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Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 3 1955-1959)
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 27 Comments(Originally published May 25, 2012) We are now entering what I consider to be the golden era of Indy Pace Cars. Although the power and performance of the American automobile […] -
Car Show Classic: 1961 Buick Electra – How Would You Like Your Four Door Hardtop, Sir? With Four Windows Or With Six?
Posted on July 21, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 7/21/2016) As we continue our slo-mo four door hardtop jag, it is time to move from some of the early versions to this body style’s heyday. By 1961 […] -
Classic Curbside Classic: 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible – The Jayne Mansfield Of Cars
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/28/2011) If you’re going to do something wrong, do it big (Jayne Mansfield) When Bigger Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them If you’ve got it, flaunt it: […] -
Car Show Report: The 2015 Loafers Car Show – Some White, Some Green, With One In Between
Posted on July 17, 2015 | 38 CommentsBack in May, I met former CC editor Tom Klockau in my old stomping grounds of Hannibal, Missouri, for the annual Loafers Car Show. Tom reported on last year’s show […] -
CC Smackdown: Battle of the 1969 Blues
Posted on June 8, 2015 | 54 CommentsStep right up, ladies and gentlemen. This is a battle of giants, a showdown for the ages, a rumble to remember. You don’t often see such a sparring of two […] -
CC Outtake: A Vision In White
Posted on October 4, 2014 | 30 CommentsRemember the Hannibal Car Show I wrote about? Well, after the show, Jason gave me the nickel tour of Hannibal. As we were driving along, I spotted something interesting–this Buick […] -
CC Outtake: The Perfect Fall Cruiser
Posted on September 27, 2014 | 15 CommentsI was on my way to Strieter Lincoln for an oil change at about 9:45 this morning when I spotted this nice ’64 Electra 225 convertible while sitting at a […] -
Car Show Classic: 1970 Buick Electra 225 Convertible – Black Cherry Blues
Posted on September 22, 2014 | 67 CommentsWas 1970 Peak GM? It is a divisive question. But I for one, think it may be “the year,” despite all the goodness present in the 1965 GM lineup and […] -
Car Show Classics – Send In The Oddballs!
Posted on February 6, 2014 | 80 CommentsTrucks, trucks, trucks! TRUCKS! Man, there have been a whole heap ‘o trucks on CC this week. Catch one lousy germ, stay away from CC for a few days while […] -
CC Outtake: Decisions, Decisions
Posted on May 28, 2012 | 23 CommentsTwo outstanding Mopars and two of GM’s finest. Compact, mid-size, full-size, and personal luxury. Front-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive. Lots of originality. A boatload of character and patina. Spotted recently […]