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Blog Archive
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Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: The Corvair And The SUV – A Study In Contrasts
Posted on July 21, 2023 | 33 CommentsImage by canadiancatgreen at the Cohort. -
Truck Show Classics: 2023 Oldtimer Truck Show Stroe – Worth Revisiting
Posted on July 21, 2023 | 20 CommentsAfter a hiatus of no less than seven years, the third edition of the magnificent classic truck show in Stroe (the Netherlands) was held on July 1. More than 300 […] -
Car Show Classic: 1990 BMW Z1 – Haben Sie Doors?
Posted on July 20, 2023 | 37 Comments(first posted 7/20/2017) In the world of BMW’s Z-Series (“Z” short for “Zukunft”, or “Future” in English), it’s the regular production Z3 and Z4 roadsters that typically […] -
CC TV: 1968 Oldsmobile 442 And Chicago’s “Stay The Night” Music Video
Posted on July 20, 2023 | 27 CommentsThere was a time when music videos were kind of a cultural thing. Cable was fairly new, and with it, MTV launched a 24-hour music video channel in 1981; an […] -
Vintage Ad Tropes: Fingers Pushing Buttons
Posted on July 20, 2023 | 47 CommentsPerhaps nothing more symbolized our promised atomic-age future in the mid-20th century than the humble push button. The future was going to be automatic, and everything could be accomplished with […] -
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: ’63 Galaxie, ’67 Eldorado, ’76 Cutlass – Finds From A Distance
Posted on July 19, 2023 | 12 CommentsImages by Canadiancatgreen, at the Cohort. -
CC Outtakes: 1975 Datsun 710 Wagon – Oregon Visitor?
Posted on July 19, 2023 | 11 CommentsLong-time readers of this site know that old 710 Datsun wagons are a CC thing. If one shows up, it must appear on our pages. It’s a tradition of sorts. -
Car Show Photo Report: Lytham Hall, May 2023 – Part 1 – Buy British Leyland – There’s Something For Everyone!
Posted on July 19, 2023 | 16 CommentsThe classic car show and gathering season is now upon us and getting into full swing. Over here, we seen to have gone from a long drawn out spring (was […] -
Cold Comfort: World’s Most Optioned 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air
Posted on July 18, 2023 | 89 Comments(first posted 7/18/2017) I’ve already briefly covered the GM Harrison air conditioning system in the third part of my original Cold Comfort series. This unusually heavily optioned […] -
Vintage Brochures: 1967 Ford Cortina – The Checkered Cortina!
Posted on July 18, 2023 | 32 CommentsOnce again, let’s dive into the world of ’60s images and their Pop Art influenced graphics. Well, sort of. Besides Pop Art, the Cortina brochure is obviously playing with the […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1969 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible – A ‘Texan’ In The UK
Posted on July 18, 2023 | 20 CommentsHere’s a nice and rare find from L Seddon at the Cohort; a 1969 Bonneville convertible, found in the UK sporting ‘Texas’ license plates. Thanks to available online info, the […] -
CC Drive And Show – Colombo Sunday Run July 2023
Posted on July 18, 2023 | 18 CommentsIt’s been over a year since I last posted one of these drives, which were just starting up again after the pandemic when the economic crisis hit us, causing another […] -
Curbside Musings: 2003 Mercury Marauder – Delayed Reaction
Posted on July 18, 2023 | 59 CommentsMy older brother is six years and change older than me, and as is the case in many households with children of the same gender, hand-me-downs were the norm in […] -
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: ’70s Fords And Guests – Broughams And Anti-Broughams
Posted on July 17, 2023 | 38 CommentsWhere do old ’70s Fords go to live? Apparently, nearby canadiancatgreen’s streets, as his shots suggest at the Cohort. For starters, a ’74 Gran Torino Elite. Yet one more Dearborn-Brougham […] -
Used Car Shopping, Yuppiemobile Edition: 2021 Genesis G70
Posted on July 17, 2023 | 30 CommentsHyundai/Kia is nothing if not ambitious. Over the last 15 years they’ve managed to wedge themselves into nearly every automotive segment, including some tough ones like the full size luxury […]

![Truck Show Classics: 2023 Oldtimer Truck Show Stroe – Worth Revisiting After a hiatus of no less than seven years, the third edition of the magnificent classic truck show in Stroe (the Netherlands) was held on July 1. More than 300 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_1250.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1990 BMW Z1 – Haben Sie Doors? (first posted 7/20/2017) In the world of BMW’s Z-Series (“Z” short for “Zukunft”, or “Future” in English), it’s the regular production Z3 and Z4 roadsters that typically […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_5250_1024.jpg)
![CC TV: 1968 Oldsmobile 442 And Chicago’s “Stay The Night” Music Video There was a time when music videos were kind of a cultural thing. Cable was fairly new, and with it, MTV launched a 24-hour music video channel in 1981; an […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2023-07-19-16.54.12.jpg)
![Vintage Ad Tropes: Fingers Pushing Buttons Perhaps nothing more symbolized our promised atomic-age future in the mid-20th century than the humble push button. The future was going to be automatic, and everything could be accomplished with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1962-jetsons-push-button.jpg)


![Car Show Photo Report: Lytham Hall, May 2023 – Part 1 – Buy British Leyland – There’s Something For Everyone! The classic car show and gathering season is now upon us and getting into full swing. Over here, we seen to have gone from a long drawn out spring (was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DSC00999-2-tile.10.jpg)
![Cold Comfort: World’s Most Optioned 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air (first posted 7/18/2017) I’ve already briefly covered the GM Harrison air conditioning system in the third part of my original Cold Comfort series. This unusually heavily optioned […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_7127.jpg)
![Vintage Brochures: 1967 Ford Cortina – The Checkered Cortina! Once again, let’s dive into the world of ’60s images and their Pop Art influenced graphics. Well, sort of. Besides Pop Art, the Cortina brochure is obviously playing with the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/3-5.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1969 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible – A ‘Texan’ In The UK Here’s a nice and rare find from L Seddon at the Cohort; a 1969 Bonneville convertible, found in the UK sporting ‘Texas’ license plates. Thanks to available online info, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/53041772351_c7012565a9_k.jpg)
![CC Drive And Show – Colombo Sunday Run July 2023 It’s been over a year since I last posted one of these drives, which were just starting up again after the pandemic when the economic crisis hit us, causing another […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230716_073826-1.jpg)
![Curbside Musings: 2003 Mercury Marauder – Delayed Reaction My older brother is six years and change older than me, and as is the case in many households with children of the same gender, hand-me-downs were the norm in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/083-2003-Mercury-Marauder-for-CC.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: ’70s Fords And Guests – Broughams And Anti-Broughams Where do old ’70s Fords go to live? Apparently, nearby canadiancatgreen’s streets, as his shots suggest at the Cohort. For starters, a ’74 Gran Torino Elite. Yet one more Dearborn-Brougham […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/52936065261_b2204ceb53_k.jpg)
![Used Car Shopping, Yuppiemobile Edition: 2021 Genesis G70 Hyundai/Kia is nothing if not ambitious. Over the last 15 years they’ve managed to wedge themselves into nearly every automotive segment, including some tough ones like the full size luxury […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cee9aafa607049c098e7601add21857d.jpg)


