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![This FJ40 Toyota Land Cruiser appeared in my neighborhood a few days ago, ready for Halloween. But I don’t think it got there under it’s own power; I suspect it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_9006.jpeg "Driveway Outtake: Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ40), Halloween Edition")
Driveway Outtake: Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ40), Halloween Edition
Posted on October 31, 2023 | 4 CommentsThis FJ40 Toyota Land Cruiser appeared in my neighborhood a few days ago, ready for Halloween. But I don’t think it got there under it’s own power; I suspect it […] -
![As I sit down to write this, it has been exactly one week since I had taken these pictures on the first full day of my annual Las Vegas trip […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/551-1983-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Ups & Downs")
Curbside Musings: 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – Ups & Downs
Posted on October 31, 2023 | 28 CommentsAs I sit down to write this, it has been exactly one week since I had taken these pictures on the first full day of my annual Las Vegas trip […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1979 Mack F 785 ST – ‘My Truck Is So Tall, I Need a Ladder To Get Into The Bed’
Posted on October 30, 2023 | 15 Comments -
![The raven stands before the shiny object, cocks his head, and eyes it, unsure. He was headed elsewhere on necessary errands when the glint caught his eye midflight and he […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231020_182905-1.jpg "Used Car Shopping, Yuppiemobile Edition: 2018 Audi A5 Sportback – Shiny Object")
Used Car Shopping, Yuppiemobile Edition: 2018 Audi A5 Sportback – Shiny Object
Posted on October 30, 2023 | 57 CommentsThe raven stands before the shiny object, cocks his head, and eyes it, unsure. He was headed elsewhere on necessary errands when the glint caught his eye midflight and he […] -
![(first posted 10/31/2017) Sport & Specials was this year’s theme of the annually held DAF Museum Days in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. In other words, DAF cars beyond […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_4870.jpg "Car Show Classics: 2017 DAF Museum Days – Variomatics With A Twist")
Car Show Classics: 2017 DAF Museum Days – Variomatics With A Twist
Posted on October 28, 2023 | 34 Comments(first posted 10/31/2017) Sport & Specials was this year’s theme of the annually held DAF Museum Days in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. In other words, DAF cars beyond […] -
![(hat tip to Jonathan F.) This is something of an inadvertent followup to the recent “My Cousin Vinney” post, where I debunked the premise of the ’63 Tempest […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: The 1962 Corvair Shows Off Its (Posi?)Traction Prowess In The Swamp")
CC Video: The 1962 Corvair Shows Off Its (Posi?)Traction Prowess In The Swamp
Posted on October 28, 2023 | 22 Comments(hat tip to Jonathan F.) This is something of an inadvertent followup to the recent “My Cousin Vinney” post, where I debunked the premise of the ’63 Tempest […] -
![Maybe it’s just me, but the global mood seems pretty heavy nowadays. Adding to that, increasingly we may be finding that the Internet is simply no longer fun anymore. Heaven […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/snaab.jpg "QOTD – Vanity Plates and Car Stickers – Seen Anything Recently to Make You Smile Or Head Scratch?")
QOTD – Vanity Plates and Car Stickers – Seen Anything Recently to Make You Smile Or Head Scratch?
