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Blog Archive
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![Ah yes, the intriguing world of special and heavy haulage once again, starring a semi with a payload capacity of 116 tonnes (255,700 lbs). An extendable Broshuis semi-low loader with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2740.jpg "CC Global: 2024 Volvo FH16 8×4/4 And 2021 Broshuis PL2 3+7 – Adding Up To a 52-Wheeler (Without Spares)")
CC Global: 2024 Volvo FH16 8×4/4 And 2021 Broshuis PL2 3+7 – Adding Up To a 52-Wheeler (Without Spares)
Posted on November 15, 2024 | 14 CommentsAh yes, the intriguing world of special and heavy haulage once again, starring a semi with a payload capacity of 116 tonnes (255,700 lbs). An extendable Broshuis semi-low loader with […] -
![In reality, there is really no conflict between “Real Car Guys” and “Tourists”. One of my favorite blog sites has been “My Jaguar Experience”, which presented a dichotomy of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/us-vs-them-jpg.png "Curbside Commentary: “Real Car Guys” vs “Tourists.”")
Curbside Commentary: “Real Car Guys” vs “Tourists.”
Posted on November 15, 2024 | 49 CommentsIn reality, there is really no conflict between “Real Car Guys” and “Tourists”. One of my favorite blog sites has been “My Jaguar Experience”, which presented a dichotomy of […] -
![I stumbled into this ad from 1961 and just had to share it with you. The continental spare mount is bad enough ($29.95), but it’s also available with a trailer […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/sprite-tow-hitch.jpg "Vintage Ad: Continental Kit With Trailer Hitch For Bugeye Sprite – “Want To Haul A Trailer?”")
Vintage Ad: Continental Kit With Trailer Hitch For Bugeye Sprite – “Want To Haul A Trailer?”
Posted on November 14, 2024 | 16 CommentsI stumbled into this ad from 1961 and just had to share it with you. The continental spare mount is bad enough ($29.95), but it’s also available with a trailer […] -
![Doesn’t that lovely line of Volvo 140 butts make you want to say “Man, I remember when cars came in so many different colors!”? That’s been my comment on that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0129.jpeg "Curbside Musings: Bringing Color Back – There’s Actually A Lot Out There, Curbside and Otherwise")
Curbside Musings: Bringing Color Back – There’s Actually A Lot Out There, Curbside and Otherwise
Posted on November 14, 2024 | 71 CommentsDoesn’t that lovely line of Volvo 140 butts make you want to say “Man, I remember when cars came in so many different colors!”? That’s been my comment on that […] -
![Nissan’s former reputation for sportiness, dating back to its days peddling Datsuns, is all but gone today. The Maxima died in 2023, but the manufacturer still maintains a well-rounded lineup […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/stanza-8.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1987 Nissan Stanza – Mini Maxima")
Junkyard Classic: 1987 Nissan Stanza – Mini Maxima
Posted on November 14, 2024 | 11 CommentsNissan’s former reputation for sportiness, dating back to its days peddling Datsuns, is all but gone today. The Maxima died in 2023, but the manufacturer still maintains a well-rounded lineup […] -
![Whether it’s obscure ancient European racers or one of the myriad JDM sub-models I’ve never seen or heard of before in my life, CC hunting in Tokyo never fails to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240519_093644_edited.jpg "Curbside Clueless Outtake: Get A Load Of That Road Hog")
Curbside Clueless Outtake: Get A Load Of That Road Hog
Posted on November 13, 2024 | 9 CommentsWhether it’s obscure ancient European racers or one of the myriad JDM sub-models I’ve never seen or heard of before in my life, CC hunting in Tokyo never fails to […] -
![One of my favourite regular CC posts is Tatra-san’s random monthly sightings where he shows us vehicles many of us have never heard of. With that in mind, let’s turn […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Cedric2.jpg "CC In Scale: A Gallery Of Japanese Car Models")
CC In Scale: A Gallery Of Japanese Car Models
Posted on November 13, 2024 | 26 CommentsOne of my favourite regular CC posts is Tatra-san’s random monthly sightings where he shows us vehicles many of us have never heard of. With that in mind, let’s turn […] -
![(first posted 11/12/2018) There are some old cars you won’t be surprised to see still on the roads two or three decades later. Camrys and Corollas, for example. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ford-escort-xr3i-1.jpg "CC Capsule: 1982-85 Ford Escort XR3i – If You’re Looking For A Good Time…")
