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Blog Archive
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Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1958 Cadillac Series 62 – Up For Auction, Any Takers?
Posted on October 8, 2023 | 21 CommentsHere’s a find by L. Seddon at the Cohort, up for auction in the UK. This Series 62 Extended Deck sedan is one of 20,952 examples built in 1958, and […] -
Cohort Classic: Renault Fuego – Invites You To Enter The Turbo Zone
Posted on October 7, 2023 | 84 Comments(first posted 5/9/2013) The Fuego has become almost mythical in the US. It seems to typify all of the issues that plagued Renault in its final years in the US: […] -
CC Video: Exmoor Fringe Trial 2023 – Century-Old Cars Pushed To Their Limits
Posted on October 7, 2023 | 12 CommentsI’ve had a thing for British trials since first reading about them in the 1960s. In a nutshell, it’s driving century old cars on grueling “roads”, often wet, and always […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1954 Chevrolet 3600 Truck – Placid Advanced Design
Posted on October 7, 2023 | 12 CommentsPhotos by J.C. from the Cohort. This is a rather tranquil-looking “Advanced Design” Chevy truck, found in a setting that’s quite fitting. In a placid, yet business-like environment. It mixes […] -
In-Motion Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Club Victoria – Top Hat
Posted on October 6, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 10/5/2017) I’ve always had at least a passing interest in astronomy. I was fortunate enough to grow up in a city with its own planetarium, the […] -
Vintage Dealers: Pontiac In The ’60s – Snapshots & Promo Shots
Posted on October 6, 2023 | 29 CommentsWe’ve visited a few GM dealers recently and noticed we have yet to see some Pontiacs in the showroom. Let’s deal with that omission and check out a few Pontiac […] -
CC Capsule: 1992 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Tahoe – Different Tacks
Posted on October 6, 2023 | 13 CommentsI’m going to level with you all, right from the get-go: this vehicle is kind of a blank slate to me. And reading online reviews, both from the time and […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1990-97 Mazda 121 – A Bubbly Design That Really Pops
Posted on October 5, 2023 | 69 Comments(first posted 10/5/2017) So, I’m led to believe that older people in North America typically drive big Buicks, or beige Camrys, or maybe a Mercury Grand Marquis with a […] -
Wordless Driveway Outtake: A Vintage Minivan Lover Lives Here
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CC In Scale: Part 6 – Mini Mopar Muscle
Posted on October 5, 2023 | 49 CommentsOne memory that’s always stuck with me from my teenage years was getting a ride home one day with a friend who’d borrowed his dad’s car while he was […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevrolet Nova 4-Door – 6 Cyl. Pride
Posted on October 5, 2023 | 24 CommentsHere’s ‘just a car.’ Never did I imagine I would ever stop to take photos of a ’68-’72 Chevy Nova. So familiar a shape throughout my whole life, that to […] -
CC Twofer: 1930 Model A, 1936 Ford – The Fords of Iceland
Posted on October 4, 2023 | 22 Comments(first posted 10/3/2017) I’m done with the French cars for a bit, so here are some of the CCs I found over the summer in weird and interesting places. […] -
Curbside Twofer: 1981 Corolla Wagon And 1988 Dodge Omni – Two CC Survivors
Posted on October 4, 2023 | 19 CommentsI’ve seen these two classic Eugene-mobiles for years now, and they’ve both had their individual moments of fame here at CC. Not only are they still going in 2023 as […] -
CC Outtakes: 1966 Mercury Park Lane Convertible – The Coolness Of Mr. Square
Posted on October 4, 2023 | 15 CommentsPhotos courtesy of Andrew Tewes. (Update: This model was wrongly identified when this post was first published. The text has been updated). A good number of my hipster students have […] -
CC Capsule: 2017 Mitsuoka Himiko Ran – Chutzpah
Posted on October 4, 2023 | 9 CommentsWe’ve not had a Mitsuoka on CC for a while, but boy have I got a juicy one for you here. Most models made by Japan’s newest and smallest manufacturer […]
![Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1958 Cadillac Series 62 – Up For Auction, Any Takers? Here’s a find by L. Seddon at the Cohort, up for auction in the UK. This Series 62 Extended Deck sedan is one of 20,952 examples built in 1958, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/53241913229_2792421600_k.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: Renault Fuego – Invites You To Enter The Turbo Zone (first posted 5/9/2013) The Fuego has become almost mythical in the US. It seems to typify all of the issues that plagued Renault in its final years in the US: […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Renault-Fuego-fq.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1954 Chevrolet 3600 Truck – Placid Advanced Design Photos by J.C. from the Cohort. This is a rather tranquil-looking “Advanced Design” Chevy truck, found in a setting that’s quite fitting. In a placid, yet business-like environment. It mixes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/53107016192_29ec6810fc_k.jpg)
![In-Motion Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Club Victoria – Top Hat (first posted 10/5/2017) I’ve always had at least a passing interest in astronomy. I was fortunate enough to grow up in a city with its own planetarium, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/015-1962-Ford-Galaxie-500-CC.jpg)
![Vintage Dealers: Pontiac In The ’60s – Snapshots & Promo Shots We’ve visited a few GM dealers recently and noticed we have yet to see some Pontiacs in the showroom. Let’s deal with that omission and check out a few Pontiac […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/9499764fdbefcba49c880661f30401d8.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1992 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Tahoe – Different Tacks I’m going to level with you all, right from the get-go: this vehicle is kind of a blank slate to me. And reading online reviews, both from the time and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20220601_090150_edited.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1990-97 Mazda 121 – A Bubbly Design That Really Pops (first posted 10/5/2017) So, I’m led to believe that older people in North America typically drive big Buicks, or beige Camrys, or maybe a Mercury Grand Marquis with a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mazda-121-7.jpg)

![CC In Scale: Part 6 – Mini Mopar Muscle One memory that’s always stuck with me from my teenage years was getting a ride home one day with a friend who’d borrowed his dad’s car while he was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/62Val1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevrolet Nova 4-Door – 6 Cyl. Pride Here’s ‘just a car.’ Never did I imagine I would ever stop to take photos of a ’68-’72 Chevy Nova. So familiar a shape throughout my whole life, that to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230917_161552482_HDR.jpg)
![CC Twofer: 1930 Model A, 1936 Ford – The Fords of Iceland (first posted 10/3/2017) I’m done with the French cars for a bit, so here are some of the CCs I found over the summer in weird and interesting places. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_20170726_185218.jpg)
![Curbside Twofer: 1981 Corolla Wagon And 1988 Dodge Omni – Two CC Survivors I’ve seen these two classic Eugene-mobiles for years now, and they’ve both had their individual moments of fame here at CC. Not only are they still going in 2023 as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1562.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: 1966 Mercury Park Lane Convertible – The Coolness Of Mr. Square Photos courtesy of Andrew Tewes. (Update: This model was wrongly identified when this post was first published. The text has been updated). A good number of my hipster students have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PXL_20231001_011615165.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 2017 Mitsuoka Himiko Ran – Chutzpah We’ve not had a Mitsuoka on CC for a while, but boy have I got a juicy one for you here. Most models made by Japan’s newest and smallest manufacturer […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20221225_135409_edited.jpg)


