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Automotive History: The 20 MPG 400 Cubic Inch 1967 Olds Cutlass Turnpike Cruiser
image: oldsmobility.com (first posted 11/17/2011. Several commenters referred to this yesterday, so let’s trot it out of the CC garage one more time) It may seem like during the late sixties Detroit’s...
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CC Outtake: There’s A New CC In The Neighborhood
I first heard it a couple days earlier, its driver working the old 318 V8 very hard, and then saw it go by. And now I see it’s moved into the neighborhood; a Volare wagon in Premier trim. Or maybe...
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Curbside Fiction: All-Points Bulletin
(first posted 11/16/2011) CRACKKK! The thunderbolt ripped through his spine, and rattled out through the top of his head, like the sound of red hot steel dipped in icy water. Pete awoke shivering in a...
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Variations On The Theme Of A 1970 Malibu By Curtis Perry
Curtis Perry has uploaded a slew of splendid images of a 1970 Malibu, shot in various locales. They’re all terrific, and I’ve picked about half of them to share here. The cat is fake, if you’re...
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1973 Porsche FLA: Preparing For A Carpocolypse Of A Different Sort
(first posted 11/10/2011) The questions of global commodity shortages, overpopulation, and resource depletion may be back in the spotlight a bit, but are hardly new. In 1972, the book Limits to...
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Dumpside Outtake: The Big Three All Represented
I originally bought my ’66 F-100 in 1987 (for $500) specifically for the purpose of hauling cuttings from the trees and shrubs of our one acre property in Los Gatos to the dump. It’s hauled a whole...
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Automotive History: Planetary (Not Interstellar) Overdrive
(first posted 8/31/2012. Revised 6/6/2016) After mentioning underdrive as an integral feature of Chrysler’s Fluid-Drive semi-automatic transmission in the 1946 Town and Country, it might be...
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Cohort Outtake: L’Chaim! A 1967 Fury Is Saved In Israel
Here’s a heartwarming shot posted at the Cohort by T.Minor (and shot by Erez Abisisdris): a 1967 Fury hardtop coupe being rescued after sitting in a weedy yard for many years. No further details were...
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CC Outtake: Toyota Tacoma Tandem Rear Axle Flatbed
I find myself at Jerry’s Home Improvement Store (much better than any Home Depot or Lowes) quite often these days, and there’s always a good chance of finding something worth a quick click. This...
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Cohort Outtake: What’s Wrong With This ’63 Falcon?
(posted at Cohort by Matthew with 2 Ts) Well, not so much wrong as just different. Here’s the clue: the real (original) thing, including that low rear wheel fender cut out, which was more at home on...
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Cohort Outtake: Chevy “Montana” Van and BMW R75/6 – Pulling On Heart Strings
CC Regular Teddy lives in Portland-CC-Landia, and is a prolific poster to the Cohort. It’s hard to pick what to share with you here, as he’s posted so many splendid finds in there. But I have to share...
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Curbside Classic: 1968 Opel Kadett Rallye 1900 – The European GTO Which...
(first posted 8/22/2012) There are two very good reasons why we’re having the third Kadett CC, when other cars have had none. First: this isn’t just any Kadett, but a Rallye 1900. And believe it or...
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Automotive History Capsule: Renault 16 – Here’s The Real Car Of The Future
(first posted 12/18/2012) The winners of the 1966 COTY award on the two sides of the Atlantic reveal much about the state of the two continents then. The long and low personal-coupe 1966 FWD...
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CC Outtake: I’ll Have A Midget-Sized Vanilla Cone To Go, No Toppings
We had a spell of hot weather recently, and what better way to spend the evening than go out for a treat at Sweet Life Patisserie, in an open-top car? And if you’re really going for the full effect,...
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See You (And The Chrysler Turbine Car) In Nashville Next Weekend (Updated...
We’re in luck! In addition to the Lane Motor Museum, the Frist Center For The Visual Arts has a special exhibit that just opened: Bellisima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance, 1945-1975. Fortunately,...
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Cohort Classic: 1957 or 1958 Studebaker Transtar 1 Ton 9′ Bed Pickup – Tough...
You like serious, hard-core, high and rough-riding, hard-working, extra-long bed pickups but with just a wee bit of flamboyance, in the form of two tone paint? Here’s your truck: a 1957 or 1958...
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CC Outtake: 1964 Ford Falcon Futura – Keeping Portlandia Predictable
Is the Falcon the ultimate hipster-mobile? Yes. Laurence Jone’s argument for that is right here. Is Portlandia the ultimate hipster city? Did you have to ask? So finding this ’64 Futura sedan parked...
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Automotive History: 1957 Chevrolet Fuel-Injected 283 V8 – Ahead Of Its Time...
(first posted 10/12/2012) All bow(tie) before the greatest American engine of the postwar era! Yes, I suppose that’s easy to say, considering what an icon it has become. And no, it wasn’t the...
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If Two Fins Are Good, Three Must Be Better Yet: How The 1959 Buick Might Well...
(first posted 10/23/2012) Since we’re keeping the 1959-1960 GM theme going with today’s ’60 Buick CC, let’s take in this design concept that made it pretty far into the serious consideration stage...
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