The road to Monterey 2024
The annual pilgrimage to Monterey is ahead and I could not be more excited. The trip starts monday with the haul up the coast to land on...
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Randy Carlson
Aug 17, 20192 min read
The funniest event in Monterey this year
This year I stayed home from the Monterey Car Week festivities as I had some other plans pop up and am still recovering from my leg...
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Randy Carlson
Aug 12, 20196 min read
The Impulse Buy (part 3)
To keep you up to date on this ongoing adventure in Carchaeology I'll give a quick recap. While traveling out of state a good friend...
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Randy Carlson
Aug 10, 20193 min read
The Impulse Buy (part 2)
If you have not read part one of the story, I will give you the quick rundown. While at breakfast during our family vacation a friend of...
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Randy Carlson
Aug 8, 20192 min read
The Impulse Buy (part 1)
Being a prolific car hunter has provided me with a great bit of joy over the years. Each "dig" and "discovery" brings with it a level of...
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Randy Carlson
Aug 8, 20194 min read
Historic Honda Motorcycle Discovery
Honda has built an amazing reputation around the world for high quality, super reliable and economical machines. When the "Japanese...
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Randy Carlson
Jul 19, 20194 min read
Rolls Royce memories in the "Car Room".
On a recent trip to visit my mother at the family homestead I wandered upstairs to the "car room". The car room started out as my eldest...
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Randy Carlson
May 1, 20193 min read
The largest VW collection in the world? For Sale?
For many years in a small town in Puerto Rico, a kind Doctor has explored his passion. While days were spent practicing and promoting...
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Randy Carlson
Apr 9, 20193 min read
The Mother Lode
I have spent all the adult years of my life hunting and capturing old cars, it is truly my happy place. Ive come across probably more old...
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Randy Carlson
Mar 20, 20193 min read
You cant take it with you.
All good things must come to an and they say, and like it or not that includes our passions and travels here on the big blue marble. Its...
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Randy Carlson
Mar 4, 20193 min read
Remember the New Beetle? How about the New Buggy?
Volkswagen has always been a progressive company and since their inception has always looked forward. From the very first "Peoples Car" ,...
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Randy Carlson
Feb 22, 20196 min read
The Rosenstiel Effect
One of the things I love most about the world of cars is the creativity and effort that folks put into making them something special. It...
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Randy Carlson
Feb 18, 20193 min read
Do ya really think you are foolin anyone?
As many of you know, I have a long list of connections to the VW brand. I first caught the Bug in high school auto shop in the 80's and...
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Randy Carlson
Feb 13, 20194 min read
Pay me to go to the Playboy Mansion? Say what??
There are certain "pinch me" moments during my car filled life that I reflect on quite often and 9 years ago today was certainly one of...
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Randy Carlson
Feb 11, 20193 min read
The next generation of car nuts.
I hear an awful lot of rumblings in the media today about the next generation of car enthusiasts. Do the kids of today care? Ive heard...
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Randy Carlson
Feb 3, 20193 min read
Freaks make life more fun.
One of the most enjoyable things for me about the car scene is watching those people that are truly on the edge, pushing the envelope,...
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Randy Carlson
Jan 31, 20197 min read
The Monster Garage Experience
In the summer of 2005 I received an interesting phone call. It was Jesse James on the other end of the line and he wanted a VW. Now I had...
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Randy Carlson
Jan 30, 20196 min read
The Vanderbilt Camper Expedition
Of all the vehicles that we have chased and rescued over the years, I would say the most spectacular experience was that of the 1959...
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Randy Carlson
Jan 28, 20193 min read
Harley Hunt and Rescue
A few years back I was visiting a gentleman that had some cars for sale. The stuff was all stored in an industrial area either inside or...
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Randy Carlson
Jan 28, 20193 min read
The Mystery of the Moto Torino VW
I have spent a lot of my life researching and chasing cars. One of my deep passions has been the Volkswagen, and through my travels and...
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