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About Author: Paul Niedermeyer
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![There’s a reason this 1950 GMC truck has such a swollen hood: It’s covering up a giant Detroit Diesel 6-110 engine, designed primarily for marine, military, industrial and railroad use. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/GMC-1950-110-diesel-protoype-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck: 1950 GMC With Giant 275 HP 6-110 Detroit Diesel – First High Power Diesel Truck, But With A Fatal Flaw")
Vintage Truck: 1950 GMC With Giant 275 HP 6-110 Detroit Diesel – First High Power Diesel Truck, But With A Fatal Flaw
Posted on January 9, 2022 | 14 CommentsThere’s a reason this 1950 GMC truck has such a swollen hood: It’s covering up a giant Detroit Diesel 6-110 engine, designed primarily for marine, military, industrial and railroad use. […] -
![I thought at first that these Corvette ads were written when David E. Davis was doing them at Campbell-Ewald, but he didn’t arrive there until 1967 when he got fired […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/8878653258_f4a1b6e106_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: 1965 and 1966 Corvette – When Copywriters Were Real Writers")
Vintage Ads: 1965 and 1966 Corvette – When Copywriters Were Real Writers
Posted on January 9, 2022 | 33 CommentsI thought at first that these Corvette ads were written when David E. Davis was doing them at Campbell-Ewald, but he didn’t arrive there until 1967 when he got fired […] -
Vintage Ad: 1964 Pontiac Taxi – “For Those Who Want The Finest” – I Guess There Weren’t Many Of Those
Posted on January 8, 2022 | 56 CommentsA big Pontiac taxi in the ’60s? Never saw one. Did any of you? Seems a bit odd , actually, given its standard 389 V8. -
![Gas prices are up, obviously, the highest in seven years, in nominal terms (not inflation adjusted). There doesn’t seem to be as much of a public reaction, in part because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Gas-1963.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "US Historic Gas Prices: Gas Actually Wasn’t Cheap In The 1950s and Early 1960s – Did I Buy The Cheapest Gas Ever In 2001?")
US Historic Gas Prices: Gas Actually Wasn’t Cheap In The 1950s and Early 1960s – Did I Buy The Cheapest Gas Ever In 2001?
Posted on January 8, 2022 | 74 CommentsGas prices are up, obviously, the highest in seven years, in nominal terms (not inflation adjusted). There doesn’t seem to be as much of a public reaction, in part because […] -
![(first posted 1/7/2016) Now that the Ford Econoline van has finally gone the way of so many other automotive dinosaurs, we might want to give it a bit of rear-mirror […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ggh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1972 Ford Econoline 200 – Big White Generic Box")
CC Outtake: 1972 Ford Econoline 200 – Big White Generic Box
Posted on January 7, 2022 | 51 Comments(first posted 1/7/2016) Now that the Ford Econoline van has finally gone the way of so many other automotive dinosaurs, we might want to give it a bit of rear-mirror […] -
![The myths that the 1959 Austin Mini had the first transverse FWD engine and that the 1962 Autobianchi Primula had the first transverse FWD power train with its transmission inline […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Austin-1959-mini-2-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The 1959 Mini Did Not Have The First Transverse FWD Engine, And The Autobianchi Primula Did Not Have The First Inline Transverse FWD Transmission")
Automotive History: The 1959 Mini Did Not Have The First Transverse FWD Engine, And The Autobianchi Primula Did Not Have The First Inline Transverse FWD Transmission
Posted on January 7, 2022 | 16 CommentsThe myths that the 1959 Austin Mini had the first transverse FWD engine and that the 1962 Autobianchi Primula had the first transverse FWD power train with its transmission inline […] -
![The Toyota Corona was the breakthrough car for the firm as well as the whole Japanese car industry hoping to capitalize on the huge American market. It offered a combination […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/corona-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Toyota Corona Coupe – “The Ultra-Practical Corona In A Handsome Coupe Form”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Toyota Corona Coupe – “The Ultra-Practical Corona In A Handsome Coupe Form”
Posted on January 6, 2022 | 23 CommentsThe Toyota Corona was the breakthrough car for the firm as well as the whole Japanese car industry hoping to capitalize on the huge American market. It offered a combination […] -
![There’s been a lot of questions as to whether the Chrysler brand had a future within Stellantis’ large bag of brands. Given the ever-accelerating momentum to EVs, it’s not surprising […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Chrysler-Airflow-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Chrysler Will Live And Go All-EV, Starting With This 2025 Airflow")
Curbside Newsstand: Chrysler Will Live And Go All-EV, Starting With This 2025 Airflow
