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  • There is no other car in the world that I feel more intimately connected to and familiar with than the Volkswagen Beetle. I’ve called the Beetle my surrogate mother and […]

    My 1964 VW 1200 – Why The Beetle Was The Greatest Car Ever And My Automotive Soulmate

    Posted on September 19, 2026 | 30 Comments
    There is no other car in the world that I feel more intimately connected to and familiar with than the Volkswagen Beetle. I’ve called the Beetle my surrogate mother and […]

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  • For 1969, Buick chassis engineers tried a new suspension concept they called Accu-Drive, which was featured in all full-size models and the Riviera. The February 1969 Car Life included a […]

    Vintage Car Life Review: 1969 Buick Riviera With Accu-Drive – Buick Tries Something New In The Suspension Department

    Posted on September 19, 2026 | 14 Comments
    For 1969, Buick chassis engineers tried a new suspension concept they called Accu-Drive, which was featured in all full-size models and the Riviera. The February 1969 Car Life included a […]

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  • (Updated 9/18/2026)        Lest one think all American branded four door sedans of the 1970s were so ornamented as to have a tackiness quotient comparable to a high […]

    1974 Ford Torino – Life Ain’t Always Gran

    Posted on September 18, 2026 | 43 Comments
    (Updated 9/18/2026)        Lest one think all American branded four door sedans of the 1970s were so ornamented as to have a tackiness quotient comparable to a high […]

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  • (Updated 9/18/2026)       I have literally been looking for this car my whole life, and here it is.

    Curbside Classic: 1964 Isuzu Bellett – Canadian CC Holy Grail

    Posted on September 18, 2026 | 54 Comments
    (Updated 9/18/2026)       I have literally been looking for this car my whole life, and here it is.

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  • I see a lot of Ferraris around Tokyo. It’s a habitual hazard that I’ve come to begrudgingly accept. The great majority are 21st Century ones, naturally, but older ones from […]

    1969 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 – Greener On The Other Side

    Posted on September 18, 2026 | 10 Comments
    I see a lot of Ferraris around Tokyo. It’s a habitual hazard that I’ve come to begrudgingly accept. The great majority are 21st Century ones, naturally, but older ones from […]

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  • What car represents Cadillac at its very best, the true Standard of the World? Is it one of the magnificent sixteen-cylinder locomotives from the Classic era? The “take on all […]

    1955 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe: A Beautiful Representative Of Midcentury Motoring, And One Of Cadillac’s Best

    Posted on September 18, 2026 | 10 Comments
    What car represents Cadillac at its very best, the true Standard of the World? Is it one of the magnificent sixteen-cylinder locomotives from the Classic era? The “take on all […]

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  • My no-longer-trusty ’74 Toyota Celica had managed to get me from Texas to Arizona. Still, once I had my first real, post-college job as a marketing copywriter, my next priority […]

    My 1989 Hyundai Excel GS — The Best Car I Could Afford Wasn’t Particularly Good

    Posted on September 18, 2026 | 18 Comments
    My no-longer-trusty ’74 Toyota Celica had managed to get me from Texas to Arizona. Still, once I had my first real, post-college job as a marketing copywriter, my next priority […]

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  • At Ford, 1960 was really the year of the Falcon — as the new compact soared, the bigger-than-ever full-size Fords languished, with unpopular styling, cumbersome handling, and indifferent quality control. […]

    1960 Ford Galaxie Town Sedan: Rare Six And Overdrive In One Of Ford’s Biggest Full-Size Flops

    Posted on September 18, 2026 | 21 Comments
    At Ford, 1960 was really the year of the Falcon — as the new compact soared, the bigger-than-ever full-size Fords languished, with unpopular styling, cumbersome handling, and indifferent quality control. […]

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  • (Updated 9/17/2026)    There’s been a long-simmering debate here about the respective designs of the all-new downsized Chevy/GM 1977 B-Bodies and Ford’s response-imitation in 1979. It’s time to settle the […]

    Design Shoot-Out: 1977 Chevrolet B-Body vs. 1979 Ford LTD – The Boxing Match

    Posted on September 17, 2026 | 200 Comments
    (Updated 9/17/2026)    There’s been a long-simmering debate here about the respective designs of the all-new downsized Chevy/GM 1977 B-Bodies and Ford’s response-imitation in 1979. It’s time to settle the […]

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  • (Updated 9/17/2026)          This vintage Cabana motor home showed up in our neighborhood about a year ago, and it’s still around. I saw it parked by the […]

    Curbside Find: 1960s Cabana FG 23 Motor Home – A Survivor

    Posted on September 17, 2026 | 22 Comments
    (Updated 9/17/2026)          This vintage Cabana motor home showed up in our neighborhood about a year ago, and it’s still around. I saw it parked by the […]

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  • This lime green, rear-engined beastie stood out in the temporary parking area next to a Renault gathering, recently held in the south of the Netherlands. The 1977 Simca 1000 Rallye […]

    1977 Simca 1000 Rallye 2 – Not As Green As Grass

    Posted on September 17, 2026 | 16 Comments
    This lime green, rear-engined beastie stood out in the temporary parking area next to a Renault gathering, recently held in the south of the Netherlands. The 1977 Simca 1000 Rallye […]

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  • I recently was driving down I-96 near Detroit, and the Dearborn area is where you’ll start to see more Lincolns on the road than you might be accustomed to seeing. […]

    1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car: A 14,500-Mile Original Owned By The Same Family For 45 Years

    Posted on September 17, 2026 | 17 Comments
    I recently was driving down I-96 near Detroit, and the Dearborn area is where you’ll start to see more Lincolns on the road than you might be accustomed to seeing. […]

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  • Remember when retro was a new thing in cars? Kind of an oxymoronic (or just plain moronic) question, but if you do, you must be in your seventies at least. […]

    Curbside Find: 1966 Alfa Romeo Gran Sport Quattroruote by Zagato – The Avant-Garde Of Retro

    Posted on September 17, 2026 | 4 Comments
    Remember when retro was a new thing in cars? Kind of an oxymoronic (or just plain moronic) question, but if you do, you must be in your seventies at least. […]

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  • The very rare nine-passenger Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country four-door hardtop was the most expensive station wagon made in America in 1962, with a base price closing on Cadillac […]

    1962 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country: 1962’s Most Expensive Luxury Wagon Was A 1961 Plymouth In Disguise

    Posted on September 17, 2026 | 26 Comments
    The very rare nine-passenger Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country four-door hardtop was the most expensive station wagon made in America in 1962, with a base price closing on Cadillac […]

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  • (Updated 9/16/2026)      What has always impressed me about the XJ Cherokee is how it manages to look so much bigger than it actually is.  Measure for measure, it’s […]

    Classic CARmentary: 1999 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4WD – Smaller Than It Looked—and Tougher Than Most

    Posted on September 16, 2026 | 23 Comments
    (Updated 9/16/2026)      What has always impressed me about the XJ Cherokee is how it manages to look so much bigger than it actually is.  Measure for measure, it’s […]

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