Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler LeBaron Town & Country Turbo – Most Downsized...
Throughout its lengthy history, the Chrysler Town & Country was a vehicle that came in many different shapes and sizes. Yet throughout nearly eight decades of uninterrupted production (save for...
View ArticleCC Outtake: 1993 Ford Tempo – It’s The Same Old Song, But With A Different...
While I do generally love Apple products for the most part, they can sometimes be a little creepy. The other day, upon opening up the Photos app on my iPhone that houses some 32,000+ photos I’ve taken...
View ArticleWordless Outtake: 1998 Acura Integra GS – When Was The Last Time You Saw A...
Photographed: Provincetown, Massachusetts – August 2017
View ArticleCurbside Classic: 1987 Renault Medallion Wagon – To Live Like “un Réfugié”
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...
View ArticleCC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Bonneville – A Doppelgänger If I’ve Ever Seen One
Of all the 1977-1990 GM B-bodies, from a brand perspective, the Pontiacs are the rarest. Never as popular as their Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, and Buick cousins, the B-body Pontiacs had the smallest annual...
View ArticleCC Road Trip (Part 1): Ten Days Through The German, Austrian, and Italian Alps
Material objects certainly have their virtues, but as I’ve grown older I’ve come to value the significance of worldly experiences. Travelling has indeed become a great passion of mine as I’ve...
View ArticleCC Outtake: 1988 Toyota Corolla 5-Door Liftback – The Interesting Corolla?
A late-evening stroll through Salzburg, Austria was not exactly where I expected seeing an interesting Toyota Corolla (if that’s such a thing), but indeed the hills were alive with the sights of...
View ArticleCC Road Trip/Rental Review (Part 2): 2018 Volvo V90 Inscription T8 AWD –...
The wagon. It’s a car that hasn’t found much appreciation in North America for several decades now, apart from versions jacked up several inches and laden with plastic body cladding for the rugged,...
View ArticleCC Outtake: Volkswagen Mk6 Golf Cabriolet – I Didn’t Even Know These Existed!
After VW discontinued the Cabrio, the only other non-Beetle VW convertible I was aware of was the charming yet short-lived and little-loved Eos. Which is why I was dumbfounded when I laid eyes on this...
View ArticleCC Road Trip/Driving Impressions (Part 3): 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT – Climb Every...
If the heavens have roads and cars to drive on them, then this was the closest taste of such a heaven I’ve experienced. For getting to drive supercar is one thing, but getting to drive one along one...
View ArticleCC Outtake: 1986 Jeep XJ Wagoneer Limited – It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like...
Christmas truly is my favorite time of year. Beyond the gift giving, Christmas music, parties, lights and decorations, and catching up with all my loved ones, Christmas is the time of year when I’m...
View ArticleCC’s Best of 2018: Curbside Classic: 1997 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series –...
(First Published 1/17/18) I’m well aware that I may be opening up the floodgate here by bestowing this title, but if I were to name a car that best represents everlasting fullsize American luxury,...
View ArticleCC’s Best of 2018: Curbside Classic: 1989 Lincoln Mark VII Bill Blass Edition...
(First Published 6/12/18) It’s the big premier. You’re on the red carpet, cameras are flashing, and the big question is who are you wearing? Versace? Gucci? Cartier? Givenchy? Valentino? — all are...
View ArticleCC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Bonneville – A Doppelgänger If I’ve Ever Seen One
Of all the 1977-1990 GM B-bodies, from a brand perspective, the Pontiacs are the rarest. Never as popular as their Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, and Buick cousins, the B-body Pontiacs had the smallest annual...
View ArticleCC Road Trip (Part 1): Ten Days Through The German, Austrian, and Italian Alps
Material objects certainly have their virtues, but as I’ve grown older I’ve come to value the significance of worldly experiences. Travelling has indeed become a great passion of mine as I’ve...
View ArticleIn-Motion Outtake: 1972 Volvo P1800 ES – Shot While Driving A Modern Volvo...
It seems I have an affinity for coming across rare vintage Volvos while driving modern Volvos, as this was my second such instance in only several months. As you may recall, I spotted this Volvo 780...
View ArticleCC Capsule: 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada – A Bravado For Sure
Bravado — derived from the Old Spanish world, “Bravada”, it is defined as an ostentatious display of bravery or defiance, often in order to make a false impression or mislead someone. I doubt few...
View ArticleCC’s Best Of 2018: CC/Driving Impressions: 2008 Land Rover LR3 – My...
(First published 12/7/17 – too late for Best Of 2017) If I were the kind of person who wrote my thoughts down in a journal, my experience with this 2008 Land Rover LR3 would go something like this:...
View ArticleCurbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – This Is 40
In today’s automotive landscape dominated by crossovers big and small, pickups that rarely see cargo beyond grocery bags, and ever-fastback rooflined sedans, it’s hard to imagine that this two door,...
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