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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first posted 4/5/2013) OK, I cheated. Given the way the car is sitting, I obviously didn’t find this CC parked street-side, and I did pose it for pictures. This truck […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Front-quarter-2-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Isuzu Rodeo – Passport To Success")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Isuzu Rodeo – Passport To Success
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 47 Comments(first posted 4/5/2013) OK, I cheated. Given the way the car is sitting, I obviously didn’t find this CC parked street-side, and I did pose it for pictures. This truck […] -
![(first posted 4/7/2013) We’ve just seen a diesel powered Corolla so how about a more conventional diesel powered Toyota? While still rare, this diesel-powered third-generation pickup is probably a less […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1982-Toyota-pickup-diesel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Diesel Pickup")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Toyota Diesel Pickup
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 49 Comments(first posted 4/7/2013) We’ve just seen a diesel powered Corolla so how about a more conventional diesel powered Toyota? While still rare, this diesel-powered third-generation pickup is probably a less […] -
![This was the first real Mercedes sports car of the 1960s. Without doubt, M-B had designed some fine postwar cars, and the Fintail was quite modern (well, except for the…fins). […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/5-30-2012-002-e1346612263324.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL – Big Shoes To Fill")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL – Big Shoes To Fill
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 6 CommentsThis was the first real Mercedes sports car of the 1960s. Without doubt, M-B had designed some fine postwar cars, and the Fintail was quite modern (well, except for the…fins). […] -
![In my first installment of Trail Side Classics we were traveling along the GAP Trail. For this ride, let’s visit some possibly more interesting finds along a 13 Mile section […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250525_081014_54544346959_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trail Side Classics: ’67 Galaxie 500 Sedan And Other Finds Along the Montour Trail")
Trail Side Classics: ’67 Galaxie 500 Sedan And Other Finds Along the Montour Trail
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 19 CommentsIn my first installment of Trail Side Classics we were traveling along the GAP Trail. For this ride, let’s visit some possibly more interesting finds along a 13 Mile section […] -
![This is why I live in Eugene: So that I can run into an ancient VW Transporter with a heavy load of wood at the lumberyard, just a half-dozen parking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-199-249-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 VW Transporter – A Rolling, Hard-Working, Living-History Mobile")
Curbside Classic: 1961 VW Transporter – A Rolling, Hard-Working, Living-History Mobile
Posted on June 22, 2025 | 7 CommentsThis is why I live in Eugene: So that I can run into an ancient VW Transporter with a heavy load of wood at the lumberyard, just a half-dozen parking […] -
![(first posted 5/13/2013) What is the source of American men’s latent and easily provoked disdain for the French (and their cars)? Umm, it doesn’t exactly take a study to prove […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Hoffman-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Citroen 2CV Hoffman Cabriolet – The Ultimate Chick Magnet?")
Curbside Classic: Citroen 2CV Hoffman Cabriolet – The Ultimate Chick Magnet?
