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![Rust? In Oregon? The land of the healing rains? Well, actually we do have a rust belt, but it’s very narrow; more like a Rust Ribbon. It hugs the Pacific […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CC-422-064.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity – A Celebration (and Diagnosis) of Rust")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity – A Celebration (and Diagnosis) of Rust
Posted on August 8, 2020 | 1 CommentRust? In Oregon? The land of the healing rains? Well, actually we do have a rust belt, but it’s very narrow; more like a Rust Ribbon. It hugs the Pacific […] -
![For several reasons, I don’t think GM would run an ad like this nowadays. But the claim alone is a bit suspect. “More people buy used Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles, Buicks […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/5350335752_3a0e1e55d6_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: “The Best Selling Used Cars of 1970” – Not Much Truth in Advertising")
Car Carrier of the Day: “The Best Selling Used Cars of 1970” – Not Much Truth in Advertising
Posted on August 7, 2020 | 30 CommentsFor several reasons, I don’t think GM would run an ad like this nowadays. But the claim alone is a bit suspect. “More people buy used Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles, Buicks […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2011) In car years, fifteen years might as well be a century. It’s late, so help me out: what other American car was built for fifteen years, since […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-84-024-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Buick Century Coupe – If We Make It Forever It Will Be Good")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Buick Century Coupe – If We Make It Forever It Will Be Good
Posted on August 7, 2020 | 61 Comments(first posted 6/10/2011) In car years, fifteen years might as well be a century. It’s late, so help me out: what other American car was built for fifteen years, since […] -
Dealer of the Day: Frank’s Garage – GMC
Posted on August 7, 2020 | 10 Comments -
![posted at the Cohort by Nathan Williams Every car has a story, but this one’s is a bit complicated. Yes, this is a former British military truck, befitting its very […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/50180663807_5ce61dbb28_k-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Reynolds Boughton RB44 Camper – How Did a Dodge Van Cab End Up Being Used On A British Military Vehicle?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Reynolds Boughton RB44 Camper – How Did a Dodge Van Cab End Up Being Used On A British Military Vehicle?
Posted on August 7, 2020 | 14 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Nathan Williams Every car has a story, but this one’s is a bit complicated. Yes, this is a former British military truck, befitting its very […] -
![The old time car manufacturers are mighty sick of watching their stocks continue to droop, and not just because of COVID. GM is currently around $26, down 22% since it […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Barra-GM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: GM To Spin Off Its EV Ops? Saturn II?")
Curbside Newsstand: GM To Spin Off Its EV Ops? Saturn II?
Posted on August 6, 2020 | 43 CommentsThe old time car manufacturers are mighty sick of watching their stocks continue to droop, and not just because of COVID. GM is currently around $26, down 22% since it […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Vintage Chevy
Posted on August 6, 2020 | 7 Commentsposted by Forrest A -
![How did I forget the XK 140? Somehow I managed to overlook it, which is not easy to do. It’s literally impossible to overstate the impact of the Jaguar, especially […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Jaguar-XK-140-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage SCI Review: Jaguar XK 140 MC – The First Shall Be Last")
Vintage SCI Review: Jaguar XK 140 MC – The First Shall Be Last
Posted on August 6, 2020 | 11 CommentsHow did I forget the XK 140? Somehow I managed to overlook it, which is not easy to do. It’s literally impossible to overstate the impact of the Jaguar, especially […] -
![Here’s something a bit out of the ordinary for today’s CCOTD. It’s a Dodge L-Series truck, which obviously has the cab from the A100 van-pickup. And its load consists of […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/5120879863_e4c72e2c51_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: Exotic Load, Semi-Exotic Truck")
Car Carrier of the Day: Exotic Load, Semi-Exotic Truck
Posted on August 5, 2020 | 23 CommentsHere’s something a bit out of the ordinary for today’s CCOTD. It’s a Dodge L-Series truck, which obviously has the cab from the A100 van-pickup. And its load consists of […] -
![This shot by Don Kincl (or was it Curtis Perry?) really shows the Comet’s long tail, thanks to the new semi-fastback roof that came out in 1963.5. The Comet was […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/4519221973_8133d22f2e_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1963.5 Mercury Comet Sportster Hardtop – The Comet Has a Long Tail")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1963.5 Mercury Comet Sportster Hardtop – The Comet Has a Long Tail
Posted on August 5, 2020 | 10 CommentsThis shot by Don Kincl (or was it Curtis Perry?) really shows the Comet’s long tail, thanks to the new semi-fastback roof that came out in 1963.5. The Comet was […] -
![I’ve been meaning to post this shot by Curtis Perry for some time. I love the faces on this vintage Buick; what a face. But there’s something rather jarring about […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/253104500_8d19d1d3bf_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Sad-Faced 1949 Buick Super With Its Straight Eight Exposed To The Elements")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Sad-Faced 1949 Buick Super With Its Straight Eight Exposed To The Elements
Posted on August 4, 2020 | 21 CommentsI’ve been meaning to post this shot by Curtis Perry for some time. I love the faces on this vintage Buick; what a face. But there’s something rather jarring about […] -
![(first posted 8/3/2014) I’ve given it some thought over the years, and there’s only one truck that I’ve seriously considered as a theoretical replacement for my F-100, and this is […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CC-27-064.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota T-100 – The Only Truck Worthy Of Possibly Replacing My ’66 F-100")
CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota T-100 – The Only Truck Worthy Of Possibly Replacing My ’66 F-100
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 65 Comments(first posted 8/3/2014) I’ve given it some thought over the years, and there’s only one truck that I’ve seriously considered as a theoretical replacement for my F-100, and this is […] -
![Don Kincl found a very wide assortment of cars somewhere in Abilene, TX, including two rather rare veterans of the 1950s import boom: a Fiat 1100 and a Renault Dauphine. […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/6398383535_6099160a4f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Two Veterans of the ’50s Import Boom and a Lot More Somewhere in Abilene, Texas")
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Two Veterans of the ’50s Import Boom and a Lot More Somewhere in Abilene, Texas
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 29 CommentsDon Kincl found a very wide assortment of cars somewhere in Abilene, TX, including two rather rare veterans of the 1950s import boom: a Fiat 1100 and a Renault Dauphine. […] -
Dealer of the Day: Ray Fladeboe
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 20 CommentsLocated in Irvine, CA. -
![At first glance I thought: oh, a nice load of mixed cars from the post AMC merger with Chrysler. But no, there weren’t any Alliances sold by then. And the […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/4466919036_4f3e52e4b9_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: AMCs and Chryslers Merged Into One Load Before the Companies Merged")
Car Carrier of the Day: AMCs and Chryslers Merged Into One Load Before the Companies Merged
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 23 CommentsAt first glance I thought: oh, a nice load of mixed cars from the post AMC merger with Chrysler. But no, there weren’t any Alliances sold by then. And the […]
