Love is in the air during the latest episode of Window Shop with Car and Driver. Majordomo Tony Quiroga gave each of the participants $100,000 to spend on a car to gift to someone else on the panel. Valentine’s Day is a scam holiday set up by the floral cartel and the continuing perfume conspiracy. So think of us giving each other cars as a protest against all those evil florists and expensive odors.
In this setup, editor-in-chief Quiroga found a car from the Internet for beloved contributor Jonathon Ramsey. Ramsey found something for senior editor Joey Capparella, who in turn shopped for Quiroga. Senior editor Elana Scherr fake-bought a thing for executive editor K.C. Colwell, who, ultimately, would have to fake-buy something for John Pearley Huffman who continues to be employed by Road & Track. And Pearley found a car for Scherr. So much love. So much romance. So Valentine’s Day.
John Pearley Huffman has been writing about cars since 1990 and is getting okay at it. Besides Car and Driver, his work has appeared in the New York Times and more than 100 automotive publications and websites. A graduate of UC Santa Barbara, he still lives near that campus with his wife and two children. He owns a pair of Toyota Tundras and two Siberian huskies. He used to have a Nova and a Camaro.