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  • It had to happen one day. I just never expected it would take place 9000km away from Bohemia. Yes, Tatra87 finally found and photographed a T87 – perhaps the only […]

    Museum Classic: 1946 Tatra 87 – Meet My Hero

    Posted on September 9, 2025 | 14 Comments
    It had to happen one day. I just never expected it would take place 9000km away from Bohemia. Yes, Tatra87 finally found and photographed a T87 – perhaps the only […]

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  • A couple years of ago, I was speaking to a group of employees at work.  Amongst the wisdom I was (attempting to) shower upon them was an old saying that […]

    1968 Pontiac Catalina Two-Door Sedan – The Last Year For That Body Style

    Posted on September 9, 2025 | 27 Comments
    A couple years of ago, I was speaking to a group of employees at work.  Amongst the wisdom I was (attempting to) shower upon them was an old saying that […]

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  • (First Posted September 1, 2013)  So what would you do if you rolled your 1979 Volkswagen Van? Send it to the scrapyard? Part it out? Find a replacement body shell? […]

    Curbside Find: Meet Fred, The Very Customized VW Van

    Posted on September 8, 2025 | 28 Comments
    (First Posted September 1, 2013)  So what would you do if you rolled your 1979 Volkswagen Van? Send it to the scrapyard? Part it out? Find a replacement body shell? […]

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  • (first posted 9/8/2019)     Forty years is a long time, but curiously many of us see a forty year old car and for some reason that span of time doesn’t […]

    Junkyard Classic: 1979 Mercedes 280SE – Across An Ocean, Up A Mile, And Forty Years Of Stories

    Posted on September 8, 2025 | 43 Comments
    (first posted 9/8/2019)     Forty years is a long time, but curiously many of us see a forty year old car and for some reason that span of time doesn’t […]

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  • Reliable Chevrolet, Springfiled, MO.

    Vintage Dealer Postcards: Chevrolet’s Golden Days – 1950s-1970s

    Posted on September 8, 2025 | 22 Comments
    Reliable Chevrolet, Springfiled, MO.

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  • Imported into the Netherlands in the spring of 2024, after which the original tractor got a detachable flatbed. On top of that -quite literally- a small, home-built housing unit, strapped […]

    Truck Stop Classic: 1977 Mack WS Cruise-Liner – Home-Built Like a Mack Truck Camper

    Posted on September 8, 2025 | 12 Comments
    Imported into the Netherlands in the spring of 2024, after which the original tractor got a detachable flatbed. On top of that -quite literally- a small, home-built housing unit, strapped […]

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  • I have long felt that the only car that should wear a Continental kit is a first-generation Lincoln Continental, but that’s an exaggeration – I’ll give a pass to any […]

    1957 Rambler Rebel – They Didn’t All Have Continental Kits

    Posted on September 8, 2025 | 17 Comments
    I have long felt that the only car that should wear a Continental kit is a first-generation Lincoln Continental, but that’s an exaggeration – I’ll give a pass to any […]

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  • Quoth the adman.  Perhaps he was referring to the Grecian concept that true beauty comes from within.  The ads further went on to say that this new ’62 Plymouth is […]

    1962 Plymouth Fury 2-Door Hardtop: “The Beautiful Difference In The Low-Priced Field!”

    Posted on September 8, 2025 | 29 Comments
    Quoth the adman.  Perhaps he was referring to the Grecian concept that true beauty comes from within.  The ads further went on to say that this new ’62 Plymouth is […]

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  • Summer is coming to an end, but that’s not the only season that’s changing around us, particularly here at CC, since some of our current COALers will soon finish their […]

    COALers And Contributors Needed

    Posted on September 7, 2025 | 3 Comments
    Summer is coming to an end, but that’s not the only season that’s changing around us, particularly here at CC, since some of our current COALers will soon finish their […]

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  • (first posted 9/8/2019)        I spotted this newcomer to our town the other morning while dropping something off at the USPS’s outpost at my local market and decided […]

    Curbside Find: 2010 Saab 9-5 Aero Turbo6 XWD – Well Hello There, You Must Be New In Town!

    Posted on September 7, 2025 | 36 Comments
    (first posted 9/8/2019)        I spotted this newcomer to our town the other morning while dropping something off at the USPS’s outpost at my local market and decided […]

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  • (Submitted to the CC Cohort by Tim Finn) Look at that face.  If ever a car possessed a look of clenched jaw and gritted teeth determination, this is it.  This […]

    Curbside Find: 1977-78 Plymouth Fury – Raw Determination

    Posted on September 7, 2025 | 15 Comments
    (Submitted to the CC Cohort by Tim Finn) Look at that face.  If ever a car possessed a look of clenched jaw and gritted teeth determination, this is it.  This […]

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  • There I was, waiting for an old friend of mine in the corner of 24th and Mission in San Francisco, just by the BART station, when this white Alfa Romeo […]

    In Motion Classic: Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV – Pure Seduction

    Posted on September 7, 2025 | 10 Comments
    There I was, waiting for an old friend of mine in the corner of 24th and Mission in San Francisco, just by the BART station, when this white Alfa Romeo […]

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  • Vinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […]

    Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors

    Posted on September 7, 2025 | 34 Comments
    Vinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […]

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  • In early 2000, I was six months into my new position at a local software training materials company, having departed LCP in ‘99 after 10 years, one college degree, many […]

    My 1970 Ford Mustang Convertible: Fun To Imagine, Tough To Live With – Many Lessons Learned

    Posted on September 7, 2025 | 17 Comments
    In early 2000, I was six months into my new position at a local software training materials company, having departed LCP in ‘99 after 10 years, one college degree, many […]

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  • (first posted 12/6/2016)       Humankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging […]

    Museum Classic: 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 – Around The World For Posterity

    Posted on September 6, 2025 | 25 Comments
    (first posted 12/6/2016)       Humankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging […]

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