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Curbside Classic: 1950 Cadillac Series 61 Coupe – The Ultimate Curbside Classic
(first posted at CC on 5/9/2011) The Cadillac’s CTS-V is the fastest production sedan in the land, thanks to an engine transplant from the Corvette ZR-1. But what about a genuine all-Caddy production...
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CC Mini-Meet-Up In Eugene on Friday Night – Jim Klein Comes to Curbsidelandia
Jim Klein is on one of his manic road trips, which is going to include Eugene. He left Colorado yesterday in a snow storm, and is headed to LA. And he’s told me he’ll be here Thursday night for two...
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Cohort Sighting: 1955 Hudson Wasp – Hash, Anyone?
(jmg3rd posted these shots at the Cohort) (first posted 4/21/2013) 1955 marked the first year of Hudsons wearing Nash bodies after their merger, referred to as “Hashes”. It was a relatively much...
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Cohort Outtake: 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne – Bat Wings for Cheapskates
posted at the Cohort by Stephen Pellegrino I have to wonder how folks in 1959 that looking to trade in their weary 1952 Chevy sedan for felt about the new ’59 sitting at their Chevy dealer? Quite the...
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Curbside Classic: 1983 Mazda RX-7 – Zinger
(first posted 4/21/2013) Zing! That word encapsulates the RX-7. The only vocabulary the little coffee-can rotary had was zing! (snick) zing! (snick) and zing again! Sooner rather than later, it...
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CC Outtake: Two Blue Prii Hauling As Much Lumber As One Pickup
I was out at Jerry’s recently, loading up my old truck with a bunch of lumber to rebuild a fence at one of my rentals. I’d noticed two identical blue Prii buzzing around the lumber yard in tandem, and...
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QOTD: What Did You Take Drive/Ride In To The Prom?
I dropped out of high school the February before the prom. I did get invited to one after I showed up in Iowa City that spring. Since I was invited be her and I had no car, she drove her dad’s blue...
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Cohort Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Biscayne – Voluptuous Hips For Cheapskates
These shots of a ’65 Biscayne posted at the Cohort by robadr are the perfect follow-up to the ’59 bat-wing Biscayne we looked at the other day. In both cases, Chevy (and all of GM) were debuting bold...
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Cohort Outtake: 1965 Ford Custom – No Hips for Ford Cheapskates
Here’s another variation of the CC Effect: I do a post on a ’65 Biscayne four door sedan posted at the Cohort, and then the companion ’65 Ford Custom sedan appears, posted by Tim Finn, and just in the...
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Curbside Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport – The Peak Chevrolet...
(first posted 2/7/2016) 1965 was the peak year for the American full-sized car, and no car embodies that better than the 1965 Chevrolet. Never again would so many be sold: 1.67 million big...
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Lee Iacocca RIP – I’m Not Going To Get Invited To His Funeral
I have less than twenty minutes before I have to run to the airport to pick up Stephanie and her mom. So what can I say very quickly about one of the biggest legends (and egos) that the car business...
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Curbside Classic: 1990-1993 Chrysler Imperial – The Last Imperial; The Last...
(first posted 12/4/2014) In 1992, Lee Iacocca practically had to be dragged out of his office at Chrysler. Presumably he got shoved into his Imperial, and told never to come back, although he tried...
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Curbside Classic: 1975 Buick Estate Wagon – The Ultimate American Station Wagon
(first posted 4/26/2013. Just the thing to re-post on Independence Day) Americans like things big. The country’s big, the meals are big, people are big, the roads are big, and the distances are...
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CC Outtake: Datsun 510 Wagon With Unusual Engine Cover
I’ve been seeing this 510 wagon running around town, and I finally caught up with it at Jerry’s. It’s missing a few body parts, but that hasn’t slowed it down any. Maybe the opposite. Looks like one...
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