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![Is his the ultimate revenge engine swap? How many tens (hundreds?) of thousands of Chevy small block V8s were swapped into vintage Fords over the decades? But in 1968 (as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Camaro-67-with-flathead-V8.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Amazing Vintage Snapshot: Someone Swapped A Ford Flathead V8 Into Their New 1967 Chevy Camaro SS 396")
Amazing Vintage Snapshot: Someone Swapped A Ford Flathead V8 Into Their New 1967 Chevy Camaro SS 396
Posted on October 8, 2023 | 37 CommentsIs his the ultimate revenge engine swap? How many tens (hundreds?) of thousands of Chevy small block V8s were swapped into vintage Fords over the decades? But in 1968 (as […] -
![I’m a big fan of the Samurai and all the other related members of its family (Jimny, etc.). I’d like to find one in good condition, and possibly flat tow […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1499.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Suzuki Samurai With Large Front Cargo Rack")
Curbside Outtake: Suzuki Samurai With Large Front Cargo Rack
Posted on October 8, 2023 | 11 CommentsI’m a big fan of the Samurai and all the other related members of its family (Jimny, etc.). I’d like to find one in good condition, and possibly flat tow […] -
![(first posted 5/9/2013) The Fuego has become almost mythical in the US. It seems to typify all of the issues that plagued Renault in its final years in the US: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Renault-Fuego-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: Renault Fuego – Invites You To Enter The Turbo Zone")
Cohort Classic: Renault Fuego – Invites You To Enter The Turbo Zone
Posted on October 7, 2023 | 84 Comments(first posted 5/9/2013) The Fuego has become almost mythical in the US. It seems to typify all of the issues that plagued Renault in its final years in the US: […] -
![I’ve had a thing for British trials since first reading about them in the 1960s. In a nutshell, it’s driving century old cars on grueling “roads”, often wet, and always […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: Exmoor Fringe Trial 2023 – Century-Old Cars Pushed To Their Limits")
CC Video: Exmoor Fringe Trial 2023 – Century-Old Cars Pushed To Their Limits
Posted on October 7, 2023 | 12 CommentsI’ve had a thing for British trials since first reading about them in the 1960s. In a nutshell, it’s driving century old cars on grueling “roads”, often wet, and always […] -
![(first posted 10/6/2017) Is there an efficiency gene? Why do some people intrinsically (or compulsively) turn off the lights when they leave a room, keep the thermostat at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CC-337-007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Geo Metro Three Axle Ultra-High-Efficiency Motor Home – 45 MPG?")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Geo Metro Three Axle Ultra-High-Efficiency Motor Home – 45 MPG?
Posted on October 6, 2023 | 32 Comments(first posted 10/6/2017) Is there an efficiency gene? Why do some people intrinsically (or compulsively) turn off the lights when they leave a room, keep the thermostat at […] -
![I’ve been enthralled with the legendary Hall-Scott high-power gas engines ever since I first saw one in a vintage Kenworth fire engine pumper like this one at an open house […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1552.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1951 Kenworth Fire Engine Pumper With Hall-Scott Engine – It Gets My Heart Pumping")
Curbside Classic: 1951 Kenworth Fire Engine Pumper With Hall-Scott Engine – It Gets My Heart Pumping
Posted on October 6, 2023 | 18 CommentsI’ve been enthralled with the legendary Hall-Scott high-power gas engines ever since I first saw one in a vintage Kenworth fire engine pumper like this one at an open house […] -
Wordless Driveway Outtake: A Vintage Minivan Lover Lives Here
Posted on October 5, 2023 | 14 Comments -
![I’ve seen these two classic Eugene-mobiles for years now, and they’ve both had their individual moments of fame here at CC. Not only are they still going in 2023 as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1562.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Twofer: 1981 Corolla Wagon And 1988 Dodge Omni – Two CC Survivors")
Curbside Twofer: 1981 Corolla Wagon And 1988 Dodge Omni – Two CC Survivors
Posted on October 4, 2023 | 19 CommentsI’ve seen these two classic Eugene-mobiles for years now, and they’ve both had their individual moments of fame here at CC. Not only are they still going in 2023 as […] -
![1949 Cosmopolitan Coupe images posted at the Cohort by William Rubano (first posted 10/2/2017) Cadillac’s rise to dominance of the luxury car field in the 50s was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/37438006335_893650bb04_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan Coupe – Cadillac Thanks You, In More Ways Than One")
Car Show Classic: 1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan Coupe – Cadillac Thanks You, In More Ways Than One
Posted on October 2, 2023 | 105 Comments1949 Cosmopolitan Coupe images posted at the Cohort by William Rubano (first posted 10/2/2017) Cadillac’s rise to dominance of the luxury car field in the 50s was […] -
![(first posted 10/2/2017) Extending the front end of a car to create an upscale version was a long tradition practiced by many automakers. A long hood […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CC-333-026.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Ambassador – Does Size Really Matter?")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Ambassador – Does Size Really Matter?
