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Blog Archive
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Curbside Musings: Playland Park – The Drive To Drive
Posted on January 23, 2024 | 25 CommentsLong before I had enrolled in drivers’ training as a teenager, I had gotten my first taste of piloting a motorized land vehicle behind the wheel of a go-kart at […] -
Portlandia Outtake: Mercedes 450SLC and Bonus 1973 Ford F250
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 11/9/2017) I never got to all the cars I shot in Portland a few months back, but this set needs to be released from the digital […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1972 Chrysler New Yorker – Awaiting Detail & Reconditioning?
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 26 CommentsPhoto from the Cohort by Hyperpack. -
Dealer Classic: 2002 Pontiac Grand Am GT – Memento Mori
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 51 CommentsIt’s been 15 years since Pontiac ceased to be a going concern at General Motors, and over 20 since this Grand Am saw the light of day for the first […] -
Real World Locations of Vintage Car Ads – Fine Dining Edition
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 26 CommentsSome of my favorite Curbside Classic posts are those that show the real-world locations of vintage car ads, such as the world travel ads posted by Eric703 this past summer. […] -
CC Outtake: E-Body Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – Best Regards From The Eighties
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 12/11/2017) Again I visited my Mom last Friday, and went out for a run. This time I stumbled upon an American luxury icon. Well, maybe not […] -
Vintage Snapshots & Advertising: Car Billboards, A Gallery – 1950s to 1970s
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 17 CommentsMost of us of a certain age have a relationship with car billboards. To be on the street, cruising, or worse, stuck in traffic, with your tips at the wheel, […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1961-63 Corvair 95 Rampside – Likeable Failure
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 23 CommentsPhotos by Staxman, from the Cohort. Not many of these Corvair-derived trucks have appeared here at CC, and the last time they did was quite a while back. No wonder, […] -
CC Global: Volvo FM Based Megastructure
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 11 CommentsNever before had I seen such a colossal creation mounted on the frame of a standard size truck. At first glance, the Volvo simply seems to be too small and […] -
CC Capsule: 1958 Ford F-100: Separating the Men From the Boys.
Posted on January 20, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 1/20/2018) You, my friend, and I, are plinkers. Mere armchair quarterbacks in the game of cars and life. We putter about in our modern automobiles, […] -
Vintage Ad/Brochure Capsule: 1980 Ford Fairmont Turbo/Mercury Zephyr Turbo – Sasquatch. Nessie. Fairmont Turbo.
Posted on January 20, 2024 | 55 Comments(first posted 1/19/2018) We’ve been on a bit of a Fairmont tear here lately, if you hadn’t noticed. As a result, I must have had Fox-bodies on my […] -
CC Twofer: 1972 Renault Estafette / 1976 Citroën HY – A Couple Of Your Best Van De Table, See-voo-play
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 44 Comments(first posted 1/19/2018) From 1960 to 1980, the Renault Estafette and the Citroën HY (a.k.a “Type H” or “Tub”) were straight up rivals in the small world of […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 – Ready For Another Winter
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 8 CommentsIn recent weeks I’ve been sharing a number of images uploaded by Hyperpack at the Cohort. Most have been Chrysler products belonging to a family collection, but a new series […] -
CC Outtake: I Have a Brake Drum…Hold My Beer Edition
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 31 CommentsI have made the case in various Curbside articles for turning entire cars into works of art. But what about car parts repurposed for other uses? -
CC Photography and Modeling: Favorite Picks from the NYC Tax Photo Collection
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 22 CommentsIn a previous post, I referenced the fact that New York City has now made its entire collection of property tax photos available online. Think of this as Google Street […]
![Curbside Musings: Playland Park – The Drive To Drive Long before I had enrolled in drivers’ training as a teenager, I had gotten my first taste of piloting a motorized land vehicle behind the wheel of a go-kart at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2010-08-25-Wednesday-Playland-entrance.jpg)
![Portlandia Outtake: Mercedes 450SLC and Bonus 1973 Ford F250 (first posted 11/9/2017) I never got to all the cars I shot in Portland a few months back, but this set needs to be released from the digital […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-338-001.jpg)

![Dealer Classic: 2002 Pontiac Grand Am GT – Memento Mori It’s been 15 years since Pontiac ceased to be a going concern at General Motors, and over 20 since this Grand Am saw the light of day for the first […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PXL_20240107_201534078a.jpg)
![Real World Locations of Vintage Car Ads – Fine Dining Edition Some of my favorite Curbside Classic posts are those that show the real-world locations of vintage car ads, such as the world travel ads posted by Eric703 this past summer. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1959-Cadillac.jpeg)
![CC Outtake: E-Body Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – Best Regards From The Eighties (first posted 12/11/2017) Again I visited my Mom last Friday, and went out for a run. This time I stumbled upon an American luxury icon. Well, maybe not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171208_162853.jpg)
![Vintage Snapshots & Advertising: Car Billboards, A Gallery – 1950s to 1970s Most of us of a certain age have a relationship with car billboards. To be on the street, cruising, or worse, stuck in traffic, with your tips at the wheel, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tumblr_n5isjnlK8D1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1961-63 Corvair 95 Rampside – Likeable Failure Photos by Staxman, from the Cohort. Not many of these Corvair-derived trucks have appeared here at CC, and the last time they did was quite a while back. No wonder, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/53476792909_e5830573df_k.jpg)
![CC Global: Volvo FM Based Megastructure Never before had I seen such a colossal creation mounted on the frame of a standard size truck. At first glance, the Volvo simply seems to be too small and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1726.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1958 Ford F-100: Separating the Men From the Boys. (first posted 1/20/2018) You, my friend, and I, are plinkers. Mere armchair quarterbacks in the game of cars and life. We putter about in our modern automobiles, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180105_221432.jpg)
![Vintage Ad/Brochure Capsule: 1980 Ford Fairmont Turbo/Mercury Zephyr Turbo – Sasquatch. Nessie. Fairmont Turbo. (first posted 1/19/2018) We’ve been on a bit of a Fairmont tear here lately, if you hadn’t noticed. As a result, I must have had Fox-bodies on my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1980-Ford-Fairmont-01.jpg)
![CC Twofer: 1972 Renault Estafette / 1976 Citroën HY – A Couple Of Your Best Van De Table, See-voo-play (first posted 1/19/2018) From 1960 to 1980, the Renault Estafette and the Citroën HY (a.k.a “Type H” or “Tub”) were straight up rivals in the small world of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/page2garde_estaf_typeH.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 – Ready For Another Winter In recent weeks I’ve been sharing a number of images uploaded by Hyperpack at the Cohort. Most have been Chrysler products belonging to a family collection, but a new series […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/53469694466_b4122febc0_k.jpg)

![CC Photography and Modeling: Favorite Picks from the NYC Tax Photo Collection In a previous post, I referenced the fact that New York City has now made its entire collection of property tax photos available online. Think of this as Google Street […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-15-at-14-49-49-100-Broad-Street-DOF-Manhattan-1940s-Tax-Photos.jpg)


