MAKE YOUR CAR WORTH $$$THOUSANDS MORE!

In the newspaper today, the headline screams "COE PRICES HIT RECORD HIGH"!!

STOP! What does that mean for you and I who drive a 2-3 year old car that we lovingly (and easily) keep looking brand new with regular use of LEXOL Leather Cleaner and Conditioner, VINYLEX (for our vinyl or half-leather seats, door panels, and dash board) and of course, the famous KOZAK AUTO DRYWASH CLOTH (cleans and polishes your car- no water and no scratching - GUARANTEED!).

That means we have $$$$$ .. an asset.. ... Our gently used car will be worth much more in the resale market.

Why let those bloodsucker car dealers make all the $$$$? It's easy to sell your own used car- especially if it looks like it's still brand new. But first, we have to make it irrisistable!

And- that's where we at ProMedUSA come in. FIRST- and it's really common sense- the first thing a prospective buyer (or that hot young babe or chickie outside Zouk) will see is the exterior of your car. If it's dirty, scratched, dinged, or covered with swirl marks- UGH- thumbs down my friend! You're dead meat even before you begin!

But- it can be easily remedied! First- if your beloved BM or Merc or Subaru or Mazda or Ferrari, or whatever your wheels are is new- START IMMEDIATELY BY USING THE KOZAK AUTO DRY WASH CLOTH instead of those cheap microfibre cloths to clean and polish your car.
Look Einstein - microfibre is P-L-A-S-T-I-C .... Ya get it? You are rubbing the dirt and grime INTO the paint! Of course you'll wind up with swirl marks... Ahh I see a dull glow coming from behind your eyes... The lights are coming on!

Seriously my friend, even though they feel soft, microfibre does not trap the dirt inside the fabric AWAY from your car's paint like the KOZAK does. That crap stays right on the surface of the microfiber cloth, and you are grinding that dirt into yoiur car's paint every time you wipe down your car with those cheap microfiber cloths. YES they are cheap- but come on guys (and ladies)- you spend several year's salary on your automobile. Isn't it worth an extra $20 a year to keep it looking new? That's a lot cheaper than a $200 detailing job to remove all those swirls and scratches caused by that cheap-n- NOT good microfibre cloth, or those dirty cloths used at your local $6 car wash.

Oooops - did I say car wash??? Hmmm.. That's another one of my pet peeves! CAR WASHES... They waste a LOT of water, they scratch your car (honestly- do you think that guy swishing that dirty rag he just dropped on the ground over your baby's acrylic surface gives a rat's ass about your car?), and again EINSTEIN - you listening or you pickin boogers outa your nose - listen up as there's a test later - soap (car washes use the cheapest shit detergent that they can find) and water will gradually dull your paint and remove the wax you so lovingly applied to your car. Think about it! You wash your hands after you wax your car don't you? Soap gets the wax off your hands doesn't it??? DUH....

Ok- the KozaK Cloth is made from the softest American cotton available. It's specially woven, napped and fluffed so it has trillions (Obama likes that number) of fibres that stand up and trap the dirt between them. It's impregnated with a proprietary and patented GREEN chemical that attracts the dirt into the cloth like a magnet and holds it there AWAY from the surface of your car.

That's why, since 1926, tens of millions (sorry Barak but can't use your favorite number here) of people in 48 countries worldwide have used the KozaK to clean and polish their car- no water - no scratching - GUARANTEED!

Used on a dry car, the KozaK cloth will simply and easily remove all the dust, dirt, road grime from your car without water. Your car's finish will gleam! That hot little chickie's head will turn as you drive by... And on a full sized car, the KozaK will last a year!

Ok cheapskates... Here's the scoop.. Less than 50 cents per "dry wash" - YOU save $5.50 each time. That's 2 plates of chicken rice at Whampo bro!!

Alright, ... I'm tired of writing now. More later.. About how to use LEXOL and VINYLEX to keep the inside of your car looking great.

Learn about the KozaK. Go to www.kozakasia.com and watch the sexiest KozaK babe in Singapore show you how easy it is to keep your car looking brand new.

