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Car Show Outtake: 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Mark Of Indistinction
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 103 Comments(first posted 8/20/2015) Continuing with its very full-sized cars through the 1979 model year, Lincoln was the last holdout in the face of CAFE and its downsized, more fuel-efficient vehicles […] -
Crunched Curbside Classic: The Last Saab 99 In Town Bites The Bullet – Another Saab Story
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 20 CommentsOuch! That hurts, to look at and to contemplate: this is the last Saab 99 on the streets here, to the best of my knowledge. And I just shot it […] -
Crunched Curbside Classic: Gen1, Series 1 Mazda RX-7 With Flat Tire And Body Damage
Posted on August 19, 2021 | 8 CommentsI have not seen a gen1 RX-7 in some time, and that applies particularly to a Series 1 version (SA22C), from 1978-1980. So I was rather surprised when I saw […] -
Campground Outtake: DeSoto Suburban – Long Roof For A Long Board
Posted on August 15, 2021 | 28 CommentsSuburbans aren’t an uncommon sight in recreation areas, but they’re usually of the more recent, Chevrolet variety. But here’s a DeSoto Suburban which pulled into an almost empty lakeside parking […] -
On-The-Go Outtake: Living The Jeep Life…In A Volvo
Posted on August 13, 2021 | 20 CommentsI don’t know if this can be chalked up to the CC effect but shortly after reading Joseph Dennis’ Jeep CJ-7 piece earlier this week I came across this while […] -
Curbside Outtake: Mercedes 190 Fintail – Don’t Judge An Old Benz By Its Paint Job
Posted on August 13, 2021 | 9 CommentsThis bright blue old Benz was unavoidable at Jerry’s home improvement store the other day. Not quite the factory shade of blue it started life wearing, but then this 190 […] -
CC Outtake: 1998 Toyota Corolla (E110) 1.6 Linea Terra – Down To Earth
Posted on August 9, 2021 | 14 CommentsRecently, my neighbor’s son got himself his first, own car. Bought directly from a guy he knows. A practical and cheap runabout, now with 281,000 km (175,625 miles) on the […] -
CC Outtake: 1939 Chevrolet Truck With Twin Toronado V8 Drivetrains – Thank You Stephanie
Posted on August 8, 2021 | 46 Comments(first posted 8/2/2015. I just saw it again a couple of days ago, in almost the same place) Friday 7:15 PM. Temp: 102° F. 30th Ave Exit of I-5. Headed […] -
CC Outtake: Karmann Ghia, Fiat Abarth – History Doesn’t Repeat Itself
Posted on August 7, 2021 | 13 Comments…but sometimes it echoes. -
CC Outtake: 1954 Cadillac Bakkie – Craftsmanship in Blue
Posted on August 7, 2021 | 45 CommentsI am very fortunate to live near a street with consistently excellent Curbsiding. This classy ’54 Cad, for example. -
Carshow Classic: 1956 Bedford RLHZ Self Propelled Pump – The Green Goddess Will Save Us From Armageddon
Posted on August 6, 2021 | 42 Comments(first posted 8/6/2015) This may seem, to those not fortunate enough to live in Great Britain, a most unusual solution to perhaps the most extreme problem a country could have: […] -
CC Outtake: One-Owner Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Still Hauling The Goods As Well As The Looks
Posted on July 29, 2021 | 70 Comments(first posted 7/28/2015. I still see it regularly) I shot this Caprice wagon at Jerry’s, our local home-town anti-Home Depot, where I’ve been a frequent visitor the past few […] -
Skinner Butte Outtake: Classic Chevy
Posted on July 29, 2021 | 11 CommentsIt’s not exactly stock, but the shape and shading of this ’70 Chevy coupe made for a compelling shot on our early evening urban hike. -
Curbside Outtake: Volvos, Then And Now
Posted on July 23, 2021 | 10 Comments -
Driveway Outtake: The Old Hippie Bus
Posted on July 22, 2021 | 36 CommentsThere’s several of these genuine old hippie buses to be seen in driveways in my part of town. Eventually they got tired of living in them and bought a house. […]