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Cohort Outtake: 1969 Cadillac Convertible – Botched Cosmetic Surgery Victim
posted at the Cohort by Kevin_xyxl I was walking down Cohort Street, when I spotted this white Caddy convertible. Yes, it is getting to be top-down season. But as I got a bit closer, I noticed that...
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Un-Curbside Classic: 2001-2003 Renault Avantime – Two Door Hardtop Luxury...
(first posted 6/29/2013. I still want one more than ever) There’s been a lot of consideration given on these pages the past few days about the joys of big old coupes, what with their nice soft ride...
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Backyard Classic: 1955 Oliver Super 88 Diesel Tractor – I’ve Got the Biggest...
(first posted 7/8/2013. The quite elderly owners have since moved out and the Oliver too) It’s all about the boy toys, and when it comes to backyard garden tractors, this one takes the prize. Now if...
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Cohort On The Go Outtake: 1964 Ford “Nomad” Wagon
I’m generally not a big fan of chopped and shortened wagons, which has been a thing going way back. But I thought this ’64 Ford, caught by Mike Hayes, was worth sharing, as it’s a bit out of the...
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Curbside Classic Capsule: 1973 Plymouth Fury Coupe – Big Man On Campus
(first posted 7/3/2013) The 1972-1973 “Fuselage V2.0” cars are hardly a common sight anymore. Well, they weren’t all that common in their day, which of course explains that and a few other...
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CC Outtake: White Boxes, In Sizes S and M – Putting the xB into Context
My Driveway Outtake of my xB and Promaster van stimulated a few interesting comments, mostly about the xB, as it’s a vehicle that’s not easy to pin down in terms of categorizing it as well as getting...
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On The Go Outtake: 1957-1958 Fiat 1200 Spyder – Pre-Pininfarina
This caught my attention in traffic heading out West 6th Avenue, and I was just barely able to peel off a couple of Hail Mary shots, as it wasn’t moving and my lane was. It’s a car I’ve never caught...
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Cohort Outtake: 1963 Dodge 440 – The Return To Normalcy, Part 1
posted at the Cohort by runningonfumes (first posted 6/28/2013. Updated 5/19/2019) Watching Dodge (and Plymouth) claw their way back to normalcy after their departure into a brave new world in 1962....
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CC Outtake: Two Long Life Cars, or Suddenly It’s 1985
These two highly durable veterans from another era hang out a lot at this corner, sharing stories from the 1980s. I know the MR2 is a 1985, from its license plate, but I’m having a bit of trouble...
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Curbside Classic: The Human Powered RV, Version 2.0
Almost ten years ago, I shot the original Human Powered RV and posted it at the old site. I’d seen it being pedaled around in traffic, albeit very slowly, and one fine evening it was parked and I...
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Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Pinto Wagon; The Lowest Wagon Ever and the Best...
If you want to know why CUVs are so popular with folks above a certain age, it’s because they were forced to spend their formative years in a Pinto wagon. It tops out at 50 inches (1.27 meters), which...
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Cohort Capsule: 1962 Pontiac Tempest Coupe – Badge Engineering On A Very...
(first posted 7/2/2013) If you’re seeing a whole lot of similarity between the sheet metal (except the grille) of today’s ’62 Cutlass coupe and this ’62 Tempest, you’re not mistaken. In fact, now...
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Curbside Classic: 1985 Cushman Truckster Ice Cream Truck
(first posted 6/25/2013) What’s that coming down the other side of 18th Avenue, playing that infernal tune ice cream trucks are notorious for? I have a rather deep loathing for that obnoxious sound...
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QOTD: What’s The Best Way To Get This Ding Fixed That I Put In Tenant’s Car?
I’ve been clearing out a mini-jungle along the alley behind my little cluster of rentals. That involved grinding the stumps of the junk trees that I cut down. And said stump grinder hit some little...
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Rampside Classics: The Stratocruiser Captain’s Kapitän – Updated With Two Videos
(first posted 6/24/2013. Updated 5/25/19) The big Opels always looked the most like their Detroit cousins, and this 1954 Kapitän certainly doesn’t belie its stylistic origins. In Germany at the...
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On The Go Outtake: 1971 Toyota Corolla – Where Did You Come From?
As I drove though the intersection of Polk and 18th, I spotted a little dark car heading west on 18th towards me. As it came closer and stopped for the light, I could make out that it was a gen2...
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Vintage Snapshot: “Chicken”, the Automotive Version
Here’s how kids got their thrills in the 40s: playing “chicken”, the automotive version. The driver takes his hands off the wheel of an old jalopy. The first passenger to grab the wheel to avoid an...
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Curbside Classic: 1968-1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Right On!…The Mark
(first posted 6/20/2013) 1968 has gone down in history as a revolutionary year; change was in the air. Lee Iaccoca must have been breathing it in deeply, because his decision to slap a faux Rolls...
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CC Find/QOTD: My Latest Addition To Found Objects On My Dash – What’s On Your...
My ’66 F100’s dash has become a repository of kiddie toys found in the dirt or under decks of my rentals. I’m doing a bit of landscaping and yesterday I uncovered a my latest find. I’m not exactly...
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Cohort Kids: Jim and I, 1952 – Got A “CC Kids” Picture and Story?
CC Cohort John Lloyd posted this shot of himself and his brother with the family ’51 Ford in the background. Back in 2013, I invited readers to send snapshots of themselves with a car, preferably the...
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