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Car Show Classics: Art Deco Marvels At Motorclassica
Posted on November 22, 2018 | 25 CommentsOne of the most intriguing special classes at this year’s Motorclassica show was the Art Deco cars. We’ve already seen some from Cadillac in an earlier post, but let’s check […] -
Vintage Snapshot: Big Wheels Are Nothing New
Posted on November 22, 2018 | 6 Comments -
Vintage Ad: Holden Super Chicken! Was This For Real Or a Joke?
Posted on November 22, 2018 | 22 CommentsI’ll leave it to our Aussie friends to answer that, but I don’t think this would have flown in the US. But then maybe it didn’t down under either. -
Trucks of a Lifetime: 1995 Ford F250 4X4 – 200,000 Reliable Miles
Posted on November 22, 2018 | 30 CommentsThe day I brought it home. All pictures are of the actual truck The story of the trucks that have been the background of my adult life was intended to […] -
Auto-Biography: Derrick Cave – Probing the Promaster’s Off-Road Capabilities (and Thankful To Have Made It Back)
Posted on November 22, 2018 | 39 Comments(Here’s wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving. And here’s a story for you when things get a little slow. ) I need to be more careful of what I wish […] -
CC Global Outtakes: Dispatches From Bali, Indonesia
Posted on November 21, 2018 | 20 CommentsMy wife is currently on a retreat in Bali that she goes to almost every year. While it includes a lot of meditation, yoga, long walks through rice paddies, and […] -
Gaffe Classic: Alan Mulally on EVs – The Curious Case of the $70,000 Battery
Posted on November 21, 2018 | 69 CommentsI follow industry news religiously at AutomotiveNews.I used to gobble it up when I’s go to the library, and have been a subscriber since the TTAC days. It’s by far […] -
CC Global: The Renault Master – More Than 350 Factory Configuration Options (Not Showing All Of Them)
Posted on November 21, 2018 | 17 CommentsBesides cars, automaker Renault also masters the development and manufacturing process of a full range of light commercial vehicles. There’s the compact Kangoo, the mid-size Trafic and the full-size Master. […] -
CC For Sale: 1955 Packard Patrician – Endurance
Posted on November 20, 2018 | 41 CommentsLooking at this Packard in the snow the word Endurance comes to mind, for a couple of reasons. -
CC Outtake: Please Take a Number
Posted on November 20, 2018 | 19 CommentsPortland is weird place just like the bumper stickers say. I stopped by the bank the other day to use the ATM to get some cash, because you can’t use […] -
CC Outtake: 1998 Plymouth Neon Coupe – Neon Lights
Posted on November 19, 2018 | 31 CommentsI’m not going to lie. I like the nightlife. I like to boogie. (And so on.) I always thought that naming this youth-oriented car the “Neon” was a stroke of […] -
Vintage Snapshot: Off To The Races #2 – Jag Towmobile
Posted on November 19, 2018 | 19 Comments -
Used Car Test Drive: 2006 Acura TSX – I Found a Poor Example of an Excellent Car
Posted on November 19, 2018 | 49 CommentsAcura fans, long have they mourned. The Legend, the Integra, the RSX and perhaps even the then-unloved five cylinder Vigor haunt their memories as they scan the fleet of anodyne […] -
CC Outtake: Hot Rod Lincoln
Posted on November 18, 2018 | 31 CommentsLeaving Lowes yesterday, I came across this 1965 Lincoln Continental. While admiring it, I couldn’t help but think of the hit song “Hot Rod Lincoln” which was written in 1955 […] -
CC Outtake: Mercury Colony Park Wagon – Got Gingerbread?
Posted on November 18, 2018 | 48 CommentsI shot it, so now I need to say something about it. Well, I don’t know what year it is, as Carfax draws a blank based on its license plate, […]