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Cohort Outtake: Claas Columbus Combine – In Praise of the Combine, the...
Yes, the combine harvester is one of the greatest inventions of the industrial era. Maybe another time we’ll take a deeper look at its history and economic significance. But when I ran across this...
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Curbside Classic: 1977 Subaru Leone – The Revolutionary Four Wheel Drive...
(first posted 7/3/2013) Honda CRV, Toyota Rav4, Audi Quattro, VW Syncro, and the whole host of all-wheel drive cars, crossovers and CUVs: they all trace their roots back to this skinny and ugly...
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Cohort Outtake: Bradley GT II – Plenty of Front Overhang
The Bradley GT II was the successor to the original Bradley GT, which we covered here. It was still VW Beetle-based, but was a bit more polished in its execution. I’m guessing the front end’s bulbous...
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Curbside Classic: 1967 Jeep Gladiator J3000 – The Truck Of The Future
(first posted 5/30/2013) In the early sixties, the vast majority of pickups were wimpy, low-riding, six cylinder-powered things; downright effeminate, one might almost say (with a bit of tongue...
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Quarryside Classics: Mack R-Series – Rock Solid Since 1966
(first posted 4/7/2013) I recently rented a little three-yard dump truck and used it to pay several visits to one of the local quarries–partly to haul gravel, but also as an excuse to pay homage to...
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Cohort Outtake: 1955 Mercury – I’m Suddenly In Love With That Grille/Bumper
How is it that something that you’ve seen before suddenly jumps out and grabs you? Maybe by stopping and really looking at it it? There’s something about the front end of this Mercury posted at the...
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CC Outake: Cavalier and Trooper II – Suddenly It’s 1988
Cavaliers of this vintage aren’t exactly getting any more common, and that applies to the Trooper II. I suppose it’s a stretch to say these are about as disparate of GM cars as any, as GM didn’t...
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Vintage Editorial: “Reflections from an English Country Inn” (Brock Yates,...
(first posted 5/23/2013, as a follow-up to yesterday’s Grosse Pointe Myopians) This is the kind of stuff I inhaled as a fifteen year-old: Brock Yates analyzing the British Car industry, and...
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Cohort Outtake: 1958 VW Beetle Pickup
Posted at the Cohort by Canadiancatgreen. At least it wasn’t a cabriolet that was sacrificed for this. But it’s rather appealing, in a very utilitarian sort of way. One wonders why the German...
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The Birth Of The GM/EMD Two-Stroke Diesel Engine: “Very Well (Ket) – We Are...
(first posted 5/23/2013) My fascination with trains has a particular focus on the birth and early years of what became the utterly dominant GM EMD two-stroke diesel-electric locomotives. My story...
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Cohort Outtake: Home Built “Allard” Hot Rod with Ardun Hemi Heads on Ford...
Ralf K posted this fine shot of a home built Allard hot rod sporting a Ford V8 with the legendary Ardun hemi heads. These heads were designed and built by Zora Arkus Duntov and his brother Yura, hence...
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CC Capsule: 1954 Allard K2 – Proto-Cobra With World’s Most Contorted Shift Lever
(first posted 3/31/2013. Updated 4/15/2018) Passing by the Sports Car Shop always requires a brief stop to see what’s currently on display. I’d seen this splendid Allard K2 through the garage...
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CCs For Sale: 2013 Smarts – Two For the Price of One?
I’ spotted these two little twins in front of a rural house on the way to our regular hiking spot, and had to stop and find out; are they both for sale? Two for the price of one? The sign on the...
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Cohort Outtake: Intermeccanica Italia Coupe – Another Green Sports Car But...
The green Bradley GT II I showed you the other day showed excessive front overhang. Actually, that car was odd, because it was not a stock Bradley GT II, as the front end was longer and different, and...
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QOTD: What’s the Car Chance/Chauncey Gardener Sees On TV?
“I like to watch” Andrew Mora sent me this picture asking me the identity of the car in the tv. I thought it was a rather odd photograph, but then realized it was a still from the movie Being There,...
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CC Outtake: Two Similar 4x4s from Different Eras In Front of a Very Narrow...
When I saw these two 4x4s with so many similarities despite being some 50-60 years apart, I couldn’t resist shooting them. Especially since they were sitting in front of the Holly, Eugene’s narrowest...
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Curbside Classic: 1988 Renault Medallion (R21) – These Two Guys Are...
(first posted 5/23/2013. I have no idea what happened to this Medallion, but I’d like to think it’s still running) Is this the very last running 1988 Renault Medallion? I can’t really say for sure,...
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Cohort Outtake: 1962 Chrysler New Yorker Town and Country Station Wagon –...
William Oliver posted shots of this ’62 Chrysler New Yorker wagon working on its tan, which is coming along quite well. This would be the last year that a Chrysler was built with the 126″ wheelbase,...
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