And that my friends is worth THOUSANDS of $$$$ when you go to sell or trade your car.

1937 Plymouth Coupe

I used to own a beautiful 1937 Plymouth Coupe, very much like this one. Mine was dark Green, with very dark green wool uphulstry and headliner. It had an electric starter, that you had to press down hard with your foot to get the engine to turn over.

My Coupe had a "Rumble Seat" in the back, which was a fold out seat that would let you sit outside, above the trunk in the fresh air!

Naturally, I would polish this beauty with a KozaK every time I took her out for a ride or a parade!

News Flash! ST. REGIS HOTEL SINGAPORE PURCHASES KOZAK TO KEEP FLEET OF BENTLEY'S CLEAN!

I'm very happy to tell you that the St. Regis Hotel in Singapore, the proud owner of a fleet of Bronze colored Bentley's has chosen to use the KozaK Auto DryWash Cloth to keep their fleet of cars sparkling clean and polished!

Here's the link to the hotel... it's a lovely place to stay in Singapore : http://www.starwoodhotels.com/stregis/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1533

The KOZAK GIRL VIDEO

A friend of mine called and asked if I would please upload the full KozaK video.... so.. here she is!

The KozaK Cloth... ST701 Ads

In ST701, is a very simple ad that explains how easy the KozaK works. Here is the hyperlink if you'd like to see it:

http://shops.st701.com/shops/view/92393

Some KozaK Auto DryWash Testimonials!

SINGAPORE!!!

We've sold quite a few KozaK cloths in Singapore over the past few weeks, and have received some very nice complements. Many people are just amazed when they see how easy it is to clean and polish their car, without water, without scratching... and in just a few moments.I thought that I would share them with you.

Daniel F. MD from Singapore wrote: "I was very skeptical because I just had my car detailed, but with the first use, I was impressed. It cleaned my black BM 750i perfectly. It removed all the dirt and left my car looking freshly waxed. By not washing as frequently, it should prolong the wax job and save me money."

Michael Wu, a Consultant in Singapore wrote: "It works! I thought it would scratch, but I was amazed when the dirt wiped off my new Suzuki without a scratch! And, easy to do too! Just 5 minutes! Definitely Value for money!"

Bernard Chia, a Salesman in Singapore wrote: "My van was filthy from the rain. KozaK took all of the dirt off and most of the water spots too. No need to wash now! Thank you!"

T. Hartono, an autodealer in Jakarta wrote: "We were using MicroFibre cloths to dust our cars in our showroom, and the cars were getting fine swirly scratches. We had to buff out the cars before delivery. Now, we switched to KozaK Cloths and our showroom cars are not getting scratched any longer! We are saving a lot of money and we are giving one to every customer."

Tan S.Y. a Taxi Driver in Singapore wrote: "My Taxi costs me $5.00 each day to wash. I use KozaK now and only wash it twice a week now. I save $15-$20 per week!"

The KozaK works... and, there is a 10 day UNCONDITIONAL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Just try it... if you aren't happy with the results, mail it back to us with the receipt and a self addressed stamped envelope and we'll send you a full refund of your purchase price..(details on www.kozakasia.com). It couldn't be simpler!

The KozaK Auto DryWash Cloth is now available at Stamford Tyres, Autobacs, Groomwerkz, D'Best Respray (at Malayan Motors), TS Automotive and other fine retailers. Also, you can buy it online at www.kozakasia.com and pay with your credit card on our secure payment cart from PayPal.

Aliens... How smart ARE they really??

OK... this will be a quick blog entry...

Question: If Aliens are soooooo smart... and soooo advanced.... how come they are kidnapping only the dumbest earthlings???

Answer: ??? (This is not a multiple choice question!!!) ____________________ (fill in the blank yourself! Winner gets to ride on the next alien abduction mission to earth.

Second runner up gets a free used KozaK Auto DryWash cloth that was used by one of these aliens to wipe down his spaceship... yes, even aliens need to clean and polish their spacecraft sometimes (without water)!

My '57 Chevy...or why you don't raise your hand at an auction!

