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  • (Updated 8/26/2026)      Certain cities are inextricably linked to the vehicles their residents made.  Everyone who knows cars can pair the Michigan cities of Flint with Buick, Lansing with […]

    1965 Jeep Gladiator J-2000 – Toledo’s Jeep Legacy Lives On in This Gladiator

    Posted on August 26, 2026 | 73 Comments
    (Updated 8/26/2026)      Certain cities are inextricably linked to the vehicles their residents made.  Everyone who knows cars can pair the Michigan cities of Flint with Buick, Lansing with […]

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  • (Updated 8/26/2026)         A while back, we posted Tom McCahill’s review of the 1956 Volkswagen. By then, his love for it was already in full bloom. But that […]

    Vintage Review: Tom McCahill Drives the 1953 Volkswagen – Through Deep Snow

    Posted on August 26, 2026 | 43 Comments
    (Updated 8/26/2026)         A while back, we posted Tom McCahill’s review of the 1956 Volkswagen. By then, his love for it was already in full bloom. But that […]

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  • If you needed graphic evidence that the Sloan Ladder was essentially defunct by 1987, this Oldsmobile Firenza Cruiser Wagon may be it. You’ve probably forgotten that it existed, or perhaps […]

    1987 Oldsmobile Firenza Cruiser Wagon: A Rare, Rust-Free Example Of A Wagon You’ve Probably Forgotten About

    Posted on August 26, 2026 | 29 Comments
    If you needed graphic evidence that the Sloan Ladder was essentially defunct by 1987, this Oldsmobile Firenza Cruiser Wagon may be it. You’ve probably forgotten that it existed, or perhaps […]

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  • By the end of 1984, having put another 20,000 miles on the Citroën Dyane it was clear its days were going to either be numbered or expensive. We’d been members […]

    My 42 Years With A Citroën Ami: The £90 Car That Became a Lifetime Companion

    Posted on August 26, 2026 | 21 Comments
    By the end of 1984, having put another 20,000 miles on the Citroën Dyane it was clear its days were going to either be numbered or expensive. We’d been members […]

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  • The 1970 model year was the last go-around for the C-body Cadillac convertible, offered only in the De Ville series. This low-mileage Bayberry convertible is the last of those final […]

    1970 Cadillac De Ville Convertible: The Very Last Full-Size Cadillac Convertible Ever Built

    Posted on August 26, 2026 | 11 Comments
    The 1970 model year was the last go-around for the C-body Cadillac convertible, offered only in the De Ville series. This low-mileage Bayberry convertible is the last of those final […]

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  • (Updated 8/25/2026)   Seeing that it’s a DKW and not a Chevrolet, some of you might be tempted to skip this CC. If you must, but know that this is a […]

    Curbside Classic: 1958 DKW Sonderklasse 3=6 (F94) – The Proto-Audi

    Posted on August 25, 2026 | 98 Comments
    (Updated 8/25/2026)   Seeing that it’s a DKW and not a Chevrolet, some of you might be tempted to skip this CC. If you must, but know that this is a […]

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  • (Updated 8/25/2026)          I grew up having an irrational fear of dogs.  I love them now, but for much of my early childhood, I had avoided coming […]

    Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 – Watchdog

    Posted on August 25, 2026 | 41 Comments
    (Updated 8/25/2026)          I grew up having an irrational fear of dogs.  I love them now, but for much of my early childhood, I had avoided coming […]

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  • As I stood on top of Mt. Langley in the Sierras last summer, I looked across the extremely rugged terrain over to Mt. Whitney—the tallest mountain in the continental US […]

    From Mt. Langley To Mt. Whitney Via A Direct Off-Trail Route (Miter Basin, Crabtree Pass And Discovery Pinnacle)

    Posted on August 25, 2026 | 35 Comments
    As I stood on top of Mt. Langley in the Sierras last summer, I looked across the extremely rugged terrain over to Mt. Whitney—the tallest mountain in the continental US […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. Family photos are always fun to view as the people and their apparel really show how time changes our world.  And when you have their cars […]

    When the Family Car Was Everything: 1950s to 1970s Life in Vintage Photos

    Posted on August 25, 2026 | 10 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. Family photos are always fun to view as the people and their apparel really show how time changes our world.  And when you have their cars […]

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  • If you’ve never stopped to have a good stare at a first-generation Mazda RX-7, take a look now. It’s a great-looking car, and values have been on the rise as […]

    1979 Mazda RX-7 GS: A Rust-Free First-Year RX-7 With A Slight Catch…It’s An Automatic

    Posted on August 25, 2026 | 13 Comments
    If you’ve never stopped to have a good stare at a first-generation Mazda RX-7, take a look now. It’s a great-looking car, and values have been on the rise as […]

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  • Although Cadillac sold far more cars in the ’70s, the 1960s are almost universally considered Cadillac’s postwar Golden Age, with the highest concentration of hits and the fewest embarrassing misses. […]

    1966 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham: This World-Class Luxury Sedan Is A Front Runner For “Peak Cadillac”

    Posted on August 25, 2026 | 13 Comments
    Although Cadillac sold far more cars in the ’70s, the 1960s are almost universally considered Cadillac’s postwar Golden Age, with the highest concentration of hits and the fewest embarrassing misses. […]

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  • (Updated 8/24/2026)   Let’s face it, honesty is not necessarily the best policy in the car business (or any business, including Wall Street, politics, food processing, and…). GM proved that […]

    Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford Fairmont – That Very Rare Honest Car

    Posted on August 24, 2026 | 120 Comments
    (Updated 8/24/2026)   Let’s face it, honesty is not necessarily the best policy in the car business (or any business, including Wall Street, politics, food processing, and…). GM proved that […]

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  • (Updated 8/24/2026)           By 1999, the Volkswagen Cabrio was already an aging design wearing a freshened face, but that didn’t stop it from being one of the […]

    Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS — Slow, Cute, and Surprisingly Fun

    Posted on August 24, 2026 | 7 Comments
    (Updated 8/24/2026)           By 1999, the Volkswagen Cabrio was already an aging design wearing a freshened face, but that didn’t stop it from being one of the […]

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  • A while ago I wrote several episodes about Mustangs, and some of you expressed interest in Mustang IIs, wondering what I might have. So I went looking, and found a […]

    1973-2010 Ford Mustangs In Scale

    Posted on August 24, 2026 | 14 Comments
    A while ago I wrote several episodes about Mustangs, and some of you expressed interest in Mustang IIs, wondering what I might have. So I went looking, and found a […]

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  • In the last installments, we left off with my entirely sensible decision to import a 1996 Renault Twingo as my new-to-me practical car, along with my explanation of why a […]

    Importing My 1996 Renault Twingo Home: Five Weeks, One Tiny Renault and a Lot of Second-Guessing

    Posted on August 24, 2026 | 39 Comments
    In the last installments, we left off with my entirely sensible decision to import a 1996 Renault Twingo as my new-to-me practical car, along with my explanation of why a […]

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