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More Buick "dream cars" from GM's 1950s Motorama

1954 Buick WIldcat Posted June 19 2008 05:50 AM by AutomobileStaff

The radical 1954 Buick Wildcat II and 1956 Buick Centurion, both veterans of GM's outrageous Motorama car show (a lavish, GM-only traveling car event that was produced yearly from 1949 to 1961), are featured in Automobile...

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Back In Black: Buick's GNX Goes Out with a Bang

1987 Buick GNX Posted June 17 2008 08:01 AM by AutomobileStaff

The year 1988 would mark the Buick Regal's change from its old rear-drive G-platform to a new front-drive W-platform, but also signaled the end of the Grand National - arguably, one of the sportiest Buicks built since the...

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Filed under: Antique & Classic Cars, Evan McCausland, Buick, Coupes  |  Comments (2)

An Ode To My Ideal Project Car

Chevrolet Corvair Posted June 4 2008 08:23 AM by Evan.McCausland

I've only been in the Automobile office for a few weeks now, but associate editor Sam Smith is already harping that I pick up a project car. That's hard to do when you're paid on an hourly basis, but I think I've found the...

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A push-start home from my first car show.

I wonder what that wire was for? Posted June 4 2008 07:21 AM by rblackwell

Should I be worried that the other MG owners weren't at all surprised that my car wouldn't start? And that they all had more tools in their trunks than I have in my garage ... ?

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Interesting, But Not Quite Orphans

1967 Datsun 1600 Posted June 4 2008 05:59 AM by Evan.McCausland

Intriguing as the cars within the Orphan Car Show may be, the show usually attracts a number of vintage vehicles to Ypsilanti's downtown.  Sure enough, I managed to stumble across a few during my trip to the show.

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Rare Dodge at the Ram's Horn

1974 Dodge Bighorn Posted June 3 2008 12:43 PM by Evan.McCausland

Given I'm not one for tasteless airbrushing and more chrome than J.C. Whitney could shake a stick at, I'm not in favor of the majority of trucks entered in the National Association of Show Trucks' events.  That said, a...

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Filed under: Antique & Classic Cars, Evan McCausland, Dodge, Diesels  |  Comments (0)

God loves cars, too! (but wants us to save fuel)

Fiat 500 car show at the Vatican
More Fiats at the Vatican Posted June 3 2008 06:52 AM by rblackwell

Just because Vatican City is the smallest country on earth at .17 square miles doesn't mean that it can't appeal to car enthusiasts, even though it has less than 900 permanent residents. Friends of the magazine, Tom and...

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A Packard Homecoming at Pebble Beach

1934 Packard V12 Convertible Victoria - Front Thre Posted May 28 2008 08:16 AM by Evan.McCausland

We're expecting a diverse and storied fleet of cars at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on August 17th, but for one Packard - a 1934 V12 Convertible Victoria owned by Marvin Zukor - the event marks a homecoming...

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Luxury, thou art a canoe rack

Photo of the Day
5-series canoe rack Posted May 22 2008 11:47 AM by rblackwell

Why are BMWs so well-engineered? So they can serve as canoe-hauling vehicles later in life, of course!

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Concept Cars at the Crusher

Photos of GM concept cars in scrapyard
1958 Chevrolet Biscayne Posted May 8 2008 10:33 AM by Evan.McCausland

Residents of the suburban Chicago area may best associate Joe Bortz with a series of restaurants and nightclubs.  But for car buffs and automotive historians, Bortz is a savior of sorts for vintage concept cars of the...

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From (Stalinist) Russia, With Love

Stalin's ZIS 110 For Sale in Finland
1949 ZIS 110 Posted May 7 2008 08:40 AM by Evan.McCausland

Looking for a vintage car with historical provenance and a piece of Cold War memorabilia?  Look no further than ZIS - a 1949 ZIS 110, that is.  From 1950 until 1953, this Soviet speedster served as the personal parade car...

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Seen outside my window

Oldsmobile Cutlass
Oldsmobile Posted April 18 2008 01:01 PM by AutomobileStaff

This was spotted parked outside the editorial offices Friday around 3pm.

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Filed under: Antique & Classic Cars, Darin Johnson, Other Manufacturers, Coupes  |  Comments (2)

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