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  • Text by Patrick Bell. Labor Day weekend is the last holiday of summer, and in spite of high fuel costs many folks will be traveling.  Today we have a gallery […]

    Ready for the Road: Vintage Photos of 1950s–1970s Travelers and Their Cars

    Posted on September 4, 2026 | 20 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. Labor Day weekend is the last holiday of summer, and in spite of high fuel costs many folks will be traveling.  Today we have a gallery […]

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  • While the gorgeous, glamorous new Toronado gave Oldsmobile more publicity in 1966 than they had had in years (maybe ever), almost as many buyers went for this single trim level […]

    1966 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Luxury Sedan: The Most Opulent Oldsmobile

    Posted on September 4, 2026 | 15 Comments
    While the gorgeous, glamorous new Toronado gave Oldsmobile more publicity in 1966 than they had had in years (maybe ever), almost as many buyers went for this single trim level […]

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  • I have loved cars for as long as I can remember. And it started with a 1964 Chevrolet Impala — the car I grew up with, learned to drive in, […]

    From Nellie to Betty: My Lifelong Love Affair With the 1964 Impala

    Posted on September 4, 2026 | 15 Comments
    I have loved cars for as long as I can remember. And it started with a 1964 Chevrolet Impala — the car I grew up with, learned to drive in, […]

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  • (Updated 9/3/2026)     We had a lot of fun comparing two-door sedans with their four-door and hardtop brethren yesterday, but the sight of this hardtop Imperial deserves consideration beyond yesterday’s mini-theme […]

    Curbside Find: 1965 Imperial Crown Coupe – Truly Incomparable?

    Posted on September 3, 2026 | 91 Comments
    (Updated 9/3/2026)     We had a lot of fun comparing two-door sedans with their four-door and hardtop brethren yesterday, but the sight of this hardtop Imperial deserves consideration beyond yesterday’s mini-theme […]

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  • (Updated 9/3/2026)          mncarspotter posted a couple of pictures of a tired looking Skoda 1203 in Bulgaria that had obviously been an ambulance. It’s a bit sad […]

    Curbside Find: Skoda 1203 – Made For 42 Years; No Wonder It Looks Tired

    Posted on September 3, 2026 | 24 Comments
    (Updated 9/3/2026)          mncarspotter posted a couple of pictures of a tired looking Skoda 1203 in Bulgaria that had obviously been an ambulance. It’s a bit sad […]

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  • As we peruse through my stash of ‘60s beauties for the next couple of months, there will be many beauties and a few rarities. Nonetheless, I doubt any of them […]

    1965 Honda S600 Coupé – For A Few Cubic Centimeters More

    Posted on September 3, 2026 | 10 Comments
    As we peruse through my stash of ‘60s beauties for the next couple of months, there will be many beauties and a few rarities. Nonetheless, I doubt any of them […]

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  • If you didn’t already know, the term “captive import” is used to describe a car that was produced by a foreign automaker and rebadged with a domestic logo. The entire […]

    1978 Plymouth Arrow GS: An Original, Rust-Free Captive Import That Still Looks Good

    Posted on September 3, 2026 | 20 Comments
    If you didn’t already know, the term “captive import” is used to describe a car that was produced by a foreign automaker and rebadged with a domestic logo. The entire […]

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  • ’65 Pontiac 2+2 After the last time I did a cruise in scale story, I was told that these days cruises and shows are much more open, and that pretty […]

    Cruising Woodward – Hot Rods & Customs In Scale

    Posted on September 3, 2026 | 13 Comments
    ’65 Pontiac 2+2 After the last time I did a cruise in scale story, I was told that these days cruises and shows are much more open, and that pretty […]

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  • The 1959 Cadillac will always be in the pantheon of iconic ’50s designs.  When I first saw pictures of one, and later saw the actual car in real life (parked […]

    1959 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan: An Affordable ‘Entry-Level’ ’59 Caddy?

    Posted on September 3, 2026 | 14 Comments
    The 1959 Cadillac will always be in the pantheon of iconic ’50s designs.  When I first saw pictures of one, and later saw the actual car in real life (parked […]

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  • (first posted 9/2/2026)    This large ad from a November 1970 Life magazine was a fun one to upload; it didn’t fit on my scanner and I had to do separate […]

    Ad Classic: 1971 Plymouth Sebring – It’s Not A Sedan, We Promise!!

    Posted on September 2, 2026 | 90 Comments
    (first posted 9/2/2026)    This large ad from a November 1970 Life magazine was a fun one to upload; it didn’t fit on my scanner and I had to do separate […]

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  • (Update 9/2/2026)      Mechanical perfection. Design excellence. The two have never combined so fortuitously and timelessly as in the Ford Model A.  Why? Because Henry Ford, who demanded mechanical perfection, and […]

    Curbside Classic: 1929 Ford Model A – The Best Ford Ever – Maybe Even The Best Car Ever

    Posted on September 2, 2026 | 97 Comments
    (Update 9/2/2026)      Mechanical perfection. Design excellence. The two have never combined so fortuitously and timelessly as in the Ford Model A.  Why? Because Henry Ford, who demanded mechanical perfection, and […]

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  • I first noticed this Ram Promaster van parked here on a pull-off on Hwy. 101 just a couple of miles south of Port Orford, Oregon over three years ago. Oregon […]

    This Van Has Been Parked Here On The Southern Oregon Coast For Over Three Years – Free Million-Dollar Ocean View Camp Site

    Posted on September 2, 2026 | 23 Comments
    I first noticed this Ram Promaster van parked here on a pull-off on Hwy. 101 just a couple of miles south of Port Orford, Oregon over three years ago. Oregon […]

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  • While the Rivieras from 1971-73 have their promoters and detractors, you have to admit that the Riviera was always at its best when it had a unique personality, distinct from […]

    1973 Buick Riviera: A Slightly Toned-Down, Two-Owner Boattail

    Posted on September 2, 2026 | 23 Comments
    While the Rivieras from 1971-73 have their promoters and detractors, you have to admit that the Riviera was always at its best when it had a unique personality, distinct from […]

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  • Newly moved to Swindon with a fully expensed company car, our Citroën Ami as a weekend Meccano® project and my wife Janice able to cycle to work most days, it […]

    My Wife Buys a Citroën 2CV Van – Another One We Still Love to This Day

    Posted on September 2, 2026 | 11 Comments
    Newly moved to Swindon with a fully expensed company car, our Citroën Ami as a weekend Meccano® project and my wife Janice able to cycle to work most days, it […]

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  • Two decades before its infamous “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile” ad campaign, Olds was already self-conscious about its name and image, describing its late ’60s offerings as “Youngmobiles from […]

    1968 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Holiday Sedan: A Cool Blue Olds “Youngmobile” In Ocean Turquoise

    Posted on September 2, 2026 | 25 Comments
    Two decades before its infamous “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile” ad campaign, Olds was already self-conscious about its name and image, describing its late ’60s offerings as “Youngmobiles from […]

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