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Curbside Classic: 1989 Daimler Six (XJ40) – Dead Cat Bounce
Posted on January 13, 2021 | 30 CommentsI’m no fan of the XJ40, but when this one showed up, on an highway service area in France about three weeks ago, I perked up. For one thing, it […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – Resplendent In Sunburst Yellow!
Posted on January 12, 2021 | 103 Comments(first posted 1/12/2015) Here we go again. You know the drill. If there’s a Cadillac out there in that classic light yellow paint and matching Sierra grain leather, I will […] -
Curbside Delivery News: GM Unveils EV Van Under New “BrightDrop” Brand – FedEx Gets First 500 This Year
Posted on January 12, 2021 | 36 CommentsI’ve been predicting it for a while, and here it is: GM’s new EV delivery van, the EV600, is to be sold under a new logistics-oriented brand “BrightDrop”. And the […] -
Brochure Classic: 1978 Chevrolet Monza ‘S’ Coupe – The Best Vega Ever, And Some Other Rare Monzas
Posted on January 12, 2021 | 105 CommentsHere’s a car I totally forgot existed, never knew existed, or purposely deleted from my memory banks. But then it’s no wonder: exactly 2,326 of these 1978 Monza ‘S’ Coupes […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 – Living The Dream
Posted on January 12, 2021 | 17 CommentsWhen I began working for my current employer almost ten years ago (that milestone will occur in April), I was assigned to a cubicle next to a colleague with whom […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The Half-Timbered Estate
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Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Camaro – Rising To The Challenge
Posted on January 12, 2021 | 26 CommentsPossibly one of a person’s more telling character traits is their willingness to be challenged. Some enjoy it; some need prodding; some need neither. An unwillingness to be challenged, in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1951 Plymouth Cranbrook – Automotive Immortality
Posted on January 11, 2021 | 81 Comments(first posted 4/3/2011) I’d been admiring this Plymouth’s blocky solidity for ten years, whenever its owner and I happen to work out at the Y simultaneously. I can count on […] -
On The Go Outtake: Reinforcing Stereotypes, Once Again
Posted on January 11, 2021 | 22 Comments -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: Slammed Honda Odyssey – It Was Just A Matter Of Time, But Where’s The Fart Can?
Posted on January 11, 2021 | 21 Commentsshot and posted by by William Rubano I’ve been wondering when we’d see this; it was just a matter of time. But then it probbaly isn’t the first either. And […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1971 Dodge Phoenix DG – Plymouth Fury, Australian Style
Posted on January 11, 2021 | 8 CommentsFuselages catch my eye anyway, but this one titled “Dodge Phoenix” threw me for a minute, or two. Another Canadian Plodge? Then I saw it was posted by Peter Wilding, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Simca 1501 – The Least Gallic Of All Sixties French Cars
Posted on January 11, 2021 | 22 CommentsI’m not sure this really still exists, but there used to be a time when a car could be typically French – or indeed, typically British, American or Japanese. It’s […] -
Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Aerostar – How Hard Can It Be to Make a Minivan? (Part 2)
Posted on January 10, 2021 | 131 Comments(first posted 9/2/2011) This is the second installment of an occasional series called How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? What do you do when you are the […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva SL – The Cinnamon Lollipop
Posted on January 10, 2021 | 25 CommentsThe junkyard is akin to a candy store, mounds and mounds of delicious treats and morsels to look at and perhaps inspect closer before deciding on something to sample (and […]