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  • (first posted 4/27/2019)       This mid-1970s Nissan Caravan has been roaming our suburban Tokyo neighborhood for several years. The owner had parked it in different locations but appears to […]

    Curbside Outtake: 1973 – 80 Nissan Caravan (E20) – The Box the Toaster Came In

    Posted on June 27, 2025 | 13 Comments
    (first posted 4/27/2019)       This mid-1970s Nissan Caravan has been roaming our suburban Tokyo neighborhood for several years. The owner had parked it in different locations but appears to […]

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  • Anyone who is familiar with the game of darts knows that the object of the game is to hit the bullseye. As far as compact cars are concerned, for many […]

    Curbside Find: 2015 Dodge Dart – Missing The Bullseye

    Posted on June 27, 2025 | 15 Comments
    Anyone who is familiar with the game of darts knows that the object of the game is to hit the bullseye. As far as compact cars are concerned, for many […]

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  • Today we have a gallery of fancy dressers and their cars; some of which were very fancy, and some not so fancy.  A lot has changed in the last fifty […]

    Vintage Snapshots: Fancy Dressers And Their Cars, 1950s-1960s

    Posted on June 27, 2025 | 23 Comments
    Today we have a gallery of fancy dressers and their cars; some of which were very fancy, and some not so fancy.  A lot has changed in the last fifty […]

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  • In my first installment of Trail Side Classics we were traveling along the GAP Trail. For this ride, let’s visit some possibly more interesting finds along a 13 Mile section […]

    Trail Side Classics: ’67 Galaxie 500 Sedan And Other Finds Along the Montour Trail

    Posted on June 27, 2025 | 19 Comments
    In my first installment of Trail Side Classics we were traveling along the GAP Trail. For this ride, let’s visit some possibly more interesting finds along a 13 Mile section […]

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  • Is there a brand we’d all like to see revive more than Lancia? It may not have the huge sport and racing heritage of Alfa Romeo, the thoughtful individualism of […]

    Rental Car Review – 2025 Lancia Ypsilon Ibrida LX Mild Hybrid: Is This A Lancia?

    Posted on June 27, 2025 | 17 Comments
    Is there a brand we’d all like to see revive more than Lancia? It may not have the huge sport and racing heritage of Alfa Romeo, the thoughtful individualism of […]

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  •   Auto enthusiasts talk a lot (and complain a lot) about badge engineering, where automakers slap a few bits of unique trim on a car or truck and try to […]

    1967 Mercury Cougar XR-7 – How Different Is Different Enough?

    Posted on June 27, 2025 | 30 Comments
      Auto enthusiasts talk a lot (and complain a lot) about badge engineering, where automakers slap a few bits of unique trim on a car or truck and try to […]

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  • (first posted 5/11/2019)        CC Contributor/Cohort Tim Finn posted some great shots of a ’68 442 doing what it was created to do: move, briskly. Panning a camera […]

    In-Motion Classic: 1968 Olds 442 On the Go

    Posted on June 26, 2025 | 31 Comments
    (first posted 5/11/2019)        CC Contributor/Cohort Tim Finn posted some great shots of a ’68 442 doing what it was created to do: move, briskly. Panning a camera […]

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  • (first posted 4/14/2019. Update 6/20/25: I see this truck regularly in my part of town; it’s a daily driver. The red paint is a bit duller now.)       The […]

    Curbside Find: 1994 Toyota HiAce Fire Truck With 4900 Miles – Welcome to Eugene!

    Posted on June 26, 2025 | 39 Comments
    (first posted 4/14/2019. Update 6/20/25: I see this truck regularly in my part of town; it’s a daily driver. The red paint is a bit duller now.)       The […]

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  • Childhood imaginations run rampant, especially when it comes to what’s under the hood of a car. I used to convince myself that our ’65 Coronet 440 really did pack a […]

    Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford – You’ll Never Guess What’s Under Its Hood

    Posted on June 26, 2025 | 10 Comments
    Childhood imaginations run rampant, especially when it comes to what’s under the hood of a car. I used to convince myself that our ’65 Coronet 440 really did pack a […]

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  • We’ll carry on from where we left off last time. All change for 1968! GM, Ford and Mopar all brought out new bodies for their intermediates, based on the previous […]

    CC In Scale: Muscle Cars, Part 2 — 1968-70

    Posted on June 26, 2025 | 20 Comments
    We’ll carry on from where we left off last time. All change for 1968! GM, Ford and Mopar all brought out new bodies for their intermediates, based on the previous […]

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  • I’ve been in this country for close to six years now, so I’m getting a sense of which JDM cars have become rare and which ones, though made in small […]

    Curbside Find: 1984 Mazda Cosmo (HB) Coupé – Yes, But Not This One

    Posted on June 26, 2025 | 18 Comments
    I’ve been in this country for close to six years now, so I’m getting a sense of which JDM cars have become rare and which ones, though made in small […]

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  •   Engineer Earle MacPherson devised an early version of his now-famous strut suspension for an abortive GM small car project, the Chevrolet Cadet, but it wasn’t until he went to […]

    The Origins Of The MacPherson Strut Suspension

    Posted on June 26, 2025 | 24 Comments
      Engineer Earle MacPherson devised an early version of his now-famous strut suspension for an abortive GM small car project, the Chevrolet Cadet, but it wasn’t until he went to […]

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  •   In a recent installment, I showed you the 1958 Mercury Park Lane–the super-luxury automobile introduced by Mercury to compete with cars priced just below Lincoln and Cadillac.  Now it’s […]

    1959 Mercury Park Lane–‘America’s Liveliest Luxury Car’!

    Posted on June 26, 2025 | 25 Comments
      In a recent installment, I showed you the 1958 Mercury Park Lane–the super-luxury automobile introduced by Mercury to compete with cars priced just below Lincoln and Cadillac.  Now it’s […]

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  • (first posted 5/17/2019)       The title phrase, which sounds like the beginning of a joke, immediately popped into my mind when I came across this sight.  With some cars […]

    Curbside Finds: Two Opels Drive Into A Gas Station . . .

    Posted on June 25, 2025 | 42 Comments
    (first posted 5/17/2019)       The title phrase, which sounds like the beginning of a joke, immediately popped into my mind when I came across this sight.  With some cars […]

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  • tan Crosley sedan photos by Fred Oliver   If you are reading this in the year 2061, I hope that the spirit of entrepreneurship is still alive and vibrant in […]

    The Rise and Fall Of The Crosley Automobile

    Posted on June 25, 2025 | 19 Comments
    tan Crosley sedan photos by Fred Oliver   If you are reading this in the year 2061, I hope that the spirit of entrepreneurship is still alive and vibrant in […]

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