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Driveway Outtake: The Glaring McLaren Exception In My Neighborhood
Posted on July 13, 2020 | 25 CommentsI showed you dozens and dozens of driveways in my neighborhood a few months ago, a sea of boring Corollas, Subarus, Volvos, Hondas, and a few old pickups and such. […] -
Curbside Outtake: #VanLife In The Seventies
Posted on July 12, 2020 | 15 CommentsVanLife is hotter than ever, as the pandemic has made them the way to go, just about anywhere. I’m seeing more older camper vans from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s […] -
On The Go Outtake: A Salute
Posted on July 11, 2020 | 14 CommentsSubmitted by William S. -
Curbside Outtake: Mack FN(?) Log Hauler – How Many Loads Did It Haul?
Posted on June 29, 2020 | 9 CommentsI spotted this in an empty lot in Oakridge, which was once a booming mill town. I just shot it from the car window, presumably too lazy to get out […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1982 Isuzu I-Mark Diesel – Another I-Mark Still Clattering Along After 38 Years
Posted on June 29, 2020 | 25 CommentsTalk about the CC Effect™. Literally a day after I posted the Olds Diesel Deadly Sin article, in which I said GM should have made a V8 out of the […] -
Curbside Outtake: Scion xB Ramp Van – Jacked Up For A Reason
Posted on June 28, 2020 | 7 CommentsI was a wee bit perplexed when I first spotted this xB at the curb, with its rear end jacked way up. What the? Folks do all kinds of strange […] -
Pic of the Day: Damascus Gate Parking Chaos, Early-1990s *Updated
Posted on June 28, 2020 | 24 CommentsThis photo came up at an Israeli cars’ forum some time ago, and I thought it might be of interest to the CC community. Its origin is from a book […] -
Curbside Outtake: Ram Regular Cab Short Bed Contractor’s Pickup – A Unicorn
Posted on June 27, 2020 | 39 CommentsAt Home Depot the other day I saw a unicorn in the parking lot: a regular cab, short bed pickup owned by a contractor. It’s usually a sea of giant […] -
Small Town Discovery: Dodging Small Towns
Posted on June 24, 2020 | 28 CommentsHere’s a factoid for your enjoyment…the State of Missouri has 114 counties plus the City of St. Louis. Having been lucky enough to have been to all but one of […] -
CC Outtake: Shelf-Driven Taxis
Posted on June 24, 2020 | 13 CommentsI likes me a good old Toyota Crown Comfort as much as (if not more than) the next guy, but this is a bit much even for me! This is […] -
Curbside Outtakes – Driven To The Edge. And Beyond.
Posted on June 22, 2020 | 39 CommentsLast week as I was driving the 2020 Mazda CX-5 Signature, the review of which is posted just above this, I came across not one but two incidents of note […] -
Curbside Campground Outtake: Winnebago Chieftain and American Clipper – Two Relics From The Great ’70s RV Boom
Posted on June 15, 2020 | 12 CommentsThe housing crisis that has developed the last couple of decades has turned a lot of underused RVs into…actual motor homes. As in full-time. And the upside for a fan […] -
Vintage Car Carriers: 1950 Leyland Beaver – Eight Land Rovers And Some Hydraulics
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 9 CommentsSo, how do you deliver eight Land Rovers in 1950, and efficiently use expensive hydraulics? Let’s take a brief look at one of the more unusual British car transporters of […] -
Potential Curbside Conflagration: The Leaking Dodge Pickup Gas Tank
Posted on June 11, 2020 | 42 CommentsJust about an hour ago, I headed down W. 22nd Ave for my morning walk with the dog. As I passed this Dodge pickup parked at the curb, I […]