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![This is Part 2 of the Cal Fire roster, covering the firefighting roles and aircraft types of the Cal Fire fleet of aircraft. The Cal Fire ground vehicles are covered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/973BE398-4E9F-4490-963E-019585CBBBA7.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Fighting Wildfires, California Style, Part 2 – In The Air")
Fighting Wildfires, California Style, Part 2 – In The Air
Posted on October 18, 2022 | 30 CommentsThis is Part 2 of the Cal Fire roster, covering the firefighting roles and aircraft types of the Cal Fire fleet of aircraft. The Cal Fire ground vehicles are covered […] -
![Wildfire is a big threat, and must be prepared for in many parts of the U.S, especially in the West. California is unique in that it has huge numbers of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EA6E58F0-92EE-48E3-9DE4-6C8DF5098CFE.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Fighting Wildfires, California Style, Part 1")
Fighting Wildfires, California Style, Part 1
Posted on October 7, 2022 | 14 CommentsWildfire is a big threat, and must be prepared for in many parts of the U.S, especially in the West. California is unique in that it has huge numbers of […] -
![Ensconced here in Southern California, my cars are kept in what I call the “distributed garage”. At one time, the distribution of cars involved multiple indoor and outdoor rented spaces. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1344C502-61D5-437E-B2AD-B6B2FF73809A.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A COAL Postscript of Sorts: Fire and Rain")
A COAL Postscript of Sorts: Fire and Rain
Posted on September 11, 2022 | 29 CommentsEnsconced here in Southern California, my cars are kept in what I call the “distributed garage”. At one time, the distribution of cars involved multiple indoor and outdoor rented spaces. […] -
![Bringing the service truck (or utility truck) saga to a close, I am adding a few heavy duty examples. Service trucks of this size and rating appear to mostly be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/D8F7ED4F-F932-4E4A-A18F-9F01DF1A6B2C.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Few Heavy Duty Service Trucks, and Some Musings")
A Few Heavy Duty Service Trucks, and Some Musings
Posted on August 24, 2022 | 14 CommentsBringing the service truck (or utility truck) saga to a close, I am adding a few heavy duty examples. Service trucks of this size and rating appear to mostly be […] -
![The service trucks in this post are heavier duty than the basic one-ton trucks discussed in A History of Light Duty Service Trucks These mid-size trucks are often more specialized […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/D0CD0D44-5981-4C90-879F-734BE2C549BD.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Visit With Some Medium Duty Service Trucks")
A Visit With Some Medium Duty Service Trucks
Posted on August 2, 2022 | 31 CommentsThe service trucks in this post are heavier duty than the basic one-ton trucks discussed in A History of Light Duty Service Trucks These mid-size trucks are often more specialized […] -
![Light-duty Service Trucks, also known as Utility Trucks, are a mostly post World War 2 American phenomenon. Trucks are, and have always been, endlessly configurable, as to capacities and applications. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/E86A1EAE-A7F5-4CFD-83C6-2904A22BC82A.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A History of Light Duty Service Trucks")
A History of Light Duty Service Trucks
Posted on July 30, 2022 | 36 CommentsLight-duty Service Trucks, also known as Utility Trucks, are a mostly post World War 2 American phenomenon. Trucks are, and have always been, endlessly configurable, as to capacities and applications. […] -
![Driving up the freeway on the morning commute, I overtook something that looked a bit out of place. While pickup trucks have morphed into all sorts of variations, this one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20401BBD-9443-4EF9-BCAC-8847EC94864F.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2004 Chevrolet Tornado: How Far Is It From Home?")
