If you want to see pictures of perfectly restored classic cars, there are plenty of places on the Web for you to find them. But there’s something truly authentic–even haunting–about […]
In case you’re counting years, this car was the “boldest advance” since the 1908 Oakland, according to Pontiac advertising. That’s quite a statement, isn’t it? But like all hyperbole, […]
There was a cruise night within walking distance of my house, so I thought I’d mosey on over. And what do I see? Standing alone, glowing in the fading […]
In a recent installment, I showed you the 1958 Mercury Park Lane–the super-luxury automobile introduced by Mercury to compete with cars priced just below Lincoln and Cadillac. Now it’s […]
So I’m this kid growing up in the 1970s, and I’m really into old cars, particularly from the 1950s to early 60s. I’ve seen Fords, Chevys, the ’59 Pontiac (a […]
In the year of 1962, if you were shopping for a 2-door hardtop in the luxury class, which would you pick–a Cadillac Coupe deVille, or this Imperial Crown? Let’s […]
What is it about the spooky, mysterious, and unknown that attracts us so? I’ve always been an explorer. But the places I like to explore are the kinds of […]
“Tribute cars” have become trendy in the old car hobby for a while now. A ’58 Plymouth is painted red and becomes “Christine”. An old Ford sedan from the early […]
Here’s another classic example of a car that once was seen everywhere, but is now virtually extinct. Oh, you might find a convertible or high-performance version of a ’61 […]
The Magic Year of 1957 must have been a wonderful time to shop for a car! Chrysler had its dynamic Forward Look; Ford was all-new and graceful; Chevy had a […]
(first posted 5/8/2019) The car above has special significance for me, and non-CCer types would probably respond with, “Why would you care about that ugly wreck?” What […]
I’ve written about the incredible 1958-60 Lincolns before (most recently a 1959 Continental coupe in black) but I was scrolling through Craigslist, and this just stopped me in my tracks! […]