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The Fiat Panda isn’t just a car,it’s the definition of the Italian Peoples Car. From city streets to mountain roads, it’s been moving Italy for generations with simplicity, reliability, and charm. It is an everyday part of Italian life as pasta
October 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The Fiat Panda isn’t just a car,it’s the definition of the Italian Peoples Car. From city streets to mountain roads, it’s been moving Italy for generations with simplicity, reliability, and charm. It is an everyday part of Italian life as pasta
It's been a while since we posted, but our friend Les is selling his Chrysler Airflow, so it seemed a good time to bring this old piece back to life. Also, Airflows are just cool.
Chrysler Airflow: Yesterday's Car Of Tomorrow - Old Motors
The Chrysler (and DeSoto) Airflow were streamlined, unibody cars of the future in 1934, but they were too far ahead of the audience.
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October 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It's been a while since we posted, but our friend Les is selling his Chrysler Airflow, so it seemed a good time to bring this old piece back to life. Also, Airflows are just cool.
While it was the least popular of GM's early 1979-85 E-bodies, it just so happens that this was the *most* popular #OldsmobileToronado of them all. And a pretty good deal back in the day! Read on for more about the E-body New Jersey Mafia.
1979-85 Oldsmobile Toronado: Downsized But Livin' Large - Old Motors
The E-body 1979-85 Oldsmobile Toronado isn't the best remembered Toro, but it was one of GM's best early eighties offerings.
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June 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
While it was the least popular of GM's early 1979-85 E-bodies, it just so happens that this was the *most* popular #OldsmobileToronado of them all. And a pretty good deal back in the day! Read on for more about the E-body New Jersey Mafia.
Scanning archival things today to distract myself. Here's a 1987 Oldsmobile Firenza coupe at Mitchell Oldsmobile on Jericho Turnpike way back when it was new. The building still houses a dealership today, Huntington Mazda.
#WeirdCarBS
#WeirdCarBS
May 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Scanning archival things today to distract myself. Here's a 1987 Oldsmobile Firenza coupe at Mitchell Oldsmobile on Jericho Turnpike way back when it was new. The building still houses a dealership today, Huntington Mazda.
#WeirdCarBS
#WeirdCarBS
I couldn't make it to Carlisle this year, but here's a great Trabant story from 2023:
1963 Trabant 600: An Early Trabbi Becomes A Car Show Hero
The Trabant 600 was the last early series Trabbi and still competitive with Western cars when new, but it was built for only two years.
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May 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I couldn't make it to Carlisle this year, but here's a great Trabant story from 2023:
A look back at one of the coolest little SUVs nobody bought, and why Daihatsu had such a hard time trying to break through in America.
Daihatsu Rocky: Climbing A Stacked Deck - Old Motors
Cool and capable, the Daihatsu Rocky was the a Suzuki Samurai rival meant to help reverse the brand's flagging U.S. fortunes. It didn't work.
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May 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A look back at one of the coolest little SUVs nobody bought, and why Daihatsu had such a hard time trying to break through in America.
It’s too late for a Friday Fiat, but how about a Sunday SEAT? Por qué no los dos?
SEAT 600: Putting Spain On Wheels - Old Motors
After civil war and a painfully slow economic recovery, the SEAT 600 helped put Spain on wheels in the 1950s and 1960s.
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May 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It’s too late for a Friday Fiat, but how about a Sunday SEAT? Por qué no los dos?
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I'm sad I won't be at the #KilbroneyVintageShow again this year. I was really tempted to go for a third trip to NI in three years (not just for this, although ... ), but I have to be in California two days later. Among other things.
#weirdcarbs
#weirdcarbs
May 3, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I'm sad I won't be at the #KilbroneyVintageShow again this year. I was really tempted to go for a third trip to NI in three years (not just for this, although ... ), but I have to be in California two days later. Among other things.
#weirdcarbs
#weirdcarbs
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"We've come a long, long way together
Through the hard times and the good
I have to celebrate you, baby
I have to praise you like I should"
Through the hard times and the good
I have to celebrate you, baby
I have to praise you like I should"
March 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
"We've come a long, long way together
Through the hard times and the good
I have to celebrate you, baby
I have to praise you like I should"
Through the hard times and the good
I have to celebrate you, baby
I have to praise you like I should"
It's #FordFriday, courtesy of "Cortina 80."
Ford Cortina MkV: A Family Favorite's Final Call - Old Motors
Officially called "Cortina 80," the short-lived (and very familiar) Ford Cortina MkV was the U.K.'s dominant family car in the early 1980s.
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March 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It's #FordFriday, courtesy of "Cortina 80."
Sick of doomscrolling? I've got the Rx for that. The Turbo RX, that is:
Subaru Turbo RX: Before They Were Stars - Old Motors
Long before the WRX, the Subaru Turbo RX brought all-wheel drive, turbocharging, and Rally-bred excitement to the U.S. Subaru lineup.
