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  • (Updated 9/3/2026)     We had a lot of fun comparing two-door sedans with their four-door and hardtop brethren yesterday, but the sight of this hardtop Imperial deserves consideration beyond yesterday’s mini-theme […]

    Curbside Find: 1965 Imperial Crown Coupe – Truly Incomparable?

    Posted on September 3, 2026 | 91 Comments
    (Updated 9/3/2026)     We had a lot of fun comparing two-door sedans with their four-door and hardtop brethren yesterday, but the sight of this hardtop Imperial deserves consideration beyond yesterday’s mini-theme […]

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  • (Updated 9/3/2026)          mncarspotter posted a couple of pictures of a tired looking Skoda 1203 in Bulgaria that had obviously been an ambulance. It’s a bit sad […]

    Curbside Find: Skoda 1203 – Made For 42 Years; No Wonder It Looks Tired

    Posted on September 3, 2026 | 24 Comments
    (Updated 9/3/2026)          mncarspotter posted a couple of pictures of a tired looking Skoda 1203 in Bulgaria that had obviously been an ambulance. It’s a bit sad […]

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  • As we peruse through my stash of ‘60s beauties for the next couple of months, there will be many beauties and a few rarities. Nonetheless, I doubt any of them […]

    1965 Honda S600 Coupé – For A Few Cubic Centimeters More

    Posted on September 3, 2026 | 10 Comments
    As we peruse through my stash of ‘60s beauties for the next couple of months, there will be many beauties and a few rarities. Nonetheless, I doubt any of them […]

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  • If you didn’t already know, the term “captive import” is used to describe a car that was produced by a foreign automaker and rebadged with a domestic logo. The entire […]

    1978 Plymouth Arrow GS: An Original, Rust-Free Captive Import That Still Looks Good

    Posted on September 3, 2026 | 20 Comments
    If you didn’t already know, the term “captive import” is used to describe a car that was produced by a foreign automaker and rebadged with a domestic logo. The entire […]

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  • ’65 Pontiac 2+2 After the last time I did a cruise in scale story, I was told that these days cruises and shows are much more open, and that pretty […]

    Cruising Woodward – Hot Rods & Customs In Scale

    Posted on September 3, 2026 | 13 Comments
    ’65 Pontiac 2+2 After the last time I did a cruise in scale story, I was told that these days cruises and shows are much more open, and that pretty […]

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  • The 1959 Cadillac will always be in the pantheon of iconic ’50s designs.  When I first saw pictures of one, and later saw the actual car in real life (parked […]

    1959 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan: An Affordable ‘Entry-Level’ ’59 Caddy?

    Posted on September 3, 2026 | 14 Comments
    The 1959 Cadillac will always be in the pantheon of iconic ’50s designs.  When I first saw pictures of one, and later saw the actual car in real life (parked […]

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  • (first posted 9/2/2026)    This large ad from a November 1970 Life magazine was a fun one to upload; it didn’t fit on my scanner and I had to do separate […]

    Ad Classic: 1971 Plymouth Sebring – It’s Not A Sedan, We Promise!!

    Posted on September 2, 2026 | 90 Comments
    (first posted 9/2/2026)    This large ad from a November 1970 Life magazine was a fun one to upload; it didn’t fit on my scanner and I had to do separate […]

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  • (Update 9/2/2026)      Mechanical perfection. Design excellence. The two have never combined so fortuitously and timelessly as in the Ford Model A.  Why? Because Henry Ford, who demanded mechanical perfection, and […]

    Curbside Classic: 1929 Ford Model A – The Best Ford Ever – Maybe Even The Best Car Ever

    Posted on September 2, 2026 | 97 Comments
    (Update 9/2/2026)      Mechanical perfection. Design excellence. The two have never combined so fortuitously and timelessly as in the Ford Model A.  Why? Because Henry Ford, who demanded mechanical perfection, and […]

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  • I first noticed this Ram Promaster van parked here on a pull-off on Hwy. 101 just a couple of miles south of Port Orford, Oregon over three years ago. Oregon […]

    This Van Has Been Parked Here On The Southern Oregon Coast For Over Three Years – Free Million-Dollar Ocean View Camp Site

    Posted on September 2, 2026 | 23 Comments
    I first noticed this Ram Promaster van parked here on a pull-off on Hwy. 101 just a couple of miles south of Port Orford, Oregon over three years ago. Oregon […]

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  • While the Rivieras from 1971-73 have their promoters and detractors, you have to admit that the Riviera was always at its best when it had a unique personality, distinct from […]

    1973 Buick Riviera: A Slightly Toned-Down, Two-Owner Boattail

    Posted on September 2, 2026 | 23 Comments
    While the Rivieras from 1971-73 have their promoters and detractors, you have to admit that the Riviera was always at its best when it had a unique personality, distinct from […]

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  • Newly moved to Swindon with a fully expensed company car, our Citroën Ami as a weekend Meccano® project and my wife Janice able to cycle to work most days, it […]

    My Wife Buys a Citroën 2CV Van – Another One We Still Love to This Day

    Posted on September 2, 2026 | 11 Comments
    Newly moved to Swindon with a fully expensed company car, our Citroën Ami as a weekend Meccano® project and my wife Janice able to cycle to work most days, it […]

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  • Two decades before its infamous “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile” ad campaign, Olds was already self-conscious about its name and image, describing its late ’60s offerings as “Youngmobiles from […]

    1968 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Holiday Sedan: A Cool Blue Olds “Youngmobile” In Ocean Turquoise

    Posted on September 2, 2026 | 25 Comments
    Two decades before its infamous “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile” ad campaign, Olds was already self-conscious about its name and image, describing its late ’60s offerings as “Youngmobiles from […]

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  • (Updated 8/31/2026)      Here is one of the more obscure competitors from the beginning of the Great SUV Boom of the ’90s. The result of a lot of hard work […]

    Curbside Classic: 1992 Isuzu Trooper – The Cult SUV You Forgot About

    Posted on September 1, 2026 | 47 Comments
    (Updated 8/31/2026)      Here is one of the more obscure competitors from the beginning of the Great SUV Boom of the ’90s. The result of a lot of hard work […]

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  • (Updated 9/1/2026)            It’s a funny thing to look at how much differently my leisure funds have been allocated since the beginning of general quarantine this […]

    Curbside Classic: 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go

    Posted on September 1, 2026 | 50 Comments
    (Updated 9/1/2026)            It’s a funny thing to look at how much differently my leisure funds have been allocated since the beginning of general quarantine this […]

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  • Today’s visit to dealers of the past will be a very short one, but if you’re a fan of AMC’s pony-car contender, it might be just the ticket. The Javelin […]

    Vintage Photos: AMC Javelins at the Dealer

    Posted on September 1, 2026 | 11 Comments
    Today’s visit to dealers of the past will be a very short one, but if you’re a fan of AMC’s pony-car contender, it might be just the ticket. The Javelin […]

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