Curbside Classic Archives
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Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
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Blog Archive
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Curbside Find: 1951 Chevrolet – How Do You Feel About Patina?
Posted on August 6, 2024 | 34 CommentsPatina is a controversial subject; folks either like it or hate it. And of course it’s become a big fad, and fake patina is now commonly “applied” to old cars […] -
Curbside Musings: 1991 Mercury Capri – Do Anything But Copy
Posted on August 6, 2024 | 32 CommentsEstablishing one’s own, unique persona and identity is important to a youth. It’s part of the path to increased self-ownership and healthy individuation from the family unit. This process can […] -
Car Show Classic: 1964 Studebaker Cruiser – Brooks Stevens’s Last Pass For South Bend
Posted on August 5, 2024 | 97 Comments(first posted 9/28/2012) I love Studebaker. Pretty much any South Bend-built model gets my immediate attention, but I have to acknowledge that, in the end, Studebaker did itself in. We […] -
CC Outtake: 1976 (or so) Toyota Corolla (E30) Wagon – And a Toyota Pickup in the Alley
Posted on August 5, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 7/5/2018) Third generation Corollas have become a bit scarce, but since they are Corollas, there will undoubtedly always be a few around, forever. Could life in […] -
Curbside Find: 1968 Chevelle SS396 – Dreams, Today
Posted on August 5, 2024 | 7 CommentsPhoto from the CC Cohort by robadr. -
Cohort Find: 1953 Packard Convertible In Motion
Posted on August 5, 2024 | 20 CommentsHow about this classy ride captured in motion by Jerome Solberg at the Cohort? If a 1950s Cadillac is just too common for you, how about this far more exclusive […] -
Cohort Classic/Auto-Biography: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – I Almost Forgot I Had One
Posted on August 4, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/30/2012) Nothing like seeing a car to jog the old memory banks. c5karl posted this ’67 Bonnie at the Cohort, and the lights flashed on: I “had” one […] -
Truck Show Outtake: 2011 Scania R500 V8 6×2 – The Retiree’s Retired Owner-Operator Tractor
Posted on August 4, 2024 | 14 CommentsAt the show, I really thought I was taking some pictures of an exemplary, modern owner-operator tractor unit. Yet after some searching, it turned out that the 2011 Scania is […] -
Curbside Find: 1966 Chevelle Malibu Hardtop – The Way It Used To Be
Posted on August 3, 2024 | 25 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Here’s a ’66 Chevelle Malibu 2-door hardtop, beat up and worn, the way they used to be found around my high school grounds […] -
Curbside Find: 1995 VW Passat GLC VR6 (B4) – Room To Spare
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 10 CommentsIf this were a ’95 Corolla wagon, I wouldn’t have stopped. And I would know with a great degree of likelihood that it would still be around in a few […] -
Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 2)
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 18 CommentsDay 4 of the Cycle the Erie Canal trip started in Seneca Falls, NY, the central NY town that our rolling camping trip had wound up in the previous evening. […] -
Help Wanted: CC Contributors, No Experience Needed
Posted on August 1, 2024 | 20 CommentsWe haven’t done a call-out like this in quite a while, but I feel this would be a good time to find some new blood at CC. With summer in […] -
Museum Classics: “The Shape of Speed” – A Sublime Collection of Streamlined Cars
Posted on August 1, 2024 | 67 Comments(first posted 8/1/2018) “The Shape of Speed” may well be a personal high watermark as regards automotive exhibits. I have been utterly fascinated with the streamlined era since I was a […] -
Wordless Outtake: Mirror – Signal – (Never Mind) Shoulder Check
Posted on August 1, 2024 | 13 Comments -
CC In Scale: Cars Model Year 1970
Posted on August 1, 2024 | 36 CommentsFiling has never been my strong point, and my grasp on it weakens with the passing of the years. The photo files of my models are organized by decades; well, […]
![Curbside Find: 1951 Chevrolet – How Do You Feel About Patina? Patina is a controversial subject; folks either like it or hate it. And of course it’s become a big fad, and fake patina is now commonly “applied” to old cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1299.jpeg)
![Curbside Musings: 1991 Mercury Capri – Do Anything But Copy Establishing one’s own, unique persona and identity is important to a youth. It’s part of the path to increased self-ownership and healthy individuation from the family unit. This process can […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/058-1991-Mercury-Capri-for-CC.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1964 Studebaker Cruiser – Brooks Stevens’s Last Pass For South Bend (first posted 9/28/2012) I love Studebaker. Pretty much any South Bend-built model gets my immediate attention, but I have to acknowledge that, in the end, Studebaker did itself in. We […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/aa-09-08-2012-084.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1976 (or so) Toyota Corolla (E30) Wagon – And a Toyota Pickup in the Alley (first posted 7/5/2018) Third generation Corollas have become a bit scarce, but since they are Corollas, there will undoubtedly always be a few around, forever. Could life in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CC-353-001.jpg)

![Cohort Find: 1953 Packard Convertible In Motion How about this classy ride captured in motion by Jerome Solberg at the Cohort? If a 1950s Cadillac is just too common for you, how about this far more exclusive […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/53885752560_55ed24064a_k.jpg)
![Cohort Classic/Auto-Biography: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – I Almost Forgot I Had One (first posted 9/30/2012) Nothing like seeing a car to jog the old memory banks. c5karl posted this ’67 Bonnie at the Cohort, and the lights flashed on: I “had” one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Pontiac-Bonneville-1967-fr.jpg)
![Truck Show Outtake: 2011 Scania R500 V8 6×2 – The Retiree’s Retired Owner-Operator Tractor At the show, I really thought I was taking some pictures of an exemplary, modern owner-operator tractor unit. Yet after some searching, it turned out that the 2011 Scania is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_2371.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1966 Chevelle Malibu Hardtop – The Way It Used To Be Photos from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Here’s a ’66 Chevelle Malibu 2-door hardtop, beat up and worn, the way they used to be found around my high school grounds […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/53896832310_27f07c19ee_k.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1995 VW Passat GLC VR6 (B4) – Room To Spare If this were a ’95 Corolla wagon, I wouldn’t have stopped. And I would know with a great degree of likelihood that it would still be around in a few […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_1290.jpeg)
![Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 2) Day 4 of the Cycle the Erie Canal trip started in Seneca Falls, NY, the central NY town that our rolling camping trip had wound up in the previous evening. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0481.jpeg)
![Museum Classics: “The Shape of Speed” – A Sublime Collection of Streamlined Cars (first posted 8/1/2018) “The Shape of Speed” may well be a personal high watermark as regards automotive exhibits. I have been utterly fascinated with the streamlined era since I was a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_0017.jpg)

![CC In Scale: Cars Model Year 1970 Filing has never been my strong point, and my grasp on it weakens with the passing of the years. The photo files of my models are organized by decades; well, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/70Torinoppl3.jpg)


