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- Michael Smith on Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1964 Studebaker Super Lark – A Better GTO?
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CC Outtake Archive
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Curbside Classics: ’74 & ’75 Dodge Colt – Two Colts Still Galloping
Posted on September 9, 2023 | 7 CommentsFor today, I’m sharing two automobile equines still galloping the streets of San Salvador. I’m told most of these have succumbed to rust and other ailments around the world. Even […] -
Curbside Outtake: 2004 Ford Ka – Ford’s Capable Gremlin?
Posted on September 8, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 9/8/2017) Put yourself in Ford of Europe’s shoes in 1993-4. You had been so beaten up for the disappointing Mk4 Ford Escort that even a major […] -
(Almost) Wordless Dashcam Outtake: Ameri-Classics on Their Way To/From a Meeting
Posted on September 3, 2023 | 5 CommentsThis is really just a short clip of some US iron classics, heading for an Israeli Five Club meeting that regularly takes place on the morning of every first-of-the-month Saturday; […] -
Trailside Outtake: Land Rover Series II – The Ultimate Status Symbol Here
Posted on September 3, 2023 | 28 CommentsYeah, I kid you not. Here in Eugene and other hip PNW towns and cities like Portland and Bend and such, there is no greater status symbol than an old […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1978 Subaru GL – “Quadrozontal” Front Wheel Drive Tow-Mobile
Posted on September 2, 2023 | 14 CommentsHaving once been common, this generation of Subaru (Leone/GL 1971-1981) has been conspicuously absent on the streets hereabouts for some years. But just when I think a certain car is […] -
Port Orford Outtake: The Well-Used Model T
Posted on August 23, 2023 | 16 CommentsI’ve been seeing this Model T, which I peg as either a 1915 or 1916 model year, repeatedly around Port Orford. It obviously gets used regularly, and the bucolic traffic […] -
Curbside Outtakes: Suddenly It’s 2000!
Posted on August 22, 2023 | 27 CommentsThere are times when I think the golden days of CC spotting in Eugene are over. I used to walk down a block and see nothing but cars 25 years […] -
Trailside Outtake: Jeep Cherokee, Open Door Edition – Safety Inspections? What’s That?
Posted on August 21, 2023 | 23 CommentsAll this talk about annual safety inspections reminded me of this Cherokee I shot at our regular evening hike trailhead near Eugene. OK, it’s not nearly as stripped down as […] -
CC Capsule: 1966 Thunderbird Town Landau – The T Bird Comes Down With Brougham Fever
Posted on August 16, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 8/16/2017) Brougham fever was virulent in 1966 at Ford, and the results speak for themselves. Who needs rear side windows anyway? Despite the fact that switching […] -
Body Shop Outtake: Faceless Face-Off
Posted on August 14, 2023 | 11 CommentsWe’ve had lots of “Guess the mystery covered car” posts here before, so let’s see how good are you at guessing cars with their faces removed. -
CC Outtake/QOTD: 1963 Buick Riviera and Oldsmobile Aurora – Holding Up?
Posted on August 9, 2023 | 30 CommentsI’ve almost completely forgotten about the Oldsmobile Aurora, but they’re still out there, even in salty Michigan. I’ll make any excuse to take a picture of my Riviera, but the […] -
Not On-The-Go Wordless Outtake: A Saab Story, Or Reinforcing Stereotypes
Posted on August 7, 2023 | 13 Comments -
Junkyard Outtake/QOTD: 2004 Saturn Ion Quad Coupe – Starsky And Hutch Relocate To Spring Hill, Tennessee
Posted on August 3, 2023 | 9 CommentsWhile the Ford Torino benefitted mightily (at least to my then pre-pubescent peepers) from its association with Bay City’s finest undercover officers, the sad-sack Saturn Ion Quad Coupe does not. […] -
Curbside Update #4: 1982 Isuzu I-Mark Diesel – Still Going Strong, And So Is Lil’ Man
Posted on July 30, 2023 | 9 CommentsThis is the car that just won’t die. I first shot this Isuzu I-Mark diesel in 2010, and I’ve done follow-ups in 2015 and 2020. And here it is, still […] -
The Changing Shape Of Cars: 1988 Chevrolet Caprice and 2022 GMC Yukon XL – Both Rated At 17 MPG
Posted on July 28, 2023 | 44 CommentsChevy B-Bodies are getting rather scarce in these parts, and when I saw one parked next to a big new Yukon XL, I just had to shoot the two of […]