When I heard about a junkyard with a few “old little French cars,” I quickly drove over to investigate. Continue reading
Category Archives: Austin
Zeithaus treasures: the millionth Mini
The millionth Mini was much more low-key than the millionth Beetle. Continue reading
Events: The fourth annual Velaux Rétro car show
The highlights from the show included a Teilhol Tangara and an all-original Fiat 128. Continue reading
Endangered species: Austin Metro Vanden Plas
A look at Howmanyleft.co.uk reveals that only 43 examples of the Metro Vanden Plas are currently registered in the United Kingdom. Continue reading
Live from the Los Angeles Motor Show: Mini Cooper
Finished in a rather odd shade of purple, this late-1990s Mini Cooper is fairly rare in California because it was never sold new in the United States. Continue reading
Ran When Parked visits Rome, Italy
About five years ago, walking through the streets of Rome was like visiting the world’s largest car museum. Continue reading
Ran When Parked visits Paris (and the surrounding areas)
We recently spent a little over a week in Paris, France. We spent the first few days within the city limits to cover the press days of the Paris Motor Show, and we then took a couple of days to test cars for work in the surrounding areas – departments like Yvelines (78), Oise (60), … Continue reading
Topical advertising: Under the hood
A well-trained eye can generally tell where a car is from by simply looking under the hood. For example, a lot of French cars built in the 1960s and 1970s had the spare tire mounted under the hood, and Italian valve covers are often art-like components crafted with an impressive amount of attention to detail. … Continue reading
Time traveling: 1970s European cars at the Chicago Motor Show
The first edition of the Chicago Motor Show was held in 1901, making it one of the oldest car shows in the world. The Chicago show was once one of the nation’s largest automotive events but it is overshadowed today by bigger, more important industry trade shows held in New York, Detroit and Los Angeles. … Continue reading
Ran When Parked visits Japan
Work recently took us to Japan, the land of Wasabi Cars, Japanese Nostalgic Car and, of course, Tomica models. Having never been to Japan before, we decided to take a couple of well-deserved days off in order to do some sight-seeing in and around Tokyo. Domestic automakers indisputably rule the market in rural areas of … Continue reading