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Blog Archive
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Curbside Find: 1980 Fiat Brava – Showing Its Best Side
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 14 Commentsshot and posted at the CC Cohort by Ralf K (Don Kincl) When was the last time you saw a Fiat Brava (131) at the gas pumps. Don had this […] -
Curbside Musings: 1995 Dodge Neon Highline – Brite Lite
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 65 CommentsI had a great assortment of toys when I was a kid. Though many of them were shared and/or hand-me-downs as I was the middle son of three, some were […] -
The Cars Of Tintin: Can You Identify Them All?
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted in 2011, and expanded in 2013) Perhaps the Belgian comic books Tintin by Hergé were not so big in most American households, but they certainly played a significant […] -
Truck Show Outtakes: Too Late To The Party – The Guys Are Already Vacuuming
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 4 CommentsAlas, when I arrived at the show nearby my place, many participants had already left. Some guys were already vacuuming up the steel road plates (used as temporary pavement) from […] -
Triple Aqua 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – I’m In Love!
Posted on June 23, 2024 | 132 Comments(first posted 2/19/2013) For those of you out of the loop, I have a thing for 1950s to 1970s “big old American cars” in aqua. Whether the bright turquoise of […] -
Vintage Truck of the Day: GMC DFR8000 “Crackerbox” With Tiny Dual Exhaust Stacks And No Mufflers – Let That Jimmy Scream
Posted on June 22, 2024 | 27 CommentsI’m always drawn to old photos of GMC’s “Crackerbox” COE units, although I’m not quite sure why. Maybe it’s because I rode in one once when hitchhiking and the deafening […] -
CC Find of the Day: “No Dude, It’s Not A Chevelle; It’s A Beaumont” – What I’d Like To Take To A Car Show
Posted on June 21, 2024 | 28 Commentsposted at the Cohort by nifticus A 1960s Chevelle coupe is one the most recognizable “classic” cars. Everyone knows a Chevelle; or they think they do. It would be fun […] -
Truck Stop Classic: 1988 MAN 19.321 And 1992 Floor Trailer – Unconventional Re-Creation And Recreation
Posted on June 21, 2024 | 6 CommentsReviving a classic long distance truck and trailer combination with a conventional MAN model that was never used in that category of on-highway trucking. The additional fun factor is its […] -
Curbside Classics: Jeep Cherokee And Wagoneer SJ – Brief Initiation Into Jeep’s 4×4 Might
Posted on June 21, 2024 | 8 Comments(Mostly Dad related memories, with a few Jeeps thrown in) It was the early ’80s and Dad was as usual dealing with some agribusiness start-up. What it was on that […] -
Cohort Find Of The Day: 1964 Dodge Dart GT Convertible – One Of Less Than 2,500 Built
Posted on June 20, 2024 | 13 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. About ten days ago I shared some photos from the Cohort with a bunch of junked ’63-’64 Dodge Darts on a field. What I […] -
Curbside Travel: Like The Muppets, The Kleins Take Manhattan
Posted on June 20, 2024 | 46 CommentsMy phone reminded me this morning that a year ago I was in New York City, specifically midtown Manhattan. So now that the statute of limitations has (presumably? hopefully?) run […] -
Cohort Classic: GAZ 13 Chaika – Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery
Posted on June 19, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posted 3/7/2013) That the Russians were big fans of Packard’s designs is indisputable. The famous ZIS-110 was a heavily cribbed 1942 Packard Super (the story of Packard sending its […] -
1981 Honda Prelude – A Prelude to Greater Things To Come
Posted on June 19, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 6/20/2018) The Prelude was a highly pragmatic move on Honda’s part to expand into the then large and lucrative sporty coupe market. The Celica was making […] -
CC For Sale: 1967 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Holiday Sedan – One Owner Since New, Garaged In Central America
Posted on June 19, 2024 | 14 CommentsNot many of these ’67-’70 Oldsmobile Delta 88s have appeared at CC, so I figured sharing this one for sale in Central America was a reasonable idea. A one-owner car […] -
Curbside Find: 1976 Ford Courier – As Tough As A Toyota?
