Miss Motor Mouth

TUSK! The Thrill of the No Don’t Tell Me

This is kind of fun! Now that I am kind of overseeing somewhere else, I can write about more than cars.

WHEW! That is a relief!

Not only can I do that but I can go to industry events and not have to say. "I am MissMotorMouth" now. Let's just say "Tusk." My 2 or few best friends are so young that this means [[Continue reading]]

Ford Designer Joel Piaskowski Joins Autoline After Hours Tonight

Behold the future of Ford! Well, we're sure our guest won't giveaway ALL the secrets, but if you want to know where Ford design is headed, tune in this week for guest Joel Piaskowski who is Ford's Director of Exterior Design for the Americas. As you may remember, Joel recently came from Hyundai where he was responsible for the fresh [[Continue reading]]

Ken Lingenfelter Joins Autoline After Hours Tonight

Does your IRA stink? Are they going to tax your pension? Maybe it's time to invest in classic cars ... or maybe not. That's one of the questions we'll put to our special guest tonight. Ken Lingenfelter is the owner of Lingenfelter Performance Engineering as well as the Lingenfelter Collection, an assortment of Corvettes, muscle cars and exotics. Of course [[Continue reading]]

Scott Burgess Joins Autoline After Hours for His 1st Post-Detroit News Appearance

This week it's time for that big, important talk about journalistic ethics. One of tonight's guests is Scott Burgess, former auto critic for The Detroit News. Although he hasn't given a reason for his resignation, it appears it may have had to do with a negative review he wrote about the Chrysler 200, which was [[Continue reading]]

Autoline After Hours Goes Hollywood with Guest Fireball Tim Lawrence

This week the After Hours crew has stars in their eyes as they welcome Hollywood Car Designer and TV Host Fireball Tim Lawrence to Skype in from Malibu, California. He's conceptualized vehicles, spaceships and other props for some of Hollywood's biggest movies and television shows. As always, we'll be getting into the news of [[Continue reading]]

David Madeira of the LeMay Auto Museum Joins Autoline After Hours Tonight

This week we bring in a guest all the way from Tacoma, Washington where what will be the largest car museum in the world is currently under construction. David Madeira is the President and CEO of LeMay America's Car Museum, and we'll be asking him what the [[Continue reading]]

Announcement Regarding the 2011 Rallye Aicha des Gazelles

I was going to compete in the 2011 Rallye Aicha Des Gazelles but a change of course has resulted in me attending the rally as a correspondent rather than competitor. I will be doing my live show, Open Line Show, from Morocco as well as doing updates on [[Continue reading]]

Ce qui est arrivé à mon projet Gazelles 2011 et pourquoi vous devez continuer à me suivre

Le contexte Il y a presque 1 an, j’ai quitté le monde automobile. En fait, j’ai essayé de le quitter. Ça n’a pas duré plus de quelques jours, j’en ai pleuré et je suis arrivée à la conclusion que ce n’était pas le bon moment. Pas encore. Plusieurs facteurs m’avaient amenée à cette décision, à ce moment-là [[Continue reading]]

What Happened To My 2011 Gazelles Plan and Why You Should Stay Tuned

The Background

Almost a year ago, I quit the automotive world. Well, I tried to quit. It didn't last more than a few days, made myself cry and left me feeling like it just wasn't the time. Yet. What led to that moment in time was a combination of a few things [[Continue reading]]