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QOTD: 1963 Buick Electra(s) – What’s The Story Behind These Pictures?
Posted on March 20, 2023 | 75 CommentsMy lovely bride buys me old car brochures as gifts, and this Christmas I found a catalog for the full line of 1963 Buicks under the tree, in honor of […] -
Vintage Car Life Tech: Buick’s New V6 Engine (1962) – The Beginning Of A Very Long Life
Posted on March 20, 2023 | 35 CommentsWho in 1962 could have imagined that the Buick 90 degree V6 would still be powering new Buicks in 2008? No one, especially back then when technology was still changing […] -
Curbside Classic: 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix – How Did I Miss This?
Posted on March 20, 2023 | 46 CommentsThis 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix sedan was offered for sale in October 2022 in Hawthorne, New Jersey (just 25 miles from me), but I just found out about it […] -
Bus Stop Classics: 1976 – 2006 Prevost Le Mirage – It’s All In The Windows
Posted on March 19, 2023 | 18 Comments(first posted 3/18/2017) In the mid to late 1970s, intercity motor coach operators in North America had several options to choose from as they looked to recapitalize their fleets. As […] -
Museum Report – The British Car Museum, Te Awanga, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
Posted on March 19, 2023 | 57 Comments(first posted 3/19/2017) Car museums come in many shapes and sizes, from the full professional experience at the newly revamped British Car Museum south of Birmingham to the immense collection […] -
Vintage Ad: 1963 Cotington-Oldsmobile 9-Passenger Limo – With Dog Dish Hub Caps?
Posted on March 19, 2023 | 19 Comments“You will approve of its dignity, stature and economy…” especially the latter, for you cheapskates who want a limo with dog dish “poverty” hub caps. But it’s got trim rings! […] -
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1964 Oldsmobile Jetstar I – A Loaded Stripper
Posted on March 19, 2023 | 26 CommentsThe Jetstar I confused eleven-year old me when it arrived in 1964. Hmm, looks so much like a Starfire, why do they have two similar big sporty coupes? Pontiac just […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: AMC Concord
Posted on March 19, 2023 | 23 Commentscanadiancatgreen found, shot and posted this rusty Concord resting somewhere in the cold Canadian winter. I saw an Eagle just yesterday, but have not seen a Concord in a while. […] -
COAL #4: Classic Mini
Posted on March 19, 2023 | 27 CommentsThe Green Mini Frank, my old school friend, had a thing with Minis. He was 6 months older so, as a car enthusiast wanting to get the drivers’ license […] -
Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘60s Edition, Part 3): Gordon-Keeble
Posted on March 18, 2023 | 28 Comments(first posted 3/18/2017) Welcome to the third and final installment of the ‘60s British Deadly Sins. The term “globalization” may be a more recent coinage, but half a century ago, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger – Vanishing Paint
Posted on March 18, 2023 | 44 Comments(first posted 8/18/2011) I suspect it takes a special sort of person to drive a ratty Dodge Challenger. I’d imagine the owner is a gruff, no nonsense sort of guy. […] -
Curbside Outtake: A Diablo SE30 To Get The Morning Espresso In Style
Posted on March 18, 2023 | 8 CommentsIn a small shopping center in Atlanta, there is an independent coffee shop. They also sell books and magazines, and the business is good. They’re in a nice neighborhood, […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1969 VW 1200 & 1993 VW Golf 1.6 – Two Old VWs
Posted on March 18, 2023 | 12 CommentsRoshake found these tow vintage VWs snuggling up in Budapest. The Golf may interest you more, but not me, as I have Beetlitis, especially so for the European “Standard” 1200, […] -
Cohort Classic: 2015 Volkswagen XL1 – This Was The Future, Once
Posted on March 18, 2023 | 13 CommentsSmall sales volume does not mean failure or insignificance. This car, a 2015 VW XL1 posted on the Cohort, may be one of only 28 sold in the UK and […] -
COAL: 1944 Willys MB – Chapter 7, My Real Jeep – Part 1 AZ & CA
Posted on March 18, 2023 | 7 CommentsDOD July 11, 1944, Acquired Fall 1985 This is my COAL I let it go once but got it back. It will be my daughters when I pass. Above photo […]