See the picture above? She's a beauty, no?? Well, imagine sitting in one of these beautifully restored 1957 Chevy's on a major expressway in Chicago... with no gas! That's what happened to me about 2 hours after I bought her... but I'm getting ahead of myself here. Let's start at the beginning...

I used to read Hemmings Automotive magazine, which is the "bible" for car collectors. I saw that there was to be an auction near Chicago of antique and mid-1950's - 1960's cars that weekend. We packed up a picnic lunch, and Saturday morning got into my Jeep Cherokee and headed north to Lake Bluff, Illinois. When we got to the auction site, I couldn't believe what I was seeing.



There must have been 200 cars lined up on display for a pre-auction inspection. One of them caught my eye immediately. Like the photo above, it was a cherry red and white 1957 Chevrolet 2 dr hardtop, with red and silver vinyl seats, power brakes, power windows (both of which were VERY rare in a 1957 model - supposedly they only made a few hundred of them). My childhood dream! (Well, not really... she got away, but that's a secret!)



The car looked really hot. I got behind the huge steering wheel, and them memories of my childhood came flowing back. I dreamed of driving along the highway, stopping at an A&W Root beer drive-in restaurant, grabbing a big frosty mug of root beer and a burger, teasing the waitresses, then roaring off in a cloud of dust!



Remember the old advertising jingle... "See the USA, in your Chevrolet..."??? YEAH!!!



The auction started... the cars flew by, the auctioneer droned on with his almost rapid fire, unintelligible babble of auctioneering semantics... when the Chevy came up...



The bidding was fast and furious in $100 then $500 clips... going once, going twice... silence...I don't know what got into me, but... I raised my hand... SOLD to the young man (I liked that auctioneer!!! HA HA) on the left! $13,5000 GONE!



Whew... my hands were shaking as I went to the sale booth and took out my checkbook.. a word to the wise here... NEVER GO TO AN AUCTION WITH YOUR CREDIT CARDS OR CHECKBOOK! BIG TROUBLE!!



I wrote out the check, and signed a few transfer papers, got a temporary license plate and the HOT CHERRY RED 1957 CHEVY was mine!



I should have asked if the gauges, and everything else was working, but I was too excited. I handed the Jeep keys to one of my friends, and the rest of us piled into the Chevy for the ride back to Chicago.



The gas gauge showed half a tank of gas... I should have known better! Anyway, after turning the key and the engine coming to life with a few huffs and then just a nice purrrrr, we drove off. It was quite an experience driving such a primitive car. First, the steering wheel was HUGE.. probably 15 inches or so across, maybe more. Then the steering was not power assisted.. so you really had to work to turn the wheels when you weren't moving. Also, it was very HOT inside, as the sun was baking on the rooftop of the car.



I remember opening the vents... yes, there were these little triangular "vents" or side windows you could open inwards to direct air into and onto the passengers and passenger compartment. I also remember that the gas gauge stayed on half... I was too excited to think about that until....brumpppPPPppp...putt putt putt... SILENCE! No freekin' gas!



OK... not so bad... we were on a major expressway, and just had to wait for a passing motorist to stop... fortunately one did, and one of my friends jumped into their car for a quick ride to a gas station. Shortly, he was back with a "jerry can" and 5 gallons of gas.



Things were looking up, right?? WRONG... do you remember where the gas filler cap is in a '57 Chevy?? Well, I didn't!! Neither did any of my friends. We looked everywhere... behind the license plate... every where! Couldn't find it... S!!#$%%T..



Luckily, an Illinois State Trooper pulled over, who was a car buff. Son, it's right behind the fin's chrome edge he said, and sure enough... that's where it was! (See photo).

Getting back underway, we naturally had to stop at every drive-in burger joint along the highway!! And, naturally, we had a lot of root beers and burgers!

When we got home, I parked her proudly in front of my driveway, stepped back... what a gorgeous car she was!

I drove her a lot actually... I used to love parking it in a lot, and waiting about 5 minutes.. there would be a huge crowd around her, admiring, pointing, gawking!

