Alfa Romeo / American / Cadillac / French / German / Mercedes Benz / Peugeot / Saab / Swedish / Volkswagen

Car brew

Cars and beer often go together in the garage. Rare is the man who hasn’t enjoyed a cold one while fixing his car, or after, or even before if facing a particularly Herculean task.  With this in mind, Ran When Parked has compiled a non-exhaustive reference guide of beers to drink while dealing with miscellaneous … Continue reading »

American / Austin / British / Cadillac / French / German / Hillman / Opel / Simca / Talbot

Some “American” cars.

Many so-called “American” cars have been made over the years that just weren’t American at all. Most have been re-badged offerings from Toyota, Mitsubishi, Daewoo, Kia, or Hyundai. Rarer though, are the ones that source their heritage to Europe. So, let’s have a look at a couple of these European-American automobiles (in no particular order): Continue reading »