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Happy Thanksgiving!
Those of us in the US will be taking a major break from the usual routine to celebrate Thanksgiving. Here’s wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving and memorable day together with your loved ones.
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Curbside Classic: 1992 Chevrolet Lumina APV – GM Deadly Sin #25 – We Just...
(first posted 5/20/2016) GM struggled in many market sectors during its decades-long decline, but none more than the minivan segment. Given that this segment was expanding rapidly, had high...
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The Curbside Classics Of Innsbruck, 1950s – 1960s
It’s been almost two years since I discovered a trove of old pictures from the home country. I used a number of them to document the changes to Maria Theresien Strasse from 1840 to 2015. But there...
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Curtis Perry Outtake: Air Heads And Muddle Heads
Air cooled motorcycles are going the way of air-cooled cars. Even the latest Triumph retro-twins are now liquid cooled. But these two can share tales of what it’s like to have one’s head(s) be...
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GM DS Fest QOTD: What Was Your Worst GM Car Experience?
In our GM DS series, we’ve mainly focused on their products from a market-competitive viewpoint. Obviously, quality issues and the ownership experience were a huge factor too in the demise of the Mark...
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Vintage Review: 1975 Mercedes 280S –“Strictly An Energy Crisis Car”
The first energy crisis impacted Detroit drastically more than the imports, which were mostly poised to capitalize on it, given their generally small and efficient cars. But there were some big...
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Cohort Outtake: 1953 Ford Courier Sedan Delivery
Vic Montgomery posted this shot of a ’53 Ford Courier, and it needs to be delivered to the rest of you. I cannot remember ever seeing another one in my life, but then it’s not like I can replay all of...
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Vintage Review: 1975 Chevrolet Nova LN – Chevy’s Take On A BMW (Updated now...
Detroit’s infatuation with Euro-style sedans got their start in a big way in 1975. The Ford Granada was a cynical riff on the Mercedes, mainly having to do with crowing about its boxy design,...
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Bus Stop Classic: 1960 Saurer Sightseeing Bus – With RHD And Column Shift
CC’er Robert Walter lives in Switzerland and posted pictures of this fine 1960 Saurer sightseeing bus at the Cohort. Saurer (and the badge-engineered Barna) was a major factor in trucks and buses in...
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Eugenelandia Outtake: I Brake For Little Free Libraries
Here’s a bumper sticker I haven’t seen before. And if you’re not familiar with Little Free Libraries, come visit my neighborhood, because there’s one every couple of blocks. What are they? You had to...
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CC Capsule: 1964 International Travelette – The Proto Double Cab Pickup
Isn’t this truck just oozing with authenticity and testosterone? None of that sissified cushiness of its modern successors here. And in case you’re wondering about the Travelette name, it’s...
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Cohort Outtake: Fiat 127 – The First Supermini Still At Work
To the best of my knowledge, we’ve never covered the Fiat 127 here. That’s a huge omission, given its out-sized role and influence in a number of continents other than the North American one, where it...
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Curbside Classic Capsule: 1981 Dodge Challenger – That Thing Does Got A Hemi
(first posted 5/14/2013) Obviously, when folks think “Dodge Challenger”, they tend to think of the original and the current one. But in between was the gen2 Challenger, a rebadged Mitsubishi Galant...
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Curbside Classic Capsule: Jeepster Commando – Buick V6 (and THM-400) To The...
Jeep had the 4×4 utility vehicle market all to itself, until 1961, when the International Scout 800 arrived. It’s an endlessly-debated point, but one could arguably call the Scout the first SUV, as it...
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Paul Niedermeyer’s Auto-Biography Series
Paul Niedermeyer’s Auto-Biography Series: Genesis (Innsbruck 1953-1960) The Trip of a Lifetime: Douglas DC-8 to America High Speed Assimilation: NYC 1960 Getting Religion: The Cult Of GM 1961-1964...
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Curbside Classic Capsule: Subaru BRAT (gen 1)
Where did all the BRATs go? Did they finally grow up to be polite Outbacks? It’s been a while since I’ve come across one, but here is one I found this August. Looking at this picture makes me pine for...
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The NYC Curbside Classics of Langdon Clay (1974-1976)
Langdon Clay spent two years roaming the streets of New York City, shooting parked cars. The results are now available in a book, Langdon Clay, Cars – NYC 1974-1976, published by Steidl. Here’s a...
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Cohort Outtake: Ford Landau (Circa 1980) – The 1966 Ford’s Second Life In Brazil
Rubens gave us a detailed look at the Ford Maverick’s second life in Brazil. But there was another American ex-pat Ford already living in Brazil at the time; the Ford Landau, a reincarnation of the...
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Book Report: Elon Musk; Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future –...
For those of us with an interest in automotive history, Elon Musk and Tesla is the biggest story that’s come along in a very long time. Watching it unfold in real time is highly fascinating and...
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