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Vintage Photos: Life On The Road – On US Hwy 30 In 1948
If we chose to drive across the country nowadays instead of flying, it’s in serene air-conditioned comfort. It was quite a different experience in 1948, when Life Magazine photographer Allan Grant...
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Curbside Classic: 1964 Impala Sport Coupe – Six Cylinder Three-On-The-Tree...
Whoever special-ordered this Impala Sport Coupe placed a lot more importance on outward appearances than inner qualities. They not only picked a top-tier model, but also splurged on the full wheel...
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Curbside Classic: 1967 MGB – To B Or Not To B
(first posted 8/7/2012) Unless you’re over a certain age, or have a kink for Midgets, or are not from the US, say the word “MG” and this is the car that undoubtedly comes to mind first. It is the...
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Cohort Outtake: Dodge Caravan ‘Fargo’ Pickup – Picking Up Where The Rampage...
CC reader Gene Herman ran into this rather convincing conversion of a Dodge Caravan into a mini-pickup. I’ve seen crude hack jobs of this sort of thing, but this one is very professional. If someone...
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CC Outtake: 1984 Dodge Ram 50 Pickup – Another odge
Here’s the reason Dodge didn’t build a pickup version of the Caravan. Well, it’s not the only one; Chrysler struggled for years to keep up with the demand for their minivans; the last thing they...
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Curbside Classics: 1971 Dodge Maxiwagon and 1979 Dodge Maxivan – Dodge...
In 1971 and again in 1972, Dodge pioneered two very significant developments in light trucks. The 1971 Maxiwagon/Maxivan (foreground) was the first extended-body large van, which allowed it carry 15...
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Reader Sighting: Izuzu Axion – Very Rare
CC reader Franco P. sent me some shots of a car that he had not seen in the wild in a long time. Well, I’ve never seen an Izuzu Axion ever! Very rare indeed. Looks like the owner’s sense of humor was...
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Automotive History Capsule: Virgil Exner’s 1960 XNR – Plymouth’s Corvette...
(first posted 7/30/2012) Virgil Exner came very close to getting his 1960 XNR roadster into production, although probably in a slightly toned down form from the pretty wild prototype. Based loosely...
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CC Outtake: Olds Custom Cruiser – There’s A new B-Body Stranger In Town
GM B and C Bodies (the RWD kind) are getting a bit scarcer on the ground, and I’ve pretty much seen them all. So when a new one suddenly shows up, it’s worth noting. Especially when it’s listing a bit...
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The Opel Kadett Asassination – By Car and Driver
(In yesterday’s vintage review Car and Driver gave an Opel the win in its comparison. A few years earlier, it was a very different story. First posted 3/9/2012) Car and Driver made its rep in the...
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Cohort Outtake: The Purple Fargo Van
After our fake Fargo pickup the other day and the Dodge B-series vans yesterday, how about we combine them for this splendid find by nifticus, a genuine Fargo A108 van, spotted in the Vancouver, B.C....
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CC For Sale: 1977 Jeep DJ-5 Dispatcher – Ready For More Abuse
I’m not sure it’s still for sale, but a couple of months back I stumbled into this veteran Jeep DJ5 Dispatcher not far from my house. I bet it’s got a few miles under its belt. $1500, OBO. With new...
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Driveway Outtake: 2016 Prius – OK; Bring On The Hate If You Must
Needless to say, Eugene is Priustown, USA. So it didn’t surprise me to see this new 2016 Prius in my neighborhood a couple of months ago. It was the first one I’ve seen close up. Which is a bit of a...
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Driveway Outtake 2: 1961 Buick LeSabre – Bring On The Love
Just a block away from the new Prius I found this new arrival in the neighborhood too. This one gets a bit worse gas mileage, though, but it might appeal more to the eyes of some of you. The ’61 GM...
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Cohort Sighting: East German Barkas Van and Retired German UPS Trucks
This picture posted at the Cohort by Hannes caught my eye. Not only is there an old GDR Barkas van, a rather remarkable little truck much more advanced than the VW Transporter in many ways, except for...
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CC Outtake: 1986 Chrysler New Yorker Turbo With Two Different License Plates...
This Knew Yorker caught my eye, as we walked through the Lane County Events Center. Not because I’m particularly fond of them—which I’m not—but because it has two different wheel covers and the fact...
View ArticleCC Vintage Theater: Only One Road – Bike Safety Film From 1975 – It’s...
Since we’re having a bit of a bicycle theme today, here’s a film made by the AAA regarding a perpetually problematic subject: bicycle safety. Even if the theme isn’t of interest to you, the cars from...
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CC Outtake: Volvo 122S “Amazon”– No Fuzzy Dice Hanging From Its Mirror
I’ve been seeing this Volvo 122S around town for several months, and I finally caught it taking a brief curbside rest. Now I’ve written up the 122 before, and there’s several still in town. But this...
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Cohort Outtake: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice Sedan – Overlooked But Not Forgotten
posted at the Cohort by Matthew I can’t remember the last time I saw a ’75 – ’76 Caprice sedan. And it almost looks strange to me, as if I somehow just never really took in this new roof line for the...
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CC Outtake: Three Red CCs Sitting Together At The Market
It was the Merkur XR4Ti that caught my eye as I drove past the Haggen (former Albertson’s and soon to be Albertson’s again – don’t ask) market parking lot. Haven’t seen one of those for a few years....
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