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Cohort Sighting: AMC Pacer – The Racer Pacer
We just can’t have a CC AMC Week without the Pacer making an appearance, even if it is more honorary than in-depth. We’ve got two Pacer stories in the archives; my usual dry approach in the Pacer X...
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AMC Week Finale: The 2014 Rambler Classic
AMC Week has been a huge hit, and we’re on track to break the record for our biggest week ever. There’s been a lot of speculation here this past week as to how AMC could have survived, and what a...
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CC Outtake: Mini On The Go – And What Does It Share In Common With My Car?
Minis aren’t exactly a common sight here in Curbsidelandia, so this one caught my eye in traffic the other day. My xB is a giant compared to it (as I’ll show you after the jump), but it does share one...
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On The Go Outtake: Mustang II Ghia V8 – Too Hot To Even Consider Chasing
Here’s one I probably would have chased down, if I was on the other side of the divided Franklin Blvd and didn’t know it was sporting a V8. I did a notorious CC on the Mustang II Cobra, even calling...
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Cohort Sighting: The Cubabaker
This does it; I’m going to Cuba. I’ve been talking about it for decades, but I need to get there before the party ends. Look at this! This is a genuine rolling Salavadore Dali-mobile; a mid-fifties...
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Cohort Outtake: A Cadillac Lover Lives Here – And An Important Message To All...
What a great shot, posted at the Cohort by So Cal Metro. And what good timing too, since while sitting in the bath tub last night I was just thinking about an important message I want to convey to all...
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Cohort Sighting: Did Mercedes Copy the 1958 Rambler For Their W111 “Grosser...
In addition to some other shots from Cuba posted at the Cohort, this one by ptshoar caught my (and his) because of the obvious similarities between the Rambler and Mercedes. Of course, we’re...
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Skinner Butte Outtake: Acclaim The Sunshine
The valley fog hung low over town like a cold, wet blanket for almost a week. When the sunshine finally broke through, everyone spilled out of their houses. We walked to Skinner Butte, a perfect spot...
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Autobiography: Wildcat
They were both gorgeous in that all-American, wholesome, sexy, energetic way. Voluptuous, but athletic. Heartland traditional; but ready for a good time. Exhilarating and accelerative. And they were...
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On The Go Outtake: 1956 Buick Special – Some Women Drivers Are More Special...
We seem to be cruising into a theme of sorts today, involving mostly Buicks along with a secondary one having to do with women. How about we combine them in a somewhat unexpected way? Of course, I...
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CC Capsule: WiLL Vi – The JDM Scion Precursor
Paulvaranasi found one of the odder cars of the dawn of the 21st century, on the island of Malta no less. The WiLL Vi was built by Toyota, between January 2000 and Dec. 2001, as part of the WiLL brand...
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CC Outtake: The Revenge Of The Dodge Caliber
The Dodge Caliber, an odd hybrid of passenger car and crossover, was widely panned in the press, and sales were decidedly lackluster. It died a quiet death in 2011, but then resurfaced last year as...
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Sports Car Shop Outtake: Europeans All Lined Up
One can always expect to see a few diverse cars lined up for service at the Sports Car Shop. But this one was a bit more eclectic than average, and worth of a shot or two. Isn’t that Keith Thelen’s...
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Cohort Sighting: Yes, The 300SEL Comes With More Chrome Than The 280SEL
Posted at the Cohort by donandreina
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Welcome To Big Rig Week
One of our writers suggested we have a Big Truck Week at CC, and it wasn’t even me. Needless to say, it didn’t take me long to jump aboard, as a one-time truck and bus driver. I have changed the name...
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Curbside Classic: Mack DM-Series 4×4 – The Really Tough Mack
Mack’s legendary R-Series had a well-deserved rep for toughness. We praised them effusively here. But if one needed an ever tougher Mack, to take on all sorts extreme jobs off and on the road, there...
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Bus Stop Classics: Vintage Electric Trolleybuses of Chile and Innsbruck
Visiting the CC Cohort is like stepping into a transportation book store: so many enticing titles and covers vying for one’s attention. The problem is which one to pick up, and risk getting lost in....
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Classic Curbside Classic: VW Scirocco Mk1 – Irreplicable, Although VW Keeps...
(something small as a contrast to the big rigs) Volkswagen has endlessly tried (and still is) to replicate the brilliant success of the gen1 Scirocco. Ironic too, since they can’t really take full...
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Classic Curbside Classic: 1968 IH Loadstar Bookmobile (And Trucks) – Is There...
Now that’s a very comforting and reassuring face. Something about these International Loadstar trucks evokes those feelings, maybe because of their reputation for rugged reliability. Or because I...
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