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Ralf K. Outtake: 1962 Buick Special Convertible Abandoned by the Side of the...
This is not exactly the typical roadside automotive kill in 2018. Ralf K. (Don Kincl) found this ’62 Buick Special convertible abandoned by the side of the road in Auburn, WA. presumably someone got...
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Road Trip: Our First Outing in Our New Promaster Van Conversion Camper –...
With the forecast of perfect early fall weather, we decided to head for the mountains and high desert this past week in our Promaster van conversion camper that I’ve been working on the past some...
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Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina – The Sexiest Big Sedan Of Its Time
(first posted 7/20/2013) The 1963 Pontiac was the very crest of the wave that swept the Excitement brand to glorious heights in the sixties. The upwelling first appeared out of seemingly nowhere in...
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Curbside Classic: 1959 Mercury Monterey Cruiser Hardtop Coupe – Mercury...
It wasn’t just Edsel that got creamed in the late 50s. Ford’s huge push to compete mano-a-mano with GM’s three powerful mid-market brands was a two-pronged attack. Edsel would cover the...
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CC Outtake: Got Negative Camber?
back in the bad old swing axle days, negative camber was a sign of an enthusiast who adjusted his torsion bars (or modified springs) in order to lower the rear center of gravity and help avoid the...
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CC For Sale: 1975 Argentine Falcon – Something A Bit Different For Your...
Sure original-style Falcons were still being made in 1975; in Argentina. We did an extensive look at the near-immortal Falcon made there between 1962 and 1991 here. Now here’s your chance to own one...
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Car Spotters! The Neural Net Can ID Cars on Google Street View 50 Times...
I’ve been wondering about this for a few years now: will machines be trained to spot and identify cars faster and more accurately than humans? Thanks to a link to an article sent me by CC reader...
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CC For Sale: 1982 VW Diesel Pickup – Not Much Pickup But It Still Hauls
That the VW Pickup was designed specifically for the US, despite it being a tiny FWD unibody thing, may seem rather odd from today’s perspective, given how big trucks have become, and trying to sell...
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Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – The Best European Car Ever...
(first posted 7/25/2013) If a car ever inspired me to emote and wax poetically, it was the Corvair, especially the second generation that delighted us upon its arrival in 1965. So I’ll try hard to...
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CC Outtake: The Very Narrow Garage
A while back Johannes Dutch posted a video of a guy in Holland who managed to park his 155cm wide Fiat Panda in a 161cm (61 inches) wide garage. Well, there’s no way this Buick is going to fit in this...
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Trouble Getting an Initial Log-In After Registering at CC? Here’s the Baling...
The really huge tech hurdle for us this year was moving to our new server, thanks to David Saunders, who managed to squeeze it in between his epic bike trip, the Beater Challenge and the usual...
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Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Granada Coupe With 250 Six and Four Speed Stick –...
My affinity for these mid-70s Ford products must act like a powerful magnetic force, as I seem to keep running into them. Recently it was the very rare LTD II S. But that was topped by something even...
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Vintage Snapshots: How Pickups Used To Be Used
I ran across this shot at Dave Gelina’s Flickr page. It’s from about 1963, at the Benton Harbor, MI weekly farmer’s market. And it shows how pickups were more typically used back then. Here’s another...
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Curbside Classic: 1988 Subary Justy 4WD – The Mother Earth Newsmobile
(first posted 11/10/2013) Never Buy Gas Again! How to convert your Subaru Justy into a chicken manure-fed methane powered hybrid using old washing machine parts and a garden hose. Deep in the bowels...
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Auto-Biography/QOTD: I Worked at a Gas Station Like This Solo at Age 15 –...
vintage snapshot from Dave Gelinas’ collection I was fifteen in the fall of 1968 and heard that the older brother of my friend was quitting his Saturday job at the Sunoco station on York Road in Towson...
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CC Outtake: The Non-MGA MG
This poor little MG Midget looks a a bit lost and overwhelmed by its neighbors in the parking lot, although it certainly has no problems fitting into the spot with room to spare. But it wasn’t...
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Vintage Snapshot: What I Used To See from the Observation Deck at Friendship...
photo found at Dave Gelina’s Flickr page When we moved to Baltimore in 1965, the local airport was a lot busier than the one in Iowa had been. But that’s still not saying much, as sometimes a half hour...
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Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Apache 32 Fleetside and 1953 Budger Trailer...
(first posted 2/26/2011. Since we’re getting ready to hit the road again tomorrow in the van, this one came to mind) Let’s hit the road, honey! I’ve got the truck all ready to roll; how’re you doin’...
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CC Outtake: Compact SUVs, Then and Now
Yes, cars do change over the decades, especially so SUVs, as this pairing a half century apart makes rather obvious. The gen1 Bronco was arguably the progenitor of this CRV. The sun got into this...
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Curbside Classic: 1963 Studebaker Champ Long Bed Pickup – I’m a Chump for...
Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. I’ve had my fun with the Champ, suggesting one of the stepside versions be turned into a horse-drawn wagon, and calling another one out for “The Most...
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