Twenty Seven Hours to La Paz
Rare 20-minute video about the first Baja 1000.
Stories from Baja—Bad Gas? Not So Fast.
Experiences from Baja written by my friend John Thawley.
Stories from Baja—True Grit
Experiences from Baja written by John Thawley.
At age 72, Dave never really got the message.
“We have done so much, with so little, for so long, that we can now do anything with nothing.”
An Evening with Jim Hall
“I was shocked seeing the Chaparral launch itself over the top of Lothar Motschenbacher’s red McLaren.”
Stories from Baja—Got Kotex? and Hallucinations
Experiences from Baja written by John Thawley.
Stories from Baja—A Bike in the Bank
Experiences from Baja written by John Thawley.
Stories from Baja—Broken Tie Rod End, No Problem
Experiences at Baja by John Thawley.
Days of Future Past
In the fall of 1954 GM’s designers were experimenting a future car for America’s drivers that would be smaller, more like a European car.
Monza SS Tribute
This prototype is a design projection of how Chevrolet’s original 1963 Monza SS concept might have turned out, had it gone into actual production.
Remembering Louis Chevrolet
The Chevrolet brand became an icon and a tremendous success, yet he, Louis Chevrolet, received little profit from it
Chaparral Exhibit at the Petroleum Museum, Midland, Texas
In 2005 I had the opportunity to visit the Chaparral Exhibit at the Petroleum Museum in Midland, Texas—hollowed ground for Chaparral enthusiasts.
Photos and Other Things of Interest
Lots of very interesting photos.
GM Studio Group Photos
Thanks to George Camp and Charlie Stewart with help identifying people in the photos.
John Thawley
That’s the way John was. He was constantly trying to put things together, and he’d do anything to help someone.