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V.I.S.I.T. – Peugeot 405 DL
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The 405 was so amazingly popular when it came out in the US in 1989 that, uhh, no 405 sedans were imported in 1990 just to create buzz on the interwebs Usenet newsgroups and to generate an artificial shortage! Yeah, that’s right! That’s how popular it was! Actually, 405 sedan sales were so poor when…
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V.I.S.I.T. – Mercedes-Benz 280SE 4.5 W108
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When is it too cold and slushy to take your classic out? For some owners it’s never, apparently. I spotted this W108 280SE 4.5 not too long ago on Connecticut’s salty roads after a major snowstorm, looking rather smug sitting on Nokian Hakkapeliitta 2 winter tires. Clearly, some classics are better able to handle such…
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V.I.S.I.T. – 1989 Peugeot 505S V6
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If you don’t immediately recognize this car from the back from a distance (like I didn’t), that’s because the North American-market 1989 Peugeot 505 sedans, for reasons not well understood by scientists, arrived on our shores with European-spec tail lights and rear bumpers. As much as I’d like to chalk up the random appearance of…
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Hooniverse Bookshelf: Cars of Eastern Europe: The Definitive History
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You know when you’re watching a Hollywood film set in Eastern Europe or Russia, and there is a whole mishmash of cars that parade across the screen that you suspect as being in the wrong place at the wrong time, like an UAZ 469 rubbing shoulders with a Polski Fiat and an Oltcit, in what’s…
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On the set of "On the Road"
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Wandering around old Montreal in November of 2010 after enjoying some poutine, I inadvertently stumbled on to the set of On The Road. In the film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s novel, which opened on December 21, the historic part of Montreal stands in for New York City of the 1940s with its old art deco…
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V.I.S.I.T. – First Generation Honda Accord LX
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Not quite what you picture when someone says Honda Accord, is it? Don’t worry, this isn’t what I picture either, and I don’t even know what the modern Accord looks like anymore now that I think about it. Before the Accord became the Accord that we all know and love (uhh, right?), the Honda Accord…
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V.I.S.I.T. – Mercedes-Benz 230S W111
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Now here’s a classic Benz one doesn’t see every day, the 230S W111 “tailfin,” or heckflosse, built between 1959 and 1965. Even this very dramatic and very American design feature, Mercedes managed to pull off in a very understated manner. As in: okay, we’ll give you a small tailfin… but the rest of the car…
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V.I.S.I.T. – Mercedes-Benz Unimog U406
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The Unimog always was and continues to be the automotive equivalent of the Swiss Army knife. You name it – it’s been mounted on a Unimog chassis. That probably includes some pieces of equipment that I wouldn’t be able to identify even if I had The Interwebs at my disposal. But the version seen here…
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V.I.S.I.T. – Veteran Peugeot 505 SW8
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Here’s an interesting example of a Peugeot 505 SW8 that I came across some time ago. The SW8 was of course the version of the 505 wagon with third-row seating, being able to seat (at least theoretically) a total of 8 people. My favorite factoid about these is that with the back seats folded down,…
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V.I.S.I.T. – Peugeot 505 V6 STX
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Straight out of Poozhoe Province comes this tidy-looking 505, this time in the flavor of the top of the line V6 STX. So what makes these special? How about a 2.8 liter V6 with 170bhp on tap? Okay, okay, so those don’t sound like spectacular figures now, but lest we forget, back in the day…
