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  • At Ford, 1960 was really the year of the Falcon — as the new compact soared, the bigger-than-ever full-size Fords languished, with unpopular styling, cumbersome handling, and indifferent quality control. […]

    1960 Ford Galaxie Town Sedan: Rare Six And Overdrive In One Of Ford’s Biggest Full-Size Flops

    Posted on September 18, 2026 | 21 Comments
    At Ford, 1960 was really the year of the Falcon — as the new compact soared, the bigger-than-ever full-size Fords languished, with unpopular styling, cumbersome handling, and indifferent quality control. […]

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  • (Updated 9/17/2026)    There’s been a long-simmering debate here about the respective designs of the all-new downsized Chevy/GM 1977 B-Bodies and Ford’s response-imitation in 1979. It’s time to settle the […]

    Design Shoot-Out: 1977 Chevrolet B-Body vs. 1979 Ford LTD – The Boxing Match

    Posted on September 17, 2026 | 200 Comments
    (Updated 9/17/2026)    There’s been a long-simmering debate here about the respective designs of the all-new downsized Chevy/GM 1977 B-Bodies and Ford’s response-imitation in 1979. It’s time to settle the […]

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  • (Updated 9/17/2026)          This vintage Cabana motor home showed up in our neighborhood about a year ago, and it’s still around. I saw it parked by the […]

    Curbside Find: 1960s Cabana FG 23 Motor Home – A Survivor

    Posted on September 17, 2026 | 22 Comments
    (Updated 9/17/2026)          This vintage Cabana motor home showed up in our neighborhood about a year ago, and it’s still around. I saw it parked by the […]

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  • This lime green, rear-engined beastie stood out in the temporary parking area next to a Renault gathering, recently held in the south of the Netherlands. The 1977 Simca 1000 Rallye […]

    1977 Simca 1000 Rallye 2 – Not As Green As Grass

    Posted on September 17, 2026 | 16 Comments
    This lime green, rear-engined beastie stood out in the temporary parking area next to a Renault gathering, recently held in the south of the Netherlands. The 1977 Simca 1000 Rallye […]

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  • I recently was driving down I-96 near Detroit, and the Dearborn area is where you’ll start to see more Lincolns on the road than you might be accustomed to seeing. […]

    1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car: A 14,500-Mile Original Owned By The Same Family For 45 Years

    Posted on September 17, 2026 | 17 Comments
    I recently was driving down I-96 near Detroit, and the Dearborn area is where you’ll start to see more Lincolns on the road than you might be accustomed to seeing. […]

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  • Remember when retro was a new thing in cars? Kind of an oxymoronic (or just plain moronic) question, but if you do, you must be in your seventies at least. […]

    Curbside Find: 1966 Alfa Romeo Gran Sport Quattroruote by Zagato – The Avant-Garde Of Retro

    Posted on September 17, 2026 | 4 Comments
    Remember when retro was a new thing in cars? Kind of an oxymoronic (or just plain moronic) question, but if you do, you must be in your seventies at least. […]

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  • The very rare nine-passenger Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country four-door hardtop was the most expensive station wagon made in America in 1962, with a base price closing on Cadillac […]

    1962 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country: 1962’s Most Expensive Luxury Wagon Was A 1961 Plymouth In Disguise

    Posted on September 17, 2026 | 26 Comments
    The very rare nine-passenger Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country four-door hardtop was the most expensive station wagon made in America in 1962, with a base price closing on Cadillac […]

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  • (Updated 9/16/2026)      What has always impressed me about the XJ Cherokee is how it manages to look so much bigger than it actually is.  Measure for measure, it’s […]

    Classic CARmentary: 1999 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4WD – Smaller Than It Looked—and Tougher Than Most

    Posted on September 16, 2026 | 23 Comments
    (Updated 9/16/2026)      What has always impressed me about the XJ Cherokee is how it manages to look so much bigger than it actually is.  Measure for measure, it’s […]

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  • (Updated 9/16/2026)            We’ve showcased our fair share of Broughamy eBay finds here on CC, and the B-body has been a perennial favorite, either as a […]

    1979 Pontiac Bonneville Landau – Daddy’s Home

    Posted on September 16, 2026 | 115 Comments
    (Updated 9/16/2026)            We’ve showcased our fair share of Broughamy eBay finds here on CC, and the B-body has been a perennial favorite, either as a […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have a different vintage photo feature, as we look at the world of mid-century Buick, this time through a series of photographs from regional […]

    When the 1962 Buicks Were Brand New — Vintage Photos

    Posted on September 16, 2026 | 14 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have a different vintage photo feature, as we look at the world of mid-century Buick, this time through a series of photographs from regional […]

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  • The color and condition of a collector car can make all the difference in its value. For example, few would notice this low-option 1971 Torino 500 Four-Door Sedan if it […]

    1971 Ford Torino 500 Sedan: Color And Condition Make The Difference With This Two-Owner Torino

    Posted on September 16, 2026 | 18 Comments
    The color and condition of a collector car can make all the difference in its value. For example, few would notice this low-option 1971 Torino 500 Four-Door Sedan if it […]

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  • Some cars make an impression that never quite goes away. For me, the Citroën CX was one of them. I first fell for the car as a student in the […]

    My Citroën CX Lifelong Experience: I Finally Found My Dream CX—And It Was the One I’d Admired in 1984

    Posted on September 16, 2026 | 29 Comments
    Some cars make an impression that never quite goes away. For me, the Citroën CX was one of them. I first fell for the car as a student in the […]

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  • The word “icon” is overused but no one is likely to dispute the iconic status that the ’57 Chevy has acquired. It has become the most universally recognized symbol of […]

    Why The ’57 Chevy Became An Icon

    Posted on September 16, 2026 | 40 Comments
    The word “icon” is overused but no one is likely to dispute the iconic status that the ’57 Chevy has acquired. It has become the most universally recognized symbol of […]

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  • (Updated 9/15/2026)     I’ve been around a lot of Mazda cars in my life but one of two that have left a lasting impression was a test drive in a 323 […]

    Curbside Classic: 1988 Mazda 323 – A Better Little (And Very Basic) Car

    Posted on September 15, 2026 | 53 Comments
    (Updated 9/15/2026)     I’ve been around a lot of Mazda cars in my life but one of two that have left a lasting impression was a test drive in a 323 […]

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  • (Updated 9/15/2026)         When I think back on all the years, makes and models of cars that I have found interesting over the course of my life, there’s […]

    Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – The Last One

    Posted on September 15, 2026 | 66 Comments
    (Updated 9/15/2026)         When I think back on all the years, makes and models of cars that I have found interesting over the course of my life, there’s […]

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