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Vintage Review: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Ford Motor Company
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 16 CommentsFord Motor Company enjoyed a good year for 1957. The Ford Division introduced thoroughly revamped cars throughout its line-up, and even offered supercharging for the first time ever as an […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Vans, Their People And Lifestyles In The ’60s & ’70s
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Vans and van life is our subject today, with a good variety of images to view. These were all over the place back in the day, […] -
Curbside Classic: 2004 Toyota WiLL Cypha – The Curious WiLL’s Curious Ways
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 8 CommentsYou have to hand it to Toyota. When they start thinking outside the box, they can really let their creativity run wild. It doesn’t happen too often – they’re no […] -
Curbside Classic: Willys Jeep CJ-5 (1955-1963) – The Making Of An Icon
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 26 CommentsWhich is more universally and instantly recognizable: A VW Beetle or a Jeep CJ? Hard to say; they’re both iconic. But unlike the Beetle, whose body shape (except for windows […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Dorian Gray Goes to Horse Country
Posted on July 14, 2025 | 11 CommentsSome cars have had longer lives–the Volkswagen beetle comes to mind–but not very many, certainly not in the U.S. From its introduction in late 1962 as a 1963 model, until […] -
Curbside Classic: 1961 Falcon – How To Build A Winning Compact
Posted on July 14, 2025 | 19 CommentsThat could be me sitting in that barber chair, for two reasons. Well, that is the exact chair I sit in when I get my hair cut. And I could […] -
Vintage Postcards: Dodge Dealers Of The ’50s, ’60s & ’70s
Posted on July 14, 2025 | 14 CommentsEd Van Ness Motors Inc., Wayne, NJ. -
Curbside Finds: Honda Civics From The ’80s Around Town
Posted on July 14, 2025 | 7 CommentsAbout two years ago, I came across a fairly well kept early second generation Civic near our theater rehearsal studio in San Salvador. If anything, these Hondas, along with vehicles […] -
Curbside Classic: 2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature L – Giant Living Fossil
Posted on July 14, 2025 | 15 CommentsLook at that, a coelacanth out of water! The venerable Panther-based Town Car has now been out of production for a decade and a half, yet its final iteration has […] -
1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible: Dreams and Fantasies . . .
Posted on July 14, 2025 | 18 CommentsSo yesterday I was on my way to get a pizza slice, and out of the corner of my eye I happened to see . . . Yes! The […] -
Vintage Review: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Chrysler Corporation
Posted on July 13, 2025 | 25 CommentsWithout question, the stars of the 1957 season came from Chrysler Corporation. Virgil Exner’s stunning designs simply clobbered everything else on the market. For buyers seeking newness, glamour and the […] -
Curbside Classic: Olds Cutlass Ciera S Classic Edition – Classy
Posted on July 13, 2025 | 14 CommentsAs you undoubtedly know, I’m a connoisseur of GM A-Body special editions. I’ve been fortunate to find several of them, including the Ciera Rubies and Gold Edition, and the Century […] -
1977 Chrysler Cordoba – Still Attracting Attention
Posted on July 13, 2025 | 18 CommentsAt car shows, I’m often attracted to a few cars for no particular reason – and at a nearby show in June, this 1977 Cordoba was one such car. I […] -
CC Global: John Deere Tractors – Different Fields, Same Big Green Machines
Posted on July 13, 2025 | 17 CommentsJohn Deere 4WD farm tractors are a common sight in the Netherlands, both on- and off-road. Outside the city areas, you simply can’t miss them. That is, if you […] -
Vintage Photos: Evolution Of An Old Time Service Station In Washington
Posted on July 13, 2025 | 11 CommentsWhenever the path of progress leads you back in time, the rabbit hole awaits. Like when renovations to an old building reveal an earlier incarnation, maybe a classic structure […]