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Blog Archive
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CC Outtake: 1975 Buick LeSabre Convertible – A Topless Exit
Posted on October 9, 2024 | 75 Comments(First posted 7/24/2013) In response to JPC’s (1976 Buick Electra) find and Paul’s (1976 Buick Skyhawk) Cohort post, I present you a third option with this 1975 Buick LeSabre convertible. As most of […] -
Driving Impressions: Ford Model T – These Are Not The Controls You Are Used To
Posted on October 9, 2024 | 35 CommentsI have always aspired to drive a vintage vehicle, ideally one from the era before standardized controls were implemented. However, I was not prepared to commit to owning such a […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1993 Ford Scorpio 2.9i 24v Ghia – When Brougham Met Cosworth
Posted on October 9, 2024 | 44 Comments(first posted 10/9/2018) In Europe, the Scorpio was Ford’s last entry in the E-segment, also referred to as executive cars. At its introduction in 1985, the Scorpio […] -
Car Show Classic: 1953 Kaiser Henry J Corsair de Luxe – Big Name, Little Car, No Sale
Posted on October 8, 2024 | 102 Comments(first posted 7/22/2013) 1951 was the year Kaiser-Frazer should have “made it.” A thoroughly restyled–and beautiful–Kaiser, a facelifted swan-song Frazer, and the all-new compact Henry J meant that […] -
Curbside Find: 1937 Buick – Golden Classic In Australia
Posted on October 8, 2024 | 8 CommentsImages submitted by Andrew Tewes. How about this golden beauty found by the curbside? A 1937 Buick, in a lustrous finish from the Classic Era, found in Ipswich, Queensland. And […] -
CC Capsule: 1974 Chevrolet G10 SportVan – More Like Spart-an
Posted on October 8, 2024 | 11 CommentsThis is going to be a van week, CCompadres. We’re going cubic, we’re going blue collar, we’re going slow. Issues of prime import will include load capacity, twinned rear tyres […] -
Curbside Musings: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Convertible – Like Fine Wine
Posted on October 8, 2024 | 55 CommentsExactly three weeks before I had spotted our featured car, I had made my first-ever appearance at the annual tailgate party held in the main parking lot of my former, […] -
Future CC Outtake: 2017-19 Lincoln MKZ 3.0T FWD – The Crazy Car Nobody Is Talking About
Posted on October 7, 2024 | 67 Comments(first posted 10/7/2018) When I first heard the Lincoln MKZ was getting a twin-turbocharged 3.0 V6 for its mid-cycle refresh in 2017, I was intrigued. Naturally, I assumed […] -
CC For Sale: 1982 VW Diesel Pickup – Not Much Pickup But It Still Hauls
Posted on October 7, 2024 | 22 Comments(first posted 10/6/2018) That the VW Pickup was designed specifically for the US, despite it being a tiny FWD unibody thing, may seem rather odd from today’s perspective, given […] -
Garage Finds: 1960 Buick & Lincoln Mark V – Looking Menacing
Posted on October 7, 2024 | 13 CommentsThere’s something rather menacing about these garage images shared by roshake at the Cohort. In the case of the 1960 Buick, the threatening feel is certainly aided by its visage. […] -
Car Show Photo Report:The 2024 Festival Of The Unexceptional – Part 1 – Unexceptional But Exceptional, and British
Posted on October 7, 2024 | 34 CommentsCC has seen the Festival of the Unexceptional before, back in 2018 and 2019. The show itself is a very simple idea, and is billed as “A celebration of long-forgotten […] -
Car Show Classic: 1986 Ford F-150 John Riggins Signature Series – A Truck For Old D.C.
