1960 Imperial Crown Southampton – The Frankenstein Of Cars
Calling a car from this period a monster is not exactly uncommon or uncalled for. But what if its own daddy called it that? Virgil Exner, the father of the definitive automotive fins created a...
View Article1964 Dodge Dart 270 – The Valiant Brougham
What really separates the hardcore car freaks from the semi-pros is in what mental image they conjure up when you say “early Dodge Dart”. Even those of us who were around in the first Dart...
View Article1977 Datsun F-10: It Got An F In Beauty School
The driver of this Datsun F-10 bought it new in 1977, and she’s still in love with her beautiful baby. Which raises the question: Is ugliness in the eye of the beholder? There has to be some truth to...
View ArticleA 25 Minute Walk Yields 50 Curbside Finds
I had an appointment downtown and decided to walk on this drizzly morning. It wasn’t until I headed home again that it occurred to me to shoot some of the more interesting old iron on the streets. But...
View ArticleRalf K Photo Gallery: Shots From My Travels
Here’s another gallery by CC’s Ralf K (Don Kincl) titled “Alternative Shots From My Travels”. This surreal shot caught my eye; it’s of a Citroen DS in Grantsville, UT. Ford and Chevrolet near Booker,...
View ArticleTravco Motorhome: The Granddaddy Of The Motorhome Name And Genre
Identifying the origin of species can be a precarious business, as Darwin found out. When it comes to motor homes, it’s easy: one Ray Frank built himself a crude one in 1958, and called it “motor...
View ArticleCurbside Classics: Plymouth Horizon And Dodge Omni – Detroit Finally Builds A...
Is time slowing down? Just fifteen years separate this 1960 Imperial and the Horizon’s birth. Or was it just that Detroit was terribly slow to embrace the inevitability of modern European design?...
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