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CC TV: Challenge! – The Development Of The 1963 Ford Indy V8 (In A Galaxie Sedan, No Less)
Posted on May 28, 2024 | 16 CommentsThe 2024 Indianapolis 500 is in the books, having logged a long rain delay, an exciting finish, and a NASCAR driver attempting the “double” for the first time in a […] -
Curbside Musings: 1974 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible – Don’t Say Goodnight Tonight
Posted on May 28, 2024 | 30 CommentsDuring my early music collecting days as a college student, I had purchased a compilation disc of mostly ’70s output from Paul McCartney, including work with his band Wings. This […] -
Car Show Classic: 1960 Continental Mark V – Taking The Fifth, The First Time
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 6/18/2013) Let’s continue the Continental theme, shall we? None of the Continentals were exactly small cars–even the late-gen Taurus-based version, but the biggest of them all were undoubtedly […] -
Curbside Classic: VW T4 Double Cab Pickup – The European Take On The Double Cab Diesel Pickup
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 5/25/2018) I’ve been sitting on these shots of this VW T4 “Doka” (Double cab) pickup that I found three blocks from my house. But given Jason […] -
Vintage Snapshots: A Few Parking Lots – 1950s To 1960s
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 24 Comments -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk – One Hawk Down, For The Time Being
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 14 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. I, like most, ache when I see a wounded animal. And from that realm, birds are the creatures for which I feel more. And […] -
CC Global: MAN TGS 18.510 4×4 Tractor And Knapen KX 770 Semi-Trailer – Going Up The Country
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 15 CommentsThe dedicated ‘agri-semi’ is an unknown phenomenon in the Netherlands, so I was glad I could finally examine such a combination up close. In short, an agri-semi is a 4×4 […] -
CC Vee-Dubble Feature: VW ’60 Metal Single Cab & ’58 Paper Microbus (Vintage Review)
Posted on May 26, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 5/27/2018) Here’s a nifty ’60 VW single-cab pickup parked last week in front of a pop-up junque shop in the high street of Nelson, BC. The […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Mazda Cosmo – The Rotary’s Last Shot, Outside of Sports Cars – And a Cosmo Ad Insert
Posted on May 26, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 5/26/2018) The Cosmo was Mazda’s last shot at making (or holding on to) some inroads in the passenger car market. The RX 2 had made such […] -
Vintage Dealers: Dodge Dealers 1950s-1960s — Snapshots and Promo Shots
Posted on May 26, 2024 | 22 Comments -
Curbside Classic: 1971 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser — Revisiting The Ultimate Station Wagons
Posted on May 26, 2024 | 27 CommentsHere’s another find that has appeared little at CC, a 1971 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser uploaded by Hyperpack to the Cohort. These rather impressive machines were GM’s state-of-the-art take on the […] -
COAL: The ’67 Alpine — A “Failure to Proceed”
Posted on May 26, 2024 | 7 CommentsAll was well for the first several months of my ownership of my first “fun car”, the ’67 Sunbeam Alpine. I drove it to work a few times, braving […] -
Car Show Classic: 1961 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country – Exner’s Finest Truckster
Posted on May 25, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 7/29/2013) Last June 29 was a great day for car nuts in the Quad Cities. That’s because the Antique Automobile Club of America decided to have their Grand […] -
Future Curbside Classic: 2012 Ram 3500 Big Horn – Sergio Paraphrased Sir Mix-A-Lot When He Said “I Like Pick Ups And I Cannot Lie”
Posted on May 25, 2024 | 80 Comments(first posted 5/25/2018) There is an old gambler’s adage about going big or going home. Since I’ve had pickups inexplicably on my mind, finding this Dodge Ram makes […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1964 Ford Thunderbird — Flair In The Sun
Posted on May 25, 2024 | 19 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Robadr.