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Vintage Photos: New York In Very Different Times
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 76 CommentsStephen Pellegrino posted this shot by Camilo Jose Vergara shot in the South Bronx in 1970. I decided to add a few more, to remind us how times and […] -
Curbside Find: 1975 Toyota SR-5 Sport Truck – How Toyota Won The Compact Truck Crown, One Gear At A Time
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 27 CommentsDatsun (Nissan) was the pioneer in selling compact pickup trucks to Americans, starting way back in 1957. The Datsun 211 filled a small niche that no one else had identified, and […] -
Curbside Rental Review: 2024 Audi Q5 – New Experiences Are The Zest Of Life
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 55 CommentsThe planning was over, the day had arrived. Standing at the baggage claim, the excitement of the imminent rental car lottery was overtaking me. All that separated me from some […] -
CC In Scale: A Look Inside Part 3 – American And European Cars
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 24 CommentsOkay, this time we’re continuing where we left off four weeks back, as we work our way through my main display area. Just try to ignore what’s in the back […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Hot Rod Lincoln
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 2/7/2013) Ever since I found this relatively rare 1970 Continental Coupe, I’ve been trying to find something good to say about it. Don’t get me wrong; I love […] -
Car Show Classic: 1960 Edsel Villager Two-Door Wagon – Do Unicorns Exist?
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 65 CommentsIn my neck of the woods, this past Sunday was one of those amazing, picture-perfect weather days with sunshine, warm (but not hot) temperatures and low humidity. Optimal for being […] -
Andrew Bush’s Amazing Photos Of Vintage Cars And Their Drivers Caught On The Go
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 65 CommentsHow have I never come across these before? Not only are they superb photographs of drivers caught on the go by Mr. Bush’s camera mounted on the side of his […] -
My 1965 Ford F-100 Custom Cab – Restoration, Part 1
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 27 CommentsThis is a picture of my almost finished F-100 in 2018 except for one minor detail. It didn’t start out like this when I bought it in 2006 to haul […] -
Car Show Classic: 1965 Plymouth Valiant Signet Convertible – You Are Who You Are, Until You Aren’t
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 36 CommentsWe are all subject to self-imposed rules, and one of mine is the “90% rule.” Through some swampy combination of genetics and environment, our temperaments are fixed at an early […] -
COAL: Hobby Car Of A Lifetime #6 – 1977 Datsun 280X 2+2 – Z for Two
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 12 CommentsI had once told my son that I would never own a small car. But as a young child, my son had seen an early Datsun Z car and […] -
Wild Op Art “Auto Art” Cars Shot In 1966 By A Twelve-Year Old Make Their First Appearance
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 27 CommentsDavid Buckley was twelve in the fall of 1966 when he shot these three Chrysler and Plymouth “Car Art” cars with his new cheap plastic 35mm camera in a mall […] -
Vintage Car & Driver Review: 1964 Pontiac GTO – The Ultimate Ringer
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 6/25/2018, updated 6/24/24 with the full text of the review) Here it is, the Car and Driver review of the ultimate ringer in the form of a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Pontiac GTO – How To Create a Legend and Build a Brand
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 64 Comments(first posted 6/25/2018) How does one build a brand, propelling it from near-obscurity to the hottest one on the market? How does one create a legend, one that became […] -
Curbside Find: 1980 Fiat Brava – Showing Its Best Side
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 14 Commentsshot and posted at the CC Cohort by Ralf K (Don Kincl) When was the last time you saw a Fiat Brava (131) at the gas pumps. Don had this […] -
Curbside Musings: 1995 Dodge Neon Highline – Brite Lite
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 65 CommentsI had a great assortment of toys when I was a kid. Though many of them were shared and/or hand-me-downs as I was the middle son of three, some were […]