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Curbside Find: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – On The Way Down
Posted on November 21, 2024 | 13 CommentsThe CC effect can sometimes hit twice; only a couple of months ago this post by Joseph Dennis was published with a featured in-motion ’83 two-door Park-Avenue, followed a month […] -
Curbside Find: 1992 Subaru Legacy – Eggs, Milk, Bananas, Bread, Ham, Pepper
Posted on November 18, 2024 | 21 CommentsWhat we have here is a rather typical example of the most common automotive customization/accessorizing trend of the 21st century, so far: The overlanding look, although in this case it’s […] -
A Fall Harvest of Old Trucks (and Some Yummy Looking Volvos)
Posted on November 12, 2024 | 12 CommentsAutumn is my favorite time of year, especially here in the Pacific Northwest. This fall there was a great pumpkin harvest, and a bumper crop of old trucks. Mix […] -
Cohort Outtake: 1960 Corvairs Still Hard At Work In Cuba With Lada Engines In Front
Posted on November 11, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 3/30/2013) Dave Rush just left this picture and comment on the ’60 Corvair Cohort post: I just got back from a month in Cuba and saw about 10 […] -
Driveway Find: 1980 Olds Cutlass Supreme Coupe – It Was Dad’s Favorite Car As Well As America’s
Posted on November 11, 2024 | 22 CommentsIt’s always nice to run into an old friend on a walk, especially on a bright and colorful fall day. I first ran into it at least ten years ago, […] -
1980 VW Rabbit Found At The Pump Slurping Diesel, Obviously
Posted on November 10, 2024 | 32 CommentsThe diesel Rabbit phenomena was huge here in Eugene, and I’ve documented many of them over the years here. And it’s not completely over yet, as this one getting a […] -
Curbside Outtake/QOTD: 1968 – 1976 Ford Torino – What’s Your Favorite Generation?
Posted on November 9, 2024 | 29 CommentsMy first car was a 1964 Ford Fairlane – so I’ve always had a soft-spot for it. Fairlanes weren’t the sportiest offerings during Ford’s “Total Performance” era, though the 1966/67 […] -
Curbside Find: 1993-99 Opel Astra F Cabriolet – The Secret Life Of Pets
Posted on November 7, 2024 | 18 Comments(first posted 11/7/2018) I read an amusing story recently. A woman had a cat as a pet for many years and allowed him to come and […] -
On The Go Classic: No, It’s Not A Malibu, Although It Is How Old Malibus Used To Typically Look
Posted on November 5, 2024 | 13 CommentsAs a follow-up to the Malibu that didn’t look like a typical Malibu, here’s a Chevelle that sure looks like a Malibu, but it’s not. It’s a quite rare low-end […] -
CC Outtake: 1984 VW Jetta – A Well Preserved Survivor
Posted on November 2, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 11/2/2018) I’m always amazed at how many gen1 VW Rabbits (Golf) are still around. Most of them are diesels, which made them more desirable, as they […] -
Halloween Outtake: 1968 Plymouth Fury Suburban Hearse – Final Destistation Wagon
Posted on October 31, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 10/31/2018) Once upon a time in the Low Countries, hearses based on American iron were the norm. As a matter of fact, many of them are […] -
In-Motion Outtakes: 1984-88 Ford XF Falcon – Have You Reminisced About A Ford Lately?
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 10/30/2018) It’s funny that I consider myself more a GM man than anything because some of my fondest memories have been in Fords. The first […] -
Curbside Find: 1978 Oldsmobile Omega – Looking Worse for Wear
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 23 CommentsRecently I happened to be around a familiar classic –well, familiar to me at least. And was witness to another example of the all-too-common neglect; a classic car owner who […] -
Curbside Find: 1971 Chevelle Malibu – Not Exactly What Comes To Mind When You Think “Malibu”
Posted on October 21, 2024 | 35 CommentsQuick: What comes to mind when you hear the word Malibu? Almost certainly not this. It’s a dull four-door sedan with no apparent options other than the two-tone paint job. […] -
Curbside Find: ’68-’70 Nissan Junior — Simplicity At Work
Posted on October 15, 2024 | 6 CommentsHere’s a bit of sturdy automotive basicness, still at work, 50+ years since coming out of the assembly line. The kind of vehicle that marked the early years of Japanese […]