I used to care for her myself. I used a good grade of carnuba wax every few months, a good car wash detergent, and in between all of that, I would wipe her down before and after a drive with my KozaK Auto DryWash cloth. Waterlessly, the KozaK would take off all the road dirt and dust. It would polish the Chevy without water, and without scratching! The KozaK cloth was also great on the chrome... and this baby had a lot of it!

For the interior, I would spray it with a Lexol product called Vinylex, which would penetrate into the vinyl seats and dashboard and side panels (which were also Red and Silver) and remove the dirt, keep the vinyl protected with the built in UV Sunscreen, but never leave a greasy film or unnatural shine.

I can still see her now... gleaming in the sun, just waiting for someone to turn the key and bring her to life. I sold her a few years later... I wonder what ever happened to her???

Bitten by the VIPER! Dodge that is!

I can still remember that chilly day in October 1992 when I looked out of my office window overlooking Michigan Avenue and Lake Michigan in Chicago and saw the flatbed truck pull up. My assistant came barging into my office.."It's here... it's gorgeous!!"

I looked out and saw the two men offloading my latest addition to my growing collection of cars... a bright red, 1993 Dodge Viper...V10 engine... BRUTE power... and one of the first in Chicago.I hurried downstairs .. cursing the slow elevators in our old building.. I couldn't wait to see it close up. Actually, I had never seen one in real life, only in a brochure. I had to pay quite a bit over the sticker price to get it also... they were that much in demand.

Well, here it was. Real, shiny, smelling of leather, vinyl, all those wonderful new car smells. They handed over the documents for me to sign, and stepped back to allow me to look into the cockpit. There was a crowd gathering around us. Many of my employees were eagerly looking on, and also quite a few strangers just curious about this beautifully styled fiberglass and chrome sports car that many had been reading about, but few had seen.

I elbowed my way to the drivers side and opened the door. Ahhh, what a beautiful day! I can still smell the leather seats! I sat down and put the key in the ignition, checked that the gearshift lever was in neutral, pushed down the clutch and turned the key. RRRRRrrrrrrRRRRR VROOOOMMMMM... the 10 cylinder truck engine lit off and the car shook with the vibration of 10 cylinders firing in sync... wow... what a rush...!

I took my foot off the clutch and looked over the dash board and controls. I remember that the windows only went halfway down, and there were plastic inserts for rainy days. There was no air conditioning yet available for the Viper... too new on the marker for one to have been developed yet. You could feel the heat coming into the cockpit from the engine which was now warmed up and humming smoothly.

I checked the gas gauge and saw that it was near empty. Well, the first drive was going to be to the gas station. I asked everyone to step back. I adjusted the mirrors, depressed the clutch all the way down, and placed her in First gear then eased out the clutch. The car shuddered for a second, then...whoosh..shot away from the curb like a bat out of hell! Damn fast! I guess it could do 0-60mph in under 5 seconds.

I noticed that the rear end fishtailed as I pulled away, and the car's rear kept hopping around as I passed over the many ruts and cracks on Michigan Avenue as I headed for the gas station. It had a rather primitive rear end, that was unforgiving, and built just for speed, not comfort. And, it was a bone jarring ride!

I pulled into the gas station and immediately drew a crowd around me as I filled her up. I was glad to get out of the cockpit... this car was a lot of work to drive! And, even though it was chilly outside, it was hot inside the cockpit. Well, time for a drive!

That afternoon I put about 100 miles on the Viper. Expressways, up through the North Shore of Chicago through Winnetka, Highland Park, Lake Forest, and up to Lake Bluff where a good friend of mine, Brian Murphy had his Automotive shop and Service facility. Brian was anxious to see this beast also and was waiting outside as I pulled up. Frankly, I was tired! I flipped him the keys and said... give it a try...

Brian wasted no time, and took over the drivers seat. He expertly eased her into first, then second as we accelerated up through the Illinois - Wisconsin boarder and into the countryside. He agreed with me that this was one brute of a car. And, it was a lot of work to drive... but exhilarating at the same time.

