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Car Carriers Archive
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![I’ve been showing you lots of individual car carriers, a subject that caught my interest a while back after stumbling unto Dick Copello’s Flickr page. Dick hauled cars for some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/T-in-Van0012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Carrier History: Part 1 – The Early Days (Through the 1930s)")
Car Carrier History: Part 1 – The Early Days (Through the 1930s)
Posted on August 13, 2020 | 21 CommentsI’ve been showing you lots of individual car carriers, a subject that caught my interest a while back after stumbling unto Dick Copello’s Flickr page. Dick hauled cars for some […] -
![A load of new ’56 Chevys fresh from the Janesville, WI plant, and with a new-for-’56 four door hardtop on top. Somewhat curiously, it’s a 210, and not a Bel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/5467035734_e1c22ba59f_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: 1956 Chevrolets – “Drive It — More People Do”")
Car Carrier of the Day: 1956 Chevrolets – “Drive It — More People Do”
Posted on August 12, 2020 | 16 CommentsA load of new ’56 Chevys fresh from the Janesville, WI plant, and with a new-for-’56 four door hardtop on top. Somewhat curiously, it’s a 210, and not a Bel […] -
Car Carrier of the Day: From Five Vans to Nine Rabbits With the Same Rig
Posted on August 10, 2020 | 19 Comments -
![Just like so much of life, the evolution of car carriers was always in the direction of more. More cars per load, that is. Here’s a typical load of big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/5341210284_abeb9e1d59_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Carriers of the Day: From Four Cadillacs to Six In Five Years")
Car Carriers of the Day: From Four Cadillacs to Six In Five Years
Posted on August 8, 2020 | 6 CommentsJust like so much of life, the evolution of car carriers was always in the direction of more. More cars per load, that is. Here’s a typical load of big […] -
![For several reasons, I don’t think GM would run an ad like this nowadays. But the claim alone is a bit suspect. “More people buy used Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles, Buicks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/5350335752_3a0e1e55d6_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: “The Best Selling Used Cars of 1970” – Not Much Truth in Advertising")
Car Carrier of the Day: “The Best Selling Used Cars of 1970” – Not Much Truth in Advertising
Posted on August 7, 2020 | 41 CommentsFor several reasons, I don’t think GM would run an ad like this nowadays. But the claim alone is a bit suspect. “More people buy used Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles, Buicks […] -
![Here’s something a bit out of the ordinary for today’s CCOTD. It’s a Dodge L-Series truck, which obviously has the cab from the A100 van-pickup. And its load consists of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/5120879863_e4c72e2c51_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: Exotic Load, Semi-Exotic Truck")
Car Carrier of the Day: Exotic Load, Semi-Exotic Truck
Posted on August 5, 2020 | 23 CommentsHere’s something a bit out of the ordinary for today’s CCOTD. It’s a Dodge L-Series truck, which obviously has the cab from the A100 van-pickup. And its load consists of […] -
![At first glance I thought: oh, a nice load of mixed cars from the post AMC merger with Chrysler. But no, there weren’t any Alliances sold by then. And the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/4466919036_4f3e52e4b9_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: AMCs and Chryslers Merged Into One Load Before the Companies Merged")
Car Carrier of the Day: AMCs and Chryslers Merged Into One Load Before the Companies Merged
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 23 CommentsAt first glance I thought: oh, a nice load of mixed cars from the post AMC merger with Chrysler. But no, there weren’t any Alliances sold by then. And the […] -
![You’re looking at it. Renault bought into both Mack Trucks and AMC in 1979. And the Eagle arrived in 1980. So maybe it’s a coincidence, or maybe not? And I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4090989393_40edb35fde_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: What’s The Most Appropriate Brand of Truck To Haul AMC Eagles?")
Car Carrier of the Day: What’s The Most Appropriate Brand of Truck To Haul AMC Eagles?
Posted on July 31, 2020 | 14 CommentsYou’re looking at it. Renault bought into both Mack Trucks and AMC in 1979. And the Eagle arrived in 1980. So maybe it’s a coincidence, or maybe not? And I […] -
![Here’s something a bit different: An all-German car carrier, although undoubtedly the carrier trailer and truck’s carrier structure were built in the US. This load of fine Porsches and Audis […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4599650416_a208beef0b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: All German, Even the Truck – Club of Four, Plus One")
Car Carrier of the Day: All German, Even the Truck – Club of Four, Plus One
Posted on July 30, 2020 | 16 CommentsHere’s something a bit different: An all-German car carrier, although undoubtedly the carrier trailer and truck’s carrier structure were built in the US. This load of fine Porsches and Audis […] -
Car Carrier of the Day: A Very Mixed Load of Fiats and a Sole Lancia
Posted on July 29, 2020 | 29 CommentsFiat 131/Brava in sedan and wagon, 128 in sedan, wagon and hatchback, X1/9 and 124 Sport Spider, and a single Lancia Beta Coupe. 1976? 1977? -
Car Carrier of the Day: 1990 Toyotas
Posted on July 27, 2020 | 13 Comments -
![This is a 1952 or 1953 Dodge truck. As best as I can tell, the hemi V8 was first available in Dodge trucks in 1954 (1954 Dodge truck CC here). […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4376893532_aa81c1ef52_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: Dodge Flathead Six Truck Pulling Four Chrysler Hemis – But Its Engine Could Well Be Bigger Than the Hemis")
Car Carrier of the Day: Dodge Flathead Six Truck Pulling Four Chrysler Hemis – But Its Engine Could Well Be Bigger Than the Hemis
Posted on July 26, 2020 | 36 CommentsThis is a 1952 or 1953 Dodge truck. As best as I can tell, the hemi V8 was first available in Dodge trucks in 1954 (1954 Dodge truck CC here). […] -
Car Carrier of the Day: Mixed Load of GM E and K Bodies
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 31 Comments -
![Who would have thought tractors would be mixed up with cars and trucks? And that tractor stumped me, big time. I did not recognize it, as it does not look […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/8387392925_4c2c97be29_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: A Highly Mixed Assortment of 1963 Fords")
Car Carrier of the Day: A Highly Mixed Assortment of 1963 Fords
Posted on July 24, 2020 | 24 CommentsWho would have thought tractors would be mixed up with cars and trucks? And that tractor stumped me, big time. I did not recognize it, as it does not look […] -
![Let’s do a few more car carrier mishaps. This one happened in Miami in 1982, when a vehicle struck the tractor of this rig hauling shiny new Oldsmobiles, knocking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/8388241414_789c55856f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: Olds Overboard!")
Car Carrier of the Day: Olds Overboard!
Posted on July 23, 2020 | 21 CommentsLet’s do a few more car carrier mishaps. This one happened in Miami in 1982, when a vehicle struck the tractor of this rig hauling shiny new Oldsmobiles, knocking […]
