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  • Jaguar produced 115,000 examples of its long, low XJ-S over two decades, and like all cars with long production lives, some variants were pretty rare.  This Signal Red coupe with […]

    1989 Jaguar XJ-S Rouge: When An XJ-S Just Isn’t Exclusive Enough

    Posted on September 9, 2026 | 25 Comments
    Jaguar produced 115,000 examples of its long, low XJ-S over two decades, and like all cars with long production lives, some variants were pretty rare.  This Signal Red coupe with […]

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  • Picture: Facebook/Bruce David Kellock‎/‎Africa, this is why I live here (Updated 9/8/2026)     Stephanie loves the photo galleries at the Telegraph.co.uk site. She forwards some of them to me, and […]

    Overloaded CCs In Africa: A Gallery of Use and Abuse

    Posted on September 8, 2026 | 71 Comments
    Picture: Facebook/Bruce David Kellock‎/‎Africa, this is why I live here (Updated 9/8/2026)     Stephanie loves the photo galleries at the Telegraph.co.uk site. She forwards some of them to me, and […]

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  • (Updated 9/8/2026)    The 1999 Chrysler 300M was one of those cars that made you wonder why it didn’t wear a luxury badge. With head-turning styling, a powerful V6, surprisingly […]

    Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chrysler 300M — Chrysler’s $30,000 Luxury-Car Bargain

    Posted on September 8, 2026 | 26 Comments
    (Updated 9/8/2026)    The 1999 Chrysler 300M was one of those cars that made you wonder why it didn’t wear a luxury badge. With head-turning styling, a powerful V6, surprisingly […]

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  • Everybody knows that the General Motors’ X-Car platform was one that its parent company probably wishes it could do over, but by the time that this 1984 Skylark Limited was […]

    1984 Buick Skylark: A 25,000-Mile X-Body For Those Who Missed Out The First Time

    Posted on September 8, 2026 | 25 Comments
    Everybody knows that the General Motors’ X-Car platform was one that its parent company probably wishes it could do over, but by the time that this 1984 Skylark Limited was […]

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  • (2012, updated 2026)     Our early years are called “formative” for a good reason; certain impressions last a lifetime and become a recurring theme. That applies to creative types and designers […]

    The Cars Of GM Designer Wayne Kady – An Obsession With Slantbacks And Bustlebacks

    Posted on September 8, 2026 | 105 Comments
    (2012, updated 2026)     Our early years are called “formative” for a good reason; certain impressions last a lifetime and become a recurring theme. That applies to creative types and designers […]

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  • Forty-eight years before introducing its disappointing 2005 Five Hundred, Ford introduced its first “500” model, the Fairlane 500, seen here in beautiful Sunliner convertible form.

    1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Sunliner – Ford’s First Five Hundred

    Posted on September 8, 2026 | 6 Comments
    Forty-eight years before introducing its disappointing 2005 Five Hundred, Ford introduced its first “500” model, the Fairlane 500, seen here in beautiful Sunliner convertible form.

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  • I took my 1968 Imperial Crown Convertible to a tire shop for the least exotic reason imaginable: new tires. The tires still had plenty of tread, but they had aged […]

    My 1968 Imperial: AI Won’t Turn The Wrench, But It Can Cut the Bill

    Posted on September 8, 2026 | 45 Comments
    I took my 1968 Imperial Crown Convertible to a tire shop for the least exotic reason imaginable: new tires. The tires still had plenty of tread, but they had aged […]

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  • (Updated 9/7/2026)        Styling is always, at least in part, an expression of a fashion, and of influences from elsewhere, hinting at glamour by association, claiming sophistication or […]

    Curbside Classic: 1977 Vauxhall VX2300GLS – The End Of The British Vauxhall, The End Of Americana?

    Posted on September 7, 2026 | 33 Comments
    (Updated 9/7/2026)        Styling is always, at least in part, an expression of a fashion, and of influences from elsewhere, hinting at glamour by association, claiming sophistication or […]

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  • I couldn’t help but notice this Ford Taurus on the side of the road as we were coming home from our daily post-supper hike at Mt. Pisgha a couple of […]

    Curbside Sighting: Ford Taurus On The Road, Or Not

    Posted on September 7, 2026 | 16 Comments
    I couldn’t help but notice this Ford Taurus on the side of the road as we were coming home from our daily post-supper hike at Mt. Pisgha a couple of […]

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  • We’ve given the Karmann-Ghia quite a lot of love here on CC. It’s going to be my third post on the matter, and I’m kind of running out of things […]

    CC Find: 1961 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia (Type 14) – Red And Approved

    Posted on September 7, 2026 | 14 Comments
    We’ve given the Karmann-Ghia quite a lot of love here on CC. It’s going to be my third post on the matter, and I’m kind of running out of things […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. Chryslers and Imperials are the focus today as we take a look at a few from the 1960’s and 1970’s.  They were known as a company […]

    Chrysler And Imperial In Their Prime — Vintage Photos, 1960s-1970s

    Posted on September 7, 2026 | 26 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. Chryslers and Imperials are the focus today as we take a look at a few from the 1960’s and 1970’s.  They were known as a company […]

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  • Being a man more interested in cars from the 1970s on back, I’m accustomed to pulling a speedometer cable out in minutes for a quick cleaning and greasing; however, the […]

    1988 Mustang GT Convertible: Why It Took Over Two Hours To Replace The Speedometer Cable

    Posted on September 7, 2026 | 17 Comments
    Being a man more interested in cars from the 1970s on back, I’m accustomed to pulling a speedometer cable out in minutes for a quick cleaning and greasing; however, the […]

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  • The B-body Buick Wildcat was supposed to be the sportiest full-size Buick, but it was thoroughly overshadowed by the glamorous new Riviera. However, the Wildcat offered one feature even the […]

    1963 Buick Wildcat: Only 30 ’63 Wildcats Had 4-Speeds — Here Are Two Of Them

    Posted on September 7, 2026 | 13 Comments
    The B-body Buick Wildcat was supposed to be the sportiest full-size Buick, but it was thoroughly overshadowed by the glamorous new Riviera. However, the Wildcat offered one feature even the […]

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  • (Updated 9/6/2026)        The Isuzu Rodeo was about as far from a Nashville country song as you could imagine—yet somehow, it became the star of one. Back in […]

    Classic CARmentary: 1999 Isuzu Rodeo LS 4WD — A Japanese SUV With American Appeal

    Posted on September 6, 2026 | 24 Comments
    (Updated 9/6/2026)        The Isuzu Rodeo was about as far from a Nashville country song as you could imagine—yet somehow, it became the star of one. Back in […]

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  • It’s back to the Eighties with this find by Dave Saunders, uploaded to the CC Cohort. My, how times change. To think there was a time when Oldsmobiles like this […]

    Curbside Find: 1989-1991 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight – Once Everywhere, Now a Rare Sight

    Posted on September 6, 2026 | 12 Comments
    It’s back to the Eighties with this find by Dave Saunders, uploaded to the CC Cohort. My, how times change. To think there was a time when Oldsmobiles like this […]

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