We’re in Port Orford for a few days, where we come to our little cabin every couple of weeks when we’re not traveling elsewhere. This afternoon we walked down to […]
(first posted 6/29/2013. I still want one more than ever) There’s been a lot of consideration given on these pages the past few days about the joys of big […]
(first posted 7/9/2013) So this is what I stopped to shoot the other day, before I got distracted by the ’65 Ranger F-250. When I first spotted it, I thought […]
I try to avoid stereotypes as they inevitably don’t hold up, but early Celicas did rather seem to appeal to young women. And they obviously still do, even 50 years […]
[first posted in 2011, when Saab’s seemingly endless series of crises first started] It’s hard to look at this old Saab and not get choked up. And it’s not just […]
While the human Seven Deadly Sins – lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride – clearly play a part in any automaker’s fall from grace, Detroit cultivated its own […]
(first posted 8/8/2012) The story of the star-crossed MGC is sad indeed, about as sad as seeing this one sit here immobile for the last eighteen years. At least it […]
“That leather really did come from the town of Corinth, Italy…” That comment left by CC reader Rando may seem innocuous—it’s actually quite funny, given the facts about “Corinthian Leather” […]
CC reader Teddy has been posting a cornucopia of his curbside finds in Portland at the Cohort for some time. Needless to say, Portland is chock-full of goodies, with a decided […]
(an essentially new version of an old post) Take a close look at these two cars—there’s something deadly wrong with one of them. They’re both very similar looking Buick […]
Peterbilt made its name with its long line of “needle nose” conventional West Coast-style trucks, commonly accepted as the most beautiful and iconic of the type. But Peter also bilt […]
In 1967 I was fourteen and perhaps one of the earlier exponents of the eighties’ teenage tradition of having a Lamborghini pinup on my bedroom wall. And here it is […]
When I first shot this 1978 Cordoba in 2010, it was in excellent condition. It had been the then-owner’s mother’s car, an anniversary present from her husband. The daughter kept […]
The Corvair was a revolutionary car in a number of ways but the biggest and most lasting influence may not be so obvious. The Corvair’s rear engine and sporty handling […]
(first posted 5/1/2019) I’ve written the story of how my life might have been had I absconded with a 1971 Econoline from my employer, Towson Ford. That was […]