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A CC We’re Not Likely To Find: 1976 Lancia Gamma – Seductive But Deadly
Posted on February 20, 2013 | 33 CommentsHere’s one I don’t bother to keep an eye out for in Eugene. Not only was the Gamma not imported to the US, it was a sales flop in Europe, […] -
Jeep XJ Day Postscript: You Can Still Buy A New Cherokee In China For $12,000
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 19 CommentsI blew it when I said the Cherokee was no longer in production in China. That was based on old information, inasmuch as the original Beijing-Jeep joint-venture (later Beijing-Chrysler, and […] -
Michelotti Cane: Before There Was Air Conditioning
Posted on January 17, 2013 | 19 CommentsI’m obviously on a vintage Fiat jag lately. Fiats were re-imagined in just about every way possible by the fertile Italian minds of the time. One of the more memorable […] -
Another Obscure Little Wagon From Toyota: Probox
Posted on December 19, 2012 | 18 CommentsHere’s another obscure oddity from Toyota: The Probox. The Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) has always been a Pandora’s Box of unique cars and JDM-exclusive versions of more well-known cars, so […] -
The Curbside Classicos Of Tulum, Mexico – Old, New And Just Different
Posted on December 16, 2012 | 54 CommentsThere are three Tulums in Mexico. The superb Mayan ruins are the only ones that are on the coast, overlooking the turquoise Caribbean. To the south, the Zona Hotelera is […] -
When The Police Drove Alpines
Posted on September 26, 2012 | 12 CommentsI’ve heard about European Police driving all sorts of sporty machinery: Porsches, BMW M Series, MGs, but this is the first time I’ve seen them utilizing an Alpine 110. Of […] -
CC Global: No Magic Carpet Rides – The Curbside Classics Of Baghdad
Posted on September 24, 2012 | 7 CommentsCars may seem to be a petty subject in the context of Iraq, a country that has experienced over thirty years of incessant war and economic sanctions, and where the […] -
Automotive History Capsule: 1981 Chevrolet Malibu “Iraqi Taxi”
Posted on September 24, 2012 | 102 CommentsSince we’re on the subject of Iraq, we can’t neglect the Malibu “Iraqi Taxi”. I’ve never encountered one, and there’s no posting of one at the Cohort, so we’ll have […] -
1958 Citroen U55 Citirama Bus – See Paris In Style
Posted on June 29, 2012 | 29 CommentsI got to Paris fifty years too late. In the late fifties and early sixties, the way to really see the city was through the countless windows of Citirama’s Citroen […] -
CC Travel: Havana – Curbside Classic Central
Posted on April 28, 2012 | 14 CommentsHavana is cool. There is no better way to put it. If you love old cars, Havana is one of those places you have to visit. I love Havana. It’s […] -
Just One Letter Away: Mitsubishi Galant FTO
Posted on April 24, 2012 | 11 CommentsYes, there was a time when Japan was most famous for its copy-and-pasteabilities. What else to call your new-for-1971 sporty coupe? HTO? -
Iran: Once Upon A Time
Posted on February 22, 2012 | 24 CommentsAmazonRay sent me a link to a photo-essay from pre-revolutionary Iran, when women wore short skirts, rock and roll was being played in cubs, and the cars (among other things) […] -
Devil’s Bend Postcard: Photoshopping In The Pre-Digital Age (Updated)
Posted on February 19, 2012 | 8 CommentsThe obscure pictures one stumbles into…but this one caught my eye, because although that road may well have been crazy steep (1 in 3, steepest part), there’s no way that […] -
ZIL: Made The Old-Fashioned Way – By Hand
Posted on February 17, 2012 | 11 CommentsRecently, we speculated on a possible successor to the Russian ZIL. Meanwhile, the occasional ZIL is still being assembled, in the same laborious way they always have been. English Russia […] -
Bōsōzoku Style: Fart Cannons, Bazooka Size
Posted on February 17, 2012 | 29 CommentsThere was a comment here somewhere the other day about fart cannons on Japanese cars. That reminded me of the insane exhausts that are popular among a particular set of […]