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My 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe – Retirement or Track Ready?
Posted on March 30, 2025 | 10 CommentsFollowing my last two COALs you’ll notice that I have two vehicles in my garage: A Chevy Spark and a Honda Grom. While I love them both dearly, I like […] -
Italian Deadly Sins (Peninsular Peccadilloes, Part 1) – Isotta Fraschini 8C Monterosa: The Tatra That Came From The Dolomites
Posted on March 29, 2025 | 20 Comments(first posted 3/28/2019) Bienvenuti a tutti! The European Deadly Sins caravan is touring Italy for the second time to glance at three Deadly Sins from three […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988 Chevy Twin Cam Nova- A Hot Toyota from Chevrolet
Posted on March 29, 2025 | 80 Comments(first posted 8/23/2013) This Toyota is officially called the 1988 Chevrolet Nova Twin Cam. While Chevy built many Nova’s over the years, this is one of only 3,300 cars offered with dual overhead cams, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979 Chevrolet Malibu Coupe – Good News, Mostly
Posted on March 29, 2025 | 24 CommentsWalking around certain blocks of the student neighborhood near the University of Oregon on a gray drizzly day can be as depressing as recalling much of GM’s decline and fall […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Car Washing In The ’50s, ’60s & ’70s
Posted on March 29, 2025 | 26 CommentsGrab your bucket and sponge ’cause we have a bunch of cars to wash today. I am an old car washer from way back. I grew up on a dirt […] -
Vintage Car Life Review: 1969 Ford Thunderbird Landau – “It’s Better Than My Living Room”
Posted on March 29, 2025 | 20 CommentsIt’s no secret that by the mid-1960s, most car magazines had long since decided that the Ford Thunderbird wasn’t their kind of car. In February 1969, however, Car Life […] -
My 2024 Nissan Kicks Exclusive – For The Time Being, The Best I’ve Ever Had
Posted on March 29, 2025 | 7 CommentsThe Renault Sandero had fully succeeded in getting me fed up, and I began looking around for a good replacement, making sure it truly complied with most of my needs. […] -
Cohort Outtake: Vauxhall Firenza – Euro Road Runner
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 34 Comments(first posted 3/28/2019) Robadr found something rather out of the ordinary in Lisbon, Portugal. It’s a Vauxhall Firenza, made between 1971 and 1975. It was a somewhat pathetic […] -
In-Motion Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Sunday Best
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 14 CommentsDress codes seem to be much more relaxed these days in many places where formal attire had once been the norm. When I began my career in the insurance industry […] -
Cars Of My Parents
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 33 CommentsFirst car I remember is my parents’ MG 1100. Dark green. A lot like this one. Looked like a somewhat bigger Mini, pretty much. Big enough for a kid in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Bentley S3 Continental Flying Spur – Three Houses’ Worth
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 15 CommentsHave car prices really plummeted in the past half century, or is it house prices that have just gone mad? I’m guessing the answer might be somewhere in the middle, […] -
Vintage Car Life Review: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 – Bruiser With A Glass Jaw
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 31 CommentsThe 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 offered a complete performance package with image, name recognition, and the power of the vast Chevrolet dealer network. There was only one problem: As Car […] -
Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190D – Heck, Flossie, I Haven’t Seen You In Years!
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 14 CommentsThe older I get the less is my inclination to believe in coincidence. Maybe that is due to devout skepticism about such things or simply how everything in life seems […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – The Elite-Ender Weekender
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 50 CommentsI doubt that few could have guessed that SUVs, with their favorable seating position, versatility, and somewhat inflated sense of security would ultimately overtake the automobile industry and leave the […] -
My 1996 Ford Windstar – Anomaly
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 50 Comments(first posted 7/11/2015) a·nom·a·ly: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. I had a Windstar. I drove it for almost 10 years without major problems. It still […]