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Blog Archive
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Dockside Tech: How to Operate A 1943 Aircraft Carrier Elevator
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 50 Comments(first posted 12/2/2018) I am talking about an aircraft elevator circa 1943 on an Essex Class carrier that is still functional. -
![(first posted 12/3/2018) A late-evening stroll through Salzburg, Austria was not exactly where I expected seeing an interesting Toyota Corolla (if that’s such a thing), but indeed the hills […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/thumb_IMG_6362_1024.jpg "Curbside Find: 1988 Toyota Corolla 5-Door Liftback – The More Interesting Corolla?")
Curbside Find: 1988 Toyota Corolla 5-Door Liftback – The More Interesting Corolla?
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 20 Comments(first posted 12/3/2018) A late-evening stroll through Salzburg, Austria was not exactly where I expected seeing an interesting Toyota Corolla (if that’s such a thing), but indeed the hills […] -
![Recently, I accompanied my wife and daughter on a roadtrip that covered nine states. Enjoying the temperate climate well south of the Mason-Dixon Line, I figured a bumper crop of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/south-of-rolla.jpeg "Lost & Found: Automotive Treasures Saved From a Nebulous Fate")
Lost & Found: Automotive Treasures Saved From a Nebulous Fate
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 35 CommentsRecently, I accompanied my wife and daughter on a roadtrip that covered nine states. Enjoying the temperate climate well south of the Mason-Dixon Line, I figured a bumper crop of […] -
![Chet Forrest and Bob Wright wrote the song “It’s a Blue World” in 1939, for the Columbia musical Music in My Heart, and its first commercial release was by […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1941-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Hyperpack-front-3q.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – It’s a Blue World")
Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – It’s a Blue World
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 21 CommentsChet Forrest and Bob Wright wrote the song “It’s a Blue World” in 1939, for the Columbia musical Music in My Heart, and its first commercial release was by […] -
![(first posted 12/2/2018) The CC Cohort is full of goodies; way too many to show all here. But this rather battered survivor of a 1968 Buick GS […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/45876008811_8d58513833_k-crop.jpg "Cohort Classic: 1968 Buick GS California – Far From Home")
Cohort Classic: 1968 Buick GS California – Far From Home
Posted on December 1, 2024 | 40 Comments(first posted 12/2/2018) The CC Cohort is full of goodies; way too many to show all here. But this rather battered survivor of a 1968 Buick GS […] -
![Wouldn’t you have been tempted by a new Falcon with a hot 166hp 3.6 L (221 cubic inch) six, a four speed on the floor and some nice wheels instead […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54169757711_e4569555e0_k.jpg "Curbside Finds: 1960s and 1980s Ford Falcons – They Were Still Being Built In Argentina Until 1991")
Curbside Finds: 1960s and 1980s Ford Falcons – They Were Still Being Built In Argentina Until 1991
Posted on December 1, 2024 | 30 CommentsWouldn’t you have been tempted by a new Falcon with a hot 166hp 3.6 L (221 cubic inch) six, a four speed on the floor and some nice wheels instead […] -
![Two Swedish infrastructure workers with a 10×4*6 drivetrain, air suspension all around, and a gross weight rating of 47 tonnes (103,600 lbs). And both of them are equipped with a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_3194.jpg "CC Global: 2021 Volvo FM460 And 2024 Scania R530 V8 – Attention Grabbers")
CC Global: 2021 Volvo FM460 And 2024 Scania R530 V8 – Attention Grabbers
Posted on December 1, 2024 | 10 CommentsTwo Swedish infrastructure workers with a 10×4*6 drivetrain, air suspension all around, and a gross weight rating of 47 tonnes (103,600 lbs). And both of them are equipped with a […] -
![Few things make me happier than to see one of my former curbside classic daily drivers still at it. I first spotted this ’67 Bonneville over ten years ago in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2458.jpeg "On-The-Go Catch: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville Daily Driver Still Going Strong")
On-The-Go Catch: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville Daily Driver Still Going Strong
Posted on December 1, 2024 | 13 CommentsFew things make me happier than to see one of my former curbside classic daily drivers still at it. I first spotted this ’67 Bonneville over ten years ago in […] -
![(first posted 1/5/2013) I never knew my paternal grandfather—he died when my Dad was just 16, but from the stories I’ve heard, he was instrumental in setting up the Air […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/800px-SR_Caravelle.jpg "Photo Album Outtake: 1957 Sud Aviation Caravelle—Dawn of the Modern Commercial Jet")
Photo Album Outtake: 1957 Sud Aviation Caravelle—Dawn of the Modern Commercial Jet
Posted on November 30, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 1/5/2013) I never knew my paternal grandfather—he died when my Dad was just 16, but from the stories I’ve heard, he was instrumental in setting up the Air […] -
![As I’ve mentioned before quite a few times, Eugene was a major destination for genuine hippies after their exodus from San Francisco. One of the proofs of that is the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_24281.jpeg "Curbside Find: Ford Vanette Hippie Van – A Cultural Relic")
Curbside Find: Ford Vanette Hippie Van – A Cultural Relic
Posted on November 30, 2024 | 10 CommentsAs I’ve mentioned before quite a few times, Eugene was a major destination for genuine hippies after their exodus from San Francisco. One of the proofs of that is the […] -
![(first posted 11/28/2018) There’s a rule with Italian cars from mainstream brands, one that arguably applies to their French counterparts as well: the bigger the car, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/fiat-croma-2.jpg "CC Capsule: 1988-89 Fiat Croma – Croma Flair")
CC Capsule: 1988-89 Fiat Croma – Croma Flair
Posted on November 29, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 11/28/2018) There’s a rule with Italian cars from mainstream brands, one that arguably applies to their French counterparts as well: the bigger the car, […] -
![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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/So-Cal-Metro.jpg "A Gallery Of The Best Curbside Finds Around The World By The CC Cohort, Part 1")
A Gallery Of The Best Curbside Finds Around The World By The CC Cohort, Part 1
Posted on November 29, 2024 | 12 CommentsCurbside 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 […] -
![When you’re a young auto enthusiast — whether or not you’re yet old enough to drive — you often develop dogmatic attitudes about certain cars or types of cars. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1987-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-SS-and-LS-brochure.jpg "Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Used to Hate (and How Do You Feel About It Today)?")
Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Used to Hate (and How Do You Feel About It Today)?
Posted on November 28, 2024 | 114 CommentsWhen you’re a young auto enthusiast — whether or not you’re yet old enough to drive — you often develop dogmatic attitudes about certain cars or types of cars. […] -
![For Part 5 (links to previous entries at the bottom), there is no epic family vacation, but rather a collection of smaller, shorter, possibly more memorable trips and activities in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20230904_062506_53180476611_o-e1732584822331.jpg "My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 5: Covid Era Adventures and Beyond")
My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 5: Covid Era Adventures and Beyond
Posted on November 28, 2024 | 13 CommentsFor Part 5 (links to previous entries at the bottom), there is no epic family vacation, but rather a collection of smaller, shorter, possibly more memorable trips and activities in […] -
![(first posted 11/27/2018) I somehow stumbled into these last night on my bed-time YouTube surfing. These are terrific, and feature great car spotting, even a fair number […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: Tourists Crossing the Gotthard Pass in 1963 and 1965 – Car Spotting And Wild Passing Galore")
CC Video: Tourists Crossing the Gotthard Pass in 1963 and 1965 – Car Spotting And Wild Passing Galore
Posted on November 27, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 11/27/2018) I somehow stumbled into these last night on my bed-time YouTube surfing. These are terrific, and feature great car spotting, even a fair number […]
