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Curbside Classic: 1983 Mitsubishi Starion – Or Is It Stallion? Did I Finally Solve The Mystery Of Its Name?
Posted on October 10, 2020 | 132 Comments(first posted 11/29/2011) Stallion CC, Take Two: I just deleted the first three paragraphs of what I had written. Starting on a new CC is always a bit of a […] -
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1937 Kenworth D-89-H – The First Kenworth COE To Invade The Eastern Market
Posted on October 10, 2020 | 4 CommentsToday’s Vintage TODT comes via Shorpy, which means if you want even greater detail than you get by clicking on this image, click this to see it in its original […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Lotus Elan Sprint – The Best Elan Yet, And The Last One
Posted on October 10, 2020 | 10 CommentsWe’ve yet to do a proper CC on the Elan, but this review by R&T goes some distance to help put the Elan in perspective. This Sprint version was the […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: One VW Convertible Towing A Very Different VW Convertible
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Curbside Outtake: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera – Does It Get The Cutlass Love Too?
Posted on October 10, 2020 | 34 CommentsThe 1985 Cutlass Supreme coupe that I posted last weekend got lots of love. Oodles and oodles of it, as it became our highest viewed post of the week. So […] -
COAL: #36 2005 Toyota Land Cruiser – The Cadillac of Toyotas
Posted on October 10, 2020 | 9 CommentsAlright, so you are probably thinking what could have made me sell my favorite car so far. Well, it’s the car that I almost bought instead of the 2010 S80 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus – Chrysler Jumps The Shark (Again) With A Tip Of The Hat To Virgil Exner and Marcello Gandini
Posted on October 9, 2020 | 107 Comments(first posted 10/9/2014) From the end of WWII until the minivan-Cherokee era, Chrysler rode a stylistic see-saw—as well as a financial one. One minute its designs were too conservative, the […] -
Vintage Photograph: Ford Rotunda, 1953
Posted on October 9, 2020 | 14 CommentsFrom Shorpy. “Ford 50th Anniversary vehicle display at the Ford Rotunda.” On the turntable, the 1954 Mercury Monterey “Sun Valley” with its green-tinted plexiglas roof. Color transparency from the Ford […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SL – Open Your Eyes
Posted on October 9, 2020 | 10 CommentsThere’s wonder to be found in everyday things, regardless of where you live. In a city setting, a view into the plate glass of a retail storefront will sometimes showcase […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1972 Volvo 1800ES – A Successful Butt Lift
Posted on October 9, 2020 | 20 CommentsThe Volvo P1800 was already stylistically outdated when it finally went into production in 1961, having been designed back in 1957. Yet it soldiered on all through the sixties, with […] -
COAL: 2013 Ford Focus SE Sedan – Sold To Carvana For $7595
Posted on October 9, 2020 | 25 CommentsOn October 7, 2020, I officially said goodbye to my 2013 Ford Focus. For several reasons, I decided to part ways with the sedan. It’s currently a seller’s market. And […] -
Curbside Classic: 1975 Excalibur Series III Phaeton, 1989 Touring Sedan and 1990 Limousine – How A Semi-Tasteful Beginning Became The Epitome Of Kitsch
Posted on October 9, 2020 | 26 Comments1963 is a milestone year in design history, and I’m not talking about the new Corvette Sting Ray, Riviera or Grand Prix. For some curious reason, two of America’s best […] -
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – The Joys Of Getting Lost
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 117 Comments(first posted 10/8/2014) This past weekend, as most of you have read, was a rather fun-filled affair; not only did I get to meet a large handful of our […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1972 Dodge Colt (gen1/Mitsubishi Colt Galant) – Found At Last
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 19 Commentstbm3fan has finally found what has eluded us so far: Curbside shots of a gen1 Dodge Colt (Mitsubishi Colt Galant) that was Chrysler’s first Japanese import, starting in MY 1971. […] -
Craigslist Find: 1976 Citroen CX 2200 Diesel Wagon – Not Your Typical Anything
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 25 CommentsI rarely peruse my local Craigslist. Maybe I should do it a bit more often, because I came across this car recently – not the typical car one would expect […]