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Vintage Reviews: The Best [1994] Car In The World
Posted on October 24, 2023 | 71 Comments(first posted 10/24/2017) I was searching my parents’ house the other day to find the most treasured mementos from my childhood – my collection of every issue […] -
CC BS Buster: “My Cousin Vinny” Courtroom Scene – The 1963 Tempest Actually Did Not Have A Limited Slip Differential and The ’64 Skylark Did
Posted on October 24, 2023 | 47 CommentsThis clip from “My Cousin Vinny” was posted in the comments recently, and it reminded me that I’ve long wanted to debunk its key element—one that has been held in […] -
Vintage Snapshots: A Chevrolet Owner’s Gallery – Tri-Fives, Batwings and More
Posted on October 24, 2023 | 29 CommentsLet’s showcase the bowtie division this week, and see a few Chevrolet owners from the past. The collection starts in the later stove-bolt era and covers some tri-fives, batwings, and […] -
CC For Sale: 1957 Chrysler Windsor Hardtop – Peak Forward Look?
Posted on October 24, 2023 | 46 CommentsWow, just wow! Combing through Craigslist, I came up with this stunner! -
Curbside Musings: 1991 Buick LeSabre Limited – Middle Age
Posted on October 24, 2023 | 43 CommentsMost days, I honestly don’t feel like I’m in my late forties. I’m reminded of this, of course, when something on my body pops or snaps, say, when I’m getting […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Plymouth Belvedere – Exner Could Do Normal, Mostly
Posted on October 23, 2023 | 45 Comments(first posted 6/8/2012) This might not be the prettiest 1963 standard-size car. But to the loyal Plymouth buyer at the end of 1962, these crisply-styled new cars were a cool […] -
Curbside Classics: Porsche 924 & Volvo 244 GL – Suddenly It’s 1980!
Posted on October 23, 2023 | 24 Comments(first posted 10/23/2017) This Porsche 924 recently took up residence in front of the misnamed Willow Tree Apartments. We’ve walked by several times, but I just […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1966 Chevy C-10 Sign Duties
Posted on October 23, 2023 | 12 CommentsThe sign translates into: “Jahnun at Rishpon’s Entrance” (Rishpon is a small village next to the main Israeli motorway). -
Vintage Postcards: What’s For Lunch?
Posted on October 23, 2023 | 27 CommentsFor today, how about if we go out for lunch and do so in the past? The menu will be varied, and the locations will go from the common to […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1971-72 Toyota HiLux, Still Ready for Work or Maybe Play
Posted on October 23, 2023 | 16 CommentsThis style of early seventies Toyota Hilux (or HiLux or Hi-Lux) pickup is getting rare enough on the ground that it warranted a few pictures when I saw it recently. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Honda Z360 GL – Funky Fun Kei
Posted on October 23, 2023 | 26 CommentsI’m still discovering the wild world of kei cars, so this might be premature, but I think I found the best of them. It has oodles of style, it’s FWD, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Mercury Cougar – Premium Ponycar
Posted on October 22, 2023 | 131 Comments(first posted 3/25/2013) Mercury, that recently-departed Ford division, never really had an easy life. From the beginning, in 1939, it vacillated between fancy Ford and cheap Lincoln while never really […] -
Car Show Classics: 1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Convertible – 394 cubic inches and 3-on-the Tree
Posted on October 22, 2023 | 75 Comments(first posted 10/21/2017) Earlier this year, while wandering through a cruise night, I came across this 1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88. At first glance, I didn’t give […] -
Wordless Vintage Snapshot: 1959 Chevrolet – Stuck In Sand
Posted on October 22, 2023 | 17 Comments