Posted on June 14, 2025 | 66 Comments(first posted 5/13/2013) What is the source of American men’s latent and easily provoked disdain for the French (and their cars)? Umm, it doesn’t exactly take a study to prove […] -
![For today, lots of travelogue and some vintage car sighting. A curious quirk of traveling while being an admirer of vintage cars is that the hope of finding old metal […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20250308_122643_PORTRAIT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1951 Plymouth In Antigua Guatemala – A Classic In A Classic City")
Curbside Classic: 1951 Plymouth In Antigua Guatemala – A Classic In A Classic City
Posted on June 8, 2025 | 13 CommentsFor today, lots of travelogue and some vintage car sighting. A curious quirk of traveling while being an admirer of vintage cars is that the hope of finding old metal […] -
![A couple of recent Australian Valiant finds by John Cockerell at the CC Cohort, a ’66 and ’69 respectively, reminded me that these models deserve a short revisit. Firstly, because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-16-23.44.46.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1966 & 1969 Valiant: Chrysler Enters Its Best Selling Era In Australia")
1966 & 1969 Valiant: Chrysler Enters Its Best Selling Era In Australia
Posted on June 3, 2025 | 15 CommentsA couple of recent Australian Valiant finds by John Cockerell at the CC Cohort, a ’66 and ’69 respectively, reminded me that these models deserve a short revisit. Firstly, because […] -
![I suspect that I am not the only one here who, as a child, assigned personalities to cars. When I first began paying attention to cars I may not have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1963-Ford-Falcon-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1963 Ford Falcon Futura – Friendly And Fast(ish) Fido")
1963 Ford Falcon Futura – Friendly And Fast(ish) Fido
Posted on June 2, 2025 | 13 CommentsI suspect that I am not the only one here who, as a child, assigned personalities to cars. When I first began paying attention to cars I may not have […] -
![(first posted 6/24/2013) Naming cars can be a difficult challenge. Some names are very unfitting; Ford’s Aspire, for example, was the exact opposite of anything ever aspired to. Another misnomer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_2011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Acura Legend – True Life: “I’m A Legend”")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Acura Legend – True Life: “I’m A Legend”
Posted on May 31, 2025 | 79 Comments(first posted 6/24/2013) Naming cars can be a difficult challenge. Some names are very unfitting; Ford’s Aspire, for example, was the exact opposite of anything ever aspired to. Another misnomer […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2019) It seemed to be anticipating my arrival. Parked in the rear of the rain saturated hotel parking lot this old Ford looked quite at ease […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_8220.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Ford Granada – The Fox In The Fairmont’s Henhouse")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Ford Granada – The Fox In The Fairmont’s Henhouse
Posted on May 28, 2025 | 63 Comments(first posted 5/31/2019) It seemed to be anticipating my arrival. Parked in the rear of the rain saturated hotel parking lot this old Ford looked quite at ease […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2013) What’s that coming down the other side of 18th Avenue, playing that infernal tune ice cream trucks are notorious for? I have a rather deep loathing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-202-085-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Cushman Truckster Ice Cream Truck")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Cushman Truckster Ice Cream Truck
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 40 Comments(first posted 6/25/2013) What’s that coming down the other side of 18th Avenue, playing that infernal tune ice cream trucks are notorious for? I have a rather deep loathing […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2011) It’s been transformative to bounce along the dusty byways of New Mexico this week and stumble upon well preserved “bucket list” cars that have long since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/alliance-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Renault Alliance – Patina Royale")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Renault Alliance – Patina Royale
Posted on May 20, 2025 | 140 Comments(first posted 8/29/2011) It’s been transformative to bounce along the dusty byways of New Mexico this week and stumble upon well preserved “bucket list” cars that have long since […] -
![(first posted 7/7/2013) It was the red 1963.5 Falcon Futura coupe that caught my eye, thinking it might be a Sprint (it’s not). But as I walked past this 1965 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-203-104-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Lot Classic: 1965 Ford F-250 “Ranger” Short Bed – Too Good To Be True")
Storage Lot Classic: 1965 Ford F-250 “Ranger” Short Bed – Too Good To Be True
Posted on May 19, 2025 | 75 Comments(first posted 7/7/2013) It was the red 1963.5 Falcon Futura coupe that caught my eye, thinking it might be a Sprint (it’s not). But as I walked past this 1965 […] -
![(first posted 6/29/2013. I still want one more than ever) There’s been a lot of consideration given on these pages the past few days about the joys of big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Renault-Avantime-side_6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2001-2003 Renault Avantime: Two Door Hardtop Luxury Turbo-Diesel Stick-Shift Van/Coupe – My Lust Object")
2001-2003 Renault Avantime: Two Door Hardtop Luxury Turbo-Diesel Stick-Shift Van/Coupe – My Lust Object
Posted on May 17, 2025 | 66 Comments(first posted 6/29/2013. I still want one more than ever) There’s been a lot of consideration given on these pages the past few days about the joys of big […]
