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Blog Archive
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CC Capsule: Thai E-tean Farm Truck – No Frills, No Muffler, No License Needed
Posted on April 22, 2024 | 16 Comments(first posted 4/22/2018) I recently posted about European microcars, which are still a thing. But mobility is a global issue – especially in rural areas, where motorized […] -
Beachside Outtake: The Sun Sets On A Splendid Jeep Gladiator
Posted on April 22, 2024 | 24 CommentsCC reader John Kelley sent me these shots of this immaculate Jeep Gladiator parked at Duxbury Beach in Massachusetts just as the sun was slipping away. Not surprisingly, this Glad […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1963 Mercury Monterey — Looking For A Proper Tune
Posted on April 22, 2024 | 24 CommentsPhoto from the Cohort by tbm3fan. I occasionally think of music and cars, as in: What type of music would work with this car? And if one must think about […] -
2024 Maserati Grecale GT — The Farmer’s Daughter of Rental Cars
Posted on April 22, 2024 | 43 CommentsI’ve mentioned a few times here on Curbside Classic that I have a great fondness for rental cars. My feelings are directly and proportionally related to my lack of fondness […] -
CC Global: This Volvo Always Stays Ahead Of The Competitors
Posted on April 21, 2024 | 5 CommentsRiding along on a 2017 Volvo FH truck and GS Meppel center-axle trailer, two brand spanking new Scania trucks, straight from the Zwolle plant in the Netherlands, the truck maker’s […] -
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: ’80s-’90s GM Products At The Junkyard
Posted on April 19, 2024 | 19 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by canadiancatgreen. Another post in the junkyard, now covering some of GM’s less-than-stellar moments. Not that I want to start this post with such a negative […] -
CC Outtakes: Ford P6 Landau – Almost But Not Quite
Posted on April 18, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 4/18/2018) The Curbside Classic Effect was in full effect last week. Just as I was putting the finishing touches to the XA coupe piece, another Ford […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1958 Ford Ranchero, At The Shopping Center
Posted on April 18, 2024 | 14 CommentsPhoto from the Cohort by canadiancatgreen. -
CC In Scale: Old Ford and Chevrolet Pickups
Posted on April 18, 2024 | 26 CommentsA story first, to set the scene. After my father recovered from his jukebox business going bust at the end of the fifties, he returned to being a salesman, as […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1959 Buick Electra – Outback Edition
Posted on April 17, 2024 | 37 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by William Oliver. It was back in 2000 when a close friend of mine living in LA asked me: “So Ric, what SUV would you like […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Plymouth Valiant – Aging In Place
Posted on April 16, 2024 | 149 Comments(first posted 4/16/2018) Most of the cars featured on Curbside Classic are unlikely survivors – the one-in-a-thousand cars that are still intact long after most contemporaries met their […] -
CC Capsule: 1998 Tommykaira ZZ – Gone In (Almost) 60 Seconds
Posted on April 16, 2024 | 11 CommentsJust a short post for this second installment of “JDM Rarities Week,” but it’s one that really took me by surprise. I assume some of you might have heard about […] -
Curbside Musings: 1959 Ford Galaxie – On Becoming Stanley Roper
Posted on April 16, 2024 | 42 CommentsThis past March marked the first month since August of 2012 in which I had returned to my hometown of Flint, Michigan twice. Last month was bookended by two trips, […] -
Vintage Editorial: “Reflections from an English Country Inn” (Brock Yates, C&D 1968)
Posted on April 15, 2024 | 69 Comments(first posted 5/23/2013, as a follow-up to yesterday’s Grosse Pointe Myopians) This is the kind of stuff I inhaled as a fifteen year-old: Brock Yates analyzing the British Car industry, […] -
In-Motion Classic: 1970 Ford F-250 Sport Custom Camper Special – Workhorse
Posted on April 15, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 4/11/2018) I love visiting Las Vegas as much for enjoyment of some of its many excesses as for cultural observation. It has also occurred to me that […]
![CC Capsule: Thai E-tean Farm Truck – No Frills, No Muffler, No License Needed (first posted 4/22/2018) I recently posted about European microcars, which are still a thing. But mobility is a global issue – especially in rural areas, where motorized […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_20180222_084305.jpg)
![Beachside Outtake: The Sun Sets On A Splendid Jeep Gladiator CC reader John Kelley sent me these shots of this immaculate Jeep Gladiator parked at Duxbury Beach in Massachusetts just as the sun was slipping away. Not surprisingly, this Glad […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/glad-0.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1963 Mercury Monterey — Looking For A Proper Tune Photo from the Cohort by tbm3fan. I occasionally think of music and cars, as in: What type of music would work with this car? And if one must think about […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/53668288045_54fe38de9f_h.jpg)
![2024 Maserati Grecale GT — The Farmer’s Daughter of Rental Cars I’ve mentioned a few times here on Curbside Classic that I have a great fondness for rental cars. My feelings are directly and proportionally related to my lack of fondness […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_9122.jpeg)
![CC Global: This Volvo Always Stays Ahead Of The Competitors Riding along on a 2017 Volvo FH truck and GS Meppel center-axle trailer, two brand spanking new Scania trucks, straight from the Zwolle plant in the Netherlands, the truck maker’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1857.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: ’80s-’90s GM Products At The Junkyard Photos from the Cohort by canadiancatgreen. Another post in the junkyard, now covering some of GM’s less-than-stellar moments. Not that I want to start this post with such a negative […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/53308982094_dfaae8f0a1_k.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: Ford P6 Landau – Almost But Not Quite (first posted 4/18/2018) The Curbside Classic Effect was in full effect last week. Just as I was putting the finishing touches to the XA coupe piece, another Ford […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/P6a.jpg)

![CC In Scale: Old Ford and Chevrolet Pickups A story first, to set the scene. After my father recovered from his jukebox business going bust at the end of the fifties, he returned to being a salesman, as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/34Gravel2.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1959 Buick Electra – Outback Edition Photos from the Cohort by William Oliver. It was back in 2000 when a close friend of mine living in LA asked me: “So Ric, what SUV would you like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/53022798239_40db28c528_k.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1966 Plymouth Valiant – Aging In Place (first posted 4/16/2018) Most of the cars featured on Curbside Classic are unlikely survivors – the one-in-a-thousand cars that are still intact long after most contemporaries met their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/LF-5.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1998 Tommykaira ZZ – Gone In (Almost) 60 Seconds Just a short post for this second installment of “JDM Rarities Week,” but it’s one that really took me by surprise. I assume some of you might have heard about […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20231103_112018_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Musings: 1959 Ford Galaxie – On Becoming Stanley Roper This past March marked the first month since August of 2012 in which I had returned to my hometown of Flint, Michigan twice. Last month was bookended by two trips, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20240211_110207805-1959-Ford-Fairlane-500-Galaxie-for-CC.jpg)
![Vintage Editorial: “Reflections from an English Country Inn” (Brock Yates, C&D 1968) (first posted 5/23/2013, as a follow-up to yesterday’s Grosse Pointe Myopians) This is the kind of stuff I inhaled as a fifteen year-old: Brock Yates analyzing the British Car industry, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/UK-006-2-900.jpg)
![In-Motion Classic: 1970 Ford F-250 Sport Custom Camper Special – Workhorse (first posted 4/11/2018) I love visiting Las Vegas as much for enjoyment of some of its many excesses as for cultural observation. It has also occurred to me that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1970-Ford-F-250-Sport-Custom-Camper-Special-2-CC.jpg)


