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CC News: Kalashnikov Unveils Tesla Killer – The Moskvitch Gets Juiced Up, But...
The term “Tesla killer” has been tossed about for some years now, but so far nobody’s managed to bump them off yet. But now the Russian weapons manufacturer, famous for its AK-47 assault rifle, vows...
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Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Citation X11 Club Coupe – Is It The Last One...
(first posted 1/7/2013) Well, probably not the last one, but this really is a rare bird. I’ve shot several Citations in Eugene, but no notchback sedans (“Club Coupe”), and certainly none in X11...
View ArticleCC Cinema: Mid 50s BMC Cars Exceed Expectations By Surviving 25,000 Miles at...
If you ever wondered why British cars were the best selling imports in the US in the early 50s and then quickly fell from grace, this film will explain it. Let’s just say that Americans expected the...
View ArticleCC Cinema: Fahren Auf Der Autobahn
I stumbled into this little short film which gives a view out the back window on a typical stretch of autobahn in the mid-60s, including some very impatient drivers. The BMW New Class (1500/1800)...
View ArticleCC Vintage Video: Flipping Out on the Nurburgring Nordschleife, 1970 – An...
67Conti posted the link to this hair-raising compilation of folks flipping their cars on open days at the Nurburgring. Seat belts? Nein, mostly. Helmets? Nein. But drivers entering this tricky curve...
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CC Outtake: Chevette – Up On Three Wheels
This dear little Chevette lives on a quiet alley just three blocks from my house. It never fails to make me smile. But then the other morning as I was walking back home with the dog, I noticed it’s up...
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Curbside Classic: 1968 Mercury Cougar – Mercury’s Greatest (Only?) Hit
(first posted 12/21/2012) There were plenty of reasons why Mercury failed, but the 1967-1968 Cougar certainly wasn’t one of them. Yes, there were a few others too, but the original Cougar clearly...
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CC Outtake: Ford Tempo – Up On Three Wheels
There seems to be some kind of contagion going on with some of the older cars in my neighborhood; they’re up on three wheels. It might not be so obvious from this angle, but let’s go see the other...
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Cohort Outtake: Vintage Fords Snuggling in Argentina
Jose Luis Herrera sent me this shot of two old Fords caught together in Argentina. He left a comment with more info on them both: Hi Curbside this pic is spontaneous , left a Ford Taunus 2.3 GXL 1978...
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CC Outtake: 2004 GTO Breakdown on Madison Meadow
Madison Meadow is a two acre undeveloped open space two blocks down the street from us on West 22nd. Ave. I have some considerable personal history with it, as I bought it on behalf of a group of...
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Ralf K. Outtake: Four Luxury Cars Luxuriating in their Rest In the Forest
Ralf K. (Don Kincl) found these four former luxury cars enjoying the big sleep. And here’s one more of a different subject: A rakish little Ford pickup.
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CC Outtake: Dodge Maxivans – Long and Longest (Longer is Absent)
There are at least three different lengths of Dodge Maxivan/Maxiwagon: Long, longer, and longest. The two bookends are conveniently parked together here. But fear not; I do have a picture of the...
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Vintage Road & Track Review: 1976 Fiat 128 3P – Lots of Good Qualities; Not a...
Pity poor Fiat. The 128 was a game changing car when it came out in 1969; its space efficiency and driving dynamics put it heads and shoulders above anything else. The VW Golf was essentially a...
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Cohort Outtake: 1961 Chevrolet Parkwood Wagon – Last Call for Wagon-Only...
Constantine Hannaher, who was at the Baltimore CC Meet-up and posted a raft of great pictures from the event that I haven’t gotten to yet, also just posted this fine ’61 Chevy Parkwood wagon. AS was...
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Cohort Outtake: 1960 Siata Ampurias 750 – A Notchback Fiat/SEAT 600
There’s few things that make my day more than being exposed to a car that I never knew existed. CC reader Julieta L. sent me a couple of links to this delightful little car, the 1960 Siata Ampurias...
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Curbside Classic Lite: 1984 Dodge Aries – When a Compact Sedan Was a Savior,...
Lee Iaccoca would love us. We’ve given the K cars more attention here after all these decades than he could ever have hoped for. Um; on second thought, no one could ever give Lee or an Iaccoca-mobile...
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Cohort Wordless Outtake: Sacrilege
shot and posted at the Cohort by Constantine Hannaher
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Cohort Classic: 1952 VW 1100 – The Most Desirable VW
shot and posted at the Cohort by Constantine Hannaher For lovers of classic VW beetles, the 1952 stands out as the most desirable, or at least it did back in the day when I was into VWs. I had such a...
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Curbside Classic: 1963 Corvair Monza Coupe – A Coup For Chevrolet; A Sedan...
(first posted 6/3/2014) The Corvair story is an almost endless book; it’s way to long to completely encompass in one chapter. I’ve been writing it since I got behind the wheel of my first car, a...
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What If? 1961-1964 Corvair Monza Hardtop Coupe – The Version Chevy Really...
(first posted 6/4/2014) Chevrolet made a few mistakes with the Corvair, but the biggest was in not seeing its full potential as a sporty coupe right from the beginning. Americans weren’t interested...
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