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CC For Sale: 1972 Chevrolet Vega – Like New! Only 8433 Miles! Hasn’t Blown...
Back in September 2013, I launched the Great CC Vega Hunt. The goal was to find a Vega 2300 with its original engine and in running condition. Now clearly the intent was to find a genuine curbside CC...
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QOTD: What’s Up With This Vega Speedometer? When Did US Speedometers First...
Tom Halter has a good eye and left the following comment today at the Vega post about its speedometer: I like how instead of having a separate scale for km/h, they just converted the mph markings to...
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Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Capri II 2.8 V6 – Better In Several Ways
Ford’s Capri, intended to be a European Mustang, was a huge hit there, essentially recreating the Mustang’s genre-defining impact. And perhaps somewhat surprising, the Capri was very successful as an...
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Vintage R&T Feature: Flat-Out Performance Test of 8 Showroom Stock Sedans
Amateur SCCA racing, which had started out with very much stock cars in the early 50s, had become increasingly competitive and expensive by the early 70s, making it less accessible for the average...
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QOTD: What Was Your Best “Unicorn” CC Find In The Recent Past? What Would You...
Tom Halter found his “Holy Grail”recently, and described it as “not just a unicorn, but a unicorn whistling Dixie while chewing bubblegum at the same time.” Pretty high praise indeed, for such a...
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CC Outtake: A Different Way To Turn a Pickup Bed Into a Trailer
I’m familiar with the concept of converting pickup beds into trailers, but not quite like this.
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Curbside Classic Capsule: 1967 Firebird “428” Convertible – Truth In Badge...
When I look at this Firebird, I see…a Camaro, with a different front end. Well, externally that was pretty much it, as well as the rear plate that covered and divided the tail lights. Did you know...
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CC Outtake: Festiva With Wide Rims
Rest assured: unlike some other once-common beaters that have gone extinct, there’s still a remarkably healthy number Festivas on the streets here. But this is the first I’ve seen with such wide rims....
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Mileposts in Design: Cadillac’s “Dagmars”– An Intimate Look At Their Origins,...
(image composite by atomicsamba. click on images for maximum effect) The 1950s were famous for a number of things. Some of the more memorable ones are blonde bombshells, bullet bras, and Cadillacs...
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CC Outtake: Ford Tempo and Lamborghini Gallardo – The Two Faces of Eugene
Describing Eugene is harder than just some simple throw-away stereotype. Maybe that’s why I spend my time walking around trying to describe it in pictures, as it’s often more effective than words. It...
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Curbside Classic: 1990 Nissan S Cargo – The Ugliest Car Ever Made? More Like...
The automotive digital world is vast, unruly, and hyper-competitive. Everyone is competing furiously for clicks and likes; bloggers will say almost anything to attract eyeballs. Just a couple of weeks...
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CC Maintenance: The 5 Minute Stuck Window Fix – Why I Keep My Truck Around
The window mechanism on my ’66 F100 has been exposed to the elements for over 50 years now, so I wasn’t too surprised when it started getting very balky this winter, a progressive issue these past...
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Vintage R&T Review: 1975 Toyota Celica GT – Faster and Better Handling
The Celica was a key player in the establishment and popularity of the compact sporty coupe segment. It arrived in 1971 along with the very popular Capri and the Opel Manta, and quickly established...
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CC Outtake: The Well-Battered Toyota Pickup Bed
This Toyota pickup bed has seen some hard work, but its labors are not done yet. It belongs to a friend of mine, who has created an “eco village” out of what started out as a couple of old houses on a...
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CC Outtake: GMC “Advance Design” Carryall Suburban – The Unsolved Mystery of...
I try not to indulge my tendency of negative feelings about “resto-mods”; they may not be my preferred cup of tea, but to each their own. But it does help explain why I’m at a loss to explain...
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Curtis Perry Outtake: 1958 Thunderbird – Bad Dreams Car
We haven’t seen much recently from one of our favorite Cohort posters, Curtis Perry. But this rather dream-like composition of a ’58 Thunderbird shot just last week or so cannot be denied. I was in...
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CC Capsule: 1968 GMC Pickup With Chinook Camper – Creampuff
(first posted 10/30/2011) I can’t let the weekend go by without some kind of truck or RV. And this one definitely caught my attention, sitting at an RV dealer in Junction City. It’s not for sale;...
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Vintage R&T New Car Intro: Mercedes 450SEL 6.9 – The World’s Best Sedan Is...
(I’m a bit crunched for time, so I’m going to skip any of my own commentary. I already did that in my CC of this car) Related: CC 1977 Mercedes 450SEL 6.9: Plenty of Power But None For the Seats...
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Junkyard Classics: A Preview of Coming Junkyard Tours By Ralf K – Savor This
I’ve posted a few of CC Cohort Ralf K’s pictures here before, and after he uploaded a huge number of his collection of his photography and vintage shots, I decided to get in touch with him and invite...
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Vintage R&T Review: 1975 Datsun 280Z – Fuel Injection And More Displacement...
In 1975, there was a decided move towards adopting fuel injection—by the imports, that is—in order to mitigate the deleterious effects of the primitive emission controls of the time. Opel adopted it,...
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