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Curbside Capsule: Dodge Stealth – Not What Its Name Implies
Posted on June 16, 2014 | 65 CommentsWhen it comes to cars, we expect them to be named to be evocative and suggestive of their missions in life. More than once in a while, though, a model […] -
Cohort Sighting: The Solution To Too Much Chevy
Posted on June 15, 2014 | 11 CommentsCJMuller has come across the work of some North Carolina artists who’ve had their fill of what seems to have begun life as a ’55 Chevy. Their solution appears to […] -
Curbside Capsule: Lexus RX 300 – Toyota Crosses Over To The Future
Posted on June 13, 2014 | 39 CommentsIt’s a little hard to realize that this is nearly a fifteen year old design now, as it presaged a number of trends (jeweled taillights, the quarter window in front […] -
Cohort Capsule: 1985 Chevy Celebrity Eurosport Wagon – A Lesson In Popularity
Posted on June 12, 2014 | 62 CommentsHere’s one of those cars which suddenly disappeared in most major midwestern cities after plying the streets for years. It must be a similar situation out west where ActuallyMike stopped […] -
Cohort Outtake: Shrunken T2 – Approach Corners With Caution
Posted on June 12, 2014 | 28 Comments(Submitted by LDeren) When it comes to modified VW Transporters, the T3 Vanagon with a Subaru EJ flat-four has always been a favorite of mine. The owner of this T2 […] -
Vintage Review: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ – She’s No Fun, My Three-Oh-One
Posted on June 11, 2014 | 100 CommentsHot off of Perry’s presses is this Motor Trend write-up of the ’79 Grand Prix SJ. At MT, everyone’s a winner, so don’t expect any real sign in this review […] -
Cohort Sighting: 1971 and 1972 Plymouth Fury – Whales Among Yachts
Posted on June 11, 2014 | 33 CommentsWhoever is responsible for stenciling “Land Shark” on this ’72 Fury II should reconsider their analogy. As the Barracuda’s big brother, the shark moniker may have seemed appropriate, but as applied to a […] -
CC Follow-up: 1965 Chrysler 300 – Even More Perfect With An ‘L’
Posted on June 10, 2014 | 56 CommentsA few days ago Tom Klockau coldly and cruelly stole my thunder by posting a most excellent capsule on the 1965 Chrysler 300 hardtop land-yacht. How did Tom steal my thunder, […] -
Cohort Sighting/QOTD: 1973 Chevrolet Nova – How Did The Mainstream Hatchback Die?
Posted on June 10, 2014 | 110 CommentsWe’ve had it drilled in our heads that Americans don’t like hatchbacks, but that certainly wasn’t always true. The sight of this older upload by Triborough–and a few of the […] -
Cohort Sighting: 1969 AMC Ambassador DPL – “I’ll Try To Try”
Posted on June 8, 2014 | 20 CommentsThis 1969 Ambassador DPL, spotted by ActuallyMike, is remarkably basic for a proto-Brougham in plain white with no vinyl top (speaking of which, do white cars survive longer?). Typical for […] -
CC Capsule: 1983 Datsun 280ZX – Mission Creep Comes To The Z Car
Posted on June 7, 2014 | 17 CommentsOne of the few things that I remember from high school was taking a business writing class, where I had to compose a letter about a defective car. Of course, […] -
Cohort Sighting: Chevrolet Cavalier Type 10 Fastback – What To Drive To A Car Show
Posted on June 6, 2014 | 54 CommentsPaul’s write-up of the Cimarron provides a perfect opportunity to share this other unique J-body, an original Cavalier Type 10 hatchback. While this car escaped the Cadillac’s Deadly Sin status because it […] -
CC Clue: Design Gone Bananas
Posted on June 5, 2014 | 10 CommentsThanks to CC Reader Jim , who got the RX300. Now can some tell what this piece of aerodynamics is from? -
CC Capsule: A Pair Of BMW E30 Convertibles – Antisocial Bloomingtonians
Posted on June 5, 2014 | 15 CommentsAs a self-consciously intellectual town, Bloomington, Indiana has a pretty predictable car culture and the frequency with which I see recent Subarus makes most sightings a non-event. If I pass by […] -
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Instrument Panel From The Great ’80s?
Posted on June 4, 2014 | 143 CommentsWhen poring over the pictures of today’s eBay find, I was reminded of something which perplexed me all the way back in my boyhood: cars whose tachometers didn’t rest at […]