I received this email today: I’m Edgardo Michelotti, from Italy son of Giovanni the designer who made the Contessa range early ’60. I’m looking to a car to show to […]
(first posted 4/10/2015) The CC Cohort has been rather neglected of late; my apologies. But I just can’t resist this Aston Martin Lagonda posted by ramsesniblick. We’ve never done […]
“Death Defying Combat” which shows the 1905 Premier racing against the Winton (first posted in 2007) After five years living in the quiet, sheltered and nurturing environment of Iowa City, […]
It’s easy to forget that the station wagon as a family vehicle was a post-war phenomenon, thanks to all-steel wagons, lower prices and its rapidly changing image. Back in 1940, […]
Suddenly it’s…1986, or so, with two vintage vehicles in the driveway. The Tercel wagon is clearly the FWD version. But I can’t tell if the Comanche is RWD or 4WD. […]
The 1961 Plymouth is of course one of the more…unusual cars of its time, which was a pretty unusual time, actually. So that’s saying something. The fins were chopped, which […]
(first posted 4/8/2015) It was a major aha! moment when the Chevrolet K5 Blazer appeared in 1969. Probably most of all for International and Ford, who had invested in […]
I was cruising the Cohort, and when I came across this shot posted by canadiancatgreen, I was a bit flummoxed. What was I seeing? It wasn’t until I enlarged it […]
This is downright refreshing, to see a travel trailer that’s not from one of the all-too common cookie molds. Not surprisingly, this was an expensive and exclusive trailer, selling for […]
(first posted 4/6/2015) I know some of you dear readers think I’m overly infatuated with tiny under-powered foreign toy cars. And you’re right! But that’s not why you’re rubbing […]
The story of the curved dash Olds, the first mass-produced automobile ever, is one we’ve never taken on here, as the interest in really early automotive history seems to be […]
Another extra-long convoy of Opel Kadetts being hauled by Convoy N-Series Ford #341 in Portland, OR. The Kadett was enjoying its stay in the number two selling import slot behind […]
Another in my continuing series of little cars with big trailers. This is a Prius Prime, and it’s getting juiced up so it can haul the trailer on pure electric […]