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CC Cohort Archive
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Cohort Capsule: 1965 Mercury Econoline Pickup – Canadian Unicorn
Posted on September 17, 2014 | 24 CommentsCanadian market oddities are a popular topic here at Curbside Classic, and we cover them every now and again. Just last week, we brought you the Pontiac Laurentian, with Chevy-based, […] -
Cohort Classics: Twin 1957 Corvettes – Seeing Double, Except For One Key Difference
Posted on September 14, 2014 | 32 CommentsMy name is Paul. I’m a ’57 Corvette junkie, and although I’ve been clean for some decades, I still quaver a bit when I see one. But seeing two, side-by-side? […] -
Cohort Sighting: 1964 Pontiac Laurentian – The Un-Wide Track Pontiac
Posted on September 13, 2014 | 45 CommentsAnyone who’s hung around here for a while and still has a few active brain cells knows the Canadian Pontiac story by now: They look like real Pontiacs, but they’re […] -
Cohort Capsule: A Visit To Moscow’s Retro Auto Museum
Posted on September 11, 2014 | 25 CommentsTo make up for all the truly grand American luxury cars he has photographed around Helsinki, LDeren has uploaded pictures taken during a visit to Moscow’s Retro Auto Museum. Maintaining […] -
Cohort Sighting: 1985-1996 Chevy C10 – Otherworldly Workhorse
Posted on September 11, 2014 | 35 CommentsI’ve always felt the 1988 Chevy and GMC full-size trucks to be style leaders in the best GM truck tradition, but this facelift of the third-generation C/K series built for Latin […] -
Cohort Sighting: 1986 Buick Skyhawk T-Type – Et Tu, Buick?
Posted on September 10, 2014 | 47 CommentsNot much can be said about the Buick Skyhawk which hasn’t been covered already, but this red ’86 T-Type is one of the rarer J-bodies and is a great compliment […] -
Cohort Sighting: Aston Martin Lagonda Series II – In Vivid Color
Posted on September 9, 2014 | 58 CommentsIt’s already past bed time, but as I took a quick last cruise through the Cohort—which is chock-full of fantastic cars—this picture stopped me in my tracks, and had a […] -
Cohort Capsule: 1955 Packard Clipper Hardtop Coupe – Hot Rod Packard
Posted on September 4, 2014 | 69 CommentsFinding a genuine curbside Packard is undoubtedly one of the highlights of any CC’er. I’ve managed to snag two, a ’51 200 and a ’46 Clipper Super, both in my […] -
Cohort Sighting: Nash Metropolitan Wagon Conversion, with Trailer Too
Posted on September 3, 2014 | 19 CommentsAfter yesterday’s Cadillac station wagon conversions, it’s time to swing the pendulum from America’s largest wagons to what would have been its smallest, at least in its time (the Crosley […] -
Cohort Outtake: 1969 Pontiac LeMans – A Visit From Captain Howdy
Posted on August 29, 2014 | 7 CommentsA fine way of putting a classic car into proper context is to imagine driving it to see a coeval big screen release. I have many memories of leaving the […] -
Cohort Outtake/QOTD: Does The Two-Door Make More Sense Than Ever?
Posted on August 28, 2014 | 61 CommentsFrom today’s perspective, the supremacy of the coupe in decades past is somewhat of a surprise, but look around during your typical drive and it makes a bit more sense–most cars have […] -
Cohort Outtake/QOTD: Colt Five-Door – Did Captive Imports Matter?
Posted on August 27, 2014 | 68 CommentsI didn’t even know this generation Colt was sold here in five-door form; with the Omnirizon having that base covered, I wonder why they bothered. And barring the Chrysler L-body and the Golf, […] -
Cohort Outtake: Mobile Advertising – Disinherited Ventures
Posted on August 27, 2014 | 22 CommentsI’m not sure how “classic” a Smart is just yet, but you don’t see Brabus-tuned variants very often. But yes, you can indeed get your Smart ForTwo with big seventeen […] -
Cohort Outtake: Renault Alliance Convertible – Kenosha’s Last Sun Chaser
Posted on August 25, 2014 | 41 CommentsWhen the maker of a slow-selling car decides to tear off its roof in an attempt at greater profits and popularity, the result is usually not-so-good (think Yugo or Paseo). […] -
Cohort Capsule: Vanden Plas Princess 4-Litre R – International Brougham?
Posted on August 25, 2014 | 73 CommentsI wouldn’t classify it as such. I think it’s important to limit the Brougham classification to those primarily American (and sometimes foreign, usually Japanese) cars which really do it justice. […]