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  • The creations on display at Arizona’s Dwarf Car Museum make for a one-of-a-kind tour of automotive creativity and have, quite deservedly, become a well-known attraction among car enthusiasts. Regular CC […]

    A Visit to the Dwarf Car Museum Through the Lens of Ralf K

    Posted on September 24, 2026 | 9 Comments
    The creations on display at Arizona’s Dwarf Car Museum make for a one-of-a-kind tour of automotive creativity and have, quite deservedly, become a well-known attraction among car enthusiasts. Regular CC […]

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  • Back to the eighties with a light truck model that had just started its career and a small cargo van from its last production year. The Renault B-series (‘Gamme B’) […]

    1984 Renault B70 And 1988 Renault 4 F4 – The Newcomer Carries An Old-Timer

    Posted on September 24, 2026 | 12 Comments
    Back to the eighties with a light truck model that had just started its career and a small cargo van from its last production year. The Renault B-series (‘Gamme B’) […]

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  • For the better part of the 20th Century, i.e. right until the Cimarron, Cadillacs were designed to impress. They were big, often bold, sometimes beautiful and always remarkable. Everyone has […]

    1967 Cadillac De Ville Convertible – Undress To Impress

    Posted on September 24, 2026 | 15 Comments
    For the better part of the 20th Century, i.e. right until the Cimarron, Cadillacs were designed to impress. They were big, often bold, sometimes beautiful and always remarkable. Everyone has […]

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  • If you’re at all a student of Ford Motor Company’s long history, you probably know that the Fox-Body Mustang came within a whisker of being replaced by the sport coupe […]

    1991 Mazda MX-6 LX: In An Alternate Universe, This Could Have Been The Mustang Notchback

    Posted on September 24, 2026 | 13 Comments
    If you’re at all a student of Ford Motor Company’s long history, you probably know that the Fox-Body Mustang came within a whisker of being replaced by the sport coupe […]

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  • (Updated 9/23/2026)     The Studebaker is the most Christ-like of all personal coupes. I’m not too sure that the end of production at South Bend fell on a Friday, or whether […]

    Curbside Classic: 1964 Studebaker Avanti – Fall Forward Onto The Sword, Rise Like The Phoenix

    Posted on September 23, 2026 | 69 Comments
    (Updated 9/23/2026)     The Studebaker is the most Christ-like of all personal coupes. I’m not too sure that the end of production at South Bend fell on a Friday, or whether […]

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  • (Updated 9/23/2026)         I’ve never been the kind of person who was interested in “What’s Hot.”  I drive a subcompact hatchback by choice.  I don’t have an iPhone.  […]

    Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Accord EX V6 — The Mainstream Sedan That Pulled Me In

    Posted on September 23, 2026 | 22 Comments
    (Updated 9/23/2026)         I’ve never been the kind of person who was interested in “What’s Hot.”  I drive a subcompact hatchback by choice.  I don’t have an iPhone.  […]

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  • OK, so the Lincoln Versailles wasn’t available until the 1977 model year, but the Monarch Ghia, which was available in the same showroom, shows us that you could have had […]

    1976 Mercury Monarch Ghia Sedan: Who Needed A Versailles When A Ghia Was Less Than Half The Price?

    Posted on September 23, 2026 | 37 Comments
    OK, so the Lincoln Versailles wasn’t available until the 1977 model year, but the Monarch Ghia, which was available in the same showroom, shows us that you could have had […]

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  • After the Citroën ‘A’ series cars with which I’d started motoring life, the BX’s which had provided our daily transport since 1986 and the CX itch that I had been […]

    My 1974 Citroen D Super 5 – Fulfilling the Childhood Dream

    Posted on September 23, 2026 | 10 Comments
    After the Citroën ‘A’ series cars with which I’d started motoring life, the BX’s which had provided our daily transport since 1986 and the CX itch that I had been […]

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  • The 1965 300-L was the last of the original Chrysler “Letter Series,” an illustrious line of full-size performance cars launched in 1955. Although the “L” was the softest and mildest […]

    1965 Chrysler 300-L Convertible: Ultra-Rare 4-Speed Manual Transmission In The Last And Least Of The Letter Cars

    Posted on September 23, 2026 | 15 Comments
    The 1965 300-L was the last of the original Chrysler “Letter Series,” an illustrious line of full-size performance cars launched in 1955. Although the “L” was the softest and mildest […]

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  • (Updated 9/22/2026)    The sight of a beat up Jag in a dilapidated neighborhood is one of autodom’s more frequent and depressing spectacles.  But this particular XJ6 which I spotted […]

    Curbside Find: 1986 Jaguar XJ6 – Destined For Abandonment

    Posted on September 22, 2026 | 69 Comments
    (Updated 9/22/2026)    The sight of a beat up Jag in a dilapidated neighborhood is one of autodom’s more frequent and depressing spectacles.  But this particular XJ6 which I spotted […]

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  • Imagine my surprise when, while driving along a local street in my town, I spotted this sleek white beauty!  It’s a 1960 Chrysler Saratoga 4-door hardtop, one of only 4,099 […]

    Curbside Find: 1960 Chrysler Saratoga Hardtop–Peak American Space Age?

    Posted on September 22, 2026 | 18 Comments
    Imagine my surprise when, while driving along a local street in my town, I spotted this sleek white beauty!  It’s a 1960 Chrysler Saratoga 4-door hardtop, one of only 4,099 […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. I’ve always had a soft spot for Mercurys and have owned a few along the way. They weren’t exactly the most popular cars of the 1960s, […]

    Mercurys In Their Prime In Vintage Photos — 1960s-1970s

    Posted on September 22, 2026 | 13 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. I’ve always had a soft spot for Mercurys and have owned a few along the way. They weren’t exactly the most popular cars of the 1960s, […]

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  • One of Ford’s most fascinating motorsports escapades was its decision to enter modified versions of the new 1963 1/2 Falcon Sprint in European rallies, the most famous being the Monte […]

    1963 Ford Falcon Sprint Convertible: A Soft Open For The Mustang

    Posted on September 22, 2026 | 13 Comments
    One of Ford’s most fascinating motorsports escapades was its decision to enter modified versions of the new 1963 1/2 Falcon Sprint in European rallies, the most famous being the Monte […]

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  • For 2027, Stellantis gave the Chrysler Pacifica, now in its tenth model year, a striking new front-end design and logo. They also canceled the plug-in hybrid and renamed the Voyager […]

    Rental Review: 2027 Chrysler Pacifica Select – If It Ain’t Broke, Does Anybody Care?

    Posted on September 22, 2026 | 24 Comments
    For 2027, Stellantis gave the Chrysler Pacifica, now in its tenth model year, a striking new front-end design and logo. They also canceled the plug-in hybrid and renamed the Voyager […]

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  • (Updated 9/21/2026)    I’ve been to exactly three car shows since I got a cameraphone two years ago. All at the same place; beautiful Como Park nestled in a crook of […]

    Car Show Classics: The Fiats of Como Park, Part 1

    Posted on September 21, 2026 | 83 Comments
    (Updated 9/21/2026)    I’ve been to exactly three car shows since I got a cameraphone two years ago. All at the same place; beautiful Como Park nestled in a crook of […]

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