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Blog Archive
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Classic Cars and the People Who Love Them
Posted on May 21, 2026 | 9 CommentsOne thing that I’ve been trying to do over the past few years is to always ask to take a photo of the owner with their car after I’m done […] -
Curbside Find: 1994 Nissan AD Max – Doing It Euro-Style
Posted on May 21, 2026 | 6 CommentsA van is a van is a van? There’s no agreement as to what a van is, precisely. It rather depends where you are on the planet. With the 1992-99 […] -
CC For Sale: 1987 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur–I Turned Down My Second Chance To Own a Rolls
Posted on May 21, 2026 | 18 CommentsIf you were driving down the highway and saw a Rolls-Royce at a car wash with a FOR SALE sign on it, would you stop and look? Well, I did […] -
1981 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Vs. Coupe De Ville: Cadillac Had The Prestige, But The Olds Was The Better Car
Posted on May 21, 2026 | 35 CommentsSince the 1940s, the senior Oldsmobile 98 (often styled “Ninety-Eight”) had been nipping at Cadillac’s heels. Oldsmobile buyers got the same body shell and much if not all of the […] -
Curbside Cinema: 1956 Packard “The Safe Road Ahead”
Posted on May 20, 2026 | 46 Comments(Updated 5/20/2026) I’ve seen a lot of these vintage dealer promotional films over the years for GM, Ford, and Chrysler: Indeed, YouTube serves up a steady supply […] -
1972 Pontiac Catalina Hardtop Vs. Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe: Battle Of The B-Bodies
Posted on May 20, 2026 | 30 CommentsThe eternal question with GM brands is whether there was really a meaningful difference between them, and whether that difference was worth the differences in price. The early ’70s Chevrolet […] -
Cars Of The Eighties, In Scale — 1981-1989
Posted on May 19, 2026 | 18 CommentsWhen I finished up the seventies, I mentioned how the centre of the model car hobby had changed. Whereas once the idea was for Junior to be able to build […] -
Curbside Finds: Ford Ranger And Toyota Tercel — (Almost) Back To The 1990s
Posted on May 18, 2026 | 9 CommentsI’ll admit that the background vehicles and location don’t help the “back in the 1990s” case, but let’s make an effort and ignore that sensorial noise. After all, seeing this […] -
Curbside Classic: Simca 1000 – The Franco-Italian Baby Corvair
Posted on May 17, 2026 | 38 Comments(pictures posted at the Cohort by Bryce) (Updated 5/17/2026) Bryce, why are you showing me these pictures of a Simca 1000 at bed time? This is […] -
DAF FTT 3600 DKZ 6×4 Tractor – The Truck Maker’s F241-Series In Optima Forma
Posted on May 17, 2026 | 16 CommentsIn the mid-eighties, DAF unveiled their ATi (Advanced Turbo Intercooling) range of revised big diesels and a new flagship, the F3600 Turbo Intercooling. The 3600 was the pinnacle of all […] -
This Was The Loudest Of The Wild Upholstery Options On The 1975 Cadillac Eldorado – But The Others Gave It A Good Run For The Money
Posted on May 17, 2026 | 30 CommentsCadillacs of the 1970s offered a number of really wild upholstery options, but this one has to be one of the most eye-popping interiors ever seen in that decade of […] -
A Day At The Drags In The 1970s — Big Slicks, Funny Cars, And Smoke
Posted on May 15, 2026 | 14 CommentsI’ve been taking photos of cars in some way or another since my teenage years. Back in high school, my friends and I would go to the drag races at […] -
Curbside Find: World’s Longest Class C Motorhome
Posted on May 14, 2026 | 10 CommentsI did a double take when I first saw this monstrosity. Whoa! That thing is endless! And what a rear overhang. It would be mighty easy to drag that on […] -
Compact, Nimble, and Fun — Small Sporty Cars In Scale
Posted on May 14, 2026 | 33 CommentsWhat we have for today is an assortment of small, sporty cars from the sixties and seventies. Not all outright sports cars like the Alfa, which we looked at in […] -
