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Automotive History: John Riccardo – Old Chrysler’s Last Act
Posted on February 17, 2022 | 71 Comments(first posted 2/17/2016) It is with sadness that we here at CC note the death of John Riccardo, the former Chairman of Chrysler Corporation, who died this past Saturday, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 AMC Ambassador SST – The Patriarch of Kenosha
Posted on October 13, 2021 | 97 Comments(first posted 10/13/2015) It recently occurred to me that my frequent picture taking of cars and pickups is answering the hunter-gatherer element within my DNA. All men have it to […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971-ish Ford Econoline 200 – Keep On Keeping On
Posted on August 26, 2021 | 27 CommentsEarlier this spring, my daughter rekindled her relationship with Miss Carol, her dance teacher from when we lived in Hannibal. Miss Carol’s dance school seems to be as well known […] -
Curbside Introspection: 1970 Chevrolet El Camino – Caution, Deeply Reflective Surface!
Posted on July 11, 2021 | 17 CommentsThe other day in the local parking lot that keeps on giving I stumbled upon this interestingly patinated 1970 El Camino. My initial thought that was wow, it’s a year […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford F-100 – The Driving Force of an Addiction
Posted on June 25, 2021 | 48 Comments(first posted 6/25/2015) It was a warm Saturday morning in late spring or early summer. My ten year-old self was outside helping my father collect yard debris from an overnight […] -
Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 1
Posted on June 19, 2021 | 35 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Doesn’t time quickly slip by? Having had the realization I can remember my father as being significantly younger than I am now, it seemed wise to […] -
Roadside Outtake: Saab Sonett III In Triplicate – This Guy Is Surely One Of Us
Posted on April 21, 2021 | 15 CommentsMinding my own business while driving down a snowy road outside of Idaho Springs a few months back, all of a sudden several flashes of color invaded my peripheral vision […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Chevrolet C10 – Fifty-One Years of Service? No Sweat
Posted on March 12, 2021 | 31 CommentsAfter a recent bout of two plus weeks of sub-zero (Fahrenheit) temperatures, Mother Nature is offering up springtime weather for the foreseeable future. Naturally, this turns one’s mind toward outside […] -
Curbside Classic: 1971 Dodge D100 – The Overlooked Option
Posted on February 5, 2021 | 45 CommentsFor seemingly forever, the light duty truck debate in rural environs around North America has been “Ford or Chevrolet?”. It’s such a yes/no, one-or-the-other type of question, always ignoring that […] -
Automotive History: Dude, Your Dodge Has A Toupee
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 43 CommentsRecently, I wrote about the gradual incorporation of various creature comforts into full-sized pickups. While a vinyl covered roof doesn’t directly lend itself to creature comfort, it would have helped […] -
Museum Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE – It’s Pink!
Posted on December 17, 2020 | 96 Comments(first posted 12/17/2014) I am a big Mopar fan. While I am primarily a Ford Guy, that doesn’t mean I engage in silly Ford vs. Chevy vs. Dodge stuff. Simply […] -
Cohort Classic: 1970 Ford F-100 – A Celebration Of Old Age Usefulness
Posted on September 18, 2020 | 30 CommentsPosted to the Cohort by Tim Finn As time goes on I keep finding old pickups to be more and more appealing. No, I don’t mean more appealing in comparison […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Convertible – Son, That’s Plum Crazy!
Posted on June 18, 2020 | 17 CommentsWalking across the parking lot at the hardware store, I heard a deep “thumpa, thumpa” and smiled as I looked up. Seeing any Dodge Challenger on the street is a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford Bronco – The Dick Clark Of SUVs?
Posted on September 27, 2019 | 28 CommentsI have started looking through some of my oldest pictures, deciding that some of these cars should no longer be forced to wait in the purgatory that is my photo […]