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Curtis Perry Outtake: 1962 Falcon – Gothmobile

– Posted on October 31, 2024

(first posted 10/27/2018) Curtis Perry has uploaded some new shots at the Cohort, and I’ll start with this one. I was going to title it something like “Classic Hipstermobile”, but then I noticed the young woman all in black as well as the skeleton in black behind her. The composition has a Goth feel to it, although I’m not sure that’s still much of a thing anymore. But the Falcon still is, as it long ago developed a cult following with a certain slice of the population, one that has a particularly strong presence in Portland.

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Halloween Outtake: 1968 Plymouth Fury Suburban Hearse – Final Destistation Wagon

Johannes Dutch

– Posted on October 31, 2024

(first posted 10/31/2018) Once upon a time in the Low Countries, hearses based on American iron were the norm. As a matter of fact, many of them are still rumbling along just fine. It was quite a surprise though to meet a classic Mopar C-body in the flesh, as the hearses of yore were usually based on GM and FoMoCo products. The subject, a 1968 Plymouth Fury Suburban, also happened to be in an immaculate condition, still very much alive and kicking.

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CC Capsule: 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle – It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

Joseph Dennis

– Posted on October 31, 2024

(first posted 10/31/2018) Some things will always seem timeless to me, including any of the original Peanuts holiday specials and the Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle) in any configuration. I don’t care what else is on TV when I get home from work and one of those specials is on. Around any given holiday season, watching Charlie Brown and his friends (and frenemies, like that perennial witch, Lucy) beats pretty much anything else I had planned to watch, and so it’s almost a given that I’ll be tuning in and switching my phone to “silent” or “vibrate” mode.

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Vintage Dealers: ’73-’74 AMC Gremlin & Javelin AMX In The Showroom

Rich Baron

– Posted on October 31, 2024

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CC Yard Art: Happy Halloween — Spooky MoPar Scenes!

slant six

– Posted on October 31, 2024

In the last 5-10 years many folks around my area now have elaborate outdoor decorations for Halloween. Some of the families around the local neighborhoods seem to decorate the outside of their homes for Halloween just as much (or more) as they do for Christmas. Fortunately for me, I have an old car addiction to keep my pocketbook and free time lean so as not to care about such things. But I thought, maybe I could participate in my own way with some “meticulously curated” Halloween “yard art”? Read on to see how this turns out.

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Curbside Classic: 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS – Three Reasons Darth Vader Was A Winner (M.E.SS #2)

Jon Stephenson

– Posted on October 31, 2024

The 1994-96 Impala SS has long been a legit cult classic and probably the quintessential example of Chevrolet’s Modern Era Super Sport (M.E.SS) models. It’s popular with enthusiasts and even the general public, which is a little surprising when one stops to think about it. On paper, it should have been a big fat “Meh”. The styling modifications on the staid Caprice are superficial. The drivetrain is the exact same as in the Caprice. Oh, and there’s the minor detail of its being a four door sedan! So what accounts for the widespread love for this M.E.SS? I would say at least three things.

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Curbside Classic: 1989 Maserati Biturbo (AM331) 222 E – Plastic Trident

Tatra87

– Posted on October 31, 2024

Ah! We meet at last, Biturbo coupé. You embody everything that went so wrong during the dreaded De Tomaso era, even if you’re not the ugliest of the bunch (Ghibli II, anybody?)… I have already spilled much bile and ink on you, but always by way of a proxy. And now, here you are, in your slightly improved (but still quite horrid) two-door 222 variant. My Italian nemesis. Oh, I think I’m going to enjoy this.

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In-Motion Outtakes: 1984-88 Ford XF Falcon – Have You Reminisced About A Ford Lately?

William Stopford

– Posted on October 30, 2024

(first posted 10/30/2018) It’s funny that I consider myself more a GM man than anything because some of my fondest memories have been in Fords. The first car I bought with my own money was my old BA Falcon. It was also the first car I took on a road trip and the first car I did a burnout in. The first donut I did (poorly) was in a Mustang. And the first time I drove a rear-wheel-drive car – and listened to that glorious screech from the rear wheels – was in one of these, an XF Falcon.

