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- Donald Lindeman on CC’s Best of 2022: Curbside Classic: 1973 Starcraft Starcruiser – “Thunder of the Bay”
- kiwibryce on Cohort Sighting: 1952 Goliath GP 700 Rometsch – It Looks Like A Porsche But It Pioneered Fuel Injection
- kiwibryce on Cohort Sighting: 1952 Goliath GP 700 Rometsch – It Looks Like A Porsche But It Pioneered Fuel Injection
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COAL: 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan: A Vast Improvement
Posted on August 31, 2018 | 70 CommentsSo here’s the new D family hauler. We’ve had a few weeks to compare it back to back with our old van and here’s what we found: -
Trackside Horror: 1985 British Rail Class 142 – The Truly Awful Pacer
Posted on August 27, 2018 | 35 CommentsWakefield Kirkgate What happens when you take an underachieving bus and try to turn it into a cheap train for an underfunded rail system? You get the horror that is […] -
CC Vintage Video: Flipping Out on the Nurburgring Nordschleife, 1970 – An Expensive Sunday Outing
Posted on August 25, 2018 | 39 Comments67Conti posted the link to this hair-raising compilation of folks flipping their cars on open days at the Nurburgring. Seat belts? Nein, mostly. Helmets? Nein. But drivers entering this tricky […] -
BOAL: 1986 Honda VF500 Interceptor – Baby-ceptor
Posted on August 25, 2018 | 13 Comments“I’m pregnant, and I need a sport bike. We’d better hurry up before my tummy gets in the way of the gas tank.” -
CC Cinema: Mid 50s BMC Cars Exceed Expectations By Surviving 25,000 Miles at 60+MPH on the Autobahn
Posted on August 24, 2018 | 67 CommentsIf you ever wondered why British cars were the best selling imports in the US in the early 50s and then quickly fell from grace, this film will explain it. […] -
Cohort Outtake: 1965 VW Beetle – Got Patina?
Posted on August 19, 2018 | 35 CommentsI like me some honest patina, but this one that Tim Finn found in Portlandia is just a wee bit more than I prefer. I’m also not a fan of […] -
QOTD: To Paddle, Or Not To Paddle – Do You Ever Use Paddle Shifters?
Posted on August 17, 2018 | 96 CommentsIn a world where manuals are a dying breed, so called “semi-automatic” transmissions have long become most automakers’ popular alternatives or even replacements for manuals. Often better known by various […] -
Car Show Classics: The Oval At 2018 Historic Winton, Part One
Posted on August 17, 2018 | 44 CommentsAs I mentioned in my first post from this race meeting, the cars on display were fantastic, with some real rarities on show including some that I only noticed when […] -
2018 CC Midwest Gathering: Let’s Meet In St. Louis
Posted on August 15, 2018 | 22 CommentsSome recent emails among us contributors generated conversation about a Midwest gathering for 2018. Thus we would like to invite you to a fun-filled gathering in the St. Louis area […] -
CC Rental Review: 2018 Jeep Compass Trail Hawk – Did Sergio “Save” Chrysler?
Posted on August 13, 2018 | 73 CommentsWith the recent passing of FCA boss Sergio Marchionne, it is likely many of us have been giving some thought to his contributions to Chrysler (FCA). Some professional automotive journalists […] -
COAL Clue: Are You Better At This Than Jason Shafer?
Posted on August 11, 2018 | 37 CommentsTomorrow will feature my last (for now) Cars Of A Lifetime post, as I am once again up to date. Thank you for bearing with me for the last almost […] -
CC Capsule: 1985 Honda Accord Hatch
Posted on August 9, 2018 | 48 CommentsBrendan’s recent post prompted me to get writing again, about a car that doesn’t get seen too often. CC’s archives contain only a few second generation Accord features, and even […] -
Baltimore CC Meet-Up Postscript: Cars and Car Lovers
Posted on August 7, 2018 | 41 CommentsThe Baltimore area CC Meet-up in Hunt Valley on this past Saturday was terrific. There were ten of us that showed up for car watching and car talking. The names […] -
Rental Car Review: 2017 Nissan X-Trail
Posted on August 3, 2018 | 27 CommentsAfter 16 days and about 4800 kilometers (2,976 miles), I still can’t tell you for sure what an X-Trail is. But I know I liked it, a lot! -
Baltimore CC Meet Up Details (Updated)
Posted on August 2, 2018 | 17 CommentsAt the suggestion of RetroStang Rick, we’re going to have a little impromptu Meet-Up at the Hunt Valley Horsepower weekly Saturday morning car show on August 4. Here’s the updated […]