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  • Anyone who has spent more than three weeks at this site knows that I am a sucker for the big original cars that are never seen at car shows because […]

    1967 Pontiac Bonneville 4-Door Hardtop: Mixed Metaphor With A Tasty Combination

    Posted on October 31, 2025 | 20 Comments
    Anyone who has spent more than three weeks at this site knows that I am a sucker for the big original cars that are never seen at car shows because […]

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  • As fun as Halloween can be, thanks to pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating, it’s most appropriately been a time of ghost stories and general spookiness. What better way to escape those […]

    1971 Dodge Challenger R/T: A Halloween Escape Machine

    Posted on October 31, 2025 | 14 Comments
    As fun as Halloween can be, thanks to pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating, it’s most appropriately been a time of ghost stories and general spookiness. What better way to escape those […]

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  • CC reader Gene Herman ran into this rather convincing conversion of a Dodge Caravan into a mini-pickup. I’ve seen crude hack jobs of this sort of thing, but this one […]

    Dodge Caravan ‘Fargo’ Pickup: Picking Up Where The Rampage Left Off

    Posted on October 30, 2025 | 31 Comments
    CC reader Gene Herman ran into this rather convincing conversion of a Dodge Caravan into a mini-pickup. I’ve seen crude hack jobs of this sort of thing, but this one […]

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  • (Updated 10/30/2025)  The early eighties were likely the single most challenging time for car manufacturers ever. In 1980, average oil prices hit a record high of $99 (adjusted) per barrel. […]

    1984 BMW 528e: The Low Rev Modest Driving Machine

    Posted on October 30, 2025 | 85 Comments
    (Updated 10/30/2025)  The early eighties were likely the single most challenging time for car manufacturers ever. In 1980, average oil prices hit a record high of $99 (adjusted) per barrel. […]

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  • I captured this old Peugeot 504 L back in 2017, a one time find that I’ve never come across again. Meanwhile, in recent times, a battered black one that I […]

    Curbside Find: 1973 Peugeot 504 L – Old Lion In Autumn

    Posted on October 30, 2025 | 14 Comments
    I captured this old Peugeot 504 L back in 2017, a one time find that I’ve never come across again. Meanwhile, in recent times, a battered black one that I […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. Fastbacks are the feature today, and we have a fabulous amount of fantastic photos for you to flip through.  So find yourself a comfortable place to […]

    Classic American Fastbacks Of The 1960s & 1970s In Vintage Photos

    Posted on October 30, 2025 | 32 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. Fastbacks are the feature today, and we have a fabulous amount of fantastic photos for you to flip through.  So find yourself a comfortable place to […]

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  • Spotted in Rockaway NJ at a gas station/auto body shop:  a bit of faded class and elegance in a sea of modern mediocrity.  This old Benz really speaks to me, […]

    1966 Mercedes-Benz 230 Sedan: Tarnished Gem

    Posted on October 30, 2025 | 22 Comments
    Spotted in Rockaway NJ at a gas station/auto body shop:  a bit of faded class and elegance in a sea of modern mediocrity.  This old Benz really speaks to me, […]

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  • Mazda’s new (and first) 626 that arrived for 1979 was a pleasant surprise in a number of ways.  Unlike the rotary-engine RX-3 and RX-4 it replaced , the 626’s styling […]

    1981 Mazda 626 Coupe: “A Driver’s Delight”

    Posted on October 30, 2025 | 18 Comments
    Mazda’s new (and first) 626 that arrived for 1979 was a pleasant surprise in a number of ways.  Unlike the rotary-engine RX-3 and RX-4 it replaced , the 626’s styling […]

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  • (Updated 10/29/2025)         As we saw in our post on the NH series “Hamburg” bus, Neoplan was a German coach manufacturer on the move in the 1960’s – […]

    Bus Stop Classics: 1990 – 2003 Neoplan Megaliner – The Bus That Changed the Rules

    Posted on October 29, 2025 | 24 Comments
    (Updated 10/29/2025)         As we saw in our post on the NH series “Hamburg” bus, Neoplan was a German coach manufacturer on the move in the 1960’s – […]

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  • (Updated 10/29/2025)  Was it rust or ricers that brought so many 1980s Corollas to their unfortunate demise here in Indiana? These cars were certainly hardy enough to endure, yet they […]

    1988 Toyota Corolla FX: Not Even Broken In Yet

    Posted on October 29, 2025 | 49 Comments
    (Updated 10/29/2025)  Was it rust or ricers that brought so many 1980s Corollas to their unfortunate demise here in Indiana? These cars were certainly hardy enough to endure, yet they […]

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  • How is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here at CC (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never […]

    1949 Studebaker 2R-5 Pickup: Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last)

    Posted on October 29, 2025 | 18 Comments
    How is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here at CC (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never […]

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  • As a marque, Autobianchi was never allowed to flourish. The closest they got to prime time was as Fiat’s experimental branch, back in the ‘60s, with the Primula. In 1969 […]

    1991 Autobianchi Y10 1300 GT: The Dark Side Of The Farce

    Posted on October 29, 2025 | 5 Comments
    As a marque, Autobianchi was never allowed to flourish. The closest they got to prime time was as Fiat’s experimental branch, back in the ‘60s, with the Primula. In 1969 […]

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  • Shortly after graduating from college in the spring of 1996, I packed up everything I had into my beloved but terminal 280ZX and set out to start a new life […]

    My 1982 Dodge Rampage: Oddball Charm And Mixed Results

    Posted on October 29, 2025 | 13 Comments
    Shortly after graduating from college in the spring of 1996, I packed up everything I had into my beloved but terminal 280ZX and set out to start a new life […]

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  • Over the years, the downsized 1978–1980 Pontiac Grand Prix has taken a lot of heat here at CC, even attaining Deadly Sin status. Was it really so bad? Let’s take […]

    Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – Rare 4-Speed Manual In A Pontiac PLC Placeholder

    Posted on October 29, 2025 | 17 Comments
    Over the years, the downsized 1978–1980 Pontiac Grand Prix has taken a lot of heat here at CC, even attaining Deadly Sin status. Was it really so bad? Let’s take […]

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  • While the 1990s were not the most exciting times for Buick, they were nonetheless good years to Buick from a sales and profitability standpoint. Unlike other GM brands, Buick had […]

    1996 Buick Regal GS: Trying To Wear Too Many Hats

    Posted on October 28, 2025 | 12 Comments
    While the 1990s were not the most exciting times for Buick, they were nonetheless good years to Buick from a sales and profitability standpoint. Unlike other GM brands, Buick had […]

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