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COAL: 1996 Toyota Tercel – Donor Turned Kids’ Car
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 8 CommentsI never meant for this Tercel to live long. It was purchased as a donor car for the Innocenti but somehow eked its way into our lives as the new […] -
Curbside Outtake: 2011-17 Chevrolet Caprice PPV
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 26 CommentsI don’t know enough about these Caprice Cruisers to nail down the exact model year, but clearly it’s old enough to have been auctioned off to a private party buyer. […] -
Automotive History: Why Fords Were the Worst Rusters in the Mid-Late ’60s and the ’70s
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 114 Commentsnot the best picture, but the best that Google could find It’s always very satisfying to get a proper explanation to phenomena that has been described repeatedly. The endless stream […] -
Vintage Snapshots: The Auto Carriers
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 14 CommentsThis is my next to last post of pictures from the Facebook group “Missouri’s Historic Highways”. The Standard station touting the Big Bonus is true, but not in the way […] -
CCs For Sale: 2008 Ford Fusion SE vs. 2008 Mercury Milan Premier V6 – The Cars I Should Have Considered In 2013
Posted on January 12, 2020 | 30 CommentsI think everyone is entitled to at least one automotive purchasing mistake in life. Personally, my mistake was opting to go for a brand new Focus in 2013 instead of […] -
Reminiscences: Prowling the Dealerships of Rockford, IL for Brochures
Posted on January 11, 2020 | 42 CommentsLike that of many others, my life long car addiction probably started with toys and models. I think the first may have been Wiking 1/87 (HO) scale models but certainly […] -
Curbside Outtake: Generic Late-70’s Dodge Class C Motorhome – Tin Boxes
Posted on January 11, 2020 | 19 CommentsThis old Dodge motorhome caught my eye, for several reasons. One, I just have a soft spot for the genre, and have shot many over the years. And then there’s […] -
Vintage Snapshots: The 1957 Ford Wagon
Posted on January 11, 2020 | 24 CommentsIn all my traipsing through pictures at “Missouri’s Historic Highways” I found this really delicious yet plain 1957 Ford wagon. It does rather pale next to the Mercury wagon and […] -
Toy Shelf Newsstand: Baby Boomers And Millennials Rejoice – Micro Machines Makes Its Return Later This Year
Posted on January 11, 2020 | 10 Commentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la9g7QMpOPw These days, it seems like any pop culture related item from the 80s and 90s is getting revived. As nostalgia becomes weapons grade material, Micro Machines probably won’t be […] -
Curbside Classic: 1995 Renault Twingo Easy – Renault’s Most Intelligent Small Car
Posted on January 11, 2020 | 33 CommentsI’m not sure why we haven’t featured the first series Twingo in CC all that much. Perhaps it’s because it was never sold in many markets that provide much CC […] -
Curbside Newsflash: GM to Revive Hummer Name for Electric Pickups and SUVs
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 38 CommentsIt’s not a big surprise, really, but according to the WSJ, the Hummer name will reappear in GMC showrooms as a line of EV pickups and SUVs. And no, the […] -
Quote Classic: Why Didn’t I Think of That PR Scam First?
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 50 CommentsI’ve been doing a lot of catch up reading of auto industry classics I should have read ages ago. I finished David Halberstam’s “The Reckoning” a couple of days ago. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick Century – Direct from the Waning Years of the Great Brougham Epoch
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 74 Comments(first posted 12/4/2013) I’m on a quest to find a first-year example of each of the FWD GM A bodies. I haven’t found one yet, but every time I spy […] -
CC For Sale: 2014 Toyota Camry Hybrid – Retired NYC Taxi Cab, Round 2: Partially Electric Boogaloo With 335k Miles
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 37 CommentsLast week I asked if a high mileage C-Max that served as a taxi in NYC still had any value left in it. The overwhelming consensus from you Curbivores was […] -
On The Go Outtake/Update: 1982 Isuzu I-Mark Diesel – Still Clattering Away Ten Years Later
Posted on January 10, 2020 | 11 CommentsOne of my biggest treats as I wander the streets of Eugene is to run into a CC from way back. And this I-Mark diesel coupe is my favorite, as […]