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Blog Archive
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CC In Scale: Nissan Skyline Part 3 — The Godzilla Years
Posted on April 4, 2024 | 20 CommentsPart 3a? Yes, because although the R32-33-34 generations form a natural group of three, nicely bookended by totally different models, there really is far too much to cover in one […] -
Curbside Capsule: 2005-09 Volkswagen Golf R32 – The Six-Cylinder Golf Lies Six Feet Under
Posted on April 3, 2024 | 15 Comments(first posted 4/3/2018) As turbocharging has become increasingly common, certain car-and-engine combinations have disappeared. We’ll probably never see another five-cylinder Volvo again. A dwindling number of mid-size sedans […] -
Record 185 Tons Of Redwood Logs Hauled In 1952 By Peterbilt With 300HP Supercharged Cummins Diesel – Worth A Half Million Dollars Today, The Wood, That Is
Posted on April 3, 2024 | 23 CommentsCC’s dman forwarded me this clipping from 1952. It shows a record load of old-growth redwood logs yielding 53,670 board feet of lumber being hauled to a mill in Fort […] -
Curbside Classic: 1962 Valiant V200 Station Wagon — Late Jet-Age Era Wagon
Posted on April 3, 2024 | 50 CommentsValiant V200 wagon photos from the Cohort, by Hyperpack. I’ve been meaning to feature this Valiant V200 wagon for some time but never got around to it until now. As […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Ford Escort, Mercury Lynx — Siblings Of The 1980s
Posted on April 2, 2024 | 24 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. This is a pair of siblings I haven’t seen in a long time. Two Dearborn products from the early 1980s; a Ford Escort and […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1965 Panhard 24 BT – Sculptural, Sepulchral
Posted on April 2, 2024 | 19 CommentsOur second entry in this so-called French Coupé Week is not, according to its maker, a coupé as such. The “B” in Panhard 24 BT stands for berline (saloon/sedan). So […] -
Curbside Musings: 1990 Pontiac Bonneville LE – The Cool Adult
Posted on April 2, 2024 | 43 CommentsI really enjoy meeting and getting to know my friends’ children, many of whom are now young adults. These sons and daughters often remind me of their parents, my peers, […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1973 Nissan Skyline C110 GT-R – Delectable, Rare Wagyu
Posted on April 1, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 3/20/2018) When I visit a car show, I reflexively compile my photographs afterwards and start to write an article covering what I saw. I attended All-Japanese […] -
Studebaker: Ahead Of Its Time And The True Source Of Every Postwar Styling Trend
Posted on April 1, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/1/2018) It is universally recognized that the only reason Studebaker went out of business was because the company was ahead of its time. Not only did […] -
Curbside Outtake: Sleeper Cab Ford E-450 Truck – If Detroit Won’t Build It, Build It Yourself
Posted on April 1, 2024 | 9 CommentsSome of my favorite finds are homebuilt trucks and RVs; I should have a special category for just them. I spotted this at our local Lowes, and I’m still not […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1960 Plymouth Belvedere Hardtop — Rocketship Not Ready To Launch, Yet
Posted on April 1, 2024 | 33 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Slant Six. Here’s a 1960 Plymouth rocketship doing its second appearance at CC. Back in late January this stranded spaceship appeared at the Cohort, shot […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1971 Pontiac Ventura II — 4-Doors And One Mighty Duck
Posted on March 31, 2024 | 10 CommentsImages from the Cohort by Hyperpack. -
CC Global: The Corporation’s Industrial Vehicles Are Finally Rolling Out Of The Shadows
Posted on March 31, 2024 | 21 CommentsCertainly in Northwestern Europe, heavy Iveco vehicles have always had a reputation of typical, bare-bones ‘fleet trucks’, rarely owned by small transport companies or owner-operators. This has been the case […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1989 Eagle Premier ES Limited
Posted on March 30, 2024 | 129 Comments(first posted 1/7/2014) While Eagle is surely one of the most American brand names, it was ironically applied to a motley collection of badge engineered and imported vehicles. Our featured […] -
Cohort Outtake: 1963 Studebaker Champ – The Most Ill-Fitting Bed Ever
Posted on March 30, 2024 | 40 Comments(first posted 3/29/2018) Does the bed on this Studebaker Champ pickup look like it not exactly lining up with the cab? Well, that’s because it was designed […]
