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  • (Updated 8/31/2026)      Here is one of the more obscure competitors from the beginning of the Great SUV Boom of the ’90s. The result of a lot of hard work […]

    Curbside Classic: 1992 Isuzu Trooper – The Cult SUV You Forgot About

    Posted on September 1, 2026 | 47 Comments
    (Updated 8/31/2026)      Here is one of the more obscure competitors from the beginning of the Great SUV Boom of the ’90s. The result of a lot of hard work […]

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  • (Updated 9/1/2026)            It’s a funny thing to look at how much differently my leisure funds have been allocated since the beginning of general quarantine this […]

    Curbside Classic: 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go

    Posted on September 1, 2026 | 50 Comments
    (Updated 9/1/2026)            It’s a funny thing to look at how much differently my leisure funds have been allocated since the beginning of general quarantine this […]

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  • Today’s visit to dealers of the past will be a very short one, but if you’re a fan of AMC’s pony-car contender, it might be just the ticket. The Javelin […]

    Vintage Photos: AMC Javelins at the Dealer

    Posted on September 1, 2026 | 11 Comments
    Today’s visit to dealers of the past will be a very short one, but if you’re a fan of AMC’s pony-car contender, it might be just the ticket. The Javelin […]

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  • Since August 2021, MAN Truck & Bus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Traton Group, which in turn is a daughter company of the Volkswagen Group. The production of commercial […]

    Classic Trucks And Tractors By Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg (M.A.N.) And Heinrich Büssing

    Posted on September 1, 2026 | 18 Comments
    Since August 2021, MAN Truck & Bus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Traton Group, which in turn is a daughter company of the Volkswagen Group. The production of commercial […]

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  • It’s a matter of record that the 1953/4 Studebaker “Loewy” Coupes were styling highlights of the 1950s, but many feel that the tacked-on trim and sky-high fins that Studebaker used […]

    1956 Studebaker Power Hawk: It Was The Best-Selling Hawk Of 1956, But Was It The Best-Looking?

    Posted on September 1, 2026 | 17 Comments
    It’s a matter of record that the 1953/4 Studebaker “Loewy” Coupes were styling highlights of the 1950s, but many feel that the tacked-on trim and sky-high fins that Studebaker used […]

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  • It’s a tired trope to liken Japanese cars with European or American ones. I’m guilty of it just as much as anyone – the Bellett is the Japanese Alfa Giulia, […]

    1969 Nissan Laurel 1800 (C30) – Murayama’s Neue Klasse

    Posted on September 1, 2026 | 9 Comments
    It’s a tired trope to liken Japanese cars with European or American ones. I’m guilty of it just as much as anyone – the Bellett is the Japanese Alfa Giulia, […]

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  • (Updated 8/31/2026)      While driving around Antibes, France, looking for a parking spot after dropping the family off at the beach, I came across this interesting looking vehicle. Once I found […]

    Curbside Classique: Renault Estafette 1000 – Could Even Its Mother Love That Face?

    Posted on August 31, 2026 | 49 Comments
    (Updated 8/31/2026)      While driving around Antibes, France, looking for a parking spot after dropping the family off at the beach, I came across this interesting looking vehicle. Once I found […]

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  • (Updated 8/31/2026)         The Infiniti Q45 was supposed to be Nissan’s big statement to the American luxury market, but by 1999, that statement had become considerably quieter. The […]

    Classic CARmentary: 1999 Infiniti Q45 — From Daring to Dull

    Posted on August 31, 2026 | 16 Comments
    (Updated 8/31/2026)         The Infiniti Q45 was supposed to be Nissan’s big statement to the American luxury market, but by 1999, that statement had become considerably quieter. The […]

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  • Photo from the CC Cohort by Guillaume Vachey. Nope, that’s not a typo in this post’s title; it really is a Chrysler Stratus, the badge and name under which these […]

    Curbside Find: 1995-1998 Chrysler Stratus – An Unlikely American in France

    Posted on August 31, 2026 | 13 Comments
    Photo from the CC Cohort by Guillaume Vachey. Nope, that’s not a typo in this post’s title; it really is a Chrysler Stratus, the badge and name under which these […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. On the menu today is a nostalgic tour through the fast-food joints, diners, and roadside eateries of 1950s–70s America. These vintage photos provide a fun look […]

    When Cars, Diners and Fast Food Went Together: Vintage Photos From the 1950s–70s

    Posted on August 31, 2026 | 30 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. On the menu today is a nostalgic tour through the fast-food joints, diners, and roadside eateries of 1950s–70s America. These vintage photos provide a fun look […]

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  • General Motors has always been good about prodding automotive enthusiasts with their naming practices. Pontiac was the worst offender in the 1960s, causing a mild uproar by naming an A-body […]

    1985 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport: A Low-Mileage Sport Sedan, Chevy-Style

    Posted on August 31, 2026 | 23 Comments
    General Motors has always been good about prodding automotive enthusiasts with their naming practices. Pontiac was the worst offender in the 1960s, causing a mild uproar by naming an A-body […]

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  • While GM had a first-rate modern 3-speed automatic in the form of Turbo Hydra-Matic 400, a lot of late ’60s GM cars still had 2-speed automatics, which the divisions insisted […]

    1969 Buick Skylark Custom With TH350 Transmission: GM Finally Shifts Into Third Gear

    Posted on August 31, 2026 | 27 Comments
    While GM had a first-rate modern 3-speed automatic in the form of Turbo Hydra-Matic 400, a lot of late ’60s GM cars still had 2-speed automatics, which the divisions insisted […]

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  • (Updated 8/30/2026)   In the twenties and thirties, Cadillac was a true world-class luxury car, with cylinder counts as lofty as its prices. But the Depression and rising income taxes changed […]

    1941 Cadillac – The First Modern Cadillac, With A Bit Of Further Modernizing; 500 Cubic Inches Worth

    Posted on August 30, 2026 | 104 Comments
    (Updated 8/30/2026)   In the twenties and thirties, Cadillac was a true world-class luxury car, with cylinder counts as lofty as its prices. But the Depression and rising income taxes changed […]

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  • (Updated 8/30/2026)        My old friend Paul B. recently turned me on to the amazing modeling of Michael Paul Smith, who passed away in 2018. He spent years […]

    A Tribute to Michael Paul Smith, Modeler Extraordinaire

    Posted on August 30, 2026 | 27 Comments
    (Updated 8/30/2026)        My old friend Paul B. recently turned me on to the amazing modeling of Michael Paul Smith, who passed away in 2018. He spent years […]

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  • Imagine the year is 1958 and all your neighbors had bought new cars with the fully introduced quad headlight set up making your formally top of the line 1957 Ford […]

    Surgically Enhanced: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner with Aftermarket Quad Headlights

    Posted on August 30, 2026 | 44 Comments
    Imagine the year is 1958 and all your neighbors had bought new cars with the fully introduced quad headlight set up making your formally top of the line 1957 Ford […]

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