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CC Capsule: 1985-87 Daihatsu Charade – A Childhood Curbside Classic, Two Decades Later
Posted on March 14, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 3/13/2018) The first cars to disappear from our roads tend to be the cheapest. No matter how reliable and well-built, A- and B-segment vehicles […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1967 Chevrolet Biscayne Wagon And Dodge Route Van — Vintage Fleet
Posted on March 14, 2024 | 17 CommentsPhoto from the Cohort by So Cal Metro. -
Car Show Outtake: 2011 and 2012 Chrysler Ypsilon – Or Are They?
Posted on March 14, 2024 | 12 CommentsSelling cars in an international environment is a complex thing to achieve successfully. Even ignoring (not that you can) regional and national variations in regulations, the potential issues and pitfalls […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Meet Barbara; Your Rambler, Chevy Sportvan and Renault Dauphine Kind Of Neighbor
Posted on March 14, 2024 | 35 CommentsI’ve shared a good number of vintage images at CC these past few months. After which a few readers have asked: Where do they come from? And I’ve answered in […] -
Ebay Find: 1983 Ford LTD Brougham – All Things to Nobody
Posted on March 14, 2024 | 39 CommentsA compromise is a scenario in which every participant gets at least some of what they want. But it could also be a situation where no one gets what they […] -
Curbside Classic: Jaguar XK-E Series II: The Stuff Of Dreams, The Source Of Nightmares
Posted on March 13, 2024 | 64 Comments(first posted 8/5/2013) As a kid, my uncle the Naval Flight Officer drove a Jaguar XK-E. Both he and my Grandpa were car guys, and when my uncle visited we shared an […] -
Curbside Classic / CC Playlist: 1979 Buick Electra 225 – Under Your Spell
Posted on March 13, 2024 | 64 Comments(first posted 3/13/2018) Often times, my experience of cars is tied to music from the same era in which they were manufactured, especially if I was alive at […] -
Vintage Dealer Snapshots: Pontiac Dealers In The ’50s, ’60s and ’70s
Posted on March 13, 2024 | 43 CommentsAce Wilson’s Royal Pontiac, Royal Oak, MI. -
CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan 200SX (S12) — Functional Beauty
Posted on March 13, 2024 | 12 CommentsHere’s a new addition to my neighborhood. It’s none other than a mid-80s Nissan 200SX, and still in daily use? How did this happen? Is this car not on the […] -
COAL Extra: 1977 AMC Gremlin – The Dangers of Procrastination
Posted on March 13, 2024 | 37 CommentsI’m calling this one an “Extra” because this was not my car nor a car I ever drove. This was my sister’s first car, and it’s a good enough story […] -
Vintage Brochure: 1956 Ford Seat Belts – Selling Safety Ahead Of Its Time
Posted on March 13, 2024 | 59 CommentsWhen we think of auto safety efforts, it’s usually things like Ralph Nader, Volvo, the 1966 Highway Safety Act, or airbags that come to mind. Ford’s 1956 promotion of safety […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Porsche 911, 911S and Carrera 2.7 Liter – No Malaise For Porsche
Posted on March 12, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 3/12/2018) Not all the car makers succumbed to mid-70s “malaise”. Porsche resisted with all possible measures, and managed to keep improving the performance of their […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Hardtop – Spring is Here!
Posted on March 12, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 3/12/2018) This weekend in Curbsidelandia (better known as Portland, Oregon) the sun came out and temperatures topped 60 degrees, so lots of fine CCs came out like […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Packard People In The ’50s
Posted on March 12, 2024 | 58 CommentsI’ve posted quite a bit of mid-century American luxury in my recent vintage galleries. Some were even devoted exclusively to Cadillacs and Lincolns, with a few Imperials occasionally appearing. But […] -
CC Outtakes: Seven Customized Chevrolets – From Souped Up To Nuts
Posted on March 12, 2024 | 31 CommentsIt may (not) come as a surprise to some of you, but customized cars aren’t exactly my thing. They do crop up on occasion, though, so I have a few […]