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Scale Models Of 1960s And 1970s Exotics: A Tiny Tribute To Speed

My xB Gets A New Clutch (And More) – Yes, It Really Was Broken

1985 Cadillac De Ville 4.3 V-6 Diesel: The Most Underpowered Cadillac Since Before WW2

1997 Toyota T100 Pickup: Small Can Be A Big Problem

1969 Pontiac GTO The Judge: Here Come Da Judge!

Time Stopped: Vintage Cars And Patina, As Captured By Ralf K

Honda TN, Bedford Rascal And Asia Towner: A Trio Of Kei Trucks Still Toughin’ It Out

My 1965 Dodge Dart 170 Wagon: Fixing The Driver’s Door With A Maple Tree

International Harvester Loadstar (1962-1978): America’s Favorite Truck

1967 Chevy II 100 Two-Door Sedan: The Anti-Corvair

1987 or 1988 Mercury Cougar: Picking At An Open Wound

Rare 1960 Edsel Ranger Hardtop: Who Knew Edsel Had A Starliner?

Streamlined Showrooms: Vintage Postcards Of Art Deco Car Dealerships

2021–2025 Caio Apache Volkswagen 22.280 ODS Urban Transit Bus: Not the VW Bus You Were Expecting

My Downsized 1977 Chevrolet Impala: It Was Really “More Like It”!

Junkyard Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan SE – The Whiplash Special

1984 Pontiac 2000 Sunbird – We Build Excitement (But Not Necessarily Into Everything We Produce)

Color And Chrome: 1950s Cars In Two-Tone Magic

2022 Volvo FH 6×2*4 Flatbed Truck – Straw Boss

Curbside Find: 1996 Citroën XM V6 Break – Move Fast, Break Things

From Chrome To Clear Plastic: Bold Steering Wheels Of The Jet Age

Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Goodbye, Jumbo

1979 Toyota Corona T130 Sedan & Liftback – Forty Years Young, Forty Years Old

Curbside Classics: Plymouth Horizon And Dodge Omni – Detroit Finally Builds A Proper Small Car

1971 Lincoln Continental “Ranchero” – Neoclassical Luxury Meets Utility

1974 Maserati Merak: Waiter, There’s A Truffaut In My Fellini – Where Citroën Meets Maserati

Vintage M/T Road Test: 1979 Pontiac Firebird Formula – “New Feathers, But The Giblets Remain The Same”

Travco Motorhome: The Granddaddy Of The Motorhome Name And Genre

The Zephllante: 1947 Lincoln With a Cadillac Heart And An Allante Interior

Curbside Classic: 1993 Peugeot 309 GTI – Neutered Lion

Vintage Photo: A Floating Fleet Of Fins – 1959 Chevrolets On the Mississippi River

1994–1999 Cadillac DeVille: How To Lose Friends And Alienate New People

My 1982 Datsun (by Nissan) 280ZX: Rust Never Sleeps (Part 2)

1983-89 Subaru Sherpa – Tiny Subaru Carrying Its Weight

Junkyard Classic: 1997 Dodge RAM2500 Maxi Art Van – From The Urban Jungle To The Caged Yard

Wordless Curbside Find: 1957 Plymouth – Everlasting Project Or Lawn Ornament?

From Vega To Monza: A Look Back At GM’s 1970s H-Body Subcompacts

1966 Pontiac Bonneville And 1969 Ford F250: An Unlikely Pair of Time Travelers – Suddenly It’s 1969!

Curbside Musings: 1979 Volkswagen Super Beetle Cabriolet – Terminally Cute

Junkyard Classic: 1966 Isuzu Bellel – Turkey On A Stick

Curbside Classic: 1991-97 Toyota Previa – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 6)

Curbside Finds From The Cohort In Canada

Curbside Classic: 1997 Renault Laguna – Boring Sells

1965 Ford Galaxie 500 LTD: In Honor Of The VHS Car Commercial Compilation

First And Last Plymouths: 1928 Plymouth Model Q and 2001 Plymouth Neon LX

Bus Stop Classics: More Vintage Alfa Romeo Bus Pics – Pure Eye Candy

1993 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Après le “K”