2004 Chevrolet Tornado: How Far Is It From Home?
Posted on July 23, 2022 | 41 CommentsDriving up the freeway on the morning commute, I overtook something that looked a bit out of place. While pickup trucks have morphed into all sorts of variations, this one […] -
![These days, the Internet can take one down many rabbit holes. We go down automotive-related rabbit holes around these parts. Why choose this particular car? All will be explained. An […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/A1AD95CF-A903-4CCE-B577-818028EEDBF8.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1964 Alfa Romeo Bertone Canguro — One Show Car, Many Threads")
1964 Alfa Romeo Bertone Canguro — One Show Car, Many Threads
Posted on July 22, 2022 | 20 CommentsThese days, the Internet can take one down many rabbit holes. We go down automotive-related rabbit holes around these parts. Why choose this particular car? All will be explained. An […] -
![If you are the owner of a car of a certain age, especially of an imported car, and you have all of the original equipment and accoutrements, you might find […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/tttuyt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Toolbox: A Panopoly of Factory Tool Kits")
CC Toolbox: A Panopoly of Factory Tool Kits
Posted on June 28, 2022 | 34 CommentsIf you are the owner of a car of a certain age, especially of an imported car, and you have all of the original equipment and accoutrements, you might find […] -
![Hiking in the lesser-traveled mountains of the San Bernardino National Forest has yielded a find. This relic would have been an attractive truck in its day, for people who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/95CBF3B0-ACBD-4F4D-8EA0-8296A70C4722.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mountaintop Classic: Mack L-Series Truck — Well-Baked")
Mountaintop Classic: Mack L-Series Truck — Well-Baked
Posted on June 15, 2022 | 9 CommentsHiking in the lesser-traveled mountains of the San Bernardino National Forest has yielded a find. This relic would have been an attractive truck in its day, for people who […] -
![My COAL threads split into two, along the way. One thread was hobby cars and race cars (and daily drivers that turned into hobby cars and race cars), and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/7645C686-4F26-481D-B8B3-5059E31965C3.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2017 Honda Accord and 2020 Honda CR-V — Complete Confidence in Commuting Competence")
COAL: 2017 Honda Accord and 2020 Honda CR-V — Complete Confidence in Commuting Competence
Posted on June 12, 2022 | 18 CommentsMy COAL threads split into two, along the way. One thread was hobby cars and race cars (and daily drivers that turned into hobby cars and race cars), and the […] -
![I still had a 12-A Mazda rotary engine sitting on my shop floor. It had been an unused racing spare. It had gone into my red RX-7, but the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/D098F52B-83A8-4927-A143-248B9122EA43.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1973 MG Midget — Squeezing a Litre Into a Pint Pot")
COAL: 1973 MG Midget — Squeezing a Litre Into a Pint Pot
Posted on June 5, 2022 | 18 CommentsI still had a 12-A Mazda rotary engine sitting on my shop floor. It had been an unused racing spare. It had gone into my red RX-7, but the […] -
![Sigmund Freud may or may not have said “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar”. Given all the reasons, interpretations, and obsessions with owning or driving certain cars…well, in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/E06A3089-89C7-4113-9DFE-6319D845D99F.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2005 and 2007 Ford Five Hundred — Sometimes a Car is Just a Car")
COAL: 2005 and 2007 Ford Five Hundred — Sometimes a Car is Just a Car
Posted on May 29, 2022 | 46 CommentsSigmund Freud may or may not have said “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar”. Given all the reasons, interpretations, and obsessions with owning or driving certain cars…well, in […] -
![The old Monty Python quote seems appropriate here, because not only is this car British, but it is an oddball that has no good reason to exist. As readers of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5FC62EFF-FAA5-4D0F-BC8F-7BFF90763719.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1970 Lenham Le Mans Coupe — “And Now For Something Completely Different”")
COAL: 1970 Lenham Le Mans Coupe — “And Now For Something Completely Different”
Posted on May 22, 2022 | 26 CommentsThe old Monty Python quote seems appropriate here, because not only is this car British, but it is an oddball that has no good reason to exist. As readers of […] -
![The early 2000’s were an odd time to be alive. The first real sustained stock market drop and economic reversal since the 1980’s, the first real aging-out and retirement time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/22234.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser — Automotive Dress-Up")
COAL: 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser — Automotive Dress-Up
Posted on May 15, 2022 | 36 CommentsThe early 2000’s were an odd time to be alive. The first real sustained stock market drop and economic reversal since the 1980’s, the first real aging-out and retirement time […]
