December 26th, 2006 — Tags:challenger, dodge-monaco, plymouth-fury

North Americans seem to be warming up to wagons again, and it looks like we may start seeing more of the utility friendly vehicles rather than the giant box on wheels mini vans. The beauty of course is that modern wagons can be as fun to drive as their sedan counterparts, while still offering cargo & human space along with reasonable towing capacity.
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June 14th, 2006 — Tags:bell-bottoms, car-crazy-kid, cartoons-comics, dodge-monaco, krass, racing-books, sidepipes, slicks

As a car crazy kid in the Seventies, I loved to read car stuff. I had (still have) the full collection of Black Tiger racing books from the Sixties. But the most fun memories are of riding in the backwards seat of the old Dodge Monaco wagon, reading about Krass & Bernie in the CARtoons comics. From the groovy bell bottoms to the wicked slicks and sidepipes, these guys rocked my world. Then, as time marched on, Mom threw them all out one day and I’ve never seen or heard of them since. Until yesterday, when I found Paul Makowski and his site dedicated to CARtoons and the other comics that the Petersen group put out. Well done Paul, your site brings back many memories.