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CC Wagon Week Finale: Thank You All, And Which Station Wagon Will Magically Appear In Your Driveway Tonight?
Posted on April 26, 2015 | 138 CommentsI meant to get this post up this morning, but between putting down a coat of floor finish and having company over for lunch, it didn’t happen. So it’s a […] -
Automotive History and QOTD: The American Wagons of 1972 – Which Would You Choose?
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 135 CommentsSitting on the lawn mower is always a wonderful time to have some uninterrupted thoughts. Knowing Wagon Week was coming up, I was pondering which wagon from the year of […] -
QOTD: What Is Your Biggest CC-Related Regret?
Posted on April 15, 2015 | 87 CommentsLooking back on the past can be a tricky thing. Hindsight always has 20/20 vision, and it can be hard to know how decisions will work out without possessing a […] -
QOTD: Which Was The Last Great Honda Civic?
Posted on April 14, 2015 | 91 CommentsSpoiler alert: I think it’s this one, the 1992-95 generation. But do tell me what you think in the comments. -
CC QOTD: The full set?
Posted on April 13, 2015 | 19 CommentsFirst some statistics: There were 272 Ferrari 288 GTOs built between 1984 and 1986; a relatively whopping 1,315 F40s built from 1987 to 1992; a one-less-than-they-thought-they-could-sell 349 F50s from 1995-1997; […] -
QOTD: What Should The Next GM Deadly Sin(s) Be?
Posted on April 10, 2015 | 204 CommentsContrary to what some might think, I don’t get any great thrill out of documenting the decline and fall of what was once the world’s largest and most profitable corporation. […] -
QOTD: What Were the Most Interesting Cars on the Street where You Grew Up?
Posted on April 7, 2015 | 148 CommentsEarlier today, Brendan Saur shared a picture of some of the cars on his street when he was but a tot. Which made me think, do we car-crazed people who […] -
QOTD: Nose In, or Nose Out?
Posted on April 3, 2015 | 74 CommentsSo are you a “nose-in-er,” or a “nose-out-er?” Or, perhaps, one of those people that take up two spaces (grrr)? Anyway, I’ve noticed that pickups are almost always parked nose-out […] -
QOTD: Which Pre-War Vehicle Would You Most Like To Have?
Posted on March 31, 2015 | 119 CommentsIt takes a special kind of person to own a pre-1945 car. The sort of man who isn’t afraid to get its hands dirty because no mechanic will even try […] -
QOTD: Gasoline – Ever Swallowed It Or Taken A Gas Bath?
Posted on March 29, 2015 | 80 CommentsAfter reading Paul’s story about the Olds 88, and the gasoline bath he suffered when refueling one, I got to thinking about my own history of ingesting gasoline. When I […] -
QOTD: Should The Ignition Key To My 1978 Olds 88 Be Removable While The Engine Is Running?
Posted on March 25, 2015 | 101 Comments(David Linge left this question as a comment, and I think he’s more likely to get help with it from you if I post it here) I am […] -
QOTD: What’s the Most Expensive Car You’ve Owned?
Posted on March 18, 2015 | 97 CommentsIf the used car market has taught us anything is that cheap-to-buy doesn’t mean that it’ll be cheap to run. Or to put it in lore “There’s nothing more expensive […] -
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Automotive Myth?
Posted on March 14, 2015 | 341 CommentsSugar in the gas tank will turn the gas into some sort of amazing sludge and destroy the engine (not; it doesn’t even dissolve in gasoline). I grew up with […] -
QOTD: Which Of These Would You Take Skiing? Moskvich AZLK 2140 SL, Lada VAZ 2101, or Skoda Octavia 18?
Posted on March 13, 2015 | 61 CommentsMoskvich AZLK 2140 SL -
QOTD: Who Got Hurt More By The 1989 Lexus LS 400: Mercedes or Cadillac?
Posted on March 12, 2015 | 78 Commentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0fGw0kvAzs In the US, the 1989 Lexus LS 400 turned the luxury market upside down, one of the few genuine game-changers. It was cheaper than a six-cylinder Mercedes E-Class, yet […]