I finally got around to seeing the original 1969 version and was inspired to create this little spotters guide for About.com.

The Chevy Cruze does the nearly impossible for the Big Three these days — tops the list of best-selling cars in the States. Read about it on AutoBuying101.com.

A post for AutoBuying101.com in which I rant about slavering to men in the automotive world.

You can, but there are a few considerations. Read the article at HowStuffWorks.com to find out what you need to do.

Of course you can, you eco-warrior, you! Read all about it at HowStuffWorks.com.

Doors up, folks, on About.com.

While electrics and hybrids hog the limelight, gasoline engines are improving in efficiency, too. Read about the 10 best on AutoBuying101.com.

Did you know Lamborghini made an SUV in the 1990s? Click over to About.com to read all about it.

The best mileage probably isn’t who you think it is. HowStuffWorks.com will surprise you that way.

Because I said so in this HowStuffWorks.com article.

Two million bucks gets you a car you can’t ever drive on the street, and it’s kept at Ferrari HQ in Italy. Read why anyone would pay so much for the privilege on About.com.

I’m contributing weekly (for now) posts on new and used car buying for Autobuying101.com. Here’s my first, on VW’s new pre-ordering system.

A new profile of an old(ish) car for About.com.

The further adventures of Lightning McQueen have him meeting quite a few exotic cars, which I detailed for About.com.

What kind you need, how to check it, how to change it. It’s all here for HowStuffWorks.com.

I’ve gotta be honest — coming up with five reasons for an engine flush for HowStuffWorks.com wasn’t easy, since engines require so little maintenance these days.

One of my favorites, a story on the Allure of the Automobile exhibit at Portland Art Museum for the New York Times Autos section.

It’s hard to spell, hard to say, hard to buy, and unless you’re a skilled driver, hard to drive. Read about the latest car from the super Swedes on About.com.

The superest of supercars are going green — sort of — and Porsche intends to head the pack. I wrote about it for About.com.

The results of a nerdy afternoon for About.com.

An article on the business impact of the Portland Timbers soccer team moving up to the major league for Oregon Business, April 2010 issue.

Say bye-bye to the Murcielago and hello to the Aventador on About.com.

It’s not one of the most popular, but it is one of the fastest and most rare — and SSC is an American company. Read about it on About.com.

Now that Pagani is moving on to another supercar named for a South American, I did a round-up of the car that lasted decade on the fastest and most expensive lists for About.com.

The L is for Large. Seriously. Read about it in my review for About.com.

This article provided me with the challenge of getting verification of Internet rumor straight from the German source, despite time differences and a language barrier. Challenge surmounted! You can count on all the facts in this piece for HowStuffWorks.com.

I love being farmed out to the Science Channel of HowStuffWorks.com. I really do.

Aston’s got a new super elegant sports car, one that they sits between the tippy-top end and the middle-grade Astons. Judge for yourself in my profile for About.com.

Roll back the clock and take a look at one of the most striking supercars ever in this overview for About.com.

An amazingly all-weather convertible — I drove it in the winter for this About.com review.

The official stats for Ferrari’s first four-wheel-drive four seater, for About.com.

Another all-about-a-car piece for About.com.

The answer is, they already do! But of course there’s a long way to go. Read about it in my article for HowStuffWorks.com.

For HowStuffWorks.com, which is part of the Discovery network.

A review for About.com.

A guide to the rear mid-engined cars from Porsche for About.com.

Another hybrid question answered for HowStuffWorks.com.

I had never heard of brake riveting until I got this assignment for HowStuffWorks.com. Now I know a ton, and I got a souvenir rolled rivet from my interview subject.

This carbon concept (it is the Sixth Element in Italian, you know) made its debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, after two weeks of teaser images on the Interwebs.

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Profile of Marty Ramirez, Oregon Humane Society volunteer turned humane investigator. Hoarding, neglect, and pets and people just down on their luck — Marty’s seen it all already in his few months as an officer.

Another in a series of posts I’ve written for Planet Green’s new electric car hub, thanks to two years of working with fellow Discovery site HowStuffWorks.com on their autos channel.

Hooray! My first posts to Planet Green, via How Stuff Works, and all under the Discovery umbrella, have gone up. This one breaks down the cost to the consumer at the plug.

Who knows if this will ever be a real, road-going car, but as a glimpse into Jag’s future, this concept was worth a write-up on About.com.

A profile and image gallery of one of the fastest — and most exclusive — supercars around.

I’ll tell you one thing — they’re a lot easier to come by for regular consumers these days. This HowStuffWorks.com article explains why.

As a Subaru owner who enjoys all-wheel drive all the time, yes. I do have to replace all four tires at once, as this HowStuffWorks.com article shows.

I spent five hours hanging out, drinking beer, eating pizza, and taking pictures at Arcimoto HQ in Eugene, Oregon, to get this story for the New York Times’ Wheels blog. Also, I did not once call Nathan Fillion “Captain Tight-Pants” or describe anything as being “double rainbows all the way” or even “shiny.”

This list will expand as time goes on, but this particular About.com page gives readers an opportunity to make their own suggestions for used exotics.

According to my HowStuffWorks.com article, they are small, with low rolling resistance. What’s that? Read the article to find out.

