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Curbside Classic: 1986-1992 Jeep Comanche – It Coulda Been A Contender
Posted on September 4, 2020 | 71 Comments(first posted 7/15/2011) Some things just make no sense whatsoever. Like the odd ratio of hot dogs to buns on offer at the supermarket. Giving politicians power and authority when […] -
Car Show Classics: Indigestion Part 1 – The Fiats of Como Park
Posted on September 4, 2020 | 81 Comments(first posted 9/1/2014) I’ve been to exactly three car shows since I got a cameraphone two years ago. All at the same place; beautiful Como Park nestled in a crook […] -
On the Go Outtake: Nissan 200SX (S-12) – It’s Been a While
Posted on September 4, 2020 | 10 CommentsI haven’t seen one of these in way too long. Refreshing for the eyes. But they’re going fast… Perry Shoar did a nice write up on them here. -
Car Carrier of the Day: GM X Bodies and One A Body Hauled By Another Chevy Titan
Posted on September 4, 2020 | 10 Comments -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Rev. Bill’s Vacation Bible Camp Clamshell Wagon – “Remember Kids, Hell Is Hot!”
Posted on September 4, 2020 | 21 CommentsTim Finn has found another gem from his hometown of Portlandia, whose motto is “Keep It Weird”. This time, it’s Rev. Bill’s Vacation Bible Camp-mobile, and based on a 1972 […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Dodge Dart GT – A Genuine GT For My Father
Posted on September 4, 2020 | 65 CommentsBy now, many of you are undoubtedly familiar with the automotive eccentricities of my dear departed father. Of course, that’s just the automotive ones; as Stephanie will attest, his many […] -
Curbside Classic: 1929 Ford Model A – The Best Ford Ever – Maybe Even The Best Car Ever
Posted on September 3, 2020 | 93 Comments(first posted 6/6/2011) Mechanical perfection. Design excellence. The two have never combined so fortuitously and timelessly as in the Ford Model A. Why? Because Henry Ford, who demanded mechanical perfection, […] -
Curbside Newsstand: General Motors, Honda Announce North American Alliance
Posted on September 3, 2020 | 26 CommentsAutomakers around the globe are planning to embark on substantial electrification programs. As a result, a number of partnerships, alliances, tie-ups, and agreements have taken place recently between companies that […] -
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Beaver River Erosion Control
Posted on September 3, 2020 | 6 CommentsBy Don Kincl -
Pumpside Classic: Old London Double Decker Bus Is Back On the Road – Can You ID The Exact Model?
Posted on September 3, 2020 | 16 CommentsWhat are the odds? I happened to see this very same old London bus being towed in January of 2017. It looked like it hadn’t run in a long time. […] -
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Infiniti Q45
Posted on September 3, 2020 | 12 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
CC Video: Middle East Trucking In The Seventies – Big Fiats On a Dusty Roll
Posted on September 3, 2020 | 20 CommentsOverland transport from Northwestern Europe to far destinations like Iran (Persia), Pakistan and Afghanistan. Being away from home for three months, while driving around 20,000 km in harsh conditions (harsh […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1974 Ford Torino – Life Ain’t Always Gran
Posted on September 3, 2020 | 37 CommentsLest one think all American branded four door sedans of the 1970s were so ornamented as to have a tackiness quotient comparable to a high quality rubber cement, let us […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986 Lincoln Mark VII – Aero Luxury
Posted on September 2, 2020 | 91 Comments(first posted 9/1/2014) Today, Lincoln automobiles are vastly different from the ones of my youth. For most of my childhood and early adulthood, there were three Lincoln models: The Continental, […] -
Car Carrier of the Day: Chevy Titan Hauling Chevy Police Cars
Posted on September 2, 2020 | 17 Comments