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The Book Of New Buicks – 1964 Edition: Quite Possibly My Favorite Textbook...
(first posted 10/3/2012. Expanded and revised 7/22/2018) In the fall of 1963, when I was 10, I’d had enough of grade school and decided to pursue an independent study course in Autology. The first...
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Help Wanted: CC Contributors, No Experience Required
It’s time to find us some fresh blood at CC, as the influx of fresh material has been drooping a wee bit lately. It’s summer time, and many of our existing contributors are perhaps naturally feeling a...
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Curbside Classic: 1961-1965 Jeep FJ-3 Fleetvan – Delivered To Your Door
The Jeep FJ-3 Fleetvan used to deliver the mail, but now it’s being delivered. But since this is as close as I’m likely to get to one of these, we’ll use this hulk as a tribute to the little Jeep van....
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1940 Marmon-Herrington Ford 4×4 Woodie Wagon – The Jeep Grand Wagoneer Prequel
(first posted 10/2/2012) The grand Marmon Sixteen may have died in the depths of the Depression, but Walter Marmon certainly didn’t go down with it. Instead, he joined forces with Arthur...
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Our New Server Is Up and Running, In Test Mode For Now – And a Solution For a...
Having personally experience a couple of 503 Time Outs today, I thought you should know that our new server has been ordered, and David Saunders is deep into the migration of all the many large files...
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Vintage R&T Intro: 1976 Lancia Beta HPE and Scorpion – Now Federalized
Lancia’s renewed effort in the US market with its new Fiat-based cars was a mixed blessing. They were stylish, and had lovely interiors. And they had some very good dynamics, but their performance was...
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Reader Outtake: Dodge Ram 3500 Brougham Edition
CC reader has spotted a rare Ram 3500 Brougham Edition, and felt the need to share it with us. The Brougham Era lives!
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So Why Didn’t They Show The 1960 Starliner With A Starfighter?
(first posted 10/1/2012) Not to beat the poor 1960 Ford brochure to death, but I couldn’t help but stop at this fine rendering of an Orchid Gray Starliner with a Convair F-106 Delta Dart...
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Portland CC Meet-Up Details
I know this is a bit last minute, but maybe a few of you in the area will show up. Here’s the final itinerary: PDXMike and I will hang out at the entry lobby of the Portland Art Museum for the Shape...
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Cohort Outtake: The Changing Faces of Cars, Austrian Edition or This Could Be...
T Minor shot this nice pairing of a ’64 Mercury Comet Caliente and a 2018 Alfa Romeo Stilvio at a supermarket lot in Austria. In addition to the obvious contrast between the Comet and the Stelvio, it...
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Will There Be Curbside Classics? A Survey Of All The Cars On Five Random...
(first posted 10/1/2012) While out on a bike ride in a neighborhood I normally never ride through, an idea suddenly popped in my head: Why not photograph every car on the next five blocks and see...
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1976 Vintage R&T Comparison: Porsche 924 vs Datsun 280Z vs Alfetta GT
Time to crack open the next Road and Track of my huge stack that a reader sent me a couple of years ago. We’re now into July 1976, and the main article is a comparison of the Porsche 924 with the...
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What If? How Today’s Cars Might Have Looked in the Past
My son Ed sent me a link to a terrific set of What If renderings by Ruben Ooms that were posted at Autocar. It’s perfect for CC, given how we tend to live in the past here. And how better to enjoy...
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CC For Sale: 1981 Oldsmobile Sport Omega – 1 of 700 Made; Here’s Your Chance...
CC reader Chris M. sent me the link to this extremely rare 1981 Sport Omega for sale in Buffalo, NY. The ad says “Less than 700 made”. I’m inclined to believe it, as Google essentially strikes out on...
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CC Meet-Up Outtake: Back from Portland With Happy Memories and a Lot More Gas...
I had a great weekend in Portland. The Shape of Speed exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art was simply sublime. I will write it up along with some decent pictures thanks to PDXMike’s new camera he’s...
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Museum Classics: “The Shape of Speed”– A Sublime Collection of Streamlined Cars
“The Shape of Speed” may well be a personal high water mark as regards automotive exhibits. I have been utterly fascinated with the streamlined era since I was a child. The flowing lines of a Tatra...
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1976 Vintage R&T Review: Buick Opel by Isuzu – Once You Get Past the Name...
When the weakening dollar made the German Opel 1900/Manta too expensive to import anymore, GM looked to its affiliate in Japan for the replacement. The Isuzu Gemini was of course essentially an Opel...
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Baltimore CC Meet Up Details (Updated)
At the suggestion of RetroStang Rick, we’re going to have a little impromptu Meet-Up at the Hunt Valley Horsepower weekly Saturday morning car show on August 4. Here’s the updated details: This Cars...
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