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Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk – As Fast As The Chrysler 300C, And A Lot Cheaper
Posted on June 15, 2020 | 45 CommentsIn their Sports Car Directory, SCI included a few select “American Gran Turismos”. It would a couple more years before Studebaker’s Hawk Gran Turismo appeared, but the 1957 Golden Hawk […] -
Curbside Campground Outtake: Winnebago Chieftain and American Clipper – Two Relics From The Great ’70s RV Boom
Posted on June 15, 2020 | 12 CommentsThe housing crisis that has developed the last couple of decades has turned a lot of underused RVs into…actual motor homes. As in full-time. And the upside for a fan […] -
Junkyard Classics: 1974 Isuzu Florian TS, 1975 Isuzu 117 XT & 1979 Isuzu 117 – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Posted on June 15, 2020 | 23 CommentsI happened upon this unlikely trio of last week, as I meandered in a part of the city I thought I knew. Talk about a trifecta! Tokyo’s full of surprises. […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Who Says Tall Pickups Are A Recent Phenomena?
Posted on June 15, 2020 | 9 Commentsposted at the Cohort by GPoon -
Curbside Review: 2020 Lexus RX350L AWD – 50 Million Realtors Can’t Be Wrong…
Posted on June 15, 2020 | 44 CommentsIntroduced on our shores way back in 1999, Lexus’ RX line has long been the top selling luxury CUV in the US market and of course not just to Realtors, […] -
Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: Thirteen Buick Somersets
Posted on June 14, 2020 | 26 Comments -
Curbside Delivery Van: GMC 1500 Value-Van – BLM Edition
Posted on June 14, 2020 | 15 CommentsFollowing up on Paul’s book review of “Driving While Black” (a really great book, available at your local bookstore), and my writeup on Ford Parcel Delivery Trucks, here’s a GMC […] -
Race Cars Of A Lifetime: 1988 Mazda 323 GT
Posted on June 14, 2020 | 1 CommentI am a long time reader and (rare) commenter on CC. I have often thought about submitting some material, but since (like many others) I have more time on my […] -
Vintage Sports Car Illustrated Review: 1957 AC Ace – The Progenitor of the Cobra With An Engine Dating Back to 1919
Posted on June 14, 2020 | 19 CommentsEveryone knows that the legendary Shelby Cobra was of course an AC Ace with a massive dose of Ford V8 hormones. But probably fewer of us know much about the […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1960 Plymouth Fury – Suddenly It’s 1957!
Posted on June 14, 2020 | 50 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Ralf K (Don Kincl) -
COAL: 1966 Ford Mustang – The Perfect “First Classic Car”
Posted on June 14, 2020 | 27 CommentsThings were going well. I had moved to Michigan to work a job in the auto industry, I had brought my Miata with me to and purchased a brand […] -
Vintage Car Carriers: 1950 Leyland Beaver – Eight Land Rovers And Some Hydraulics
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 9 CommentsSo, how do you deliver eight Land Rovers in 1950, and efficiently use expensive hydraulics? Let’s take a brief look at one of the more unusual British car transporters of […] -
Car Show Classic: 1984 Mercury Capri RS Turbo – Ford Had Turbo Motors To Spare!
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 73 Comments(first posted 6/27/2014) Over Father’s Day weekend, I flew up to Denver and drove a 1968 Mustang High Country Special up to Steamboat Springs, Colorado for the Rocky Mountain Mustang […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Cadillac Eldorado Flatbed
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 26 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Ralf K (Don Kincl) -
COAL: 1969 Oldsmobile Delta 88 – All Aboard the Green Bus
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 29 CommentsI apologize to our readers for writing these COAL entries out of sequence – I typically just wait for the urge to hit me regarding one of these vehicles I’ve […]