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CC Outtake: Full Steam Ahead!
CC reader Toffee just sent me this shot he took of a steam tractor pulling a trailer and a car behind that! A dingy, perhaps. This is in Stow-on-the-Wold, and Toffee says it was running along at a...
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Cohort Sighting: VW T3 Double-Cab Pickup – The German Avalanche
If this were spotted in Germany or some other European country, it would barely be worth shooting. But runningonfumes shot this in the state of Washington, and I can vouch for the rarity of a T3 VW...
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Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford Mustang SVO – A Turbocharged Tribute To Phillip...
not original SVO wheels For Ford, the eighties was the most miraculous decade for any American automaker since Chrysler’s first magic ten years (1924-1933). After nearly going bankrupt in 1981 trying...
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Cohort Sighting: The GTO Chevy II
This one stumped me when I was skimming through the Cohort. What the…? And for a second, dmala’s title “GTO/Chevy II” wasn’t helping either. Oh, that GTO; as in the ’04-’07 version built by Holden....
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CC Outtake: Civics Lesson
Even in Havana, Oregon, gen 1 Civics are getting scarce on the ground. And I certainly couldn’t resist this shot of these two. Who could have imagined in 1973 that the tiny little immigrant Civic...
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Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina – The Sexiest Big Sedan Of Its Time
The 1963 Pontiac was the very crest of the wave that swept the Excitement brand to glorious heights in the sixties. The upwelling first appeared out of seemingly nowhere in 1959. It continued to build...
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Curbside Question: What’s The Best Climate Or Place To Preserve A Stored Car?
I’ve received the following question from an anonymous CC reader, and it’s a good one, about what climate is the least damaging to a car, as well as the different options of storing a car. Obviously,...
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CC Twofer: What Are The Odds Of This?
I noticed the purple-ish Metro Convertible (CC here) across the street, waiting for the left turn signal. I grabbed my camera, and just as it awoke, the Metro was already passing across my bow and...
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Classic Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Apache 32 and 1953 Budger Trailer –...
Let’s hit the road, honey! I’ve got the truck all ready to roll; how’re you doin’ back there stocking the trailer? Don’t forget the wine, beer and the…other goodies! The morning sun is reflecting off...
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CC Capsule: 1965 Chevrolet El Camino – Designed To Be Effective At Certain Tasks
Unlike Ford, which had an uninterrupted stream of Rancheros starting with the very first in 1957 (CC here), Chevrolet took a break during 1961-1963. Perhaps they considered the El Corvair Rampside a...
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Cohort Sighting: 1976 Buick Skyhawk – Wouldn’t You Really Rather Have A Chevy...
I’m not sure this is actually a ’76, but I’m afraid my Skyhawk identification skills aren’t quite what they once were, due to lack of usage. When was the last time I saw one? Quite a while. And you? I...
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CC Clue
You guys never fail to impress me; there’s no way I would have gotten the ’76 Electra Clue, although the panel gaps did rather evoke a mid-seventies’ Motorama-mobile. Dolr gets the win; well done! So...
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Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – The Best European Car Ever...
If a car ever inspired one to emote and wax poetically, it was the Corvair, especially the second generation that delighted us upon its arrival in 1965. So I’ll try hard to restrain myself (as...
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Cohort Sighting: GAZ-69 – The Russian Jeep
Looking for something a bit rustic and rugged? Flat-Black66 has found just the thing for you, in the form of a GAZ-69, the Eastern Bloc’s favorite military transport. The GAZ-69 was built in Russia...
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CC Outtake: Yet Another Green Forester
We know how this forest-greenForester owner feels, given that we have one just like it. Needless to say, Subaru Foresters are one of the most popular cars in Eugene, and for some reason, the...
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Through The Window Classic: 1950 Ford – Tombstone Pass Patrol Car
Nothing on the street of Eugene surprises me anymore, including a 1950 Ford “cop car” carrying the markings of Tombstone Pass. Times have been tough for the little mountain hamlets of Oregon, so why...
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CC For Sale: 1961 Citroen 2CV Sahara 4×4 – Includes An Operable Second 12 HP...
You just missed your chance to buy one of the most unusual cars ever made: the twin-engine Citroen 2CV Sahara. In the late fifties, when France was still very involved in the Sahara regions of...
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Curbside Question: Do You Ever Drive With The Windows Open And The Air...
I rather hate air conditioning, with certain exceptions, of course (longer trips on the freeway on the rare hot days here). Now I chose to live in a climate where it’s not all that necessary, and the...
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CC Outtake: Olds Ciera Rubies And Gold Edition
Jason Shafer’s Whipped Cream and Cashew Luxury Group Thunderbird takes the cake when it comes to finding a rare manufacturer’s special edition. But then, the Olds Ciera Rubies and Gold Edition also...
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CC Clue
Yes, Cashews! And what’s that behind it? Pink popcorn? And what car are they in? Despite the great challenges involved, someone actually did guess the ’75 T-Bird with Z-28 hood blister. Appropriately...
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