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Downtown Donk
DOWNTOWN DONKHa ha ha ha YES! I already love writing this post because it's going to be controversial.Recently I was on the border of Tribeca and the Financial District when a little bit of the Dirty...
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The automotive equivalent of Grey Gardens
THE AUTOMOTIVE EQUIVALENT OF GREY GARDENSI was walking along the border of Greenwood Cemetery where flocks of wild parakeets chatter overhead when something about an otherwise forgettable vehicle...
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LeSabre by night
NIGHT MOVESIt's frustrating for me to encounter a sweet ride at night. Sometimes I'll circle back around in the daytime and find the same rig but more often than not the nighttime pics are all I'll...
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A Nash-Kelvinator Statesman? Huzzah!
A NASH-KELVINATOR STATESMAN? HUZZAH!Look at this thing! So much damn class in one car ought to be illegal. Contributor Max passed this beauty while it was parked for a film shoot and was kind enough to...
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RONCHERO for '78!
R O N C H E R OÂ The following car/truck is located on one of the nicest blocks in Brooklyn, as it should be! High on the lofty ridge overlooking the Narrows at the mouth of the NY Harbor rests this...
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Two-Tone Mystery Maverick
TWO-TONE MYSTERY MAVERICKRecently my buddy Robin of Omaha sent in these shots. He is the only person I know of who claims the Ford Grenada as the Greatest Car Ever Built. Since that's where his heart...
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Antique Buick in Antique Gold
ANTIQUE BUICK IN ANTIQUE GOLDI had a rare bout of insomnia recently and decided to bike out to Brighton Beach at dawn. On the way back I took 86th Street past the Dyker Beach Golf Course. Look what I...
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"Ich bin eine Furt! Warum magst du mich nicht?!"
"Ich bin eine Furt! Warum magst du mich nicht?!"Poor little Sierra. Handbuilt, quick, sporty, and modern all sound like the sorts of traits that make a car popular. That's not the way it went down with...
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Lovely little Variant in Oakland
LOVELY LITTLE VARIANT IN OAKLANDSome cars have languishing in my computer for no particular reason. I snapped these pics in Oakland at least 2 years ago. Look at this sweet freaking face!This is a...
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The perfect device for colonial imperialism
THE PERFECT DEVICE FOR COLONIAL IMPERIALISMI was walking through Windsor Terrace recently when something appeared that seemed as foreign and out of place as the Coke bottle in The Gods Must be Crazy....
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A fish somehow caught between larva and pupa stage
A FISH CAUGHT BETWEEN LARVA AND PUPA STAGEContributor Max stumbled upon a record shattering 3 Ramblers over a 2 day span recently. All are rare by definition but this one takes the cake:This is a vary...
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Life on the farm circa 1956
BASIC DONKEYI was riding through Red Hook a while ago when I stumbled upon this hardy beast. It was parked in a delicious cloud of barbecue smoke behind Hometown. I asked some folks who were unloading...
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What do Andrew Dice Clay, Wayne Newton, Priscilla Presley, Morris Day, and...
*Also Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger), Ed O'Neill (Al Bundy), Ton Loc (Ton Loc), and Sheila EPLAIN SEDAN IN A VANILLA WRAPPERI was walking through the East Village a while back when I found myself...
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Every Silver Cloud has a custom lining
EVERY SILVER CLOUD HAS A CUSTOM LININGIt's wedding and graduation season and so I'm featuring two classy visions that happened to cross my path. I can't vouch for the originality of either of these...
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Red hot Matador from Wisconsin!
AMC AMXI was walking along blah blah blah LOOK AT THIS THING! This is a 1968 American Motors Corporation AMX in Matador Red. This is the first year for this sporty offering from the independent...
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Truman era licorice behemoth for post 399!
TRUMAN ERA BLACK BEAUTY FOR POST 399Tomorrow will be my 400th attempt at this endeavor and I have a hooptie picked out that perfectly encapsulates my mission statement. But first there's this licorice...
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400th post Super Hooptie!
JOSEPH AND THE TECHNICOLOR NIGHTMARE COATThis is my 400th installment of the Hoopties blog and to commemorate I've selected a real beauty. With any luck I'll be cobbling together posts for another few...
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"AS ALWAYS - THE STANDARD OF THE WORLD!"
"AS ALWAYS - THE STANDARD OF THE WORLD!"I was on a brief field trip to Connecticut when this ocean liner presented itself:This is a 1953 Cadillac Series 62 sedan in (mostly) Black. Normally I would...
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Love letter to a neighborhood, bar, & truck
LOVE LETTER TO A NEIGHBORHOOD, BAR, & TRUCKThere are businesses around town that have a vehicle mascot parked out in front for eternity. The Caliente Cab Company in the West Village has a 1950...
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Brawny Bay Ridge Bumblebee
BRAWNY BAY RIDGE BUMBLEBEEI strolled around the block from my house recently and this striking brute was waiting for me:This is a 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS in Cream Yellow. This thing dead lifts more...
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