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CC On The Go Outtake: Opel GT – As Seen From A Van Full Of IKEA Cabinets
My son Will and I rented a U-Haul Ford Transit the other weekend to buy all the kitchen and batch cabinets at the IKEA in Portland and hit Mt. Hood for some skiing/snowboarding with so Ted. “My...
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CC Meet-up Classic: 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 – But Where’s The Fastback?
As soon as I pulled up to Sam Bond’s Garage last night, I knew that at least someone else had shown up for our CC Meet-up. I did a double take when I saw this parked out front…a GP 2+2…but where’s its...
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CC Outtake: 1981 VW Vanagon, 911 Powered –“It Cruises Happily At 100”
When I pulled into the empty parking space at Jerry’s, I couldn’t help but notice the bright yellow T3 Vanagon in front of me. Very nice shade of yellow. And I noticed the big wheels. And the I saw...
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QOTD: Which 1977-1990 GM B/C-Body Would You Go Back In Time And Buy?
The GM B/C-Bodies of this generation have been a staple here at CC from the beginning, and we’ve spent a lot of time poring over their every little quirk. But we’ve never asked ourselves the question...
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Looking For A Couple Of New COALers – (Update: We’ve Found Them)
(Update: we have a couple of new COALers signed up. Thanks.) Our two current Cars Of A Lifetime (COAL) series are both heading towards conclusions, so it’s time to draft a couple of new COALers. COAL...
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CC Easter Bunny Special: The Cars Of The Playboy Bunnies Of The Year 1964 – 1988
I was trying hard to think of something appropriate to run for Easter. I Googled “Easter Bunny Car”, but nothing grabbed me. Then I remembered a post I did back in 2012 of a beautiful woman in front...
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Perry Curtis Outtake: 1941 Cadillac – Bible Club PDX
Curtis Perry posted this shot that he took just this past Saturday night. It’s titled “Bible Club PDX”. I had too Google it to find out that it’s a recently opened retro “secret speakeasy”, with no...
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In Motion Outtake: 1964 International C900 – The Smallest American Pickup...
(first posted 3/21/2013. Updated 3/28/2016) An American pickup with a six foot bed and a 93 hp 2.5 L four? Sounds rather like a base model short-bed Ranger or S-10 from the eighties or nineties,...
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In Motion Outtake: 2000 Honda Insight – The First Hybrid Is Getting Scarce
I hadn’t really thought about how scarce these gen1 Honda Insights are getting until I saw this on the road today, coming back from Portland. I’m pretty sure there’s one or two around town, or there...
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Curbside Classic: 1936 Chevrolet Master DeLuxe – Is It Too Early For A Dubonnet?
(first posted 11/1/2012) The 1930s were the greatest decade of automotive innovation and change. At its beginning, cars looked like tea tins with wheels sticking out; by its end, some looked ready...
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CC Outtake: 1983 Mazda B2200 Diesel – A Veteran Of The Great Diesel Boom,...
The Great American Diesel Boom got its start during the 1973-1974 energy crisis I, when certain diesel imports with their ability to go about 50% further on a tank of hard-to-get fuel suddenly looked...
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CC Outtake: This Is What A Cool Grandma Looks Like – She’s Got Soul
Ah; Eugene. Everyone has to be stand out and be a bit different, even Grandma. What can I add except that this grandma obviously has Soul. Don’t you forget it. Are there antimacassars on the head rests?
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Cohort Outtake: AMC Concord DL – Dazzling In Daffodil Yellow
Spring time has hit the Pacific Northwest, and even way up in Richmond, B.C., the flowers are in full bloom, like this AMC Concord DL. Isn’t it just dazzling? Especially so with that white vinyl roof,...
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Cohort Outtake: VW Quantum Syncro With Airstream Trailer
How could I pass up this highly unlikely rig, posted at the Cohort by staxman, and shot in Seattle. Not only has the Quantum become increasingly true to its definition by becoming so rare, but to see...
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Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 – Giddyup, Giddyup 409
(first posted 10/16/2013) She’s real fine, my 409... Well, I guess I rather blew it with my ’64 Chevy CC, seeing as I used only the lyrics of a song for the text (it was very late that night)....
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The Not-Niedermeyers Outtake: Dad Shows Son Paul How To Tune His Gas-Powered...
Those of you who have been around for a while will be familiar with the “Not-Niedermeyers”, that perfect all-American family that endlessly indulged their only beloved child (Paul). Dad...
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Lawnside Classics: The Old Briggs And Stratton 3 HP Gets A New Ignition Coil...
I love vintage lawnmowers, and not just because I pick them up for free from the curb (or $5, for the Lawn Boy). It’s because they’re super light (the Sears in front has a magnesium deck, the Lawn Boy...
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Today’s Oddity: 1962 Rambler Chapron Presidencial – De Gaulle Says Non Merci!
(first posted 1/4/2012. Updated 4/9/2016) I don’t read French very well, but somehow, someone got it in their heads to have French coachbuilder Chapron build a Presidential 1962 Rambler. The upshot...
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CC Outtake: Chasing (And Catching) The Elusive Mavi-Stang GT250
I saw it go by as I sat at the light, and for a moment I wasn’t sure just what I’d seen: Was that a Mustang or a Maverick? Or a mashup of the two? I knew I needed to catch it and check it out, but the...
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Vintage Photography: The People and Cars of the Cornett Family, As Shot by...
One of the more remarkable photography collections I’ve stumbled on in recent years is one shot by William Gedney of the extended Cornett family in rural Kentucky. He shot them twice; first in 1964...
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