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![I used to see half (third?) cab trucks like this occasionally in the Baltimore area; they always caught my eye. What a logical solution to carrying long pipes and steel […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52062235565_5d936c398d_o.jpg "Vintage Truck: White 3000 Half Cab by Murty Bros. – A Rare Sight")
Vintage Truck: White 3000 Half Cab by Murty Bros. – A Rare Sight
Posted on April 30, 2023 | 23 CommentsI used to see half (third?) cab trucks like this occasionally in the Baltimore area; they always caught my eye. What a logical solution to carrying long pipes and steel […] -
![Yes, we used to be able to go camping with our kids back in the seventies without needing a giant SUV or double cab pickup (we did it in a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52603532081_412f13a328_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: Off To The Woods With Three Kids And The Canoe In A 1978 Dodge Omni Woodie")
Vintage Ad: Off To The Woods With Three Kids And The Canoe In A 1978 Dodge Omni Woodie
Posted on April 30, 2023 | 36 CommentsYes, we used to be able to go camping with our kids back in the seventies without needing a giant SUV or double cab pickup (we did it in a […] -
![The second generation Toyota Century, with the creamy smooth V12, was first built in 1997. That’s now 25+ years ago, meaning it’s now eligible to be direct imported to the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52854157522_9510a80f13_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Toyota Century V12 – It’s Finally Available In The US For You Big Sedan Lovers")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Toyota Century V12 – It’s Finally Available In The US For You Big Sedan Lovers
Posted on April 30, 2023 | 41 CommentsThe second generation Toyota Century, with the creamy smooth V12, was first built in 1997. That’s now 25+ years ago, meaning it’s now eligible to be direct imported to the […] -
![Photo: lapl.org (first posted 4/29/2017) Los Angeles and its environs are a veritable graveyard of vanished racetracks. [One, which we’ll meet later, was very near and dear to my heart. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Kids_auto_races_chaplin_2.jpg "Racetrack Classics: The Vanished Speedways (and Film Locations) of Southern California")
Racetrack Classics: The Vanished Speedways (and Film Locations) of Southern California
Posted on April 29, 2023 | 30 CommentsPhoto: lapl.org (first posted 4/29/2017) Los Angeles and its environs are a veritable graveyard of vanished racetracks. [One, which we’ll meet later, was very near and dear to my heart. […] -
![shot and posted at the Cohort by canadiancatgreen (first posted 4/29/2017) Mix-and-matching Mopar A-Body front ends and main body sections is an old sport, and quite possibly someone in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/32720273934_1fe8eb1970_k.jpg "Cohort Outtake: 1963 Valiant – Another Canadian Plodge")
Cohort Outtake: 1963 Valiant – Another Canadian Plodge
Posted on April 29, 2023 | 40 Commentsshot and posted at the Cohort by canadiancatgreen (first posted 4/29/2017) Mix-and-matching Mopar A-Body front ends and main body sections is an old sport, and quite possibly someone in the […] -
![Yes, it looks like an AMC Concord, but it really is a Rambler American, by virtue of having been built in Mexico, where VAM kept the Rambler names (Classic, American) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52849375231_2461a9a78f_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1981 VAM Rambler American – With 282 Cubic Inch Six")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1981 VAM Rambler American – With 282 Cubic Inch Six
Posted on April 29, 2023 | 24 CommentsYes, it looks like an AMC Concord, but it really is a Rambler American, by virtue of having been built in Mexico, where VAM kept the Rambler names (Classic, American) […] -
![One of our neighbors, whom I have not met yet, has owned this car for several years – I frequently see it parked in our community center lot. What I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PXL_20230414_062924540-1-e1681732728107.jpg "CC Outtake: Toyota Premio/Allion – the Crown Vic and Mercury Marquis of JDM-world")
CC Outtake: Toyota Premio/Allion – the Crown Vic and Mercury Marquis of JDM-world
Posted on April 29, 2023 | 12 CommentsOne of our neighbors, whom I have not met yet, has owned this car for several years – I frequently see it parked in our community center lot. What I […] -
![(first posted 4/28/2017) CC’s full write-up (by Ian Williams) on these trucks is titled “The Almost-Immortal Ford C-Series“. And to prove the point, I’ve shot two of them recently within […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CC-324-015.jpg "CC Outtakes: Two Ford C-Series Trucks Still Hard at Work")
CC Outtakes: Two Ford C-Series Trucks Still Hard at Work
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 52 Comments(first posted 4/28/2017) CC’s full write-up (by Ian Williams) on these trucks is titled “The Almost-Immortal Ford C-Series“. And to prove the point, I’ve shot two of them recently within […] -
Vintage Ad: 1976 Dodge Monaco Police Car – When Cop Cars Had Hidden Headlights And Cops Had Long Hair
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 26 CommentsTwo major seventies fads in one ad! -
![Spring is finally here, after a seemingly endless wet and cool winter. On our daily walk about a month or so ago, I spotted this ’65 Valiant at a stop […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0542.jpg "On The Go Outtake: 1965 Valiant – Defying The Bulletproof Rep Of The Slant Six?")
