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Retail Can Go To Hell (In A Handwoven Handbasket)
Posted on August 21, 2013 | 57 CommentsMy wife and I are among the few remaining newspaper readers. She peruses the ‘Living’ section, scouring every square inch for coupons. I take pride in reading articles from all […] -
Hammer Time: A Supra Awakening
Posted on August 19, 2013 | 51 CommentsMy friends had their tongues hanging out. The year: 1984. The car: A brand new Toyota Celica Supra. -
Excellence In Motion: The 1992 Lexus SC400
Posted on August 18, 2013 | 29 Comments“There is nothing quite like it!” Every enthusiast I know has that attitude towards their car. But rarely is it actually true. Platforms are shared. Engines and transmissions are modified, […] -
Bonneville 2013
Posted on August 17, 2013 | 25 CommentsThese guys (Norris Andersen and team) have been coming from Kansas for at least three years. Last time I talked to the Norris in 2010, he had run 205 mph. […] -
Car Show Outtake: The Rare Step-Down Signature Series
Posted on August 16, 2013 | 12 CommentsWho doesn’t like Step-Down Hudsons? Nobody I know of. And while I do appreciate stock examples, with wide whites and a nice maroon or hunter-green paint job, this one is […] -
The Elements Of Car Design: Choosing Your Seat
Posted on August 16, 2013 | 72 CommentsAs a long time car dealer, I get to look at the elements of car design all day long. Thousands of cars. Tens of thousands of cars. In person. Online. […] -
QOTD: What Is The Best Car You Have Ever Seen… In The Worst Possible Condition
Posted on August 14, 2013 | 81 CommentsLast night I completed a 17 hour drive from the edge of Long Island to the seldom visited bucolic scenery of northwest Georgia. I saw a lot of interesting vehicles from […] -
1966 Mobil Economy Run
Posted on August 12, 2013 | 49 CommentsRecently the Commentariat have made a number of references to the Mobil Economy Run. Being the son of a Mobil- marketing father, my inculcation of the importance of this event […] -
CC Question: When Have You Found A Relic Of Your Automotive Past?
Posted on August 7, 2013 | 56 CommentsThat pang of nostalgia. Sometimes it hits you when your mind goes idle while waiting for a bus or a train. Other times, even in the most unexpected of places, it slams […] -
The Minivan: An Anthology of Mythology
Posted on August 5, 2013 | 64 CommentsWhat do you do when multiple someones have already trumpeted the thunder of your latest subject? Well, in my case, I would share some purely anecdotal stories about my family’s […] -
Mini CC – 1961 Imperial Crown Convertible – Now THAT’S Over The Top!
Posted on August 4, 2013 | 19 CommentsDoes the CC Commentariat have room for one more Imperial this week? I gave some serious thought to which one of my mini Mopars to use to see off Mopar […] -
Lucid Dream II (And Mopar Week Postscript): If the Hat Fits…
Posted on August 4, 2013 | 17 CommentsI don’t typically wear hats, and I’m about as Western as clam chowder, so of course I wear my cowboy hat to car shows. If I’m going to dream of […] -
1953 Kaiser-Willys – AMC – Mopar
Posted on August 4, 2013 | 6 CommentsOK, this might be a slight case of cheating. Jeep, or in this case a Kaiser-Willys Jeep, wouldn’t come under Chrysler ownership until 1987 when Chrysler acquired the Jeep brand […] -
Lucid Dream I: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe Convertible
Posted on August 3, 2013 | 17 CommentsLike his Austrian forbear, Herr Doktor Niedermeyer has graced us with his personal interpretation of some wild dreams, specifically those of one Virgil Exner. As head designer of Chrysler in […] -
CC Outtake: Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible – The Only Superpower This Vehicle Has Gained Is Ugliness
Posted on August 2, 2013 | 16 CommentsTo be fair, though, I’m not sure which is worse–this sad excuse for a car, or Spiderman 3.