Chris writes:
I thought it would be a great time to highlight some of the car sites that I am a fan of, and that I read almost every day. Sure, there are a ton of car sites out there, but these are unique. They offer the best of the web, and a thoroughly different perspective on all things automotive.
Just A Car Guy – Most auto sites offer the latest news, sprinkled with supercars that we can never afford. This site, written by Jesse, is one of my favorites. Just A Car Guy offers daily snippets from the web, as well as some great commentary. He travels more than anyone I know, looking for car shows, races, and events to give his readers a personal glimpse into all things cool. His own photos at shows are amazing, though he concedes his girlfriend’s are better. Jesse also scours the web for the most amazing photos from other sites, including everything from a Nazi turbine train, to forgotten cars like this week’s Bailey, to the coolest crazy auto stuff I’ve ever seen. He is a human web crawler and his links offer up a never ending list of great sites.
Just A Car Guy is more than a car site, it is a lesson in culture. His archives, some of which are posted here http://justacarguy.tumblr.com include everything…hood ornaments, car pin striping, Prius humor, hearses, motorcycles, belly tankers, tracked vehicles, hot rods, Ferrari, billboards, old photographs, schooners, and anything from aircraft to Zora Duntov. The sheer volume is amazing. This is why he is continually voted one of the top blogs on the web. If I were allowed only one site to read, this is the one.
But something else sets him apart from everyone else. When I started out, I sent out emails to every blog known to man. I asked for advice and for them to review my site. Only one person answered, and that was Jesse. He became a sort of mentor for me, and is still the only person I would ask or accept advice from. He told me my photos sucked, and that I was writing the same crap as everyone else. He said I should take my own photos, and credit the ones I found. He told me to write from the heart about stuff that interested me, and not to just regurgitate auto news. It wasn’t easy advice, but it was the best I ever got. Read this site…you won’t be able to stop.
the other 4 sites are Just A Car Gal The Breakdown Lane The Automotive Philosopher and You Are What You Drive
from http://chrisoncars.com/?p=2493