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  • As a car guy from the capital of American cars, I unfortunately have less experience with Hondas than do many of CC’s readers; however, that didn’t stop me from ogling […]

    1988/1989 Honda Accord DX Coupe: It Gets My Vote For The Best-Looking Honda

    Posted on September 14, 2026 | 26 Comments
    As a car guy from the capital of American cars, I unfortunately have less experience with Hondas than do many of CC’s readers; however, that didn’t stop me from ogling […]

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  • Chrysler advertised its posh 1963–1964 New Yorker Salon as “the world’s most completely equipped automobile,” with upscale interior trim and a lengthy array of standard features — from air conditioning […]

    1964 Chrysler New Yorker Salon: This Rare Top-Of-The-Line Chrysler Cost More Than A Cadillac Or An Imperial

    Posted on September 14, 2026 | 27 Comments
    Chrysler advertised its posh 1963–1964 New Yorker Salon as “the world’s most completely equipped automobile,” with upscale interior trim and a lengthy array of standard features — from air conditioning […]

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  • (Updated 9/13/2026)            I ran into this in my neighborhood earlier this year, and forgot to share it sooner. It’s a bit odd, but I suppose […]

    Curbside Find: 1963 Ford Ranchero With Fresh Air Intake

    Posted on September 13, 2026 | 26 Comments
    (Updated 9/13/2026)            I ran into this in my neighborhood earlier this year, and forgot to share it sooner. It’s a bit odd, but I suppose […]

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  • (Updated 9/13/2026)            I happened to encounter this rare second-generation Jeep Grand Wagoneer at about the same time that FCA (now Stellantis) released the first images […]

    Junkyard Classic: 1993 Jeep Grand Wagoneer (ZJ) – The Last New Grand Wagoneer Didn’t Last

    Posted on September 13, 2026 | 21 Comments
    (Updated 9/13/2026)            I happened to encounter this rare second-generation Jeep Grand Wagoneer at about the same time that FCA (now Stellantis) released the first images […]

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  • At first sight, the extra long and heavy ‘ecocombi’ I caught the other day appears to be a standard B-double, but there’s more to it. The second trailer may look […]

    Shipping Container Ecocombi – One Big Rig, Four Vehicle License Plates

    Posted on September 13, 2026 | 17 Comments
    At first sight, the extra long and heavy ‘ecocombi’ I caught the other day appears to be a standard B-double, but there’s more to it. The second trailer may look […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. It’s tour day, and this time we’re going downtown—or, more accurately, to several downtowns. Not the increasingly rare downtowns we know today, but the vintage kind, […]

    Cars And Storefronts Downtown And On Main Street, 1950s-1970s

    Posted on September 13, 2026 | 16 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. It’s tour day, and this time we’re going downtown—or, more accurately, to several downtowns. Not the increasingly rare downtowns we know today, but the vintage kind, […]

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  • In June 2024, my lovely wife spotted a 1989 Suburban Silverado in the local lemon lot for the princely sum of $2000. The interior was about as clean as a […]

    My $2,000 1989 Chevrolet Suburban: Cheap, Huge and Nearly Indispensable

    Posted on September 13, 2026 | 13 Comments
    In June 2024, my lovely wife spotted a 1989 Suburban Silverado in the local lemon lot for the princely sum of $2000. The interior was about as clean as a […]

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  • With its two-tone pastel purple paint and abundant chrome “icing,” this 1958 Oldsmobile Fiesta four-door hardtop station wagon looks like something you’d see in a bakery window. However, it didn’t […]

    1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Fiesta Wagon: Looks Like A Fancy Cake, But Less Roomy Than A Country Squire

    Posted on September 13, 2026 | 30 Comments
    With its two-tone pastel purple paint and abundant chrome “icing,” this 1958 Oldsmobile Fiesta four-door hardtop station wagon looks like something you’d see in a bakery window. However, it didn’t […]

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  • (Updated 9/12/2026)     The thing about cars that were considered very ugly when new is that they often tend to mellow with age, like the perpetually-maligned Pontiac Aztek; it doesn’t […]

    Curbside Find: Isuzu Vehicross – Has It Mellowed With Age?

    Posted on September 12, 2026 | 68 Comments
    (Updated 9/12/2026)     The thing about cars that were considered very ugly when new is that they often tend to mellow with age, like the perpetually-maligned Pontiac Aztek; it doesn’t […]

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  • (Updated 9/12/2026)     The Morris Marina was the first new car from the newly merged British Leyland (BLMC) and illustrates clearly why the volume car business of the preceding BMC had […]

    Carshow Classic: 1973 Morris Marina Coupe 1.8TC – A BLMC Deadly Sin

    Posted on September 12, 2026 | 72 Comments
    (Updated 9/12/2026)     The Morris Marina was the first new car from the newly merged British Leyland (BLMC) and illustrates clearly why the volume car business of the preceding BMC had […]

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  • There’s something rather neat about seeing Cadillac and Oldsmobile together in several of these old dealer photos–a collection of gleaming Oldsmobiles representing a family that was moving up in the […]

    Cadillac and Oldsmobile at the Dealer: Vintage Photos From the 1950s–70s

    Posted on September 12, 2026 | 16 Comments
    There’s something rather neat about seeing Cadillac and Oldsmobile together in several of these old dealer photos–a collection of gleaming Oldsmobiles representing a family that was moving up in the […]

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  • Throughout the middle 1950’s until the late 1960’s, General Motors (GM) made several attempts to mate its “Whirlwind” gas turbine engine to its motor coach line – these test models […]

    Mid-Seventies MCI MC-8 – Greyhound, MCI, and Allison Try Once More to Make a Turbine-Engine Bus

    Posted on September 12, 2026 | 17 Comments
    Throughout the middle 1950’s until the late 1960’s, General Motors (GM) made several attempts to mate its “Whirlwind” gas turbine engine to its motor coach line – these test models […]

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  • (2018, updated 2026)       I’ve been waiting for a long time to find a baby-blue ’64 Falcon 2-door sedan with the 170 inch six and 2-speed Fordomatic. The location […]

    Auto-Biography: 1964 Ford Falcon – The Long, Slow, Un-Fun Trip To New York City

    Posted on September 12, 2026 | 63 Comments
    (2018, updated 2026)       I’ve been waiting for a long time to find a baby-blue ’64 Falcon 2-door sedan with the 170 inch six and 2-speed Fordomatic. The location […]

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  • Ford was the No. 1 automotive brand in America until the mid-1930s, when it fell inexorably behind Chevrolet. Although Henry Ford II was determined to reclaim the top slot after […]

    The 1957–1959 Ford-Chevrolet Sales Race: Busting Some Myths About When Ford Finally Beat Chevrolet — Twice

    Posted on September 12, 2026 | 25 Comments
    Ford was the No. 1 automotive brand in America until the mid-1930s, when it fell inexorably behind Chevrolet. Although Henry Ford II was determined to reclaim the top slot after […]

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  • (Updated 9/11/2026)      Back in 1999, $47,000 could buy you a pretty impressive car—and Mercedes-Benz was making the case that it could buy you a bargain. As such, the […]

    Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 Cabriolet — The “Affordable” Mercedes Convertible

    Posted on September 11, 2026 | 11 Comments
    (Updated 9/11/2026)      Back in 1999, $47,000 could buy you a pretty impressive car—and Mercedes-Benz was making the case that it could buy you a bargain. As such, the […]

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