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Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Driveway? – Cars In The Suburbs In The ’50s-’60s
Posted on November 7, 2024 | 38 CommentsTime for another visit to residential areas of the past and the vehicles found on driveways and curbsides. As usual, it’s a mix of homes, neat roads and nice rides […] -
Truck Stop Classic: 1993 DAF FAV 2300 HT 4×4 Truck – The Final Edition Of DAF’s First Tilt Cab
Posted on November 7, 2024 | 10 CommentsWorking as a fire truck, that was the intended career for this all-wheel drive DAF truck. But alas, the body manufacturer went belly up and consequently, the chassis-cab was returned […] -
Junkyard Contemp(t)lation: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things – Exhibit #25039
Posted on November 7, 2024 | 30 CommentsMy eyes! My eyes! Once seen, some things can’t be unseen. Such are the sins of our fellow citizens that defy explanation and are the subjects of this (very) occasional […] -
Curbside Find: 1973 AMC Matador Sedan – How Come You’re Still Around?
Posted on November 7, 2024 | 23 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by canadiancatgreen. Here we have an unusual survivor, none other than a 1973 American Motors Matador. In its current state, a fairly well-preserved beater going […] -
1966 Buick Wildcat Great Dale House Car – Woah, Nelly!
Posted on November 6, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 10/18/2018) Perusing Craigslist as I am wont to do, I was stopped in my virtual tracks by this offering and figured it had to be […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979 Chrysler Newport – A Like-New Newport in Portland
Posted on November 6, 2024 | 156 Comments(first posted 8/26/2014) It’s common knowledge that the short-lived Chrysler R-bodies were a catastrophic flop for the then-struggling automaker. With the majority of them […] -
Curbside Find: 2002-08 Honda Accord Tourer – The Acura TSX Sport Wagon That Never Was
Posted on November 6, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 11/6/2018) We Curbivores are enthusiasts so, naturally, many of us love wagons. The dynamics of a sedan but with extra versatility: what’s not to love? […] -
CC Capsule: 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato – Slippery Customer
Posted on November 6, 2024 | 9 CommentsAerodynamics is a complex science. A lot of the so-called “streamliners” of the ‘30s and ‘40s were less efficient than an ‘80s Volvo, despite what looks might suggest. Similarly, a […] -
The Death Of The Cheap New Car As Exemplified By These Two Corollas I Bought New in 2017 and 2024
Posted on November 6, 2024 | 44 CommentsI purchased a new Corolla LE in 2017 to donate to my disabled daughter’s group home. My final out-the-door price was $15,308 (including registration, etc. but no sales tax in […] -
Curbside Classics: Ford Festivas – The Circle of Life
Posted on November 6, 2024 | 24 CommentsThe famously tough Ford Festiva is one of a mere handful of subcompacts that earned a legendary reputation in North America. Most cars of such small stature are despised and […] -
My 1978 Ford Pinto – Growing Pains
Posted on November 6, 2024 | 12 CommentsPinto photo from the CC Cohort by AGuyInVancouver. After deciding our Chevrolet C20 wasn’t the best family transportation, I began shopping for a second car. Our budget didn’t allow for […] -
The First Suburban – 1907
Posted on November 5, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 11/5/2018) The name “Suburban” has of course been appropriated by Chevrolet, but it used to be used generically. Plymouth used it for their station wagons for […] -
Curbside Classic: 1960 -1962 Plymouth Valiant – No One’s Kid Brother
Posted on November 5, 2024 | 90 Comments(first posted 7/6/2011) Call me crazy, call me nerdy. But one of my favorite cars of all time, just to stare at for hours, is the original Valiant. Within a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977 Subaru GL FWD Wagon – The Early Days of the Biggest Success Story In the Industry
Posted on November 5, 2024 | 81 Comments(first posted 11/6/2018) Are you aware of just how successful Subaru has been in the US? As in, by far the fastest and most consistent growing […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Hawaii In The ’50s-’60s – Part 2
Posted on November 5, 2024 | 35 CommentsIt’s been about a year since we paid a visit to the Hawaii of the past, and it’s due time to check out the islands again. While today’s gallery is […]