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Boston Globe Magazine, Sunday, October 30

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Craig Fitzgerald

Just a quick post to let you know that I’m going to have a piece on the back page of the Boston Globe Magazine on Sunday, October 30. Check it out! If it’s online, I’ll post it up here. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Superbike: 1995 Moto Guzzi Sport 1100

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Craig Fitzgerald

Moto Guzzis are met with almost deafening apathy in this country. Generally, they’re found in three categories: wildly overpriced, ridden like a rented mule or cheap. This 1995 Moto Guzzi Sport 1100 seems to fall into the latter group. Avaialble … Continue reading →

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Morning in America

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Craig Fitzgerald

There are fewer compelling reasons to buy a Japanese car than at any point since the early 1970s. March’s devastating earthquake, ensuing tsnumai, and surreal nuclear meltdown in Japan are all beginning to have real and lasting impact on the … Continue reading →

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King of All Media: Boston Globe, Saturday February 19

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Craig Fitzgerald

Just a quick post to get you to read a piece I wrote in the Globe this week: http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2011/02/resisting_new_car_purchases_ca.html

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Audience Participation Time: Official Winter Vehicle of New England

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Craig Fitzgerald

On Saturday, I’m headed to an undisclosed location to judge the New England Motor Press Association’s Official Winter Vehicle of New England awards. For the last decade, NEMPA has selected a number of vehicles in different classes, along with one … Continue reading →

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My day job

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Craig Fitzgerald

So during the day, I’m the Editorial Director at a company that does a lot of work for auto dealers and manufacturers. Here’s my first whack at a podcast with a guy named Scott Monty, who is Ford Motor Company’s … Continue reading →

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The Chicken or the Egg

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Craig Fitzgerald

Sorry I didn’t post to my stupid blog last week. Life got in the way. I did, however, attend the press launch for the new Mazda2. Nifty little car in an “it’s all I can afford” way, but I did … Continue reading →

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Things that make a nice commute even better

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Craig Fitzgerald

For the seven years I worked at Hemmings Motor News in southern Vermont, I had a commute that never took me more or less than 15 minutes. It was so brief that when the price of gas shot up to … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Vintage Car Day!

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Craig Fitzgerald

Just owning a vintage car and looking at it in the garage isn’t enough for me. You’ve got to drive it, and you’ve got to drive it just like you’d drive your regular car. With that in mind, I took … Continue reading →

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The UAW can’t help shooting itself in the foot

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Craig Fitzgerald

Chasing reporters — there to cover your stupid event — out of the parking lot of your union hall for driving a foreign car. Ugh. Isn’t it time for these UAW assholes to finally fade into obscurity? From the Kansas … Continue reading →

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