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Curbside Classic: 1987 Renault Medallion Wagon – To Live Like “un Réfugié”

Brendan Saur

– Posted on October 30, 2024

(first posted 10/30/2018) Eagle. Such a majestic bird of prey, and a fitting name for a vehicle of worthy credentials. Unfortunately, Chrysler’s Eagle brand was from start to finish a struggling disaster, more fitting of the brand name “Albatross” rather than Eagle, given its burden and general annoyance to the parent Chrysler Corporation.

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Vintage Snapshots: Daily Life With Station Wagons – 1950s-1960s

Rich Baron

– Posted on October 30, 2024

It’s time for another visit to the now-gone world of station wagons in the open. Today’s series collects images of wagons in day-to-day activities: at work, at play, or even just looking good with their owners.

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Curbside Find: 1978 Oldsmobile Omega – Looking Worse for Wear

yohai71

– Posted on October 30, 2024

Recently I happened to be around a familiar classic –well, familiar to me at least. And was witness to another example of the all-too-common neglect; a classic car owner who keeps a car with no intention or ability to restore it, with said car simply proceeding to crumble further down south. And I got to photograph a sister classic (probably same owner), albeit a bit more common than the Omega.

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CC In Scale: Cars Of 1965! – Some Years Are Special

Peter Wilding

– Posted on October 30, 2024

To me, 1965 is one of those years. A year when so much seemed new, seemed changed, and not just in the automotive world. At seven, I was in second grade at school. At Elwood, that put me in the last year before I went over the road to the Big School, so I was one of the Big Kids. A Big Frog in a Little Puddle, you might say.

I had an elderly teacher, whom we thought was 80; nowadays of course I realise she couldn’t have been, but she must have been in her last year before retirement (I am now older than she must have been). She had a 1920s approach to discipline –with me being a sensitive child, this rammed me right back into my shell, and undid the previous teacher’s good work. But I digress.

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My ’75 Chevrolet C20 – A New Beginning

Guest Writer

– Posted on October 30, 2024

’74 Chevrolet C20 image from the Cohort by nifticus392.

Text submitted by Harry Case.

While I was carless after our wedding, Barbara did have a grey ‘71 Pontiac LeMans pillared two-door coupe with a 350 engine and automatic that she had found after my ’68 Opel burned. The car was a complete unknown to me, but she did tell me that on her first day driving it the brakes failed, and had to have the master cylinder replaced.

We shared that car, actually, and I took it over when we moved into a city apartment and she got a job at a local hospital that was on a bus route. Later that winter the LeMans refused to start and I was given a company car in lieu of a raise. Meanwhile, the LeMans stayed at the shop until spring when warm weather cured what was probably a frozen gas line.

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Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Micra (K10) – Beating The Europeans At Their Own Game

Tatra87

– Posted on October 29, 2024

(first posted 10/10/2018) Sometimes, a CC subject can be a bit borderline. I like old cars, but there are two kinds: the really old ones and the late ‘80s / early ‘90s econoboxes that some folks may appreciate nowadays, but are still under the radar for me. I remember those times all too well. And I remember thinking at the time that cars like the Fiat Uno, the Citroën AX or the Seat Ibiza were flimsy and appalling in almost every way. I still think that, but seeing this very well-preserved first generation Micra got me seeing the issue differently.

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CC And Vintage Review: 1969 Dodge Dart 2-Door Hardtop – Swinger Or Solid Citizen?

– Posted on October 29, 2024

(first posted 10/29/2018) I was getting gas at my usual station this weekend, when I saw an unusual olive green sight: a pristine 1969 Dodge Dart 2-door hardtop. This particular specimen was a “Custom,” one of the new model designations that arrived for 1969, along with the notorious “Swinger” nameplate. So what exactly was this Dart: solid citizen or wild child?

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