Posted on September 30, 2023 | 93 Comments(first posted 10/2/2017) Extending the front end of a car to create an upscale version was a long tradition practiced by many automakers. A long hood […] -
![(first posted 8/22/2013) How exactly did Toyota come to be so dominant, mostly at GM’s expense? One little well-built coffin nail at a time. We will forever hear explanations as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-27-100-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 – 1982 Toyota Tercel – Toyota Nails Another One")
Curbside Classic: 1979 – 1982 Toyota Tercel – Toyota Nails Another One
Posted on September 29, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 8/22/2013) How exactly did Toyota come to be so dominant, mostly at GM’s expense? One little well-built coffin nail at a time. We will forever hear explanations as […] -
![(first posted 5/12/2013) Suburbans are jacks of all trades, capable of playing so many varied roles. One like this taught me the valuable lessons of the limits of vehicle dynamics […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-43-022-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Suburban – Finding The “Sport” In SUV")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Suburban – Finding The “Sport” In SUV
Posted on September 26, 2023 | 47 Comments(first posted 5/12/2013) Suburbans are jacks of all trades, capable of playing so many varied roles. One like this taught me the valuable lessons of the limits of vehicle dynamics […] -
![(first posted 9/26/2017) I found myself the other day in Curbsidelandia Ultimate Edition, otherwise known as Portland. It was a short trip, and I only managed to squeeze […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CC-338-008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Portlandia Outtake: 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – The Rare Two-Headlight Not-Quite-Deadly Sin Version")
Portlandia Outtake: 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – The Rare Two-Headlight Not-Quite-Deadly Sin Version
Posted on September 25, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 9/26/2017) I found myself the other day in Curbsidelandia Ultimate Edition, otherwise known as Portland. It was a short trip, and I only managed to squeeze […] -
![(first posted 9/22/207) There’s a new arrival or visitor in my neighborhood and it’s from outer space. It certainly isn’t from this world, where aerodynamic plastic-clad fish-mobiles with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CC-335-007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Space Traveler: 1967 Imperial Crown Coupe – The Empire Strikes Backwards")
Curbside Space Traveler: 1967 Imperial Crown Coupe – The Empire Strikes Backwards
Posted on September 22, 2023 | 104 Comments(first posted 9/22/207) There’s a new arrival or visitor in my neighborhood and it’s from outer space. It certainly isn’t from this world, where aerodynamic plastic-clad fish-mobiles with […] -
![(first posted 9/21/2017) I’ve long had a fixation on the lack of four speed transmissions being available on American compacts in the 1960s. The standard three […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Slant-6-4-speed-64-dart-br.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Factory Four Speed Transmission Behind a Slant Six? Yup, For a Couple of Years Anyway")
Automotive History: Factory Four Speed Transmission Behind a Slant Six? Yup, For a Couple of Years Anyway
Posted on September 21, 2023 | 81 Comments(first posted 9/21/2017) I’ve long had a fixation on the lack of four speed transmissions being available on American compacts in the 1960s. The standard three […]
