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  • photos from the CC Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Finding cars from the 1950s, unrestored, still providing driver duties, has become a very rare thing. So, this old 1956 Plymouth caught […]

    1956 Plymouth Suburban – The Trusty Ol’ 2-door Wagon

    Posted on October 16, 2025 | 15 Comments
    photos from the CC Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Finding cars from the 1950s, unrestored, still providing driver duties, has become a very rare thing. So, this old 1956 Plymouth caught […]

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  • Here’s another gallery by CC’s Ralf K (Don Kincl) titled “Alternative Shots From My Travels”.  This surreal shot caught my eye; it’s of a Citroen DS in Grantsville, UT.

    Ralf K Photo Gallery: Shots From My Travels

    Posted on October 16, 2025 | 7 Comments
    Here’s another gallery by CC’s Ralf K (Don Kincl) titled “Alternative Shots From My Travels”.  This surreal shot caught my eye; it’s of a Citroen DS in Grantsville, UT.

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  • Some of the junkyards I’ve been to have a small area in front where occasionally they sell some of the cars.  The establishment where I found this thing at had […]

    Junkyard Classic: 1980 Comuta-Car – This Was The Future In The ’70s

    Posted on October 16, 2025 | 10 Comments
    Some of the junkyards I’ve been to have a small area in front where occasionally they sell some of the cars.  The establishment where I found this thing at had […]

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  • A lawsuit was filed against General Motors in 1984, seeking compensation for losses allegedly suffered by a group of car owners. It’s not unusual for GM to get sued, but […]

    1976 Cadillac Eldorado With Only 34 Miles – Preserved And Like New, Yet, Your Returns May Vary

    Posted on October 16, 2025 | 45 Comments
    A lawsuit was filed against General Motors in 1984, seeking compensation for losses allegedly suffered by a group of car owners. It’s not unusual for GM to get sued, but […]

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  • A year after their disappointing initial test of the new turbocharged Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder, Motor Trend tried a convertible version and came away impressed. Not only was it significantly […]

    Vintage M/T Road Test: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Convertible – “A Real Enthusiast’s Machine”

    Posted on October 16, 2025 | 11 Comments
    A year after their disappointing initial test of the new turbocharged Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder, Motor Trend tried a convertible version and came away impressed. Not only was it significantly […]

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  • Several months ago a co-worker and I were driving somewhere and having one of those deep, philosophical conversations that make life so interesting.  During the conversation he made one of […]

    1963 Mercury Comet S-22 Convertible – Five-Card Stud or Texas Hold-Em?

    Posted on October 15, 2025 | 8 Comments
    Several months ago a co-worker and I were driving somewhere and having one of those deep, philosophical conversations that make life so interesting.  During the conversation he made one of […]

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  • (Updated 10/15/2025)        I was kind of housebound this weekend, which enabled me to do a spot of writing. As luck would have it, I just caught an […]

    1997 Toyota Mark II (X70) Van – The Emperor’s Old Clothes

    Posted on October 15, 2025 | 24 Comments
    (Updated 10/15/2025)        I was kind of housebound this weekend, which enabled me to do a spot of writing. As luck would have it, I just caught an […]

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  • One thing about old vans is how they manage to mix utilitarian traits with a hint of hipness, almost regardless of condition. Something few other vehicles can do. And this […]

    Curbside Find: Ford Econoline (Gen 1) – Old Box Still Laboring

    Posted on October 15, 2025 | 8 Comments
    One thing about old vans is how they manage to mix utilitarian traits with a hint of hipness, almost regardless of condition. Something few other vehicles can do. And this […]

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  • Look Dad! A Golf on stilts! Don’t mock the afflicted, kid. It’s not that poor VW’s fault if it got jacked up like that. Probably some height-obsessed owner’s idea of […]

    1991 Volkswagen Golf Country – Don’t Point And Steyr

    Posted on October 15, 2025 | 5 Comments
    Look Dad! A Golf on stilts! Don’t mock the afflicted, kid. It’s not that poor VW’s fault if it got jacked up like that. Probably some height-obsessed owner’s idea of […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. We have another round of wagons for today, with a good variety of high end, low end, and mid range offerings.  They were still quite common […]

    Snapshots From The Station Wagon Years – 1960s to 1970s

    Posted on October 15, 2025 | 24 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. We have another round of wagons for today, with a good variety of high end, low end, and mid range offerings.  They were still quite common […]

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  • Like many of us, my first car was a short-term affair.  As I documented in my first COAL, we sold my LTD II at the end of my senior year […]

    My 1982 Datsun (by Nissan) 280ZX: Rust Never Sleeps (Part 1)

    Posted on October 15, 2025 | 9 Comments
    Like many of us, my first car was a short-term affair.  As I documented in my first COAL, we sold my LTD II at the end of my senior year […]

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  • (Updated 10/14/2025)        Wandering around Tokyo can lead to pleasant surprises. A hyper-modern city populated by folks who value conformity makes for some colorful contrasts. The conservative culture […]

    1958 Datsun 1000 (210) – Sublime Sexagenarian

    Posted on October 14, 2025 | 23 Comments
    (Updated 10/14/2025)        Wandering around Tokyo can lead to pleasant surprises. A hyper-modern city populated by folks who value conformity makes for some colorful contrasts. The conservative culture […]

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  • (Updated 10/14/2025)       Is there another American automobile brand whose decline and ultimate demise was more painful to watch than Plymouth’s? Once Chrysler Corporation’s volume leader, decades of neglect […]

    1993 Plymouth Laser: Candle In The Water, Drifting Helplessly

    Posted on October 14, 2025 | 35 Comments
    (Updated 10/14/2025)       Is there another American automobile brand whose decline and ultimate demise was more painful to watch than Plymouth’s? Once Chrysler Corporation’s volume leader, decades of neglect […]

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  • I had an appointment downtown and decided to walk on this drizzly morning. It wasn’t until I headed home again that it occurred to me to shoot some of the […]

    A 25 Minute Walk Yields 50 Curbside Finds

    Posted on October 14, 2025 | 26 Comments
    I had an appointment downtown and decided to walk on this drizzly morning. It wasn’t until I headed home again that it occurred to me to shoot some of the […]

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  • We’ve looked at Muscle cars, in the sense of big block intermediates. But today I thought we’d take a look at where those powerful big blocks came from, the cars […]

    Tiny Titans: Scale Models Of 1960s Full-Size Power Cars

    Posted on October 14, 2025 | 23 Comments
    We’ve looked at Muscle cars, in the sense of big block intermediates. But today I thought we’d take a look at where those powerful big blocks came from, the cars […]

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