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Car Lot Classic: 1980 Mercury Cougar XR-7 – That Very Common Dishonest Car –...
(first posted 3/15/2013) If I ever run out of cars to shoot in Eugene (not likely), I’ll just start hanging out in our sister city to the east, Springfield. The other day, I stopped in at two car...
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Vintage R&T Review: Lancia Scorpio (Monte Carlo) –“…a Scorpion without its...
Let’s follow up our look at that Fiat X1/9 with its big brother (or sister, depending), the Lancia Scorpion (Monte Carlo in Europe). It was originally designed to be the X1/9’s bigger brother, to be...
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Vintage Snapshot: Off To The Races
Shot on a Sunday morning on the highway that goes to Riverside International Speedway.
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CC Outtake: Mercury Colony Park Wagon – Got Gingerbread?
I shot it, so now I need to say something about it. Well, I don’t know what year it is, as Carfax draws a blank based on its license plate, and I can’t tell these apart. let’s try something else. Yes,...
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Vintage R&T Road Test: 1976 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow LWB Saloon – A House or...
The Silver Shadow, which arrived in 1965, was the most radically-changed RR ever. It abandoned the classic design language and traditional BOF contruction for a very modern unibody sedan that was a...
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Gaffe Classic: Alan Mulally on EVs – The Curious Case of the $70,000 Battery
I follow industry news religiously at AutomotiveNews.I used to gobble it up when I’s go to the library, and have been a subscriber since the TTAC days. It’s by far the dominant voice in the car...
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Auto-Biography: Derrick Cave – Probing the Promaster’s Off-Road Capabilities...
(Here’s wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving. And here’s a story for you when things get a little slow. ) I need to be more careful of what I wish for. Having witnessed our first two children’s home...
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Vintage Ad: Holden Super Chicken! Was This For Real Or a Joke?
I’ll leave it to our Aussie friends to answer that, but I don’t think this would have flown in the US. But then maybe it didn’t down under either.
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Automotive History Capsule: 1965-1966 Ford F-Series Ranger – A Bit Too Far...
(first posted 1/6/2013) During the late fifties and sixties, the pickup became ever more “civilized”. In addition to softer suspensions and other amenities, most of that had to do with spiffing up...
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Sales Analysis: California 3rd Quarter Sales – Tesla is #6 Selling Brand – As...
If you’ve ever wondered why it seems like I have a hard time relating to or writing about domestic cars from the ’80s up, it’s because they were quickly becoming irrelevant in California when I lived...
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CC Outtake: 1987(ish) Dodge Colt – Last One On the Streets Here?
Every time I use that line “Last One On the Streets Here?” in my titles it’s a bittersweet experience. It’s nice to know there’s still a Dodge Colt in regular use here, but I haven’t seen another for...
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Cohort Outtake: 1962 Cadillac Series Sixty-Two Six-Window Sedan – Plug-In...
It is Sunday, and it’s been a while since we’ve had a proper religious experience, so a bit of devotion at the Church of St. Mark of Excellence is called for. And thanks to these shots of this...
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Vintage Snapshot: Off to Camp
Oh boy, does this one evoke some memories. How about you?
View ArticleCC Video: Tourists Crossing the Gotthard Pass in 1963 and 1965 – Car Spotting...
I somehow stumbled into these last night on my bed-time Youtube surfing. These are terrific, and feature great car spotting, even a fair number of American cars, which were quite popular with the...
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