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August 12, 2015 AUTOS

A Remembrance of Cars Past

– Living in Southern California, as I do, one is surrounded by nostalgia for the sort of American clunkers of yesteryear that the climate here—and the movie industry’s occasional need for period cars—encourages car buffs to indulge in restoring. Recently, I’ve felt some of that nostalgia myself, for a 1955 Buick Special convertible with a two-tone red and white paint job and a Dynaflow transmission. That Buick is a blast

August 12, 2015 AUTOS

A Remembrance of Cars Past

– Living in Southern California, as I do, one is surrounded by nostalgia for the sort of American clunkers of yesteryear that the climate here—and the movie industry’s occasional need for period cars—encourages car buffs to indulge in restoring. Recently, I’ve felt some of that nostalgia myself, for a 1955 Buick Special convertible with a two-tone red and white paint job and a Dynaflow transmission. That Buick is a blast

August 12, 2015 AUTOS

Dodge Goes Plum Crazy Again with Purple-Hued Charger and Challenger

Dodge is feeling a little Plum Crazy again and is rolling out its iconic purple hue for a limited run of 2016 Chargers and Challengers. Despite its name, the vibrant color is not exclusive to the most bonkers model—the 707-hp Hellcat—but can be had on almost any Charger or Challenger. – Originally a product of the psychedelic era, Plum Crazy purple was first introduced for the 1970 model year (at

August 12, 2015 AUTOS

Dodge Goes Plum Crazy Again with Purple-Hued Charger and Challenger

Dodge is feeling a little Plum Crazy again and is rolling out its iconic purple hue for a limited run of 2016 Chargers and Challengers. Despite its name, the vibrant color is not exclusive to the most bonkers model—the 707-hp Hellcat—but can be had on almost any Charger or Challenger. – Originally a product of the psychedelic era, Plum Crazy purple was first introduced for the 1970 model year (at

August 12, 2015 AUTOS

Car and Driver’s Cars and Coffee 2015: The Biggest Yet [Gallery + Video]

Another summer, another Car and Driver Cars and Coffee event! Every event we’ve run has been bigger than the last, and despite some dreary rain and ominous clouds early in the morning this past Saturday, we had more attendees than ever before. Cars filled up nearly our entire office park (total parking space for about 700 cars). We brought a McLaren 650S Spider, a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 convertible, and a