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![Wow! They don’t sell Sprinters this long over here. And I don’t think in Europe either, where Roshake shot this. I assume it’s an aftermarket conversion. Is it being used […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/52636873120_9d3b2bf527_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The World’s Longest Mercedes Sprinter?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The World’s Longest Mercedes Sprinter?
Posted on January 20, 2023 | 24 CommentsWow! They don’t sell Sprinters this long over here. And I don’t think in Europe either, where Roshake shot this. I assume it’s an aftermarket conversion. Is it being used […] -
![In the late 1980s/early 1990s, I started noticing that my beloved cars of the ’50s were becoming evermore rare. So I began a project of photographing surviving examples that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230115_113013-1.jpg "CC Photography: Curbside Classics of 1991 – Freezing Time in a Rectangle")
CC Photography: Curbside Classics of 1991 – Freezing Time in a Rectangle
Posted on January 20, 2023 | 63 CommentsIn the late 1980s/early 1990s, I started noticing that my beloved cars of the ’50s were becoming evermore rare. So I began a project of photographing surviving examples that […] -
![Like a surfer looking back and seeing a huge gray snout with multiple rows of big sharp teeth gaining on him, so felt the average American motorist for about two […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_8089.jpg "Curbside Recycling: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (P71) – Don’t Tase Me, Bro!")
Curbside Recycling: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (P71) – Don’t Tase Me, Bro!
Posted on January 20, 2023 | 71 CommentsLike a surfer looking back and seeing a huge gray snout with multiple rows of big sharp teeth gaining on him, so felt the average American motorist for about two […] -
![images posted at the Cohort by cjcz92 (first posted 1/19/2017) The downsized 1980 Continental Mk VI—which we looked at here the other day—is pretty universally seen as a botched styling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/31979128660_458a1d5e2b_k.jpg "Cohort Capsule: 1980-1983 Chrysler Cordoba – We Don’t Like What They’ve Done To Our Car")
Cohort Capsule: 1980-1983 Chrysler Cordoba – We Don’t Like What They’ve Done To Our Car
Posted on January 19, 2023 | 106 Commentsimages posted at the Cohort by cjcz92 (first posted 1/19/2017) The downsized 1980 Continental Mk VI—which we looked at here the other day—is pretty universally seen as a botched styling […] -
![What a great find, by Bruce Hiebert: An original and slightly dinged Challenger. How many of these are left in the world in this kind of shape? Bruce identified it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/52634810362_0b12c1a345_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1970 Dodge Challenger Coupe – 198 Slant Six Under The Hood?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1970 Dodge Challenger Coupe – 198 Slant Six Under The Hood?
Posted on January 19, 2023 | 29 CommentsWhat a great find, by Bruce Hiebert: An original and slightly dinged Challenger. How many of these are left in the world in this kind of shape? Bruce identified it […] -
![Time for another look at cars in ads appearing in places they clearly don’t belong. Today, we’re looking at another trope (age-old, as it turns out), cars parked/driving on golf […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Jeep-1984-Grand-Wagoneer-ad-a1.jpg "Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars Parked on Golf Courses")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars Parked on Golf Courses
Posted on January 19, 2023 | 30 CommentsTime for another look at cars in ads appearing in places they clearly don’t belong. Today, we’re looking at another trope (age-old, as it turns out), cars parked/driving on golf […] -
![Polson, Montana might contain one of the most eccentric and an interesting museums that somehow defies easy description. After my solo visit my wife asked what it had contained. The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-hauler.jpg "CC Visits: The Miracle of America Museum")
CC Visits: The Miracle of America Museum
