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CC Outtake: Two Dead Brands From the 90s – Guess Which One Still Gets Driven?
This blue twosome makes for a very 90s feel. They represent how much has changed, both in terms of two brands that are dead (in terms of passenger cars, for the Isuzu), and otherwise. The Isuzu...
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Automotive History: Hans Ledwinka’s Revolutionary Tatras
(first posted here on 8/16/2013. Updated 4/9/2019) Not uncommonly, a brilliant career and an enduring reputation for innovation all derive from a single kernel of inspiration. Perhaps even a rather...
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Cohort Outtake: 1965 Dodge Dart With Sunroof
CC regular Mike Hayes found something out of the ordinary parked at a marina in the Seattle area, I assume. It’s a 1965 Dodge Dart GT hardtop coupe with a sunroof. Not original, but well done...
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Brochure Outtake: The 1962 Dodge For The BIG Car Man!
I stumbled into these by accident, but they do make a nice follow-up to my “Who Killed the Big American Car” article the other day. As I’m sure you all know, Chrysler responded to the sharp drop in...
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QOTD: Which Big Car From the 1940s For You?
I sure don’t want folks to get the idea I’m a big car hater, although I admit I’ve never owned one. But that’s not to say I haven’t lusted after many, especially certain ones from the 50s and 60s. So...
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Cohort Outtake: 1975 Plymouth Valiant – Valiant Right To The End
William Oliver just posted these shots at the Cohort that are just terrific. I could gaze at this one for…to long. There’s something so elemental and timeless about this Valaint, which I peg to be a...
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Cohort Outtake: Ram Pickup With Unusual Bed Spotted In Russia
Our man in Russia, Stanislav Alexeyev has posted some shots at the Cohort, including this one of a Ram pickup with a bed style I’ve never seen here in the US. It’s a bit like the the traditional old...
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Curbside Classic: 1959 Fiat 600 Mutlipla – The Original Mini-Van?
(first posted 7/7/2013) Lately we’ve had quite a lot of mini-van discussion hereabouts. So no, I’m not going to really try to argue or defend the headline, as it’s essentially a semantic argument....
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MM-QOTD: We’re Time Traveling Back to the 1950s; Which Big American Car Will...
I apologize for not properly clarifying making the guidelines of yesterday’s QOTD about which car of the 1940s you’d pick. This is a PN MM (Mental Masturbation) exercise of the kind that I practiced...
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Cohort Wordless Outtake: Why’s Everyone Staring at Me?
Micra Fab 1 shot by Natahan Williams in Bristol
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Vintage Snapshots: Chicago Auto Show 1966 – Here’s an Auto Show I’d Like To...
Here’s some vintage shots from Dave Gelinas’ trove that were taken at the 1966 Chicago Auto Show. Love that booth babe outfit!
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MM-QOTD: We’re Time Traveling Back to the 1960s; Which Big American Car Will...
You know the rules now, and it’s time to trade in your 1950s love object for one from the 1960s. And you’re going to be driving it until the next one in the 1970s. Isn’t it easy? It’s the sixties. I...
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CC Outake: 1994 Toyota HiAce Fire Truck With 4900 Miles – Welcome to Eugene!
The 25 year rule for importing non-compliant cars and trucks is bringing all sorts of new eye candy to our streets. I’ve seen a couple of old Mercedes fire trucks from Germany, but this is the first...
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Cohort Capsule: Lancia Aurelia – The Right Way To Do Suicide Doors
posted at the Cohort by Staxman Leave it to Lancia to build the ultimate suicide doors. The Aurelia, which appeared in 1950 and was built until 1958, had a number of superb technical aspects, some of...
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On The Go Outtake: LTD II, Take II
Double my pleasure…there’s another LTD II in town. I was pretty chuffed to find the one I wrote up last year. I called it “The Longest Mid-Sized Car Ever”. A whopping 220″; that’s longer than a whole...
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Cohort Outtake: 1966 Dodge Coronet Deluxe – Farewell Poly 318
posted at the Cohort by Canadiancatgreen This ’66 Coronet looks familiar, as I used to drive a taxicab just like it. It even had a V8 in it, the last year for the “poly” 318. And they also had a new...
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MM-QOTD: We’re Time Traveling Back to the 1970s; Which Big American Car Will...
The seventies were a bit of a challenging decade in regard to big cars, and I’m still struggling with my choice. Will it be this purple ’78 Marquis, or a ’71 LTD? So I’m going to have to let you go...
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Curbside Classic: 1987 Toyota Corolla FX16 – When Corollas Still Induced...
(first posted 8/20/2013) The good old Toyota golden years, when the Corolla could still got one’s blood moving instead of inducing narcolepsy. If it wasn’t the legendary AE-86, or the offshoot MR2,...
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QOTD: These Came Out Of My F100’s Transmission – Should I be Worried?...
It’s been 25 years since the original Ford three speed manual transmission in my ’66 F100 was replaced by a Borg-Warner T85 with Overdrive. So given the need to do a couple of other maintenance items...
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Curbside Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan – Chrysler Hits a Grand Slam Homer
(first posted 8/1/2013) There’s nothing truly original in the car business. Everyone begs, steals and borrows from everyone else. Sometimes, the same (and usually obvious) idea ferments for years in...
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