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Bus Stop Classic: GMC PD-4501 Greyhound Scenicruiser – Everybody’s Favorite...
parked Scenicruiser shots by Craig Dickson (first posted 12/24/2013) How did the Scenicruiser become such an icon, undoubtedly the most-recognized bus ever built in the US? It’s safe to say that...
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Vintage C&D Preview Test: 1970 AMC Hornet – Goodbye Rambler, or The Last True...
The Hornet was a very significant car for AMC. Not only did it finally put the Rambler brand behind itself, the Hornet would would go on to have a much longer life than undoubtedly anyone at AMC would...
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QOTD: What Is/Was/Would Be Your Automotive Fountain of Youth?
JP Cavanaugh described the 1968 Chrysler Newport he drove for several years in the 1990s as his fountain of youth, a car from his childhood that he got to relive as a daily driver in adulthood. So...
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Vintage C&D Review: 1969 Mustang Mach1 428 Cobra-Jet – 59.3% Of Its Weight On...
Let’s face it; the original Mustang was never really well-suited for big block engines. The 390 in the 1967-1968 generation was widely panned for its atrocious handling. And then adding another 3.8″...
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Cohort Outtake: 1963 Studebaker Champ – The Most Ill-Fitting Bed Ever
Does the bed on this Studebaker Champ pickup look like it not exactly lining up with the cab? Well, that’s because it was designed for a Dodge cab. Given Studebaker’s desperation in its last days, I’m...
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Vintage C&D Road Test: Iso Grifo G.L. –“Proof that pedigree doesn’t mean a...
Tatra87’s superb look at the Italian “assembler” Iso, with its use of Chevrolet V8 engines clothed in superb Italian suits, included the Grifo. Intended to compete more directly with Ferrari’s GT...
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CC Outtake: Eclectic Driveway
It often pays to change one’s regular walking routine, and by moving over one block on the way home from the river, we came across this fine assemblage. Four CCs clustered together. Let’s take a...
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Fieldside Classics: A Visit To Hentze Family Farm –“I’ll Shoot The Old...
(first posted 12/22/2013) Folks around here have been visiting farms like Hentze Family Farm near Junction City for generations; the farm dates back to 1902. It’s a regular on Stephanie’s short...
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Curbside Classic: The Long-Lost EcoHummer Prototype Found!
In 2007, Hummer started its death spiral. The huge run-up of oil prices that year, which culminated in the all-time peak of $160/barrel in June of 2008, resulted in gas prices in the US in excess of...
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Cohort In-Motion Outtake: Rolls Royce Hearse?
E Newman posted a couple of shots of what looks to be a RR hearse gaining on his car. Really? Not.
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QOTD: 1966 Dodge Polara CHP Patrol Car – The Ultimate Police Car. What About...
posted at the Cohort by rwcar4 There’s something about this boxy C-Body in black and white and with dual exhausts and those little dog dish hubcaps…if I could to transport myself back in time and be a...
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CC Outtake: Wall-To-Wall Pickups – But There’s a Good Explanation
The Lane County Events center, also known as the fairgrounds, is just about six blocks from our house, and we cut across its overflow parking lot regularly on our daily walk. As I approached one day...
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Jeep Wagoneer Ads Through the Decades – These Explain America’s Love of SUVs...
1977 I’ve been pointing out for years that the long decline of sedans and station wagons at the hands of SUVs and trucks goes way back, right to the 1950s. The world was changing; it was the rise of...
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Site 503 Time Out Issues Fixed – Thank You David Saunders!
Wow! That was quick. Long time CC Contributor David Saunders dove into the CC server files last night, and later this morning found and fixed an issue that has the site running as snappy as ever....
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Lawnside Classics: Burt’s – Vintage and Used Riding Mower And Garden Tractor...
(first posted 5/18/2013. This has become one of our all-time most-viewed posts ever, due to Google searches. There’s obviously a lot of interest in old riding mowers out there) Note : Burt only sells...
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Cohort Outtake: Finally a Camper for JP Cavanaugh
I’ve been showing you all sorts of self-propelled campers, vans and motorhomes for years now, but has JP Cavanaugh ever shown one? Is he allergic to camping, even the motorized self-contained kind?...
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Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Impala Sedan – 666, the Number of The Beast...
In the the Book of Revelation, 666 is the Number of the Beast. At the Yellow Cab Company of San Diego, 666 was also the number of The Beast: a 1973 Chevrolet sedan. It was the only one in the large...
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“The Downsizing Decision” (May 5, 1980) – A Deep Dive Into the Turmoil and...
I ran into this article in the New Yorker last November, and found it to be an excellent look at the forces re-shaping the auto industry in the mid-late 70s, which were of course rising energy costs,...
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Chartside Classics: US Market Share by Manufacturer – 1961-2016
Unless one subscribes to a data service, getting US historical auto sales statistics is not so easy; Wikipedia only lists US manufacturers. But I stumbled into this site that has market share info...
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