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- Jeff Sun on Curbside Classic: 1959 Dodge Royal–“A Genuine Police Car!”
- Gray Walters on Curbside Classic: 1959 Dodge Royal–“A Genuine Police Car!”
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- Chris In Australia on CC In Scale: Off To The Races!
- Jim Brophy on Bus Stop Classics: 1950’s/60’s Ludewig Deck and a Half Urban Transit Coach – Popular in Germany, Nonexistent in North America
- Jim Klein on Curbside Classic: 1963 Alpine A110 GT4 – In The Family Way
- Huey on Curbside Classic: 1977-83 BMW 320i (E21) – The Ur-Ultimate Driving Machine
- J P Cavanaugh on Garage Find: 1972 Ford Thunderbird – A Less Remembered ‘Bird?
- Midsommar on Curbside Classic: 1977-83 BMW 320i (E21) – The Ur-Ultimate Driving Machine
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Vintage Photos Archive
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Vintage Photos: Vandalized and Abandoned Cars, 1950s-80s
Posted on April 15, 2022 | 41 CommentsWhile searching in some rather obscure corners of the Web, I found some period photos of vandalized and abandoned cars. Photos like these are relatively rare and hard to […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day/QOTD: What Year Is It?
Posted on April 13, 2022 | 31 CommentsJon O’Grady uploaded a few vintage snapshots; no date was given. I’ve found that it’s pretty easy to determine the year of street scenes like this by determining the newest […] -
Vintage Magazine Shot: Pacer Pickup – “No Doubt AMC Could Do The Japanese Mini-Pickups Some Real Harm”
Posted on April 12, 2022 | 51 CommentsThis article in Auto Reports assumes that this Pacer pickup with AMC manufacturer’s plates was a prototype of something they were seriously considering building. With a bed a wide–or wider–than […] -
Vintage Photo: Navajo Country, 1971 – Where Pickups Outnumbered The Cars Even Back Then
Posted on April 11, 2022 | 9 CommentsShorpy was donated a collection of color transparencies by Don Cox, including the Coors drinking skier the other day. We’ll peruse a few here and there, including this one near […] -
Vintage PR Shot: 1964 Cadillac Station Wagon By Victor Auto Service
Posted on April 9, 2022 | 31 CommentsLet’s keep the ’64 GM theme going a bit longer with this ’64 Caddy wagon. It’s a one-ff by Victor Auto Service in New York. I assume it was built […] -
Vintage PR Shot: 2005 Avanti Convertible – Nightmare. Defraud. Die
Posted on April 8, 2022 | 36 CommentsThe post-Studebaker Avanti saga is a long and convoluted one, and it ended with its final owner, Michael Kelly being arrested for running a large Ponzi scheme. Given that this […] -
Vintage Photo: Wishful-Thinking Me In 1959
Posted on April 7, 2022 | 30 CommentsDoes anyone recognize the ski lodge? Did they sell Coors beer in California already in 1959? -
Vintage PR Photo: 1957 Miller-Meteor Crestwood Limousine Combination – A Di-Noc Hearse To Die For
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Vintage PR Shot: 1954 Ford Mainline Tudor Sedan – A Thrifty Ride For The Suburban Bride
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Vintage PR Shot: 1939 Bender-Studebaker Arlington Funeral Coach – The First Studebaker Hearse Picture I’ve Run Into
Posted on March 13, 2022 | 11 CommentsHaving run into this 1939 Studebaker hearse shot, it occurred to me that this is the first one I can remember seeing. This is a pre-war car, and it makes […] -
Vintage PR Shot: 1952 Allstate – Trying Hard To Distract The Viewer
Posted on March 7, 2022 | 13 CommentsThe Allstate, a Henry J in mild disguise, was a homely little thing. Read all about Sears’s rare failure it here. -
Vintage PR Shot: 1965 Corvettes In An Unusual Setting
Posted on March 5, 2022 | 13 CommentsThis is the official 1965 Corvette post card, or at least one of them. But what is that setting? It looks like a poor lumber town or such. It seems […] -
Vintage PR Photo: 1933 Ford Model Y Alpine Tourer – Bring Your Own Booster Seats
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Vintage Postcards: Exhibition Of General Motors Products, Atlantic City Boardwalk, 1920s – Before There Was a Futurama
Posted on February 20, 2022 | 10 CommentsHere’s another one: -
Vintage PR Shot: 1956 Ford Ranch Wagon Makes A Rare Appearance On A Ranch Or Farm
Posted on February 16, 2022 | 18 CommentsWhen I lived in Iowa in the early sixties, I spent quite a bit of time in the country, but I never saw a station wagon at a farm. It […]