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  • While in Reno in May, I came across a car show directly across from my hotel and naturally had to take a look. The first thing I saw was this […]

    Car Show Classic: 1954 International — Old School Looks, Modern Tricks

    Posted on September 20, 2026 | 6 Comments
    While in Reno in May, I came across a car show directly across from my hotel and naturally had to take a look. The first thing I saw was this […]

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  • Let’s take a few minutes today to catch up with several noteworthy curbside finds that our Cohort contributors have uploaded in recent weeks. We’ll start with one of the rarest […]

    A Rare 1968 Pontiac Parisienne 2+2 Convertible—and More CC Cohort Finds

    Posted on September 20, 2026 | 6 Comments
    Let’s take a few minutes today to catch up with several noteworthy curbside finds that our Cohort contributors have uploaded in recent weeks. We’ll start with one of the rarest […]

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  • As we move away from the pandemic, many of the things I have always wanted seem to fall into my lap. During the pandemic, my parents bought a travel trailer […]

    My 1987 Intervec Falcon: Cheap Hotel Room on Wheels

    Posted on September 20, 2026 | 11 Comments
    As we move away from the pandemic, many of the things I have always wanted seem to fall into my lap. During the pandemic, my parents bought a travel trailer […]

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  • Given how many times this, uh, striking neoclassical Stutz coupe has been flipped in the past few years, you’d think that former owner Willie Mays must have been a gymnast […]

    Willie Mays’ 1978 Stutz Blackhawk: This Virgil Exner-Designed Stutz Is The World’s Fanciest Pontiac Grand Prix

    Posted on September 20, 2026 | 24 Comments
    Given how many times this, uh, striking neoclassical Stutz coupe has been flipped in the past few years, you’d think that former owner Willie Mays must have been a gymnast […]

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  • (Updated 9/19/2026)    It is well documented that the last really new Studebaker was the 1953 model.  The Starliner and Starlight Coupes got all of the glory, but the bread […]

    The Studebaker Sedan’s Last Decade of Styling – Magic with Leftovers

    Posted on September 19, 2026 | 142 Comments
    (Updated 9/19/2026)    It is well documented that the last really new Studebaker was the 1953 model.  The Starliner and Starlight Coupes got all of the glory, but the bread […]

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  • (Updated 9/19/2026)    75 (update: 86) years ago this summer, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German Luftwaffe were engaged in the first battle fought exclusively in the […]

    1940 Hawker Hurricane And Supermarine Spitfire – The Planes of “the Few”

    Posted on September 19, 2026 | 61 Comments
    (Updated 9/19/2026)    75 (update: 86) years ago this summer, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German Luftwaffe were engaged in the first battle fought exclusively in the […]

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  • When my second Scirocco left me stranded after a major component failure that followed a series of many smaller failures, I knew I needed a new car. But as a […]

    My 1989 Acura Integra – Something Tells Me I’m (Finally) Into Something Good

    Posted on September 19, 2026 | 16 Comments
    When my second Scirocco left me stranded after a major component failure that followed a series of many smaller failures, I knew I needed a new car. But as a […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. Everyday scenes from the past is our feature today, and we have some good ones to view.  So take a look and see what all has […]

    Vintage Photos Of Everyday Scenes In The 1950s-1970s – People And Their Cars

    Posted on September 19, 2026 | 9 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. Everyday scenes from the past is our feature today, and we have some good ones to view.  So take a look and see what all has […]

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  • There is no other car in the world that I feel more intimately connected to and familiar with than the Volkswagen Beetle. I’ve called the Beetle my surrogate mother and […]

    My 1964 VW 1200 – Why The Beetle Was The Greatest Car Ever And My Automotive Soulmate

    Posted on September 19, 2026 | 30 Comments
    There is no other car in the world that I feel more intimately connected to and familiar with than the Volkswagen Beetle. I’ve called the Beetle my surrogate mother and […]

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  • For 1969, Buick chassis engineers tried a new suspension concept they called Accu-Drive, which was featured in all full-size models and the Riviera. The February 1969 Car Life included a […]

    Vintage Car Life Review: 1969 Buick Riviera With Accu-Drive – Buick Tries Something New In The Suspension Department

    Posted on September 19, 2026 | 14 Comments
    For 1969, Buick chassis engineers tried a new suspension concept they called Accu-Drive, which was featured in all full-size models and the Riviera. The February 1969 Car Life included a […]

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  • (Updated 9/18/2026)        Lest one think all American branded four door sedans of the 1970s were so ornamented as to have a tackiness quotient comparable to a high […]

    1974 Ford Torino – Life Ain’t Always Gran

    Posted on September 18, 2026 | 43 Comments
    (Updated 9/18/2026)        Lest one think all American branded four door sedans of the 1970s were so ornamented as to have a tackiness quotient comparable to a high […]

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  • (Updated 9/18/2026)       I have literally been looking for this car my whole life, and here it is.

    Curbside Classic: 1964 Isuzu Bellett – Canadian CC Holy Grail

    Posted on September 18, 2026 | 54 Comments
    (Updated 9/18/2026)       I have literally been looking for this car my whole life, and here it is.

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  • I see a lot of Ferraris around Tokyo. It’s a habitual hazard that I’ve come to begrudgingly accept. The great majority are 21st Century ones, naturally, but older ones from […]

    1969 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 – Greener On The Other Side

    Posted on September 18, 2026 | 10 Comments
    I see a lot of Ferraris around Tokyo. It’s a habitual hazard that I’ve come to begrudgingly accept. The great majority are 21st Century ones, naturally, but older ones from […]

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  • What car represents Cadillac at its very best, the true Standard of the World? Is it one of the magnificent sixteen-cylinder locomotives from the Classic era? The “take on all […]

    1955 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe: A Beautiful Representative Of Midcentury Motoring, And One Of Cadillac’s Best

    Posted on September 18, 2026 | 10 Comments
    What car represents Cadillac at its very best, the true Standard of the World? Is it one of the magnificent sixteen-cylinder locomotives from the Classic era? The “take on all […]

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  • My no-longer-trusty ’74 Toyota Celica had managed to get me from Texas to Arizona. Still, once I had my first real, post-college job as a marketing copywriter, my next priority […]

    My 1989 Hyundai Excel GS — The Best Car I Could Afford Wasn’t Particularly Good

    Posted on September 18, 2026 | 18 Comments
    My no-longer-trusty ’74 Toyota Celica had managed to get me from Texas to Arizona. Still, once I had my first real, post-college job as a marketing copywriter, my next priority […]

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