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1994 Honda Vigor (CC2) 25S – Bigger By Name, Minor By Nature
Posted on October 9, 2025 | 8 CommentsOlder big Hondas like this Vigor are objectively awesome. Dynamic design, interesting technical solutions, great performance – it’s the full package. And that’s certainly what a lot of folks in […] -
1967 Chevrolet Impala Station Wagon: Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Posted on October 9, 2025 | 44 CommentsThe Monkees’ famous single “Pleasant Valley Sunday” made it all the way to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967 on the strengths of its up-tempo beat and […] -
Vintage Wheels Review: 1974 MGB GT V8 – An MGB And A Buick Engine Walk Into A Bar …
Posted on October 9, 2025 | 13 CommentsStop me if you’ve heard this one before: a small British sports car with a lusty American V-8 engine crammed under the hood. When MG installed the ex-Buick Rover V-8 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973–1979 Honda Civic – The Second Little Revolutionary
Posted on October 8, 2025 | 10 CommentsHow often does a truly revolutionary car appear? Let’s disqualify uranium powered flying cars on the cover of Popular Science and other quirky eccentrics from consideration, but focus on mass […] -
1978 Pontiac Grand Am – Neither “Grand” Nor “Am”
Posted on October 8, 2025 | 9 Comments(photo: AGuyinVancouver) To many, the name “Pontiac Grand Am” stirs up rather dizzying thoughts of the over-styled, over-cladded N-body compact, that Pontiac peddled upon rental fleets and the general population […] -
CC Global: 2025 MAN TGS 46.520 8×8 Wide Spread – The Traton Group’s King Off The Road
Posted on October 8, 2025 | 4 CommentsMAN is one of those truck manufacturers that can offer factory 4×4, 6×6, and 8×8 chassis with in-house front and rear drive axles. Often, a chassis-cab with such a drivetrain […] -
1969 IKA-Renault Rambler Ambassador – Argentina’s Take On American Luxury
Posted on October 8, 2025 | 8 CommentsIt was a vintage ad that sent me down the peculiar rabbit hole of American models built in South America — that alternate reality where familiar things appear as if […] -
Ford Falcon Memories: The 1960s Everyday Car In Vintage Photos
Posted on October 8, 2025 | 22 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Henry Ford was all about basic transportation, and I think he would have been pleased with the Falcon, especially the black ones. We are highlighting the […] -
Kerbside Classic: Austin FX4 London Taxi – 6th And Charnelton In Eugene, Please; Via Siberia
Posted on October 7, 2025 | 30 Comments(Updated 10/7/2025) After yesterday’s Checker post, it seems only fitting to take a look at the legendary London Taxi, the ultimate living dinosaur. The Austin FX4/Fairway design was built from […] -
1966 Dodge Dart GT and Dart 270 Hardtop Coupes – The Last Exner-mobiles
Posted on October 7, 2025 | 14 Comments(posted at the Cohort by Curtis Perry) Jim Cavanaugh’s CC on a 1964 Dodge Custom 880 pointed out that the 880 was the last relic of Chrysler Design Chief Virgil […] -
1990–1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette – An O.G. Luxury Minivan, But By No Means A Cadillac
Posted on October 7, 2025 | 20 CommentsIn today’s small field of minivan offerings, brands cover a broad spectrum from spartan to luxurious, with numerous trim levels all under one model. Yet when the minivan was a […] -
Chevrolet LUV and Toyota HiLux – 1970s Compact Trucks Still At Work
Posted on October 7, 2025 | 7 CommentsI have to admit that I’ve a personal fondness for the compact Japanese trucks of the 1970s. They were curious things in my childhood, much different from the American-built trucks […] -
1992 Daihatsu Mira (L200) Gran Limited – Not Exactly Gran, But Not That Limited Either
Posted on October 7, 2025 | 5 CommentsPity the poor Daihatsu. In some parallel universe, the feisty company’s Campagno would have sold well in export markets, enabling it to maintain its independence in spite of the pen-pushers […] -
Curbside Musings: 1973 Ford Mustang Convertible – At A Canter
Posted on October 7, 2025 | 45 CommentsI was on the third stop on my Great Michigan Adventure 2025 road trip this past August when this beautiful ’73 Mustang came into view. I was visiting Keri, a […]