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CC Capsule: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible – Straight-Laced In A...
We tend to talk about Ford’s brilliant segment-defining new cars of the 60s, like the Falcon, Fairlane and Mustang. But in the excitement of all of those new cars, it’s easy to overlook a painful...
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Classic Curbside Classic: 1966 – 1973 Opel Kadett (B) – It Dethroned The...
For those under a certain age, the name Opel Kadett may be as familiar as Richard Speck, The Troggs, or Valley of the Dolls. Yes, 1966 was a long time ago, but that’s when the second generation of...
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CC Outtake: The Fastest Outtake Ever
No, I don’t mean the Toyota Paseo (“Pauseo”?); based on the Tercel it was not exactly overly fast. I mean the creation of this Outtake, from the time it was photographed to it being put together....
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CC Outtake: We Do Things A Bit Differently In Eugene
Like how we cover our cars. We don’t cover the tops; our magical healing rains not only prevent rust, but actually reverse the aging process. No, we cover the bottoms. Why? You really need to ask?...
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CC Outtake: Help! These Astro Door Handles On My Back Are Killing Me
Poor woman; no wonder she’s in pain. How would you like two Astro door handles sprouting on your back? I guess this is some form of “auto accident”, but not the one that usually comes to mind.
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CC Capsule: 1949 Dodge House Car – Ramblin’ Dodge
“House Car” is a somewhat archaic term, but that seem rather suitable to this very fine rig. This 1949 Dodge truck served for almost three decades as a fire truck, and has been re-purposed into a...
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Classic Snapshot From 1961: Gregoire Sport Cabriolet – Front Overhang Pioneer
Time to flip open the 1961 Auto-parade again. This time, it’s a car I’ve seen numerous times in these vintage catalogs, but didn’t know enough about. Time to do a little digging: Andre Gregoire was a...
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Classic Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible – The Jayne...
If you’re going to do something wrong, do it big (Jayne Mansfield) When Bigger Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them If you’ve got it, flaunt it: 225. Or 40-21-35. Inches, that is. In both cases,...
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My ’66 F-100 Gets A Wash, A $10 Dyno Tune Up and A Set of $225 Used Tires
I try to show my faithful old truck a little love once in a while, but it’s been a couple of years since I touched anything other than the controls and seat. Three years ago, I serviced it and fixed a...
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CC Outtake: Two Rare Subarus
It was the Subaru gen2 Leone hatch that initially caught my eye. It’s the stablemate of the hardtop we looked at the other day. But now that I really look at this picture, I realize how rare these...
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CCCCC Part 7: 1975 Cutlass Supreme Colonnade Sedan – The 216″ Long Surprise
The Colonnades were literally a huge surprise, and on so many levels. As I recounted in the last chapter of the CCCCC, their appearance left quite a few jaws hanging. They were just so utterly...
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CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota T-100 – The Only Truck Worthy Of Possibly Replacing...
I’ve given it some thought over the years, and there’s only one truck that I’ve seriously considered as a theoretical replacement for my F-100, and this is it, and not just because its name is so...
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266,987 CC Readers Would Like To Hear Your Car Story
This post allows me to touch on two subjects: CC’s continued strong growth, and how much CC readers love hearing your car stories. Our Google stats shows that 266,987 Users (Unique Visitors) dropped...
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CC Outtake: 1969 VW Beetle – VW Dubs
There’s still a healthy number of Beetles in front-line duty here; in fact the number continues to surprise me, as it seems to be going up, not down. This one caught my eye, because…well, I could see...
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CC Outtake: Drive Through Banking In Style – 1956 Mercury Monterey Phaeton...
Cars at a bank drive-up window don’t generally catch my attention, but this one rather screamed at me. What a color. And check out that band of body color just above the rear window; never really...
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Ingvar Visits Curbsidelandia And Gets A CC Tour
Ingvar Hallstrom and I go back to the early TTAC days; both of us hung out there and started writing for the site. And Ingvar followed me to CC from the very beginning, and has contributed several...
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Car Love Outtake: VW Polos Are So Hot!
And this male elephant in the throes of “musth” – a period of super-high testosterone – is expressing his affection for the Polo rather forcibly. It must have been a very scary experience for the...
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UO Outtake: Chevy Custom Cab – What Happens When You Let Your Kid Take The...
Seen in front of a rental house near the University of Oregon campus. Science has proven that the male brain doesn’t develop the capacity to anticipate the consequences of actions until age 25 or so....
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Cohort Sighting: Homebuilt Humvee – Jai Guru Deva Om
John Honnibal found something a bit out of the ordinary sitting at the curb in Hartcliffe, Bristol, England. It’s a homebuilt Humvee, obviously. And not surprisingly, it appears to be VW based. Or has...
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Cohort Outtake: Helsinki Night
This single shot caught my eye at the Cohort. It was posted by LDeren, and the date-time stamps say June 28, 2014. Given how close that date is to the summer solstice, I’d guess this was taken pretty...
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