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  • My wife’s 1996 Subaru Vivio Bistro was done for. After two front-end collisions, I was done with it and so was L. We needed a new car, and we needed […]

    My 2005 Buick Terraza: Beggars Can’t Be Choosers… Mostly

    Posted on August 30, 2026 | 17 Comments
    My wife’s 1996 Subaru Vivio Bistro was done for. After two front-end collisions, I was done with it and so was L. We needed a new car, and we needed […]

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  • This triple-green 1969 Buick Electra 225 Custom two-door hardtop showed up on Bring a Trailer in March 2025, looking like a clean, low-mileage turnkey cruiser. It’s ended up being another […]

    1969 Buick Electra 225 Custom: A Jolly Triple-Green Giant, But Buyer Beware

    Posted on August 30, 2026 | 20 Comments
    This triple-green 1969 Buick Electra 225 Custom two-door hardtop showed up on Bring a Trailer in March 2025, looking like a clean, low-mileage turnkey cruiser. It’s ended up being another […]

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  • (Updated 8/29/2026)    Where does one even begin when describing the top of the line, final Mustang II?  The car is already somewhat polarizing, and then one must deal with […]

    Car Show Classic: 1978 Mustang II King Cobra – The First 5.0 And A Screaming Cobra

    Posted on August 29, 2026 | 101 Comments
    (Updated 8/29/2026)    Where does one even begin when describing the top of the line, final Mustang II?  The car is already somewhat polarizing, and then one must deal with […]

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  • (Updated 8/29/2026)          The Sebring Coupe and its Avenger sibling have always perplexed me.  As Chrysler already had a 2-door convertible in the works based on the […]

    Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chrysler Sebring LXi Coupe — Chrysler Style, Mitsubishi Substance

    Posted on August 29, 2026 | 16 Comments
    (Updated 8/29/2026)          The Sebring Coupe and its Avenger sibling have always perplexed me.  As Chrysler already had a 2-door convertible in the works based on the […]

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  • It’s another visit to Pontiac dealers of the past through vintage photos, on this occasion featuring some of the brand’s better days, when it went from a conservative GM division […]

    Vintage Photos: Pontiac Dealers In The 1960s-1970s

    Posted on August 29, 2026 | 25 Comments
    It’s another visit to Pontiac dealers of the past through vintage photos, on this occasion featuring some of the brand’s better days, when it went from a conservative GM division […]

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  • After about nine months with my first gen Scirocco, never-ending repairs and insoluble electrical problems led me to search for a replacement. As a college student, I was tired of […]

    My 1982 VW (Gen II) Scirocco – This Ain’t No Outer Space Ship

    Posted on August 29, 2026 | 18 Comments
    After about nine months with my first gen Scirocco, never-ending repairs and insoluble electrical problems led me to search for a replacement. As a college student, I was tired of […]

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  • No version of the 1967–1968 Imperial was very common — Chrysler’s posh full-size luxury make was a distant third in the domestic luxury market — but the convertibles were especially […]

    1967 Imperial Crown Convertible: Incredibly Rare, But Styled The Old-Fashioned Way

    Posted on August 29, 2026 | 22 Comments
    No version of the 1967–1968 Imperial was very common — Chrysler’s posh full-size luxury make was a distant third in the domestic luxury market — but the convertibles were especially […]

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  • (Updated 8/28/2026)   The decline of the two-door sedan is related to many factors, but it was a long, drawn-out process.  While “personal luxury” began popularizing the more-differentiated coupe at […]

    1974 AMC Hornet – Who Needs A Two-Door Coupe?

    Posted on August 28, 2026 | 62 Comments
    (Updated 8/28/2026)   The decline of the two-door sedan is related to many factors, but it was a long, drawn-out process.  While “personal luxury” began popularizing the more-differentiated coupe at […]

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  • (Updated 8/28/2026)      This is the forgotten one, the doer, the unstoppable, the sensibly solid one, the one for the people.  A life abbreviated, an experiment cut short, a […]

    Junkyard Classic: 1987 Volkswagen Quantum GL5 Syncro Wagon – Feeling Blue

    Posted on August 28, 2026 | 40 Comments
    (Updated 8/28/2026)      This is the forgotten one, the doer, the unstoppable, the sensibly solid one, the one for the people.  A life abbreviated, an experiment cut short, a […]

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  • We’re back in Asukayama Park in North Tokyo, and just a few meters away from the D51 steam engine we saw in the previous instalment is this streetcar. For most […]

    Trackside Classic: Japan’s Railway Heritage – Part 2: Tokyo Trams

    Posted on August 28, 2026 | 6 Comments
    We’re back in Asukayama Park in North Tokyo, and just a few meters away from the D51 steam engine we saw in the previous instalment is this streetcar. For most […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. Buick had their game going in the 1950’s.  They offered style, reliability, and power to the hungry car buying public.  Today we have several examples to […]

    Buicks In Their Best Decade — Vintage Photos 1950s

    Posted on August 28, 2026 | 15 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. Buick had their game going in the 1950’s.  They offered style, reliability, and power to the hungry car buying public.  Today we have several examples to […]

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  • Unfortunately, the 1960 Ford has never earned the esteem that it deserves. Some called the styling un-Fordlike, others thought it was overdone, but those arguments are hard to swallow when […]

    1960 Ford Sunliner: Enjoy The Rest Of Your Summer In This Underappreciated Ford Convertible

    Posted on August 28, 2026 | 21 Comments
    Unfortunately, the 1960 Ford has never earned the esteem that it deserves. Some called the styling un-Fordlike, others thought it was overdone, but those arguments are hard to swallow when […]

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  • Wait, what is it we got here? That was my first thought as I approached this boxy ‘Sheer Look’ 1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale sedan and then noticed… Diesel badges! Quite […]

    Car Show Classic: 1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Diesel – Unlikely Survivor From GM’s Diesel Era

    Posted on August 28, 2026 | 16 Comments
    Wait, what is it we got here? That was my first thought as I approached this boxy ‘Sheer Look’ 1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale sedan and then noticed… Diesel badges! Quite […]

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  • (Updated 8/27/2026)     CC has recorded previously my nomination for the most significant cars of the 1960s, the 1970s and 1980s. You can probably guess my nominee for the most […]

    Curbside Classic: 1955 Morris Minor Series II – Britain’s Favourite Car, Bar None, And Rightly So.

    Posted on August 27, 2026 | 86 Comments
    (Updated 8/27/2026)     CC has recorded previously my nomination for the most significant cars of the 1960s, the 1970s and 1980s. You can probably guess my nominee for the most […]

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  • (Updated 8/27/2026)        I’ve had an excellent car week, one that culminated this past Thursday with the less-organized-than-normal “Old 27 Tour” stop in Clare, MI.  I have never participated […]

    Curbside Classic: 1973 International Transtar – The Star Atop A Busy Week Of Fun With Cars

    Posted on August 27, 2026 | 43 Comments
    (Updated 8/27/2026)        I’ve had an excellent car week, one that culminated this past Thursday with the less-organized-than-normal “Old 27 Tour” stop in Clare, MI.  I have never participated […]

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