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Cohort Outtake: Old School Dodge Fifth Wheel Hauler
Fred Oliver posted these at the Cohort, shot in Pownal, VT. Well, Vermont is know for a streak of old-school Yankee thrift, and someone is using a pretty old truck for a fifth wheel hauler. I’m not...
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CC Outtake: 1966 VW 1300 – Tie Dyed
I was tooling down West 13th one day last summer, when this bright object in the Faith Center parking lot caught my eye. How could it not? This would make my Xbox a lot less appliance-looking. Given...
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QOTD: To Those That Keep Losing Comments: Are You Logged In?
I keep seeing comments about losing comments, or being told that they’re commenting too quickly. I don’t know what’s going on, and I’m not a techie. But it’s never once happened to me. But then I...
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Curbside Newsstand: The Biggest Story of the Past Few Weeks – VW To Spend $91...
Thanks to your encouragement, I will continue to provide a synopsis of the automotive sector news that I consider to be the most important. It’s going to be called “Curbside Newsstand”, and I’m going...
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Curbside Newsstand: Why The Japanese Invasion of Europe Never Happened
For today’s CN, we’re going to tackle a big issue that I have been meaning to bring up here for years: Why the Japanese never made the huge inroads in Europe as they did in North America. I’m going to...
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Parking Lot Concours: A Third Visit to the Eugene Holiday Mart
The Holiday Mart, where everything has to be hand made, happens at the fairgounds which are just a few blocks from our house. So we walk by there a lot while it’s going on. In 2009, I shot over 80...
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Curbside Classic Lite: 1967 Sunbeam Alpine – Let’s Try To Remember Summer
I know, complaining about winter is boring. And it’s not really cold here, just perpetually rainy and cloudy. It’s dumping as I write this. And it’s been going for about three months straight....
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Cohort Outtake: A Daimler at Benz Transmissions
Posted at the Cohort by Foden Alpha Here’s serendipitous combination of car and shop name. Too bad there’s no Mercedes. Maybe there’s one in the shop. That Daimler is of course a UK Daimler, so there’s...
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Cohort Outtake: Trabant 601 – Ready to Tow
I couldn’t help but notice the tow hitch on this Trabi shot by Tom T. Given its 594.5 cc two-stroke twin rated at either 23 or 26 hp, I’m going to assume it’s not exactly the ideal towmobile. But you...
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CC Outtake: The Last Previa Taxi, For Sure
I’ve been showing you our dwindling fleet of Previa taxis for years now, and the last time, in November of 2015, I speculated if that was the last Previa left. Since then I shot this one last summer....
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CC Outtake: The Jag XJ6’s Career As the Daily Driver Didn’t Last Long – It’s...
Just a month ago I showed you the CC House with its multiple old cars, including the latest addition, this sleek Jaguar XJ6. The Jag even became the new daily driver, as seen at the Adams School...
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CC Outtakes: Snow Holiday in Eugene
We get snow occasionally in Eugene, but usually it’s a couple of inches that are soon gone. But when I opened the front door this morning, this is what I was greeted with: some 14-16″ of snow, and it...
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The Painted Cars of Eugene: A Motor Home, In This Case
Well, you know I’ve got a thing for the painted cars of Eugene as well as grotty old motor homes, so how about both in one package? And a tarp for good measure. But this rig’s unusual front end makes...
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CC Newsstand: Peugeot Returning to US – The CC Effect on a Mega Scale
ask Stephanie The CC Effect is sometimes startlingly powerful. On a whim, I reposted an oldie titled “Remember When You Could Buy a French Car In The US?” And this morning I open autonews.com and see...
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CC Newsstand: Trouble in China – Running Half Empty – Detroit’s Big Bet Goes...
The New York Times has a story today about the troubles in the Chinese automobile sector and how they’re affecting the Big Three. If you’re in a hurry, the chart above sums it up very succinctly:...
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CC Outtake: 1985 Peugeot 505 Station Wagon – One of the 1500 Peugeots Still...
All this talk about Peugeot returning to the US, and telling us that there are still some 1500 registered reminded me that I shot this fine 505 wagon just a couple of months ago. And I can confirm...
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CC Outtake: My Truck Doing What It Does Best
I bought it in 1987 to make dump runs. It’s still making them. It’s what it does best.
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Cohort Outtake/QOTD: What’s Your Least Favorite ’65-’68 Mopar C-Body?
These shots of a ’68 Dodge Monaco four door hardtop by Tim Finn made me wonder: what’s the least attractive of the ’65-’68 C Bodies, which get so much love here? I’m not necessarily nominating this...
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House Of A Lifetime: 830 W. 22nd Ave – 25 Years of Change
A number of you have shown us the cars you’ve owned for years and how you’ve improved them with time. I don’t have the time or energy for that (except some basic maintenance), as I spend my energy on...
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Cohort Outtake: Much More Ready To Tow – And the (Not) Best Steak House
The other day I shared with you a Trabant with a tow hitch. Given its 23hp 600cc engine, the trailer had better be small. Today we’ll look at the other end of the towing spectrum, with what was once...
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