Posted on January 18, 2023 | 26 CommentsPolson, Montana might contain one of the most eccentric and an interesting museums that somehow defies easy description. After my solo visit my wife asked what it had contained. The […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2017) I came across a series of photographs of life in Poland in the early 1980s by Chris Niedenthal at vintage.es. Not many have cars in them, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Poland-1980s-2.jpg "Vintage Photography: Poland in the Early 1980s")
Vintage Photography: Poland in the Early 1980s
Posted on January 18, 2023 | 49 Comments(first posted 1/18/2017) I came across a series of photographs of life in Poland in the early 1980s by Chris Niedenthal at vintage.es. Not many have cars in them, but […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Datsun 280Z
Posted on January 18, 2023 | 5 Commentsshot and posted by Tim Finn -
![On our last visit to an alternate universe where Packard and Studebaker survived into the 1970’s, we looked at AI-generated Packard Patricians. They looked appropriate for the era, but most […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Lark_studio_10.jpg "What If: 1975 Studebaker Lark")
What If: 1975 Studebaker Lark
Posted on January 17, 2023 | 56 CommentsOn our last visit to an alternate universe where Packard and Studebaker survived into the 1970’s, we looked at AI-generated Packard Patricians. They looked appropriate for the era, but most […] -
![(first posted 1/16/2017) Today we travel to San Francisco of the 1960s, via vintage.es. Nothing is more iconic than its cable cars, and here’s one heading down to Fisherman’s Pier, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Street-Scenes-of-San-Francisco-in-the-1960s-21.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: The Streets of San Francisco, 1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: The Streets of San Francisco, 1960s
Posted on January 16, 2023 | 55 Comments(first posted 1/16/2017) Today we travel to San Francisco of the 1960s, via vintage.es. Nothing is more iconic than its cable cars, and here’s one heading down to Fisherman’s Pier, […] -
![Ralf K (Don Kincl) shot a couple of oldtimers sitting in the weeds. The one in front is a ’57-’59 Studebaker, and behind it is an Econoline pickup. Only two […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/52621829176_0ae8d84d18_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Two Old Blue Pickups")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Two Old Blue Pickups
Posted on January 16, 2023 | 5 CommentsRalf K (Don Kincl) shot a couple of oldtimers sitting in the weeds. The one in front is a ’57-’59 Studebaker, and behind it is an Econoline pickup. Only two […] -
![Here’s something you don’t see every day (more likely, never)–a Spring Special 1955 Dodge Royal Lancer sedan in two-toned purple and white. With power steering! Super-wide “grandaddy” whitewall tires! A […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/571.jpg "CC For Sale: 1955 Dodge Royal Lancer–Hemi V8, But Not Quite Plum Crazy Purple")
CC For Sale: 1955 Dodge Royal Lancer–Hemi V8, But Not Quite Plum Crazy Purple
Posted on January 16, 2023 | 14 CommentsHere’s something you don’t see every day (more likely, never)–a Spring Special 1955 Dodge Royal Lancer sedan in two-toned purple and white. With power steering! Super-wide “grandaddy” whitewall tires! A […] -
![(first posted 1/3/2013) As part of my ever-diligent fact-checking, I wanted to confirm that the 1980 Pontiac Firebird really did come with the Buick V6 as the base engine. Quite […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Pontiac-1980-engines-firebird.png "The (Almost) Forgotten Engine: 1980-1981 Pontiac 265 CID (4.3L) V8 – Why Did They Bother?")
The (Almost) Forgotten Engine: 1980-1981 Pontiac 265 CID (4.3L) V8 – Why Did They Bother?
Posted on January 15, 2023 | 210 Comments(first posted 1/3/2013) As part of my ever-diligent fact-checking, I wanted to confirm that the 1980 Pontiac Firebird really did come with the Buick V6 as the base engine. Quite […] -
![Rolling down the meandering balcony road through Les Gorges du Guil in the French Alps, featuring a Scania R580-V8 6×2 livestock truck/trailer combination and its resolute driver chauffeur. (Video created […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: What Goes Up Must Come Down")
CC Video: What Goes Up Must Come Down
Posted on January 15, 2023 | 16 CommentsRolling down the meandering balcony road through Les Gorges du Guil in the French Alps, featuring a Scania R580-V8 6×2 livestock truck/trailer combination and its resolute driver chauffeur. (Video created […]
