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Blog Archive
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CC Outtake: Dodge Maxivans – Long and Longest (Longer is Absent)
Posted on September 4, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 9/4/2018) There are at least three different lengths of Dodge Maxivan/Maxiwagon: Long, longer, and longest. The two bookends are conveniently parked together here. But fear not; […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1982 Peugeot 604 STI Automatique Limousine Heuliez – Voiture Extraordinaire
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 9/3/2018) Yesterday I visited the 2018 edition of La Fête des Limousines, a show focusing on the top models of French automakers. There was this Peugeot […] -
Car Show Classic: 1990-96 Maserati Shamal – The Wildest Biturbo
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 9/4/2018) Maserati, under the stewardship of Alejandro de Tomaso, introduced the Biturbo line in 1981 with the intention of increasing the brand’s production volume tenfold. Trading […] -
CC Capsule: 1990 Porsche 928 GT – …And I Cannot Lie
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 10 CommentsI was mulling doing my regular two-month round-up of various cars I briefly encountered around the city, but this summer was a little lacklustre, so that will have to wait […] -
CC Global: We Buy And Sell Trucks, But We Have No Truck With Light-Duty Trucks
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 8 CommentsOne more walk through Versteijnen’s jumbo showroom in the south of the Netherlands, with their own Scania T500 V8 4×2 tractor prominently on display. Its first registration was in the […] -
Curbside Musings: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Fancy Flint Lady
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 47 CommentsFrom the jump, I realize that it’s an understatement to say that deindustrialization had a significant impact on many Rust Belt cities, including in my hometown of Flint, Michigan. Once […] -
CC Outtake: 1991 Volkswagen T4 Dehler Maxivan – Camper Minivan
Posted on September 2, 2024 | 25 Comments(first posted 8/2/2018) Not all Volkswagen Transporter camper vans go by the name of Westfalia. The German company Dehler Mobile, defunct since 1998, also offered a range of […] -
Curbside Find: 1971 Plymouth Valiant Scamp By The Raceway
Posted on September 2, 2024 | 9 CommentsPhoto from the CC Cohort by Slant Six (Hyperpack). -
Curbside Quiz: Castoffs From The Peak Hubcap Era, Pt. 3 – Can You ID Them And The Missing Brand?
Posted on September 2, 2024 | 10 CommentsHere is the final installment of our hubcap quiz to test your curbside identification skills. As I introduced in Pt. 1, my uncle has a hubcap collection which he […] -
Curbside Find: ’80s Toyota Pickup With Solar Power
Posted on September 2, 2024 | 13 CommentsI recently wrote my first CC on a 1978 Ford LTD Landau with an unusual power source – diesel! Regularly seen in the same Atlanta neighborhood is this 1980s Toyota […] -
Curbside Comparison: Compact Wagon Round Up ’62.
Posted on September 1, 2024 | 118 Comments(first posted 10/4/2012) Got a growing family on a budget? Are twins on the way, but you don’t want to pulverize the piggy bank? If so, you had a plethora […] -
CC Sunday Comics: Closer Than We Think – Automotive Future Passed
Posted on September 1, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/2/2018) From 1958 to 1962, illustrator and futurist Arthur Radebaugh thrilled newspaper readers with his weekly syndicated visions of the future, in a Sunday strip enticingly […] -
Curbside Find: 1980s Chrysler LeBaron – The K-Landau
Posted on September 1, 2024 | 8 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by chrisjcieslak. -
CC Cinema: 1970’s Ford Promotional Video – Mullets, Mutton Chops, and Thick Ties
Posted on August 31, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 8/25/2018) Here’s an interesting 26 minute video from Ford – likely from the early 70’s. Its a real flashback to that era, and entertaining for a […] -
Auction Classic: 1958 Studebaker Scotsman Wagon – Bottom Feeder
Posted on August 30, 2024 | 107 Comments(first posted 8/30/2018) The Studebaker Scotsman has already gotten a thorough CC treatment, so if you are not familiar with the full history of the Scotsman, I suggest you […]
![CC Outtake: Dodge Maxivans – Long and Longest (Longer is Absent) (first posted 9/4/2018) There are at least three different lengths of Dodge Maxivan/Maxiwagon: Long, longer, and longest. The two bookends are conveniently parked together here. But fear not; […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CC-368-035.jpg)
![Car Show Outtake: 1982 Peugeot 604 STI Automatique Limousine Heuliez – Voiture Extraordinaire (first posted 9/3/2018) Yesterday I visited the 2018 edition of La Fête des Limousines, a show focusing on the top models of French automakers. There was this Peugeot […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_6994.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1990-96 Maserati Shamal – The Wildest Biturbo (first posted 9/4/2018) Maserati, under the stewardship of Alejandro de Tomaso, introduced the Biturbo line in 1981 with the intention of increasing the brand’s production volume tenfold. Trading […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/maserati-shamal-2.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1990 Porsche 928 GT – …And I Cannot Lie I was mulling doing my regular two-month round-up of various cars I briefly encountered around the city, but this summer was a little lacklustre, so that will have to wait […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240704_102951_edited.jpg)
![CC Global: We Buy And Sell Trucks, But We Have No Truck With Light-Duty Trucks One more walk through Versteijnen’s jumbo showroom in the south of the Netherlands, with their own Scania T500 V8 4×2 tractor prominently on display. Its first registration was in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1721.jpg)
![Curbside Musings: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Fancy Flint Lady From the jump, I realize that it’s an understatement to say that deindustrialization had a significant impact on many Rust Belt cities, including in my hometown of Flint, Michigan. Once […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/199-1983-Buick-Electra-Park-Avenue-for-CC-2.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1991 Volkswagen T4 Dehler Maxivan – Camper Minivan (first posted 8/2/2018) Not all Volkswagen Transporter camper vans go by the name of Westfalia. The German company Dehler Mobile, defunct since 1998, also offered a range of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_6899.jpg)

![Curbside Quiz: Castoffs From The Peak Hubcap Era, Pt. 3 – Can You ID Them And The Missing Brand? Here is the final installment of our hubcap quiz to test your curbside identification skills. As I introduced in Pt. 1, my uncle has a hubcap collection which he […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hubcaps1-2.jpg)
![Curbside Find: ’80s Toyota Pickup With Solar Power I recently wrote my first CC on a 1978 Ford LTD Landau with an unusual power source – diesel! Regularly seen in the same Atlanta neighborhood is this 1980s Toyota […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/pickup2.jpg)
![Curbside Comparison: Compact Wagon Round Up ’62. (first posted 10/4/2012) Got a growing family on a budget? Are twins on the way, but you don’t want to pulverize the piggy bank? If so, you had a plethora […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/duel.jpg)
![CC Sunday Comics: Closer Than We Think – Automotive Future Passed (first posted 9/2/2018) From 1958 to 1962, illustrator and futurist Arthur Radebaugh thrilled newspaper readers with his weekly syndicated visions of the future, in a Sunday strip enticingly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dOMxE-1479163018-1244-blog-Header.jpg)

![CC Cinema: 1970’s Ford Promotional Video – Mullets, Mutton Chops, and Thick Ties (first posted 8/25/2018) Here’s an interesting 26 minute video from Ford – likely from the early 70’s. Its a real flashback to that era, and entertaining for a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/San-Jose-Assembly-1974-2-e1534850063408.jpg)
![Auction Classic: 1958 Studebaker Scotsman Wagon – Bottom Feeder (first posted 8/30/2018) The Studebaker Scotsman has already gotten a thorough CC treatment, so if you are not familiar with the full history of the Scotsman, I suggest you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_7790.jpg)


