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Curbside Classic: 1975 Pontiac LeMans Safari Wagon – The First Colonnade...
I started shooting and writing up CCs almost five years ago, and there are still a number of significant cars and model variations yet to be shot and/or written up. In the meantime, just how many...
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Cohort Sighting: BMW Z1 – Look Ma, No Doors!
The BMW Z1, which never was sold in the U.S., may be a bit unfamiliar to many of you. It’s a rather challenging car to put in perspective; was it brilliant but misunderstood, or an inevitable dud?...
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Tractor Driving Maniac: Auto-Biography Part 6
(It’s haying season, and it’s also another perfect day to go up into the mountains here, so we’ll have some summer-time reruns): It’s not just cars that are safer nowadays, but grown-ups too. Imagine...
View ArticleWelcome to Mopar Mania: A Weeklong Tribute to All Things Chrysler
For the next seven days CC will become Curbside Chryslers, as we indulge our love for the company that has given us such automotive highs and lows. Yes, summer is a good time to ride the Mopar...
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Last Night’s Dream: 1951 Chrysler K-310 – The Beginning Of The Exner And The...
(I seem to have a certain recurring dream): After a tussle with Raymond Loewy over who was to be credited for Studebaker’s groundbreaking 1947 Starlight Coupe, Exner landed at Chrysler in 1949, in...
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Curbside Classics: 1976 Plymouth Volare and Dodge Aspen: From an A to an F –...
While the human Seven Deadly Sins – lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride – clearly play a part in any automaker’s fall from grace, Detroit cultivated its own favorite deadly...
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CC Capsule: 1963 Dodge Dart GT Six Pack – No, Not That Kind
This ’63 Dart GT packs a surprise under its hood. Of course, that shouldn’t be unexpected, given that its owner also owns a ’53 Ford with the slant six under its hood. No, it wasn’t an engine swap...
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Last Night’s Dream: 1953 Chrysler Ghia D’Elegance
The next stage of the evolution of Exner’s Ghia Specials, the 1953 D’Elegance, came by virtue of using a shortened Chrysler chassis and a very different approach to the roof compared to the K310. It...
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Last Night’s Dream: Colorful, Powerful and Fun
I may occasionally razz Virgil Exner for some of his foibles, but I’d sure like to have had dreams like this and actually see them executed into drivable form. The ultimate childhood fantasy come to...
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Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge Monaco 500 – A First Love Song In C Major
(dedicated to CC’s Mopar Maniac, Jim Cavanaugh, who will undoubtedly relate) Eighteen years ago, when John Gallo was all of fifteen and only had a learner’s permit, he saw this ’66 Monaco 500 hardtop...
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Last Night’s Dream: Dual Ghia And Ghia L 6.4 – Turning Dreams Into Semi-Reality
Our Chrysler Dream Car series is drawing to a close, and we’ve hardly given them all due respect. It’s kind of like waking up in the morning: wow, I had so many dreams last night, but I can only...
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Concept Classic: 1960 Plymouth XNR – Exner’s Hot Slant-Six Corvette Fighter...
Virgil Exner’s disappointment over his 1955 Chrysler Falcon two-seater not being green-lighted for production was deep and lasting. He loved sports cars, and was an enthusiastic and competent driver...
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Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Fury Suburban – The True Suburban Of Its Time
Mopar Mania Week just wouldn’t be complete without a fuselage wagon, would it? Given that this is from one of my first files of shots since starting to shoot CCs, it’s about time to give its day in...
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Mopar Mania Finale: Which One Will Be Your True Pentastar Love?
So we’ve spent all week showing you Chryslers of all kinds, to drool over as well as to hate on. Obviously, there’s a lot that was left behind, but unless we’re going to turn the site into Chrysler...
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CC Outtake: Bigger Is Better
Is that a big tow truck to be schlepping that Chevy pickup, or what? Let’s see just how big it is… Yup. As the sign says…Bigger Is Better!
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Curbside Classic: 1959 Fiat 600 Mutlipla – The Original Mini-Van?
Lately we’ve had quite a lot of mini-van discussion hereabouts. So no, I’m not going to really try to argue or defend the headline, as it’s essentially a semantic argument. But there’s no question...
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Cohort Sighting: BMW 2000-02 Touring – The Hatchback Version (and Cabrio)...
The BMW 2002 two-door sedan is iconic, but it’s easy to forget that there were other body versions sold in Europe. In addition to the sweet Cabriolet built by Bauer, BMW itself also offered the -02...
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Concept Classic: 1953 Cadillac Ghia Coupe – The Rita Hayworth Of Cars
No, I wasn’t the first to come up with this; it was her husband; who else? In 1953, Prince Aly Kahn saw the Cadillac Ghia Coupe on the stands at the Paris Auto Show, and was inspired to buy it for his...
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CC Outtake: This Olds Achieva Is Done Achieving
I had just shot this Olds Achieva a few weeks ago for a future CC, when I ran into it again the other day looking worse for wear. Looks like someone else ran into it too, but with a bit more...
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CC Outtake: Acura Down For The Count
The rear-ended Achieva reminded me of a very similar sight I shot not a month or two ago. But this one happened a bit closer to home: right around the corner from our house and down a block. Friendly...
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