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  • (first posted 9/5/2019)       During the 1980s, one of Nissan’s advertising taglines was “Major Motion” — cheesy to be sure, but looking at the company’s products with hindsight, Nissan […]

    Curbside Finds: 1980s Nissans – Four Doses Of Major Motion

    Posted on September 3, 2025 | 38 Comments
    (first posted 9/5/2019)       During the 1980s, one of Nissan’s advertising taglines was “Major Motion” — cheesy to be sure, but looking at the company’s products with hindsight, Nissan […]

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  • Some time ago, I took a spin in my imaginary time machine to go back to a Packard dealer of 1958.  Today we do not need the time machine because […]

    Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge D100 Pickup Truck – New Old Stock?

    Posted on September 3, 2025 | 16 Comments
    Some time ago, I took a spin in my imaginary time machine to go back to a Packard dealer of 1958.  Today we do not need the time machine because […]

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  • Time for another chapter in my series of American cars lost in the tropics, with this 1975 Ford Thunderbird that showed up recently in my FB Marketplace feed. It’s a […]

    1975 Ford Thunderbird: Copper-Toned Neoclassical Time-Capsule

    Posted on September 3, 2025 | 17 Comments
    Time for another chapter in my series of American cars lost in the tropics, with this 1975 Ford Thunderbird that showed up recently in my FB Marketplace feed. It’s a […]

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  • VW Things aren’t common in the first place, given that only about 29,000 of them were sold in the US and it’s estimated that only 35 to 50 percent of […]

    Rare Find: Volkswagen Type 182 With RHD Spotted In Indiana

    Posted on September 3, 2025 | 8 Comments
    VW Things aren’t common in the first place, given that only about 29,000 of them were sold in the US and it’s estimated that only 35 to 50 percent of […]

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  • Although it’s already been canceled after its one and only season, the 2025 HBO Max show Duster is a car lover’s dream. Set in Phoenix in 1972, it’s full of […]

    The Cars Of Duster – A Car-Spotter’s Dream On HBO Max

    Posted on September 3, 2025 | 15 Comments
    Although it’s already been canceled after its one and only season, the 2025 HBO Max show Duster is a car lover’s dream. Set in Phoenix in 1972, it’s full of […]

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  • Strother MacMinn, an ex-GM designer and long-time teacher at the Art Center College of Design, had this to say about Harley Earl: “[He] designed so you could walk around a […]

    1952 Oldsmobile Super 88 – A Classic That Entertains From Any Angle

    Posted on September 3, 2025 | 15 Comments
    Strother MacMinn, an ex-GM designer and long-time teacher at the Art Center College of Design, had this to say about Harley Earl: “[He] designed so you could walk around a […]

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  • (first posted 9/3/2019)       Everybody has their favorite time of year.  Each season has its own particular set of perks but none of them equal the sheer splendor and […]

    In Motion Classic: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – Farewell Summer

    Posted on September 2, 2025 | 31 Comments
    (first posted 9/3/2019)       Everybody has their favorite time of year.  Each season has its own particular set of perks but none of them equal the sheer splendor and […]

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  • (first posted 9/4/2019)      In my recent quest to discover the wild world of JDM cars in their natural habitat, there are times when I hesitate to take certain […]

    Curbside Classic: 1981 Nissan Gloria (430) SDL Turbo Hardtop – Madam Gloria Will See You Now

    Posted on September 2, 2025 | 37 Comments
    (first posted 9/4/2019)      In my recent quest to discover the wild world of JDM cars in their natural habitat, there are times when I hesitate to take certain […]

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  • Back to the fifties and sixties, featuring a duo of conventional dump trucks from Germany, both with a 4×2 drivetrain and a Meiller Kipper three-way dump bed with wooden dropsides. […]

    Truck Stop Classics: Büssing Commodore SK And M.A.N. Diesel 515 L1 – The Long And The Short Of It

    Posted on September 2, 2025 | 18 Comments
    Back to the fifties and sixties, featuring a duo of conventional dump trucks from Germany, both with a 4×2 drivetrain and a Meiller Kipper three-way dump bed with wooden dropsides. […]

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  • After a rather long European holiday, which has yielded a fair share of CC subject matter, I have come back to Tokyo, ready to dip into my ‘30s and ‘40s […]

    Curbside Classic: 1934 Bentley 3½ Litre Cabriolet by Park Ward – Reinventing Bentley

    Posted on September 2, 2025 | 7 Comments
    After a rather long European holiday, which has yielded a fair share of CC subject matter, I have come back to Tokyo, ready to dip into my ‘30s and ‘40s […]

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  • Although a 1969 GTO convertible ignited my love for General Motors products at the tender age of 20 or 21, GTOs mostly escape my notice anymore.  In my sleepy little […]

    Car Show Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest — In A Sea Of GTOs, Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On

    Posted on September 2, 2025 | 15 Comments
    Although a 1969 GTO convertible ignited my love for General Motors products at the tender age of 20 or 21, GTOs mostly escape my notice anymore.  In my sleepy little […]

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  • A road trip through my native Michigan last month was a reinvigorating and life-affirming experience.  This was my third such annual excursion where I had taken a whistle-stop tour through […]

    Curbside Musings: 1960 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – The Big Breakfast

    Posted on September 2, 2025 | 27 Comments
    A road trip through my native Michigan last month was a reinvigorating and life-affirming experience.  This was my third such annual excursion where I had taken a whistle-stop tour through […]

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  • (first posted 6/18/2019)    The Mercedes SL-Class, for nearly its entire history up until the past decade or so, has continuously been a truly iconic vehicle. Whether it be the original […]

    Curbside Find: 2000 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 – Still Glamorous

    Posted on September 1, 2025 | 30 Comments
    (first posted 6/18/2019)    The Mercedes SL-Class, for nearly its entire history up until the past decade or so, has continuously been a truly iconic vehicle. Whether it be the original […]

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  • (first posted 8/3/2019)        Yes, I know, it’s getting repetitive. “Yet another late 20th Century white Toyota JDM-only hardtop sedan? It’s the third in as many days, T87. […]

    Curbside Classic: 1987 Toyota Cresta GT Twin Turbo (GX71) – The Faux Hardtop That’s Hard To Top

    Posted on September 1, 2025 | 37 Comments
    (first posted 8/3/2019)        Yes, I know, it’s getting repetitive. “Yet another late 20th Century white Toyota JDM-only hardtop sedan? It’s the third in as many days, T87. […]

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  • For decades now, Jeep has been one of the most enthusiastic employers of special editions and so there was no shortage of Jeeps to choose from for the Jeep-Eagle edition […]

    Top 10 Obscure Special Editions And Limited-Run Models: Jeep-Eagle Edition, Part I

    Posted on September 1, 2025 | 10 Comments
    For decades now, Jeep has been one of the most enthusiastic employers of special editions and so there was no shortage of Jeeps to choose from for the Jeep-Eagle edition […]

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