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COAL: 2003 Honda Civic – Kid’s Car and Beater Challenger
Posted on December 8, 2019 | 13 CommentsOur current fleet at this time consisted of a Mazda 2, Ford F150 and a MG B. This a wide vehicle variety but we had two itches that it did […] -
Rental Review: 2019 BMW 750d xDrive – Forbidden Quad-Turbo Fruit
Posted on December 8, 2019 | 16 CommentsIn May of this year, I took a trip to Europe, my first time ever traveling internationally. I wasn’t alone, of course: the other characters in this performance include my […] -
CC Global: 2018 DAF CF 410 FA And 2019 GS Meppel Drawbar Trailer – The Skip Collector
Posted on December 8, 2019 | 14 CommentsThe other day, I parked my car at the premises of truck maker DAF to take a classic bus to the museum. Some interesting, all-blue demo rigs caught my attention. […] -
Museum Classics: Toyota Megaweb Fantasy Garage (Part 1B) – The Toyota Rally Cars
Posted on December 8, 2019 | 9 CommentsOne of the absolute highlights of my Tokyo trip was visiting the Toyota Megaweb Museum with Tatra87. Besides being free of charge and remarkably uncrowded while the Tokyo Motor Show […] -
Curbside Classic: 1995 Buick Regal GS – Is It Worthy?
Posted on December 7, 2019 | 41 CommentsThis is a test, and only a test, of the Curbside Classic Classification System. Normal CC programming will resume as soon as this test is over. (First published March 1, […] -
Bus Stop Classic: 1963 DAF-Verheul Transit Bus – Museum Quality
Posted on December 7, 2019 | 16 CommentsBack in 1958, DAF started the production of the TB-series of rolling bus chassis. The letters TB stand for TramBus (streetcar-bus), which means that the entrance and driver’s compartment are […] -
Curbside Streetscape- A Brief Appearance at the Curb
Posted on December 7, 2019 | 19 CommentsThis ’81-83 Buick Regal had resided in the front yard of a local home for some time, but a car cover masked its condition. I was under the impression it […] -
COAL: 1988 Isuzu Trooper – Family Guy!
Posted on December 7, 2019 | 33 CommentsMarriage and family – turns out those life decisions drive a lot of car purchase decisions for many people. While there was nothing wrong with the Accord and the P’up […] -
Museum Classics: Toyota Megaweb Fantasy Garage (Part 1) – The Toyotas
Posted on December 7, 2019 | 21 CommentsWelcome to one of the coolest car museums around. Hope you enjoy the tour, just like Jim Klein and I did last October. The term “Megaweb” has always left me […] -
QOTD: Is There A Brand Of Car You’d Never Buy Because It Carries A Certain Stigma?
Posted on December 6, 2019 | 170 CommentsAs it’s well-known already, earlier this week Buick announced that it will soon be discontinuing all variants of the Regal — eschewing it from selling any “cars” for the first […] -
CC Capsule: 2000 Nissan March (K11) Rumba by Autech – Dancing With The Uglier Of The March Sisters
Posted on December 6, 2019 | 13 CommentsAh, the late ‘90s. When life was simpler and cars were deadly dull. Maybe not quite as dull as the early ‘90s, but still about as exciting as a glass […] -
Tokyo Travel Outtake: 2008 Chevrolet MW – Little Big Block
Posted on December 6, 2019 | 17 CommentsMy second full day in Tokyo was marked with exceedingly poor weather. While I had arrived late enough to miss Cyclone Hagibis, Japan caught the tail end of another one […] -
Curbside Classic: 2007 Saturn Aura XE – Positive Outlook, Grim Vue
Posted on December 6, 2019 | 27 CommentsSaturn. Is there a car brand whose mission and purpose in life was initially so clear-cut and targeted, yet one whose mission and purpose went so far astray? Conceived as […] -
Cohort Sighting: Chevrolet Opala – Body by Opel; Engine by Chevrolet
Posted on December 5, 2019 | 25 Comments(first posted 10/23/2013) Rivera Notario spotted this elderly Chevrolet Opala in Santiago, Chile, and posted it at the cohort. The Opala was an important step in GM’s Brazilian ops […]