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  • (Updated 10/18/2026)        Well, I didn’t actually, but in the not so long tradition of this Curbside Recycling series there have been multiple cars that look just too […]

    Junkyard Classic: 1994 Chrysler LHS – I Would Drive This Particular Car Home From Phoenix And So Would You

    Posted on October 18, 2026 | 56 Comments
    (Updated 10/18/2026)        Well, I didn’t actually, but in the not so long tradition of this Curbside Recycling series there have been multiple cars that look just too […]

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  • Sightings of Seventies Japanese cars used to be a very regular CC staple, but they’ve become increasingly rare in recent years. The last time I shared a Datsun 710 from […]

    Curbside Find: 1974-1976 Datsun 710 Wagon — Still Running, Still a Little Weird

    Posted on October 18, 2026 | 9 Comments
    Sightings of Seventies Japanese cars used to be a very regular CC staple, but they’ve become increasingly rare in recent years. The last time I shared a Datsun 710 from […]

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  • To think there was a time when, if you wanted the “Cadillac of RVs,” coachbuilders could make such wishes reality. Such conversions were never common—in fact, they were quite rare—but […]

    A 1957 Cadillac RV? Vintage Photos of The Cadillac Of RVs

    Posted on October 18, 2026 | 6 Comments
    To think there was a time when, if you wanted the “Cadillac of RVs,” coachbuilders could make such wishes reality. Such conversions were never common—in fact, they were quite rare—but […]

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  • How do you go from a sleek sport coupe from an automaker with a sterling reputation to a faded sedan with an obsolete — some might say tacky — interpretation […]

    My 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville — The 200,000-Mile, $999 Divorce Special

    Posted on October 18, 2026 | 12 Comments
    How do you go from a sleek sport coupe from an automaker with a sterling reputation to a faded sedan with an obsolete — some might say tacky — interpretation […]

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  • Almost every car fanatic, no matter how many cars they own, has a favorite genre of collector car. Maybe it’s the big prewar classics, or the pony cars of the […]

    Riviera, Thunderbird, Eldorado, Toronado, Or GT Hawk: Which 1960s Personal Luxury Coupe Is *Your* Favorite?

    Posted on October 18, 2026 | 41 Comments
    Almost every car fanatic, no matter how many cars they own, has a favorite genre of collector car. Maybe it’s the big prewar classics, or the pony cars of the […]

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  • (Updated 10/17/2026)    In the history of our favourite industry, many great names, perhaps most, can be traced back to the drive, ambition and ingenuity of one person, who would often […]

    Jaguar and Sir William Lyons: One Man’s Passion For Gracefulness, Beauty And Speed

    Posted on October 17, 2026 | 48 Comments
    (Updated 10/17/2026)    In the history of our favourite industry, many great names, perhaps most, can be traced back to the drive, ambition and ingenuity of one person, who would often […]

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  • (Updated 10/17/2026)           We’ve yet to do a proper CC on the Elan, but this review by R&T goes some distance to help put the Elan in […]

    Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Lotus Elan Sprint – The Best Elan Yet, And The Last One

    Posted on October 17, 2026 | 15 Comments
    (Updated 10/17/2026)           We’ve yet to do a proper CC on the Elan, but this review by R&T goes some distance to help put the Elan in […]

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  • Another day for a visit to the shopping centers and malls of the past. A true mid-century phenomenon, these places were hubs of activity and novelty, capturing the imagination whenever […]

    Vintage Postcards: Malls And Shopping Centers In The 1950s-1960s

    Posted on October 17, 2026 | 23 Comments
    Another day for a visit to the shopping centers and malls of the past. A true mid-century phenomenon, these places were hubs of activity and novelty, capturing the imagination whenever […]

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  • I didn’t see this one coming, although there have been intimations of it going back…all the way to 1958. I had invited myself to ride with my friend Alan in […]

    My New 1966 Jeep CJ-5 With F-Head 134 Four: Part 1 – “I’d Rather Drive Than Ride”

    Posted on October 17, 2026 | 19 Comments
    I didn’t see this one coming, although there have been intimations of it going back…all the way to 1958. I had invited myself to ride with my friend Alan in […]

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  • The 1970 Buick Riviera is often dismissed as a dud, a who-asked-for-this facelift that made the Riviera look bigger and less graceful than ever. Yet, the 1970 Riviera took its […]

    1970 Buick Riviera GS: This Unloved Riviera Was Inspired By A Spectacular Prewar Classic

    Posted on October 17, 2026 | 23 Comments
    The 1970 Buick Riviera is often dismissed as a dud, a who-asked-for-this facelift that made the Riviera look bigger and less graceful than ever. Yet, the 1970 Riviera took its […]

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  • (Updated 10/16/2026)    Here we have a rare bird, the Ford LTD II. You almost certainly remember its corporate sibling, the downsized 1977 Thunderbird. The LTD II was a victim of […]

    Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford LTD II Brougham – The Thunderbird’s Less Successful Brother

    Posted on October 16, 2026 | 172 Comments
    (Updated 10/16/2026)    Here we have a rare bird, the Ford LTD II. You almost certainly remember its corporate sibling, the downsized 1977 Thunderbird. The LTD II was a victim of […]

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  • (Updated 10/16/2026)        Back in July 1999, the two-door Toyota RAV4 soft top was one of those curious little SUVs that seemed to exist more for style than […]

    Classic CARmentary: 1999 Toyota RAV4 AWD Two-Door Softtop — Cute, Quirky, and a Little Pointless

    Posted on October 16, 2026 | 25 Comments
    (Updated 10/16/2026)        Back in July 1999, the two-door Toyota RAV4 soft top was one of those curious little SUVs that seemed to exist more for style than […]

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  • Everybody harps on about the whacky (read: pig-ugly) styling of ’70s Datsuns, and quite rightly too. At the time, some rather peculiar-looking machines were also made by the likes of […]

    1969 Renault 10 – Ungainly At Any Speed

    Posted on October 16, 2026 | 17 Comments
    Everybody harps on about the whacky (read: pig-ugly) styling of ’70s Datsuns, and quite rightly too. At the time, some rather peculiar-looking machines were also made by the likes of […]

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  • Is brand loyalty still a thing? If it’s not today, it certainly was in 1965, when a man walked into Poteet & Company, a Studebaker-Mercedes-Chrysler-Imperial dealer in Bristol, Tennessee, and […]

    1965 Chrysler 300 Four-Door Hardtop: The Perfect Ride For The Chrysler Man?

    Posted on October 16, 2026 | 23 Comments
    Is brand loyalty still a thing? If it’s not today, it certainly was in 1965, when a man walked into Poteet & Company, a Studebaker-Mercedes-Chrysler-Imperial dealer in Bristol, Tennessee, and […]

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  • Dad only ever owned one car—or, more accurately, half a share in a “sit-up-and-beg” Ford Popular with his brother, my uncle. Yet among his belongings in his desk were two […]

    1974 Vauxhall Viva Standard: A Taste of British Family Motoring

    Posted on October 16, 2026 | 21 Comments
    Dad only ever owned one car—or, more accurately, half a share in a “sit-up-and-beg” Ford Popular with his brother, my uncle. Yet among his belongings in his desk were two […]

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