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Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1959 Ford And Others By Ralf K
Posted on May 13, 2023 | 14 Comments -
![In Part 1 of this review, I showed some of the highlights of the UK’s Spring Alfa Day held in April, looking at the rear wheel drive cars. Here, we’ll […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG-20230416-WA0005.1.jpg "Carshow Photo Report: Spring Alfa Day 2023 – Part 2 – The Front Wheel Drive Cars")
Carshow Photo Report: Spring Alfa Day 2023 – Part 2 – The Front Wheel Drive Cars
Posted on May 12, 2023 | 5 CommentsIn Part 1 of this review, I showed some of the highlights of the UK’s Spring Alfa Day held in April, looking at the rear wheel drive cars. Here, we’ll […] -
![Steering a heavy combination vehicle through the center of a town or city is part of the training and practical driving test to become a professional big rig driver. Paying […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_0954.jpg "CC Global: Big Rig Driving Lessons – Roll With It")
CC Global: Big Rig Driving Lessons – Roll With It
Posted on May 12, 2023 | 17 CommentsSteering a heavy combination vehicle through the center of a town or city is part of the training and practical driving test to become a professional big rig driver. Paying […] -
![(first posted 5/11/2017) The last Ford Falcon rolled off the Broadmeadows production line on October 6, 2016. The last Holden Commodore will roll off the Elizabeth production line on October […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/holden-calais-v-ford-falcon-g6e.jpg "CC Comparisons: Last Of The Australians – 2007 Holden Calais V vs 2009 Ford Falcon G6E")
CC Comparisons: Last Of The Australians – 2007 Holden Calais V vs 2009 Ford Falcon G6E
Posted on May 11, 2023 | 78 Comments(first posted 5/11/2017) The last Ford Falcon rolled off the Broadmeadows production line on October 6, 2016. The last Holden Commodore will roll off the Elizabeth production line on October […] -
![The carshow season is now opening up, and first out of the blocks, for me at least, was Spring Alfa Day at Duxford aircraft museum. An event that does exactly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DSC00856.jpg "Carshow Photo Report: Spring Alfa Day 2023 – Part 1 – The Rear Wheel Drive Cars")
Carshow Photo Report: Spring Alfa Day 2023 – Part 1 – The Rear Wheel Drive Cars
Posted on May 11, 2023 | 12 CommentsThe carshow season is now opening up, and first out of the blocks, for me at least, was Spring Alfa Day at Duxford aircraft museum. An event that does exactly […] -
![(first posted 5/10/2017) Many of you, our loyal readers (and writers), are older than I am. Most of you grew up in North America. Your formative automotive experiences are more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ford-taurus-ghia-ad.jpg "27 Favorites: The Cars That Made Me Love American Cars – Part 1, 1990-2000")
27 Favorites: The Cars That Made Me Love American Cars – Part 1, 1990-2000
Posted on May 10, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 5/10/2017) Many of you, our loyal readers (and writers), are older than I am. Most of you grew up in North America. Your formative automotive experiences are more […] -
![Yes, there are car shows at the USS Hornet. Most times on the pier but also sometimes both pier and our hanger deck. West Side de Berkeley organized this car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Hornet_Car_Show_072021_016.jpg "Car Show: USS Hornet")
Car Show: USS Hornet
Posted on May 10, 2023 | 13 CommentsYes, there are car shows at the USS Hornet. Most times on the pier but also sometimes both pier and our hanger deck. West Side de Berkeley organized this car […] -
![I ran across this bit of former everyday-ness at the waste oil disposal tank at my local dump transfer station last weekend. It stood out among the various plastic jugs […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4589.jpeg "And Then One Day, There Were None — A Classic Oil Can")
And Then One Day, There Were None — A Classic Oil Can
Posted on May 10, 2023 | 69 CommentsI ran across this bit of former everyday-ness at the waste oil disposal tank at my local dump transfer station last weekend. It stood out among the various plastic jugs […] -
![We haven’t had an El Camino here in a while, and Jerome Solberg nabbed a perfect CC version of one: A bit beat up, but pretty original except for the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52859438045_673eb3c44a_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day : 1965 Chevrolet El Camino – It’s Been A While")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day : 1965 Chevrolet El Camino – It’s Been A While
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 7 CommentsWe haven’t had an El Camino here in a while, and Jerome Solberg nabbed a perfect CC version of one: A bit beat up, but pretty original except for the […] -
![Way back in the Ancient Times of Artificial Intelligence (four months ago) I posted my first article with AI-generated cars, a set of imaginary 1975 Packard Patricians. Since then, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/P75-07.jpg "What If: 1975 Packard Patrician (Again): Go Brougham or Go Home")
What If: 1975 Packard Patrician (Again): Go Brougham or Go Home
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 45 CommentsWay back in the Ancient Times of Artificial Intelligence (four months ago) I posted my first article with AI-generated cars, a set of imaginary 1975 Packard Patricians. Since then, the […] -
Vintage Ad: Suzuki Samurai – What Young Urban Women Aspired To In 1988?
Posted on May 9, 2023 | 20 CommentsAnd today it would be a Range Rover Evoque? -
![(first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/eldorado.jpg "Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman")
Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […] -
![I still have a number of my curbside finds to post, and obviously this one is from early winter. The bright orange Civic really popped out that dark, wet day, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_0167.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Honda Civic (gen2) Four-Door Sedan (And Company) – A Ferrari In Disguise")
Curbside Outtake: Honda Civic (gen2) Four-Door Sedan (And Company) – A Ferrari In Disguise
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 39 CommentsI still have a number of my curbside finds to post, and obviously this one is from early winter. The bright orange Civic really popped out that dark, wet day, […] -
![If this looks a bit confusing to you, it’s not AI’s take on a Dodge Diplomat. It’s a Mexican Dodge Dart, from 1980, as best as I can tell. Yes, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52873700144_6256f427b8_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1980 Dodge Dart – Mexican Style")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1980 Dodge Dart – Mexican Style
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 17 CommentsIf this looks a bit confusing to you, it’s not AI’s take on a Dodge Diplomat. It’s a Mexican Dodge Dart, from 1980, as best as I can tell. Yes, […] -
![While putting together my recent post (How The 21st Century Is Replacing the 20th), I found a number of other photos that I was thinking of including, but they […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/9a1d54ae6b135962e7bfcbb609f3225a1.jpg "Vintage Photography: ‘Then & Now’ Images of Highways, Businesses, Mansions, and Other Lost Wonders")
Vintage Photography: ‘Then & Now’ Images of Highways, Businesses, Mansions, and Other Lost Wonders
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 68 CommentsWhile putting together my recent post (How The 21st Century Is Replacing the 20th), I found a number of other photos that I was thinking of including, but they […]
