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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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  •   For 1980, Ford shifted its popular Lincoln Continental Mark personal luxury car to the smaller, more fuel-efficient Panther platform, only to watch in horror as sales of the new […]

    1980–1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Lincoln Looks Backwards And Trips Over Its Own Feet

    Posted on July 17, 2025 | 31 Comments
      For 1980, Ford shifted its popular Lincoln Continental Mark personal luxury car to the smaller, more fuel-efficient Panther platform, only to watch in horror as sales of the new […]

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  • (first posted 7/16/2013)    robotr10t has uploaded a raft of his sightings in Europe at the Cohort, and one of the more unusual ones is this Eunos Cosmo. Sold only through […]

    Eunos Cosmo (Mazda) – The Only Triple-Rotor Rotary Engine Production Car

    Posted on July 16, 2025 | 33 Comments
    (first posted 7/16/2013)    robotr10t has uploaded a raft of his sightings in Europe at the Cohort, and one of the more unusual ones is this Eunos Cosmo. Sold only through […]

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  • I shoot vintage vans, especially old camper vans, for obvious reasons. This extended length Maxivan with a high roof is as close as it gets to my ProMaster in configuration. […]

    Curbside Find: 1977 (or so) Dodge Maxivan Camper Van – The DodgeMaster High Roof

    Posted on July 16, 2025 | 11 Comments
    I shoot vintage vans, especially old camper vans, for obvious reasons. This extended length Maxivan with a high roof is as close as it gets to my ProMaster in configuration. […]

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  • I’ve been a long time fan of the classy Chrysler-Ghia Falcon show car of 1955, perhaps my favorite of the “Idea Car” concepts built during the Exner-Ghia collaboration years. And […]

    Vintage Photo: 1955 Chrysler-Ghia Falcon, In Venezuela

    Posted on July 16, 2025 | 13 Comments
    I’ve been a long time fan of the classy Chrysler-Ghia Falcon show car of 1955, perhaps my favorite of the “Idea Car” concepts built during the Exner-Ghia collaboration years. And […]

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  • It’s the summer and vintage cars are showing up in healthy numbers at the CC Cohort; out in regular outings, or at car shows. Of the many, this ’72 Buick […]

    1972 Buick GS Sports Coupe; And Other Recent Classic Finds From The CC Cohort

    Posted on July 16, 2025 | 13 Comments
    It’s the summer and vintage cars are showing up in healthy numbers at the CC Cohort; out in regular outings, or at car shows. Of the many, this ’72 Buick […]

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  • It’s morning on a bright summer day in Iowa City in 1962. I may have fallen asleep with a Corvette brochure, but now they’re lost somewhere in the folds of […]

    Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic Cross Country Wagon – The Non-Sexy Mom-Mobile

    Posted on July 16, 2025 | 13 Comments
    It’s morning on a bright summer day in Iowa City in 1962. I may have fallen asleep with a Corvette brochure, but now they’re lost somewhere in the folds of […]

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  • There are hot hatches, red hot hatches and then there are Renault’s mad mid-engined monster hatches. The all-time legend of those was the R5 Turbo (1980-85), i.e. the one that […]

    Curbside Classic: 2005 Renault Clio V6 – The Hatchback Of Notre-Dayum!

    Posted on July 16, 2025 | 10 Comments
    There are hot hatches, red hot hatches and then there are Renault’s mad mid-engined monster hatches. The all-time legend of those was the R5 Turbo (1980-85), i.e. the one that […]

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  • (first posted 6/15/2019)       Quite the contrast with the DAF commercial vehicles I usually post, this little DAF 33 van with an air-cooled 746 cc flat-twin engine. In 1967, […]

    Car Show Outtake: 1973 DAF 33 Variomatic Van – Basic Trucking

    Posted on July 15, 2025 | 17 Comments
    (first posted 6/15/2019)       Quite the contrast with the DAF commercial vehicles I usually post, this little DAF 33 van with an air-cooled 746 cc flat-twin engine. In 1967, […]

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  • As you were growing up, you likely heard the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” to the point of tedium. It’s sound advice that’s applicable to so many […]

    1979 Ford Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace-Car Replica – The Painted Lady

    Posted on July 15, 2025 | 18 Comments
    As you were growing up, you likely heard the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” to the point of tedium. It’s sound advice that’s applicable to so many […]

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  • Ford 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 Review: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Ford Motor Company

    Posted on July 15, 2025 | 16 Comments
    Ford 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 […]

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  • Text 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, […]

    Vintage Snapshots: Vans, Their People And Lifestyles In The ’60s & ’70s

    Posted on July 15, 2025 | 17 Comments
    Text 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, […]

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  • You 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: 2004 Toyota WiLL Cypha – The Curious WiLL’s Curious Ways

    Posted on July 15, 2025 | 8 Comments
    You 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 […]

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  • Which 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: Willys Jeep CJ-5 (1955-1963) – The Making Of An Icon

    Posted on July 15, 2025 | 26 Comments
    Which 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 […]

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  • Some 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: 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Dorian Gray Goes to Horse Country

    Posted on July 14, 2025 | 11 Comments
    Some 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 […]

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