Joe Diffie, R.I.P.

Joe Logan Diffie may not be somebody that you would normally associate with things that roll.  However, one of his best-known songs is “Pickup Man,” which spent four weeks at the Number One spot on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts between December 1994 and January 1995.  But Mr. Diffie will forever hold a sentimental place in my heart because of a special day in December, 1995.

Hurry, Hurry, Get Your Miatas Now, While They’re NOT!

l used to get a great monthly called  Hemmings Sports And Exotic Car Magazine.  And like everything Hemmings does, for 12 years it was first class in everything it did.  However, the home office pulled the plug on it in 2017, and l have not found a suitable substitute yet.

More than anything, the magazine covered stories of small sports car evaluations; it featured scarce and ancient marques, and also it showed step-by-step restorations of British (and other, but mainly British) sports (and exotic) cars of the 1960s, 70s, and more.  From full off-frame restorations to presenting surviving sports and exotic cars in their originality, the magazine was automotive eye candy.