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 41 CommentsThere’s been a lot of questions as to whether the Chrysler brand had a future within Stellantis’ large bag of brands. Given the ever-accelerating momentum to EVs, it’s not surprising […] -
![(* Probably) There’s only a handful of American truck manufacturers left, but once upon a time, it was very different. I’ve compiled 150 vintage ads and press articles of defunct […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/truck-bethlehem.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: 150 American Truck Brands You’ve Never* Heard Of Before")
Vintage Ads: 150 American Truck Brands You’ve Never* Heard Of Before
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 28 Comments(* Probably) There’s only a handful of American truck manufacturers left, but once upon a time, it was very different. I’ve compiled 150 vintage ads and press articles of defunct […] -
![(first posted 12/29/2012. Revised and expanded 1/3/2022) GM has built some great vehicles in its day, but nothing can top their buses. They literally owned the bus market from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: GMC TDH-4523 “New Look” Transit Bus – One Of GM’s Greatest Hits")
Bus Stop Classic: GMC TDH-4523 “New Look” Transit Bus – One Of GM’s Greatest Hits
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 130 Comments(first posted 12/29/2012. Revised and expanded 1/3/2022) GM has built some great vehicles in its day, but nothing can top their buses. They literally owned the bus market from the […] -
![Corey Behrens found this Canadian-market Ford F1- doppelganger in Colorado, where it might raise a few eyebrows if anyone bothers to look at the script on its tailgate. More likely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/51777255696_b2f82959bb_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1951-1952 Mercury M-1 — Ford F-1 Doppelganger")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1951-1952 Mercury M-1 — Ford F-1 Doppelganger
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 19 CommentsCorey Behrens found this Canadian-market Ford F1- doppelganger in Colorado, where it might raise a few eyebrows if anyone bothers to look at the script on its tailgate. More likely […] -
![Who could have imagined in 1967 that this 124 would still be being built almost 50 years later, as the Lada/VAZ-21xx. In a somewhat ironic and prescient statement, the last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/124-1-crop-horz-vert-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Fiat 124 – The First Of A Very Long Line Of 124s, And Better Than Anticipated")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Fiat 124 – The First Of A Very Long Line Of 124s, And Better Than Anticipated
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 40 CommentsWho could have imagined in 1967 that this 124 would still be being built almost 50 years later, as the Lada/VAZ-21xx. In a somewhat ironic and prescient statement, the last […] -
![The classic Detroit Diesel has become not just legendary, but iconic. Thanks to its two-stroke design, it always sounds like its revving twice as fast as it really is, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/4470990284_ba30157eea_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck History: 1939 GMC – First Year For The Legendary “Jimmy” Detroit Diesel — It’s Still Being Built 85 Years Later")
Truck History: 1939 GMC – First Year For The Legendary “Jimmy” Detroit Diesel — It’s Still Being Built 85 Years Later
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 45 CommentsThe classic Detroit Diesel has become not just legendary, but iconic. Thanks to its two-stroke design, it always sounds like its revving twice as fast as it really is, and […] -
![(first posted 1/2/2016) Curtis Perry has uploaded a motherlode of fantastic finds and shots at the Cohort. We’ll work our way through them this coming week, but we have to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Edsel-1960-Ranger-CP.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curtis Perry Outtake: 1960 Edsel Ranger Four Door Sedan – One Of 1288 Built")
Curtis Perry Outtake: 1960 Edsel Ranger Four Door Sedan – One Of 1288 Built
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 96 Comments(first posted 1/2/2016) Curtis Perry has uploaded a motherlode of fantastic finds and shots at the Cohort. We’ll work our way through them this coming week, but we have to […] -
![William Campbell created a series of 53 ads for Autocar between 1943 and 1948. Here’s a selection for your time-traveling enjoyment. Many of the these trucks rendered by Campbell represent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/autocar-9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: 1943-1948 Autocar Ads – Do They Cost More Or Less?")
Vintage Ads: 1943-1948 Autocar Ads – Do They Cost More Or Less?
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 42 CommentsWilliam Campbell created a series of 53 ads for Autocar between 1943 and 1948. Here’s a selection for your time-traveling enjoyment. Many of the these trucks rendered by Campbell represent […]