CC Capsule: 1982-85 Ford Escort XR3i – If You’re Looking For A Good Time…
Posted on November 12, 2024 | 46 Comments(first posted 11/12/2018) There are some old cars you won’t be surprised to see still on the roads two or three decades later. Camrys and Corollas, for example. […] -
![Autumn is my favorite time of year, especially here in the Pacific Northwest. This fall there was a great pumpkin harvest, and a bumper crop of old trucks. Mix […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_0780.jpg "A Fall Harvest of Old Trucks (and Some Yummy Looking Volvos)")
A Fall Harvest of Old Trucks (and Some Yummy Looking Volvos)
Posted on November 12, 2024 | 12 CommentsAutumn is my favorite time of year, especially here in the Pacific Northwest. This fall there was a great pumpkin harvest, and a bumper crop of old trucks. Mix […] -
![Here’s something I didn’t expect to find at all, not even in a car show: a partially restored early ’60s Hino Briska pickup. A surviving relic from the early days […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240707_162353078_HDR.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1963 Hino Briska – Before The HiLux")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Hino Briska – Before The HiLux
Posted on November 12, 2024 | 11 CommentsHere’s something I didn’t expect to find at all, not even in a car show: a partially restored early ’60s Hino Briska pickup. A surviving relic from the early days […] -
![I’ll state from the jump that this week’s essay is mostly a means by which to share pictures I had taken of the featured Thunderbird last fall, but I do […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/167-1964-Ford-Thunderbird-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – How Things Make Us Feel")
Curbside Musings: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – How Things Make Us Feel
Posted on November 12, 2024 | 56 CommentsI’ll state from the jump that this week’s essay is mostly a means by which to share pictures I had taken of the featured Thunderbird last fall, but I do […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2013) Dave Rush just left this picture and comment on the ’60 Corvair Cohort post: I just got back from a month in Cuba and saw about 10 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Corvair-front-engine.jpg "Cohort Outtake: 1960 Corvairs Still Hard At Work In Cuba With Lada Engines In Front")
Cohort Outtake: 1960 Corvairs Still Hard At Work In Cuba With Lada Engines In Front
Posted on November 11, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 3/30/2013) Dave Rush just left this picture and comment on the ’60 Corvair Cohort post: I just got back from a month in Cuba and saw about 10 […] -
![If rail transport is almost a religion in Japan, and it most certainly is, then this is the equivalent of Mecca or the Vatican. Over thirty railway cars, locomotives, or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20241024_134617_edited.jpg "Museum / Trackside Classic: The Railway Museum at Ōmiya")
Museum / Trackside Classic: The Railway Museum at Ōmiya
Posted on November 11, 2024 | 17 CommentsIf rail transport is almost a religion in Japan, and it most certainly is, then this is the equivalent of Mecca or the Vatican. Over thirty railway cars, locomotives, or […] -
![A wagonload of pictures was the yield of walking around in the lot for visitors of a classic car event who drove an ‘old’ set of wheels. No supplementary requirements, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_3687.jpg "Car Show Classics: 1978 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser And 1977 Ford Country Squire – Dad, These Are Not The Cars You Ordered!")
Car Show Classics: 1978 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser And 1977 Ford Country Squire – Dad, These Are Not The Cars You Ordered!
Posted on November 11, 2024 | 15 CommentsA wagonload of pictures was the yield of walking around in the lot for visitors of a classic car event who drove an ‘old’ set of wheels. No supplementary requirements, […] -
![It’s always nice to run into an old friend on a walk, especially on a bright and colorful fall day. I first ran into it at least ten years ago, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2306.jpeg "Driveway Find: 1980 Olds Cutlass Supreme Coupe – It Was Dad’s Favorite Car As Well As America’s")
Driveway Find: 1980 Olds Cutlass Supreme Coupe – It Was Dad’s Favorite Car As Well As America’s
Posted on November 11, 2024 | 22 CommentsIt’s always nice to run into an old friend on a walk, especially on a bright and colorful fall day. I first ran into it at least ten years ago, […]
