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Odd Rod

1989 Mitsubishi Delica Starwagon

Delica Starwagon of the Commonwealth

By Mike Bumbeck

The Mitsubishi Delica made its debut in 1968, and is now in its fifth generation. The Delica moniker was coined from the contraction the English words delivery and car. The Delica was sold in light commercial truck and van versions, and was in its third generation of production when this 1989 Delica Starwagon … Continue Reading

Vortex of Awesome

It’s Not a Trooper!

By Mike Bumbeck

As soon-to-be Governor of California once famously said about a headache in the Nineties movie classic Kindergarten Cop, it's not a toomer, uhm - … Continue Reading

Dodge Colt Time Machine

By Mike Bumbeck

The story behind this time capsule 1977 Dodge Colt has the makings for a great one liner joke. Did you hear the one about the Mitsubishi Lancer, … Continue Reading

Eventage

39th Annual Citroën Rendezvous

By Mike Bumbeck

Once each year the greater Saratoga, New York area plays host to the gathering of all things Franco-Automotive known as the Citroën Rendezvous brought to you by Drive She Said! This year marked the 39th annual … Continue Reading

Doctor Bennett Auction Roundup

By Mike Bumbeck

Doctor Bennett himself opened up the Bennett Collection auction with an introduction and a few remarks. What drives a man to build a collection of everything from Hillman Imps to Halibrand Shrike Indy race cars is … Continue Reading

Turbocharged Minivans and Lasers

By Mike Bumbeck

Today marks recognition of the unsung yet pioneering heroes of the four-cylinder turbocharged production automobile universe. These are the Eighties turbocharged Mopar four-cylinders. Long before you could buy a … Continue Reading

Now and Later Turbo Pinto Wagon

By Mike Bumbeck

Mike Streets could have crammed one of many and readily available Ford V8 mills into the engine bay of his 1974 Pinto Wagon. Instead he chose to transplant a 2.3-liter single overhead cam turbocharged four-banger … Continue Reading

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Fix That Bucket

Tool of the Week: Heat Gun

The heat gun is one of those tools like the five pound sledgehammer which reveals its many uses as time passes. The idea is simple if not slightly … Continue Reading

Horn Switch Repair

Daily driving classic cars and trucks comes with benefits and pitfalls. 200,000 miles combined with 25 years can have deleterious effects on the … Continue Reading

Tool of the Week: Mechanic Stool

Sitting on a stool is a famously popular activity the world over. Add some slakey beverages, put the stool at a bar, and folks will part with … Continue Reading

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Junkyard Chronicle

Mazda GLC Gone

From our rear-wheel drive hatchback division of junkyards past comes the Mazda GLC, or great little car. Like its Chevrolet Chevette and Toyota … [Read More...]

Peugeot 505 turbo wagon

Franco-American Turbowagon

From the well and truly forgotten department of Junkyard Chronicle comes this once mighty Peugeot 505 turbo station wagon. It is a mystery now why … [Read More...]

Forgotten Datsun

The two-tone paint scheme and space age styling of this Datsun 810 saloon would stun any junkyarder into full stop. While the Datsun might look … [Read More...]

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