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![(first posted 5/11/2016) How do you like the snoot on this little step van? It’s a bit out there, literally. Well, unlike most step vans, this one is front […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Utilimaster.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1993 Utilimaster UMC Aeromate Step Van – The Aardvark of Vans")
![(first posted 5/11/2016) I know many Americans may barely know know of the R4’s existence, and would be quite happy to go their graves without being enlightened to its Gallic […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/rrrr4.jpg "Le Curbside Classic: Renault 4 – The First Modern Compact Hatchback")
![There’s no question that the 1980’s were the decade of kitsch and bad taste, although it got a start in the mid-seventies. Among all the other retro-revivals, there were the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/4168448436_c8066b438b_o.jpg "Vintage Ads: Bayliff Packard Sedan, Coupe, Convertible and Semi-Truck")
![(first posted 5/30/2012) The early sixties was the most fertile era for so many things, including motorhomes. In 1960, the Big Three unleashed their new compacts, including the rugged slant […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cortez.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1963 Clark Cortez Motorhome – The Revolutionary Compact RV: FWD, Slant Six, Torsion Bar Independent Suspension, And Built Like A Forklift")
![These shot by Roshake offer a nice bit of contrast: a 1.3 L VW Beetle 1302 (Super Beetle) and an (alleged) 7.4 L 455 Olds 98. I realize that the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/52038110155_601955eb1f_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1982 Oldsmobile 98 Regency “455” and VW 1302 – Opposites Attract")
![(first posted 7/20/2014) VW’s current strategy to design larger cars specifically for the US market isn’t exactly new. In the early sixties, VW gave serious thought to a six-seater rear-engine […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/VW-EA128-fq.jpg-courtesy-hobidas.com_.jpg "Automotive History: VW’s Stillborn Big Wide Car For America – The AmiWagen, or 911 Sedan")
![(first posted 5/9/2016) The best part of CC is all the great fellow CC’ers I’ve had the pleasure to meet. And when one of them shows up at my doorstep […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/914556.jpg "CC Driving Review: 1973 Porsche 914 2.0 – A Great Drive; A Long Way From Home")
![Way back in 2011, Jim Cavanaugh asked the question in regard to the Chevy Astro: “How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan?” The essence of it was why […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_8660.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1986 Chevrolet Astrovan – How Hard Can It Be To Make An Immortal Minivan?")
![Dodge was bragging about having the most power of any of the Big Three trucks in 1957, thanks to their big hemi engines. This ad claims “new giant-power V8’s up […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/52042239213_f48a7d2356_o.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1957 Dodge Truck “Power Giants” – Hemi Power!")
![shot and posted by Tim Finn What a dramatic drop Plymouth sales took between 1957 (762k) and 1961 (207k). More like a crash. Was it all due to weird styling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/52043895656_066ab697d0_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1961 Plymouth – Maybe It Should Have Been The Last Big Plymouth Forever")
![The 420 was the end of the road for Jaguar’s “compact” sedan line that started in 1956 with the 2.4, commonly called the Mark 1. One year later, the 3.4 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Jag-420-1-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Jaguar 420 Sedan – “Abundant Luxury Allied To Outstanding Ride, Maneuverability And Braking”")
![(first posted 5/6/2016) The VW Bus has long been an icon in Eugene, generally associated with the counterculture that blossomed here starting in about 1967, and gave the town its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2185090-115x115.jpg "The Arc Of Eugene’s Transit System Over 120 Years: From Mule-Drawn Trolleys To VW Buses To 60′ Bus Rapid Transit Hybrids")
![Remember this time last year, when I started modifying my xB to make it compatible for EXBRO5, our Nevada Overlanding trip? I lifted its suspension, cut away the low-hanging bodywork, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_8883.jpg "Auto-Biography: 2003 Chevrolet Tracker – My New $2500 EXBRO6-Compatible Genuine Four-Wheeler")
![posted at the Cohort by Matthew (first posted 5/5/2016) I can’t remember the last time I saw a ’75 – ’76 Caprice sedan. And it almost looks strange to me, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/xxxcd.jpg "Cohort Outtake: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice Sedan – Overlooked But Not Forgotten")
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