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![The 1978 Oldsmobile 5.7L Diesel V8: Diesel Disaster – GM’s Deadly Sin #34 In the late ’50s, GM’s Detroit Diesel Division’s “Million Miler” -71 diesel engine was so superior to the competition, resulting in such market dominance that GM was forced by an […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/GM-mark-of-exc-2-Mediocrity.jpg)
![VW Karmann Ghia w/180hp Turbocharged Corvair Engine — “Parts”(?) $50 (Updated 5/11/2026) Here’s something a little different that was originally found online for sale, but then it was in San Francisco. It was quite honestly described as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/kg.jpg)

![GM’s Deadly Sin #33: 1977 Chevrolet C10 Pickup — Where’s the Damn Extended Cab? (Updated 5/8/2026) Chevrolet utterly dominated pickup and light truck sales for decades, probably ever since the 1920s, along with GMC trucks, which tried not to compete with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CC-351-034-crop.jpg)
![Auto-Biography: Two Peak Experiences At Childhood’s End (2007, revised 2026) After five years living in the quiet, sheltered and nurturing environment of Iowa, my family was preparing to move to Towson, Maryland. I was twelve, that pinnacle […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/a-barn-raising-1-1624535399-115x115.jpg)
![1969 Pontiac Farago CF 428 – John DeLorean Asks For An Exciting Car And Gets One (Updaed 5/7/2026) The 1969 Pontiac Farago CF 428 was the result of John Z. DeLorean asking his friend, the distinguished engineer and designer Paul Farago to come […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Farago-sea.jpg)
![1959-1961 GMC “Cracker Box” DLR/DFR 8000 – Why The World’s Most Advanced Semi Truck Was A Flop (updated 5/1/2026) Independent front suspension, air-suspension all-round, an ultra-light forward-set alloy cab only 48″ long, power steering, a complex fabricated frame that was 50% lighter, and the lightest diesel engine: […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/a-GMC-1958-crackerbox-1-1-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1979 -1985(?) Oldsmobile Toronado – Can Someone Muster Some Enthusiasm, Please? (Updated 5/4/2026) Pity the poor Toronado. It tried to be a groundbreaker in 1966, what with its front wheel drive and bold styling. Yeah, I was impressed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CC-409-024.jpg)
![Auto-Biography: Loyalties Tested (2007, updated 2026) As an immigrant back in the days of the “melting pot,” I was as eager to assimilate as a wide-eyed frat pledge amongst his potential brothers. I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/little-league-2.jpg)
![1965 Pontiac Strato Chief Two-Door Six-Cylinder Sedan – A Plain Chevy Hiding Under That Beautiful Pontiac Dress It may look like a Pontiac on the outside but there’s a Chevy underneath that handsome new styling. But then that was the way it was in Canada for many […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a-ponch-65-fh-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Finds: Ford and Chevy Tilt-Cab COE Twins Caught Together These shots by Jon O’Grady posted at the Cohort are terrific: the two long-running COE (Cab Over Engine) tilt cab trucks from Ford and Chevy, side by side and in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/49741202522_cfeeb615d7_k.jpg)
![Auto-Biography: 1956 Ford Customline – My First 100 MPH Ride, But Under Less Than Ideal Circumstances (2020, updated 2026) We all (hopefully) have memories of our first fast car rides. And hopefully they’re good ones. Mine were colored by severely distracting circumstances, but I still […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/a-56-ford-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Find: Dodge Extended Wheelbase Motorhome Chassis – So That’s How They Did It (Updated 4/22/2026) You may not be nearly as interested in this unusual find as I was, and that’s understandable. But it answered a long-simmering question as to how […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CC-413-061.jpg)
![The Studebaker V8 Engine – Why It Punched Below Its Weight (updated 04/02/2026) In 1951, Studebaker introduced its new ohv V8 engine, only two years behind the groundbreaking 1949 Cadillac and Oldsmobile V8s, and several years ahead of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Studebaker-V8-image.jpg)
![This 1961 Ford Falcon Sedan Delivery Has A Mystery In Its Cargo Area I found this 1961 Falcon Sedan Delivery basking in the golden glow of sunset near the harbor in Eureka, CA. It’s got a full load of patina on the outside. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a-sedf-115x115.webp)


