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Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1983 Plymouth Reliant – The Lioness Feeds Tonight
Posted on August 12, 2016 | 29 CommentsIf each of us were to go back and look at our lives, we could all likely pinpoint a few moments in which our perspectives were greatly altered. Perhaps not […] -
Automotive History: The Slippery Slope of Measuring Up – An Examination of Vehicle Dimensions
Posted on October 8, 2014 | 92 CommentsGrowing up, I heard a lot of anecdotal exclamations about cars becoming smaller in every way imaginable with each downsizing. But did they really? -
CC Outtake: “Ed, This Is Not The Car I Ordered…”
Posted on September 25, 2014 | 58 CommentsForgive my Vacation quote, but whenever I see one of these ’80s Country Squires, I am immediately transported back to Clark Griswold’s new wagon purchase on the silver screen. That […] -
CC Outtake: 1983 Buick Riviera Convertible – Sleek!
Posted on July 30, 2014 | 33 CommentsI recently attended the annual car show in the tiny Swedish enclave of Bishop Hill, IL. I will likely be posting some of the more remarkable cars from that show […] -
Rolling Classic: A T-Bird With Some Real élan
Posted on July 16, 2014 | 35 CommentsI seem to be running into more and more CCs on the way to work in the morning. In a way, I’m torn. On one hand, I always get excited […] -
CC Capsule: 1983-86 Mercury Marquis – The Zephyr Goes Aero
Posted on February 14, 2014 | 58 CommentsThe Fox-bodied 1983-86 Ford LTD and Mercury Marquis are getting pretty scarce around here. However, I did catch this one last spring–the same day I discovered the Schuco 1967 Cadillac, […] -
COAL: 1983 Renault Alliance MT–The Appliance
Posted on December 15, 2012 | 32 CommentsIn 1984, at the age of 16, I went to Germany on an exchange program. At the time, our family’s only vehicle was that Chevy van with the unattached rear […]