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Blog Archive
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CC Field Trip: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum – Part I, The Hudsons
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 28 CommentsMichigan is well-populated with cities and towns that have played an enormous part in America’s automotive mosaic. Ypsilanti is best known for its proximity to Willow Run, where Ford built […] -
Vintage Car Carrier: 1956 Chevrolet With Buick “Nailhead” V8 Truck Getting Two Speeding Tickets?
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 16 Comments(Updated) Looks to me like they’re both writing him up. To satisfy the need for even more power than the 155 hp 256 Chevy V8, in 1956 Chevrolet also used […] -
Sunday Salon: Mike Hailwood – Mike The Bike
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 20 Comments(first posted 6/10/2012) There is no more intimate connection between machine and man than racing a bike. And no one made it look more like an act of love than […] -
Cohort Outtake: 1973 Gran Torino Sport SportsRoof – The Twilight of the Hardtop Coupe
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 82 Comments(first posted 4/18/2017) Constantine Hannaher posted a few shots of this ’73 Torino SportsRoof, and as much as it has the ability to attract the attention of the eyeballs, […] -
CC Global: 2023 Truck Show Milheeze – Open To All Ages
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 33 CommentsA compact show, well organized by a regional truckers club in the southeast of the Netherlands. Free entry, plenty to see, yet Generation Alpha clearly ruled. -
Vintage Ad: 1961 Pontiac Catalina by F&K – “Wisest Wide-Track Yet!” Wisest?
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 19 CommentsI can’t ever argue with a Art Fitzpatrick and Can Kaufman rendering, especially a wide-track Pontiac (their specialty). But the text? How is this the “wisest wide-track yet”? Am I […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1972 Chrysler Town & Country – Do Austrians And Germans Have A Thing About Fuselage Mopars?
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 24 CommentsThe other day Jim Klein showed us the brown Plymouth fuselage wagon he spotted in Berlin, and today T.Minor posted this brown Chrysler wagon shot “somewhere in Lower Austria”. The […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Dodge Dart – Bulls Eye
Posted on April 15, 2023 | 23 CommentsYes, I’m a fan of Mopar A-Bodies, and this Mexican Dart, shot and posted by RiveraNotario, is perfect; my ideal of a late-model Dart. I don’t know the exact year, […] -
Vintage Postcard: 1908 Overland, “Good Day Or Night” and “Come Ride With Me”- Sex Sells
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 16 CommentsUpdate: there’s another in this series: -
Curbside Recycling: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Squeezing Lemonade From A Lemon Twist
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 51 CommentsI write this on April 13, 2023 after returning from the junkyard this afternoon, and realize that it’s a day like any other. Except it isn’t, it’s the exact 50th […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1986 Cadillac Eldorado, GM’s Deadly Sin #38 – How To Downsize Oneself Out Of Business
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 46 Comments. shot and posted by nifticus How did this Eldorado slip through our Deadly Sin fingers until now? Because it’s so small, obviously. Rather surprisingly, the double-downsized 1986 Eldo has […] -
Cohort Outtake: 1947 Studebaker M5 Pickup – What A Face. What A Truck
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 31 Comments(first posted 4/13/2017) Now that’s a face I could stare at for a while. I just love these Studebaker M-Series trucks, built from 1941 – 1948. And not just because […] -
Roadside Classic: 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V – On Holiday
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 89 Comments(Originally posted on 4/13/17.) I’ve always loved going on road trips. From making periodic jaunts from Michigan to visit family in rural Ohio during childhood, to early-adulthood treks between college […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1989 Ford Tempo – ” The Tempo And Topaz Have Been Losing Money For More Than A Decade”
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 54 CommentsThis post started out as just another Outtake about this bruised and battered Tempo in my neighborhood that’s still chugging along, on the good days. But then I stumbled upon […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Chrysler Aspen – Forgettable
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 17 Commentsshot in Mexico by RiveraNotario
![CC Field Trip: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum – Part I, The Hudsons Michigan is well-populated with cities and towns that have played an enormous part in America’s automotive mosaic. Ypsilanti is best known for its proximity to Willow Run, where Ford built […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230330_135147a.jpg)
![Vintage Car Carrier: 1956 Chevrolet With Buick “Nailhead” V8 Truck Getting Two Speeding Tickets? (Updated) Looks to me like they’re both writing him up. To satisfy the need for even more power than the 155 hp 256 Chevy V8, in 1956 Chevrolet also used […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52408577001_2455387b62_h.jpg)
![Sunday Salon: Mike Hailwood – Mike The Bike (first posted 6/10/2012) There is no more intimate connection between machine and man than racing a bike. And no one made it look more like an act of love than […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/MTB-Hailwood_Manx-last-TT-win.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: 1973 Gran Torino Sport SportsRoof – The Twilight of the Hardtop Coupe (first posted 4/18/2017) Constantine Hannaher posted a few shots of this ’73 Torino SportsRoof, and as much as it has the ability to attract the attention of the eyeballs, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ford-Torino-1973-coupe-fq.jpg)

![Vintage Ad: 1961 Pontiac Catalina by F&K – “Wisest Wide-Track Yet!” Wisest? I can’t ever argue with a Art Fitzpatrick and Can Kaufman rendering, especially a wide-track Pontiac (their specialty). But the text? How is this the “wisest wide-track yet”? Am I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52636791278_8295dab1c8_k.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1972 Chrysler Town & Country – Do Austrians And Germans Have A Thing About Fuselage Mopars? The other day Jim Klein showed us the brown Plymouth fuselage wagon he spotted in Berlin, and today T.Minor posted this brown Chrysler wagon shot “somewhere in Lower Austria”. The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-15-9.50.56-AM.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Dodge Dart – Bulls Eye Yes, I’m a fan of Mopar A-Bodies, and this Mexican Dart, shot and posted by RiveraNotario, is perfect; my ideal of a late-model Dart. I don’t know the exact year, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52801567892_a6c7bef580_k.jpg)

![Curbside Recycling: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Squeezing Lemonade From A Lemon Twist I write this on April 13, 2023 after returning from the junkyard this afternoon, and realize that it’s a day like any other. Except it isn’t, it’s the exact 50th […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_3793.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1986 Cadillac Eldorado, GM’s Deadly Sin #38 – How To Downsize Oneself Out Of Business . shot and posted by nifticus How did this Eldorado slip through our Deadly Sin fingers until now? Because it’s so small, obviously. Rather surprisingly, the double-downsized 1986 Eldo has […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52813552334_398e2c07f7_k.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: 1947 Studebaker M5 Pickup – What A Face. What A Truck (first posted 4/13/2017) Now that’s a face I could stare at for a while. I just love these Studebaker M-Series trucks, built from 1941 – 1948. And not just because […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/32994935123_d061ce792d_o.jpg)
![Roadside Classic: 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V – On Holiday (Originally posted on 4/13/17.) I’ve always loved going on road trips. From making periodic jaunts from Michigan to visit family in rural Ohio during childhood, to early-adulthood treks between college […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/440-1977-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-V-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: 1989 Ford Tempo – ” The Tempo And Topaz Have Been Losing Money For More Than A Decade” This post started out as just another Outtake about this bruised and battered Tempo in my neighborhood that’s still chugging along, on the good days. But then I stumbled upon […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0553.jpg)



