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Blog Archive
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Driveway Outtakes: Jeep Willys Wagon And VW Beetle – Unlikely Global Players
Posted on July 27, 2023 | 18 CommentsHere’s a shot my friend Argiearts sent me some time ago, a pair of oldies sitting in a ritzy gated community in San Salvador. A nice duo in relatively good […] -
CC In Scale: Welcome To My Daydream! – Part 1
Posted on July 27, 2023 | 77 CommentsBowing to popular requests, I’m beginning a series of occasional posts on my models. I’ve been reading and commenting at CC for eight years, so no need for much […] -
Vintage Ad: Cadillac DeVille – Taking’em Bales Of Hay In Style
Posted on July 26, 2023 | 31 CommentsThis image was meant to appear on my Rides For The Upscale Cowboy post a few days ago, but on second thought I felt it should stand on its own. […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: ’55-’67 Mercedes-Benz L319 – Do Old German Vans Oversee The Canadian Sky?
Posted on July 26, 2023 | 14 CommentsWilliam Oliver recently posted this old Mercedes van at the Cohort, perched on its current position in the sky of Ontario. Clues? The image quality was good enough for ‘Ontario’ […] -
Carshow Photo Report – Lytham Hall May 2023 – The Import Section
Posted on July 26, 2023 | 18 CommentsCC has recently seen of the highlights from the annual classic car show held at Lytham Hall in Lancashire, England in May this year. Those earlier posts focussed on the […] -
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: ’60s Fords And Chevys For Sale – Come And Get One!
Posted on July 25, 2023 | 20 CommentsImages from the Cohort, by canadiancatgreen. -
Vintage Ad: The 9 Brands of General Motors – Too Much of a Good Thing?
Posted on July 25, 2023 | 58 CommentsEveryone here remembers the brand bloat of pre-bankruptcy General Motors of the early 21st century with no less than nine distinct brands: Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac, Saturn, GMC, Hummer, […] -
Curbside Musings: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta – Reapply The Sunscreen
Posted on July 25, 2023 | 51 CommentsThis past July Fourth weekend found me back in greater Phoenix, Arizona with friends including Chicago expatriates and their young son, as well as a one-time Phoenix resident who has […] -
CC Cinema And QOTD: Egregious Car Switcheroos – What’s The Worst One You’ve Ever Seen?
Posted on July 24, 2023 | 88 CommentsA few months ago, I briefly mentioned the movie Used Cars in a post. One of Robert Zemecki’s earlier films, with the zany traits and pacing that would characterize his […] -
Cohort Memories: 1978 Buick Century Aeroback – Skipping A Few Pages To Reach The Ominous Chapters
Posted on July 24, 2023 | 28 CommentsCohort images by cjcz92, taken in 2017. We returned to Puerto Rico in 1987, and were finally back in US territory after 11 years in Central America. Since those were […] -
CC Global: 2008 Mercedes-Benz Actros 3332 AK 6×6 Dump Truck – A Relative Of The Unimog
Posted on July 23, 2023 | 36 Comments(first posted 7/23/2017) Daimler Trucks is the world’s largest manufacturer of mid-size and heavy trucks. The company’s main brand is Mercedes-Benz (Unimog included). The other members of the global […] -
Vintage Ads: Rides For The Upscale Cowboy
Posted on July 22, 2023 | 27 CommentsAfter living in an age when suburbanites in advertising long for ‘active outdoor lifestyles,’ I had forgotten there was a time when the opposite was occasionally sold; that of countryside […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1954 Chevrolet – A Small Cadillac Without The Fins
Posted on July 22, 2023 | 35 CommentsThe first brand-new postwar Chevrolet was introduced in January 1949 at the Waldorf Astoria in NY. On its arrival, a reporter said that it “looked like a Cadillac without the […] -
Car Show Photo Report: Lytham Hall, May 2023 – Part 2 – Buying From British Leyland Is Optional
Posted on July 22, 2023 | 12 CommentsLast week, we looked at some of the cars from the British Leyland family and its descendants and ancestors at the Lytham Hall Classic Car Show back in May this […] -
CC Capsule: 1956 Chevrolet 210 Four-Door Sedan – Tattooed (Of The Tri-Five Tribe)
Posted on July 21, 2023 | 45 Comments(first posted 7/21/2017) While on the way to Detroit last December, I stopped in the suburbs to visit my aunt, who lives not far from the former Chrysler […]
