’65 Pontiac Bonneville, Sanborn, N.Y. Here’s a 1965 Pontiac Bonneville convertible resting comfortably in the front yard of a Sanborn home. This was the year the entire Pontiac line was named Motor Trend magazine’s Car of the Year, which was a pretty big deal back then. It’s unusual with that red top (which needs a [...]

’68 Buick Riviera, Niagara Falls, N.Y. Sometimes when I’m driving down a street, I’ll look off to the side and it’s like when I was a kid. Just yesterday I spotted this 1968 Buick Riviera sitting in the driveway of a Niagara Falls home. Looks like it did the day it was new — certainly [...]

M-B Viano Vision Pearl show car Mercedes-Benz makes a number of interesting vehicles not available in North America. The Viano van is just one of them. They’ve just released details of a special show van, the Viano Vision Pearl, which will make its debut at the International Motor Show (IAA) this September in Frankfurt. Read the [...]

The headline above is no less partisan than this one, which the editors of the Buffalo News have given to Janice Habuda’s article about Erie County Executive’s election-year debt reduction plan: Collins plans to cut $196 million from debt by 2015 Buried in that story is the response to the Collins plan from Erie County [...]

’71 Ford LTD, Sanborn, N.Y. Passed by this 1971 Ford LTD today in Sanborn. It’s for sale if you’re the type who likes their chrome bumpers painted over with the same horrid green paint that was used on the rest of the car. I’m not. — Jim Corbran, You Auto Know

Guests were excused from the WNED Board meeting before the group adjourned into executive session. No reason given for the executive session, but Rich Products President and COO Bill Gisel, who is chair of the WNED Board, and Donald K. Boswell, who is WNED President and COO, confirmed that the executive session would include discussion [...]

In an item in this week’s 7 Days column, I refer to a leaked draft report by the New York State Department of Transportation estimating the costs associated with permitting hydrofracking as a result of increased heavy truck traffic. Here’s a copy of that report, courtesy of the Ithaca Journal.

Tension is high this morning among WBFO staffers in anticipation of today’s 2pm staff meeting. University at Buffalo/WBFO spokesperson Joe Brennan tells the staff he’s not at liberty to discuss further. The rumor mill has been in high gear for a year now, concerning the proposed takeover of the UB-run radio station by WNED—the public [...]

The original Hawaii Five-O television series began back in 1968. Jack Lord, as Steve McGarrett, drove this 1968 Mercury Park Lane Brougham four-door hardtop for the first few years until a run-in with the Hawaiian Mafia wrecked it in a later episode. Currently, a gentleman in Chicago claims to have bought the car from CBS [...]

Truthout explains how George W. Bush won the state of Ohio in the 2004 Presidential election, and with that another four years to do all the things his administration did—say, on the jobs front. Click here to read the Truthout story, explaining how a sudden, unexpected shift in the voting took place, thanks to the [...]

2012 Scion iQ It’s been on sale in the rest of the world since 2008 as the Toyota iQ, classed as a city car, or microcompact. About 20 inches shorter than a new Fiat 500, it’s also almost a foot longer than a Smart ForTwo, and has seating for four. This fall the iQ will [...]

If anyone has any information about a mugging and assault that happened in Days Park in Allentown at approximately 3:30am Sunday morning please contact the Buffalo Police Department, the neighborhood watch in that area, or our office. The attacker has been described as a light skinned black male around the age of 30, medium build, [...]

The Graycliff Conservancy, Inc.—the non-profit organization committed to preserving the historic Graycliff Estate—has revealed plans for its latest restoration project: the Family Sun Room of the Isabelle R. Martin House will be totally renovated. Dramatically located on a steep cliff and overlooking the magnificent views of Lake Erie, the Graycliff Estate is one of Western [...]

’81 Lancia Zagato, Lewiston, N.Y. Don’t see one of these every day (only 9,390 were produced) — a 1981 Lancia Zagato, spied recently on the streets of Lewiston. Lancia (pronounced LAN-sha) became part of the Fiat group in 1969, and also had a brief flirtation with Saab in the 1980s. This Zagato listed for $11,800 [...]