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May 20 Weekly Open Thread: Signs of Spring
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Up here in the northern parts of the country, springtime means that collector cars are coming out of storage and appearing on the roads. On my way home from work Thursday I found myself in the company of an AMC... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Car Lust
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Carspotters' Challenge #59--A Lot To Look At
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This week we're somewhere in the late 1970s or early 1980s. Note the accessory cat on the Jeep. See anything interesting? --Cookie the Dog's Owner Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Car Lust
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May 13 Weekly Open Thread
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During the May Days Blowout Sales Spectacular here at Car Lust Cars-R-Us, every customer is entitled to complimentary coffee, root beer, and sugar cookies--no purchase necessary--and our friendly and knowledgable sales staff dosen't wear hideous lesiure suits or use high... Continue reading
Posted May 13, 2013 at Car Lust
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Carspotters' Challenge #58--Beetlemania
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This week, we've set the WABAC Machine to March, 1964 and arrived in Elten, West Germany. Elten was one of several towns that were annexed by The Netherlands in 1949 as reparations for World War II. The territory was repurchased... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2013 at Car Lust
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Great Cars of Russia
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Alex spent a week in Russia on a school trip and took a lot of pictures, including quite a few of the local four-wheeled fauna. Here's some of what he saw: One of the things Alex was struck by is... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at Car Lust
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Carspotters' Challenge #55--Bird's Eye View
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In keeping with our theme this week, we go back to the 1970s again for this Soviet spy satellite photo bird's eye view of an urban parking lot. See anything interesting? --Cookie the Dog's Owner (Photo obtained from the Station... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2013 at Car Lust
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Car Lust, Tom Clancy Style: the Cars of "The Americans"
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Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings and their two children may look like your typical middle-class family from the Washington suburbs, but they're anything but. Phillip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) are Soviet sleeper agents assigned to infiltrate the US government,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at Car Lust
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Battle of the 1970s Super Cars!
Submitted for your consideration, this delightful bit of animated Car Lust: This animation was produced by a talented gentleman who calls himself Shrox. He works as an animator and graphic designer, and has done everything from book covers to videogames... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2013 at Car Lust
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1971-1973 Buick Centurion vs. 1971-1973 Buick LeSabre
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"Uh-LLLLadies... and... Gen-tle-men! On the left, weighing 4,329 lbs. and standing 54 inches in height with a wheelbase of 124 inches, we have the 1973 Buick Centurion. And on the right, also weighing 4,329 lbs. and standing 54 inches and... Continue reading
Posted Apr 16, 2013 at Car Lust
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Carspotters' Challenge #54--Yakima Street
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The location is said to be "Yakima Street;" no word on what city. I know it's not Youngstown, where I grew up, but Youngstown has a lot of early 20th century "low rise" office buildings like the ones on the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2013 at Car Lust
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Carspotters' Challenge #53--Gridlock in DC
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Not "gridlock" in the metaphorical sense, either. This looks to be Washington, DC, to judge from the buildings, in the late 1970s or early 1980s, to judge from the cars. See anything you'd like to write your congressman about? --Cookie... Continue reading
Posted Apr 5, 2013 at Car Lust
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Notes From the 2013 Cleveland Auto Show
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This year, I scored some free tickets from a salesman I know and attended the exclusive preview the evening before the show officially opened--along with about 5,000 other people. (So much for exclusivity!) Here's some of what I saw: Once... Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2013 at Car Lust
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Car Lust Classic: Our Cars--1951 Cadillac Sedan
by David Drucker, posted May 2, 2008 I want to tell you about the 1951 Cadillac sedan I bought in 1970. Not because it was such a wonderful car--although it most definitely was--but because of a defining experience I had... Continue reading
Posted Mar 27, 2013 at Car Lust
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David Drucker 1949-2013
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In 1971 an automotive journalist described David Drucker to an editor/publisher as having "a debilitating passion for cars." Alas, nothing came of that recommendation. Still during a 30+ year career in consumer electronics journalism Drucker seized the occasional opportunity to... Continue reading
Posted Mar 25, 2013 at Car Lust
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Carspotters' Challenge #52--Blue Hawaii
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Waikiki in the pre-McGarrett part of the 1960s. Spot 'em, Danno! --Cookie the Dog's Owner (Photo obtained from the SDC Forum, to which it was contributed by member "JRoberts.") Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2013 at Car Lust
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$100,000 Fantasy Garage Challenge: Readers' Responses
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Our readers seem to have had at least as much fun with the Fantasy Garage Challenge as we did. Here's what they came up with: Reader Kenny Heggem, a veteran of Our Cars Week, sent his list by e-mail. He... Continue reading
Posted Mar 20, 2013 at Car Lust
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Carspotters' Challenge #51--South Jersey
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A busy freeway in the disco era: See anything exciting? --Cookie the Dog's Owner (Photo obtained from the Station Wagon Forum's extensive collection of vintage street scenes.) Continue reading
Posted Mar 8, 2013 at Car Lust
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$100,000 Fantasy Garage Challenge: Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame
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Let's start off with the cars my family needs: 2014 Mazda6: This very nearly was a 2010 Mazda6. I love my current daily driver car. It has plenty of power, plenty of room for 4 adults on long trips, handles... Continue reading
Posted Mar 5, 2013 at Car Lust
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March 4 Weekly Open Thread--the $100,000 Fantasy Garage Challenge Continues
Our Fantasy Garage Challenge turned out to be bigger than we thought, so we're continuing it for at least another week. If you want to get in on the fun, the official rules are here, and you can leave your... Continue reading
Posted Mar 4, 2013 at Car Lust
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$100,000 Fantasy Garage Challenge: Cookie the Dog's Owner
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As the Car Lust contributor who proposed the $100k Challenge to the group in the first place, it now falls upon me to put the bell on my own cat. In the words of a prominent and influential British artist... Continue reading
Posted Mar 4, 2013 at Car Lust
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Carspotters' Challenge #50--First Avenue, 1976
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The location is identified as "First Avenue," but no word on what city it's in. The two photos look to have been taken from the same vantage point. The theatre marquee dates this as 1976, when Clint Eastwood's The Enforcer,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 1, 2013 at Car Lust
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$100,000 Fantasy Garage Challenge: Big Chris
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I added an extra level of requirement to my fantasy garage - I had to be able to find my vehicles within 100 miles, or at least have them delivered here if new. I did this because we as a... Continue reading
Posted Feb 28, 2013 at Car Lust
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$100,000 Fantasy Garage Challenge: That Car Guy
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Let's see... a hundred grand for garage toys. Where to start? How about our brand new vehicle first. For that, I'd get a 2-door Jeep Wrangler Sport, which is their base model. And from their somewhat limited palette, I'd get... Continue reading
Posted Feb 26, 2013 at Car Lust
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Welcome to $100,000 Fantasy Garage Challenge Week
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In place of the usual Monday discussion-starter, we're going to try something completely different. In the comments to my Chrysler 300 review, reader "Hiptech" provided a link to a video review of the 300's Dodge platform mate at Everyday Driver.... Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2013 at Car Lust
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Carspotters' Challenge #49--Sunset Strip, 1964
Let's try a video challenge this week. This is a film of Sunset Boulevard--alias "Sunset Strip"--in Hollywood, taken on a bright sunny day in 1964. There's plenty to look at. --Cookie the Dog's Owner Continue reading
Posted Feb 22, 2013 at Car Lust
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