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CC Outtake: Concrete Towing 52 hp Diesel Rabbit
Posted on March 22, 2011 | 10 CommentsI arrived at this scene a bit late to know how full the trailer was when it first arrived. But who says you need more than a 52 hp Diesel […] -
CC Outtake: The Bee That Got Away
Posted on March 19, 2011 | 7 CommentsI’ve been collecting a nice little stash of Datsun B210 shots for a future CC: two hatchbacks, a couple of two-door sedans. There’s about half a dozen still plying the […] -
CC Outtake: 1969 Cadillac – The Anti-Tercel
Posted on March 18, 2011 | 16 CommentsIf David Gusset the violin maker drives a Tercel Wagon, what would the proprietor of Papa’s Soul Food Kitchen drive? What else? I should say, driven, in the past tense, […] -
CC Outtake: Accent Striping
Posted on March 17, 2011 | 3 CommentsIt’s been proven that darker cars are involved in more accidents for being less visible. There are solutions to that. -
CC Outtake: Jackson Pollack Loves Mazda Pickups, And He’s Not The Only One
Posted on March 15, 2011 | 7 CommentsConsider this for what it is: a preview of coming attractions. I’ve been collecting early Mazda and Ford Courier pickup shots for some time, and I promise (like all the […] -
Time To Unwrap The Wrapped Car Unwrapped – Virtually
Posted on March 15, 2011 | 7 CommentsTime to unwrap the very big fish. The concave rear window is the give-away. But I did lift up the tarp a couple of inches on rear wheel cover, which […] -
CC Outtake: Reluctant Evolvo-lution
Posted on March 14, 2011 | 4 CommentsMy neighbor around the corner loves his Volvo wagons, but I’ve never seen them both out front together before. He must have been sweeping his driveway or something, so they […] -
CC Outtakes: Yesterday And Tomorrow From The Same Corner
Posted on March 14, 2011 | 7 CommentsHeinke Electrical is one of those time-warp businesses you so dread losing. Step in the door, and you’ve stepped back thirty years or more. The experienced guy(s) behind the counter […] -
CC Outtake: The Wrong Caddy
Posted on March 13, 2011 | 7 CommentsIf…only there had been a different Caddy parked next to these Rollers. You know the one I mean: -
CC Outtake: The Odd Couple – Do They Have Anything In Common?
Posted on March 11, 2011 | 6 CommentsNothing like a good strong walk to revive the spirits, especially when you take a different route and find a couple of characters you’ve never seen before. These two somehow […] -
Outtake: The Revolution Is Coming…In A HiLux
Posted on March 10, 2011 | 9 CommentsThe Toyota pick-up truck’s popularity by insurgents and other para-military groups has long been established. But they usually don’t bother to actually create an actual military look. Here’s how it’s […] -
Outtake: That’s Why It’s Called A Temporary Spare
Posted on March 10, 2011 | 4 CommentsYes, it’s bald; ’nuff said. Do you recognize the car though? Don’t hit the jump yet… -
CC Outtakes: Vannin’
Posted on March 9, 2011 | 9 CommentsThe Multipla has me thinking vans today. It’s getting very hard to find the classic late seventies’ style vans with the colorful factory or original “art work” of that vintage. […] -
CC Outtake: Panthers Here Have Teeth
Posted on March 8, 2011 | 6 CommentsThe real reason I was hounded out of TTAC is because I couldn’t quite muster the degree of Panther fever of some of the other writers. That’s not true. But […] -
Outtake: ID This Classy Homebrewmobile
Posted on March 7, 2011 | 10 CommentsI do encounter a wide variety of vehicles on my never-ending journey, and some are a bit more rustic, shall we say, than average. And more obscure too. Would you […]