Curbside Classic’s original mission was to document the older cars found on the streets. We’ve obviously expanded that quite a bit over the years, but sometime I feel maybe we’re neglecting the curbside finds a bit. So I’m going to put a renewed emphasis on that, and show more of the huge number of finds posted at the CC Cohort in a weekly gallery. If you’re not already posting your finds there, please do. It’s easy and free to open a Flickr account, and join the CC Cohort and share your finds. And I promise to keep showing more of them here.
This first shot of a Grand Prix and a Chevy LUV is by SoCalMetro. The GM odd couple.
RiveraNotario has been one of our most prolific Cohort posters, mostly from South America. Here’s a Rastrajero still at work in Argentina.
An early Dodge Maxivan operated by the Department of Pananormal Affairs, shot by canadiancatgreen in Canada.
A couple of Vauxhall Vivas gathering dust. Shot by evilwizardgtx
Both generations of Barracuda fastback accounted for. Shot by hyperpak in Pennsylvania.
A splendid 1934 Packard shot in Chile by RLGNZLZ.
A Canadian Chevy II, therefor it’s an Acadian Canso. By nifticus.
A Mini which looks to be a daily driver still in Paris. Shot by Trabantino
A moldering ’56 Chevy with new eyebrows. Shot by hyperpak.
Someone’s Firebird being neglected. By canadiancatgreen.
A garish Mercedes (W114/115) also by canadiancatgreen.
Ford Taunus shot by Rivera Notario in Mendoza, Argentina
Nissan Cedric wagon shot in Shizuoka, Japan by Jerome Solberg
A fine Alfa coupe by JC, in California.
’55 Pontiac by canadiancatgreen.
Plymouth Reliant also by canadiancatgreen.
No it’s not a “C/10”. Another one by Notario Rivera.
Last but not least, a ’55 Dodge Royal coupe, by hyperpak.
Keep them coming at the Cohort!
LOVE the 55 Royal…!!!
The Rastrojero is an allaround business. Need to haul livestock? I’m your man! Need a sound truck for events? I’m your man!
Incidentally, the picture of a Rastrojero in Wikipedia is the same truck, somewhat younger.
I have seen hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Mercedes W114’s. Never have I seen anything close to that lowered yellow example. As an American I’ve seen fewer Citroen 2CV’s but I’ve spent some time in France as a tourist and seen my share. But again, I’ve seen nothing like the C/10 badged car with those wide wheels and low profile tires. I wonder how they respond to the 2CV’s odd camber angles in hard cornering.
A “Canadian” Chevy II is NOT by definition a Pontiac Acadian Canso. Yes, both cars share a LOT of common parts, both cars were built by GM in Oshawa, but both cars also have unique VIN’s Based on the writer’s comment, that means that an “American” Chevy II, is really just a Pontiac Acadian Canso with Chevy badges.
This car was conceived, developed and created at GM in Detroit as the Chevy II. The Acadian Canso really is just a badge-engineered version of the Chevy II, and like other badge-engineered cars, it has its own VIN. But at heart it is a Chevy II.
I would agree with your last line if this car had been conceived, developed and created at GM Canada as the Canso, and then badge engineered in the US (and Canada) as the Chevy II. But that was very much not the case.
Thanx Paul ! .
I’ve often wondered if there were galleries of old vehicle photos .
The ’56 Chevy is interesting , in the early to mid 1960’s in New England they were everywhere, typically with rust holes _behind_ the headlight were salty slush accumulated .
-Nate
If you were scrolling down through the pics more quickly, it would be totally understandable if a person mistook that Nissan Cedric Wagon as a Chrysler Woody wagon from the 80’s. But I’m not saying that in a bad way. I love it personally.
As an Argentinian I am happy to see photos of old cars in my country.
The Ford Taunus, although some remain, went out of production in 1984 when the Sierra replaced it (not unlike Europe).
The Rastrojero was indeed an Argentine invention, in no other country in the world is one seen. The pickup version was the most popular, but one was also sold in a sedan version, used a lot as a taxi, called Rastrojero Conosur.
I leave you a photo so you can see it.
Love the ‘Department of Paranormal Affairs’ lettering on the Dodge van. I take it this isn’t an official Canadian government initiative? 😉
That poor Mercedes though. Or, for that matter the 2CV. While I support the idea of presonalizing your ride, can we have some taste with that? Please?
The C10 badging is kinda appropriate for the Citroen. Given their current models’ nomenclature, C10 would place it as the Ultimate Citroen.
The second gen Barracuda is a long time favorite. Funny to me how the A body finally reached its potential in the performance / sporty market with the less attractive Duster. Overall reportedly $15M well invested by Plymouth.
Quick thoughts
-The ’34 Packard is striking. It looks to be in fine condition.
-that’s what all Firebirds from the era look like to me.
-the yellow Mercedes is hilarious.
-the Alfa is nice! So many handsome / beautiful cars in their history.
-is that an ’86 Reliant? The subtle softening of the shape worked well for it.
-are you sure that’s not a C/10? 😉
-Dan Berning’s comment “it would be totally understandable if a person mistook that Nissan Cedric Wagon as a Chrysler Woody wagon from the 80’s” is truth. It’s exactly what I thought when quickly scrolling through.
-my father had a couple B-vans; one a maxi-van. As a kid I wondered how the tacked on maxi portion didn’t break off. Both vans were reliable and very long lived.
Thank you for posting the cohort link. I’ve meant to ask…
I love those early Dodge B vans. It is funny how this version of the Maxi looked so right to my eyes, while the later version (that eliminated the little window behind the front doors and lengthened the rear section) looked so wrong.
Peter Wilding and JP, I believe that Dodge Van is an old ambulance, though how old is a great question. All ambulances after???1976? in the US had raised roofs to allow standing upright in back. As I recall I was in a Dodge ambulance of this vintage, though I thought it was a high top, and I thought how much better it worked to have the stretch in front of the sliding door on the curbside (not visible in this photo). In ambulances, there is usually a ton of stuff stacked against the front bulkhead that separates the cab from the patient area. In the Ford ambulances the stretch was in the tail, so the sliding door was partially obscured by all the stuff stacked up in front of it. The musings of a retired EMT…