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Vintage Car Carrier: You Can’t Fit 13 of Today’s Cars – And How About 18?
So I guess this was Peak Car Carrier. Or were there any that topped this? Oh, and that’s a Dodge L-series tractor. Update: Shortly after I wrote this up, I stumbled into an even bigger vintage car...
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Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Chevrolet 4100
My favorite truck, in a splendid shot by Simon White. I’m still trying to figure out the reflection in the window, but no matter.
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Curbside Classic/Auto-Biography: 1971 Mercury Marquis Brougham – I’m Off To...
(our new COAL didn’t quite get ready to start for today, so if you’re desperate for something to read, I offer you this one first posted 9/27/2014.) The Second Annual CC Heartland Meet-Up is in...
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Curtis Perry Outtake: Pontiac Executive
Something about this shot grabbed me. I think it’s the fact that it looks so much like it could have been shot in the late ’70s or ’80s. It reminds me of simpler times. And it reminds me of a similar...
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Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1965 Pontiac Strato Chief Two-Door Six-Cylinder...
posted at the Cohort by Dean Edwards Finding a ’65 Catalina 2-door sedan is rare, but a Star Strato Chief! No such thing, but then as soon as I looked at this car I realized that we’re looking at a...
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Truckstop Classic: 1959-1961 GMC DLR8000 “Crackerbox”– GM’s Deadly Sin #32 –...
Independent front suspension, air-suspension all-round, an ultra-light forward-set alloy cab only 48″ long, power steering, a complex fabricated frame that was 50% lighter, and the lightest diesel...
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CC For Sale: VW Karmann Ghia w/180hp Turbocharged Corvair Engine –“Parts”(?) $50
Here’s something a little different, but then it is in San Francisco. It’s quite honestly described as “A 1970’s Sci-fi experiment gone awry”. But this mutilated KG has a 180hp Corvair turbo engine,...
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Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #1: 1958 Lincoln – What Were They Thinking?
We’ve paid tribute to the ’58 – ’60 Lincoln (and Continental) before, but I just couldn’t get past this ’58 posted at the Cohort by Dean Edwards without stopping…in horror. Ok, enough hyperbole. But...
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Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The American Goddess Meets the French Goddess in Paris
Another great shot posted at the Cohort by Dean Edwards. Shot probably in the early ’80s? Cadillac and other American cars still enjoyed a very high prestige factor in Europe in the early ’60s. The...
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Vintage Car Haulers: La Crosse FWD Car Carrier – Styled by Brooks Stevens
I’ve taken a deep dive into vintage car carriers, and will be sharing more soon. But this is a really exceptional one: the La Crosse Carrier, with front wheel drive to enable a very low floor between...
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Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1970 Chevrolet Bel Air Hardtop Coupe – How Come...
Dean Edwards is going to be keeping us busy for a while, as he’s flooding the Cohort with his many pictures shot over the years. This is the one that grabbed me today: another Canada-only version of a...
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Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Ford Anglia (100E) – Give Butterflies A Chance
I’m still perusing Dean Edwards’ massive download at the Cohort. I just scan them until one grabs me, and this one did just that. It’s one of those shots that was undoubtedly highly spontaneous, and...
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Driveway Outtake: If You Don’t Like the Standard Chevy HD Pickup Grille…
A visitor from an alien planet? California, actually, but bearing a Star Wars-worthy face.
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Curbside Classic: 1974 Plymouth Valiant –“I Just Bought It Yesterday”–...
This is my favorite kind of curbside classic, a twofer in the most poignant way. Not only is the venerable Mopar A- Body (Valiant, Dart, etc.) one of my all time favorites, but this one was just...
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Vintage Car Carriers: Mopars From Three Continents, and Just One
Here’s fine load of 1971 (I think) Mopars, and a highly diverse collection. Crickets from the UK, Colts from Japan, and of course a couple of domestic ones too. And even the truck is a Dodge. And...
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