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Curbside Find: Very Rare 1972 Buick Skylark Sun Coupe – Let The Sunshine In
CC reader John Kelley spotted this Skylark Sun Coupe and sent me the photos with this comment “A rare sighting in Downtown Plymouth Massachusetts“. That’s for sure; these Sun Coupes were only offered...
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Curbside Find: 1976 Ford Club Wagon 4×4 High-Roof – Ready For Anything
When I was younger, I decided the ultimate vehicle was a 4×4 turbo-diesel camper van. The desire to be as free and self-sufficient as possible, and able to go wherever the spirit called was powerful....
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Ford Landau: The 1966 Ford’s Long And Curious Second Life In Brazil
Quite a few obsolete American cars (and engines) found their way to South and Latin America, for a second chance at life, and to be appreciated in ways that they were not in their first lives. We’ll...
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1940s Studebaker M15 One-Ton Pickup – Tough, Handsome And Slow
(updated 9/23/2025) You already know why I’m drawn to this Studebaker M15 posted at the Cohort by safe as milk/wooriegi. And a full one-tonner, no less. Based on my overloading formula, I could...
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Curbside Classic: 1960 Comet – Orphan Looking For A Home
(updated 9/22/2025) If this goofy-assed little car showed up at your premium brand’s doorstep and told you it was an unwanted orphan, would you let it in? And keep it as a foster child, or adopt...
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Autobianchi Bianchina Panoramica – Hey! Look At Me and Not That BMW E12!
Yes, it’s hard to keep ones eyes from a BMW E12 coupe, especially such a fine example as this one. But there’s something much more exotic across the street, that NickyD spotted, shot and posted at the...
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A New Gallery Of Vintage Car And Truck Photos By Simon White
Simon White is back with a new gallery of his superb shots of vintage cars and trucks on the go. I particularly love this one of a 1959 Oldsmobile as it reminds me of some of the best of Van Kaufman...
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The Only Two-Door Hardtop Wagons Ever: The Unique 1957-1959 Mercury Commuter...
The late fifties were peak automotive excess with over-the-top styling, fins, jet and rocket-inspired details and gimmicks of all sorts. One of the more outlandish ones were hardtop station wagons; we...
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Curbside Classic: 1982 Eagle SX/4 – The Trickster
No doubt the Eagle SX/4 is a joke; the only question being whether it’s a good one or a bad one, or whether the joke is on us. Did I have to ask? In mythology, the trickster appears in many forms, a...
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I Took Up Backpacking At Age 72 – And Now I’m Hooked
As a child, two of my favorite things were looking at cars and hiking in the mountains (Alps and Rockies). The common element in both was the visual stimulation, the seemingly endless variations of...
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Curbside Classic: Porsche 928 – The Future Of Porsche, Twenty-Five Years Too...
The 928 story is a big one, given what a radical departure it was for the brand that was so deeply associated with rear-engined boxers. And although the 928 was a formidable performer, it didn’t...
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Curbside Find: 1983 Dodge Rampage – Is The Compact Truck Making A Comeback?
Ten years ago I shot and posted a Rampage and titled it “Losing The Battle To Big Pickups (and Moss)“. That clearly seemed to be the way things were going then, with trucks getting bigger with each...
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Curbside Classic: 1987 Honda Civic Four Door Sedan – The Boring Member Of A...
It’s easy to forget or understate or forget what an absolute bombshell Honda dropped on us, GM, and the small-car market in the fall of 1983 with its all-new 3rd generation Civics. Completely...
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1951 Chevrolet “Advance Design” 3/4 Ton Pickup With 9′ Bed – Heavy Hauler
Do I love Chevy Advance design pickups/trucks? I’ve called them America’s and my favorite truck before, and I haven’t changed my mind yet. We’ve seen dozens here before, but I think this is the first...
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Curbside Find: 1972 Chevrolet K20 4WD Pickup – Retired Camper Hauler
This is my favorite year (or two) for these Chevy pickups, because I’m particularly fond of that fine egg crate grille. It’s the best version of the three grille types on this generation (1967-1972),...
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Curbside Find: Geo Metro Minimalist – The Ultimate Stripper
We’ve got quite a thing for strippers here at CC, so needless to say, this one stopped me dead in my tracks. When’s the last time you saw a Geo Metro Minimalist? I thought so. But if there’s one to be...
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1957 Lincoln With The Longest Continental Kit Ever? And on a Non-Continental...
Is there an award for the longest continental spare extension ever? If so, this ’57 Lincoln that William Oliver posted at the Cohort is sure in the running. Here’s a better view, of its better end....
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1964 GMC 3/4 Ton 4×4 V6 Pickup – All The Right Numbers
I do love me an old pickup truck, and this one is a gem; I mean a GMC. And not just any old GMC, but a 3/4 ton, 4×4, four-speed manual, hi-low transfer case, with an 8′ Stepside bed and the legendary...
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Citroen 2CV Citroneta – The Three Box 2CV
(first posted 2/11/2019) Rivera Notario posted this shot of a Citroneta, a 2CV built a bit differently in Chile. In order to improve the utility of the 2CV, a roomy boot, or more like a little...
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Curbside Classic: 1956 Fiat 1100 Pickup – The Cutest Shopping Cart At Costco
It’s not a lot bigger than a Costco shopping cart, but it’s going to be able to haul the goods home a bit further if not exactly very quickly. Yes, I was very surprised to see this Fiat 1100 pickup...
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