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Bonneville: Nash And Rambler On The Salt
Posted on January 22, 2014 | 7 CommentsNash was pushing technology in 1941. Bodies and frames were no longer separate entities, but were now “unitized,” in Nash parlance. Nash offered three engines that year, an L-head […] -
CC Clue
Posted on January 21, 2014 | 5 CommentsDocumenting finds on the street never ceases to be an amazing experience. The good thing about it? A parked car doesn’t avoid getting its picture taken. But is it a […] -
AMC Week QOTD: If AMC Were Still Going, What Would Their Current Cars Look Like?
Posted on January 21, 2014 | 55 Comments1971 and 2014 AMC Gremlins This question is going to take a bit more thought and creativity than yesterday’s. First off, Jeeps don’t count, for obvious reasons. What we’re looking […] -
Miniature Curbside Classic: 1962 Rambler Classic Promo – Dedicated to the Pursuit of Excellence
Posted on January 21, 2014 | 28 Comments1962 would be the last year for the compact Edmund E. Anderson design that American Motors introduced in 1956. It was a car that dominated and defined the compact segment […] -
eBay Find: 1977 AMC Matador Station Wagon – Cool In Copper
Posted on January 21, 2014 | 34 CommentsSick of Matadors, you say? Too bad, because it’s AMC Week and I am going to milk my appreciation of Matadors as much as I can! I saw this one […] -
AMC Javelin: Some Like It For What It Can Be And Others Would Just Like To Find One
Posted on January 21, 2014 | 89 CommentsOne car you won’t be seeing a CC about this week is the gen1 Javelin, unless someone acts real quick. I have not seen one in the five years I’ve […] -
QOTD: Which Rambler/AMC Will Grace Your Fantasy Garage?
Posted on January 20, 2014 | 145 CommentsThis question could make both my head and heart explode. Over the decades I’ve fallen in love with so many Ramblers, despite my childhood disdain for them due to their […] -
The Matador Takes Off: The Ultimate Matador Coupe Movie Scene
Posted on January 20, 2014 | 23 Comments -
Car Show Outtake: 1973 AMC Matador Wagon: This Is A Matador, Too
Posted on January 20, 2014 | 40 CommentsSince I have decreed today to be Matador Day, here’s yet another I saw last summer at the weekly Culver’s cruise night in Davenport. It’s burnt orange, it’s a wagon, […] -
Car Show Smorgasbord of 1970 Mustangs
Posted on January 20, 2014 | 44 CommentsDateline Michigan, 1989. I’m a 12-year-old kid on a Huffy 12-speed, on the corner of Euclid Avenue and Indiana Street. There is a house on the southeast corner, and in […] -
Welcome To AMC Week
Posted on January 20, 2014 | 20 CommentsWe like theme weeks at CC. Now they tend to be a bit chaotic, as we (clearly) don’t orchestrate these automotive history orgies. It’s a free-for-all; show off what ya […] -
Cohort Sighting: Carhenge – High Plains Junkers
Posted on January 19, 2014 | 20 CommentsSome things attract greater attention than anyone might initially expect. Among these is Carhenge, the curiosity which, upon its completion, angered the few people who lived nearby while acquiring fame […] -
CC Outtake: Another CC Bites The Bullet; Or Is it Snake Bitten?
Posted on January 19, 2014 | 17 CommentsI hate to think of this becoming a series of sort, documenting the demise of the CCs of Eugene. But here’s another one, and this time there’s no argument about […] -
History Outtake: Avant-Garde Traction Avant 22CV
Posted on January 19, 2014 | 18 CommentsThe Traction Avant, the revolutionary front wheel drive model of 1934 that set Citroen on the path of unconventional engineering that would be the company’s identity for half a century, could have had a variant […] -
Bikes Of A Lifetime, 1968 Bultaco Matador 250
Posted on January 19, 2014 | 23 CommentsMany of the Commentariat weren’t even alive when this brand existed. This was back in the day when the British thumpers like the BSA Victor 441 were being eclipsed […]
![Bonneville: Nash And Rambler On The Salt Nash was pushing technology in 1941. Bodies and frames were no longer separate entities, but were now “unitized,” in Nash parlance. Nash offered three engines that year, an L-head […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/01-1942-Nash.jpg)
![CC Clue Documenting finds on the street never ceases to be an amazing experience. The good thing about it? A parked car doesn’t avoid getting its picture taken. But is it a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_1481-Version-2.jpg)
![AMC Week QOTD: If AMC Were Still Going, What Would Their Current Cars Look Like? 1971 and 2014 AMC Gremlins This question is going to take a bit more thought and creativity than yesterday’s. First off, Jeeps don’t count, for obvious reasons. What we’re looking […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMC-Gremlin-and-CRZ.png)
![Miniature Curbside Classic: 1962 Rambler Classic Promo – Dedicated to the Pursuit of Excellence 1962 would be the last year for the compact Edmund E. Anderson design that American Motors introduced in 1956. It was a car that dominated and defined the compact segment […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/P1040042-smile.jpg)
![eBay Find: 1977 AMC Matador Station Wagon – Cool In Copper Sick of Matadors, you say? Too bad, because it’s AMC Week and I am going to milk my appreciation of Matadors as much as I can! I saw this one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=600,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/matador-6-e1388877445429.jpg)
![AMC Javelin: Some Like It For What It Can Be And Others Would Just Like To Find One One car you won’t be seeing a CC about this week is the gen1 Javelin, unless someone acts real quick. I have not seen one in the five years I’ve […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMC-Javelin-ad.jpg)
![QOTD: Which Rambler/AMC Will Grace Your Fantasy Garage? This question could make both my head and heart explode. Over the decades I’ve fallen in love with so many Ramblers, despite my childhood disdain for them due to their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMC-Rambler-1952-wagon.jpg)
![Car Show Outtake: 1973 AMC Matador Wagon: This Is A Matador, Too Since I have decreed today to be Matador Day, here’s yet another I saw last summer at the weekly Culver’s cruise night in Davenport. It’s burnt orange, it’s a wagon, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/8-04-2013-8-11-2013-022-e1388360020874.jpg)
![Car Show Smorgasbord of 1970 Mustangs Dateline Michigan, 1989. I’m a 12-year-old kid on a Huffy 12-speed, on the corner of Euclid Avenue and Indiana Street. There is a house on the southeast corner, and in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1970-Ford-Mustang-12-13.jpg)
![Welcome To AMC Week We like theme weeks at CC. Now they tend to be a bit chaotic, as we (clearly) don’t orchestrate these automotive history orgies. It’s a free-for-all; show off what ya […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AMC-1970.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: Carhenge – High Plains Junkers Some things attract greater attention than anyone might initially expect. Among these is Carhenge, the curiosity which, upon its completion, angered the few people who lived nearby while acquiring fame […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/carhenge2.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Another CC Bites The Bullet; Or Is it Snake Bitten? I hate to think of this becoming a series of sort, documenting the demise of the CCs of Eugene. But here’s another one, and this time there’s no argument about […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CC-218-054-925.jpg)
![History Outtake: Avant-Garde Traction Avant 22CV The Traction Avant, the revolutionary front wheel drive model of 1934 that set Citroen on the path of unconventional engineering that would be the company’s identity for half a century, could have had a variant […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/22cv-14.jpg)
![Bikes Of A Lifetime, 1968 Bultaco Matador 250 Many of the Commentariat weren’t even alive when this brand existed. This was back in the day when the British thumpers like the BSA Victor 441 were being eclipsed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/01-Taco-Logo-b.jpg)


