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Cohort Outtake: The Quintessential Hot Rod Nova
F Abbott has captured the quintessential Nova. These were once everywhere, making their noisy presence known from their foreshortened dual exhausts exiting from all parts of the body behind the mid...
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Curbside Classic: 1988-1991 Wartburg 353 1.3 – The East German Audi, In More...
posted at the CC Cohort by r0b0tr10t (first posted 8/9/2013) This car has a long and fascinating history, if we can get past the usual stereotypical comments of it being a perfect example of what...
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1994-2000 Nissan Rasheen – The World’s First Four-Door CUV Was An Homage To...
(first posted 8/9/2013) How could I forget the Nissan Rasheen, when writing about the Wartburg 353? But thanks to Flipper, who posted a picture of the Rasheen at the Wartburg post, I must now give it...
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Cohort Outtake: 1964 Plymouth Valiant V100 – The Fallback-mobile
When I was younger, being the practical and thrifty chap I was (or could be, some of the time), instead of daydreaming about exotic cars I would ponder what I would drive if I suddenly found myself in...
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Concept Classic: 1953 Cadillac Ghia Coupe – The Rita Hayworth Of Cars
(first posted 8/7/2013) 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...
View ArticleCC Cinema: 1948 Olds Futuramic –“The Car of Tomorrow” (Minus the Original...
I came across this Olds 50th Anniversary film, but the YouTube poster said that he it was without the original soundtrack, which he couldn’t find anywhere. he did add some low-key music, and I think...
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Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Porsche 911, 911S and Carrera 2.7 Liter – No Malaise...
Not all the car makers succumbed to mid-70s “malaise”. Porsche resisted with all possible measures, and managed to keep improving the performance of their legendary 911 series, or at least keep from...
View ArticleCC Cinema: A Quick Loop of LAX Circa 1964
This reminds me that LAX looked a lot more like this when I first moved there in 1977 than it does now. Early on, there’s a couple of nice “airporters”, a stretched Chevy Suburban and a Checker...
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Curbside Classic: 1962 Rambler Classic – The Peak Rambler Experience
Over the years here at CC, you just might have gotten the impression from me that Ramblers had something of an image problem back in the day. I haven’t been exaggerating; they really did. Rambler was...
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In-Motion Outtake: Gen1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
It was a beautiful sunny January day and I was headed out for a hike when I spotted this Monte on the go. I thought it might be the same one I shot way back in 2009 or so, and eventually wrote up...
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Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Renault 17 Gordini Coupe-Convertible
The R 17 was definitely one of the more exotic cars in the US at the time. And the coupe-convertible version, with its giant sunroof, only enhanced that. This is a rather interesting review, because...
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Concept Classic: 1960 Plymouth XNR – Exner’s Hot Slant-Six Corvette Fighter...
(first posted 8/3/2013) 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...
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Junkyard Classics: Ralf K Visits Hidden Valley Auto Parts, Part 2 – The...
Back in January, Ralf K shared the first batch of his photos from Hidden Valley Auto Parts in Maricopa, AZ. he’s uploaded some more at the Cohort, so let’s go back and poke around some more. This top...
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Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Saab 99 Wagonback – The First Hatchback Saab
It’s almost hard to imagine a time before there was a Saab hatchback, as that body style became so deeply enmeshed with that brand for so long. But prior to 1974, the Saab 99 was just a trunked sedan....
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Last Night’s Dream: Dual Ghia And Ghia L 6.4 – Turning Dreams Into Semi-Reality
(first posted 8/2/2013) 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...
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CC Outtake: Double VW Hippie Bus –“Help This Bus Move”
Like so many other artifacts of the past, genuine VW hippie buses are becoming harder to come by in Eugene. And this one is a real gem, about as good as they ever got, thanks to its Beetle raised...
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Vintage Car & Driver Feature: A Six Pack full of ‘shine (Sept. 1969)
I vividly remember reading this in the fall of 1969. It’s the kind of feature that was often pioneered by C&D, and then became commonplace. Hang on for the ride…
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Vintage C&D Road Test: 1969 Corvette 435/427 Coupe –“The present Corvette...
Here’s an article that caught my sixteen year-old eyes in 1969: an in-depth review of the 435 hp 427 Corvette. And its a good one, as it spends a lot more time analyzing what a Corvette is, and means,...
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Automotive History: Ford’s “Falcon Platform”– From Falcon To Versailles In 18...
(first posted 3/26/2013) The Ford Fox and Chrysler K-Car platforms are both well-known for their many variations on the same basic underpinnings. They were stretched, folded and mutilated into...
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Vintage C&D Review: Opel GT 1.9 – The First Lutz-Mobile
Bob Lutz is associated with a lot of cars, some good, but quite a few so-so. There is a recurring thread in the latter category: aggressive styling but with compromises in the packaging or...
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