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Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1962 Mercury Monterey Commuter Station Wagon
Posted on February 11, 2021 | 41 CommentsAs our next entry in this occasional Gallery Series, let’s go with one of my favorite designs that I’ve found lately, a marvelous Mercury Monterey Commuter station wagon in Carnival […] -
Curbside Classic: 1964 Ford Country Sedan – Just As Good Without the Wood
Posted on November 14, 2020 | 96 Comments(first posted 11/14/2014) Some cars invite controversy the moment you mention them. Vega anyone? Others seem to almost blend into history. You know it’s there, but there isn’t really much […] -
Auto-Biography: Kid Freedom In A Rambler
Posted on January 31, 2020 | 50 Comments(first posted 1/21/2014) For many blue collar kids, Rambler wagons were the minivans of working class suburbia. These were perfect as a family vehicle or as a second car since […] -
Storage Yard Classic: Standard Vanguard Vignale – The Rarest CC Find Yet?
Posted on April 23, 2019 | 37 Comments(first posted 3/29/2013) A rear-wheel drive station wagon featuring Italian styling touches and proven mechanicals shared with a contemporary sports car? Sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? Well, that’s what we have […] -
CC Outtake: Classic Fords of Red Hook
Posted on August 14, 2015 | 38 CommentsI’ve only been to Red Hook a handful of times, but this Brooklyn neighborhood has a somewhat ethereal quality. It feels like no other place in New York City: detached […] -
Museum Classic: 1947 Studebaker Champion Station Wagon Prototype – Woody in the Woods
Posted on April 22, 2015 | 23 CommentsLast summer, one of my sons and I spent an afternoon at the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Indiana. I have always liked the 1947 Studebaker (Is it coming […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Dodge Coronet Crestwood R/T – The Scat Packer
Posted on April 1, 2015 | 52 CommentsFor the most part, Chrysler in the 1970s was a pretty grim story. From the high-powered glory years of the Hemi and the 440 Six-Pack, Chryler soon slunk through a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1957 Pontiac Chieftain Safari – Are We There Yet?
Posted on October 19, 2014 | 55 Comments(first posted 11/11/11) The humble station wagon. Everyone remembers the glamorous wood-bodied versions from the 1930s and 40s and even the behemoths of the 1970s. But in the 1950s, there […] -
CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Castilian Estate – Custom Wagons Ho!
Posted on September 2, 2014 | 37 CommentsAs long as there have been Cadillacs, there have been custom and coach-built bodies for them. We are most familiar with hearses and other funeral cars today, but all manner […] -
Cars of a Lifetime: 1998 Ford Taurus – A Family Affair
Posted on June 8, 2014 | 39 CommentsWith winter coming, I found myself needing a winter beater car. The answer was found in a car that had a rich history with my family. It was also a […] -
Cars of a Lifetime: 1997 Ford Escort wagon – The Dull Commuter
Posted on May 18, 2014 | 36 CommentsAfter several years living in the big city, where the combination of an old car and public transit worked just fine, my family and I moved to an outlying suburb. […] -
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 […] -
CC Outtake: Nissan Stagea re-visited – Skyline front clip version
Posted on February 15, 2014 | 13 CommentsWe saw a Nissan Stagea station wagon the other day and while it shares the same basic architecture with the famous Nissan Skyline the styling is quite different. Perhaps someone […] -
Straight Sixes, Sedans, And Other Uncommon Car Show Fare
Posted on December 30, 2013 | 53 CommentsOkay campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cooooold out there today! Bonus points for those of you who recognize that quote. But let us think […] -
CC Capsule: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Wagon – Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
Posted on June 22, 2013 | 76 CommentsI am such a wussbag. I’ve always had irrational lust for the final B-body wagons. I can’t tell whether I like the Chevy Caprices best for their clean lines or […]