When people think about the original Mercury astronauts, they think of living life in the fast lane and Corvettes. That is because six of the original Mercury Seven astronauts drove ‘Vettes. You have that right, one of them picked a different car to drive and be seen in. That astronaut was John Glenn, and the car he chose over a Corvette was not what you would think of when you think of the high life, going fast or even sporty. The first American in orbit drove an NSU Prinz.

I know, you are asking yourself, what is a NSU Prinz? It’s a tiny, two-cylinder, four passenger, rear-engined car that could float!  NSU Prinz wasn’t just a weird car for an American astronaut, it was a weird car for an American, period. It was not even built in America, but was a German microcar and ran in the same class as the BMW Isetta or the [...]

Sure, new cars are great and offer amazing features that make driving almost automatic and entertain the kids with TVs and games. They can even tell you where to turn and warn you when you are not braking soon enough or drifting out of your lane.

Even though cars are constantly changing/improving, we can’t help but look back fondly at some of the features that are no longer available.

We all have our list of items we wish were available on our new cars, but here is our list:

Pop up headlights: These used to be common on Corvettes from 1963 through 2004. This is the most common complaint we hear from customers.

Rear split-window: This is just an iconic feature that may not have been practical, but it sure was an awesome look. In 1964, many people actually cut the bar away because they wanted people to think that their car was brand-new. These [...]

Jim Ford has repossessed a lot of cars in his day – but never has he felt as terrible about taking someone’s automobile than when he had to take Stanford and Patty Kipping’s 1998 Buick.  Jim knew that the elderly couple had fallen on tough financial times, causing them to miss five car payments. So when he did tow the car, he resolved to lend a hand instead.

The repo man created a GoFundMe asking for $2,500 to cover the rest of the car payments. After seeking help from his fellow mechanic friends and the community, the campaign made its goal in hours – and people are still paying to help cover the couple’s prescriptions.  “They’d fallen behind because on the price of her husband’s medications that have doubled over the last year,” Jim wrote on the page. “I was told he has the beginning stages of dementia and that they couldn’t even afford to [...]