Lowest of the low? This 1958 Edsel Ranger was the marque’s bottom series, perched just below the Pacer. These two series were based on Ford’s body shell, while higher-priced Corsair and Citation models were based on the larger Mercury bodies. When Ford was trying to come up with a name for the Edsel, they recruited [...]

In the current issue of Artvoice, notable locals give their predictions for 2012. I blew the deadline, but I found my predictions from last year, and thought now would be a good time to review them. In 2011, nothing will change significantly. • As in every year, Buffalo and Western New York will take two [...]

#OccupyBuffalo testifying in front of the Common Council about a proposal to end the City’s business w/ Chase bank by whitneyarlene.   www.flickr.com More in Buffalopundit: AV Photo Daily pool  

This 1967 Rambler Rebel 770 was seen a while back in Franklinville. It was apparently owned by a volunteer firefighter (note the rooftop blue lightbar) who’s ready for anything — the photo was taken during the summer months, but a close look reveals a set of snow tires. Hey, you never know! The 1967 model [...]

R2D2 Mailbox by Kevin Brautlacht   www.flickr.com More in Buffalopundit: AV Photo Daily pool  

Back in 1946, when this 1947 Frazer Special went on sale, its styling was among the most modern on the market. Gone were the bulky-looking front and rear fenders, along with the running boards, of most of the competition. The Frazer was the higher-priced companion to the similarly styled Kaiser (you could easily tell them apart [...]

By Flickr user traceidspch   www.flickr.com More in Buffalopundit: AV Photo Daily pool  

Although maybe not quite as gaudy-looking as their Ford Country Squire in the original “Vacation” movie, nonetheless this 1988 Ford Taurus wagon, with its tacked-on woodgrain (there never was a Taurus Squire made by Ford), played a big part in the beginning of the 1989 movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” One of my favorite parts [...]

UB Map by Kevin Hayes, via the AV Photo Daily Flickr Group.   www.flickr.com More in Buffalopundit: AV Photo Daily pool  

Just finished reading Studebaker — the Complete History by Patrick Foster. They were a good company, with some innovative products (at times), but were just up against it in the mid-fifties (just like all the other independent auto companies). Once Ford and General Motors decided to have a price war nearly every other American manufactuer [...]

Just finished reading Studebaker — the Complete History by Patrick Foster. They were a good company, with some innovative products (at times), but were just up against it in the mid-fifties (just like all the other independent auto companies). Once Ford and General Motors decided to have a price war nearly every other American manufactuer [...]

I won’t be posting much over the next several days, except for the AV Photo Daily. (If you haven’t yet, please sign up to post your images to Flickr and join the group, which gives us permission to post them). The nights of Hannukah continue until December 28th, and Christmas is on Sunday. Kwanzaa begins [...]

In my house, David Sedaris is key to a wonderful Christmas. In the spirit of enlarging your yule, I’d like to share with you the Santaland Diaries. Santaland Diaries, Part 1: Click through to hear the full story. Santaland Diaries, Part 2: Santaland Diaries, Part 3: Santaland Diaries, Part 4: As an added bonus, here [...]

Turning again to the Ron Paul newsletter controversy, Reuters uncovered a solicitation letter for that very newsletter, where Paul goes into great detail puffing his strategies for you to survive the “New Money”, his war against the moneyed elites in Washington who are beholden to the Trilateral Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations, the [...]

Anyone else think it’s ridiculous that we need congressional legislation to force airlines to give their airline pilots enough rest so as to, for instance, not be too tired safely to fly a plane full of people? When private industry refuses to police itself, and treats labor more as a commodity than a human being, [...]