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Curbside Newsstand: “Demographic ‘Time Bomb’ Awaits Automakers”– In Addition...
If you want to really know why the Big Three’s stock prices are stagnant and GM is shuttering five plants, you need to read this article by Mark Gottfredson, a partner at Bain & Co’s automotive...
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CC Capsule: 1979 Ford LTD Wagon – First Year Box Panther Wagon
I was quite happy to see the back of this box Panther wagon at in this parking lot. Like so many others, these are starting to get rather rare. And as I looked at it, it seemed to say to me that it...
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CC Outtake: The Last “Animal House” in Eugene?
Eugene is of course famous for being the home of “Animal House“, that legendary movie of campus debauchery. When I walked by this house the other day, that’s obviously what sprung to mind, a big old...
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Auto-Biography: 1987 Cadillac Sedan de Ville –“Paul, I Finally Took Your Advice”
Hello, Paul? It’s Papa. I have great news! I want you to know that I finally took your advice. Uh; what advice is that, Papa? About buying myself a nice car, Paul. You always said that a doctor should...
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CC Outtake: 1989 Geo Spectrum – The Blue Band of the Spectrum
The blocks around the campus used to be reliably good CC hunting grounds. Not so much anymore; it’s mostly a sea of late model Asian brand sedans and CUVs. But one day this fall, I scored a two-fer. I...
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Cohort Ouutake: Dodge L700 Tilt Cab – The Big-Boy A100
(first posted 3/15/2014) Triborough has found a truck I’ve been keeping an eye out for way too long: A Dodge L700 tilt cab medium duty with the cab borrowed from the A100 van/pickup. Ford had their...
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CC Capsule: Dodge LCF Truck Motorhome – A Dodge Lover Lives (in)Here
(first posted 2/28/2014. Another unusual and fairly rare Dodge truck) Dodge was a pioneer in motorhomes, but they didn’t exactly look like this. These big Dodge LCF (“Lower Cab Forward”) trucks...
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Auto-Biography: 1961 Ford Starliner 390-375 – Yes Pop, You Can Get A V8...
(first posted 11/9/2012. Some of you might have missed my father’s one brief period of ownership with a truly awesome car) Fathers can be hard to figure out sometimes, and none more so than mine....
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Curbside Classic: 1983 Dodge Aries – The K-Car Saves Chrysler
(first posted 3/4/2014) Chrysler had its first brush with bankruptcy in 1978-1979. And like it would again later, it reached out to Uncle Sam, but then in the form of government loan guarantees....
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Curbside Classic: 1972 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – The First Curbside Classic,...
This was the first Curbside Classic, posted ten years ago at the other site. I didn’t really have a clear format yet for CC, or know if it was going to be more than a one-off free-form story. Its...
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The Site of the First CC, In 2009, 2014 and 2019
Since we’re wallowing in a bit of nostalgia today, I thought I’d return to the site of the first CC and get another five-year update, after the one in 2014. The old Coupe de Ville disappeared a couple...
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Curbside Newsstand: “Debt Saddled Younger Buyers Lean on Parents”
Gregory DeLozier, right, with kids Christopher and Rebecca. He says in the last six months, he has paid over $15,000 in car expenses for his kids and their spouses. This article in autonews.com is a...
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Cohort Outtake: The Hybrid Ford Pickup
So what’s going on here? We covered the mismatched Ford pickups here a while back, the ones that used the previous generation’s bed. But this is taking it a whole step further. This is how the long...
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Ralf K Outtake/QOTD: What’s the Connection Between These Three?
Hint: it has to do with the nickname of one of these cars, which is what ties them to the others. Answer update: This generation of Mercedes coupe was commonly called “Der Deutsche Thunderbird” (The...
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Ralf K Outtake: 1951 Hudson Hornet Hollywood Hardtop Coupe – Awaiting...
We’ve looked at a few step-down Hudsons here over the years, but never a Hollywood hardtop coupe. Now this one that Ralf K (Don Kincl) shot and posted is pretty rough, but presumably/hopefully it’s...
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Ralf K Outtake: 1942 De Soto – Hidden Headlight Pioneer
Another car makes its first appearance at CC, except for its headlights, which are of course hidden behind their flip-up covers. Dubbed “Airfoil” headlights, the De Soto’s were the second American car...
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Herbie Turns 50. But the Really Big Celebration Happens When He Turns 53
Jim Klein let me know about Herbie’s 50th birthday. We both thought we had done a proper post on that important piece of popular culture before here, to re-run. Turns out not so. That’s probably...
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Ralf K Outtakes: There Are Still Vegas On the Streets in Puyallup, WA
Looks like Ralf K. (Don Kincl) could have won our Great Vega Hunt recently with these two finds in his hometown of Puyallup, WA. This fine ’73 (I think) Kammback’s little exhaust pipe strongly suggest...
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Bus Stop Classic: 1958 Kässbohrer Setra Continental Trailways Super Golden...
(first posted 8/12/2014) Although articulated transit buses have become commonplace in urban areas around the globe, articulated long-distance highway coaches have been a flop, although not for lack...
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Where Did Today’s 1975 Malibu CC Go? In the Trash
My apologies; I’ve been very busy working outside taking advantage of our first sunny spring weather. Meaning, I didn’t check this morning’s CC, which was supposedly about this “1975 Malibu” that had...
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