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1988 Archive
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COAL: 1988 Ford Ranger – The Wee Truck
Posted on July 18, 2014 | 56 CommentsThis is a story about a relationship that began and ended with shouting. -
Cars of a Lifetime: $50 Mystery Car – Turns out to be a 1988 Ford Tempo L
Posted on June 1, 2014 | 26 CommentsI didn’t need another vehicle at the time I bought this Tempo, but when a car ad showed up on Kijiji for $50 I couldn’t resist. All the ad said […] -
COAL: 1988 Ford Taurus Station Wagon – An Attempt At A Beater
Posted on March 16, 2014 | 37 CommentsWhile our 1996 Ford Mustang GT was quite a fun car to own, and was totally trouble free, we were forced to part with it as a consequence of our […] -
COAL: 1988 VW Jetta GL – Oh Mk2 How I Miss You.
Posted on February 20, 2014 | 47 CommentsPerry’s CC on the mk2 Golf inspired me to answer the cries to write another article to follow my ’59 Beetle COAL. I wanted my next piece to be something […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1988 Lincoln Town Car – Black Cherry Landau Sundae
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 18 CommentsYou know, it’s funny. I’ve done WAY more B-body posts on CC than Panthers, yet I wind up with a Panther. My Jaguar-esque Y2K Cartier is much more modern looking, […] -
CC Outtake: Now That’s More Like It!
Posted on September 8, 2013 | 46 CommentsTri-Five Chevys? On CC? Okay, they’re 210s and not the ubiquitous ’57, but this is CC folks! So, to put things back on an even keel, here’s a rare […] -
Ebay Find: Cimarron D’Oro Convertible – No, Really
Posted on August 15, 2013 | 56 CommentsOK, how’s this for something different? The Cadillac Cimarron, probably the most infamous of Cadillacs on the face of the earth, was available only as a four-door sedan. I have […] -
Moving Target: The Elusive Toronado Trofeo
Posted on April 6, 2013 | 61 CommentsIt has been repeatedly requested by CCers–most notably LAx–that we really need to do a CC on that underrated E-body Olds, the 1986-88 Trofeo. Well guess what I saw on […] -
CC Capsule: 1988 Toyota Camry DX – Somehow, Beige Is Appropriate
Posted on March 16, 2013 | 80 CommentsThe second-generation Camry is where Toyota got serious about the midsize sedan. The Camry had always been designed with the U.S. market in mind, but the styling of the first-generation […] -
Car Show Outtake: How Do You Spell 9C1?
Posted on November 30, 2012 | 45 CommentsTime for more B-body love. Here’s what may well be the nicest remaining 1987-90 9C1 Caprice on the planet, which I ran across at the same show where I spotted […] -
Law Enforcement Classics: A Trip To The Retirement Home
Posted on November 1, 2012 | 76 CommentsSometimes it’s easy to overlook the good stuff that’s right in your backyard; one must stop, look around and smell the roses in order to see it. In the spirit […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe – Ask And You Shall Receive
Posted on September 26, 2012 | 61 CommentsBack in June, Jason Shafer shared with us a CC on the 1986 Thunderbird Elan. While it elicited many positive comments, the one most repeated was that even though this […] -
Cohort Classic: 1987-88 Cadillac Cimarron – Could This Be The Nicest One Left?
Posted on September 21, 2012 | 48 CommentsLet’s continue our Cadillac Friday with the polar opposite of the ’83 Eldorado: The Cimarron. It’s hard to believe that these very different cars shared space in Cadillac showrooms at […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia – Slow, Expensive, And Loved The World Over
Posted on June 18, 2012 | 31 CommentsThe VW Vanagon was one of the last vestiges of the old VW, the VW that emerged from the ashes of World War II and, against all odds, became a […]