EDITOR IN CHIEF
“We are a product of the choices we make, not the circumstances that we face.” – Roger Crawford
I f someone handed you $1 Million dollars, what vehicle would you buy? This is a question I have been asked in many different ways over the years as a seasoned automotive journalist. Usually it sounds more like this, “So, what’s your favourite car?” It is both a fair and completely unfair inquiry by those asking it. How do I possibly pick just one vehicle from the long list of fine automobiles I have had the privilege of driving in my lifetime? It is like trying to choose your favourite grandchild or pick between chocolate or red wine. Why must you limit me to just one? Of course, as a journalist I do my best to deflect the question at every opportunity, having learned years ago that more often than not, the person asking isn’t really looking for me to answer what my choice would be, but rather confirm that their choice is the right one. So, I turn it around and ask them what’s their favourite vehicle. In most cases, this actually works. But there are inquirers who will push me for an answer and so I do actually have a list of vehicles that I would personally chose. My mind races to sports cars from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Top of the list, a 1963 Corvette Split-Window. Not far behind is a 1972 Chevelle SS, 1970-71 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda Convertible and a classic Porsche 911. Did you see the 1973 Porsche 911 S featured in the recent blockbuster movie Top Gun Maverick? Now
that is a vehicle worth spending some big money on! To find the right one of these would probably come close to or even exceed the $1 million thresh- old, but it’s a fantasy list, so a guy can dream. There are numerous dream-worthy vehicles in our latest issue and some of them are surpris- ingly affordable. Who would ever consider putting a Corolla on their wish list is a question many of us would ask. But Mark Hacking will tell you, the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla deserves more than just an honourable mention no matter the cost. To further broaden our list of desirable automobiles, Senior Editor Dan Heyman pilots the all-new 2023 Porsche 911 Dakar up sand dunes and down in the deserts of Morocco, while Peter Bleakney takes a different track and digs in to the snow and ice-cov- ered roads of Montebello, Quebec from behind the wheel of a Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost. For those who prefer two-wheels affixed to black asphalt, fantasies take shape in the form of a glori- ous 2023 Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello S. Discovered stories in this issue cover the gamut from exploring Pennsylvania backroads and New Hampshire’s mountaintops, to the 2022 Great Race, Newfoundland coast and graffitied streets of Miami. Where you start your VICARIOUS jour- ney this time is almost as challenging as choosing your favourite vehicle. In this case, every choice is a great one. Let the adventure begin!
JEFF VOTH Editor In Chief | VICARIOUS jvoth@vicariousmag.com
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