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![The start of week three of truck driving school saw me settling into a familiar routine with familiar people. I was in the groove by now, and not missing billable […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Truck-Driver-08.jpg "Making A Truck Driver – Week 3")
Making A Truck Driver – Week 3
Posted on March 15, 2024 | 31 CommentsThe start of week three of truck driving school saw me settling into a familiar routine with familiar people. I was in the groove by now, and not missing billable […] -
![(first posted 3/13/2018) The first cars to disappear from our roads tend to be the cheapest. No matter how reliable and well-built, A- and B-segment vehicles […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/daihatsu-charade-4.jpg "CC Capsule: 1985-87 Daihatsu Charade – A Childhood Curbside Classic, Two Decades Later")
CC Capsule: 1985-87 Daihatsu Charade – A Childhood Curbside Classic, Two Decades Later
Posted on March 14, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 3/13/2018) The first cars to disappear from our roads tend to be the cheapest. No matter how reliable and well-built, A- and B-segment vehicles […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1967 Chevrolet Biscayne Wagon And Dodge Route Van — Vintage Fleet
Posted on March 14, 2024 | 17 CommentsPhoto from the Cohort by So Cal Metro. -
![Selling cars in an international environment is a complex thing to achieve successfully. Even ignoring (not that you can) regional and national variations in regulations, the potential issues and pitfalls […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSC01901.2.jpg "Car Show Outtake: 2011 and 2012 Chrysler Ypsilon – Or Are They?")
Car Show Outtake: 2011 and 2012 Chrysler Ypsilon – Or Are They?
Posted on March 14, 2024 | 12 CommentsSelling cars in an international environment is a complex thing to achieve successfully. Even ignoring (not that you can) regional and national variations in regulations, the potential issues and pitfalls […] -
![A compromise is a scenario in which every participant gets at least some of what they want. But it could also be a situation where no one gets what they […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/s-l1600-22.jpg "Ebay Find: 1983 Ford LTD Brougham – All Things to Nobody")
Ebay Find: 1983 Ford LTD Brougham – All Things to Nobody
Posted on March 14, 2024 | 39 CommentsA compromise is a scenario in which every participant gets at least some of what they want. But it could also be a situation where no one gets what they […] -
![(first posted 3/13/2018) Often times, my experience of cars is tied to music from the same era in which they were manufactured, especially if I was alive at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1979-Buick-Electra-225-2-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic / CC Playlist: 1979 Buick Electra 225 – Under Your Spell")
Curbside Classic / CC Playlist: 1979 Buick Electra 225 – Under Your Spell
Posted on March 13, 2024 | 64 Comments(first posted 3/13/2018) Often times, my experience of cars is tied to music from the same era in which they were manufactured, especially if I was alive at […] -
![Here’s a new addition to my neighborhood. It’s none other than a mid-80s Nissan 200SX, and still in daily use? How did this happen? Is this car not on the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_20240308_120939021.jpg "CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan 200SX (S12) — Functional Beauty")
CC Capsule: 1984 Nissan 200SX (S12) — Functional Beauty
Posted on March 13, 2024 | 12 CommentsHere’s a new addition to my neighborhood. It’s none other than a mid-80s Nissan 200SX, and still in daily use? How did this happen? Is this car not on the […] -
![When we think of auto safety efforts, it’s usually things like Ralph Nader, Volvo, the 1966 Highway Safety Act, or airbags that come to mind. Ford’s 1956 promotion of safety […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Lifeguard-Featured-Image.jpg "Vintage Brochure: 1956 Ford Seat Belts – Selling Safety Ahead Of Its Time")
Vintage Brochure: 1956 Ford Seat Belts – Selling Safety Ahead Of Its Time
Posted on March 13, 2024 | 59 CommentsWhen we think of auto safety efforts, it’s usually things like Ralph Nader, Volvo, the 1966 Highway Safety Act, or airbags that come to mind. Ford’s 1956 promotion of safety […] -
![It may (not) come as a surprise to some of you, but customized cars aren’t exactly my thing. They do crop up on occasion, though, so I have a few […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_20230604_165159_edited.jpg "CC Outtakes: Seven Customized Chevrolets – From Souped Up To Nuts")
CC Outtakes: Seven Customized Chevrolets – From Souped Up To Nuts
Posted on March 12, 2024 | 31 CommentsIt may (not) come as a surprise to some of you, but customized cars aren’t exactly my thing. They do crop up on occasion, though, so I have a few […] -
![It’s a tense time to be a Toyota truck fan. By the end of next year, every one of the sombrero’s North American market body-on-frame models will have been replaced […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1c8f950f4e334c9dbec7c0fc878164f6.jpg "CC Shopping: 2024 4Runner and 2025 Land Cruiser–Where Is Toyota Going With This?")