Posted on October 27, 2023 | 78 CommentsMaybe it’s just me, but the global mood seems pretty heavy nowadays. Adding to that, increasingly we may be finding that the Internet is simply no longer fun anymore. Heaven […] -
![We’re standing next to an example of a ne plus ultra flatbed semi-trailer. That’s not an exaggeration, given its herculean payload capacity of almost 70 tonnes (154,000 lbs). Legally allowed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1991.jpg "CC Global: Nooteboom Ballast Trailers – This Is Not Michigan")
CC Global: Nooteboom Ballast Trailers – This Is Not Michigan
Posted on October 27, 2023 | 17 CommentsWe’re standing next to an example of a ne plus ultra flatbed semi-trailer. That’s not an exaggeration, given its herculean payload capacity of almost 70 tonnes (154,000 lbs). Legally allowed […] -
![Photos by robadr, from the Cohort. It’s been a while since we showcased automotive creative impulses seen at the Cohort, so I may as well highlight this VW Bus camper […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/53286347500_5c4e199734_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: VW Bus Camper Trailer – Peculiar Land Yacht")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: VW Bus Camper Trailer – Peculiar Land Yacht
Posted on October 27, 2023 | 6 CommentsPhotos by robadr, from the Cohort. It’s been a while since we showcased automotive creative impulses seen at the Cohort, so I may as well highlight this VW Bus camper […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2017) Last year I missed Melbourne MotorClassica due to a family emergency, so this year was more of an ad-hoc arrangement. I joined Jim and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/monte4.jpg "Carshow Classics: Highlights From MotorClassica 2017")
Carshow Classics: Highlights From MotorClassica 2017
Posted on October 26, 2023 | 52 Comments(first posted 10/25/2017) Last year I missed Melbourne MotorClassica due to a family emergency, so this year was more of an ad-hoc arrangement. I joined Jim and […] -
![The love of all things vehicular is the heart of Curbside Classic. While that is primarily a love of old cars out on the streets, trains and model cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot_20231024_095530_Video-Editor.jpg "Trackside Miniature: Model Train Fun At The Fair")
Trackside Miniature: Model Train Fun At The Fair
Posted on October 26, 2023 | 16 CommentsThe love of all things vehicular is the heart of Curbside Classic. While that is primarily a love of old cars out on the streets, trains and model cars […] -
![Retro is in. But then it’s always been in. Back in the ‘30s, Ettore Bugatti styled his cars with hints of the horse-drawn buggies of his turn-of-century youth. In the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230212_133628_edited.jpg "CC Capsule: 1987 Nissan Be-1 – It Takes One To Be-1")
CC Capsule: 1987 Nissan Be-1 – It Takes One To Be-1
Posted on October 26, 2023 | 9 CommentsRetro is in. But then it’s always been in. Back in the ‘30s, Ettore Bugatti styled his cars with hints of the horse-drawn buggies of his turn-of-century youth. In the […] -
![As CC has accumulated finds over time, I’m always surprised when a particular model year hasn’t yet appeared. So seems to be the case with the 1966 Rambler Classic, especially […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/53247255888_372ec2ba01_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1966 Rambler Classic Rebel – Sensible Rebellion")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1966 Rambler Classic Rebel – Sensible Rebellion
Posted on October 25, 2023 | 14 CommentsAs CC has accumulated finds over time, I’m always surprised when a particular model year hasn’t yet appeared. So seems to be the case with the 1966 Rambler Classic, especially […] -
![The concept of retirement is many-layered. For millennia, the concept was a non-starter because there were no options: Without work, you starved. Today, the average life expectancy has made a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PXL_20231015_181409228a.jpg "CC Capsule: 1987 Jeep J-20 – Retired, Looking For A Second Career")
CC Capsule: 1987 Jeep J-20 – Retired, Looking For A Second Career
Posted on October 25, 2023 | 31 CommentsThe concept of retirement is many-layered. For millennia, the concept was a non-starter because there were no options: Without work, you starved. Today, the average life expectancy has made a […] -
![This clip from “My Cousin Vinny” was posted in the comments recently, and it reminded me that I’ve long wanted to debunk its key element—one that has been held in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mfnt.jpg "CC BS Buster: “My Cousin Vinny” Courtroom Scene – The 1963 Tempest Actually Did Not Have A Limited Slip Differential and The ’64 Skylark Did")
CC BS Buster: “My Cousin Vinny” Courtroom Scene – The 1963 Tempest Actually Did Not Have A Limited Slip Differential and The ’64 Skylark Did
Posted on October 24, 2023 | 48 CommentsThis clip from “My Cousin Vinny” was posted in the comments recently, and it reminded me that I’ve long wanted to debunk its key element—one that has been held in […]
