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  • Unlike Ford, which had an uninterrupted stream of Rancheros starting with the very first in 1957 (CC here), Chevrolet took a break during 1961-1963. Perhaps they considered the El Corvair […]

    Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet El Camino – Designed To Be Effective At Certain Tasks

    Posted on July 19, 2025 | 9 Comments
    Unlike Ford, which had an uninterrupted stream of Rancheros starting with the very first in 1957 (CC here), Chevrolet took a break during 1961-1963. Perhaps they considered the El Corvair […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. It is time for another round of convertibles, this time from the sixties.  These will bring back memories for some, and all of us can choose […]

    Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles In The 1960s – Cars To Enjoy The Outdoors, Sixties Style

    Posted on July 19, 2025 | 30 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. It is time for another round of convertibles, this time from the sixties.  These will bring back memories for some, and all of us can choose […]

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  • Here’s a find I had been hoping to come across for a while: a 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon, which I had previously seen listed on the local FB Marketplace. A […]

    Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon – A Survivor From The 2-Door Wagon’s Peak Era

    Posted on July 19, 2025 | 13 Comments
    Here’s a find I had been hoping to come across for a while: a 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon, which I had previously seen listed on the local FB Marketplace. A […]

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  •   In 1975, when I still had my first car, a Datsun 1200 coupe, I found a temporary job unloading a ship. This was no ordinary ship – it was […]

    My 1979 Dodge Omni and 1979 Fiat Strada – FWD Compacts To Begin The 1980s

    Posted on July 19, 2025 | 14 Comments
      In 1975, when I still had my first car, a Datsun 1200 coupe, I found a temporary job unloading a ship. This was no ordinary ship – it was […]

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  • (first posted 4/16/2019)       I have several route options for my daily commute, and one of the more rural (and scenic) ones takes me past this farm where a […]

    Curbside Finds: Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency(s) – Postlude in C, Opus 94-96

    Posted on July 18, 2025 | 27 Comments
    (first posted 4/16/2019)       I have several route options for my daily commute, and one of the more rural (and scenic) ones takes me past this farm where a […]

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  • Recently, I had the experience of having a teenage boy in my company.  He was at the house with his mother and younger sister and, wanting to create some distance […]

    Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – The Trajectory of Life

    Posted on July 18, 2025 | 11 Comments
    Recently, I had the experience of having a teenage boy in my company.  He was at the house with his mother and younger sister and, wanting to create some distance […]

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  • Orbit Oldsmobile showroom, Michigan City, IN.

    Vintage Photos: Oldsmobile Dealers In The ’50s-’60s – Rocket Age Images From The Rocket Division

    Posted on July 18, 2025 | 19 Comments
    Orbit Oldsmobile showroom, Michigan City, IN.

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  • Text submitted by Victor Van Tress. Today, we’ll go over the story of how I came upon owning, for many years, an ’86 Peugeot 505 Turbo that had a brief, […]

    My 1986 Peugeot 505 Turbo – Once A TV Star, Then Race Car, Still My Daily Driver; Or “Dispelling The Myths”

    Posted on July 18, 2025 | 19 Comments
    Text submitted by Victor Van Tress. Today, we’ll go over the story of how I came upon owning, for many years, an ’86 Peugeot 505 Turbo that had a brief, […]

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  • General Motors was the undisputed U.S. market leader as the 1957 model year got underway.  In spite of a dominant 52% market share, GM wasn’t content to rest on its […]

    Vintage Review: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – General Motors

    Posted on July 18, 2025 | 8 Comments
    General Motors was the undisputed U.S. market leader as the 1957 model year got underway.  In spite of a dominant 52% market share, GM wasn’t content to rest on its […]

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  •   I found an auction listing for this 1929 Cadillac Imperial limousine while looking for pictures for a different article, and while I only ended up using one photo of […]

    1929 Cadillac 341B 7-Passenger Imperial Sedan – On The Brink Of Modernity, But It Still Took Nine Steps To Start The Engine

    Posted on July 18, 2025 | 22 Comments
      I found an auction listing for this 1929 Cadillac Imperial limousine while looking for pictures for a different article, and while I only ended up using one photo of […]

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  • (first posted 2/1/2019)      Regardless of one’s personal opinion of the Toyota Camry, it’s a quantitative fact that the Camry ranks high as one of history’s best selling car. […]

    Curbside Find: 1991 Toyota Camry DX Wagon – Gut Fish, Not Houses

    Posted on July 17, 2025 | 57 Comments
    (first posted 2/1/2019)      Regardless of one’s personal opinion of the Toyota Camry, it’s a quantitative fact that the Camry ranks high as one of history’s best selling car. […]

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  • Some older cars can just make you smile, by virtue of styling cues from a bygone era, flashy chrome, vibrant colors, endearing quirkiness, or maybe all of those things.  Some […]

    In-Motion Classic: 1964 Ford Custom – Not Quite A Happy Face

    Posted on July 17, 2025 | 22 Comments
    Some older cars can just make you smile, by virtue of styling cues from a bygone era, flashy chrome, vibrant colors, endearing quirkiness, or maybe all of those things.  Some […]

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  • While today we usually just call them all Edsels, when it debuted in 1958 Edsel was actually a full vehicle lineup, sporting both “Senior” and “Junior” models, each with a […]

    What’s in a Name? The Second Lives of Edsel Model Names

    Posted on July 17, 2025 | 16 Comments
    While today we usually just call them all Edsels, when it debuted in 1958 Edsel was actually a full vehicle lineup, sporting both “Senior” and “Junior” models, each with a […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. I am a car watcher first, but I am a people watcher as well.  It has always been fun to connect cars to their people and […]

    Vintage Snapshots: Fashions And Cars Of The ’60s & ’70s

    Posted on July 17, 2025 | 21 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. I am a car watcher first, but I am a people watcher as well.  It has always been fun to connect cars to their people and […]

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  •   The restyled 1961-1963 Rambler American has often been derided as the ugliest and most mal-proportioned car of its time. It was boxy, but not in a good way. Its […]

    Curbside Find: 1962 Rambler American 400 – America’s Ugliest Convertible Still Manages To Be Cute

    Posted on July 17, 2025 | 29 Comments
      The restyled 1961-1963 Rambler American has often been derided as the ugliest and most mal-proportioned car of its time. It was boxy, but not in a good way. Its […]

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