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  • In our contentious world, there’s at least one thing that many of us can agree on: there’s something that looks just right about a 1969 Ford. Bonus points if it’s […]

    1969 Ford XL Convertible: A Big, Handsome, No-Nonsense Ford For (Most Of) Us To Love

    Posted on October 26, 2026 | 22 Comments
    In our contentious world, there’s at least one thing that many of us can agree on: there’s something that looks just right about a 1969 Ford. Bonus points if it’s […]

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  • Sometimes the parking areas outside of car shows are as interesting as the shows themselves.  I experienced such a phenomenon as I left a show earlier this year, and spotted […]

    1984 Nissan 200 SX – Rekindling The Magic

    Posted on October 26, 2026 | 11 Comments
    Sometimes the parking areas outside of car shows are as interesting as the shows themselves.  I experienced such a phenomenon as I left a show earlier this year, and spotted […]

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  • (Updated 10/25/2026)    Once, while working on my ’63 Galaxie, I used a cheater bar to remove a bolt.  It slipped, causing me to hit my forearm on the bumper and […]

    Curbside Classic: 1980 Ford Thunderbird – The Fabulous FUBAR Edition

    Posted on October 25, 2026 | 208 Comments
    (Updated 10/25/2026)    Once, while working on my ’63 Galaxie, I used a cheater bar to remove a bolt.  It slipped, causing me to hit my forearm on the bumper and […]

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  • (Updated 10/25/2026)          During the summer of 1992, I was 15 years old.  One would think that my fondest memories would involve first or second loves and […]

    CC Driver’s Ed Video: Harold Smith And The Smith System Of No-Accident Driving – Saving Us From Ourselves

    Posted on October 25, 2026 | 45 Comments
    (Updated 10/25/2026)          During the summer of 1992, I was 15 years old.  One would think that my fondest memories would involve first or second loves and […]

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  • In recent days, CC Cohort contributor canadiancatgreen has uploaded a batch of junkyard finds to our Flickr group. It’s been a while since our last visit to this yard, so […]

    Remember These? — A Junkyard Tour Through the 1990s

    Posted on October 25, 2026 | 18 Comments
    In recent days, CC Cohort contributor canadiancatgreen has uploaded a batch of junkyard finds to our Flickr group. It’s been a while since our last visit to this yard, so […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell The Chrysler Corporation built some popular cars that became classics during this time period, and that is what we are featuring today.  Most of them were […]

    When Chargers, Road Runners and Challengers Roamed The Streets: Vintage Photos 1960s-1970s

    Posted on October 25, 2026 | 23 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell The Chrysler Corporation built some popular cars that became classics during this time period, and that is what we are featuring today.  Most of them were […]

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  • “This is that crazy SOB in the Cadillac.” That crazy SOB would be me. And what made me a crazy SOB? I was competing in autocross, the domain of Miatas, […]

    My 2001 Cadillac Seville — Two Tons of Front-Wheel Drive Fun On The Autocross

    Posted on October 25, 2026 | 20 Comments
    “This is that crazy SOB in the Cadillac.” That crazy SOB would be me. And what made me a crazy SOB? I was competing in autocross, the domain of Miatas, […]

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  • “The heart wants what it wants” is a frequently recurring sentiment when it comes to old cars, and one that justifies a lot of expenditures (of time, money, and effort) […]

    1964 Rambler Classic 770 V-8 Hardtop With Bucket Seats: Somebody’s Idea Of The Perfect Rambler

    Posted on October 25, 2026 | 21 Comments
    “The heart wants what it wants” is a frequently recurring sentiment when it comes to old cars, and one that justifies a lot of expenditures (of time, money, and effort) […]

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  • (Updated 10/24/2026)           Sometimes the algorithms on YouTube work in one’s favor.  Among the site’s various suggestions recently was a clip from the delightful 1965 Walt Disney […]

    CC Cinema: The Cars of Walt Disney and The Movie “That Darn Cat”

    Posted on October 24, 2026 | 36 Comments
    (Updated 10/24/2026)           Sometimes the algorithms on YouTube work in one’s favor.  Among the site’s various suggestions recently was a clip from the delightful 1965 Walt Disney […]

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  • Poking around the little back streets and alleys of Springfield, Eugene’s sister city, I stumbled into a rather surprising find, which you see here as I first saw it: a […]

    1958 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Limousine – Who Would Have Bought a Green Over Green Limo?

    Posted on October 24, 2026 | 18 Comments
    Poking around the little back streets and alleys of Springfield, Eugene’s sister city, I stumbled into a rather surprising find, which you see here as I first saw it: a […]

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  • Westward Pontiac, Phoenix, AZ.

    Pontiac’s Best Years In Vintage Postcards — 1960s-1970s

    Posted on October 24, 2026 | 7 Comments
    Westward Pontiac, Phoenix, AZ.

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  • My week of Jeeping in the high Eastern Sierra with other Old Willys Forum members was absolutely splendid; I will treasure the memories of superb scenery, challenging rocks, steep climbs […]

    My New 1966 Jeep: The Highs And Lows Of A Week Jeeping In The Eastern Sierra – Two Failures Due To Plastic Parts

    Posted on October 24, 2026 | 17 Comments
    My week of Jeeping in the high Eastern Sierra with other Old Willys Forum members was absolutely splendid; I will treasure the memories of superb scenery, challenging rocks, steep climbs […]

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  • 2026 marks roughly 100 years of a feature most of us have long taken for granted: the car radio. This 1972 article from the long-defunct Special Interest Autos magazine explores […]

    “Getting Radio On The Road” (And Which Automakers Were Really First To Offer Car Radio?)

    Posted on October 24, 2026 | 25 Comments
    2026 marks roughly 100 years of a feature most of us have long taken for granted: the car radio. This 1972 article from the long-defunct Special Interest Autos magazine explores […]

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  • (Updated 10/23/2026)    Yawn.  Another restored squarebird convertible in resale red.  Aren’t there a couple of these at every car show?  But I didn’t find this one at a car […]

    Curbside Classic: 1960 Ford Thunderbird – Fancy Meeting You Here

    Posted on October 23, 2026 | 49 Comments
    (Updated 10/23/2026)    Yawn.  Another restored squarebird convertible in resale red.  Aren’t there a couple of these at every car show?  But I didn’t find this one at a car […]

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  • posted by Monsieur Burns (Updated 10/23/2026)            The Triumph 1300/1500 is one of the very rare historical oddities: designed and built as a FWD car for […]

    Curbside Find: Triumph 1300 – Before It Got Converted From FWD To RWD

    Posted on October 23, 2026 | 36 Comments
    posted by Monsieur Burns (Updated 10/23/2026)            The Triumph 1300/1500 is one of the very rare historical oddities: designed and built as a FWD car for […]

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