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Junkyard Classic: 1987 Nissan Stanza – Mini Maxima
Posted on November 14, 2024 | 11 CommentsNissan’s former reputation for sportiness, dating back to its days peddling Datsuns, is all but gone today. The Maxima died in 2023, but the manufacturer still maintains a well-rounded lineup […] -
Curbside Clueless Outtake: Get A Load Of That Road Hog
Posted on November 13, 2024 | 9 CommentsWhether it’s obscure ancient European racers or one of the myriad JDM sub-models I’ve never seen or heard of before in my life, CC hunting in Tokyo never fails to […] -
CC In Scale: A Gallery Of Japanese Car Models
Posted on November 13, 2024 | 26 CommentsOne of my favourite regular CC posts is Tatra-san’s random monthly sightings where he shows us vehicles many of us have never heard of. With that in mind, let’s turn […] -
CC Capsule: 1982-85 Ford Escort XR3i – If You’re Looking For A Good Time…
Posted on November 12, 2024 | 46 Comments(first posted 11/12/2018) There are some old cars you won’t be surprised to see still on the roads two or three decades later. Camrys and Corollas, for example. […] -
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 […] -
Car Show Classic: 1963 Hino Briska – Before The HiLux
Posted on November 12, 2024 | 11 CommentsHere’s something I didn’t expect to find at all, not even in a car show: a partially restored early ’60s Hino Briska pickup. A surviving relic from the early days […] -
Curbside Musings: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – How Things Make Us Feel
Posted on November 12, 2024 | 56 CommentsI’ll state from the jump that this week’s essay is mostly a means by which to share pictures I had taken of the featured Thunderbird last fall, but I do […] -
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 […] -
Museum / Trackside Classic: The Railway Museum at Ōmiya
Posted on November 11, 2024 | 17 CommentsIf rail transport is almost a religion in Japan, and it most certainly is, then this is the equivalent of Mecca or the Vatican. Over thirty railway cars, locomotives, or […] -
Car Show Classics: 1978 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser And 1977 Ford Country Squire – Dad, These Are Not The Cars You Ordered!
Posted on November 11, 2024 | 15 CommentsA wagonload of pictures was the yield of walking around in the lot for visitors of a classic car event who drove an ‘old’ set of wheels. No supplementary requirements, […] -
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, […] -
Cohort Capsule: 1974 Audi 100LS – Keep It Beautiful
Posted on November 10, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 8/18/2018) Finds like this one, by S. Forrest, really validate the cohort and enrich CC, because as much as we’d like to go for […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Mercury Comet 202 Two-Door Sedan – Cheap Thrills
Posted on November 10, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 8/28/2014) They built this Mercury Comet the year I turned six, so my recollection of these models is buried quite deep in my memory banks. […] -
Junkyard Finds In The Open – One More Visit, Up North
Posted on November 10, 2024 | 14 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by canadiancatgreen. There’s a certain feeling of serene beauty and calmness about junkyards in open fields. Or so they do to my eyes. And the […] -
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 […]