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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 […] -
Vintage Review: Tom McCahill Wrings Out the 1956 VW – And Explains Why It was Suddenly So Popular
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 65 Comments(first posted 3/28/2019) Although the VW Beetle had been sold in the US since 1949, when exactly two were imported, its sales were modest for the first […] -
Junkyard Classics: Welcome To Saab Heaven
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 25 CommentsSaabs have become increasingly rare on the roads in recent times, but if you miss the days when Trollhättan’s products were somewhat common on the roads, a walk around this […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Oldsmobile Owners & People In The ’50s-’60s
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 33 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today we have another addition to our vintage Oldsmobile galleries. There is a good selection of cars and people to view, so climb aboard! It may […] -
My 2023 Cadillac Lyriq: An Honest Review
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 43 CommentsWhy This? Due to a request on one of my previous articles, I decided to provide you all with an honest review of my new-ish 2023 Cadillac Lyriq. Why did […] -
All Those Glamorous Four-Door Hardtops, Part 2: 1960–1964
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 43 CommentsThe sixties was the decade of the four-door hardtop. What had been the exotic hot new thing in American automotive styling in the fifties—along with fins, of course—was now increasingly […] -
British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 3) – Reliant Kitten, The Discreet Charm Of The Toiling Masses
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 58 Comments(first posted 3/7/2019) Unlike Invicta and Standard, the incredible story of Reliant Motors is one that stretches to living memory for most people over 30, especially if […] -
Future Classic: 2013-19 Buick/Holden/Opel/Vauxhall Cascada – Not Going Platinum
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 45 Comments(first posted 3/27/2019) Cascada is the name of two things created in Germany: a dance music group and an Opel (albeit one assembled in Poland). The […] -
Bootleggers And Their Booze Cars
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 21 CommentsThe automobile played a prominent role in the history of bootlegging, especially in northwest Washington. This form of smuggling was a result of Prohibition, which cut off liquor supplies […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage – The Aristocratic Muscle Car
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 5 CommentsIs it completely wrong to call the Aston DB6 Vantage a muscle car? In a way, it isn’t: these are refined, handcrafted 6-cyl. machines that cost three or four times […] -
The Missing 1961 Lincoln Continental Hardtop – It Was Cancelled At The Last Minute
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 29 CommentsTake a close look at the car above – what’s missing? There’s no center pillar. All non-convertible 1961-69 Lincoln Continentals have a B-pillar between the front and rear side windows; […] -
Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 Pontiac GTO Ram Air – “King Of The Supercars”
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 33 CommentsThe Pontiac GTO arguably started the big-engined intermediate Supercar craze in 1964, and it was the one to beat in this hotly contested segment. Its performance didn’t always live […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994 Ferrari 348 Spider – Paging Christie Brinkley
Posted on March 25, 2025 | 26 Comments(First published 12/16/2015) Well Christie Brinkley never drove a 348 Spider, let alone any Ferrari that wasn’t red in either of her appearances in the National Lampoon’s Vacation series, it’s still hard not […]