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![(first posted 11/26/2018) Büssing was an illustrious German manufacturer of high-quality trucks, tractors, buses and engines. The company was founded in 1903 as Heinrich Büssing, Spezialfabrik für Motorlastwagen, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_7585.jpg "Truck Show Outtake: 1964 Büssing Commodore LU 11/16 – This Is Not A Cab Over Engine")
Truck Show Outtake: 1964 Büssing Commodore LU 11/16 – This Is Not A Cab Over Engine
Posted on November 27, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 11/26/2018) Büssing was an illustrious German manufacturer of high-quality trucks, tractors, buses and engines. The company was founded in 1903 as Heinrich Büssing, Spezialfabrik für Motorlastwagen, […] -
![(first posted 11/27/2018) Britain is about to embark on some major change, courtesy of the Brexit phenomenon. We don’t know where we’re going, the route, or when it’ll […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WP_20181110_14_37_52_Rich_LI.1.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1959 Bristol 406 – A Gently Fading Aristocratic Reminder")
Curbside Outtake: 1959 Bristol 406 – A Gently Fading Aristocratic Reminder
Posted on November 27, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 11/27/2018) Britain is about to embark on some major change, courtesy of the Brexit phenomenon. We don’t know where we’re going, the route, or when it’ll […] -
![The fifties were a decade of amazing change in automobile styling. At the start of the decade, you had rounded shapes, sometimes with fastbacks, and more often than not with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/58PlymPink4.jpg "CC In Scale: The Rise And Fall Of The Tailfin")
CC In Scale: The Rise And Fall Of The Tailfin
Posted on November 27, 2024 | 33 CommentsThe fifties were a decade of amazing change in automobile styling. At the start of the decade, you had rounded shapes, sometimes with fastbacks, and more often than not with […] -
![(first posted 11/24/2018; Update 11/22/2024: It was sold a few years back and I saw it several times including about a year or so ago. The new owner left a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-375-001.jpg "CC Outtake: 1987 Dodge Colt – Last One On the Streets Here?")
CC Outtake: 1987 Dodge Colt – Last One On the Streets Here?
Posted on November 26, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 11/24/2018; Update 11/22/2024: It was sold a few years back and I saw it several times including about a year or so ago. The new owner left a […] -
![The quality vs. quantity debate still continues in some areas of my life, but for the most part, it often comes down to bang for the buck when it’s time […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/049-1986-BMW-325e-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1986 BMW 325e – Preppy & Peppy")
Curbside Musings: 1986 BMW 325e – Preppy & Peppy
Posted on November 26, 2024 | 27 CommentsThe quality vs. quantity debate still continues in some areas of my life, but for the most part, it often comes down to bang for the buck when it’s time […] -
![BVB (Bas van Buuren) Substrates is a producer of growing media. The company recreated one of their heavy DAF trucks from the eighties, in a period correct livery and all. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_3448.jpg "Truck Stop Classic: 1989 DAF FAS 2800 Turbo Intercooling 6×2 Truck – An Earthy Job")
Truck Stop Classic: 1989 DAF FAS 2800 Turbo Intercooling 6×2 Truck – An Earthy Job
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 14 CommentsBVB (Bas van Buuren) Substrates is a producer of growing media. The company recreated one of their heavy DAF trucks from the eighties, in a period correct livery and all. […] -
![Initially I wasn’t sure that I was going to share this, my latest find. Don’t get me wrong, I was thrilled to find it seeing as how I hadn’t seen […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_6604.jpg "Curbside Recycling: 1983 BMW 745i – Boosted Bahn Brenner")
Curbside Recycling: 1983 BMW 745i – Boosted Bahn Brenner
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 25 CommentsInitially I wasn’t sure that I was going to share this, my latest find. Don’t get me wrong, I was thrilled to find it seeing as how I hadn’t seen […] -
![(first posted 11/25/2018. A comment was left in June 2024 saying that the car was sold to Dubai and was being restored. Photo at bottom of this post) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/44986308605_d181e261a0_k.jpg "Cohort Outtake: 1962 Cadillac Series Sixty-Two Six-Window Sedan – Plug-In Version (Update: It Was Saved and Restored)")
Cohort Outtake: 1962 Cadillac Series Sixty-Two Six-Window Sedan – Plug-In Version (Update: It Was Saved and Restored)
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 11/25/2018. A comment was left in June 2024 saying that the car was sold to Dubai and was being restored. Photo at bottom of this post) […] -
![A sign of the times…a forward thinking European city doing its best to be ecologically and environmentally friendly implements an innovative car-sharing service utilizing pure Battery Electric vehicles to reduce […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/xgB1oDiPwQN0JSAgM1WNqqcHDAUxhuE5aU0mRCk8-e1732281529949.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1974 – 1986 Witkar – Have Pod, Will Travel")
Curbside Outtake: 1974 – 1986 Witkar – Have Pod, Will Travel
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 18 CommentsA sign of the times…a forward thinking European city doing its best to be ecologically and environmentally friendly implements an innovative car-sharing service utilizing pure Battery Electric vehicles to reduce […] -
![I suppose this may seem a silly question depending upon the extent to which you consider Curbside Classic to be a “car forum”. Actually, my question is about a different […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/su13MZfm.jpg "QOTD – Do You Spend Time On Car Forums?")