Jet-Age Glow: Googie-Inspired Car Dealer Signs Of The 1950s & 1960s

2023 DAF XG+ 530 FTG 6×2/4 Tractor – Fond Of Bond

My 1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS Convertible: A Layman’s Engineering Experiment

1981 Cadillac V8-6-4: The Real Reason Cadillac Dropped Its “Modulated Displacement” Engine After Only A Year

Car Show Classic – 1973 Renault 16 and The Asymmetric Suspension Configuration

Curbside Find: 1980 Jeep J-10 Pickup – Flower Power

Car Show Classic: 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass S 442

Bus Stop Classics: 2025 Ayats Twiliner Overnight Coach – Sleep Sound

My 1976 Gold Dodge Colt Coupe: My First Moparbishi

1957 Dodge Coronet Sedan: “Step Into The Wonderful World Of Autodynamics!”

Junkyard Classic: 1992 Infiniti M30 Convertible – Hidden Under A Rock Behind A Tree

Curbside Find: 1951 Chevrolet Pickup – Perfect Patina?

From Cutlass To 98: Oldsmobile’s Golden Era In Vintage Photos – 1960s–1970s

Curbside Find: 1993 BMW 850i – BMW’s Almost Successful Übercar

Squirts, Bottles and Bags: A Kleer View on Windshield Washing History

1990 Buick Estate Wagon: Luxurious Family Hauler The Old-Fashioned Way

1996 Isuzu Oasis: A Full Serving Of Honda, But With None of the Appeal!

1955 Plymouth Suburban – The Trusty Ol’ 2-door Wagon

Ralf K Photo Gallery: Shots From My Travels

Junkyard Classic: 1980 Comuta-Car – This Was The Future In The ’70s

1976 Cadillac Eldorado With Only 34 Miles – Preserved And Like New, Yet, Your Returns May Vary

Vintage M/T Road Test: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Convertible – “A Real Enthusiast’s Machine”

1963 Mercury Comet S-22 Convertible – Five-Card Stud or Texas Hold-Em?

1997 Toyota Mark II (X70) Van – The Emperor’s Old Clothes

Curbside Find: Ford Econoline (Gen 1) – Old Box Still Laboring

Curbside Classic: 1991 Volkswagen Golf Country – Don’t Point And Steyr

Snapshots From The Station Wagon Years – 1960s to 1970s

My 1982 Datsun (by Nissan) 280ZX: Rust Never Sleeps (Part 1)

1958 Datsun 1000 (210) – Sublime Sexagenarian

1993 Plymouth Laser: Candle In The Water, Drifting Helplessly

A 25 Minute Walk Yields 50 Curbside Finds

Tiny Titans: Scale Models Of 1960s Full-Size Power Cars

1947 Lincoln Sedan: “Nothing Could Be Finer,” Except Maybe A Cadillac

Curbside Musings: 1961 And 1962 Plymouth Valiant V200 – The Wrong Toilet Seat

1977 Datsun F-10: It Got An F In Beauty School

Junkyard Classic: 1997 Eagle Vision TSi – One Of The Last To Be Shoved Out Of The Nest

Golden State Memories: Vintage Roadside Photos Of Southern California – 1970s

CC Global: From The Files Of Transportbedrijf Schoones – The Kleemann Episode

1995 Mercedes-Benz E320 (W124) Wagon – The End Of The Benz As We Knew It

1962 Mercury Monterey Custom: When A Twenty-Footer Becomes a Thirty-Footer

Dockside Classic: 1947 Paddle Steamer Waverley – The Last Seagoing Paddle Steamer In The World

In Motion Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais – And The Survivor’s Prize Goes To…

1964 Dodge Dart 270 – The Valiant Brougham

1986 Lincoln Ranger Continental – The Luxury Truck You Didn’t Expect

Lead East Car Show Memories: Reliving The ’50s From 1986 to 2000

Why Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, And Cadillac (Mostly) Had Their Own Engines

