In spite of its heroics producing B-24 bombers, Jeeps, tanks, trucks and lots of other hardware, Ford Motor Company was in tough shape during and after World War II, losing […]
(first posted 3/12/2018) This weekend in Curbsidelandia (better known as Portland, Oregon) the sun came out and temperatures topped 60 degrees, so lots of fine CCs came out like […]
(first posted 7/29/2017) One of the good things about life in Portland is our 24/7 non-commercial classical radio station, “All Classical” KQAC. They use this pristine 1954 Chevy […]
(first posted 12/14/2012) I’m going to stick my neck out and argue that if there had been no computers in 1965, there would have been no Mustang. As Jim […]
(first posted 10/13/2012) In the same week Ed caught a sweet ’66 Sport Fury hardtop on the freeway during his vacation, we enjoyed this ’65 Sport Fury convertible that appeared in […]
(first posted 10/26/2011) Now that I have your attention, here is the 1991 Cizeta V16T, a supercar built briefly by a group of ex-Lamborghini employees, sporting its stacked dual […]
(first posted 10/21/2011) All cars have headlights. They’re a basic part of our image of a car, the eyes on its face. At night they need to be up high […]
(first posted 11/11/2011) What car from 1917 would you buy to keep for a hundred years? Two hundred? Monte Shelton, Portland race driver (Can Am, F5000, IMSA Camel GT, and […]
(first posted 11/24/2011) In 1620, the Mayflower carried 102 Puritans from England to America to escape religious persecution. A year later they celebrated their survival and a good harvest with […]
This very nice outwardly stock Chevy Sportvan has been appearing at this spot in my neighborhood from time to time lately, and I finally got a chance to get some […]
On Christmas Day EV startup Rivian released this video of a unique feature available on their upcoming R1T pickup and R1S SUV: Tank Turns. Rivians have four electric motors, one […]
Last night Lily and I were enjoying an episode of “The Crown”, an outstanding Netflix series which is a biography of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, played in Season 3 by […]
(first posted 8/6/2013) As styling went aero in the Eighties, Nissan went the other way with its sharply drawn Pulsar NX coupe. Based on the sleepy but very popular 1st-gen […]
Do you like big trucks? I’m talking about a Really Big Truck. The Biggest Truck in the World. Here it is: the Marion Power Shovel Company’s 1965 Missile Crawler Transporter […]