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Armstrong Siddeley Saphire 6-Light And 4-Light Saloon – Are These The Inspiration For The 1962-1964 GMC C-Body 6 and 4 Window Sedans?
Posted on February 9, 2022 | 25 CommentsI always wondered why Bill Mitchell decided to have both 4 and 6 window versions of the 1962-1964 big C Body sedans. He was certainly a fan of these baroque […] -
Vintage Post Card: Municipal Auto Sales, Miami, FL
Posted on February 8, 2022 | 28 CommentsLots of late model used cars. Click image for maximum size. -
Vintage PR Shot: Anita Ekberg And Her DKW – Is This The Only “Suicide Door” Hardtop Coupe?
Posted on February 5, 2022 | 44 CommentsThanks to the rear-hinged “suicide” door of this DKW coupe, we get to see a lot more of the lovely Anita Ekberg than we would if it was front-hinged. It […] -
Vintage Photos: The Texas State Fair Auto Show (1965, 1966, 1967, 1968)
Posted on February 1, 2022 | 59 CommentsA CC reader sent me these terrific shots taken by Squire Haskins at the Texas State Fair Auto Show in the years 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968. The Texas State […] -
Vintage PR Photos: 1937 and 1939 Rytecraft Scoota-Car – “Slips In And Out (And Under) Traffic”
Posted on January 28, 2022 | 36 CommentsHang on to your hat, madam! Check out this gentleman driving his Scoota-Car: -
Vintage Photos: R.R. Conklin’s Land Yacht – Leisurely Cross Country Traveling In 1915 (With Detailed Period Articles)
Posted on January 22, 2022 | 17 CommentsCC reader Carlton C. sent me a link to these images at the Library of Congress, of R.R. Conklin’s “Auto Bus” land yacht that he commissioned, here underway on a […] -
CC Library: Reading “God’s Own Junkyard” 58 Years Later
Posted on January 16, 2022 | 40 CommentsThis is a fascinating book–ahead of its time and prophetic. I first saw it when I was in the 8th or 9th grade. Then the local library put it in […] -
Vintage PR Photo: 1956 Chevrolet Nomad – Paddling Upstream Without Any Water
Posted on January 15, 2022 | 34 CommentsI’m ok with all the fake backgrounds they used in these publicity shots, but this one is going a bit too far. Nothing but a roll of blue heavy paper? […] -
A Drive Down The Whole Length Of Sunset Boulevard In 1973
Posted on December 21, 2021 | 78 CommentsYou’re twelve years old, and your uncle who lives in LA and works in the entertainment business—natch—has invited you out from Nebraska for a visit. And to show you a […] -
Vintage PR Photo: You Can Have Your 1965 Barracuda In Any Of 17 Colors, Or All Of Them
Posted on December 20, 2021 | 23 CommentsI wonder what happened to it. -
Vintage Dealer Postcard: Fresno Motor Sales, Cadillac & Oldsmobile – There’s Some Heavy Metal At The Curb
Posted on December 4, 2021 | 10 Comments -
Vintage Photos: Studebaker Dealers – Old School Variety
Posted on November 26, 2021 | 32 CommentsMeyers Motors—I remember them from Iowa City, but I’m quite sure they had moved out of this downtown location by the time we moved there in 1960. I remember going […] -
Vintage Photo: The BMC Range On Full Display, 1956
Posted on November 10, 2021 | 31 CommentsI’m part way through the preparation of a fairly lengthy post on a key part of the British motor industry, and this has needed some deep diving on parts of […] -
Vintage Photo: Quitting Time At The Rouge, 1947 – Now To Find My Car
Posted on October 10, 2021 | 24 Comments -
Vintage Photos: Carspotting In Florida 1985-1991, Part 1
Posted on October 5, 2021 | 42 CommentsIn some ways, I’ve never grown up. I still occasionally like to play Galaga, ride my bike, watch TV shows like The Dukes Of Hazzard, Leave It To Beaver […]