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CC Outtake: CCs Aplenty Here!
Posted on August 29, 2014 | 8 CommentsI have been sitting on these pictures for close to two years, debating whether to use them or not, as the cars are in the driveway and yard, and not […] -
Car Show Photo Album: The 2014 Monmouth, Illinois Car Show
Posted on August 22, 2014 | 46 CommentsThere are few things in the world quite as invigorating as a road trip. Taking a leisurely trip to a new area is always high on my list of things […] -
Walk and Talk: The Missouri State Fair – Panthers, Bulldogs, and Rams
Posted on August 21, 2014 | 22 CommentsAh, there is nothing quite as much fun as the state fair. Not only can one find nearly any supposedly unhealthy food pickled and/or deep-fried, there are often a goodly […] -
CC Capsule: 1963 Ford Galaxie – A Little Rural North Carolina in Central Indiana
Posted on August 19, 2014 | 40 CommentsOne legacy of The Andy Griffith Show has got to be all of the early-60s Ford sedans that have survived as replicas of the police cars Andy and Barney drove. […] -
Car Show Classics: A Curbside Classic Road Trip To Hannibal, MO
Posted on August 4, 2014 | 43 CommentsEvery now and then I feel the need to break up the old routine. For those of you who’ve been reading my posts over the past few years, you may […] -
Brochure Classics: The Ladies of Broughamville
Posted on July 28, 2014 | 179 CommentsI got the car brochure bug very early in life. One reason was that I came from a family of gearheads, so it was partially due to genetics. At a […] -
COAL: 1968 Ford Falcon – Budget Friendly Family Classic
Posted on July 27, 2014 | 36 CommentsAt this point I had owned quite a few cars but never a big, old, American cruiser. I figured I needed a cheap classic for the summer to cruise around […] -
Brochure Outtake: My Di-Noc Pinto Is A Babe Magnet!
Posted on July 24, 2014 | 33 CommentsAs most of you know, I have an extensive brochure collection. A while back I had to laugh at this picture from the 1976 Ford full-line brochure. “Hey man, cool […] -
CC Outtake: The Forecast Calls For Snow on the Sierra
Posted on July 23, 2014 | 40 CommentsWith the recent record low temperatures in parts of Australia and New Zealand, it seems only fitting to dig out pictures of an arctic white Merkur covered in snow on […] -
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 […] -
Auction Capsule: 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 – The Flowingest Full-Sized Ford
Posted on June 24, 2014 | 65 CommentsI love to find unrestored cars at the Mecum auction in Indianapolis every year. Except for one repaint and possibly a couple performance tweaks to the 289 V8, this ’67 […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1969 Ford XL Convertible – XL-lent!
Posted on June 18, 2014 | 20 CommentsPop quiz! What is the best summer car? Now, keep in mind that a summer car does not need to be practical, nor a daily driver. Rather, it is something […] -
Cars of a Lifetime: 1998 Ford Taurus – A Family Affair
Posted on June 8, 2014 | 39 CommentsWith winter coming, I found myself needing a winter beater car. The answer was found in a car that had a rich history with my family. It was also a […] -
Cars of a Lifetime: $50 Mystery Car – Turns out to be a 1988 Ford Tempo L
Posted on June 1, 2014 | 26 CommentsI didn’t need another vehicle at the time I bought this Tempo, but when a car ad showed up on Kijiji for $50 I couldn’t resist. All the ad said […] -
CC Wordless Outtake: What A Difference A Decade Makes
Posted on May 22, 2014 | 41 Comments