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![My Promaster Van Build: Rear Entry, Hidden Bath/Shower, and a Few Other Unusual Details (click images for larger view) I’m documenting the build of our 2017 Promaster 2500 159″ wheelbase van into a self-contained camper to share my experiences and my approach to its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CC-380-044.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: Peugeot J7 Van – Precursor To My Promaster or My Promaster Van Build Post? The next post scheduled this morning is a write-up of my Promaster van build, which has turned into my longest post ever, and likely any at CC ever. As a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/47925649723_b46a333758_k.jpg)
![Cohort Kids: Jim and I, 1952 – Got A “CC Kids” Picture and Story? CC Cohort John Lloyd posted this shot of himself and his brother with the family ’51 Ford in the background. Back in 2013, I invited readers to send snapshots of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5291857255_d2ee102728_o.jpg)
![CC Find/QOTD: My Latest Addition To Found Objects On My Dash – What’s On Your Dash? My ’66 F100’s dash has become a repository of kiddie toys found in the dirt or under decks of my rentals. I’m doing a bit of landscaping and yesterday I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CC-392-020.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1968-1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Right On!.. The Mark (first posted 6/20/2013) 1968 has gone down in history as a revolutionary year; change was in the air. Lee Iaccoca must have been breathing it in deeply, because his decision […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-136-117-800.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshot: “Chicken”, the Automotive Version Here’s how kids got their thrills in the 40s: playing “chicken”, the automotive version. The driver takes his hands off the wheel of an old jalopy. The first passenger to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Vintage-kids-playing-chicken.jpg)
![On The Go Outtake: 1971 Toyota Corolla – Where Did You Come From? As I drove though the intersection of Polk and 18th, I spotted a little dark car heading west on 18th towards me. As it came closer and stopped for the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CC-392-012.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Pinto Wagon; The Lowest Wagon Ever and the Best Selling Wagon in the World – This Is Why Americans Love CUVs If you want to know why CUVs are so popular with folks above a certain age, it’s because they were forced to spend their formative years in a Pinto wagon. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CC-390-005.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: The Human Powered RV, Version 2.0 Almost ten years ago, I shot the original Human Powered RV and posted it at the old site. I’d seen it being pedaled around in traffic, albeit very slowly, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CC-390-028.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: 1963 Dodge 440 – The Return To Normalcy, Part 1 posted at the Cohort by runningonfumes (first posted 6/28/2013. Updated 5/19/2019) Watching Dodge (and Plymouth) claw their way back to normalcy after their departure into a brave new world in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Dodge-1963-f.jpg)
![CC Outtake: White Boxes, In Sizes S and M – Putting the xB into Context My Driveway Outtake of my xB and Promaster van stimulated a few interesting comments, mostly about the xB, as it’s a vehicle that’s not easy to pin down in terms […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CC-149-031.jpg)
![Curbside Classic Capsule: 1973 Plymouth Fury Coupe – Big Man On Campus (first posted 7/3/2013) The 1972-1973 “Fuselage V2.0” cars are hardly a common sight anymore. Well, they weren’t all that common in their day, which of course explains that and a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-103-114-900.jpg)
![Cohort On The Go Outtake: 1964 Ford “Nomad” Wagon I’m generally not a big fan of chopped and shortened wagons, which has been a thing going way back. But I thought this ’64 Ford, caught by Mike Hayes, was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/a-64-ford-wagon.jpg)
![Backyard Classic: 1955 Oliver Super 88 Diesel Tractor – I’ve Got the Biggest Garden Tractor In Town! (first posted 7/8/2013. The quite elderly owners have since moved out and the Oliver too) It’s all about the boy toys, and when it comes to backyard garden tractors, this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-203-067-900.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: 1969 Cadillac Convertible – Botched Cosmetic Surgery Victim posted at the Cohort by Kevin_xyxl I was walking down Cohort Street, when I spotted this white Caddy convertible. Yes, it is getting to be top-down season. But as I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/32908788057_ecc4f7d3ce_k.jpg)


