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My 1979 Mercury Capri: Lessons from The Red-Fox-Crap-Box
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 33 CommentsWhen I was a teen, almost everyone I knew caught a case of “Fox Body Fever,” or FBF. While my first Fox car was a ‘79 Capri, I blame my […] -
Curbside Find: Toyota Crown – Japanese Import Royalty
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 73 Comments(first posted 12/8/2013) While not nearly as popular as a few years back, there is still a steady stream of 15+ year-old Japanese market vehicles that make their way into […] -
Curbside Classic 1964 Chevrolet C30 Chinook Class C Motorhome – Let’s Hit The Road
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 6 CommentsIf you’ve been around CC for a while, you know I have a thing for old pickup campers and motorhomes. Especially so this time of year, as thoughts of boondocking […] -
Vintage Postcards: Chevrolet Dealers In The 1960s
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 21 CommentsBattjes Chevrolet, Elkhart, IN. -
Riding A 1970s Volvo Beater – Or What’s The Worst Car Interior You Ever Sat In?
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 13 CommentsSometimes, all it takes is a specific kind of car in the “right” type of condition to bring about full flashback. A beater condition seventies Volvo? With mange-like paint condition, […] -
My 1965 MGB: One Owner Since 1970 – Or 55 Years Of B’in Good
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 23 CommentsText submitted by Victor Van Tress. In August 1970, I bought, for $1,150, a five-year-old MGB. It was a 1965 Olde English white Tourer with matching factory hardtop, red leather […] -
1974 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D’Elegance And Talisman – Go Brougham Or Go Home
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 37 CommentsRecently, I said some not-nice things about the full-size Cadillacs of the ’70s, which I’ve never liked, and which I’ve previously likened to a fire sale on Cadillac prestige. […] -
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 […] -
Curbside Find: 2015 Dodge Dart – Missing The Bullseye
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 15 CommentsAnyone 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 […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Fancy Dressers And Their Cars, 1950s-1960s
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 23 CommentsToday 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 […] -
Trail Side Classics: ’67 Galaxie 500 Sedan And Other Finds Along the Montour Trail
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 19 CommentsIn 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 […] -
Rental Car Review – 2025 Lancia Ypsilon Ibrida LX Mild Hybrid: Is This A Lancia?
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 17 CommentsIs 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 […] -
1967 Mercury Cougar XR-7 – How Different Is Different Enough?
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 30 CommentsAuto 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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […]