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CC Global: This Volvo Always Stays Ahead Of The Competitors
Posted on April 21, 2024 | 5 CommentsRiding along on a 2017 Volvo FH truck and GS Meppel center-axle trailer, two brand spanking new Scania trucks, straight from the Zwolle plant in the Netherlands, the truck maker’s […] -
Auto-Biography: The ’74 Audi Fox Becomes a Commuter Car
Posted on April 21, 2024 | 14 CommentsWhen we last left this saga, I was deep into my year at Syracuse University and had exposed my ’74 Audi Fox to the worst of a typical Central New […] -
The Birth Of The GM/EMD Two-Stroke Diesel Engine: “Very Well (Ket) – We Are Now In The Diesel Engine Business” (Excerpts From “My Years With GM” By Alfred Sloan)
Posted on April 20, 2024 | 48 Comments(first posted 5/23/2013) My fascination with trains has a particular focus on the birth and early years of what became the utterly dominant GM EMD two-stroke diesel-electric locomotives. My story […] -
Curbside Classic: 1987 Dodge Ram 250 – Oh Ye Ultimate Goddess Of Pickups, Thy Name Be Dodge!
Posted on April 20, 2024 | 90 Comments(first posted 4/20/2018) There is no beating around the bush. The epiphany cannot be contained. The truth must spring forth… This is the ultimate in pickups. There. I […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Traffic In NY — 1956-1963
Posted on April 20, 2024 | 26 CommentsI generally like to spend CC weekends doing some armchair traveling with some car spotting too. With that in mind, here’s the familiar scenery of New York City captured through […] -
Bus Stop Classics Obscurity: 1994-2002 Nova Bus RTS 06 WFD (Wide Front Door) – The Door Closes on the RTS
Posted on April 20, 2024 | 15 CommentsWe’ve told the RTS story here, but I thought it would be interesting to highlight the last version of this controversial and conflicted design. -
COAL: 1981 Bonneville Brougham – A True Gift
Posted on April 20, 2024 | 13 CommentsPaul, my father in law, and I learned early on that we both really loved cars. We were always doing car shows, and he would tell me about the 1956 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988 Renault Medallion (R21) – These Two Guys Are Determined To Keep What May Be The Last Of Its Kind Running
Posted on April 19, 2024 | 149 Comments(first posted 5/23/2013. I have no idea what happened to this Medallion, but I’d like to think it’s still running) Is this the very last running 1988 Renault Medallion? I […] -
Vintage Review: 1955 Mercury – Motor Trend Checks Out The “Big M”
Posted on April 19, 2024 | 37 Comments(first posted 4/19/2018) Last week, Paul couldn’t help but love the stylish “Mid-Century” grille on this 1955 Monterey 2-Door Hardtop–a true Curbside Classic. But how was the rest of […] -
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: ’80s-’90s GM Products At The Junkyard
Posted on April 19, 2024 | 18 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by canadiancatgreen. Another post in the junkyard, now covering some of GM’s less-than-stellar moments. Not that I want to start this post with such a negative […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Cadillacs & Airstream Trailers In The ’60s-’70s
Posted on April 19, 2024 | 26 CommentsI had a couple of shots of Cadillacs hauling trailers in previous vintage image galleries and they usually invited nice commentary. Those left a seed in my mind; so how […] -
Rental Car Review: 2017 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
Posted on April 19, 2024 | 18 CommentsMy wife and I spent several days at a resort on Crete during our honeymoon 27 years ago. While lovely, there was nothing else around. That’s great if you want […] -
Curbside Classic: 1999 Toyota Mega Cruiser – Quite The Hum(mer)-Dinger
Posted on April 19, 2024 | 8 CommentsI had to close this “JDM Rarities Week” with a whopper, and I trust this will qualify. Amply so, in fact. We’re talking about a vehicle with a 3395mm (133.7 […] -
CC Outtakes: Ford P6 Landau – Almost But Not Quite
Posted on April 18, 2024 | 46 Comments(first posted 4/18/2018) The Curbside Classic Effect was in full effect last week. Just as I was putting the finishing touches to the XA coupe piece, another Ford […] -
Curbside Classsic: 1969 Lincoln Continental – Missed It By THAT Much
Posted on April 18, 2024 | 88 Comments(first posted 4/18/2018) I suspect that all of us have a car from early in our lives that a parent or relative almost bought but did not. Those […]