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Cohort Classic: 1970 Buick Riviera GS Roadster – Sawzall Edition, Sans Top
(first posted 10/6/2012) Somebody wasn’t content with GM’s decision to not make Riviera ragtops, and took matters–or Sawzall– into hand. CJCars just posted this to the Cohort, and it certainly...
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The Mod Top: Introducing The Car You Wear
(first posted 10/5/2012) By 1969, flower power went mainstream…right up the Detroit River, even. Hoping to cash in on the latest fad, Chrysler unveiled one of the era’s more colorful options: The...
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Vintage R&T Review: 1975 BMW 530i –“Everything A Luxury-Sports Sedan Should Be”
The all-new E12 5 Series took its time coming to the US. It went into production in 1972 for Europe, as the 520 and 520i, replacing the long-in-tooth “Neue Klasse” 1600/1800/2000 four door sedans. In...
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CC Outtake: BMWs, Then and Now
CC reader CJC sent me this shot of his friend’s superb 530i (which has been converted to Euro bumpers) next to a current i3. Ok, bring on the predictable hate. As for me: Count me in as a (mostly) fan...
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Curbside Classic: 1974 Plymouth Gold Duster – There’s Gold In Them Thar’ Hips
(first posted 10/5/2012) The two smartest things Chrysler did in the late sixties and early seventies: One: Hang on to the A-Body compacts, seemingly forever. Two: Give that line of rolling...
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The All-New 2018 Toyota Camry: Is This A Bit Less Staid, Dull and Boring?
The Camry has an image problem. It perpetually gets hated on as a dull, limp, slow, soulless, beige appliance. That’s despite the fact that it has consistently been competitive in its dynamics, never...
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The Best Definition of the Term ‘Sports Car’? And the First American Sports Car
1906 Stanley Model H “The Gentleman’s Speedy Roadster” Yesterday’s post on the 1987 Camaro IROC and subsequent discussion about whether the term ‘sports car’ applied to it had me reaching for one of my...
View ArticleCC Video: ‘Happy Journey’ in a Tatra 603
No journey back in time to large European rear-engined cars like the splendid one we had today would be complete without what is undoubtedly one of the most unusual promotional films ever made for a...
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CC Outtake: 1997 BMW 750iL With ‘Vinyl Roof’– Keepin’ the Rain Out
In our rainy winters here in Oregon, it’s not unusual to see tarps on the roofs of some houses, inevitably ones with deferred maintenance. And they’re usually humble abodes. But running into this BMW...
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Curbside Classic: 1988 Hyundai Excel – The Damn Near Deadly Sin
(first posted 5/7/2012) Americans are a forgiving sort, and redemption from sin is just the right gesture away. Well, that applies more to politicians and celebrities than to car companies. It can...
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Vintage Car & Driver Review: 1974 Mustang II Mach I: Overweight, Slow,...
My CC on the Mustang II Cobra II was maybe a wee bit over the top, going so far as to call it a Deadly Sin, which doesn’t quite apply, since Ford never died. A venial sin, in any case. And a fair...
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Vintage C&D Review: 1973 Camaro Type LT Z-28: Cheaper Than the Mustang II...
What really puts the Mustang II Mach 1 in perspective is that in the very same issue of Car & Driver (September 1973) they also tested a Camaro LT Z-28, which was not only cheaper than the V6 Mach...
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CC Outtake: Nissan NV200 – Most Under-Tired Vehicle Today? And a Warning If...
In this time of giant wheels and tires, this Nissan NV200 van really stands out. I had vaguely noticed that they looked a bit like they had tiny feet, but the other day I was in traffic next to one,...
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CC Outtake: 1992 Subaru Loyale: Ready For The Flood
Yes, I have a thing for old Subaru wagons, jacked up like this. From the time it first arrived in 1975, the Subaru Four Wheel Drive wagon (CC here) was a bit of a middle finger salute to all of the...
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CC Outtake: CUVs Then, and Sort of Then – If the GLK Had Been Built by Honda...
Normally these aren’t exactly the kind of cars that catch my eye, but there was something about this pairing of a gen1 Honda CRV and a Mercedes GLK that…did. Oddly enough, what’s most interesting...
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Curbside Classic: 1969 Citroen 2CV – The Most Original Car Ever
(first posted 5/4/2012) How many truly original cars are there? Here’s the test: take any car, and one can almost always find their antecedents or inspirations. One that stands out is the Citroen...
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Portlandia Outtake: The Volvaab – A Proper Swedish Greenhouse (Updated with...
The Volvo 240 series is well known and loved (especially in Portland) for its tall and airy greenhouse, among other things. But that’s no reason why not to improve on it further. And what better way...
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Curbside Classic: The Last Mitsubishi Cordia Still On The Street?
(first posted 4/16/2012) As is all-too obvious, I have a particular soft spot for older Japanese cars, especially the more obscure varieties. So when I walked into this Cordia on a trip to the Bay...
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CC Contributor Appreciation Day: A Big Thank You To All of You!
February 13 was CC’s sixth birthday, and it’s become our tradition to celebrate it by acknowledging our contributors. CC would never have gotten this far without them, and I mean that most sincerely...
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Cohort Vintage Photography: A Gallery of 1955-1957 New Chevy Trucks and a Few...
We’re on a vintage photography roll here these days, and I’m happy to keep the party going. I’ve always been a big lover of the genre, and the more to share, the merrier. And these B/W photos were...
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