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Cohort Outtake/QOTD: Muffler Car – Got Some Other Pics Of Rolling...
Ralf K. posted this muffler car at the Cohort, and it reminded me of so many other customized cars I’ve seen over the decades in front of businesses. What have you seen? In real life or one the web?...
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CC Outtake: Jeep Wagoneer and Mitsubishi Precis – Two Oddballs from 1987
, Here’s two somewhat unusual and uncommon variants/ re-badges of two once-common and popular cars: the Jeep Cherokee (XJ) and the Hyundai Excel. The Cherokee is of course one of the all-time iconic...
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Cohort Outtake: Toyota Stout, Double Cab and Regular Cab – Doubly Stout
We’re all familiar with the long and legendary line of Toyota pickups known as the Hilux, which was renamed as the Toyota pickup, and later the Tacoma. But they are of a lineage that goes back to...
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Curbside Classic: 1962-1965 Chevy II – Chevy Builds A Compact, Take II
1965 Nova sedan (first posted 9/16/2013) Chevrolet’s bold and daring rear-engined 1960 Corvair was to be GM’s ultimate answer to all those pesky imports and the other domestic compacts also...
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CC Outtake: GM “Boat Look” Transit Bus
If you’re a bus lover, you’re undoubtedly aware that GM Coach’s new transit bus from 1959 and used for decades thereafter was called the “New Look” bus, or also the “Fishbowl”, but here’s a version...
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CC Detroit Meet Up-Update: I’ve Got My Tickets
I’ve pulled the trigger, and my dates are set: I’ll be arriving in Detroit on Thursday (6/1) evening (from Baltimore), and leaving Sunday at 4:47PM. So that leaves all day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday...
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Curbside Classic: 1983 Camaro Berlinetta – The Last One Of Its Kind Left With...
Stare at this picture for a minute or so, and you’re going to swear someone put some undersized wheels and tires from a Toyota Tercel on this Camaro. We’ve become so used to cars having such large...
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Vintage Snapshots: Me and My Car, Part 3
Part 1 and Part 2 of this series from Dave Gelinas’ collection of vintage slides were popular, so let’s do another gallery. This one is of a beautiful sunset along with an attractive young woman and a...
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Cohort Outtake: 1967-1968-1969 Hybrid Dodge Dart “GTS”– What Year Is It...
This started out as an innocuous post about this white Dart GTS I spotted at the Cohort and posted by GPoon. Dart GTS convertibles aren’t exactly everyday occurances. But then I tried to figure out...
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Cohort Outtake: International Loadstar 1700 – Makes A Rugged Pickup
Nifticus posted shots of this International Loadstar at the Cohort, and I can’t just walk by. These were once by far the best selling medium truck in the country, and for quite a few years. Its face...
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CC Outtake: Kia Sportage Shorty
This generation Sportage (the first) is starting to get a wee bit thin on the ground. We’ll have to shoot one sometime and do a proper CC. But the shorty model has become a true rarity, and I just...
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Cohort Outtake: 1947 Studebaker M5 Pickup – What A Face. What A Truck
Now that’s a face I could stare at for a while. I just love these Studebaker M-Series trucks, built from 1941 – 1948. And not just because of its face either. These were a bit smaller and lighter than...
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Curbside Classic: 1981 Toyota Starlet –The Last Of The Littlest RWD Toyotas
(first posted 12/26/2012) Discovering the RWD Toyota Avanza in Mexico recently made me consider how relatively long Toyota hung on to RWD in their small cars. The last such car was the Starlet,...
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Curbside Classic and Driving Review (With Video): Mercedes 220 Diesel – I...
(this post appeared inadvertently yesterday for a few hours due to operator error) Is it karma, for all of the risky, jail-baiting, high-speed driving I’ve done over the years? Because for some...
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1957 Studebaker Diesel, Powered by Mercedes – The Germanic Scotsman. And the...
In doing a bit of research, I stumbled into this scanned article from DieselPower, posted at the studebakerdriversclub.com, about Studebaker’s experiments with swapping in a Mercedes 180 diesel engine...
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How To Lose Your CC Commenting License In 42 Words (Or Less)
Contrary to what some might think, commenting at CC is a privilege, not a right. And we actively enforce our commenting policy, which is clearly stated in our “Welcome to CC” page, accessible from the...
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The Biggest (But Mostly Untold) Story of the US Auto Industry of the Past...
In the US auto industry, there’s been a lot of upheaval in the past decade or so. GM and Chrysler’s bankruptcy and rebirths. Ford’s brush with the same. And more recently, Tesla’s emergence as the...
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Cohort Outtake: Mild Custom ’67 Chevelle Six Sedan – Me Likey
I didn’t have to go far back in the Cohort to find a car that spoke to me. And it spoke rather loudly, at that, even with its apparently stock exhaust. Obviously, I have a thing for imperfect/beater...
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Cohort Outtake: 1973 Grand Torino Sport SportsRoof – The Twilight of the...
Constantine Hannaher posted a few shots of this ’73 Torino SportsRoof, and as much as it has the ability to attract the attention of the eyeballs, I couldn’t help noticing the other coupes...
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Last Of Its Kind On The Street Outtake: 1980s Chevy Starcraft Conversion Van...
Time for another “Last of Its Kind On The Streets” edition. Sadly, vintage conversion and cruising vans are another endangered species on the streets. The 70s era cruising vans fad spawned the...
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