Posted on October 7, 2024 | 22 CommentsMany people collect mementos from their favorite celebrities. But how many choose to drive around with a celebrity’s signature on the side of their truck? It’s a phenomenon that’s rarely […] -
Car Show Classic: 1954 Kaiser-Darrin – Willow Run’s Corvette
Posted on October 6, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 7/22/2013) Finding any Kaiser-Frazer automobile is not easy these days, but the rarest of all is likely the Kaiser-Darrin sports car, a fiberglass two-seater meant to draw folks […] -
Cohort Find: VW 411 – Just Needs A 911 Engine
Posted on October 6, 2024 | 32 CommentsRoshake found this VW 411 in Budapest; it’s the first one found and posted at CC since 2016. Jeez; are they getting a bit rare, or? No love for VW’s […] -
Truck Show Outtakes: Scania V8 Tractors (And a Pacton Semi-Trailer) – Gen Y And Next Gen
Posted on October 6, 2024 | 9 CommentsThirty years of cabover progress, presented in one of the finest color schemes I’ve ever seen. BD Logistics’ pride and joy, a retired 1989 Scania 3-series 6×2 and a 2023 […]
![CC Outtake: 1975 Buick LeSabre Convertible – A Topless Exit (First posted 7/24/2013) In response to JPC’s (1976 Buick Electra) find and Paul’s (1976 Buick Skyhawk) Cohort post, I present you a third option with this 1975 Buick LeSabre convertible. As most of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_1970.jpg)
![Driving Impressions: Ford Model T – These Are Not The Controls You Are Used To I have always aspired to drive a vintage vehicle, ideally one from the era before standardized controls were implemented. However, I was not prepared to commit to owning such a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Outforadrive.jpg)
![Car Show Outtake: 1993 Ford Scorpio 2.9i 24v Ghia – When Brougham Met Cosworth (first posted 10/9/2018) In Europe, the Scorpio was Ford’s last entry in the E-segment, also referred to as executive cars. At its introduction in 1985, the Scorpio […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_7513.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1953 Kaiser Henry J Corsair de Luxe – Big Name, Little Car, No Sale (first posted 7/22/2013) 1951 was the year Kaiser-Frazer should have “made it.” A thoroughly restyled–and beautiful–Kaiser, a facelifted swan-song Frazer, and the all-new compact Henry J meant that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1953-Henry-J-Ad-02-e1363541807230.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1937 Buick – Golden Classic In Australia Images submitted by Andrew Tewes. How about this golden beauty found by the curbside? A 1937 Buick, in a lustrous finish from the Classic Era, found in Ipswich, Queensland. And […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/PXL_20241001_011359690.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1974 Chevrolet G10 SportVan – More Like Spart-an This is going to be a van week, CCompadres. We’re going cubic, we’re going blue collar, we’re going slow. Issues of prime import will include load capacity, twinned rear tyres […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240607_102735_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Musings: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Convertible – Like Fine Wine Exactly three weeks before I had spotted our featured car, I had made my first-ever appearance at the annual tailgate party held in the main parking lot of my former, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/029-1971-Chevrolet-Chevelle-Malibu-convertible-for-CC.jpg)
![Future CC Outtake: 2017-19 Lincoln MKZ 3.0T FWD – The Crazy Car Nobody Is Talking About (first posted 10/7/2018) When I first heard the Lincoln MKZ was getting a twin-turbocharged 3.0 V6 for its mid-cycle refresh in 2017, I was intrigued. Naturally, I assumed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-lincoln-mkz-3.jpeg)
![CC For Sale: 1982 VW Diesel Pickup – Not Much Pickup But It Still Hauls (first posted 10/6/2018) That the VW Pickup was designed specifically for the US, despite it being a tiny FWD unibody thing, may seem rather odd from today’s perspective, given […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-368-055.jpg)
![Garage Finds: 1960 Buick & Lincoln Mark V – Looking Menacing There’s something rather menacing about these garage images shared by roshake at the Cohort. In the case of the 1960 Buick, the threatening feel is certainly aided by its visage. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54028381164_4c949f8bcc_k.jpg)
![Car Show Photo Report:The 2024 Festival Of The Unexceptional – Part 1 – Unexceptional But Exceptional, and British CC has seen the Festival of the Unexceptional before, back in 2018 and 2019. The show itself is a very simple idea, and is billed as “A celebration of long-forgotten […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240727_113609.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1986 Ford F-150 John Riggins Signature Series – A Truck For Old D.C. Many people collect mementos from their favorite celebrities. But how many choose to drive around with a celebrity’s signature on the side of their truck? It’s a phenomenon that’s rarely […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1986-Ford-F-150-John-Riggins-Signature-LR-1.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1954 Kaiser-Darrin – Willow Run’s Corvette (first posted 7/22/2013) Finding any Kaiser-Frazer automobile is not easy these days, but the rarest of all is likely the Kaiser-Darrin sports car, a fiberglass two-seater meant to draw folks […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/6-28-13-308-Copy.jpg)
![Cohort Find: VW 411 – Just Needs A 911 Engine Roshake found this VW 411 in Budapest; it’s the first one found and posted at CC since 2016. Jeez; are they getting a bit rare, or? No love for VW’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54042134945_f11b9e2949_k.jpg)
![Truck Show Outtakes: Scania V8 Tractors (And a Pacton Semi-Trailer) – Gen Y And Next Gen Thirty years of cabover progress, presented in one of the finest color schemes I’ve ever seen. BD Logistics’ pride and joy, a retired 1989 Scania 3-series 6×2 and a 2023 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_2843.jpg)


