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Recent Curbside Classics
- Curbside Classic: 1994 Lincoln Town Car - Best U.S. Luxury Car Of The '90s 58 Comments
Curbside Classic: 1986 Lincoln Continental - The Rose Quartz-Colored Linchpin Of My Formative Years 82 Comments
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Curbside Classic: 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata - Nothing Complicated; But Done Properly 25 Comments- Curbside Classic: Datsun 510 (Bluebird/1600) - How To Fly 45 Comments
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About Author: Jeff Nelson
Posts by Jeff Nelson
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The Recurring Dream: A Survey Of A Century Of “People’s Cars”
Posted on January 16, 2012 | 73 CommentsLike most of our readers, I have been keeping a wary eye on the comings and goings at the various auto shows being held around the country since the new... -
1970½ Ford Falcon: Mission Implausible
Posted on January 1, 2012 | 75 CommentsHappy New Year ! For most of us, the turn of the calendar represents a new (hopeful) beginning. A fresh start, if you will, to take stock, begin anew or... -
Auld Lang Syne: Ford Says Goodbye To The Ranger
Posted on December 26, 2011 | 64 CommentsSometimes an era ends and nobody is there to record it.That’s not the case here today at CC. It was old, outmoded and way past its prime, but when the... -
CC History: “That Special Time”- The U.S. Auto Industry During The Korean War
Posted on December 20, 2011 | 45 CommentsOn December 29,1952, CBS television ran a documentary by iconic journalist Edward R. Murrow entitled “Christmas In Korea”. For an hour that evening, the few Americans that had TV sets... -
CC Ad Week: Don’t Adjust Your Set … The Best Commercials In The World Are On !
Posted on December 16, 2011 | 26 CommentsWe kicked off the week by taking a look at the lesser lights of car advertising. Our wholly subjective survey revealed that what annoys us probably annoys you. But there... -
30 Seconds Of Hell: The Worst Car TV Ads Ever (So Far)
Posted on December 12, 2011 | 68 CommentsWe’re kicking the week off with a visit to another world. We’re going to travel to Advertising Planet, where the beer is always cold, (and served up by morally casual,... -
Heavy Lies the Head That Wears The Crown – Hits and Misses in The Car Of The Year Award
Posted on November 28, 2011 | 88 CommentsI couldn’t help notice that it’s that time of year again – Motor Trend has awarded the Car Of The Year trophy to the new for ’12, made in the... -
1976-1981 Triumph TR 7- America Gets A Wedgie
Posted on November 24, 2011 | 46 CommentsWhen British Leyland introduced the replacement for the much loved TR6 in 1975, all of America became a great big Missouri – The Show Me State. Buyers rightly wondered if... -
Turkey Week Kickoff: 1968-1972 Austin America – Yankee Doodle Disaster
Posted on November 21, 2011 | 47 CommentsFor a car that was derided in its day as slow, noisy and underpowered, the VW Beetle survived more assassination attempts than Fidel Castro. In its quarter century plus in... -
1957-1958 Studebaker Scotsman: Discount Life Preserver
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 45 CommentsWe have spent a lot of effort this autumn debating the merits (and demerits) of economy cars on these pages. We have spent no small amount of time examining products...









