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Streetwalker: 1988 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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I’ve shot a lot of cars for this site, and a large number of those have been American cars strewn around the Finnish small-town landscape. Again, wintertime snow humps are receding, and the stateside-born metal is revealed, either by people bringing out their priced V8 behemoths or the melting snow just showing you what it…
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Burgundy Car Appreciation Society – 1989 Volvo 780 Bertone Coupé
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Returning to the forecourt where the Buick Roadmaster, my first Hooniverse sighting was parked, I shot this ’89 Volvo 780 Bertone. Like the Buick before it, the 780 bears scars from years of use, and is also an American import. And it has tan leather that looks very worn, echoing the chairs on the Roadmaster.…
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Used Car Reviews – 2000 Suzuki Swift GLX drains my life force
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I feel pretty sympathetic towards most compact and sub-compact cars from days gone by. Granted, it helps that I haven’t driven a whole lot of them in my time, but judge them mostly according to their image, their outlook and the way they’re portrayed in marketing material from their heyday. Horizon, Sundance, Alliance, Colt, GLC,…
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V.I.S.I.T. – 1985 Audi 5000S is a rarity over here
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Walking home Saturday night from my favorite beverage-serving establishment, coincidentally run by a guy who has emigrated here from upstate New York, I noticed an Audi 100 with short plates and bulkier bumpers. Instantly, my synapses made the connection: it had to be an American Audi, it had to be a 5000. It was too…
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Finnish Line – Is this the only Buick Reatta in the country?
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I go out of my way to photograph some cars. I set aside time, load my camera gear and purposely go take photos of something I know exists in a certain location within this vibrant region. And there’s the moment this evening, as I drove home from picking up some groceries for the coming weekend,…
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Seaside Sightings – Cars in Ohtakari
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Last weekend, we jumped into the Peugeot and drove a half hour’s distance north from here, to see a coastal village that was said to be worth seeing. And it was actually a positive surprise: soft sand, red wooden huts, seaside scenery and a general feel of being somewhere in the best bits of the…
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Used Car Reviews – 1988 Citroën CX 25 GTi Turbo 2 times two
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I’m not in the market for a 1988 Citroën CX GTi Turbo 2. There, I’ve said it. Better repeat it: I’m not in the market for a Citroën CX GTi Turbo 2. I’m just telling it to myself, since I got offered not one but two Turbo 2:s and I really need to keep my…
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The Patina in Detail – 1956 Mercedes-Benz 180 "Ponton"
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Every Tuesday, I spend a little time with the fellow enthusiasts at the local car club. We fix up the garage, discuss upcoming events, brew a little coffee and wait for the rain to end – the usual thing. Some get a little time away from home and/or spouses. The car club also has a…
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Weekend Edition – Beaterland Report: 10 000 Miles in a Cheap BMW
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When I bought my winter daily driver BMW E34 5-series in early October, it had a touch over 229 000 km on the clock. The digital odo has now rolled to 245k, and I feel like it’s time to recap the past months, how the white saloon has done. It’s easy to scroll through used…
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Our Cars – 1990 Peugeot 205 XS adds lightness and sporting simplicity
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The Sapporo has now been gone for a couple months, and I have settled to the reality of a one-car household. I do believe it’s miserable, as there’s no variation. There are objects that simply won’t fit into the BMW’s shallow boot, and the rear seat does not fold. The ski hatch opening is the…
