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SAAB STORY. There I said it
FUNKY SWEDISH FISH GASPING ON THE PAVEMENTNYC is truly huge. 6 months ago I was driving out on the Kings Highway around the Flatlands neighborhood when I spotted this little frumper. It was facing the...
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Show Car Sunday returns with a flawless Ford
LOVE LETTER TO FORD AND GREENWICH VILLAGEContributor Max came through recently with a picture-perfect advertisement for both the Ford Mustang and New York City itself. I mean really, can you get any...
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The wrong car at the wrong time
AMERICA!I found myself upstate recently when this glorious vision of Patriotism washed over me. Behold Z34!This is a 1990-1994 Chevrolet Lumina Z34 in Red. Remember the Lumina? Maybe not, but if you do...
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The forgotten Monte Carlo
THE FORGOTTEN MONTE CARLOI was a block from the shop one recent morning when I saw this beauty idling in front of a deli:This is a 1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in some sort of Black Cherry (I couldn't...
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I ran across a Faded Player recently . . .
FADED PLAYERI was walking through the Northern end of Bay Ridge the other day when this well chewed blob of bubble gum made its presence known:Okay, alright, there was once something to work with...
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What do you get when you mix a deadly viper with a fox? COBRA!
HISSSSSSSSS! DEADLY COBRA STRIKES!Yesterday I featured a faded raspberry Mustang GT from the early '80s. Providence Pete snapped these pics recently and sent them along to me. This is the exact model...
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How about a classy offshoot from the FDR era?
LaSalle by CadillacThis post is proof that you never know what you'll see driving down the byways of the boroughs. I was way out in Marine Park when I saw this beauty parked in front of an old school...
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Puerto Rican pony con SeƱor Frijole!
PUERTORICANPONYCONSEĆORFRIJOLE!I was walking into Red Hook from the area around the Hugh Carey Tunnel (that's the Brooklyn Battery to you ol' timers) when I saw the most Puerto Ricanist car ever!Ā”Mano!...
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Strobogrammatic Savoy courtesy of Providence Pete!
STROBOGRAMMATIC SAVOYProvidence Pete has had incredible luck recently finding old rides. He recently sent me a couple teaser snaps of the car below and I begged him to head back for more. Behold this...
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*May or may not have kept name intact coming through Ellis Island
MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE KEPT NAME INTACT COMING THROUGH ELLIS ISLANDI was biking down 2nd Ave in Sunset Park one recent morning when this beauty stopped me in my tracks:Depending on who you ask this car...
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2 scenes 1 car
2 SCENES 1 CARI'm lucky to have amassed a group of friends who send me pictures of old/cool/weird cars when they encounter them. However this was a first for me; I was hurrying to catch a 1am ride home...
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This is the tuned car.
This is the tuned car.My friends have been outpacing me drastically with the automotive finds and today is no different! Robin of Omaha recently stumbled upon a brace of beautiful Buicks:This is a 1966...
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White brick in Red Hook
WHITE BRICK IN RED HOOKI was making my way past Sunny's Bar out in Red Hook when this slab of cream cheese presented itself:This is a 1972-1974 Ford E-200 Super Van in Wimbledon White. This thing...
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The greatest wrong car at the wrong time
E FOR EXPERIMENTAL, EDSEL, AND EXTINCTBig thanks to Neen from the Empire Region who sent these lovely snaps in of a landmark footnote brightening up a driveway in Glens Falls, NY!There are a few...
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Mad Men, Tin Men, and Made Men all agree
MAD MEN, TIN MEN, AND MADE MEN ALL AGREEI was riding my bike along the warehouses of lower Sunset Park when this mighty vision appeared:Yes! This is a 1962 Cadillac Series 62 convertible in the...
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The weirdest, greatest supercar you'll ever see
C'EST MAGNIFIQUE!Robin of Omaha recently sent these pics of a true oddity. Even in stellar condition its not surprising to see this ride hunkered down at the mechanic as it is fearsomely complicated....
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First of its kind but last call before World War II
FIRST OF ITS KIND BUT LAST CALL BEFORE WWIIAs the green leaves suggest these pics were snapped in Summer. I was driving upstate when I passed what looks to be an abandoned project. I had to turn around...
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Florida? Kanye? Who knows but look at this big Jag!
NATTY BRIT'Neen from the Empire region was at it again, snapping these pics on her postal route. If you love cars and have friends/family who are letter carriers you're in luck. Behold!This is a...
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4Runner 4Ever!
LAST OF THE NORTHEAST 4RUNNERS FROM THE '80SToday I'm featuring one of those common vehicles that quietly disappeared from the streets when no one was looking (hush up California, we know you still...
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Ever see the end credits for Superbad?
THE OLDEST CAR I'VE EVER OWNED (YET)I believe these pics were sent to me from the man on the street, Robin of Omaha. Somewhere under the BQE between Williamsburg and Greenpoint roosts the following XXX...
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The First Sign of British Colonialism
THE FIRST SIGN OF BRITISH COLONIALISMWatch out everybody - this is how it starts! First a Land Rover appears under a leafy tree, innocent enough. Soon they'll be running the Union Jack up the pole and...
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Type-10, or "A Cadillac Cimarron with Cloth Seats
Type-10, or "A Cadillac Cimarron with Cloth Seats"Sometimes the rarest classic car on the block is a well kept secret hiding in plain sight. Even calling the gray doorstop below a "classic car" would...
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Fratzogs by Night
Fratzogs by NightI've had a list of drafts from well over a year ago sitting in the queue waiting for me to dust off this blog. Some of the photos are 2 years old or more and generations of phones ago....
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Topless Americana
TOPLESS AMERICANARobin from Omaha sent in these pics over a year ago. I don't remember exactly but I think he might have been visiting some friends along the southern shore of Long Island. Regardless,...
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GMC Palm Beach
GMCPALM BEACH!I was riding my bike along a grimy stretch of 58th Street in Brooklyn between 1st and 2nd Avenues when this mighty vision presented itself:Abbondanza!This colossus is a 1973-1978 GMC...
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