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- Johnster on Automotive History: The Toyota 5 Speed Transmission Takes Over the World
- Jon Stephenson on 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix Vs. 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire Coupe – How Did These Sporty Luxury Hardtops Compare?
- Chip on My 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis GS – Olga’s Cars of a Lifetime, Part II
- Jeff Sun on Vintage Snapshots: Cars In Parks And Camping Grounds – 1950s-1970s
- John E Matthews on My 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis GS – Olga’s Cars of a Lifetime, Part II
- Aaron Severson on 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix Vs. 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire Coupe – How Did These Sporty Luxury Hardtops Compare?
- Aaron Severson on 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix Vs. 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire Coupe – How Did These Sporty Luxury Hardtops Compare?
- Johnster on Lincoln Continental Vs. Cadillac Sedan De Ville – Which Held Its Value Better In The Early 1960s?
- Mike S on Curbside Classic: 1994-2000 Toyota RAV4 – Light Trail Blazer
- Johnster on Curbside Classic: 1971 Plymouth Fury III – The Long Search For A Fuselage Fury Finally Pays Off
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Ad Classic: 1971 Plymouth Sebring – It’s Not A Sedan, We Promise!!
Posted on August 28, 2020 | 85 Comments(first posted 8/28/2014) This large ad from a November 1970 Life magazine was a fun one to upload; it didn’t fit on my scanner and I had to do separate […] -
Curbside Classic: 1992 Isuzu Trooper – Really, Really, Big Horn
Posted on August 27, 2020 | 43 Comments(first posted 8/27/2014) Here is one of the more obscure competitors from the beginning of the Great SUV Boom of the ’90s. The result of a lot of hard work […] -
COAL Update: smart ForTwo A Gas Sipper, Or No?
Posted on August 24, 2020 | 35 CommentsIn the recent COAL, I mentioned the EPA ratings for the 2015 smart: 34 city, 38 highway, 36 combined. A few comments reported better real-world results were possible. I had […] -
Curbside Outtake: Off-Road Ready Lincoln Town Car
Posted on August 24, 2020 | 13 CommentsWhat is it with these big-tired old Fords? I found this just a few hours after the ’81 T-Bird I posted earlier this morning. -
COAL: My 1967 Morgan Plus 4
Posted on August 23, 2020 | 12 CommentsFunny how some things stick around in the brain. Some of the most fun I’ve ever had came about when I followed a local Morgan Plus 4 into the […] -
Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 3
Posted on August 5, 2020 | 33 Comments(first posted 8/5/2014) Part one and part two of this series merely scratched the surface of the world of badge engineering. In this week’s installment, we look at: a phantom […] -
Cohort Capsule: Mercury Cougar Sedan – Bob Barker Reminds You To Spay And Neuter
Posted on August 4, 2020 | 81 Comments(first posted 8/4/2014) I was certain we’d had the Fox-based Cougar sedan covered, but as it turns out, that wasn’t the case! So thanks to AGuyInVancouver for posting such a […] -
Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 9: C7 Z06 – Popping the Cherry
Posted on July 26, 2020 | 16 CommentsSacramento I missed a test drive helping my friend transport his crapped-out old Crown Vic 300 miles north to Sacramento with no AC and the heat somehow stuck on full […] -
COAL: #24 2017 Subaru Outback – Another One?
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 7 CommentsAlright, I know what you are thinking. Didn’t you just have one? You would be halfway right. I had a 2015 Outback, but this time I went with a new […] -
Auction Site Outtake: 1964 Lancia Jolly Service Van – A Jolly Surprise
Posted on July 11, 2020 | 9 CommentsHere’s one that I just had to look into. A 1964 Lancia Jolly van, which used the drivetrain of the Lancia Appia saloon, built from 1953 to 1963. Just over […] -
COAL: 2015 smart ForTwo – Clown Car, Or Real Car?
Posted on July 9, 2020 | 56 CommentsI’ll let you all answer the question, though I would encourage you not to pass final judgment until you experience a ForTwo in the flesh. Life is full of unexpected […] -
Curbside Living: Taking A Summer Drive to Moscow
Posted on July 6, 2020 | 23 CommentsI drove the Winnebago to Moscow, and it occurred to me it might make a nice, brief write-up! Moscow, Iowa, not the Moscow you are probably thinking of. The purpose […] -
Auction Site Classics: 1990 Leyland-DAF Roadrunner: Carrying So Much Than Just Horses
Posted on July 3, 2020 | 20 CommentsIs it an exaggeration to say that the English English translation for “truck” is not the traditional “lorry” or “wagon” but “Leyland”? After all, what was a provincial bus and […] -
Vintage Video (and More): Britain Enters Europe, And Starts A (Leyland) Marathon Journey
Posted on June 16, 2020 | 8 CommentsDuring one of those intensive (lockdown) research sessions that can be necessary for a CC Outtake around an old Leyland truck, I came across these linked videos, produced in 1973 […] -
Auction Site Classics: Won Over By The French?
Posted on June 11, 2020 | 24 CommentsI recently gave CC a potted history of the first phase of my Dad’s car ownership history, as a way of adding context to a contemporary Chrysler UK advertisement which […]