QOTD – Do You Spend Time On Car Forums?
Posted on November 23, 2024 | 55 CommentsI suppose this may seem a silly question depending upon the extent to which you consider Curbside Classic to be a “car forum”. Actually, my question is about a different […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by Slant Six. I would assume that today’s find is basically a unicorn by now: a 2.8L-equipped early third-gen ‘Stang. The only year the Cologne V6 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54061886855_af51a7c2b4_k.jpg "Curbside Find: 1979 Mustang With 2.8 V6 Engine – Baby Blue Unicorn")
Curbside Find: 1979 Mustang With 2.8 V6 Engine – Baby Blue Unicorn
Posted on November 23, 2024 | 47 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Slant Six. I would assume that today’s find is basically a unicorn by now: a 2.8L-equipped early third-gen ‘Stang. The only year the Cologne V6 […] -
![I am very pleased to announce that Aaron Severson — known as Ate Up With Motor from the name of his website, — is joining Curbside Classic as Senior Editor. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Ate-Up-With-Motor-circle-720-1.webp "Aaron Severson (Ate Up With Motor) Joins Curbside Classic As Senior Editor")
Aaron Severson (Ate Up With Motor) Joins Curbside Classic As Senior Editor
Posted on November 22, 2024 | 44 CommentsI am very pleased to announce that Aaron Severson — known as Ate Up With Motor from the name of his website, — is joining Curbside Classic as Senior Editor. […] -
![(first posted 11/23/2018) Ah, the Rampage. Dodge’s “Sports Pickup”, sold between 1982 and 1984, was a short-lived phenomenon. While a few are still roaming the streets, as of this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_1722.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1983 Dodge Rampage – It Can Haul 1145 Pounds Of Hantavirus")
Junkyard Classic: 1983 Dodge Rampage – It Can Haul 1145 Pounds Of Hantavirus
Posted on November 22, 2024 | 78 Comments(first posted 11/23/2018) Ah, the Rampage. Dodge’s “Sports Pickup”, sold between 1982 and 1984, was a short-lived phenomenon. While a few are still roaming the streets, as of this […] -
![I caught this lovely Lorraine-Dietrich last year, when it was still in the two-digit realm (age-wise), but what’s a year and change when you’re that old? It was more than […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0243_edited.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1924 Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Saloon by Million-Guiet – Enter Your Second Century In Style")
Car Show Classic: 1924 Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 Saloon by Million-Guiet – Enter Your Second Century In Style
Posted on November 22, 2024 | 6 CommentsI caught this lovely Lorraine-Dietrich last year, when it was still in the two-digit realm (age-wise), but what’s a year and change when you’re that old? It was more than […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2014) Actually, they all had Hemi’s that year, at least the ’56 DeSoto Fireflite sedans like this one did. I drove past it on the way […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DODGE-03.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1956 DeSoto Fireflite – Yeah, It’s Got A Hemi")
Curbside Classic: 1956 DeSoto Fireflite – Yeah, It’s Got A Hemi
Posted on November 21, 2024 | 57 Comments(first posted 8/14/2014) Actually, they all had Hemi’s that year, at least the ’56 DeSoto Fireflite sedans like this one did. I drove past it on the way […]
