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  • (Updated 8/24/2026)   Let’s face it, honesty is not necessarily the best policy in the car business (or any business, including Wall Street, politics, food processing, and…). GM proved that […]

    Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Fairmont – That Very Rare Honest Car

    Posted on August 24, 2026 | 120 Comments
    (Updated 8/24/2026)   Let’s face it, honesty is not necessarily the best policy in the car business (or any business, including Wall Street, politics, food processing, and…). GM proved that […]

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  • (Updated 8/24/2026)           By 1999, the Volkswagen Cabrio was already an aging design wearing a freshened face, but that didn’t stop it from being one of the […]

    Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS — Slow, Cute, and Surprisingly Fun

    Posted on August 24, 2026 | 7 Comments
    (Updated 8/24/2026)           By 1999, the Volkswagen Cabrio was already an aging design wearing a freshened face, but that didn’t stop it from being one of the […]

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  • A while ago I wrote several episodes about Mustangs, and some of you expressed interest in Mustang IIs, wondering what I might have. So I went looking, and found a […]

    1973-2010 Ford Mustangs In Scale

    Posted on August 24, 2026 | 14 Comments
    A while ago I wrote several episodes about Mustangs, and some of you expressed interest in Mustang IIs, wondering what I might have. So I went looking, and found a […]

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  • In the last installments, we left off with my entirely sensible decision to import a 1996 Renault Twingo as my new-to-me practical car, along with my explanation of why a […]

    Importing My 1996 Renault Twingo Home: Five Weeks, One Tiny Renault and a Lot of Second-Guessing

    Posted on August 24, 2026 | 39 Comments
    In the last installments, we left off with my entirely sensible decision to import a 1996 Renault Twingo as my new-to-me practical car, along with my explanation of why a […]

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  • A few weeks ago, I made a 100-mile round trip in my ’53 Buick to grab a Vernors, which in reality was just an excuse to exercise the Buick and […]

    1965 Dodge Custom 880: Sometimes A Basic Sedan Makes For The Best Curbside Classic

    Posted on August 24, 2026 | 16 Comments
    A few weeks ago, I made a 100-mile round trip in my ’53 Buick to grab a Vernors, which in reality was just an excuse to exercise the Buick and […]

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  • (Updated 8/23/2026)          Toyota knocked one out of the park with the introduction of the MR2 in 1984 (February, 1985 in the US)–the first mass-produced mid-engine car […]

    Curbside Classic: 1989 Toyota MR2 SC – That’s Mister Two To You

    Posted on August 23, 2026 | 44 Comments
    (Updated 8/23/2026)          Toyota knocked one out of the park with the introduction of the MR2 in 1984 (February, 1985 in the US)–the first mass-produced mid-engine car […]

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  • (Updated 8/23/2026)          “You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his […]

    1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – Taking It Out for a Spin

    Posted on August 23, 2026 | 13 Comments
    (Updated 8/23/2026)          “You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his […]

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  • Today’s tour through vintage images will be thanks to postcards of American main streets and downtowns. Before the era of big-box stores, sprawling shopping centers, and endless suburban development, these […]

    Vintage 1950s & 1960s Postcards Of Main Streets And Downtowns

    Posted on August 23, 2026 | 20 Comments
    Today’s tour through vintage images will be thanks to postcards of American main streets and downtowns. Before the era of big-box stores, sprawling shopping centers, and endless suburban development, these […]

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  • To mark the 80th anniversary of the ANWB Wegenwacht, the Visscher Classique car museum in the Netherlands is holding a temporary exhibition of all kinds of classic and modern road […]

    A Pictorial History Of Dutch Roadside Assistance Vehicles – Two-Wheelers And Four-Wheelers, But No ATVs

    Posted on August 23, 2026 | 15 Comments
    To mark the 80th anniversary of the ANWB Wegenwacht, the Visscher Classique car museum in the Netherlands is holding a temporary exhibition of all kinds of classic and modern road […]

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  • In April 2023, I was in crisis mode. We had gone from three functional cars to one functional Kei car. The Z3 had been rear-ended the month before and was […]

    My 1996 Mitsuoka Galue I: The Oddball Japanese Sedan That Became Our Family Car

    Posted on August 23, 2026 | 20 Comments
    In April 2023, I was in crisis mode. We had gone from three functional cars to one functional Kei car. The Z3 had been rear-ended the month before and was […]

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  • The Mobile Director option was one of the signature features of the 1967 Imperial, a pricey package that was supposed to transform the big Imperial Crown Coupe into a rolling […]

    1967 Imperial Crown Coupe With Mobile Director Option: A Luxury Car For The Working Executive On The Go

    Posted on August 23, 2026 | 26 Comments
    The Mobile Director option was one of the signature features of the 1967 Imperial, a pricey package that was supposed to transform the big Imperial Crown Coupe into a rolling […]

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  • (Updated 8/22/2026)     This particular zone of the Broadway Auto Row in Oakland has long been a lucky spot for me to spot cars on gloomy days.  This is the second […]

    Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible – Carefree Conclusions

    Posted on August 22, 2026 | 51 Comments
    (Updated 8/22/2026)     This particular zone of the Broadway Auto Row in Oakland has long been a lucky spot for me to spot cars on gloomy days.  This is the second […]

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  • (Updated 8/22/2026)        Here’s a bus that maybe a few of our “more senior” CC readers in North America (yours truly included) may have hitched a ride in […]

    Bus Stop Classics: 1968-75 Highway Products Twin Coach TC-25/29 – The Last Bus to Carry the Storied Twin Coach Name

    Posted on August 22, 2026 | 22 Comments
    (Updated 8/22/2026)        Here’s a bus that maybe a few of our “more senior” CC readers in North America (yours truly included) may have hitched a ride in […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. The 1960’s and 1970’s were good years overall for Dodge, as they (like many others) went after the youth market brought on by the baby boomer […]

    Dodges In Their Prime — Vintage Photos 1960s-1970s

    Posted on August 22, 2026 | 18 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. The 1960’s and 1970’s were good years overall for Dodge, as they (like many others) went after the youth market brought on by the baby boomer […]

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  • Upon graduating from high school in the spring of 1985, I eagerly anticipated getting my first car. But not the Mustang II my mother had held onto for me after […]

    My 1979 VW Scirocco – Aspiring to an Empty Bank Account

    Posted on August 22, 2026 | 25 Comments
    Upon graduating from high school in the spring of 1985, I eagerly anticipated getting my first car. But not the Mustang II my mother had held onto for me after […]

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