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  • Regardless of their reputation, the “big” 1971 Mustang just wasn’t that big. At 189.5″ inches long, it was only 7.9″ longer than the original ’65 Mustang and a mere 1.5″ […]

    1971 Ford Mustangs: Every Color From Raven Black To Light Gold

    Posted on November 10, 2025 | 36 Comments
    Regardless of their reputation, the “big” 1971 Mustang just wasn’t that big. At 189.5″ inches long, it was only 7.9″ longer than the original ’65 Mustang and a mere 1.5″ […]

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  • I ran across the listing for this black 1953 Chrysler Custom Imperial sedan due to an embarrassing error by the noted British auction house Bonhams, whose catalog had incorrectly listed […]

    Sober Black 1953 Chrysler Custom Imperial Has a Cheerful Mint-Green Interior

    Posted on November 10, 2025 | 21 Comments
    I ran across the listing for this black 1953 Chrysler Custom Imperial sedan due to an embarrassing error by the noted British auction house Bonhams, whose catalog had incorrectly listed […]

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  • (Updated 11/9/2025)       Last week, the road from Dallas delivered more than pavement. On my return trip along I-40, I found this 1967 Caprice hardtop in a McDonald’s parking […]

    1967 Chevrolet Caprice: A California Survivor In Albuquerque, NM

    Posted on November 9, 2025 | 43 Comments
    (Updated 11/9/2025)       Last week, the road from Dallas delivered more than pavement. On my return trip along I-40, I found this 1967 Caprice hardtop in a McDonald’s parking […]

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  • (Updated 11/9/2025) Today sees the 36th anniversary of perhaps the most momentous event in Europe’s history since 1945 – the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of the […]

    1984 Trabant 601-S: The Other People’s Car From The Other Germany, Still Significant

    Posted on November 9, 2025 | 49 Comments
    (Updated 11/9/2025) Today sees the 36th anniversary of perhaps the most momentous event in Europe’s history since 1945 – the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of the […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. It has been a while since we last had a driveway gallery, and today we are focusing on the suburbs, which were a new thing in […]

    Vintage Photos Of 1950s Suburbs – And The Cars That Filled Their Driveways

    Posted on November 9, 2025 | 31 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. It has been a while since we last had a driveway gallery, and today we are focusing on the suburbs, which were a new thing in […]

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  • For the past 11 years, I’ve owned a 2014 Ford Focus ST. For the past 10.9 years, I have measured it against my 1998 BMW 328is coupe (the car it […]

    My 2014 Ford Focus ST: In the Shadow of Greatness

    Posted on November 9, 2025 | 30 Comments
    For the past 11 years, I’ve owned a 2014 Ford Focus ST. For the past 10.9 years, I have measured it against my 1998 BMW 328is coupe (the car it […]

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  • Slipping U.S. Jeep sales have been in the news a lot in recent years, leading pundits to ponder if the Jeep brand is on its way out. However, even a […]

    Vintage Ads: How Willys Jeep Tried To Lure Jeep Dealers In The 1950s And Early 1960s

    Posted on November 9, 2025 | 24 Comments
    Slipping U.S. Jeep sales have been in the news a lot in recent years, leading pundits to ponder if the Jeep brand is on its way out. However, even a […]

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  • (Updated 11/8/2025)       One of the things that always struck me about Japan and Japanese cars are that there are a lot of small cars, more than in most […]

    Curbside Finds in Japan: Parking At Home – The Long And Short Of It

    Posted on November 8, 2025 | 43 Comments
    (Updated 11/8/2025)       One of the things that always struck me about Japan and Japanese cars are that there are a lot of small cars, more than in most […]

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  • (Updated 11/8/2025)       Kansas City is a great place for finding CCs and my latest trip certainly didn’t disappoint. Sitting behind Union Station was a fabulous pairing of a […]

    Curbside Find: 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood and 1940 LaSalle – Maintaining The Pecking Order

    Posted on November 8, 2025 | 50 Comments
    (Updated 11/8/2025)       Kansas City is a great place for finding CCs and my latest trip certainly didn’t disappoint. Sitting behind Union Station was a fabulous pairing of a […]

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  • In the automotive world, the plain jane American full-size, rear-wheel, V8-powered sedan might as well be as basic as a cup of black coffee. While hardly popular anymore, these were […]

    Curbside Classic: 1985 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – A Latte From Its Black Coffee Roots

    Posted on November 8, 2025 | 22 Comments
    In the automotive world, the plain jane American full-size, rear-wheel, V8-powered sedan might as well be as basic as a cup of black coffee. While hardly popular anymore, these were […]

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  • This may come as a bit of a surprise, but Scania’s largest assembly facility isn’t located somewhere in Sweden, but in the Netherlands. The high-volume factory in the city of […]

    2025 Scania 770S V8 Highline 6×2 Tractor – One In a Million

    Posted on November 8, 2025 | 16 Comments
    This may come as a bit of a surprise, but Scania’s largest assembly facility isn’t located somewhere in Sweden, but in the Netherlands. The high-volume factory in the city of […]

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  • Should I ever own a big-block 1960s American car, a package like this is probably what I would pick; a stock-looking mid-size/mid-trim sedan, with a 396 under the hood and […]

    1966 Chevelle 300 Deluxe 2-Door With A 396 And 4-Speed: Understated Looks, Big-Block Might

    Posted on November 8, 2025 | 13 Comments
    Should I ever own a big-block 1960s American car, a package like this is probably what I would pick; a stock-looking mid-size/mid-trim sedan, with a 396 under the hood and […]

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  • After the demise of my 1977 Chevrolet Impala, I needed a new car. I ended up with a four-cylinder 1979 Mercury Zephyr ES with the four-speed stick.

    My 1979 Mercury Zephyr: A New Direction For Ford And Me

    Posted on November 8, 2025 | 23 Comments
    After the demise of my 1977 Chevrolet Impala, I needed a new car. I ended up with a four-cylinder 1979 Mercury Zephyr ES with the four-speed stick.

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  • The year is coming to its closing months, and coincidentally, some of our COAL series are reaching their end as well. Time to find new COAL contributors, the Cars Of […]

    COALers Needed

    Posted on November 7, 2025 | 3 Comments
    The year is coming to its closing months, and coincidentally, some of our COAL series are reaching their end as well. Time to find new COAL contributors, the Cars Of […]

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  • (Updated 11/7/2025)        While quite common in other parts of the world the Suzuki Samurai is a rare sight in Alberta these days. As a cheap and cheerful […]

    Curbside Find: Suzuki Samurai Survivor

    Posted on November 7, 2025 | 35 Comments
    (Updated 11/7/2025)        While quite common in other parts of the world the Suzuki Samurai is a rare sight in Alberta these days. As a cheap and cheerful […]

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