Brian was no stranger to fast cars and exotic rides. He was a wiz at massaging the most out of the cars entrusted to him. He had built quite a clientele of traders and brokers from the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Young men with a lot of money and a passion for fast and expensive cars. On a daily basis Willow Automotive would see a stream of Ferrari's, Porsche's, Mercedes, AMG's, Aston Martin's, Audi's and even a Shelby Cobra or two (or three). Brian would pull an engine apart, "blueprint" the engine, change the computer chips, timing, suspensions and sometimes even add a supercharger or turbocharger. It all depended on how much you wanted to spend... the sky was the limit!

This was the first Viper he had ever seen, much less driven. We pulled a quick U-Turn, and headed back to his shop. He quickly popped the hood and stepped back to admire the power plant under it. It was a modified Chrysler 10 cylinder truck engine placed into a lightweight fiberglass body. Fast, furious and very powerful. "Not a lot of room under there for a supercharger" I recall him saying. He was already trying to figure out what he could do to add a few more horses to the probably 400+ already being generated at a cost of about an 8 mile per gallon thirst for hi octane gas.

"Don't even think of it" I told him and we both laughed. He pulled out a couple of sodas and admired the body styling, then went to his office. He came back with a KozaK Auto DryWash cloth and quickly wiped down the body removing the dust and grime from our drive into the country. The car was gleaming in the late afternoon sun.

Brian was a KozaK convert for many years. I had passed him one when we had first met in 1985 after my friend Terry sold me his 1985 Mercedes 500SEL AMG over a Christmas dinner. Terry had told me that Brian was the only mechanic he would allow to touch his stable of cars.. everything from a Jeep Cherokee to a couple of Ferrari Testarosa's, an old Maserati, an Audi and I think a Range Rover if I remember correctly. Brian had loved the color of that Mercedes. It was a very rich, very deep Navy Blue. It was a custom color, and I was using the KozaK to waterlessly wash that car every evening when I came home from trading.

One afternoon, I pulled into Brian's driveway, as one of my widows wasn't working. While I was waiting for Brian to come over, I opened the trunk and took out the Kozak and absentmindedly began wiping that huge car down. When I looked up, Brian was standing to the side, admiring how nice the car looked. The KozaK had nicely removed not only all the day's dirt and grime but also the dust that came up from Brian's gravel driveway.

"Wont that scratch the car" he asked? "Nope.. never scratched any of my cars" I replied. He was impressed that the KozaK had waterlessly and quickly restored the shine and polish to the Navy AMG... and he was very impressed that it took off the gravel dust without a drop of water, and without scratching.

Brian quickly looked under the hood and located the fuse box. He popped it open and quickly smiled as he held a burned out fuse from the errant window motor. After a moment he replaced the fuse and tested the window, which now worked again. I asked him "how much do I owe you" and he got that huge Irish smile across his face and pointed to the KozaK in my hand. "Even trade he said" and our deal was sealed!

I drove back into Chicago eager to get the car into my garage and grab some dinner. Later, I would pick up a copy of Hemming's magazine and look for the KozaK ad so I could order another to replace the one I gave to Brian.

Brian's still in business... in fact his business has grown nicely. Check it out at http://www.willowauto.com/ and eyeball some of the fabulous cars he has.

Check out KozaK at http://www.kozakasia.com/ if you're curious about the Auto DryWash cloth that I've used since 1969. It doesn't scratch!!! Honest!! But it does really clean and polish your car beautifully without a drop of water!

My grandfather Frank, my FIRST car...1969 Lotus Europa S2 and the KOZAK cloth!

I've been dreaming about my first car (well, the first one I actually paid for)... it was a 1969 Lotus Europa S2. Fiberglass body, Lotus Red in color, a Renault Engine (transversely mounted if I remember correctly) Dunlop Tires (more about those shit tires later!) and a US$4995.00 price tag! The car weighed only about 1000 pounds, so it had quite a good weight to horsepower ratio.

The car handled beautifully. I remember the day I bought it... I was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the dealer was in Wilmington Delaware which was about a 1 hour drive away. My friend Otto.. the guy with the 1964 Red GTO convertible drove me there to pick it up.

When I walked into the dealer's showroom, there it was... all dirty and covered with something black and tarry looking!!! I was so disappointed! The dealer came over and said "Hey, Paul... we thought you were coming tomorrow!" My heart sank.. but he smiled and told us to go down for a MacDonald’s and come back in 2 hours.

Well, I never ate a cheeseburger and fries that slowly before! Otto was good enough to stay with me, and finally ZERO HOUR arrived! We motored back to the dealer and there she was... right in front of the dealership... all waxed, shiny and waiting for me... I can still remember the feeling of excitement even now as I am typing this!

It was beautiful... I signed the papers, and hopped in for the inaugural ride, with the salesman in the passenger seat. He gave me the 50 cent tour, and I kicked him out.. I couldn't wait to take her out on my own!

Well, it was also my first stick shift (manual shift for those of you younger than 30!) and it took a while to get used to the clutch. The mechanism back then was very primitive... just a clutch cable run along the floor and fastened to the fiberglass shell with rivets. And YUP... on the way home to Philadelphia, on my FIRST hill... the freekin' clutch cable broke loose! With no tension in it, I could not shift gears! We didn't have hand phones then... not invented yet... so.. I was STUCK! And, on a hill also, with other cars behind me!

Fortunately, for some reason the engine stalled out... I was able to put it into first gear, and limped back to the dealer. I was heartbroken.

The repair took about an hour, and I was on my way again! Made it home this time, parked the car in front of my house and went inside for a cold iced tea!

My grandfather, my Uncle Joe, my grandmother... after tea we all went out to have a look at the car. they said... not very practical, no trunk (boot) for groceries, no back seat, no room... UGH... I was really upset... BUT I LOVED THAT CAR.. My grandfather Frank, he knew how much I wanted that car. He took me aside and said softly..."let's take her out".

He climbed in, and off we went for a good 1 hour ride. When we came back, he went over to the trunk of his Plymouth Valiant and pulled out the KozaK Auto DryWash cloth and passed it to me "Son, here's what I have used to keep my car clean... try it.. It’s yours if you like it".

I wiped down the car, and the Red color just popped out... the car glistened in the afternoon sun.

I still remember the smile on his face as he watched me polishing my first car... I really miss him...

So... that's how I first started to use KozaK... more about the Lotus and those awful Dunlop tires later.

If you have a car you love, try the KozaK Auto DryWash cloth! My wife distributes KozaK in Asia. Go to her website

www.kozakasia.com and read about it.
It really does work!

A bit of history! Musings of times gone past....

Many years ago... more than I'd like to admit, it was the early '60's to be precise, when I fell in love with my first "Muscle Car".

My friend Otto and I were sharing an apartment in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was in a condemned building right on the famous Atlantic City Boardwalk on Florida Avenue (there is a Trump Casino there now) that was literally held together by these HUGE metal straps! No kidding!! We paid $400 to rent the place for the entire summer of '64 (we kept renting it through '69) and we would drive down there every Friday night in Otto's mom's brand new, 1964 Pontiac GTO.

That car was HOT... Cherry Red in color, white convertible top, white genuine imitation leather seats (bucket seats no less), glass pack mufflers, dual or triple barrel carburetor, Hearst shifter, and a huge 7 or 8 liter engine. It was a real chick magnet! And just to be sure, we even had a telephone installed in the car (remember this was 1964... mobile phones hadn't been invented yet).

Well, sort of... you see, we took an old telephone handset, and a cord, and glued it to the underside of the dashboard and put the handset in the glove compartment. Otto hooked up a ringer with a switch.. it was very loud.. and when we got stuck in traffic, or pull alongside some cute young ladies, we would press the ringer button, reach into the glove compartment and "answer" the phone! Hellooooo... Oh... it's for you... and we'd hand the handset out the window to whoever was in the car next to us!

Sounds stupid today... well, it was, but you had to be there to see it then. It ALWAYS got laughs. Sometimes we'd pull into an A & W Root Beer drive-in, order a burger and a frosted mug... mmmmmm... sooo good!... of root beer, and press the ringer when the waitress arrived. I wish you could have seen their faces! Hahaha.. we had a great time with that car.

