It seems a bit odd for Buick to use the little 300 cubic inch V8 (derived from the aluminum 215 V8) in their very-much full-size LeSabre when the cheaper […]
(first posted 3/25/2018) The Hornet was a very significant car for AMC. Not only did it finally put the Rambler brand behind itself, the Hornet would go on […]
Son Will on the day we “towed” four houses in 1997 (Update: this was first written in 2011. Not long after I became aware of the key reasons why towing […]
(first posted 12/24/2013) How did the Scenicruiser become such an icon, undoubtedly the most-recognized bus ever built in the US? It’s safe to say that after the Scenicruiser made such […]
No, this Cadillac was not equipped with cylinder deactivation, a diesel or a tiny aluminum V8; that would have to wait another decade or two, with unfortunate consequences. It wasn’t […]
(first posted 3/26/2013) The Ford Fox and Chrysler K-Car platforms are both well-known for their many variations on the same basic underpinnings. They were stretched, folded and mutilated into an […]
(first posted 3/22/2018) Here’s an article that caught my sixteen year-old eyes in 1969: an in-depth review of the 435 hp 427 Corvette. And its a good one, as […]
(first posted 3/14/2018) Over the years here at CC, you just might have gotten the impression from me that Ramblers had something of an image problem back […]
It’s a bit hard to believe, but we’ve never featured a ’58 Pontiac on the pages of CC. How to explain that? Well, 1958 was a lousy year for Pontiac, […]
(first posted 3/21/2018) I vividly remember reading this in the fall of 1969. It’s the kind of feature that was often pioneered by C&D, and then became commonplace. […]
There’s a new coffee cart in my neighborhood, right on Willamette Street, and it’s a real gem — a beautifully done 1986 Crown bus. I don’t drink coffee normally, but […]
In 1955, it would have been impossible to predict just how much lasting influence the 1955 Chevrolet would have for many decades to come. Who could have imagined then […]
(first posted 3/19/2018) Like so many other artifacts of the past, genuine VW hippie buses are becoming harder to come by in Eugene. And this one is a real […]
I don’t know anything about this photo except that it features three very different GMC trucks. Let’s take a closer look at each of them, starting with the likely most […]
Since I’m covering for Rich this week and it’s been a while since I’ve done an update on the official CC company truck, here it is, still hard at work. […]