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YAWN ON THE HORIZONI like reading zero star restaurant reviews in the New York Times. Just a heads-up for those already yawning at the image below: this will be a bad review. No stars!This is a...
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NYC in the '80s &'90s
VINTAGE HACK AND THE FAT BLUE LINEI was walking along the forlorn stretch of 3rd Ave that languishes in the permanent shadow of the Gowanus Expressway when I fell into a time warp. What year is it...
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Probably the coolest car built in 1975
PROBABLY THE COOLEST CAR BUILT IN 19751975 was one of the worst years for automobiles in history. Almost every car from every country was terrible. Even the timeless VW Beetle was chubby and bloated as...
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Show Car Sunday - retirement edition
RETIREMENT CIRCA 1987This is one of those cars I stopped to make fun of and in the time I was doing so started to like it. You know how your 1st grade best friend is usually some kid you fought and the...
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A car of tomorrow forgotten today
A CAR OF TOMORROW FORGOTTEN TODAY"Ahead of its time" is a term offered as an excuse for any number of automotive flops. I once owned an Edsel which some people say was too ahead of its time. In reality...
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Classy little Heckflosse in Hellblau
CLASSY LITTLE HECKFLOSSE IN HELLBLAUUnder the elevated BQE near Greenpoint sat this lovely little saloon. Over the years I have found some unbelievable cars in this stretch of parking spaces. I know...
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Ralph Nader's first victim
ABOUT AS UNIQUE AS A '60S AMERICAN CAR CAN GETRalph Nader is best remembered these days for electing George W Bush president in 2000 (along with a sweet assist from Kathleen Harris). However long...
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A brand new ride disguised as the most common car in the world
A BRAND NEW RIDE DISGUISED AS THE MOST COMMON CAR IN THE WORLDHow many Beetles can you pass before you notice one that's special? Sure they're getting more scarce in the rusty Northeast but even here...
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F for Friday, F for Fox, and F for mad Fahrvergnügen
FahrvergnügenLook at this little box of fun. Doesn't it look like fun? Not really? Okay. Well this was sitting on a Red Hook street recently and I marveled at how long it had been since I'd seen...
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Show Car Sunday returns with a very unique Pontiac!
FLASHY WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPI found myself on the back roads of Long Island City recently when this improbable vision appeared: Yowza! This is a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Custom convertible in Burgundy Poly....
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Forgotten with a capital N
FORGOTTEN WITH A CAPITAL NI was strolling through Red Hook recently when this beast filled up my vision. With those black eyes and looming presence it seemed to be asking for my lunch money!This is a...
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The very last gasp of the very large automobile
FREAKIN' YUUUGELook at this colossus! Massive, slab sided, and dripping with heavy chrome trim, this small building was parked in Queens recently: This is a 1979 Lincoln Continental Collector's Series...
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Gigantism continued
GIGANTISM CONTINUEDLittle did I know when posting the '79 Lincoln Continental yesterday that I had pics from 2 years ago documenting its twin. Behold the personal luxury version of that beast:This is a...
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Tiny little Toyota in Bay Ridge
TINY LITTLE TOYOTA IN BAY RIDGEWipe the lens of your phone camera before snapping pics folks; that's my lesson from today. Regardless here's a quirky little crumpet from the days when Japanese cars...
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A lesson in conformity
A LESSON IN CONFORMITYMopar (which encompasses Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth) was known for outlandish styling and totally unique designs both in the beginning and the end of the '60s. However the...
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2 cool cars with an identity crisis
NOTICEABLE VERSUS OUTLANDISHI'm bringing us back to the halcyon days of Summer when I found the following 2 rides roosting in Moosic, Pennsylvania. That's Moosic like "moo-zic" as opposed to moose,...
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The most affordable Porsche
THE MOST AFFORDABLE PORSCHEI recently went up to Bear Mountain for some late winter nature time. Who knew I'd run across a cocaine edition '80s sports car? Behold!This is a 1984 Porsche 944 in Black (I...
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Sunfire Red beauty in Red Hook
SUNFIRE RED BEAUTY IN RED HOOKI was strolling aimlessly through Red Hook recently when I stumbled upon this majestic brute:Yowza! This is a 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix in the outstanding color Sunfire Red....
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Crazed Robot Falcon from outer space!
SAM THE EAGLE AS A CARMy last post was a Grand Prix so I figured I'd feature 2 more GPs as a follow-up. Here's the first; cover your eyes!What we have here is a 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix that at one...
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Not-so-Grand Prix vs Little Italy
NOT SO GRAND PRIX VS LITTLE ITALYThis is the 3rd and final installment of my Grand Prix triptych. We started strong but soon fell off a cliff in condition if not style. Finally the style has devolved...
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