If you’re a Subaru driver like me — or you have any kind of all-wheel-drive vehicle, from a Jeep to a Lamborghini — the answer, I’m afraid, is yes. You do have to replace all four tires at one time, according to this article I wrote for HowStuffWorks.com.

I got a little extra time in the new gullwing, so I wrote up a review and took some pictures for About.com

Every summer, the Northwest Automotive Press Association puts on a journalists-only rally in Oregon or Washington. This year, Run to the Sun was held in the Seattle area. There were 23 cars to drive — including the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, and we were staged at the surprisingly nice Tulalip Resort and Casino.

I got to drive the 2010 Maserati GranTurismo for two days; check out the review and images on my About.com Guide to Exotic Cars site.

My attempt to make taxes interesting for HowStuffWorks.com. I think I did all right with it.

All torque all the time turns out to make for pretty fun city driving. Read my About.com review.

This little Porsche-shaped computer mouse works better than you might expect. Read my review on About.com.

The latest model year list of exotic cars for About.com, updated as often as manufacturers make announcements.

One of the perks of being the Guide to Exotic Cars for About.com? Claiming my ticket to Iron Man 2 as a business expense.

A quick list I put together for About.com. Not surprisingly, Lotus took the top three spots.

I whipped up this profile and gallery of the Dodge Viper for About.com in honor of its imminent demise.

I created this profile and image gallery for my About.com Exotic Cars site. It got picked up by McLaren Automotive’s site, which generated quite a few hits for me. Thanks, McLaren!

I learned how different levels of our brains are influenced by culture and advertising while researching this article for HowStuffWorks.com.

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As CAFE standards rise over the next few years, supercar builders like Bentley and Ferrari are going to have to green their fleets if they want to keep selling cars in the U.S. — just like Ford, Honda, and the rest of ‘em. This list of current cars and concepts shows [...]

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This article was a blast to write, and timely. I got the assignment during the height of Toyota’s 4-million-car recall, and the finished product was on the Autos home page at HowStuffWorks.com for a while. I’m pretty proud of this one, actually.

A quick look at Colin Chapman’s lightweight legacy on About.com.

All pictures in this gallery were taken by myself at the 2009 L.A. Auto Show. This car is a teeny little thing, but small, fast, and green are likely going to be the big winners in the next few years.

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I got John Z. DeLorean’s 1985 autobiography out of the library, and it was amazing. There was too much good stuff in the book to include in a short recap of the man’s career, but it included such gems as “Our first cars came off the assembly line in March of [...]

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Read the article on HowStuffWorks.com, published in January 2009.

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I was invited to Arizona — during the worst week of weather I think the state has ever had — to drive the new long-wheelbase supercar hand-built in the Netherlands.

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I wrote this quick post for the New York Times “Wheels” blog over the weekend before the exhibit opened, and my editor got it up on Monday, just in time for Black History Month. Perfect.

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The Aston Martin One-77 is one of the fastest cars and most expensive cars on the planet — and it’ll be limited to just 77 examples. Ever.

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I was really happy to get this assignment for How Stuff Works, since I had written quite a bit about both electric motorcycles and electric vehicle racing. And it just so happened that I would be at SEMA 2009 in Las Vegas, where the founder of the race series would [...]

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Turn 10 was kind enough to send a review copy of Forza 3, the latest racing game for Xbox. My assessment in a nutshell: IT IS AWESOME.

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A quick-hit profile of the built-to-order supercar from Japan.

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This article was a long time in the making, but it turned out very nicely, and my editor even found a little (very little) extra room to share the record-setting magic that is KillaCycle. Thanks especially to owner Bill Dube and rider Scotty Pollcheck for their time. This article was published in the New York [...]

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A short article published at HowStuffWorks.com in October of 2009.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/under-the-hood/car-part-longevity/how-long-ignitions-last.htm
Short answer: A lot longer than they used to. I learned a ton about the differences in engine between the 1970s, or “the bad old days,” as one of my interview subjects called it, and the ignition systems in place today. Read all about it on HowStuffWorks.com, in an article published in October 2009.

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Short answer: It isn’t. But I explain why not, and what people mean when they think of a car as being airtight, in this article for HowStuffWorks.com published November 2009.

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For the November issue, I did a 1600-word piece on Oregon’s push for electric-powered vehicles and the grid to get them moving.

A short story contributed to “Life in the service Industry”.

A scholarly work nearly as long as its title by Patricia Roche Herring.

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Portland Monthly, July 2008. A rare collection of military footage in Hillsboro, Oregon.

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Portland Monthly, October 2008. Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.

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Portland Monthly, October 2008. Dark Horse founder donates collection to Portland State library.

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Portland Monthly, March 2009. Tips on finding cheap eats, arts, and services at local colleges.

How a NASCAR Sponsorship Works
What Are Fuel Mapping Computers?
How NASCAR In-Car Cameras Work
How Rigid A-Frame Tow Bars Work
How Trailer Bearing Protectors Work
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Alternative-fuel blog posts, all written by yours truly

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Sports Car Market, March 2008. Porsche 914s converted to electric motors.

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Ultimate Northwest, March/April 2008. Road-trip worthy cars.

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New York Times, March 9, 2008. Electric car dealerships on the West Coast.

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Portland Monthly, May 2008. Short FOB piece on Electrathon America regionals.