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Classic CARmentary: 1999 Subaru Forester S
Posted on August 4, 2020 | 14 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 […] -
Junkyard Capsule: 1975 Ford Thunderbird – Sumo Bird
Posted on August 4, 2020 | 27 CommentsI didn’t uncover this Big Bird in some far-flung Norwegian woods, but tucked besides a few old houses by a country road in the middle of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 (or ’74) Volkswagen 181: Here’s The Thing…
Posted on August 4, 2020 | 52 CommentsMy older brother’s friends in high school in the ’80s had a variety of vehicles that set my internal bar pretty high in terms of what I would aspire to […] -
CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota T-100 – The Only Truck Worthy Of Possibly Replacing My ’66 F-100
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 65 Comments(first posted 8/3/2014) I’ve given it some thought over the years, and there’s only one truck that I’ve seriously considered as a theoretical replacement for my F-100, and this is […] -
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Two Veterans of the ’50s Import Boom and a Lot More Somewhere in Abilene, Texas
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 29 CommentsDon Kincl found a very wide assortment of cars somewhere in Abilene, TX, including two rather rare veterans of the 1950s import boom: a Fiat 1100 and a Renault Dauphine. […] -
Dealer of the Day: Ray Fladeboe
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 20 CommentsLocated in Irvine, CA. -
Car Carrier of the Day: AMCs and Chryslers Merged Into One Load Before the Companies Merged
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 23 CommentsAt first glance I thought: oh, a nice load of mixed cars from the post AMC merger with Chrysler. But no, there weren’t any Alliances sold by then. And the […] -
Curbside Review: 2020 BMW 228i xDrive Gran Coupe – Heresy Meets Religion
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 50 CommentsLike a fair number of you, I came of driving age in the mid-80’s when BMW had a total of four car lines – the 3-series, the 5, the 7, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1984 Isuzu Piazza – An Unmoving Encounter
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 32 CommentsWhat is the deal with Japanese motorists and idling? It’s like a national pastime here. I’ve seen it time and again. Sometimes, folks even recline their seat and take a […] -
Caption Contest
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 51 Commentsby Don Kincl -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “Paddleboat – Austria 1959”
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 7 CommentsI spotted this at Don Kincl’s Photostream, and became even more intrigued when I read the caption, which said “Paddleboat – Austria, 1959”, a slide he bought at a garage […] -
Vintage Sports Cars Illustrated: All the Sports Cars Available in the US in 1957-1958
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 22 CommentsIt’s time to finish our perusal of the SCI 1958 Directory of Sports Cars. The original was sent to me by CC reader Zipster, and I want to thank him […] -
Curbside Outtake: Scion xB Pickup – Long Bed Version
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 20 CommentsNow this is something that has a certain decided appeal to me, as something of a cross between my xB and F100. There’s times I need one or the other […] -
COAL: Not One, But Two 1986 Subaru XT Turbos
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 15 CommentsOr as I liked to joke, “the highest concentration of 1986 Subaru XT Turbos east of the Mississippi River.” Why do we like some of the cars we do? It’s […]