April is now upon us, which means mud season is here in New England, and daylight savings time is in full effect. As usual, NEMPA members are busy racking up miles and forming their impressions of a wide variety of vehicles delivered all across the northeast courtesy of Automotion International. Here’s a brief look at […]
As winter turns to spring, NEMPA members are enjoying the gradual shift to warmer temperatures and the real hope of putting snow brushes and ice scrapers away for another year. And the cars? Their heated seats and steering wheels will get a rest as moonroofs are cracked open after a long slumber. Unfortunately, it’s also […]
By: Tim Plouff Brett Alexander is not a typical Ford Bronco aficionado. His personaldooryard is full of GM big-Dooley pickup trucks and his summer car is aCamaro SS convertible, while his Ellsworth Maine mechanics shop is brimmingwith every vehicle imaginable–from Subaru’s and Toyota’s to dieselambulances, boxy Volvo wagons and Pantera’s, Brett works on them all. […]
By SCOTT WASSER It took less than 10 seconds and a single statement for Jim Morrison to get my attention. Morrison, Jeep Brand – North America Vice President, was introducing several dozen NEMPA members to Jeep’s newest vehicles. He began his presentation stating, “After 80 years, we’re really dialed into adventure, and the Jeep brand […]
By: Roger Parent I attended “The Gathering” of the Audrain Auto Museum’s Newport Concours and Motor Week at Rough Point, the cottage of Frederick William Vanderbilt that he built in 1894 on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, RI. Nice neighborhood! Later, when the house was finally sold out of the family to the next family in […]
By: Matt Smith Nothing gold can stay. For the sedan, those words ring painfully true. Ford was one of the first to drop the guillotine blade on its cars, shuttering the Fiesta, Focus, and Fusion in succession, but General Motors soon followed. When looking at Mazda, at its size and scale, that similar measures are […]
