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Auto-Biography: Kid Freedom In A Rambler
Posted on January 31, 2020 | 50 Comments(first posted 1/21/2014) For many blue collar kids, Rambler wagons were the minivans of working class suburbia. These were perfect as a family vehicle or as a second car since […] -
COAL: Cars Of My Father, Part 1
Posted on January 31, 2020 | 14 CommentsInspired by Adam Dixon’s recent post, I’ve decided to bookend my own COAL series by writing about some of the cars of my father. I’ve already covered some of his […] -
Curbside Newsstand: Lincoln’s Future Includes Rivian Sourced EV, But Does Not Include Sedans
Posted on January 31, 2020 | 11 CommentsFord’s decision to collaborate with Rivian is part of the company’s “anything goes” EV strategy. Basically, Ford wants to introduce EVs at a rapid clip and will work with competitors […] -
Curbside Classic: 1987 Ford Escort – Do It Right The First Time
Posted on January 31, 2020 | 61 CommentsWhat was the single greatest Deadly Sin that all of the formerly-Big Three committed over and over and over and over…? -
Curbside Classics: AMC Eagle Wagon And Sedan – “What The Hell Is This?”
Posted on January 30, 2020 | 108 Comments(first posted 1/24/2014) The Pacer and Matador Coupe were AMC’s Hail Mary passes. We all know how those turned out. So now what? AMC’s passenger car business was kaput, the […] -
CC Global: The Cars of Georgia – Not a General Lee to be Found
Posted on January 30, 2020 | 23 CommentsMy brother and his wife recently fulfilled a life desire and are now working with a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Eastern Europe called Georgia CDR (Community Development and Relief). They […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Dodge Coronet Wagon – The Perfect Playground Car
Posted on January 30, 2020 | 33 CommentsAlthough I’ve lived in LA for seventeen years, I’ve spent very little time in “the Valley.” For those not familiar with LA geography, most of LA lies in a coastal […] -
Curbside Newsstand: GM Envisions Its Cruise Origin Autonomous Shuttle as the Next Model T – Really?
Posted on January 30, 2020 | 33 CommentsThere’s few things that make me more suspicious than hearing the Model T invoked, as in predictions of its second coming. There’s never, ever going to be a second Model […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 Renault Rodéo 5 – Toxic Masculinity
Posted on January 30, 2020 | 13 CommentsYou gotta be a man, so you must drive a real man’s car! Who needs frills like A/C, a radio, power steering or glass windows? Let wusses and nerds have […] -
QOTD: What The Heck Has Happened To Waze?
Posted on January 29, 2020 | 62 CommentsQuick confession: I am somewhat of a leadfoot. Nothing reckless, mind you: I’m typically a 5-10 mph over the limit guy. But that said, you can’t be too careful. As […] -
CC Capsule: 1991 Nissan Figaro – Figaro, Figaro, Figawi?
Posted on January 29, 2020 | 28 CommentsWhen it comes to describing the trending automotive styling in the mid-00s, “peak retro” just might best the best description. Popularized by mass market mainstream cars including but not limited […] -
Touring Jurassic Car Park–Last Resting Place of Extinct Dinosaurs
Posted on January 29, 2020 | 26 CommentsIn the prehistoric years B.C.C. (Before Curbside Classic), I was involved in my own personal little Curbside project, photographing old cars (pre-1963) that I would find in my local area. […] -
COAL – 1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille: The White Whale of Long Island Sound
Posted on January 29, 2020 | 19 CommentsThe running joke among my friends is that I go change cars like some people change their underwear, given that I have owned around 20 cars in the last 15 […] -
CC Global: The Near-Immortal Ford Falcon of Argentina
Posted on January 28, 2020 | 83 Comments(first posted 1/16/2014) There a number of living fossils in the automotive world, some of which have had even longer lifespans than the Argentine Ford Falcon, which was built for […]