![CC In Scale: Nissan Skyline Part 3 — The Godzilla Years Part 3a? Yes, because although the R32-33-34 generations form a natural group of three, nicely bookended by totally different models, there really is far too much to cover in one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/R32Dgreen4.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 2005-09 Volkswagen Golf R32 – The Six-Cylinder Golf Lies Six Feet Under (first posted 4/3/2018) As turbocharging has become increasingly common, certain car-and-engine combinations have disappeared. We’ll probably never see another five-cylinder Volvo again. A dwindling number of mid-size sedans […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/carsandcoffee-vw-golf-r32.jpg)
![Record 185 Tons Of Redwood Logs Hauled In 1952 By Peterbilt With 300HP Supercharged Cummins Diesel – Worth A Half Million Dollars Today, The Wood, That Is CC’s dman forwarded me this clipping from 1952. It shows a record load of old-growth redwood logs yielding 53,670 board feet of lumber being hauled to a mill in Fort […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sadfawef.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1962 Valiant V200 Station Wagon — Late Jet-Age Era Wagon Valiant V200 wagon photos from the Cohort, by Hyperpack. I’ve been meaning to feature this Valiant V200 wagon for some time but never got around to it until now. As […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/52037114619_51367bedc7_k.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Ford Escort, Mercury Lynx — Siblings Of The 1980s Photos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. This is a pair of siblings I haven’t seen in a long time. Two Dearborn products from the early 1980s; a Ford Escort and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/53625440727_9e8fe106dc_k.jpg)
![Car Show Capsule: 1965 Panhard 24 BT – Sculptural, Sepulchral Our second entry in this so-called French Coupé Week is not, according to its maker, a coupé as such. The “B” in Panhard 24 BT stands for berline (saloon/sedan). So […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20230730_195035_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Musings: 1990 Pontiac Bonneville LE – The Cool Adult I really enjoy meeting and getting to know my friends’ children, many of whom are now young adults. These sons and daughters often remind me of their parents, my peers, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/006-1990-Pontiac-Bonneville-LE-for-CC.jpg)
![Car Show Capsule: 1973 Nissan Skyline C110 GT-R – Delectable, Rare Wagyu (first posted 3/20/2018) When I visit a car show, I reflexively compile my photographs afterwards and start to write an article covering what I saw. I attended All-Japanese […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/c110-nissan-skyline-gtr-3.jpg)
![Studebaker: Ahead Of Its Time And The True Source Of Every Postwar Styling Trend (first posted 4/1/2018) It is universally recognized that the only reason Studebaker went out of business was because the company was ahead of its time. Not only did […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MaximaPresident.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: Sleeper Cab Ford E-450 Truck – If Detroit Won’t Build It, Build It Yourself Some of my favorite finds are homebuilt trucks and RVs; I should have a special category for just them. I spotted this at our local Lowes, and I’m still not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2322.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1960 Plymouth Belvedere Hardtop — Rocketship Not Ready To Launch, Yet Photos from the Cohort by Slant Six. Here’s a 1960 Plymouth rocketship doing its second appearance at CC. Back in late January this stranded spaceship appeared at the Cohort, shot […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/53620721047_67e237318e_k.jpg)

![CC Global: The Corporation’s Industrial Vehicles Are Finally Rolling Out Of The Shadows Certainly in Northwestern Europe, heavy Iveco vehicles have always had a reputation of typical, bare-bones ‘fleet trucks’, rarely owned by small transport companies or owner-operators. This has been the case […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1760.jpg)
![Junkyard Classic: 1989 Eagle Premier ES Limited (first posted 1/7/2014) While Eagle is surely one of the most American brand names, it was ironically applied to a motley collection of badge engineered and imported vehicles. Our featured […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1989-Eagle-Premier.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: 1963 Studebaker Champ – The Most Ill-Fitting Bed Ever (first posted 3/29/2018) Does the bed on this Studebaker Champ pickup look like it not exactly lining up with the cab? Well, that’s because it was designed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/39098008350_1082a1e1a6_k.jpg)


