It would be difficult to find a more appropriate setting for the vehicle that RM is featuring in its annual Vintage Motor Cars of Meadow Brook auction. The car, seen above, is a 1932 Chrysler CL...
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Bob Lutz should have hung in with Chrysler, which would have made better use of his unique talents than GM has done to date. And Maximum Bob, I'd guess, would never have approved those ugly boxes...
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How often have you seen a classic car and wished you could be a passenger? In my case too many times and yet the fantasy was only answered twice; the first in a Model A pickup (where I also got......
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Much as I crave the sun in January and enjoy viewing great old cars I was not prepared to attend the Scottsdale auction week in January, 2008. It was a matter of budget priorities, you see. I've...
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I'm reluctant to use lengthy quotes from another site or publication but sometimes it's justified. To wit: At any speed over 10 mph, the heavily rutted washboard track through the southern...
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I've often taken the opportunity in this site to promote my seaside home of Sidney, BC. Please understand that I come from a lifetime in the heart of big cities like Toronto, New York, London,...
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Unless you were there you can't imagine the impact the Chrysler Valiant had on those of us who cared about cars when it was first introduced in 1960. Influenced by Volkswagen and a few moderately...
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Anyone who keeps up to date with automotive news knows that Mercedes-Benz wants to dump "the Chrysler Corporation". Walter Chrysler, who created the company in 1926 and watched it grow into...
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For many years Mel Satok put up with my dragging him to car shows and races. Mel, you see, is not a car enthusiast, probably never will be. But he's an architect and (most) architects have good...
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Embattled Chrysler has little time for nostalgia but perhaps may take a moment to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its legendary 392 c.i. Hemi V-8 engine. Having acknowledged that I will, however,...
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In a previous blog I referred to my friend Srinivas, who writes about cars from his home in India. An e-mail from Srinivas requested info on the Dodge Custom Royal, which sent me in search of a little...
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If you're a fan of the original Chrysler 300's and their Hemi engines you may be aware that in 1952 a Hemi-powered Chrysler coupe was first among domestic cars in the legendary Carrera Pan Americana...
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Forgive me a little sentimentality where old Chryslers are concerned. My first car was a 1931 Chrysler purchased for $75. It had a few peculiarities: for example the front axle would jam the steering...
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In 2007 a gold-and-white 2-door 1957 Plymouth belvedere hardtop will rise from the grave and be presented to the person (or their heirs), who most accurately predicted, back in '57, the population of...
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With so much interest being shown in the proposed merger of GM with Nissan and Renault, Autoblog thought it might be amusing to examine the the five worst results of collaborations between automakers....
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As one who invariably cheers for the underdogs I've developed an affection for cars that other critics often deride. For example, I like those boxy Chrysler products from the 50's that were too tall...
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