Drake Donovan
Ride Of The Week 01/29/2024: Burt Calhoun’s 1996 Eagle Talon
ALL THE FEELS Seeing a car that was what my contemporaries were driving in high school and college on display at a car show gives me the...
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Drake Donovan
Jan 81 min read
Ride Of The Week 01/08/2024: Paul Bates' 1964 Riley Elf
AN ELF ON THE SHELF STREET I was very fortunate to stumble across this car twice in the last 12 months. The second time, I was able to...
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Drake Donovan
Aug 28, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 08/28/2023: Brent Maletic's 1984 Monte Carlo SS
THE FULL MONTE Brent Maletic is a Car Show Life Customer. I’ve had the pleasure of doing show boards for both of his rides. One was for...
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Drake Donovan
Jul 3, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 07/03/2023: Alex Kean's 1970 Citroen DS21
IT IS FROM FRANCE On the Saturday Night Live sketch, The Coneheads, Beldar, Prymaat & Connie would explain their strange alien behavior...
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Drake Donovan
Jun 5, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 05/29/2023: Don Deveer’s 1961 Austin Healey 3000 Mark 1 BT7
AN ADVENTURE EVERYTIME YOU GET IN IT Don Deveer is a Navy Veteran who bought this car while he was stationed in Seattle in 1984. He...
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Drake Donovan
Mar 27, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 03/27/2023: Shelly Damico's 1969 Saab Sonnet IV
DAISY Shelly Damico's 1969 Saab Sonnet IV originally belonged to her father Richie Simpson. He was a Saab mechanic and acquired the car...
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Drake Donovan
Mar 20, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 03/20/2023: Albert Heiles' 1959 VW Bug
AN HONEST-TO-GOD MOVIE CAR A chance meeting at an indoor dog park with an acquaintance of the organizer of a cars & coffee fund raiser...
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Drake Donovan
Mar 13, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 03/13/2023: Mike Muldowney's 1993 Mazda B2600
ERIN GO BRAGH Mike Muldowney’s display at The Detroit Autorama last month didn’t just grab my attention, it grabbed me by the collar and...
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Drake Donovan
Mar 6, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 03/06/2023: Alan Gimmel's 1983 Toyota Celica
There’s a surprise inside! Alan Gimmel's father bought this 1983 Celica new at Citrus County Toyota and proceeded to put 153,000 miles on...
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Drake Donovan
Feb 14, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 02/13/2023: Randy Robison's 1993 Honda Acty
IMPORTED JDM GOODNESS On Sept. 24, 2022, I was “today years old” when I saw my first 1993 Honda Acty. These JDM cars have a huge...
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Drake Donovan
Sep 26, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 09/26/2022: Katrina McDonald's 1967 Jaguar E-Type Roadster
KAT’S CAT It is said that the Jaguar E-Type was considered to be the most beautiful car in the world by one Enzo Ferrari. That is indeed...
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Drake Donovan
Aug 30, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 08/29/2022: John Campbell's 1977 Plymouth Aero GT
YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE? The car show oddballs always get my attention at a show. This one is no exception, a 1977 Plymouth Aero GT. What...
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Drake Donovan
Feb 21, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 02/21/2022: Charlie Faris' 2003 Mercedes-Benz 500 SL
THE PRICE OF A NEW CIVIC That is what Charlie Faris paid for this outstanding 2003 Mercedes Benz 500 SL Hard top Convertible. He...
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Drake Donovan
Feb 14, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 02/14/2022: Paul Fraley's 1975 MGB
LIZZY’S LEGACY When Paul Fraley was a child, he told his Grandmother, Lizzy, that one day he’d buy a car with just two seats and take her...
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Drake Donovan
Dec 20, 20212 min read
Ride Of The Week 12/20/2021: Amanda Lloyd's 2015 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Ultimate
DIAMOND IS THIS GIRL’S BEST FRIEND And by “Diamond”, we mean Amanda Lloyd’s 2015 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Ultimate. Amanda first caught the...
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