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  • (updated 9/11/2025)       Many European aircraft-makers ended up dabbling in automobiles. Most started said dabble after the First World War – legendary names such as Armstrong Siddeley, Farman, Maybach, […]

    British Deadly Sins (High-Brow Hybrids, Part 2) – Bristol 603 / Britannia / Blenheim: Arrested Development

    Posted on September 11, 2025 | 47 Comments
    (updated 9/11/2025)       Many European aircraft-makers ended up dabbling in automobiles. Most started said dabble after the First World War – legendary names such as Armstrong Siddeley, Farman, Maybach, […]

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  • At this point I am beginning to believe that it is no coincidence that vehicles with red interiors are the ones in the best condition as they hit the junkyard.  […]

    Junkyard Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight Royale – No Cheese With This Royale

    Posted on September 11, 2025 | 13 Comments
    At this point I am beginning to believe that it is no coincidence that vehicles with red interiors are the ones in the best condition as they hit the junkyard.  […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. Fifty-five years ago today the Pinto galloped into the world as Ford’s domestic entry into the subcompact market.  In its decade of production, over 3.1 million […]

    Vintage Snapshots: Loving Our Ford Pintos – 1970s-1980s

    Posted on September 11, 2025 | 33 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. Fifty-five years ago today the Pinto galloped into the world as Ford’s domestic entry into the subcompact market.  In its decade of production, over 3.1 million […]

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  • Just found this on Facebook Marketplace; the car is located on Staten Island, about 35 miles southeast of me.  Will it be saved?  Does anyone care?

    1957 DeSoto Firesweep Sportsman 4-Door Hardtop: Is There Any Hope For This Rare Survivor?

    Posted on September 11, 2025 | 25 Comments
    Just found this on Facebook Marketplace; the car is located on Staten Island, about 35 miles southeast of me.  Will it be saved?  Does anyone care?

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  • Here’s something you don’t see every day, especially on this side of the Atlantic: Eric Clem in the CC Cohort spotted this red BMW 2000 Touring, the rare three-door hatchback […]

    1972 BMW 2000 Touring – Rare BMW 2002 Hatchback Version, Never Sold In The U.S.

    Posted on September 11, 2025 | 15 Comments
    Here’s something you don’t see every day, especially on this side of the Atlantic: Eric Clem in the CC Cohort spotted this red BMW 2000 Touring, the rare three-door hatchback […]

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  • (First posted August 23, 2013)  As I rolled through a parking lot in San Pedro, the bright plumage of this Porsche tail section caught my eye. From a distance, the […]

    Curbside Classic: 1969 Porsche 912 – The Economical 911

    Posted on September 10, 2025 | 34 Comments
    (First posted August 23, 2013)  As I rolled through a parking lot in San Pedro, the bright plumage of this Porsche tail section caught my eye. From a distance, the […]

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  • (first posted 9/12/2019)      ‘Ello, guvs. It’s time for another paddle-less trip up the proverbial creek that is Britain’s overflowing carmaker graveyard. We’ve seen everything from toff-carriages and prol-mobiles, […]

    British Deadly Sins (High-Brow Hybrids, Part 1) – The Surprisingly Long Story Of AC

    Posted on September 10, 2025 | 44 Comments
    (first posted 9/12/2019)      ‘Ello, guvs. It’s time for another paddle-less trip up the proverbial creek that is Britain’s overflowing carmaker graveyard. We’ve seen everything from toff-carriages and prol-mobiles, […]

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  • I just have to know the story behind this Chrysler Executive, photographed by William Oliver in the London neighborhood of Belgravia. This is a part of London brimming with embassies […]

    1983-86 Chrysler Executive Limousine – A Kind Of Funhouse Mirror Limousine

    Posted on September 10, 2025 | 20 Comments
    I just have to know the story behind this Chrysler Executive, photographed by William Oliver in the London neighborhood of Belgravia. This is a part of London brimming with embassies […]

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  • If I remember correctly, Honda was about the least Brougham-y of the Japanese carmakers. But well, if a Honda is to get the Woodie treatment, an early CR-V is probably […]

    Curbside Find: Honda CR-V – Homemade Woodie Edition

    Posted on September 10, 2025 | 7 Comments
    If I remember correctly, Honda was about the least Brougham-y of the Japanese carmakers. But well, if a Honda is to get the Woodie treatment, an early CR-V is probably […]

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  • Last month, I shared my newest lifetime regret, the purchase of a mediocre 1967 Volvo 1800S, and as is always the case, it was not ready to act as a […]

    My 1967 Volvo 1800S Maintenance Log: No Sleep ‘Til Göteborg

    Posted on September 10, 2025 | 43 Comments
    Last month, I shared my newest lifetime regret, the purchase of a mediocre 1967 Volvo 1800S, and as is always the case, it was not ready to act as a […]

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  • What could be more ’80s than a special edition of one of the era’s most maligned personal luxury cars named after one of its most fascinating and endlessly controversial public […]

    1982 Imperial Frank Sinatra Edition: A Flawed Luxury Car Meets A Flawed But Fascinating Artist

    Posted on September 10, 2025 | 67 Comments
    What could be more ’80s than a special edition of one of the era’s most maligned personal luxury cars named after one of its most fascinating and endlessly controversial public […]

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  • Is there an award for the longest continental spare extension ever? If so, this ’57 Lincoln that William Oliver posted at the Cohort is sure in the running.

    1957 Lincoln With The Longest Continental Kit Ever? And on a Non-Continental Lincoln At That

    Posted on September 9, 2025 | 12 Comments
    Is there an award for the longest continental spare extension ever? If so, this ’57 Lincoln that William Oliver posted at the Cohort is sure in the running.

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  • (first posted 9/11/2019)     While you weren’t paying attention, Mercedes-Benz revealed a Final Edition of their SLC (nèe SLK) roadster. After three generations, the axe appears to have finally fallen […]

    Curbside Find: 1997-2004 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class – A Drop Top Mic Drop

    Posted on September 9, 2025 | 33 Comments
    (first posted 9/11/2019)     While you weren’t paying attention, Mercedes-Benz revealed a Final Edition of their SLC (nèe SLK) roadster. After three generations, the axe appears to have finally fallen […]

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  • Maybe I didn’t live in the right California city back in the ’90s, but as far as I can recall, even then, finding an unrestored early Karmann Ghia was a […]

    1955 Karmann-Ghia Convertible Wearing Its Patina Well

    Posted on September 9, 2025 | 10 Comments
    Maybe I didn’t live in the right California city back in the ’90s, but as far as I can recall, even then, finding an unrestored early Karmann Ghia was a […]

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  • Since we’ve been rerunning some of Prof. Tatra’s early JDM posts of some four door hardtops he’s found in and around Tokyo, I thought we’d have a look at the […]

    CC In Scale: Japanese Hardtops – JDM Elegance In Scale

    Posted on September 9, 2025 | 21 Comments
    Since we’ve been rerunning some of Prof. Tatra’s early JDM posts of some four door hardtops he’s found in and around Tokyo, I thought we’d have a look at the […]

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