I remember one summer night, we were coming home... it was a very hot and humid summer Sunday evening and we were stuck in a traffic jam on the Atlantic City Expressway, going from AC to Philadelphia. We had the top down, and were just listening to the radio (AM of course) when there was a news bulletin... the Astronauts.. Neal Armstrong had just landed on the moon. The hairs still go up on the back of my neck when I think of that moment.

That car was hot! In return for letting us use the car on weekends, we promised Otto's mom that we'd wash and clean the car for her.. wax it too. And that's where the KozaK Auto DryWash cloth came in.

We wanted to maximize our time riding in the car, and minimize the time we spent maintaining it..so..we got lucky. My grandfather came over one day and handed me a red package (no.. not an hong pau!) and said simply.."I've used this for years.. give it a try".

We ripped it open and unfolded the cloth inside. He took us outside and showed us how to use it. It was just amazing. He padded it up, and just wiped the car down in short, straight strokes. The road dust and dirt just disappeared into the cloth, leaving the car's finish glowing! In 10 minutes, WITHOUT ANY WATER, that '64 "Goat" as they were called was lookin' show room new.

I was hooked. My grandfather later told me that his dad gave him one, when he got his first car. That was a DeSoto Station Wagon.. probably in the '40's or late '30's. He had used them (the KozaK's) since and now, I guess, it was my turn. Right of passage perhaps? Father to son? Whatever... the KozaK had been invented in 1926... and is still used today! Go to http://www.kozakasia.com/ and read all about it.

And, I have used them ever since... on everything from a 1937 Plymouth (with Rumble seat) to a Dodge Viper, Ferrari Testarosa, Jaguar XJR and XK8, BMW 840i, a Lexus, my own '64 Pontiac GTO, my favorite 1957 Chevy (with power windows!), Datsun 240Z, Lotus Europa, Toyota Camery, Honda Civic, Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, and my very favorite "Pimp Mobile" ... a gorgeous, HUGE, 1985 Mercedes SEL Long Wheelbase with a FULL GERMAN AMG conversion. My cars were my love... and trust me, they were massaged and oiled frequently... but the KozaK cloth was for everyday cleaning and polishing. And those cloths NEVER, EVER, scratched the finish on one of my babies. NEVER.

That car was GORGEOUS... it was a special edition, painted in a deep Porsche Navy Blue, with very dark tinted windows, and huge wide Pirelli tires. The car had the full AMG body treatment, with spoiler, ground effect scoops... the whole nine yards, and the engine was completely redone by AMG in Germany and brought to the US as a "Grey Market Car". It must have been putting out 500 horses or more. On top of that, my mechanic, Brian, installed a super turbocharger on the engine that positively made it SCREAM down the highway. I could do zero to 60mph in less than 5 seconds, and the top speed was over 150mph. Not bad for a 4500 pound 1985 Merc, no?

Hey... let me tell you how I bought that car. It's a very good story. One Christmas evening in 1986 I was having a Christmas party in my home near Chicago. I was trading options on the CBOE back then, and commodities on the CBOT, and was having a few of my trading buddies and their wives over for dinner. One of them, Terry Boyle drove up in that '85 Mercedes and my jaw dropped open when he swung around my driveway. It was gorgeous... he had bought it for his wife Stella a few months before for $110,000 (1986 dollars!). He was really pissed too... his wife hated the car, and Terry didn't need it as he had quite a stable of cars himself. I took him aside and said..."I'll buy it... how much?" He said, let me think about it and I'll let you know in a little while" was his reply. Well, I made sure that Terry had a LOT to drink that night!

Later on he kinda staggered over, and said he'd sell it for $55,000. I ran upstairs and wrote him a check... and sent him and Stella home in a Taxi. The car was MINE! I kept that car until 2000 or 2001 and drove it almost every day. Went through a lot of tires too! Usually every 8000 miles or so.

I used to clean that car every day with my KozaK. I can tell you that when I would park that car on the street, a crowd would gather around it and just stare at it. It was that beautiful. People would ask me.."who details your car"... I would open the trunk and pull out the KozaK and they were amazed how easy it was. No BullS*%T.. it really works!

More later..... but check out the KozaK cloth on http://www.kozakasia.com/