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Cohort Outtake: Mustang LX 5.0 – Florida Highway Patrol Edition
image posted by William Rubano Is this a genuine Florida state police car used for PR purposes or such? Because it’s hard to imagine someone doing this faithful of an impersonation and getting away...
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NYT: As VW Pushed To Be No.1, Ambitions Fueled A Scandal – Best Article On...
Diesel emissions? I don’t see any emissions. (Martin Winterkorn photo by Marijan Murat) I don’t usually do this, but if anyone feels like they don’t yet have a very comprehensive picture of the VW...
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Cohort Sighting: 1958 Edsel Skyliner – It Should Have Been An Edsel
image posted at the Cohort by wainohg Looking at this alternate-reality Edsel Skyliner, the only thought I have is: The Skyliner should have been an Edsel. And only an Edsel. What the hell was Ford...
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CC On The Go Outtake: 1967 Checker Marathon – Still Running The Marathon Of Life
I’m always very heartened when I see this distinctive green Checker Marathon on the road. It’s being driven by its original owners, who bought it new in 1967. When they were forty years old. You do...
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CCs For Sale: St. Vinnie’s Goes Upscale
My, how quickly things change. The St. Vinnie’s (St. Vincent dePaul) sales lot, which gets its inventory from donations, has really gone upscale lately. Must be another consequence of the economy. Who...
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Cohort Outtake/QOTD: Bryce’s Minx Gets Discs – What Are Your Drum Brake...
Prolific CC Commenter Bryce posted this shot of his Hillman Minx titled “Drums out; discs in”. Well, that and a whole new front suspension and cross member, thanks to a more recent Hillman parts car...
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Hot Springs Outtake: Colorful Kia Sephia
One of the benefits in living a geologically highly unstable part of the world (we’re anticipating a cataclysmic earthquake; if one day I stop blogging for several months, you’ll know why) is that we...
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Ebay Find: 1973 Opel Admiral – This Could Have Been The Seville; Now Someone...
So how did this rusty and beat up Opel Admiral end up in the US? These were certainly never imported, and by 1973, it would have been a chore to federalize it. But I have a theory: this was one of...
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CC Outtake: Volvo 245 Wagon Circle Track Racer – The Official Race Car Of Eugene
Since I have crowned the Volvo 240 series as the Official CC of Eugene, it’s only fitting that I encounter a racing car version of it. What could be more perfect than to take an old Volvo wagon, strip...
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Curbside Classic: 1963 GMC Pickup – The Very Model Of A Modern V6 Truck Engine
(first posted 6/30/2012) It’s beginning to sound like a broken record, but the years 1960-1961 were undoubtedly GM’s most creative and adventuresome ever: rear-engine Corvair; aluminum V8, the...
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QOTD: What Car Had The Airiest Greenhouse? And The Least?
In today’s superb post on Bertone and the Mazda Luce, I re-encountered a car I had forgotten about, Marcello Gandini’s 1967 Fiat 125 Executive concept (Bertone). It reflected what may well be the high...
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Cohort Outtake: Hot Wheels
posted at the Cohort by dman-x I know; I’m hardly the first one (or so I have to assume) to say it, but whenever I see a car (or shot) like this, all I can think is: Hot Wheels. And that the hot...
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The Car And Driver Manifesto: Dave E. Davis Spells It Out In 1963
David E. Davis’ two tenures (1963-1967; 1976-1985) at the helm of Car and Driver are as legendary and controversial as the man himself. He was complicated, difficult and would turn on his friends, but...
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Kickstand Classic: Honda Dream 305 – Soichiro Honda’s Dream Comes True
In retrospect, it’s a bit surprising that the Japanese automobile invasion wasn’t more fully anticipated. Given how Japanese manufacturers totally overran the camera, small electronics and motorcycle...
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Craigslist Classic: 1971 Peugeot 304 – A Rare Survivor, But Well Done
For most Americans, Peugeot isn’t exactly a household word, unless they’re still using their trusty Peugeot pepper mill. It may have sorta-kinda been one back in the day, mainly on the coasts. But...
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Automotive History: The Case Of The Very Rare 1978 Dodge Diesel Pickup And...
(first posted 11/26/2012) The Great American Diesel Epoch (1975 – 1986) included an astonishing array of cars and trucks that have mostly disappeared from the streets as well as our memories. One of...
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CC Clue – Hex
The last couple of Clues attracted a fair bit of interest, so let’s do another. Please note: the rules of the Clue are no attacehd images or other “proof” of your guess. That’s so others can continue...
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Curbside Classic: 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula 340 – The Worst Selling But...
If I hadn’t looked it up, I wouldn’t have believed it: Even AMC’s Javelin outsold Plymouth’s 1968 Barracuda. Chrysler totally flubbed the pony car wars; they might as well have just sat it out. But...
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Cohort Outtake: Ford Model T – Don’t Forget To Leave Enough Room In The Front...
I’m not sure of the exact year of this Model T posted by William Rubano, but its close to a hundred years old, give or take a few. And it’s always a kick seeing one out in traffic. There was a young...
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Curbside Classic: 1989 Dodge Caravan Turbo – Desperate Measures
( first posted 10/13/2011) The Caravan story is a mighty big one, even if it came in a fairly compact wrapper. I’ve taken a run at it before (CC here), so today we’ll just focus on one of its oddity...
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