![Driveway Outtakes: Jeep Willys Wagon And VW Beetle – Unlikely Global Players Here’s a shot my friend Argiearts sent me some time ago, a pair of oldies sitting in a ritzy gated community in San Salvador. A nice duo in relatively good […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2023-06-16-00.04.56.jpg)
![CC In Scale: Welcome To My Daydream! – Part 1 Bowing to popular requests, I’m beginning a series of occasional posts on my models. I’ve been reading and commenting at CC for eight years, so no need for much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AlfaJuniorGTA5.jpg)
![Vintage Ad: Cadillac DeVille – Taking’em Bales Of Hay In Style This image was meant to appear on my Rides For The Upscale Cowboy post a few days ago, but on second thought I felt it should stand on its own. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Scan-230725-0001.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: ’55-’67 Mercedes-Benz L319 – Do Old German Vans Oversee The Canadian Sky? William Oliver recently posted this old Mercedes van at the Cohort, perched on its current position in the sky of Ontario. Clues? The image quality was good enough for ‘Ontario’ […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/52939219026_1067a5cfea_k.jpg)
![Carshow Photo Report – Lytham Hall May 2023 – The Import Section CC has recently seen of the highlights from the annual classic car show held at Lytham Hall in Lancashire, England in May this year. Those earlier posts focussed on the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DSC01026-tile.jpg)

![Vintage Ad: The 9 Brands of General Motors – Too Much of a Good Thing? Everyone here remembers the brand bloat of pre-bankruptcy General Motors of the early 21st century with no less than nine distinct brands: Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac, Saturn, GMC, Hummer, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GM-brands.jpg)
![Curbside Musings: 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta – Reapply The Sunscreen This past July Fourth weekend found me back in greater Phoenix, Arizona with friends including Chicago expatriates and their young son, as well as a one-time Phoenix resident who has […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1980-Chevrolet-Camaro-Berlinetta-3.jpg)
![CC Cinema And QOTD: Egregious Car Switcheroos – What’s The Worst One You’ve Ever Seen? A few months ago, I briefly mentioned the movie Used Cars in a post. One of Robert Zemecki’s earlier films, with the zany traits and pacing that would characterize his […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-05-at-1.43.06-PM.jpg)
![Cohort Memories: 1978 Buick Century Aeroback – Skipping A Few Pages To Reach The Ominous Chapters Cohort images by cjcz92, taken in 2017. We returned to Puerto Rico in 1987, and were finally back in US territory after 11 years in Central America. Since those were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/35693247442_7b6e891488_k.jpg)
![CC Global: 2008 Mercedes-Benz Actros 3332 AK 6×6 Dump Truck – A Relative Of The Unimog (first posted 7/23/2017) Daimler Trucks is the world’s largest manufacturer of mid-size and heavy trucks. The company’s main brand is Mercedes-Benz (Unimog included). The other members of the global […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_4294.jpg)
![Vintage Ads: Rides For The Upscale Cowboy After living in an age when suburbanites in advertising long for ‘active outdoor lifestyles,’ I had forgotten there was a time when the opposite was occasionally sold; that of countryside […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/6036522486_9102665649_o-1.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1954 Chevrolet – A Small Cadillac Without The Fins The first brand-new postwar Chevrolet was introduced in January 1949 at the Waldorf Astoria in NY. On its arrival, a reporter said that it “looked like a Cadillac without the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/53049108838_c4d7bc3031_k.jpg)
![Car Show Photo Report: Lytham Hall, May 2023 – Part 2 – Buying From British Leyland Is Optional Last week, we looked at some of the cars from the British Leyland family and its descendants and ancestors at the Lytham Hall Classic Car Show back in May this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DSC01168-tile.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1956 Chevrolet 210 Four-Door Sedan – Tattooed (Of The Tri-Five Tribe) (first posted 7/21/2017) While on the way to Detroit last December, I stopped in the suburbs to visit my aunt, who lives not far from the former Chrysler […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/006-1956-Chevrolet-210-CC.jpg)


