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  • Well, it’s the end of ‘30s month, so what could we close with other than the glorious Cord 810/812? Pick up your jaw from the floor and let’s take a […]

    Museum Classic: 1937 Cord 812 Sportsman – Supercharge Me!

    Posted on September 26, 2025 | 16 Comments
    Well, it’s the end of ‘30s month, so what could we close with other than the glorious Cord 810/812? Pick up your jaw from the floor and let’s take a […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. Station wagons were the utility vehicle of choice during this time period.  They were comfortable enough for people, and rugged enough for trailer towing and everything […]

    Station Wagons On The Road – Road Trips And Everyday Life In The 1950s, 1960s And 1970s

    Posted on September 26, 2025 | 21 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. Station wagons were the utility vehicle of choice during this time period.  They were comfortable enough for people, and rugged enough for trailer towing and everything […]

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  • CC reader John Kelley spotted this Skylark Sun Coupe and sent me the photos with this comment “A rare sighting in Downtown Plymouth Massachusetts“. That’s for sure; these Sun Coupes […]

    Curbside Find: Very Rare 1972 Buick Skylark Sun Coupe – Let The Sunshine In

    Posted on September 26, 2025 | 18 Comments
    CC reader John Kelley spotted this Skylark Sun Coupe and sent me the photos with this comment “A rare sighting in Downtown Plymouth Massachusetts“. That’s for sure; these Sun Coupes […]

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  • I was inspired to write after finding this dilapidated 1958 Chevrolet Delray for sale on eBay.  I then searched the web for more surviving ’58 Delray 4-doors.  Not too many […]

    1958 Chevrolet Delray 4-Door Sedan: Once So Common; Now So Rare

    Posted on September 26, 2025 | 26 Comments
    I was inspired to write after finding this dilapidated 1958 Chevrolet Delray for sale on eBay.  I then searched the web for more surviving ’58 Delray 4-doors.  Not too many […]

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  • All froth and no espresso shot? Not this little mug. It’s full of beans and ready to deliver 660cc of Robusta excitement. All you good folks out in the US […]

    Curbside Find: 1996 Suzuki Cappuccino – Perfect For Cars And Coffee

    Posted on September 25, 2025 | 26 Comments
    All froth and no espresso shot? Not this little mug. It’s full of beans and ready to deliver 660cc of Robusta excitement. All you good folks out in the US […]

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  • When I was younger, I decided the ultimate vehicle was a 4×4 turbo-diesel camper van. The desire to be as free and self-sufficient as possible, and able to go wherever […]

    Curbside Find: 1976 Ford Club Wagon 4×4 High-Roof – Ready For Anything

    Posted on September 25, 2025 | 5 Comments
    When I was younger, I decided the ultimate vehicle was a 4×4 turbo-diesel camper van. The desire to be as free and self-sufficient as possible, and able to go wherever […]

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  • The Japanese car landscape in the pre-war era was an alien world. More primordial ooze than anything else, with a few semi-organized entities – domestic or foreign – producing very […]

    Museum Classic: 1938 Nissan Type 70 Phaeton – JDM Book, Paige One

    Posted on September 25, 2025 | 9 Comments
    The Japanese car landscape in the pre-war era was an alien world. More primordial ooze than anything else, with a few semi-organized entities – domestic or foreign – producing very […]

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  • In May 2023, I visited the open house days of the Falkom company in the Netherlands, a manufacturer of a wide range of recovery vehicles. The crew was building a […]

    CC Global: Scania 770S V8 10×4/6 Wrecker-Rotator – I Love It When a Plan Comes Together

    Posted on September 25, 2025 | 7 Comments
    In May 2023, I visited the open house days of the Falkom company in the Netherlands, a manufacturer of a wide range of recovery vehicles. The crew was building a […]

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  • Being reasonably well off and shopping for a new car in 1965 would have been a nightmare for the indecisive, as there was a virtual bounty of riches in American […]

    1965 Dodge Coronet 500 Hardtop – WOW! It Stands Out On The Used Car Lot Today, But How Did It Compare When New?

    Posted on September 25, 2025 | 42 Comments
    Being reasonably well off and shopping for a new car in 1965 would have been a nightmare for the indecisive, as there was a virtual bounty of riches in American […]

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  • When the Fox-body Ford Mustang debuted for 1979, American critics lauded its sleek styling and supposed European flair. However, when the British car magazine Motor tried a Mustang Ghia coupe […]

    Vintage Motor UK Review: 1979 Ford Mustang Ghia Turbo — “Is This Really The Americans’ Idea of ‘A European Flavour’?”

    Posted on September 25, 2025 | 37 Comments
    When the Fox-body Ford Mustang debuted for 1979, American critics lauded its sleek styling and supposed European flair. However, when the British car magazine Motor tried a Mustang Ghia coupe […]

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  • (Updated 9/24/2025)      Yes, even waaaaay over in Tokyo, you can find an old Fiat 500 parked on the curb. Makes a nice change from all the JDM stuff, […]

    Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat 500 L – The Immortal Yoghurt Pot

    Posted on September 24, 2025 | 21 Comments
    (Updated 9/24/2025)      Yes, even waaaaay over in Tokyo, you can find an old Fiat 500 parked on the curb. Makes a nice change from all the JDM stuff, […]

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  • For quite some time the popular consensus has been Cadillac spent the 1980s squandering their brand equity in the grandest of fashions. With such product offerings as the not yet […]

    1989 Cadillac Fleetwood – Deadly Sin or Greatest Hit?

    Posted on September 24, 2025 | 26 Comments
    For quite some time the popular consensus has been Cadillac spent the 1980s squandering their brand equity in the grandest of fashions. With such product offerings as the not yet […]

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  • For today, we’ll revisit AMC dealers in the 1970s. Unlike previous tours, this one will focus on images from only two dealers, but each with enough AMC content for those […]

    AMC Dealers In The 1970s – A Matador Barcelona Coupe, Plus Tame And Wild Hornets

    Posted on September 24, 2025 | 6 Comments
    For today, we’ll revisit AMC dealers in the 1970s. Unlike previous tours, this one will focus on images from only two dealers, but each with enough AMC content for those […]

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  • Quite a few obsolete American cars (and engines) found their way to South and Latin America, for a second chance at life, and to be appreciated in ways that they […]

    Ford Landau: The 1966 Ford’s Long And Curious Second Life In Brazil

    Posted on September 24, 2025 | 8 Comments
    Quite a few obsolete American cars (and engines) found their way to South and Latin America, for a second chance at life, and to be appreciated in ways that they […]

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  • When we last left off, I had gone from liking cars but being mostly clueless as to how they worked, to the proud owner of one of the cheapest functional […]

    My Old Cars Of Questionable Quality; Part 3 – Learning to Break Stuff

    Posted on September 24, 2025 | 16 Comments
    When we last left off, I had gone from liking cars but being mostly clueless as to how they worked, to the proud owner of one of the cheapest functional […]

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