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March 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Sick of doomscrolling? I've got the Rx for that. The Turbo RX, that is:
The ultimate warrior of #WagonWednesday:
1937 Hispano-Suiza K6 Break de Chasse: Supreme Spanish-Swiss - Old Motors
The Hispano-Suiza K6 was intended as a budget model for riding out the depression, but it's exotic today, and never more so than as a wagon.
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March 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The ultimate warrior of #WagonWednesday:
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You want weird? I got #weirdcarbs gold. This is a TVR Jomar Gran Turismo coupe, or what's left of one. A JV between Trevor Wilkinson and American Olds dealer Ray Seidel, who sold the cars out of Manchester, New Hampshire. The Jomar established the fastback shape that characterized the 60s-70s TVRs.
March 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
You want weird? I got #weirdcarbs gold. This is a TVR Jomar Gran Turismo coupe, or what's left of one. A JV between Trevor Wilkinson and American Olds dealer Ray Seidel, who sold the cars out of Manchester, New Hampshire. The Jomar established the fastback shape that characterized the 60s-70s TVRs.
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March 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Looking back at some Subarus today, including this Peter "Possom" Bourne tribute car. It's a 1983 Subaru GLF two-door hardtop similar to the ones Bourne used on the 1983 and 1984 Rally of New Zealand events.
March 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Looking back at some Subarus today, including this Peter "Possom" Bourne tribute car. It's a 1983 Subaru GLF two-door hardtop similar to the ones Bourne used on the 1983 and 1984 Rally of New Zealand events.
Saturday morning Scramble:
Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler: The Original Wrangler Pickup - Old Motors
The first "Wrangler Pickup," the Jeep CJ-8 was a try at building a small Jeep pickup on the cheap, but it was largely unappreciated when new.
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March 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Saturday morning Scramble:
Winter's just about to end, but there's still time for "Ishi yaaaaaaaa ki imooo!"
Flashback: The Yaki Imo Man's Suzuki - Old Motors
This Suzuki Carry, pictured in the mid-1970s when it was still new, is a food truck - in the bed, a wood-fired roaster serves of piping hot Yaki Imo.
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March 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Winter's just about to end, but there's still time for "Ishi yaaaaaaaa ki imooo!"
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weird wagon spotting
Nikon N60/Fuji 400
Nikon N60/Fuji 400
March 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
weird wagon spotting
Nikon N60/Fuji 400
Nikon N60/Fuji 400
A Dodgy Van that Brits will recognize but which is a genuine space alien to American Mopar fans.
#ItsVanTime!
#ItsVanTime!
Dodge SpaceVan: Anything But Space Age - Old Motors
Originally the Commer FC, the Dodge SpaceVan was named for its size rather than space-age tech, and was a favorite of U.K. Government fleets.
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February 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A Dodgy Van that Brits will recognize but which is a genuine space alien to American Mopar fans.
#ItsVanTime!
#ItsVanTime!
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Factoid: The Triumph 2000/2500 Mk2 Estates retained the Mk1's rear end which uniquely meant it ended up being actually shorter than the Mk2 saloon.
Now, there's a factoid…
(📸:IG a/c jagalfa)
Now, there's a factoid…
(📸:IG a/c jagalfa)
February 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Factoid: The Triumph 2000/2500 Mk2 Estates retained the Mk1's rear end which uniquely meant it ended up being actually shorter than the Mk2 saloon.
Now, there's a factoid…
(📸:IG a/c jagalfa)
Now, there's a factoid…
(📸:IG a/c jagalfa)
The Mk2 may be the least discussed #HondaAccord, but it was an important car for the automaker. In part because of where it was made.
Honda Accord Mk2: Marysville Made - Old Motors
Evolutionary and sedate to drive, the Honda Accord Mk2 isn't as famous as its predecessor, but it established Honda's U.S. factory presence.
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February 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The Mk2 may be the least discussed #HondaAccord, but it was an important car for the automaker. In part because of where it was made.
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Hot take: Honda is the best car company.
February 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Hot take: Honda is the best car company.
Flashing back to 1971 to ... flashback to 1939 and the twilight of the Convertible Sedan.
Flashback: 1939 Ford Convertible Sedan - Old Motors
Ford offered a convertible sedan from 1935 to 1939, but like many other automakers, it could never make this niche body profitable.
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February 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Flashing back to 1971 to ... flashback to 1939 and the twilight of the Convertible Sedan.
And now for something completely different:
Renault Clio Williams: The F1 Hot Hatch - Old Motors
With its cool styling, highly tuned engine, lithe handling and F1 connection, the Renault Clio Williams was always going to be a legend.
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February 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
And now for something completely different: