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Dumpside Outtake: 1980 Datsun (Neo)510 Wagon – A Recycled Name Hauling Recycled Goods
Posted on September 30, 2019 | 24 Comments(First Posted September 7, 2013) As odd as it may seem, sometimes I almost rather enjoy dump runs, especially when I’ve been cooped up in my office way more than […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1993 Honda Accord EX Wagon – American All-Star
Posted on September 29, 2019 | 49 CommentsDuring Honda’s fourth generation of Accord, they finally released a wagon version. Built exclusively in Ohio and from there exported back to Japan as well as to Europe (along with […] -
COAL: 2018 Opel Insignia Country Tourer or Buick Regal Estate? – No Matter, The TourX Is All Mine!
Posted on September 29, 2019 | 59 Comments“Did you call it a ‘Dad Car’ or a ‘Dan Car’?” I asked her quizzically. “A ‘Dad Car’” she responded. We had been at a late in the season graduation […] -
CC Conundrum: 2012 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon RHD – Those Inscrutable Americans
Posted on September 28, 2019 | 19 CommentsThe world really is chock full of surprises. No one foresaw the First World War and the 1929 Wall Street Crash. No one expects the Spanish Inquisition. Nobody knows the […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1984 Ford Escort GL Wagon – Alone In A Crowd
Posted on September 25, 2019 | 50 CommentsAh, the Escort. Player on the world stage. Ready for anything. But at the end of the night, left alone here in the yard. Ford made a splash with […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1980 Ford Fairmont Wagon – Business Outside, Party Inside
Posted on September 5, 2019 | 77 CommentsI don’t know if it’s the constant exposure over the last almost-decade to CC or the recent binge-watching of Mindhunter but somehow I’ve come 180 degrees on the Fairmont. While […] -
Curbside Classic: Mitsubishi Express – The White, Boxy Cockroach
Posted on August 28, 2019 | 45 Comments(First Posted August 14, 2013) Mexico’s Nissan Tsuru. Brazil’s VW Kombi. India’s Hindustan Ambassador. Add to that list the Mitsubishi Express, another car that has gone years without any major […] -
CC For Sale: 1980 AMC Concord Wagon – From The Department Of Last Rides
Posted on July 23, 2019 | 42 CommentsLast month I took a large figure-eight roadtrip involving going to Minnesota and back home and then continuing (after one day’s rest) to the West Coast without backtracking on any […] -
COAL: 1995.5 Audi S6 Avant – I Found My Unicorn But Let It Go Free…
Posted on February 25, 2018 | 19 Comments(First Posted Sept. 29, 2013) Working in San Francisco during the dotcom era, I had a job that I found boring but that allowed me a lot of time […] -
COAL: 2001 Volvo V40 – The Little Swede With The Big Heart
Posted on February 4, 2018 | 38 Comments(First Posted Sept. 8, 2013) Above is the last picture I ever took of this car; in fact, it was taken after I turned it off for the last time […] -
Future Curbside Classics: 2010-14 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon – Agree or Disagree, Is This The Most Beautiful Station Wagon Ever?
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 115 CommentsLet me quite firmly state my opinion on the subject in question: I believe this is the most beautiful station wagon ever made. Station wagons are adored by enthusiasts, but […] -
Craigslist Classic Outtake – The Saddest Volvo 740 Wagon In America
Posted on April 22, 2015 | 10 CommentsI found this advertised on my local Craigslist – it’s a scrap car that the seller has been throwing metal into for the last few months; apparently it is completely […] -
CC Outtake: Honda’s Smallest (2010) vs. Honda’s Largest (1975)
Posted on November 30, 2014 | 55 CommentsMy, how we’ve grown…I saw this perfect juxtaposition a few evenings ago and had to take a picture. Note that the Fit has more than twice the power (117hp vs. […] -
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 […]