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  • In the early 1960s, Cadillac brought some short deck variants to market – known as the Park Avenue. Pictured here is the aftershock – the extended deck Cadillac Sedan DeVille […]

    In Motion Classic: Pagoda De Ville Long Island Edition

    Posted on August 19, 2025 | 6 Comments
    In the early 1960s, Cadillac brought some short deck variants to market – known as the Park Avenue. Pictured here is the aftershock – the extended deck Cadillac Sedan DeVille […]

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  • Does this Thing ever speak to me. In German, undoubtedly; which may well have something to do with the affinity I feel with it. I’m going to try not to  […]

    Curbside Classic: VW Type 181 “Thing” – It Can Be Anything

    Posted on August 19, 2025 | 11 Comments
    Does this Thing ever speak to me. In German, undoubtedly; which may well have something to do with the affinity I feel with it. I’m going to try not to  […]

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  • It’s back to the showroom with today’s short vintage photo gallery, a collection of images of ladies at Rambler/American Motors dealers in the 1960s. Background info on these was nonexistant, […]

    The Rambler Appeal: Vintage Photos Of Female Car Buyers At Rambler Dealers

    Posted on August 19, 2025 | 16 Comments
    It’s back to the showroom with today’s short vintage photo gallery, a collection of images of ladies at Rambler/American Motors dealers in the 1960s. Background info on these was nonexistant, […]

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  • In recent days, I’ve been on a mission to review Cohort material that I may have missed sharing with the larger CC readership. And here was one from a few […]

    Rare Find: 1967 Imperial With Director’s Chair Option – Chrysler’s Luxury Statement

    Posted on August 19, 2025 | 17 Comments
    In recent days, I’ve been on a mission to review Cohort material that I may have missed sharing with the larger CC readership. And here was one from a few […]

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  • Who hasn’t yearned for the wide open views of a convertible paired with the weather-tight safety and security of a hardtop?  When the Ford Motor Company offered us both in […]

    1954 Monarch Lucerne Sun Valley: Canada’s See-Through Roof Curiosity – Canadian Bakin’

    Posted on August 19, 2025 | 20 Comments
    Who hasn’t yearned for the wide open views of a convertible paired with the weather-tight safety and security of a hardtop?  When the Ford Motor Company offered us both in […]

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  • The 1964 model year was the last hurrah of the entry-level Cadillac Series 62, and the final year for the ’50s-vintage Controlled Coupling Hydra-Matic, an unusual four-speed automatic transmission with […]

    1964 Cadillac Series 62 – Last Year Of A Very Unusual GM Hydra-Matic Transmission With TWO Fluid Couplings

    Posted on August 19, 2025 | 15 Comments
    The 1964 model year was the last hurrah of the entry-level Cadillac Series 62, and the final year for the ’50s-vintage Controlled Coupling Hydra-Matic, an unusual four-speed automatic transmission with […]

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  • (first posted 8/14/2019)       Body-on-frame, live axles with leaf springs, a manual transmission, and -above all- a big lump of a naturally aspirated diesel engine with a mechanical injection […]

    1999 Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ75 Pickup – The World’s Finest Prepper Truck

    Posted on August 18, 2025 | 34 Comments
    (first posted 8/14/2019)       Body-on-frame, live axles with leaf springs, a manual transmission, and -above all- a big lump of a naturally aspirated diesel engine with a mechanical injection […]

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  • (first posted 8/19/2019)       You probably know the feeling. Wandering through a car show field, you glimpse a familiar but rarely seen profile. Your antennae react and your brain […]

    Car Show Classic: 1978 Alfa Romeo 2300 Rio – Doing A World Car, The Alfa Romeo Way

    Posted on August 18, 2025 | 39 Comments
    (first posted 8/19/2019)       You probably know the feeling. Wandering through a car show field, you glimpse a familiar but rarely seen profile. Your antennae react and your brain […]

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  • A while back, jpcavanaugh told us about a Ford product that didn’t get any respect. Here’s another one: The “fat” 1971-73 Mustang. And while the Boss 351 and Mach 1 […]

    1971 Ford Mustang Grande – Como Se Dice Brougham?

    Posted on August 18, 2025 | 11 Comments
    A while back, jpcavanaugh told us about a Ford product that didn’t get any respect. Here’s another one: The “fat” 1971-73 Mustang. And while the Boss 351 and Mach 1 […]

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  • I knew this car seemed familiar. About a year ago, we got a solitary shot at the Cohort of this rare Packard drop-top in motion. Now, about a year later, […]

    Rare Classic: 1953 Packard Convertible – Classic Elegance At The Parking Lot

    Posted on August 18, 2025 | 18 Comments
    I knew this car seemed familiar. About a year ago, we got a solitary shot at the Cohort of this rare Packard drop-top in motion. Now, about a year later, […]

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  • One of the clues in today’s New York Times “The Mini” is, “There are roughly ten million billion (10^16) of these in a grain of salt.” (Of course, the answer is “atoms.”) […]

    1960 Jensen 541R: They Weren’t All Interceptors, You Know – Little Known, Fantastic British Coupe

    Posted on August 18, 2025 | 17 Comments
    One of the clues in today’s New York Times “The Mini” is, “There are roughly ten million billion (10^16) of these in a grain of salt.” (Of course, the answer is “atoms.”) […]

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  • Although the Buick Riviera line survived through 1999, as far as many people were concerned, it could just as well have ended here. The 1985 Riviera was the last really […]

    1985 Buick Riviera – The Last Great Riviera (And The Last One That Really Sold)

    Posted on August 18, 2025 | 49 Comments
    Although the Buick Riviera line survived through 1999, as far as many people were concerned, it could just as well have ended here. The 1985 Riviera was the last really […]

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  • Triborough has found a truck I’ve been keeping an eye out for way too long: A Dodge L700 tilt cab medium duty with the cab borrowed from the A100 van/pickup. […]

    Dodge L700 Tilt Cab – The Big-Boy A100

    Posted on August 17, 2025 | 12 Comments
    Triborough has found a truck I’ve been keeping an eye out for way too long: A Dodge L700 tilt cab medium duty with the cab borrowed from the A100 van/pickup. […]

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  • No towering on-highway rollers today, but a collection of classic farm tractors from Austria, France, Germany, Japan, and the UK. The old fieldworkers are presented in chronological order, we’re starting […]

    Fieldside Classics: Not Built For Comfort, Nor For Speed

    Posted on August 17, 2025 | 16 Comments
    No towering on-highway rollers today, but a collection of classic farm tractors from Austria, France, Germany, Japan, and the UK. The old fieldworkers are presented in chronological order, we’re starting […]

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  • I don’t see Wile E. Coyote anywhere near this 1972 Road Runner for sale posted at the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. However, it doesn’t take a lot of viewing to […]

    Front Lawn Deal: 1972 Plymouth Road Runner For Sale – ACME Tools Needed To Fix This Classic

    Posted on August 17, 2025 | 17 Comments
    I don’t see Wile E. Coyote anywhere near this 1972 Road Runner for sale posted at the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. However, it doesn’t take a lot of viewing to […]

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