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Ralf K Outtake: An Historical Oddity
Once upon a time, this car, a ’65 Olds 98, looked perfectly normal. But from today’s vantage point, not so much so. That rear overhang is practically obscene. Or at least absurd. I’ve said it many...
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Ralf K Outtake: Buick Straight Eight – Now That’s a Hot Rod Engine I Can Get...
While I was gone, Ralf K. (Don Kincl) uploaded a motherlode of shots at the Cohort, and it’s going to take me a while to catch up with them. Here’s one that turns my crank: a shot of a Buick straight...
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Curbside Classic: 1969 Mercury Montego MX Convertible – End of the Road
When I spotted this Montego convertible parked by the beach at Half Moon Bay, I had the thought that doesn’t come to me very often: Have I ever seen one of these before? Given that I was sixteen when...
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Curbside Classic & Driving Impressions: 1979 Camaro Z-28 – Nephew Aidan’s...
Four years ago, my then 13 year-old nephew Aidan waxed eloquently in his first post at CC about a Chevelle SS454 we had found on a walk near his house in San Mateo, CA. Now that he’s 17 and is a...
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Curtis Perry Outtake: 1965 Rambler Classic 550 – Portland, Old and New
It’s no secret that Portland, OR has been one of the fastest growing cities in the country in recent years. It’s “where young people come to retire”, as well as others. And the streetscape has been...
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Automotive History: How The 1960 Corvair Started A Global Design Revolution...
(first posted 8/5/2011. Updated and expanded 1/22/2019) The Corvair was a revolutionary car, but in quite different ways on each side of the Atlantic (or Pacific). In the US, the Corvair was...
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CC Outtake: The CC House, and With a New Recent Exotic Addition
I’ve been passing by this collection of CCs not far away for years, and it’s change some with time, but a few months back I decided I needed to finally shoot it. These all belong to the same house,...
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Geelongvic sent me this, although not with the right commentary. He’d been led to believe told that this was a live commercial that went on the air (once), and the pitchman was fired afterwards. Makes...
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CC Outtake: Someone In My Neighborhood Is Building an Airplane in their Driveway
When I first noticed this framework going up in a neighborhood driveway, I thought it was going to be some kind of kiddie toy airplane. Silly me. When it sprouted an engine and gas tank, I realized...
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Curbside Classic: 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser – GM’s Greatest Hit No. 8
(first posted 5/14/2014) Olds Vista Cruisers and their corresponding twin, the Buick Sportwagons hold a special place in the history of the American station wagon. It was a highly unusual concept...
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Van Tripping Chronicles: 4300 Miles Through Arizona, Nevada and California
What exactly is the appeal in heading off in a van into the desert for a few weeks with no defined itinerary? It’s the closest thing to freedom that I know. Freedom to explore new places and to...
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On The Go Outtake: 1991 Geo Metro Convertible In Suzuki Swift Disguise
I decided to pull out my phone when I spotted this Geo Metro Convertible, since it’s been a while. But when I got closer, I saw that this one has been rebadged as a Suzuki Swift. The Swift was never...
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Route 66 Outtakes: Hackberry, AZ – The Full Tour
A couple of years ago, we showed a handful of pictures of this former Route 66 gas station in Hackberry, AZ that Curtis Perry posted at the Cohort. So it looked mighty familiar as we rolled by it on...
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Curtis Perry Outtake: A Study in Contrasts
It would be challenging to find two cars more different than these two Curtis Perry found in Portland, presumably. A Javelin and an W121 Mercedes, quite likely a 190D. As little as six years may...
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Jeep Day Outtake: 1968 Jeep Gladiator J3000 – Buick Power
We’re going to have us a Jeep theme day, and this Gladiator is a fitting participant. We’ve done these in a lot more detail in the past (links at bottom), but I can’t ever resist shooting when I see...
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Jeep: The Hottest Brand in 2018 (Except for Tesla) – Sales Up 17%
Jeep is seemingly unstoppable. And it’s pulling FCA right along behind it, to ever greater market share, along with Ram, the hottest truck brand (+7.3% in 2018). A total of 973,227 Jeeps were sold in...
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Cohort Outtake: An Apache Found Hiding in England
it took me a minute to confirm what my initial impression was: this ’59 Chevy Apache pickup was shot in the UK (Marshwood, England, specifically), by Simon White. The building and its style of windows...
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Cohort Outtake: 404s In Primary Colors – from France and Portland
We’ve had lots of 404 love here over the years, but it’s been a while. But this terrific shot of one with a matching yellow billboard was irresistible. It was was shot in Clamart, Ile-de-France, by...
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