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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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  • That 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 […]

    Curbside Classic: 1961 Falcon – How To Build A Winning Compact

    Posted on July 14, 2025 | 19 Comments
    That 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 […]

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  • Ed Van Ness Motors Inc., Wayne, NJ.

    Vintage Postcards: Dodge Dealers Of The ’50s, ’60s & ’70s

    Posted on July 14, 2025 | 14 Comments
    Ed Van Ness Motors Inc., Wayne, NJ.

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  • About 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 Finds: Honda Civics From The ’80s Around Town

    Posted on July 14, 2025 | 7 Comments
    About 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 […]

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  • Look 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 […]

    Curbside Classic: 2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature L – Giant Living Fossil

    Posted on July 14, 2025 | 15 Comments
    Look 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 […]

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  •   So 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 […]

    1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible: Dreams and Fantasies . . .

    Posted on July 14, 2025 | 18 Comments
      So 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 […]

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  • Without 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 […]

    Vintage Review: Motor Trend’s 1957 New Car Issue – Chrysler Corporation

    Posted on July 13, 2025 | 25 Comments
    Without 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 […]

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  • As 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 […]

    Curbside Classic: Olds Cutlass Ciera S Classic Edition – Classy

    Posted on July 13, 2025 | 14 Comments
    As 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 […]

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  • At 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 […]

    1977 Chrysler Cordoba – Still Attracting Attention

    Posted on July 13, 2025 | 18 Comments
    At 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 […]

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  •   John 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 […]

    CC Global: John Deere Tractors – Different Fields, Same Big Green Machines

    Posted on July 13, 2025 | 17 Comments
      John 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 […]

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  •   Whenever 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 […]

    Vintage Photos: Evolution Of An Old Time Service Station In Washington

    Posted on July 13, 2025 | 11 Comments
      Whenever 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 […]

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  • Before about 1930, most cars used unsynchronized sliding-gear manual transmissions, which were aptly nicknamed “crash boxes” because shifting without clashing gears took real skill. In 1929, however, Cadillac and LaSalle […]

    1929 Cadillac/LaSalle Synchro-Mesh Transmission – “Shifting Is Made Simple And Clashing Of Gears Is Ended”

    Posted on July 13, 2025 | 13 Comments
    Before about 1930, most cars used unsynchronized sliding-gear manual transmissions, which were aptly nicknamed “crash boxes” because shifting without clashing gears took real skill. In 1929, however, Cadillac and LaSalle […]

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  • (first posted 5/18/2013)     My phone vibrated. It was a text from my brother, with this photo attached. “I’m in Columbus, Ohio, and look what I found!” “What is it?” I […]

    Curbside Classic: 1966 Renault Caravelle – Drama, Intrigue, A Man Named Exner and Disappointing Sales

    Posted on July 12, 2025 | 51 Comments
    (first posted 5/18/2013)     My phone vibrated. It was a text from my brother, with this photo attached. “I’m in Columbus, Ohio, and look what I found!” “What is it?” I […]

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  • Canadian cars and trucks are the mother-lode of badge engineering. Mercury trucks came about due to a quirk of the Canadian Ford dealership system due to the sparsely populated areas […]

    Canada’s Mercury Trucks – We Do Things A Bit Differently Up Here

    Posted on July 12, 2025 | 15 Comments
    Canadian cars and trucks are the mother-lode of badge engineering. Mercury trucks came about due to a quirk of the Canadian Ford dealership system due to the sparsely populated areas […]

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  • East Illinois St., view to the east, 1980.

    Street Views Of Chicago – Photos From 1976 – 1986

    Posted on July 12, 2025 | 11 Comments
    East Illinois St., view to the east, 1980.

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