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  • A few weeks ago, I made a 100-mile round trip in my ’53 Buick to grab a Vernors, which in reality was just an excuse to exercise the Buick and […]

    1965 Dodge Custom 880: Sometimes A Basic Sedan Makes For The Best Curbside Classic

    Posted on August 24, 2026 | 16 Comments
    A few weeks ago, I made a 100-mile round trip in my ’53 Buick to grab a Vernors, which in reality was just an excuse to exercise the Buick and […]

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  • (Updated 8/23/2026)          Toyota knocked one out of the park with the introduction of the MR2 in 1984 (February, 1985 in the US)–the first mass-produced mid-engine car […]

    Curbside Classic: 1989 Toyota MR2 SC – That’s Mister Two To You

    Posted on August 23, 2026 | 44 Comments
    (Updated 8/23/2026)          Toyota knocked one out of the park with the introduction of the MR2 in 1984 (February, 1985 in the US)–the first mass-produced mid-engine car […]

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  • (Updated 8/23/2026)          “You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his […]

    1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – Taking It Out for a Spin

    Posted on August 23, 2026 | 13 Comments
    (Updated 8/23/2026)          “You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his […]

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  • Today’s tour through vintage images will be thanks to postcards of American main streets and downtowns. Before the era of big-box stores, sprawling shopping centers, and endless suburban development, these […]

    Vintage 1950s & 1960s Postcards Of Main Streets And Downtowns

    Posted on August 23, 2026 | 20 Comments
    Today’s tour through vintage images will be thanks to postcards of American main streets and downtowns. Before the era of big-box stores, sprawling shopping centers, and endless suburban development, these […]

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  • To mark the 80th anniversary of the ANWB Wegenwacht, the Visscher Classique car museum in the Netherlands is holding a temporary exhibition of all kinds of classic and modern road […]

    A Pictorial History Of Dutch Roadside Assistance Vehicles – Two-Wheelers And Four-Wheelers, But No ATVs

    Posted on August 23, 2026 | 15 Comments
    To mark the 80th anniversary of the ANWB Wegenwacht, the Visscher Classique car museum in the Netherlands is holding a temporary exhibition of all kinds of classic and modern road […]

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  • In April 2023, I was in crisis mode. We had gone from three functional cars to one functional Kei car. The Z3 had been rear-ended the month before and was […]

    My 1996 Mitsuoka Galue I: The Oddball Japanese Sedan That Became Our Family Car

    Posted on August 23, 2026 | 20 Comments
    In April 2023, I was in crisis mode. We had gone from three functional cars to one functional Kei car. The Z3 had been rear-ended the month before and was […]

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  • The Mobile Director option was one of the signature features of the 1967 Imperial, a pricey package that was supposed to transform the big Imperial Crown Coupe into a rolling […]

    1967 Imperial Crown Coupe With Mobile Director Option: A Luxury Car For The Working Executive On The Go

    Posted on August 23, 2026 | 26 Comments
    The Mobile Director option was one of the signature features of the 1967 Imperial, a pricey package that was supposed to transform the big Imperial Crown Coupe into a rolling […]

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  • (Updated 8/22/2026)     This particular zone of the Broadway Auto Row in Oakland has long been a lucky spot for me to spot cars on gloomy days.  This is the second […]

    Curbside Classic: 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible – Carefree Conclusions

    Posted on August 22, 2026 | 51 Comments
    (Updated 8/22/2026)     This particular zone of the Broadway Auto Row in Oakland has long been a lucky spot for me to spot cars on gloomy days.  This is the second […]

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  • (Updated 8/22/2026)        Here’s a bus that maybe a few of our “more senior” CC readers in North America (yours truly included) may have hitched a ride in […]

    Bus Stop Classics: 1968-75 Highway Products Twin Coach TC-25/29 – The Last Bus to Carry the Storied Twin Coach Name

    Posted on August 22, 2026 | 22 Comments
    (Updated 8/22/2026)        Here’s a bus that maybe a few of our “more senior” CC readers in North America (yours truly included) may have hitched a ride in […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. The 1960’s and 1970’s were good years overall for Dodge, as they (like many others) went after the youth market brought on by the baby boomer […]

    Dodges In Their Prime — Vintage Photos 1960s-1970s

    Posted on August 22, 2026 | 18 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. The 1960’s and 1970’s were good years overall for Dodge, as they (like many others) went after the youth market brought on by the baby boomer […]

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  • Upon graduating from high school in the spring of 1985, I eagerly anticipated getting my first car. But not the Mustang II my mother had held onto for me after […]

    My 1979 VW Scirocco – Aspiring to an Empty Bank Account

    Posted on August 22, 2026 | 25 Comments
    Upon graduating from high school in the spring of 1985, I eagerly anticipated getting my first car. But not the Mustang II my mother had held onto for me after […]

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  • (2007, 2026)    Somewhere east of Laramie, rocketing across the plains at 96 in a ’69 Fury, a twangy country singer on the radio lectured us with the old song (first […]

    Auto-Biography: 1969 Plymouth Fury – Somewhere East of Laramie

    Posted on August 22, 2026 | 64 Comments
    (2007, 2026)    Somewhere east of Laramie, rocketing across the plains at 96 in a ’69 Fury, a twangy country singer on the radio lectured us with the old song (first […]

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  • Although it listed for about $150 more than a comparable Chevrolet Impala V-8, Buick pitched the 1966 LeSabre as “a miser disguised as big-spending royalty” — an economical big car […]

    1966 Buick LeSabre 400: A Four-Door Family Sedan With A Small V-8 And Turbo Hydra-Matic

    Posted on August 22, 2026 | 12 Comments
    Although it listed for about $150 more than a comparable Chevrolet Impala V-8, Buick pitched the 1966 LeSabre as “a miser disguised as big-spending royalty” — an economical big car […]

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  • posted at the Cohort by Nathan Williams (Updated 8/21/2026)           Every car has a story, but this one’s is a bit complicated. Yes, this is a former […]

    Reynolds Boughton RB44 Camper – How Did a Dodge Van Cab End Up Being Used On A British Military Vehicle?

    Posted on August 21, 2026 | 17 Comments
    posted at the Cohort by Nathan Williams (Updated 8/21/2026)           Every car has a story, but this one’s is a bit complicated. Yes, this is a former […]

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  • (Updated 8/21/2026)        GM’s first wave of downsizing produced some surprisingly fondly remembered cars, including the ’78–’81 Chevrolet Malibu. But how did one of those rear-drive A-bodies stack […]

    Vintage Car and Driver Review: 1981 Malibu Classic Versus Omega ES2800 – Old School vs. New School

    Posted on August 21, 2026 | 86 Comments
    (Updated 8/21/2026)        GM’s first wave of downsizing produced some surprisingly fondly remembered cars, including the ’78–’81 Chevrolet Malibu. But how did one of those rear-drive A-bodies stack […]

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