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CC Cinema: Fahren Auf Der Autobahn
Posted on August 25, 2018 | 35 CommentsI stumbled into this little short film which gives a view out the back window on a typical stretch of autobahn in the mid-60s, including some very impatient drivers. The […] -
BOAL: 1986 Honda VF500 Interceptor – Baby-ceptor
Posted on August 25, 2018 | 13 Comments“I’m pregnant, and I need a sport bike. We’d better hurry up before my tummy gets in the way of the gas tank.” -
COAL: 1987 Ford F-150 – Finally, Another Truck!
Posted on August 25, 2018 | 29 CommentsWhere we had last left off, I had moved back home and taken a job at a local auto parts store on the counter. I’d bought a ’92 Saturn SC previously from […] -
CC Cinema: Mid 50s BMC Cars Exceed Expectations By Surviving 25,000 Miles at 60+MPH on the Autobahn
Posted on August 24, 2018 | 67 CommentsIf you ever wondered why British cars were the best selling imports in the US in the early 50s and then quickly fell from grace, this film will explain it. […] -
CC TV: Car Chases On The Big Screen – Audi S8 & Mercedes 450SEL vs. Citroën XM In Ronin
Posted on August 24, 2018 | 30 CommentsThe iconic car chase in Bullitt is held up as the gold standard of movie car chases. If it has any serious competition, however, it surely must come from the […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1994-96 Peugeot 605-amino – They Wanted A French Ute
Posted on August 24, 2018 | 13 CommentsI would’ve been impressed enough to see a regular 605, Peugeot’s oft-forgotten luxury flagship from the 1990s at this year’s RACQ MotorFest. I can’t remember if I’d ever seen a […] -
Car Show Classics: The Oval At 2018 Historic Winton, Part Two
Posted on August 24, 2018 | 29 CommentsThere were but a handful of cars in last week’s post on the classic car display, but I will make up for that this time! Opening with a pair of […] -
CC News: Kalashnikov Unveils Tesla Killer – The Moskvitch Gets Juiced Up, But Elon Musk Doesn’t Need to Lose Sleep Over This
Posted on August 23, 2018 | 52 CommentsThe term “Tesla killer” has been tossed about for some years now, but so far nobody’s managed to bump them off yet. But now the Russian weapons manufacturer, famous for […] -
CC Outtake: Chevwagen Van
Posted on August 23, 2018 | 6 CommentsThis was a problem to shoot, as the sun was getting too low to shoot from across the street. How I miss our winter overcast, when it comes to shooting […] -
Car Show Classic: LeMay Offers A Remarkable Mix of Vehicles
Posted on August 22, 2018 | 13 CommentsThe Pacific Northwest is lucky to have a nationally prominent automotive museum. America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington is worth an occasional visit because of its interesting variety of vehicles. However, […] -
Car Show Classics: Building Friendship at a Cars and Coffee, or C&C with JPC
Posted on August 22, 2018 | 31 CommentsAfter I shared my last post from a local Cars and Coffee gathering, our very own J.P. Cavanaugh pinged me on Facebook and said, “Another one is coming up, do […] -
Trucks of a Lifetime: 1986 F150 4X4 – Unstoppable and Unkillable
Posted on August 22, 2018 | 24 CommentsThe “after” picture In my previous story I had decided that the major shortcoming of my 1972 F100 was no longer something I could live with, namely the lack of […] -
QOTD: Would You Buy A Modern Compact Pickup Truck?
Posted on August 21, 2018 | 87 CommentsPaul’s CC on the Ranchero highlights an interesting hole in the modern American truck market: there are currently no small pickup models available from any manufacturer. Fortunately, customers yearning for […]