Posted on June 18, 2024 | 23 CommentsIt’s a fair question as to whether these Mazda-built Couriers were as tough as the Toyota pickup back in the day, but this one seems up to the task of […]
![Curbside Find: 1980 Fiat Brava – Showing Its Best Side shot and posted at the CC Cohort by Ralf K (Don Kincl) When was the last time you saw a Fiat Brava (131) at the gas pumps. Don had this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53711567387_e698eef941_k.jpg)
![Curbside Musings: 1995 Dodge Neon Highline – Brite Lite I had a great assortment of toys when I was a kid. Though many of them were shared and/or hand-me-downs as I was the middle son of three, some were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/018-1995-Dodge-Neon-Highline-for-CC.jpg)
![The Cars Of Tintin: Can You Identify Them All? (first posted in 2011, and expanded in 2013) Perhaps the Belgian comic books Tintin by Hergé were not so big in most American households, but they certainly played a significant […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/tintin-Lincoln2.jpg)
![Truck Show Outtakes: Too Late To The Party – The Guys Are Already Vacuuming Alas, when I arrived at the show nearby my place, many participants had already left. Some guys were already vacuuming up the steel road plates (used as temporary pavement) from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2572.jpg)
![Triple Aqua 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car – I’m In Love! (first posted 2/19/2013) For those of you out of the loop, I have a thing for 1950s to 1970s “big old American cars” in aqua. Whether the bright turquoise of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/79towncaraqua224_zps7537c788-e1360620014696.jpg)
![Vintage Truck of the Day: GMC DFR8000 “Crackerbox” With Tiny Dual Exhaust Stacks And No Mufflers – Let That Jimmy Scream I’m always drawn to old photos of GMC’s “Crackerbox” COE units, although I’m not quite sure why. Maybe it’s because I rode in one once when hitchhiking and the deafening […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0750.jpeg)
![CC Find of the Day: “No Dude, It’s Not A Chevelle; It’s A Beaumont” – What I’d Like To Take To A Car Show posted at the Cohort by nifticus A 1960s Chevelle coupe is one the most recognizable “classic” cars. Everyone knows a Chevelle; or they think they do. It would be fun […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53795079682_1874c3a8ca_k.jpg)
![Truck Stop Classic: 1988 MAN 19.321 And 1992 Floor Trailer – Unconventional Re-Creation And Recreation Reviving a classic long distance truck and trailer combination with a conventional MAN model that was never used in that category of on-highway trucking. The additional fun factor is its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2462.jpg)
![Curbside Classics: Jeep Cherokee And Wagoneer SJ – Brief Initiation Into Jeep’s 4×4 Might (Mostly Dad related memories, with a few Jeeps thrown in) It was the early ’80s and Dad was as usual dealing with some agribusiness start-up. What it was on that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20240519_154035031_HDR.jpg)
![Cohort Find Of The Day: 1964 Dodge Dart GT Convertible – One Of Less Than 2,500 Built Photos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. About ten days ago I shared some photos from the Cohort with a bunch of junked ’63-’64 Dodge Darts on a field. What I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53717348778_8cf06552d4_ka.jpg)
![Curbside Travel: Like The Muppets, The Kleins Take Manhattan My phone reminded me this morning that a year ago I was in New York City, specifically midtown Manhattan. So now that the statute of limitations has (presumably? hopefully?) run […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_7452.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: GAZ 13 Chaika – Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery (first posted 3/7/2013) That the Russians were big fans of Packard’s designs is indisputable. The famous ZIS-110 was a heavily cribbed 1942 Packard Super (the story of Packard sending its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/GAZ-Chayka-f.jpg)
![1981 Honda Prelude – A Prelude to Greater Things To Come (first posted 6/20/2018) The Prelude was a highly pragmatic move on Honda’s part to expand into the then large and lucrative sporty coupe market. The Celica was making […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-348-001.jpg)
![CC For Sale: 1967 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Holiday Sedan – One Owner Since New, Garaged In Central America Not many of these ’67-’70 Oldsmobile Delta 88s have appeared at CC, so I figured sharing this one for sale in Central America was a reasonable idea. A one-owner car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/440965315_2219207198449195_3474974632503712626_n.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1976 Ford Courier – As Tough As A Toyota? It’s a fair question as to whether these Mazda-built Couriers were as tough as the Toyota pickup back in the day, but this one seems up to the task of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0754.jpeg)


