.The per-capita income in China has been steadily rising over the past couple of years and a sizable middle class with a healthy appetite for consumer goods has emerged. As a result, the few vehicles that were built locally during the 1980s and the 1990s have largely disappeared and automotive landscape is dominated by late-model …
Folks often ask us why we mostly feature French, German and Italian cars on Ran When Parked. While there is admittedly a little serving of personal preference, the truth of the matter is that these are the cars that we come across on a regular basis. We have absolutely no control over what we uncover …
We stopped at a small used car lot not far from Marseille, France, to look at a Renault 14 that had grass growing up to its beltline, but a blue Renault 4CV caught our eye as we pulled in. Parked next to a long-wheelbase w210 Mercedes-Benz E-Class first registered in Monaco, the 4CV is partially …
We photographed this Citroën 2CV4 in a small town on a rainy Saturday morning. We’ve seen it driving around the area before, but we never managed to get up close to it until last week.
This Renault 4 is ending its days in the same ditch as the Renault 4 TL and the Renault 17 TS that we featured last week. It is barely visible from a nearby road, which is what led us to turn around, park the car and go hiking through the woods with a camera in …
The term “oil crisis” is often associated with fuel shortages during the 1970s, but the first sizable oil crisis of the 20th century arguably started on July 26th, 1956, when Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. In response, Britain, France and Israel joined forces and launched a controversial attack against Egypt …
This Renault 17 is ending its days in the same ditch as yesterday’s Renault 4 TL. Although worn, the petal-shaped passenger seat and the Vert Algue (paint code 977) color indicate that this is post-facelift TS model built in 1979. Renault 17s are few and far between and stumbling upon one in any shape is …
New cars are getting harder and harder to work on by shade tree mechanics so aftermarket equipment aimed at the average driver often consists of floor mats and car covers. However, a look at 60-year old magazines reveals that aftermarket companies offered a wide range of equipment that enabled owners to almost rebuild their car …
How would you caption this press photo of a 1961 Chevrolet Corvair 95 Rampside pickup truck? Continue reading »
Car-based vans have been incredibly popular in Europe since the end of World War II. Generally cheaper to buy, register and insure than larger vehicles, these city-friendly vans have been widely used as delivery vehicles, work mules and passenger haulers over the past couple of decades. Almost every automaker has offered one at one point … Continue reading »
Rover fielded a Mini Cooper in the 1994 edition of the Monte Carlo Rally to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the car’s first victory in the event. Finished in red with a white roof, the 1994 race car was a crowd favorite because it looked nearly identical to its 1964 counterpart – the two cars … Continue reading »
How would you caption this period image of a Pininfarina-designed 1958 Fiat Abarth 500 Record? Continue reading »
We started the future classic series over a year ago in order to satisfy our own curiosity after running into a Rover 216 GTi in the Ikea parking lot. Seeing that the article was well-received, we held a Ran When Parked referendum and readers voted to keep the series around. Continue reading »
Folks, we’ve finally updated our display case page with five new models. You can access it by clicking on the “THE DISPLAY CASE” link beneath the header above or by clicking here. Continue reading »
Last year, we started a little series on Ran When Parked called “test your steel wheel IQ.” The point of it is to share our rather unorthodox passion for steel wheels and see how good our readers are at recognizing them. Can you name the make and model that the following wheels come from? In … Continue reading »