Car Show Classic: Talbot Tagora – Never A Chrysler, Nearly A Peugeot

1981 Buick Skylark Convertible – On The Chopping Block

1960 Imperial Crown Southampton – The Frankenstein Of Cars

Truck Stop Classics: Hino 500 Series Dakar Rally Truck – Gotcha Now Tatra

My 1974 Red Mazda RX-2 – My First Alternative Engine Car

1956 Delco Radio Ads: “Touch The Wonder Bar, Dilworth”

1987 Volkswagen Fox – This German Fox Has A Brazilian Accent

2003 Mitsuoka Ryoga – Mid-Range Madness

When 1968 Chevrolets Were New – Car Carriers On The Move

Alfa Romeo Club Meet at Blackhawk Auto Museum

1964 Chrysler New Yorker – Hardtop Heaven

1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse (D30) Spyder – The Prodigal Arachnid Returns

2004 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 2.5 TD GLS – Forget Sport, It’s All About Utility

1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk – Irrational Exuberance

Vintage Photos: Oldsmobile Dealerships In The 1970s and 1980s

Curbside Classic: 1994 Honda Vigor (CC2) 25S – Bigger By Name, Minor By Nature

1967 Chevrolet Impala Station Wagon: Another Pleasant Valley Sunday

Vintage Wheels Review: 1974 MGB GT V8 – An MGB And A Buick Engine Walk Into A Bar …

Curbside Classic: 1973–1979 Honda Civic – The Second Little Revolutionary

1978 Pontiac Grand Am – Neither “Grand” Nor “Am”

CC Global: 2025 MAN TGS 46.520 8×8 Wide Spread – The Traton Group’s King Off The Road

1969 IKA-Renault Rambler Ambassador – Argentina’s Take On American Luxury

Ford Falcon Memories: The 1960s Everyday Car In Vintage Photos

My 2025 Subaru Outback Premium – Of Anniversaries, High Elevations, and Utility

Kerbside Classic: Austin FX4 London Taxi – 6th And Charnelton In Eugene, Please; Via Siberia

1966 Dodge Dart GT and Dart 270 Hardtop Coupes – The Last Exner-mobiles

1990–1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette – An O.G. Luxury Minivan, But By No Means A Cadillac

Chevrolet LUV and Toyota HiLux – 1970s Compact Trucks Still At Work

1992 Daihatsu Mira (L200) Gran Limited – Not Exactly Gran, But Not That Limited Either

Curbside Musings: 1973 Ford Mustang Convertible – At A Canter

1981 Brazilian VW Gol – A Shortened Audi 80 With An Aircooled Beetle Engine In Front

Curbside Classic: Citroën ID – The Goddess Storms The Bastille Of Convention

Forgotten Beauties: Ralf K’s Photos Of Vintage Cars Lost In The American Wilderness

Curbside Classic: 1997 Subaru Impreza HX Wagon – I’m All For A Flat-4 By Four

1972 & 1973 Ford Gran Torino Sports: Throwing A Girder Into The Works

1990 Cadillac Sedan De Ville And Fleetwood: Cadillac At The Crossroads

Bus Classic: 1949 Bedford OB – 70 Years On And Still Working

Junkyard Classic: 1984 Pontiac Fiero 2M4 SE – Spiced Up With Supercharged V6 Swap!

Families And Their Cars: Vintage Photos Of Everyday Life, 1950s And 1960s

CC Global: Open House Cor Huibers Tree Nurseries – Into The Green Zone

My 1998 BMW 328is: Die Schönste Stunde! (The Finest Hour!)

What Were The Last U.S.-Market Cars With Four-Wheel Drum Brakes?

Curbside Find: 1984 Toyota Corolla Levin (AE85) – You’re Tired, You’re Poor, You’re A Huddled Mess

Junkyard Classic: 1989 Pontiac LeMans LE – K-Po(o)p Kadett

A Visit To Al Larson Buick Via Vintage Photos, 1958 – 1966

1965 Mercury Econoline Pickup – Canadian Unicorn

CC Video Classic:  1982 GM HT 4100 Engine Promotional Video – World Record Razzie Winner?

My Family’s 1970 Toyota Corona Mark II: Taking A Chance On Toyota

Curbside Classic: The Japanese Retro Re-Trial (3rd Witness) – 1998 Mitsubishi Pajero Jr. Flying Pug