Potential Opportunities
The world of today is vastly different from the one that existed in, say, 1974. Innovations such as the Internet, smartphones, tablets, Facebook, Twitter and…
We ‘Geek’ Threads
Our dearly missed former library clerk, the irrepressible Becky Williams, was fond of saying, “This ain’t your grandmother’s library!” Perhaps there is no better example…
The Old Coot can’t mutter
Back in “the day” people in polite society muttered under their breath. It started when they were kids and their mother said, “Put away that…
Collector Car Corner – Car lover knows his 348/409 engines
Q: Hi Greg, I very much enjoy your ‘Collector Car Corner’ articles, so thanks for being a great, well-informed writer! I’m a 70 year old…
Putting self control to the test
It all began with a Facebook advertisement and a single-serve bag of Parmesan Garlic Pop Pops – my whirlwind love affair with a snack-delivery service…
Collector Car Corner – ‘Topper’ movie car most memorable
Q: Hello Greg, I enjoy your columns very much and I can tell you’ve “been around” for a very long time. However, I’m now 82,…
The Old Coot’s new car is even bossier than his old one
My car makes me lie. A message appears on the display screen after I start it, forcing me to acknowledge that looking at the screen…
Collector Car Corner – 1967 Rambler Rebel, 1960 Rambler American Super, and some early engine design flaws
Q: Greg, I learned to drive on a 1967 Rambler Rebel I bought from my mom in 1978. It had a 232-inch inline six cylinder….