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  • A year after their disappointing initial test of the new turbocharged Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder, Motor Trend tried a convertible version and came away impressed. Not only was it significantly […]

    Vintage M/T Road Test: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Convertible – “A Real Enthusiast’s Machine”

    Posted on October 16, 2025 | 11 Comments
    A year after their disappointing initial test of the new turbocharged Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder, Motor Trend tried a convertible version and came away impressed. Not only was it significantly […]

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  • Several months ago a co-worker and I were driving somewhere and having one of those deep, philosophical conversations that make life so interesting.  During the conversation he made one of […]

    1963 Mercury Comet S-22 Convertible – Five-Card Stud or Texas Hold-Em?

    Posted on October 15, 2025 | 8 Comments
    Several months ago a co-worker and I were driving somewhere and having one of those deep, philosophical conversations that make life so interesting.  During the conversation he made one of […]

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  • (Updated 10/15/2025)        I was kind of housebound this weekend, which enabled me to do a spot of writing. As luck would have it, I just caught an […]

    1997 Toyota Mark II (X70) Van – The Emperor’s Old Clothes

    Posted on October 15, 2025 | 24 Comments
    (Updated 10/15/2025)        I was kind of housebound this weekend, which enabled me to do a spot of writing. As luck would have it, I just caught an […]

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  • One thing about old vans is how they manage to mix utilitarian traits with a hint of hipness, almost regardless of condition. Something few other vehicles can do. And this […]

    Curbside Find: Ford Econoline (Gen 1) – Old Box Still Laboring

    Posted on October 15, 2025 | 8 Comments
    One thing about old vans is how they manage to mix utilitarian traits with a hint of hipness, almost regardless of condition. Something few other vehicles can do. And this […]

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  • Look Dad! A Golf on stilts! Don’t mock the afflicted, kid. It’s not that poor VW’s fault if it got jacked up like that. Probably some height-obsessed owner’s idea of […]

    1991 Volkswagen Golf Country – Don’t Point And Steyr

    Posted on October 15, 2025 | 5 Comments
    Look Dad! A Golf on stilts! Don’t mock the afflicted, kid. It’s not that poor VW’s fault if it got jacked up like that. Probably some height-obsessed owner’s idea of […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. We have another round of wagons for today, with a good variety of high end, low end, and mid range offerings.  They were still quite common […]

    Snapshots From The Station Wagon Years – 1960s to 1970s

    Posted on October 15, 2025 | 24 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. We have another round of wagons for today, with a good variety of high end, low end, and mid range offerings.  They were still quite common […]

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  • Like many of us, my first car was a short-term affair.  As I documented in my first COAL, we sold my LTD II at the end of my senior year […]

    My 1982 Datsun (by Nissan) 280ZX: Rust Never Sleeps (Part 1)

    Posted on October 15, 2025 | 9 Comments
    Like many of us, my first car was a short-term affair.  As I documented in my first COAL, we sold my LTD II at the end of my senior year […]

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  • (Updated 10/14/2025)        Wandering around Tokyo can lead to pleasant surprises. A hyper-modern city populated by folks who value conformity makes for some colorful contrasts. The conservative culture […]

    1958 Datsun 1000 (210) – Sublime Sexagenarian

    Posted on October 14, 2025 | 23 Comments
    (Updated 10/14/2025)        Wandering around Tokyo can lead to pleasant surprises. A hyper-modern city populated by folks who value conformity makes for some colorful contrasts. The conservative culture […]

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  • (Updated 10/14/2025)       Is there another American automobile brand whose decline and ultimate demise was more painful to watch than Plymouth’s? Once Chrysler Corporation’s volume leader, decades of neglect […]

    1993 Plymouth Laser: Candle In The Water, Drifting Helplessly

    Posted on October 14, 2025 | 35 Comments
    (Updated 10/14/2025)       Is there another American automobile brand whose decline and ultimate demise was more painful to watch than Plymouth’s? Once Chrysler Corporation’s volume leader, decades of neglect […]

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  • I had an appointment downtown and decided to walk on this drizzly morning. It wasn’t until I headed home again that it occurred to me to shoot some of the […]

    A 25 Minute Walk Yields 50 Curbside Finds

    Posted on October 14, 2025 | 26 Comments
    I had an appointment downtown and decided to walk on this drizzly morning. It wasn’t until I headed home again that it occurred to me to shoot some of the […]

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  • We’ve looked at Muscle cars, in the sense of big block intermediates. But today I thought we’d take a look at where those powerful big blocks came from, the cars […]

    Tiny Titans: Scale Models Of 1960s Full-Size Power Cars

    Posted on October 14, 2025 | 23 Comments
    We’ve looked at Muscle cars, in the sense of big block intermediates. But today I thought we’d take a look at where those powerful big blocks came from, the cars […]

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  • Edsel Ford was truly a remarkable man. With a personality completely unlike his tempestuous father’s, he was able to assert himself in Ford Motor Company despite his father’s conscious or […]

    1947 Lincoln Sedan: “Nothing Could Be Finer,” Except Maybe A Cadillac

    Posted on October 14, 2025 | 9 Comments
    Edsel Ford was truly a remarkable man. With a personality completely unlike his tempestuous father’s, he was able to assert himself in Ford Motor Company despite his father’s conscious or […]

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  • We car people just want to be right.  Maybe it’s because of the many hours we had spent reading and re-reading our favorite books, magazines, or sections of automotive encyclopedias about […]

    Curbside Musings: 1961 And 1962 Plymouth Valiant V200 – The Wrong Toilet Seat

    Posted on October 14, 2025 | 54 Comments
    We car people just want to be right.  Maybe it’s because of the many hours we had spent reading and re-reading our favorite books, magazines, or sections of automotive encyclopedias about […]

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  • The driver of this Datsun F-10 bought it new in 1977, and she’s still in love with her beautiful baby. Which raises the question: Is ugliness in the eye of […]

    1977 Datsun F-10: It Got An F In Beauty School

    Posted on October 13, 2025 | 22 Comments
    The driver of this Datsun F-10 bought it new in 1977, and she’s still in love with her beautiful baby. Which raises the question: Is ugliness in the eye of […]

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  • It may sometimes seem as if this series is predominantly focusing on defunct brands but they do tend to be interesting and sometimes produce oddballs that seem like they should […]

    Junkyard Classic: 1997 Eagle Vision TSi – One Of The Last To Be Shoved Out Of The Nest

    Posted on October 13, 2025 | 7 Comments
    It may sometimes seem as if this series is predominantly focusing on defunct brands but they do tend to be interesting and sometimes produce oddballs that seem like they should […]

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