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CC Capsule: Dodge Vans; Short And Long
Posted on February 24, 2012 | 29 CommentsTime warps labels and perceptions. When minivans first appeared, they were decidedly smaller than their full-sized kin. Now, this Dodge Caravan is a full two feet longer than that Dodge […] -
What Is It? The Generic Sedan – What’s The Least Readily Identifiable Car Out There?
Posted on February 23, 2012 | 37 Comments[by pfsm/Peter Madsen] Have you ever had it happen that you see a car that you just couldn’t identify? I’d think that it probably happens to all of us at […] -
CC Capsule: 1995 Ford Ranger Splash – Victim Of Changing Tides
Posted on February 22, 2012 | 13 CommentsDo you find the Styleside short bed Ranger simply too roomy and boring? Ford has just the thing! -
CC Outtake: 1979 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham – Attention Kmart Shoppers
Posted on February 18, 2012 | 20 CommentsI was at Kmart earlier today buying some underwear and this bodacious B-body was parked next to me as I was leaving. One can never have too much B-body. -
CC Capsule: 1941 Lincoln Continental by Loewy
Posted on February 18, 2012 | 11 CommentsI was not expecting this car. -
CC Capsule: Do You Carry Parts For A 1952 Lagonda Drop Head Coupe?
Posted on February 15, 2012 | 10 CommentsCC Commentator Alistair posted this superb 1952 Loagonda at the CC Cohort, which he obviously shot at the parts store. We can hope the owner was looking for something generic, […] -
CC Outtake: 1992 Cadillac Allante – Awarded “Flop Of The Year” For 1987
Posted on February 15, 2012 | 42 CommentsUnbelievable as it may seem, I’ve yet to see an Allante to shoot in these parts. But channaher at the Cohort left this single shot, and I can’t resist having […] -
CC Capsule: 1978 Lincoln Versailles – The Past Is Prologue
Posted on February 15, 2012 | 36 CommentsThere are several reasons I fought the urge to write about this car. -
Generations
Posted on February 12, 2012 | 12 CommentsPimped Civic and the TriFive Chevy: I took this picture a few years ago in Reno during Hot August Nights classic car festival while stopping to enjoy an ice cream […] -
CC Capsule: Xb Meets Middle Brother Flex – Two-Thirds Of The Box Family
Posted on February 12, 2012 | 23 CommentsMy poor little Xbox has been dying to meet its next-bigger sibling, having met the oldest one a couple of months ago. Good thing I had to head to Jerry’s, […] -
CC Capsule: 1990 Chrysler LeBaron Landau – Comes With Everything You See Here
Posted on February 11, 2012 | 45 CommentsThe K-car chassis was nothing if not flexible, and to prove it, consider the 1990 Chrysler LeBaron Landau. As you can see, the K-car got squished into the shape of […] -
CC Capsule: XP-HUMM-E – The Electric Wood Canoe
Posted on February 10, 2012 | 19 CommentsNow that I’m bach-ing it for a month, I actually have to endure the humiliation of shopping, my almost-least favorite activity (and fortunately (or not), Stephanie’s almost-favorite activity). But that […] -
CC Capsule: 1992 Ford EB II Fairmont – The Grass Is Always Greener
Posted on February 9, 2012 | 31 CommentsI knew there was a reason I was drawn to this car. -
CC Capsule: Toyota Echo – The Yaris Gets Hit With The Ugly Stick
Posted on February 1, 2012 | 74 CommentsMy next CC wants to be an epic, and isn’t going to make it today. So how about a little diversion with this sad little fellow? How did Toyota end […] -
CC Capsule: Ford Festiva – Shortest Car Ready For Longest Loads
Posted on February 1, 2012 | 24 CommentsSince we’re on the subject of hauling oversize loads, that reminds me of this Festiva I shot just the other day at the Y. I love this kind of thing; […]