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1959 Ferrari Superamerica 400 – Super American Style By Pininfarina
(first posted 7/27/2012) A GM Motorama concept car from 1957? No, that’s a prancing horse, not the mark of excellence on the hood. It’s not exactly a 1959 Dodge either, but the American-style big,...
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Curbside Classic: 1970 Saab 95 – Saab Shows Ford How To Make The Shortest...
(first posted 7/24/2012) The full-size three-row station wagon was the stereotypical American family hauler until the rise of the minivan. Just yesterday we wallowed in the luxurious personal...
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Two Door Sedan Jag Cohort Outtake: 1953 Chevrolet
It wouldn’t be a proper “jag” if I didn’t keep it going daily, so I have two hours left here on Sunday night to get a two-door sedan posted. How about this plump ’53 Chevy, posted by Mike Hayes? The...
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CC Two Door Sedan Jag Outtake: 1965 Comet 202 Two Door (and 1964 Comet 404...
For today’s two door sedan jag, we head a few miles north of Eugene to Junction City, a little town that feels like it belongs in the Midwest. Actually, a good portion of the southern half of the...
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Cohort Junkyard Outtake: Modified Gen1 Honda Civic – RWD?
canadiancatgreen spotted this rather heavily-modified gen1 Civic in a junkyard, and there is some mystery as to the nature of its modifications. Given that its rear wheels and tires appear to be...
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Cohort Outtake: 1969 Chrysler Newport Convertible – At The Beach
Although the Cohort is chock-full of fantastic finds, how could I resist this Chrysler Newport convertible at the beach somewhere in California (San Diego?), posted by CJCars. It’s the perfect car to...
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Two Door Sedan Jag Outtake: Volvo 242 With Lots of Lights and Ground Effects
I’ve decided that the true ultimate CC of Eugene simply has to be the Volvo 240 series. Unlike so many older “Eugene Mobiles”, they’re not fading away, and I continue to see well kept examples in the...
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Autobiography: Confessions of a J. C. Whitney Abuser – The iPhone of its...
(first posted 8/14/2012) Kids: Want to know how we (once) pre-teens and teens spent the way-too-much free time we had back in the electronic dark ages of a half-century or so ago? We read books....
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Trackside Classic: The VW Bus’ 2200 HP Big Brother – And It Had Four...
(first posted 6/26/2012) Germany’s definitive high-speed diesel locomotive, the V200, appeared in 1953, three years after the black-over-red VW Samba. Coincidence? It was a bit better powered than...
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Cohort Classic: 1971 Australian Valiant Charger RT Hemi Six Pack – That Thing...
harge (first posted 6/25/2012) Bryce posted these shots of a 1971 Valiant Charger Hemi Six-Pack, and I don’t really have the time to do an in-depth write-up on these fascinating machines. But I just...
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Cohort Outtake: 1950 Plymouth P18 Deluxe: The Valiant’s Predecessor
(first posted 2/9/2012) We’ve discussed the topic a few times here before, but the biggest single reason compacts didn’t “take” in the early-mid fifties is because full-size cars weren’t all that...
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Cohort Outtake: 1975 (?) Chevrolet Nova – Wearing Non-Stock Dog Dishes. And...
This stark, black stripper Nova posted by Ralf K caught my eye, particularly so since I don’t remember those dog dishes as being the ones that came with these cars as stock. And taking a closer look,...
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CC On The Go Outtake: BMW 323i (E21) – The One We Were Sadly Deprived Of
This non-US spec BMW 323i ahead of me in traffic made some wonderful music through its dual exhausts as the driver blipped the throttle a few times, and then when it took off, rather abruptly. It...
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Fancy A Gen 3 Dart Wagon? With Four Wheel Disc Brakes And Four Speed Stick?...
(first posted 2/8/2012) Not all Darts spent their lives shuttling old folks or cheapskates. In Spain, the Dart was the biggest, most luxurious car made there, and given the severe restrictions on...
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CC Outtake: 1958 Cadillac Roadster – Get Shorty
(first posted 2/2/2012) Saw this in traffic the other day; wow; a shorty Caddy roadster. That’s a first for me, but then I don’t tend to hang out in the places where this sort of thing might...
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Curbside Classic: MG TD – I Was Retro Before Retro Was Cool
(I just saw and shot this black open TD a couple of blocks down the street from me the other day, so rather than do a new post, I’ve decided to use it for this comprehensive TD CC originally posted...
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CC Outtake: Jeep J10 Laredo Pickup – The Late Seventies Are Hot On Campus
We’ve given the Jeep Gladiator pickup some serious love here at CC (links below), but when we spotted this on a bike ride recently, sitting in front of one of the many new student apartment buildings...
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“Getting Passed” By A Dynasty With A Locked Rear Wheel: Sudden Brake Failure...
We had a rather scary close call last Sunday. We drove out to the coast in the TSX, with an old friend who was visiting. That’s a 55 mile drive on Hwy 126, a rather windy two-lane highway known for...
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Curbside Classic: 1969 Ford Bronco – The Mustang’s Bucking Sidekick
(first posted 11/5/2011) The early-mid sixties were Ford’s golden era, capped by the mega-hit Mustang. Instead of trying to imitate GM like with the Edsel fiasco, finding (or creating) unexploited...
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Cohort Outtake: A Close Encounter With A 1963 Rambler American Two-Door Wagon...
Cohort poster monteverde3 (Gene Herman) has been documenting the CCs he encounters with his 1949 (first series) Dodge coupe. We saw a few of them here a couple of weeks ago, and there have been some...
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