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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 | 78 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 | 15 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 […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1994 Plymouth Sundance – Come On Down!
Posted on September 16, 2025 | 49 Comments(Updated 9/17/2019) At one point in the very early 1990’s, I tried to convince my father that a Dodge Shadow or Plymouth Sundance would be a very […] -
Curbside Find: 1977-78 Plymouth Fury – Raw Determination
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 15 Comments(Submitted to the CC Cohort by Tim Finn) Look at that face. If ever a car possessed a look of clenched jaw and gritted teeth determination, this is it. This […] -
The Cars Of Duster – A Car-Spotter’s Dream On HBO Max
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 15 CommentsAlthough it’s already been canceled after its one and only season, the 2025 HBO Max show Duster is a car lover’s dream. Set in Phoenix in 1972, it’s full of […] -
Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 Plymouth Fury III Convertible: “Fun To See And To Be Seen In”
Posted on September 1, 2025 | 13 CommentsAs we draw closer to the end of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what could be more seasonal than a big red domestic convertible? In August 1967, the editors Car […] -
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, […] -
My 1990 Plymouth Laser RS – Owning Plymouth’s Forgotten Coupe Of The ’90s
Posted on August 30, 2025 | 13 CommentsWhen was the last time you saw a Plymouth Laser, or any Plymouth for that matter? This ‘92 Laser RS is a nice looking car – don’t you agree? It’s […] -
How Many Dealers Did U.S. Automakers Have In The Late 1960s?
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 31 CommentsOne of the biggest factors in how well cars sell in a given market is how many dealer franchises the automaker has at a given time. Here’s a breakdown […] -
Curbside Finds: Summer Time Highs in the Seventies
Posted on June 24, 2025 | 23 CommentsIn the mid-1980s, an LA record company called AIP released a series of compilation albums centered on regional mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelia. Naturally, the series was called “Highs […] -
The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 4 – This Potpourri Flavored Stew Ain’t Just Cars
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 22 CommentsSo far in this series we have seen pictures pulled from the refuse pile. Not this time! This entry has some flavorful pictures, but there was nothing standalone. So what […] -
Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 Plymouth GTX — A Hemi Killer On The Street
Posted on May 29, 2025 | 14 CommentsFor 1967, Plymouth got into the midsize Supercar game by installing the big Super Commando 440 engine in the intermediate Plymouth Belvedere, creating a muscular new high-performance model called […] -
1968 Chrysler Newport Vs. 1968 Plymouth VIP – Which Was The Better Budget Chrysler Value?
Posted on May 7, 2025 | 43 CommentsIn 1966, Chrysler-Plymouth tried to join the lucrative budget luxury segment established by the Ford LTD with a well-trimmed new full-size model called the Plymouth VIP. The VIP was […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Plymouth Sapporo – Stayin’ Alive
Posted on April 28, 2025 | 73 Comments(originally posted 4/5/2011. This was one of the first cars I ever shot. This car was still a regular driver around town for years, and it was starting to show […]