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Curbside Classic: 1991-97 Toyota Previa – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 6)
Posted on October 20, 2025 | 65 Comments(Updated 10/20/2025) After too long of a respite, let us resume our examination of the curious development of the American minivan. Yes, I know it has been […] -
First And Last Plymouths: 1928 Plymouth Model Q and 2001 Plymouth Neon LX
Posted on October 20, 2025 | 6 CommentsIt’s now been over two decades since Chrysler pulled the plug on Plymouth. After a very promising start, Plymouth had become Chrysler’s volume brand, but it never reached the heights […] -
1957 Dodge Coronet Sedan: “Step Into The Wonderful World Of Autodynamics!”
Posted on October 18, 2025 | 16 Comments“It unleashes a hurricane of power…It tames a tornado of torque…It breaks through the vibration barrier…It’s a Swept-Wing mastery of motion…You rule the road in a Swept-Wing ’57 Dodge!” Wowwww! […] -
1960 Imperial Crown Southampton – The Frankenstein Of Cars
Posted on October 11, 2025 | 13 CommentsCalling a car from this period a monster is not exactly uncommon or uncalled for. But what if its own daddy called it that? Virgil Exner, the father of the […] -
1964 Chrysler New Yorker – Hardtop Heaven
Posted on October 10, 2025 | 20 CommentsI had not looked through the Cohort in awhile, but am I glad I did. There to greet me was this gorgeous 1964 Chrysler New Yorker shot by Mike Hayes. -
Curbside Find: 2012 VW Routan SEL – The Orphan That Caravaned From Town to Country
Posted on September 15, 2025 | 72 Comments(Updated 9/15/2025) The Volkswagen Routan is a “badge-engineered” version of the Gen 5 Chrysler Town & Country / Dodge Grand Caravan minivan, and around 58,000 units were sold in the […] -
Vinyl Top Styles Of The 1970s: Landau Tops, Canopy Tops, Carriage Roofs, And More
Posted on September 13, 2025 | 24 CommentsBetween 1970 and 1979, almost 38.1 million American cars — over 40 percent of all domestic production — were built with padded vinyl tops. As vinyl roofs became more and […] -
1983-86 Chrysler Executive Limousine – A Kind Of Funhouse Mirror Limousine
Posted on September 10, 2025 | 20 CommentsI just have to know the story behind this Chrysler Executive, photographed by William Oliver in the London neighborhood of Belgravia. This is a part of London brimming with embassies […] -
1982 Imperial Frank Sinatra Edition: A Flawed Luxury Car Meets A Flawed But Fascinating Artist
Posted on September 10, 2025 | 67 CommentsWhat could be more ’80s than a special edition of one of the era’s most maligned personal luxury cars named after one of its most fascinating and endlessly controversial public […] -
Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 34 CommentsVinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge D100 Pickup Truck – New Old Stock?
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 16 CommentsSome time ago, I took a spin in my imaginary time machine to go back to a Packard dealer of 1958. Today we do not need the time machine because […] -
1953–1954 Plymouth Hy-Drive Transmission – What Plymouth Buyers Got Instead Of A Real Automatic
Posted on August 31, 2025 | 30 CommentsBy 1953, Chrysler was starting to pay the price for not having a real automatic transmission. The two-speed PowerFlite became available for senior models late in the ’53 model year, […] -
1960–1962 Plymouth Valiant Versus 1986–1991 Ford Taurus – Closer Than They Appear
Posted on August 13, 2025 | 27 CommentsIn the fall of 1959, Chrysler introduced a new compact car called Valiant, with sound engineering, good road manners and controversial styling; it was an also-ran in the market, although […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1984 Dodge 600 Coupe – Marooned For Good
Posted on August 9, 2025 | 56 Comments(first posted 8/9/2019) It’s been a while since we’ve featured anything with a landau top and I’m sure some of you are suffering from serious withdrawal symptoms. Well, suffer […]