Typically, we feature four-wheeled vehicles, but this 1971 Honda CL450 Scrambler is a project that seems to fit the spirit of RWP. After all, it did run when it was parked and it has a rather interesting story. This author will be working first hand on the bike’s resurrection and will be covering the progress … Continue reading
The venerable “Panther” platform Lincoln Town Car first set sail on American highways for the 1981 model year, ushering in a new age of ‘smaller’ full-sized luxury cars. If for no other reason that sheer embarrassment from outside competition, the effects of the infamous ‘gas wars’ had finally taken hold. Sunk was the armada of … Continue reading
It is has been demonstrated that after a destructive forest fire, there is generally a wealth of new growth. Similarly, some of the great names in the motor industry grew out of the ashes of international conflict. Now the world’s largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines, Honda started life just about a year after the … Continue reading
Today, the collector car market has become very similar to the fine art market. Rare and significant pieces are carefully scrutinized for their condition, authenticity, and provenance. Their histories are sometimes well documented, though often shrouded in secrecy or mystery. Certain examples can disappear for decades in private collections, seemingly lost to the ages. Their … Continue reading
It’s been a while since this author has written for Ran When Parked. For that, I apologize, and it’s not that I have forgotten you, dear readers! One thing I have accomplished in the hiatus, is the completion of Project Saab, now known as “The Slaab” with some affection. I believe I last mentioned this … Continue reading
The International Harvester Scout is almost universally respected by all, even if the Scout isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Besides, it’s really more like a cup of strong, gritty, black coffee. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who has anything really bad to say about them aside from a total lack of any real … Continue reading
This article is typically (fashionably?) a couple weeks late, though part of it is because I had a hard time deciding what to say about the Mid-Ohio vintage races. There were too many cars to just mention a few and so it seemed appropriate to focus on the event as a whole. I have fond … Continue reading
