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  • (Updated 9/25/2026)     At about 6:30 Saturday night, I looked up from resetting the trip odometer after filling the gas tank. And this grill was coming toward me. Stacked headlamps […]

    Curbside Classic: Facel Vega Facel II – Franco-American Lust Object

    Posted on September 25, 2026 | 90 Comments
    (Updated 9/25/2026)     At about 6:30 Saturday night, I looked up from resetting the trip odometer after filling the gas tank. And this grill was coming toward me. Stacked headlamps […]

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  • (Updated 9/25/2026)          I’ve had GMC and Chevy trucks on the brain lately (along with Ferdinand Porsche’s war-time work, 1955 Hot Rod Magazines, and some vintage Road […]

    Curtis Perry Gallery: A GMC “Cannonball” And A Whole Lot More

    Posted on September 25, 2026 | 19 Comments
    (Updated 9/25/2026)          I’ve had GMC and Chevy trucks on the brain lately (along with Ferdinand Porsche’s war-time work, 1955 Hot Rod Magazines, and some vintage Road […]

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  • Ken Rambler-Jaguar, Paramus, NJ.

    Vintage Postcards: Rambler Dealers In The 1950s-1960s

    Posted on September 25, 2026 | 13 Comments
    Ken Rambler-Jaguar, Paramus, NJ.

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  • It doesn’t take a whole lot to give a car a little character. The way Carroll Shelby did it with the 1967-68 Mustangs involved a little fiberglass, different taillights, a […]

    1967 Shelby Mustang G.T. 350 – California Screamin’

    Posted on September 25, 2026 | 14 Comments
    It doesn’t take a whole lot to give a car a little character. The way Carroll Shelby did it with the 1967-68 Mustangs involved a little fiberglass, different taillights, a […]

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  • General Motors surely earned its lousy reputation in the 80s and early 90s. Some might say it’s never recovered. Pushing out half-baked products — the X cars, Oldsmobile diesels, multiple […]

    My 1991 Chevrolet Corsica — Better Than Its Reputation

    Posted on September 25, 2026 | 26 Comments
    General Motors surely earned its lousy reputation in the 80s and early 90s. Some might say it’s never recovered. Pushing out half-baked products — the X cars, Oldsmobile diesels, multiple […]

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  • The Honda S2000 has a stronger following today than most any twenty something year old car. You could safely call it a cult car, though that is not to imply […]

    2005 Honda S2000: Honda’s High-Revving Cult-Favorite RWD Sports Car

    Posted on September 25, 2026 | 13 Comments
    The Honda S2000 has a stronger following today than most any twenty something year old car. You could safely call it a cult car, though that is not to imply […]

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  • (Updated 9/24/2026)    Welcome to the second installment from Como Park. Today I have the pleasure of bringing you a selection of exquisite and rarely seen Alfa Romeos. For some […]

    Car Show Classics: The Alfas Of Como Park, Part 2

    Posted on September 24, 2026 | 28 Comments
    (Updated 9/24/2026)    Welcome to the second installment from Como Park. Today I have the pleasure of bringing you a selection of exquisite and rarely seen Alfa Romeos. For some […]

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  • (Updated 9/24/2026)         The place: Dearborn, Michigan.  The date: March 1, 1994.  “We here in the Ford organization (that we like to think of as a big family) […]

    Curbside Classic: 1998 Ford Windstar – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan (part 7)

    Posted on September 24, 2026 | 66 Comments
    (Updated 9/24/2026)         The place: Dearborn, Michigan.  The date: March 1, 1994.  “We here in the Ford organization (that we like to think of as a big family) […]

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  • The creations on display at Arizona’s Dwarf Car Museum make for a one-of-a-kind tour of automotive creativity and have, quite deservedly, become a well-known attraction among car enthusiasts. Regular CC […]

    A Visit to the Dwarf Car Museum Through the Lens of Ralf K

    Posted on September 24, 2026 | 9 Comments
    The creations on display at Arizona’s Dwarf Car Museum make for a one-of-a-kind tour of automotive creativity and have, quite deservedly, become a well-known attraction among car enthusiasts. Regular CC […]

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  • Back to the eighties with a light truck model that had just started its career and a small cargo van from its last production year. The Renault B-series (‘Gamme B’) […]

    1984 Renault B70 And 1988 Renault 4 F4 – The Newcomer Carries An Old-Timer

    Posted on September 24, 2026 | 12 Comments
    Back to the eighties with a light truck model that had just started its career and a small cargo van from its last production year. The Renault B-series (‘Gamme B’) […]

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  • For the better part of the 20th Century, i.e. right until the Cimarron, Cadillacs were designed to impress. They were big, often bold, sometimes beautiful and always remarkable. Everyone has […]

    1967 Cadillac De Ville Convertible – Undress To Impress

    Posted on September 24, 2026 | 15 Comments
    For the better part of the 20th Century, i.e. right until the Cimarron, Cadillacs were designed to impress. They were big, often bold, sometimes beautiful and always remarkable. Everyone has […]

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  • If you’re at all a student of Ford Motor Company’s long history, you probably know that the Fox-Body Mustang came within a whisker of being replaced by the sport coupe […]

    1991 Mazda MX-6 LX: In An Alternate Universe, This Could Have Been The Mustang Notchback

    Posted on September 24, 2026 | 13 Comments
    If you’re at all a student of Ford Motor Company’s long history, you probably know that the Fox-Body Mustang came within a whisker of being replaced by the sport coupe […]

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  • (Updated 9/23/2026)     The Studebaker is the most Christ-like of all personal coupes. I’m not too sure that the end of production at South Bend fell on a Friday, or whether […]

    Curbside Classic: 1964 Studebaker Avanti – Fall Forward Onto The Sword, Rise Like The Phoenix

    Posted on September 23, 2026 | 69 Comments
    (Updated 9/23/2026)     The Studebaker is the most Christ-like of all personal coupes. I’m not too sure that the end of production at South Bend fell on a Friday, or whether […]

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  • (Updated 9/23/2026)         I’ve never been the kind of person who was interested in “What’s Hot.”  I drive a subcompact hatchback by choice.  I don’t have an iPhone.  […]

    Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Accord EX V6 — The Mainstream Sedan That Pulled Me In

    Posted on September 23, 2026 | 22 Comments
    (Updated 9/23/2026)         I’ve never been the kind of person who was interested in “What’s Hot.”  I drive a subcompact hatchback by choice.  I don’t have an iPhone.  […]

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  • OK, so the Lincoln Versailles wasn’t available until the 1977 model year, but the Monarch Ghia, which was available in the same showroom, shows us that you could have had […]

    1976 Mercury Monarch Ghia Sedan: Who Needed A Versailles When A Ghia Was Less Than Half The Price?

    Posted on September 23, 2026 | 37 Comments
    OK, so the Lincoln Versailles wasn’t available until the 1977 model year, but the Monarch Ghia, which was available in the same showroom, shows us that you could have had […]

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