Cars of Coolhaven

An exploration of extraordinary cars in an ordinary neighborhood

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Ford Mustang Mach 1 (1972)

March 7th, 2010 · No Comments

I can appreciate a nice Pony on the streets, but whoah! This rusty old horse could use some good old-fashioned TLC…
The Mach 1 designation makes this the performance version of the Ford Mustang, but if this is still the case remains to be seen… I know little of the Mach 1 versus the ‘normal’ Mustang, [...]

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Tags: Ford · Oldies · Ugly cars

Bentley S3 (1962-65)

February 11th, 2010 · No Comments

When you spot an old Bentley, you have to take some pictures of it. Sure, the weather is grey and wet, obviously the car isn’t parked in the best spot to take pictures, and hey… let’s snap away with my crummy cameraphone! Unfortunately, the nice Canon Eos 40D is in the shop, so what are [...]

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Tags: Bentley · Nice cars · Oldies

Chevrolet Corvair (early 60s)

December 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Some pics from my crummy camera on my phone. Unfortunately, that was the best I could do besides drawing this car in pencil Oh well, maybe it is not unbecoming for this ’small’ US car. I actually like the looks of this Corvair, but if the sources are to be believed, this is [...]

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Tags: Chevrolet · Oldies

On our way…

December 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I have experienced some trouble with this site. After moving from one host to another, suddenly I was unable to upload pictures. Some CHMod-ding later, I still was unable to upload pictures, but some friendly fucker was able to take over the site. Amongst other things, he thought it funny to disable Akismet, the little [...]

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Tags: Site

Opel Speedster / Vauxhall VX220

October 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Opel Speedster is a nice car, albeit still an Opel. They are nice to drive, affordable, and not half bad looking once you get used to the boxy back. These cars aren’t that difficult to find for a spot, and basically I have never bothered. Let’s face it, at the end of the day [...]

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Tags: Cabriolet/Convertible · Nice cars · Opel

DAF 44 (1966-74)

October 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I am no big fan of the DAF motoring brand, but since I live in the Netherlands I am bound to run into the little buggers every now and then. In my mind, these cars are in the same category of ’slow, boring and boxy’ as old cheap Volvo’s. What a pleasant surprise to see [...]

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Tags: DAF · Oldies

Maserati GranTurismo

August 10th, 2009 · 3 Comments

It has been a while, but finally I spot myself something new, sporty and nice! The lines on this GranTurismo are great, and if the rumours are correct the convertible version is going to be a looker as well. Aah, something to look out for! This GranTurismo, officially designer as a long-distance cruiser, is equipped [...]

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Tags: Maserati · Nice cars

Chrysler Newport – Third Gen. (1961-1964)

August 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Some cars just speak to you, and this is one of those cars. Normally, the big American boats mainly look kinda ridiculous in my eyes, but this Newport is nice. Obviously it is the small car in the Chrysler range of the time… that explains something. It is always amazing to see the specs on [...]

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Tags: Chrysler · Oldies