CC Shopping: 2024 4Runner and 2025 Land Cruiser–Where Is Toyota Going With This?
Posted on March 12, 2024 | 41 CommentsIt’s a tense time to be a Toyota truck fan. By the end of next year, every one of the sombrero’s North American market body-on-frame models will have been replaced […] -
![Sometimes an essay topic drops right into my lap, and this was one of those days. This marks the third appearance of this black ’93 Mustang GT at CC, after […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_20240211_094114723-2006-1993-Ford-Mustangs-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 2006 Ford Mustang V6 & 1993 Ford Mustang GT – Generation Gap")
Curbside Musings: 2006 Ford Mustang V6 & 1993 Ford Mustang GT – Generation Gap
Posted on March 12, 2024 | 22 CommentsSometimes an essay topic drops right into my lap, and this was one of those days. This marks the third appearance of this black ’93 Mustang GT at CC, after […] -
![(first posted 8/3/2013) Virgil Exner’s disappointment over his 1955 Chrysler Falcon two-seater not being green-lighted for production was deep and lasting. He loved sports cars, and was an enthusiastic and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=640,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Exner-XNR-concept-profile.jpg "Concept Classic: 1960 Plymouth XNR – Exner’s Hot Slant-Six Corvette Fighter That Almost Got Built")
Concept Classic: 1960 Plymouth XNR – Exner’s Hot Slant-Six Corvette Fighter That Almost Got Built
Posted on March 11, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 8/3/2013) Virgil Exner’s disappointment over his 1955 Chrysler Falcon two-seater not being green-lighted for production was deep and lasting. He loved sports cars, and was an enthusiastic and […] -
![This ’76 LeMans posted by canadiancatgreen at the Cohort caught my attention. Is this a genuine former patrol car of the Montague County Sheriff Department in Texas? There’s lots of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/53447081134_ea39362e49_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: 1976 Pontiac LeMans Police Car – Fake or Real?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: 1976 Pontiac LeMans Police Car – Fake or Real?
Posted on March 11, 2024 | 24 CommentsThis ’76 LeMans posted by canadiancatgreen at the Cohort caught my attention. Is this a genuine former patrol car of the Montague County Sheriff Department in Texas? There’s lots of […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Fiat 600 – Playing Hide And Seek?
Posted on March 11, 2024 | 6 CommentsPhoto from the Cohort by canadiancatgreen. -
![I instantly recognized this Lark when I spotted it at Craigslist this morning; we walk by it just about every other day on our walks. I’ve been meaning to write […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lark-1.jpg "Neighborhood CC For Sale: 1962 Studebaker Lark V8, $3,000 – ‘Engine Turns Over”, You Install The Transmission")
Neighborhood CC For Sale: 1962 Studebaker Lark V8, $3,000 – ‘Engine Turns Over”, You Install The Transmission
Posted on March 11, 2024 | 20 CommentsI instantly recognized this Lark when I spotted it at Craigslist this morning; we walk by it just about every other day on our walks. I’ve been meaning to write […]
