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Thinking outside of and into the BOX
THINKING OUTSIDE OF AND INTO THE BOXIt was a wet early autumn day last year when I ran across this ride. Believe me I was all the way past it before some quirly little detail caught my eye. Once I was...
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What do Lincoln and Kennedy have in common?
WHAT DO KENNEDY AND LINCOLN HAVE IN COMMON?On a half-block long street near the insanely busy intersection of the BQE, Classon and Flushing Avenues sat this regal yacht in a rare color:This is a 1966...
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Amazing old Hemi enjoying retirement near the ocean
CONEY ISLAND HEMI!I rode out to Coney Island the other day and all the way out on the end of Ocean Parkway within blocks of the beach I passed this cruddy beast:This is a 1954 Dodge Coronet in what was...
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Now let's get back to another episode of
FALCON AND THE SNOWMANI was way out somewhere near the Belt Parkway where you can still find tiny bungalows when I passed this driveway. Serious action either way!A Ford Falcon roosting next to a...
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Sweet little mystery in the West Village
THE MOST DURABLE VEHICLE IN THE WORLDSomewhere really fancy like Hudson or Greenwich streets in the West Village I stumbled upon a plain old Toyota truck like the other millions of Toyota trucks out...
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The rarest of the most common vehicle in America
SANFORD AND SON 10 YEARS LATERSomewhere in the East Village I stumbled upon the most charmingly out of place farm implement:This is a 1961 Ford F-100 pickup truck in Torch Red. To me it looks pretty...
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If this is your car I'm sorry but you must be anhedonic.
X-BODY STANDS FOR EXTRA BORINGBack to basics people. I started this blog to celebrate and/or openly mock cars that looked like they shouldn't be on the road anymore. This fussy little brick fits the...
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Twofer Tuesday returns with a couple of Rockets from coast to coast
ROCKETS COASTTO COASTOn a brutally hot day last summer I stumbled upon this imposing beast around Kensington:This is a 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass in Matador Red with 2 big black stripes on the hood that...
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It's Gold Jerry!
G-BODY BECAUSE G STANDS FOR GOLDSomewhere in the heart of Williamsburg I noticed this very square brick holding it down. Even though it's not that old it's looking less and less like cars of today with...
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Brexit special!
BREXITED BEAST FROM OUT EASTOut in the fertile hooptie grounds of Red Hook I found this hardy immigrant looking for a fight:This is a 1971-1985 Land Rover Series III in the very faded color Blaze. This...
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Show Car Sunday returns with a sweet Art Deco masterpiece!
IMPOSSIBLY COOL ART DECO MASTERPIECE! On a recent beautiful day I borrowed a friends car and drove out to the Delaware Water Gap. This little number had me jerk an egregious u-turn on the spot. Check...
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Twofer Tuesday returns with a couple of Malaise-era barges
"MY 98 WAS 87 ON THE RECORD YO"I was ambling along the tony Carrol Gardens neighborhood when this schlub got in the way:This grubby slab is a 1983 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Brougham in White. It is filthy...
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Almost mint condition grocery getter from 47 years ago
LEAST LIKELY TO SURVIVE SURVIVORI was riding my bike out to the Rockaways when I passed this anomaly parked at a dealership:How? Why? Who knows but this is certainly a 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 in...
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Twofer Tuesday/Wednesday returns with 2 1970s cars that couldn't be more...
TWO SIDES OF THE 1970S COINI was on my way to drink these delicious watermelon tequila drinks on the sunny rooftop of Brooklyn Crab in Red Hook when I spied this little punk through the bars of the...
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Greenpoint classic round-up!
GREENPOINT CLASSIC ROUND-UPI'm lucky to have friends think of me whenever they see an old car in the street. Several of these folks send me random pictures of classics which I love. However this takes...
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Personal luxury sleeper from the go-go '80s
V6 WITH A NAPOLEON COMPLEXWay out on some side street in deepest Brooklyn I passed this primer Regal. Then I noticed the black bumper and decided to pull a quick u-turn to satisfy my curiosity. I'm...
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How about a Wankel for your Monday?
'80S TURBO IMPORT THAT NEEDS SOME LOVEI was making my way down 5th Ave in Brooklyn when I stumbled upon this well worn little chump:This is a 1987 Mazda Rx-7 Turbo in Dove White. She's seen better days...
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Twofer Tuesday returns with 2 freaking supermodels
GOING OUT WITH A BANGCan we take a few minutes to admire one of the most beautiful automobiles ever created? How about TWO of the most ultra-rare, ultra-sexy, powerful and elegant last-gasp hail Marys...
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A classy German who doesn't look her age
BOERUM BAVARIANWhen I first encountered this big German lurking on a Boerum Hill street I thought it might be the Moonlighting edition 6 Series that Bruce Willis drove in his TV debut. While that car...
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The Jersey Blindbird and its multi-colored freaks
JERSEY RIDICULOUSNESS!I was on a rambling drive to the Delaware Water Gap when I decided to roll through some local New Jersey streets to see if there were any cool industrial ruins or cars. I found...
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