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Curbside Classic: 1993 Saab 900 Turbo – Not Lagging In Appeal
Please, somebody tell me the archives are wrong and that we really have done a Saab 900 Turbo CC. This is nothing less then the quintessential Saab of the classic era; a car profoundly compelling to...
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Automotive History: Lloyd LP 300, 400, 600, Alexander – Crushed By VW
(first posted in 2011) The utter dominance of the Volkswagen made life very difficult for anyone else vaguely close to it in price and size, such as Lloyd. Although the Lloyds were substantially...
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I don’t know how I missed this back in 2013, when Ford produced it as part of the Mustang 50th Anniversary celebrations. It’s a conscious effort to ameliorate the “black eye”that the host acknowledges...
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CC Outtake: 1987 Dodge Caravan – Rare Five-Speed Stick-Shift Five-Passenger...
We’ve had a few gen1 Caravans here lately, but they were all the long wheelbase versions, with their inevitable V6 engines, automatics and three-row seating. But in the early years, the Caravan and...
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Monteverdi Sierra – The Plymouth Volare Gets Some Italian Tailoring
Looks a bit like a BMW 3.0/Bavaria or Fiat 130, eh? Under that re-tailored Italian suit by Carrozzeria Fissore is a…Plymouth Volare. After Swiss Peter Monteverdi’s attempts to build powerful luxury...
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Curbside Classic: 1973 Mustang – No Apologies Necessary
Look at this car and what do you see: Eleanor, star of the original 1974 “Gone in 60 Seconds” movie? All the worst excess and ugliness of the early seventies folded up into one bloated pile? A long...
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Cohort Outtake: 1946 Fargo – It Doesn’t Dodge From Work
It’s been too long since we had us a really nice old truck. Nifticus found this Fargo (Canadian Dodge) on the street in Vancouver, looking like it’s still being used. That’s how we like to see them....
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Curbside Classic: 1911 Stanley Steamer – Once America’s Best Selling Car
It’s easy to forget that in the early years of the automobile, the internal combustion engine was not universally accepted as the way forward. Both steam and electric propulsion were popular, the main...
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CL Find: 1978 GMC Star Trek Theme Boogie Van
CC reader Andrew W. sent me a link to something a bit out of the ordinary for sale: a van for all you Trekkies. Isn’t this just what you’ve been waiting for? I don’t exactly remember this scene, but...
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Steam Day Classics (and Video): British Steam Lorries – Puffing Away on...
Great Britain’s reputation for doing things a bit differently has been well earned. One of the most unusual and endearing ones is its use of steam lorries, which were extensively employed since the...
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Comment Picture Outtake: VW Diesel Pickup Hauling Heavy Load – Update:...
Sometimes a picture posted with a comment deserves a wider audience. Robert Schoenlein posted this picture of his grandfather’s diesel VW pickup (54 hp) towing a trailer loaded with a vintage Allis...
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Cohort Outtake: Model T Hot Rod
posted at the Cohort by monteverde3 If it weren’t for the motorcycle, this could so be Iowa in 1963. It reminds me how exciting it was to see—and hear—a real hot rod on the road when I was a kid; there...
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Auto-Biography: Tractor Driving Maniac
(not actually me) (first posted in 2007) It’s not just cars that are safer nowadays, but grown-ups too. Imagine telling your nine year-old, “Son, we’re sending you off to a farm for two weeks to...
View ArticleCC Cinema: The Dutch Know How To Have More Fun On Wheels, Backwards or Forwards
Note: DAFs, with their Variomatic belt-CVT transmissions, can go backwards as fast as they can forwards; which was destined to be put to good use. Hat tip to Wolfgang!
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CC Outtake: Death And Transfiguration
We walk by this mural all the time, which keeps changing and getting updated by its artist. I’ve just been waiting for the right car to be in front of it to shoot it, and here it is: an art car in...
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CC Outtake: Jeep DJ-5 Dispatcher Still Delivering Mail
We looked at the USPS LLV the other day, but its predecessor, the Jeep DJ-5 Dispatcher, also qualifies as a long life vehicle, as this one proves. Although last built in 1984, I still see a few being...
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Truckstop Classic: 1953 Diamond T Model 323 – A Rare Diamond In The Rough
(first posted 7/4/2011) This Diamond T Model 323 is a rare find these days. My search of the web brings up little on this truck, so I’m going to have to piece together a bit of history on it as best...
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CC Outtake: 1982 Subaru Hatchback – Shopping Cart
This generation Subaru (1980-1984) is starting to get a bit scarcer in these parts, despite Eugene being an early adopter of the brand. So when I saw this bright red hatchback (with a tow hitch)...
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Pininfarina’s Revolutionary Florida: The Most Influential Design Since 1955
(updated; first posted in 2011) The evolution of automotive design doesn’t really have that many clearly defined mileposts, especially those with the word “revolutionary” etched into them. It’s a...
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CC Outtake: The Eclectic Garage, And A Closer Look At The BMW
I had to stop walking when I got to this house. I’d seen the Cutlass there before, but the garage was always closed. Not today, as the owner was just about to leave. That gave me a chance to hear...
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