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Doctor Bennett Auction Roundup

September 24, 2012 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 difficult to sum up, but the Doc abides. "There are two great passions that rule my life. Automobiles and medicine. I'm still doing both. I'm still running a general … [Read more...]

His Saab is an Angry Saab

August 25, 2010 By Clunkbucket Staff

Special to Clunkbucket by Peter Peter Hughes Interstate 81 northbound, between Binghamton and Syracuse. Leaving New York City that morning I'd subconsciously registered a hint of additional depth to the Saab's normally throaty exhaust note, but it isn't until a fuel stop somewhere in Pennsylvania that I think to actually look underneath the car, and discover the exhaust just … [Read more...]

Hydropneumatics and Design Together in Pasadena

March 1, 2010 By Mike Bumbeck

There were more Citroëns than drivers on a Saturday morning. The task at hand was a good one. Settle into the plush appointments behind the steering wheel of a 1969 and-one-half Citroën iD21F Safari Wagon and drive. The mission was to get all cars on the move to the Pasadena Art Center College of Design for a gathering of Citroëns, and subsequent tour of the Art Center … [Read more...]

Quad Treaded Turbo Diesel

February 11, 2010 By Mike Bumbeck

Crippling winter snow storms serve as a reminder that when the big snow or the Russians do show up, those all-season radials on that 1984 Plymouth Voyager in the driveway are not going to cut it. A snow shovel and some road salt might get the Voyager out of the driveway, but when you wake up to sub-zero weather and see Vladimir Putin doing shirtless chin ups on the kids swing … [Read more...]

A Shrunken Corvair Named Kumquat

February 5, 2010 By Mike Bumbeck

From the West coast division of the Corvair shortening department comes this 1963 convertible dune buggy variant of the American air-cooled rear engine sports car. The car originally rolled off the assembly line as a factory turbocharged Spyder in 1963. An accident that buckled and creased both doors landed what was left the Spyder languishing engineless behind a gas station … [Read more...]

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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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