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In-Motion Classic: ’62-’65 Opel Kadett A – Time Portal
Posted on January 13, 2023 | 6 CommentsTime had come to deal with my long-suffering ’68 VW Beetle, and provide it with a much delayed tune up. The pandemic hadn’t been kind to the human body or […] -
Curbside Classic: Opel Kadett (B) – The First Repair
Posted on May 4, 2022 | 6 CommentsIt was mid-morning that school day when Mr. Machuca called us by name, both me and my partner in-not-quite-crimes, George. Lucky us, we had been selected for a special mission. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1975 Opel 1900 (Ascona) – What The Vega Could Have Been
Posted on March 9, 2020 | 116 Comments(first posted 2/26/2014) In a parallel universe, where GM made only rational decisions, this car would have a bowtie on the front grille instead of the Opel Blitz. Rather than […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day – Opel GT
Posted on November 18, 2019 | 21 CommentsThank you to Benoit -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Opel Kadett City Berlina – The German Chevette
Posted on November 1, 2019 | 50 Comments(First Posted November 8, 2013) This Opel Kadett C hatchback was an unexpected find. I’d seen an online ad for it a few months back; it was located a couple […] -
CC Outtake: Two Opels Drive Into A Gas Station . . .
Posted on May 17, 2019 | 38 CommentsThe title phrase, which sounds like the beginning of a joke, immediately popped into my mind when I came across this sight. With some cars I might attempt to flesh […] -
Vintage Picture Outtake: Do You C The R-Body?
Posted on April 9, 2016 | 21 CommentsWhile perusing old pictures for another article, I stumbled upon this. What a visual delight – a Chrysler Newport R-body and a 1972 Plymouth Fury coupe. It’s almost hard to […] -
Curbside Classic: 1984 Opel Senator 2.5 – A Road Test
Posted on February 21, 2016 | 67 CommentsThe mid to late 1970s was a time of growth in the large car sector, not perhaps in terms of sales but in the number of choices open to consumers. […] -
CC Road Trip: Reliving the ’90s on a Paris Weekend, Part 2
Posted on November 29, 2015 | 18 CommentsIn this second of two trips down memory lane in the Paris area, we’ll look at some (mostly) non-French vehicles that might have been seen on the streets during the 1990-98 […] -
Future Classic: 2014 Lamborghini Asterion LPI910-4 Concept – A Star Is Born
Posted on February 20, 2015 | 22 CommentsTHAT’S MORE like it. No more spikey wedges aimed at nouveau riche. Lamborghini is tapping into the Matt Monro-filled alpine hedonism of the Muira with the rather splendid Asterion. You would […] -
CC Global: Have a SEAT Leon and Listen to This Rekord
Posted on November 28, 2014 | 45 CommentsTraveling is one of my favorite things to do, but going to work everyday sure interferes with that ambition. Thus the next best thing is to live vicariously through others. […] -
Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 7
Posted on February 24, 2014 | 61 CommentsPop quiz, hot shot. It’s 2029 and you’re walking down the street. An older gentleman is pulling the cover off a shiny, black, early 2000s muscle car in his […] -
CC Roadtrip: A Pit-Stop on I-70
Posted on July 8, 2013 | 26 CommentsEvery so often, my wife and I enjoy a trip to Kansas City. Having more fountains than Rome (or so it’s claimed), barbecue restaurants as prevalent as taxi-cabs, and the […] -
Cohort Outtakes: Audi 100LS Two-Door Sedan – Ever Seen One? No? How About An Opel Admiral?
Posted on May 10, 2013 | 34 CommentsHere’s yet another car from r0b0tr10t’s amazing collection of finds on the Cohort. I’ve always liked the 100LS–chalk it up to ads I clipped from ’70’s Time magazines in middle […]