1960 Vauxhall Victor Super – The American Dream, in 7/8 Size?
Posted on May 12, 2026 | 50 Comments(Updated 5/12/2026) The CC Cohort comes up trumps again –I was admiring a Hudson Wasp, and I was hit by a “Hey, what’s that in the background?” […]
![Classic Cars and the People Who Love Them One thing that I’ve been trying to do over the past few years is to always ask to take a photo of the owner with their car after I’m done […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-17_04-08-33-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1994 Nissan AD Max – Doing It Euro-Style A van is a van is a van? There’s no agreement as to what a van is, precisely. It rather depends where you are on the planet. With the 1992-99 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG20260503154035_edited-115x115.jpg)
![CC For Sale: 1987 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur–I Turned Down My Second Chance To Own a Rolls If you were driving down the highway and saw a Rolls-Royce at a car wash with a FOR SALE sign on it, would you stop and look? Well, I did […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20201007_111440-1-115x115.jpg)
![1981 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Vs. Coupe De Ville: Cadillac Had The Prestige, But The Olds Was The Better Car Since the 1940s, the senior Oldsmobile 98 (often styled “Ninety-Eight”) had been nipping at Cadillac’s heels. Oldsmobile buyers got the same body shell and much if not all of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1981-Oldsmobile-98-Regency-Sandstone-Beige-and-Cadillac-Coupe-de-Ville-Sterling-Silver-115x115.webp)
![Curbside Cinema: 1956 Packard “The Safe Road Ahead” (Updated 5/20/2026) I’ve seen a lot of these vintage dealer promotional films over the years for GM, Ford, and Chrysler: Indeed, YouTube serves up a steady supply […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Packard1.gif)
![1972 Pontiac Catalina Hardtop Vs. Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe: Battle Of The B-Bodies The eternal question with GM brands is whether there was really a meaningful difference between them, and whether that difference was worth the differences in price. The early ’70s Chevrolet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1972-Pontiac-Catalina-Cinnamon-Bronze-and-Chevrolet-Impala-Custom-Golden-Brown-front-3q-comp-115x115.webp)
![Cars Of The Eighties, In Scale — 1981-1989 When I finished up the seventies, I mentioned how the centre of the model car hobby had changed. Whereas once the idea was for Junior to be able to build […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BuickGN1-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Finds: Ford Ranger And Toyota Tercel — (Almost) Back To The 1990s I’ll admit that the background vehicles and location don’t help the “back in the 1990s” case, but let’s make an effort and ignore that sensorial noise. After all, seeing this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_20260111_153925_PORTRAIT-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Simca 1000 – The Franco-Italian Baby Corvair (pictures posted at the Cohort by Bryce) (Updated 5/17/2026) Bryce, why are you showing me these pictures of a Simca 1000 at bed time? This is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Simca-1000-f-1200.jpg)
![DAF FTT 3600 DKZ 6×4 Tractor – The Truck Maker’s F241-Series In Optima Forma In the mid-eighties, DAF unveiled their ATi (Advanced Turbo Intercooling) range of revised big diesels and a new flagship, the F3600 Turbo Intercooling. The 3600 was the pinnacle of all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_5049-115x115.jpg)
![This Was The Loudest Of The Wild Upholstery Options On The 1975 Cadillac Eldorado – But The Others Gave It A Good Run For The Money Cadillacs of the 1970s offered a number of really wild upholstery options, but this one has to be one of the most eye-popping interiors ever seen in that decade of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1975-Cadillac-Eldorado-CP-Cerise-Firemist-Bring-a-Trailer-front-seat-right-115x115.webp)
![A Day At The Drags In The 1970s — Big Slicks, Funny Cars, And Smoke I’ve been taking photos of cars in some way or another since my teenage years. Back in high school, my friends and I would go to the drag races at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-04-28_02-32-34-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Find: World’s Longest Class C Motorhome I did a double take when I first saw this monstrosity. Whoa! That thing is endless! And what a rear overhang. It would be mighty easy to drag that on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CC-349-039.jpg)
![Compact, Nimble, and Fun — Small Sporty Cars In Scale What we have for today is an assortment of small, sporty cars from the sixties and seventies. Not all outright sports cars like the Alfa, which we looked at in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CRX1-115x115.jpg)
![1960 Vauxhall Victor Super – The American Dream, in 7/8 Size? (Updated 5/12/2026) The CC Cohort comes up trumps again –I was admiring a Hudson Wasp, and I was hit by a “Hey, what’s that in the background?” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/49786517256_1b60d93929_o.jpg)


