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Cohort Classic: Citroen Ami 6 – The Greatest Ugly Car Ever?
Posted on May 10, 2023 | 78 Comments(first posted 5/10/2017) These photos, posted on the CC Cohort by nifty43 (nifticus) and taken in Vancouver in March this year, confirm one thing, I suggest, and without much debate. The […] -
Car Show: USS Hornet
Posted on May 10, 2023 | 13 CommentsYes, there are car shows at the USS Hornet. Most times on the pier but also sometimes both pier and our hanger deck. West Side de Berkeley organized this car […] -
Vintage Road & Track Road Test: 1970 Subaru Star (FF-1) – The Anti-Maverick
Posted on May 10, 2023 | 23 CommentsThis review of the Subaru Star makes an excellent counterpoint to the one of the 1970 Maverick we had here last week. The Maverick was held up as the poster […] -
And Then One Day, There Were None — A Classic Oil Can
Posted on May 10, 2023 | 69 CommentsI ran across this bit of former everyday-ness at the waste oil disposal tank at my local dump transfer station last weekend. It stood out among the various plastic jugs […] -
COAL: A Pair Of Pintos
Posted on May 10, 2023 | 30 CommentsWe’re up to the fall of 1975. It was time for a big, big change in my life. I’d graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Economics […] -
Computers and Cars: Have it Your Way!
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 140 Comments(first posted 12/14/2012) I’m going to stick my neck out and argue that if there had been no computers in 1965, there would have been no Mustang. As Jim […] -
Vintage Review: 1975 Cadillac Coupe DeVille, Chrysler Imperial LeBaron Crown Coupe, Lincoln Continental Town Coupe – Battle Of The Behemoths
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 110 Comments(first posted 5/9/2017) Last week, Paul showcased this 1977 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham Coupe, which was really nothing more than a recycled ’74-’75 Imperial LeBaron. The post generated a lot […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day : 1965 Chevrolet El Camino – It’s Been A While
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 7 CommentsWe haven’t had an El Camino here in a while, and Jerome Solberg nabbed a perfect CC version of one: A bit beat up, but pretty original except for the […] -
What If: 1975 Packard Patrician (Again): Go Brougham or Go Home
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 45 CommentsWay back in the Ancient Times of Artificial Intelligence (four months ago) I posted my first article with AI-generated cars, a set of imaginary 1975 Packard Patricians. Since then, the […] -
Vintage Ad: Suzuki Samurai – What Young Urban Women Aspired To In 1988?
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 20 CommentsAnd today it would be a Range Rover Evoque? -
Curbside Classic: 1964 Rambler American 330 – This Or Nothing
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 55 CommentsYou’ve seen this scenario before, maybe in front of you in the grocery store line. Perhaps it was the young you who was the would-be recipient of a parent’s generosity […] -
Trackside Classic: 1951 British Railways 7P Pacific No 70000 Britannia – Nationalised Pride
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 13 Comments(first posted 5/8/2017) After WW2, Britain’s railways were forced together, and like all such combinations took their time to find their new style and identity. So it was 1951 before […] -
Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Cadillac DeVille Limousine – No, It’s Not A Fleetwood Seventy-Five
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 49 Comments(first posted 5/8/2017) Cadillac’s greatly downsized 1985 DeVille and Fleetwood have been extensively covered here before, but we’ve never featured a front-wheel drive C-body Fleetwood Seventy-Five limousine… and we still […] -
Curbside Outtake: Honda Civic (gen2) Four-Door Sedan (And Company) – A Ferrari In Disguise
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 39 CommentsI still have a number of my curbside finds to post, and obviously this one is from early winter. The bright orange Civic really popped out that dark, wet day, […]