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Rental Review: 2017 RAM 1500 Promaster Cargo 136″ WB Low Roof – U-Haul Traded In My Transit
Posted on February 26, 2023 | 86 Comments(first posted 2/26/2017. This was just a couple of months before I bought our 2017 Promaster, which is now six years old and has served us impeccably. As in, not […] -
COAL: 2012 Kia Sedona – Chapter 27, The Long Hauler
Posted on January 15, 2023 | 58 CommentsLast week I recounted the catastrophic transmission failure of my 1999 Chrysler Town & Country minivan. When I got the bad news (from both the mechanic and from the finance […] -
COAL: 1999 Chrysler Town & Country LX – Chapter 26, The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times
Posted on January 8, 2023 | 73 CommentsFor the second time in my life, a car I had become quite fond of was taken out by the combination of a careless driver and an insurance company. My […] -
Curbside Classic: ’73-’75 Mazda F1000 (Bongo) – Tin Toy Delights
Posted on December 10, 2022 | 8 CommentsA smile on my face. What else could elicit this little old van? That an inanimate object can provoke emotions defies cold logic. But here I’m, feeling once again nostalgic, […] -
COAL: 1994 Ford Club Wagon Chateau – Chapter 18, Let’s Go Clubbing
Posted on November 13, 2022 | 26 CommentsBecause each chapter has been published in the order the cars came into my life, it may have been difficult to keep track of their comings and goings, so let’s […] -
The Little Engines That Could, Part 2: How 170 Cubic Inches Of Dodge Rammed A Challenge By Volkswagen
Posted on October 3, 2022 | 60 Comments(first posted 10/3/2016) In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the four-cylinder engine available in Ford trucks in the early 1940s. For Part 2, let’s jump ahead twenty […] -
Curbside Classic: Nissan Cherry Vanette C120 – The Good, Non-Fiery Version
Posted on May 18, 2022 | 14 CommentsNissan’s Vanette is known in the US for self-combusting in ways that can put a Pontiac Fiero to shame. How Nissan turned this basic transport into an infamous quick-cash-grab gaffe […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1987 Nissan Van – On The Lam Since 1993, The Long Claw Of The Crusher Reels Another One In
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 17 CommentsThis van (or Van?) wasn’t supposed to be here. Or, rather, it was supposed to be here but back in late 1993, not 28 years later. There’s a reason you […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1992 Ford Aerostar XLT AWD – Practically Museum Quality
Posted on April 9, 2021 | 47 CommentsWe’ve had our share of extremely well preserved vehicles destined to be crushed in short order that have had us crying out collectively “Why, oh why?”, but this 1992 Ford […] -
Curbside Outtake: Colorado Road Train – A Man Who Could Use A Truck
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 44 CommentsThe other day as I was approaching a junkyard I passed someone on the shoulder making adjustments to a load on a trailer. Upon leaving the junkyard some time later, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Chevrolet Astro – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 1)
Posted on January 4, 2021 | 141 Comments(first posted 8/10/2011) “Memo to Chevrolet Product Planning from GM Central Committee, January 1984: Gentlemen, it appears that Chrysler has stumbled upon something with its Hail Mary minivan. Poor, desperate, […] -
Coronastroll: 1969(?) Ford Econoline minihome, 1968 Mercury Colony Park, 1966 Dodge Dart Wagon and 1963 Dodge Dart Sedan
Posted on May 23, 2020 | 17 CommentsI went for another Coronastroll in Berkeley a week or so ago in which I wandered through a neighborhood rich in Curbside Classics. First up is this Ford Econoline Van […] -
1994 Dodge Ram Van 150 – Ram With A View
Posted on March 12, 2020 | 21 CommentsThe Dodge B series van has received a lot of love here at CC. Much of it in just the last few weeks. So let’s keep this party going. Think […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan SE – The Whiplash Special
Posted on October 23, 2019 | 58 CommentsI’ve been holding out for a first year 1984 version of Chrysler’s first generation minivan but finally realized it just will not appear until very soon after I publish this, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991-97 Toyota Previa – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 6)
Posted on October 18, 2019 | 65 CommentsAfter too long of a respite, let us resume our examination of the curious development of the American minivan. Yes, I know it has been a long time. Perhaps I […]