Looking back: Assorted pictures from 2014

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Ronan Glon • 1 Comment

To end the year, we’ve compiled a gallery of pictures that took in 2014 and didn’t publish for a number of reasons. Continue reading →

U.S. Department of Homeland Security crushes illegally-imported Mini Cooper

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Ronan Glon • 6 Comments

The Mini was uncovered during Operation Atlantic, a partnership between the U.S. and the United Kingdom that aims to prevent illegal imports. Continue reading →

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Live from the Los Angeles Motor Show: Mini Cooper

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Ronan Glon • 2 Comments

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 →

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Ran When Parked visits Paris (and the surrounding areas)

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Ronan Glon • 6 Comments

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 →

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A collection of vintage dealer stickers

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Ronan Glon • Leave a comment

Memorabilia from car dealerships often reveals fascinating facts about automotive history. Take stickers on the back of cars, for example. Not only are they essentially tamper-proof seals that help decipher a car’s origins, they are reminders of days gone by that often display logos of brands that have been dead for decades. Sometimes the address … Continue reading →

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Topical advertising: Station wagons

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Ronan Glon • 4 Comments

Station wagons were once a common part of the automotive landscape because they were the most practical way to comfortably carry a full family and their gear. There was no unwritten law about what could or couldn’t be morphed into a wagon and a look back over the past few decades reveals there were some … Continue reading →

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Color-coded advertising: Blue

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Ronan Glon • 4 Comments

Blue is one of the oldest colors in the automotive industry. It was offered on many pre-war cars built around the world and it even made a brief appearance on the Ford Model T before Henry Ford implemented his famous all-black policy. Continue reading →

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