Category Archives: Davis

1973 Pontiac Firebird

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

Old memories of hometown muscle cars return to me every so often, perhaps to remind me that I love Firebirds.

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1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

Not since 10th grade have I seen such a stunning American car. Then I was just leaving a wrestling meet, confronted by a late-60s Chevy Nova alone at dusk in a Central Valley high school parking lot, its faded grey … Continue reading →

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1974 BMW Bavaria

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

Back in June 2009 I stumbled upon a 1970s BMW sedan as well as the strange feeling of realizing an old fantasy. 

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VW Käfer / Volkswagen Beetle

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

I’ve talked about cars that age backwards and cars that are transformed by the forgetfulness of history, but let’s take a quick look at a car that was two different ages at the same time – the Volkswagen. 

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Fascination of the Boring: 1983-1989 Toyota Van

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

Also known as the MasterAce, the Passenger Van, and advertised for its last two years as a Wonderwagon, the 1980s Toyota Van is a fascinating vehicle. 

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Fascination of the Boring: 1980-1981 Datsun 510

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

Old cars are secretive; they hide away the veneer they had when new, stowing away their identity under ever deeper layers of paint, distorting their complexion with dings and dents, even erasing their own history in rust. All the rust and the … Continue reading →

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1962 Chrysler Newport

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

One of the first cars I ever fell for was a white ’61 or ’62 Chrysler Newport that lived on the corner of 7th and either C or D back in my hometown of Davis.

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1986-1991 Mercury Sable

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

In Berlin, dining on Europe-only automotive forbidden fruit, I awakened a longing for those domestic cars found nowhere but in North America, cars like this first-generation Mercury Sable.

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Fascination of the Boring: 1985 Toyota Camry, pt.3

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

In the earlier installments of this series on the first-generation Camry, Autofrei looked at how this mid-’80s family car fits into the world of 2011 in Part 1 and in Part 2 Autofrei viewed the Camry within its own historical … Continue reading →

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Fascination of the Boring: 1985 Toyota Camry, pt.2

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

Perhaps it was born out of a crisis: the 1979 Oil Crisis spurred by the Iranian Revolution.

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