On The Go Outtake: 1965 Valiant – Defying The Bulletproof Rep Of The Slant Six?
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 28 CommentsSpring is finally here, after a seemingly endless wet and cool winter. On our daily walk about a month or so ago, I spotted this ’65 Valiant at a stop […] -
![Recently I had occasion to drive through the town I grew up in, and I was surprised to see just how much things had changed since I left in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230423_104638-1-1.jpg "Industrial Park-eology: How The 21st Century Is Replacing The 20th")
Industrial Park-eology: How The 21st Century Is Replacing The 20th
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 64 CommentsRecently I had occasion to drive through the town I grew up in, and I was surprised to see just how much things had changed since I left in […] -
![shot and posted by Jerome Solberg Has the expression “to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat” ever applied more to Elwood Engel? His rejected proposal for the 1961 Thunderbird […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52735068786_4f362afaaf_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1968 Chrysler New Yorker – The End Of Rectilinearity, For Now")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1968 Chrysler New Yorker – The End Of Rectilinearity, For Now
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 24 Commentsshot and posted by Jerome Solberg Has the expression “to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat” ever applied more to Elwood Engel? His rejected proposal for the 1961 Thunderbird […] -
![(First posted 6/28/2013. Revised and expanded 4/26/2017) The Opel Rekord can be best compared to the traditional full-sized Chevrolet, in terms of the role they both played in their respective […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Opel-Rekord-1978-fq.jpg "Cohort Classic: 1978 Opel Rekord 2.0S (And Olympia/Rekord History) – Near The End Of An Unbroken Rekord")
Cohort Classic: 1978 Opel Rekord 2.0S (And Olympia/Rekord History) – Near The End Of An Unbroken Rekord
Posted on April 27, 2023 | 88 Comments(First posted 6/28/2013. Revised and expanded 4/26/2017) The Opel Rekord can be best compared to the traditional full-sized Chevrolet, in terms of the role they both played in their respective […] -
![Just recently I stumbled upon a 1986 LeBaron convertible, which was for sale and, to serve this purpose, parked quite visibly. Well, here’s another such example of a CC duly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230417_120220.jpg "CC Outtake: 1983 Jeep Wagoneer Limited – And Some Mystery Cars")
CC Outtake: 1983 Jeep Wagoneer Limited – And Some Mystery Cars
Posted on April 27, 2023 | 9 CommentsJust recently I stumbled upon a 1986 LeBaron convertible, which was for sale and, to serve this purpose, parked quite visibly. Well, here’s another such example of a CC duly […] -
![What is it about Chrysler Laser Turbos and Eugene? This is the second one I’ve spotted, and I still see the the other one regularly. And these are the only […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0592.jpg "On The Go Outtake: Chrysler Laser XE Turbo – There’s Still Two Of Them Around")
On The Go Outtake: Chrysler Laser XE Turbo – There’s Still Two Of Them Around
Posted on April 27, 2023 | 22 CommentsWhat is it about Chrysler Laser Turbos and Eugene? This is the second one I’ve spotted, and I still see the the other one regularly. And these are the only […]
