My Desultory Blog

RichC | June 7, 2020

Just an automotive kind of filler today after sharing Erwin Wurm’s “chubby” Volkswagen Hot Dog “microbus” from NYC last week on Tom Appel’s Twitter feed. The discussion started when I commented that the Fiat 500X Sport reminded me of the “plump when you cook it” Ballpark franks commercials in the 1990s.  Eventually I shared the […]

Category: Automotive, Business, Marketing, Photos, Social Media, Volkswagen | No Comments »
Tags: 500x sport, ballpark, erwin wurm, fiat, franks, hot dog, plump, tom appel, twitter, volkswagen, vw microbus

RichC | April 16, 2020

For those automotive enthusiasts who are spending A LOT more time at home due to the Coronavirus stay-at-home orders and interested in ways to entertain our minds, try the ConsumerGuide.com Automotive blog’s Engine Parts word search. Tom Appel and crew always find something interesting for their blog (and car stuff podcast). Click image larger or […]

Category: Automotive, Blogs, Entertainment, Misc | No Comments »
Tags: automotive, blog, consumerguide, engine, entertainment, game, parts, tom appel, twitter, word search

RichC | January 10, 2019

While reading a few interesting older blog posts at Consumer Guide, my Twitter friend Tom Appel (@Car_Guy_Tom) post got me thinking about the strange company that seemed to be trying to revitalize the Packard car brand. The company built a prototype some years ago and by attending a few shows, generated some attention with the […]

Category: Automotive, Packard, Photos, Social Media, TBT, Video | No Comments »
Tags: advertising, brands, cars, classic, collector, consumer, guide, packard, TBT, tom appel, trademark, twelve, twitter, youtube