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Cohort Classic: 1959 Humber Super Snipe Series I – The Last Big Car From Rootes; The Last Real Humber
Posted on November 26, 2022 | 39 CommentsThe larger saloon was a consistent feature of every British motor manufacturer’s range from the late 1940s to the late 1960s and beyond. The Austin Westminster, Morris Six and Isis, […] -
QOTD: What Do The Most Frustrating Drivers Drive?
Posted on November 26, 2022 | 101 CommentsLike many couples, my wife and I spend a fair amount of time every week commuting: she to the west of our home, I to the east. In doing so, […] -
The Curbside Classics Of Innsbruck, 1950s – 1960s
Posted on November 25, 2022 | 48 Comments(first posted 11/25/2016. Updated and expanded 11/24/2022) It’s been almost two years since I discovered a trove of old pictures from the home country. I used a number of them […] -
QOTD – What Auto Safety Devices are Most Often Bypassed or Ignored?
Posted on November 25, 2022 | 129 CommentsA recent entry in JP Cavanaugh’s COAL, about his 1968 Chrysler sparked some personal memories, and some comments, about subverted automotive safety features. In JPC’s case, that trigger had to […] -
CC Capsule: 1985 Rolls-Royce Camargue – An Embarrassment Of Rollers
Posted on November 25, 2022 | 17 CommentsI have a problem. It’s not a calamity, but it is a bit of a concern. I try to keep the types CCs I am posting in balance. As some […] -
QOTD: What is Your Favorite and Least Favorite Automatic Transmission?
Posted on November 24, 2022 | 71 CommentsMy recent post on the AOD transmission brought out some unfavorable comments on that particular transmission. The AOD was designed during the time period not known for great transmissions. American […] -
Happy Thanksgiving – I Am Thankful For…
Posted on November 24, 2022 | 66 CommentsI’d like to extend my best wishes to all of you celebrating Thanksgiving. I have so much to be thankful for, but there’s one in particular I’d like to share […] -
Canadian Junkyard Classics: Frozen In Time
Posted on November 23, 2022 | 25 Commentscanadiancatgreen downloaded another batch of his junkyard finds at the Cohort, so we’ll pick some of the more interesting ones to share here, starting with this Maverick. -
Vintage Ad: 1967 Globetrotter – An Upgrade From My A100 Van
Posted on November 23, 2022 | 18 CommentsThis would have been a nice upgrade fromo my ’68 Dodge A100 van. It only had a bed, a couple of windows and…a cooler. But this ambitious motor home has […] -
Vintage Color Snapshots From The 1950s
Posted on November 22, 2022 | 77 Comments(first posted 11/2/2016) I’ve recently discovered vintage.es, a site with large collections of everyday snapshots. This particular collection is 100 color snaps from the 1950s, from which I’m pulling the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1982 Chevrolet Cavalier – GM’s Deadly Sin #22 – The Decline And Fall Of GM In 1.8 Liters
Posted on November 22, 2022 | 241 Comments(first posted 4/9/2015) GM’s most persistent Deadliest Sin was releasing new cars that were half-baked and lacking certain key ingredients. The results inevitable were not tasty. This problem goes way […] -
CC Cinema: Hollywood and Downtown LA In 1961 – No Less Than Nine Corvairs
Posted on November 22, 2022 | 33 CommentsThere’s a lot of old film footage out there shot as backgrounds for movies. But this one is better than average, and here’s some unusual CC spotting to be had. […] -
CC Road Trip: Curbside Classics Up North – British Columbia And A Little Bit Of The Yukon – Part 2
Posted on November 22, 2022 | 21 CommentsIn the first instalment of our Northern British Columbia Circle route trip we visited an inland rainforest of giant cedar trees and joined the iconic Alaska Highway, stumbling across many […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1963 Corvair Monza Convertible – Love Flows From The Top Down
Posted on November 22, 2022 | 17 CommentsHere’s a guaranteed way to get your Cohort posting to be posted at CC: do as William Garrett did and find a gen1 Corvair, like this fine ’63 Monza convertible. […] -
CC Road Trip: Curbside Classics, Up North – British Columbia And A Little Bit Of The Yukon – Part 1
Posted on November 21, 2022 | 26 Comments“Up North” is a relative term, but I suspect many of us would consider the top third of British Columbia and the bottom portion of the Yukon as “up north”. […]
![Cohort Classic: 1959 Humber Super Snipe Series I – The Last Big Car From Rootes; The Last Real Humber The larger saloon was a consistent feature of every British motor manufacturer’s range from the late 1940s to the late 1960s and beyond. The Austin Westminster, Morris Six and Isis, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/52452178589_ece98bc04f_o.jpg)
![QOTD: What Do The Most Frustrating Drivers Drive? Like many couples, my wife and I spend a fair amount of time every week commuting: she to the west of our home, I to the east. In doing so, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1200px-2019_Chevrolet_Equinox_front_3.24.19.jpg)
![The Curbside Classics Of Innsbruck, 1950s – 1960s (first posted 11/25/2016. Updated and expanded 11/24/2022) It’s been almost two years since I discovered a trove of old pictures from the home country. I used a number of them […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Innsbruck-1930s_MTH_1929.jpg)
![QOTD – What Auto Safety Devices are Most Often Bypassed or Ignored? A recent entry in JP Cavanaugh’s COAL, about his 1968 Chrysler sparked some personal memories, and some comments, about subverted automotive safety features. In JPC’s case, that trigger had to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/s-l1600.jpeg)
![CC Capsule: 1985 Rolls-Royce Camargue – An Embarrassment Of Rollers I have a problem. It’s not a calamity, but it is a bit of a concern. I try to keep the types CCs I am posting in balance. As some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_20210626_171747-copy.jpg)
![QOTD: What is Your Favorite and Least Favorite Automatic Transmission? My recent post on the AOD transmission brought out some unfavorable comments on that particular transmission. The AOD was designed during the time period not known for great transmissions. American […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Hydramatic-Ad.jpg)
![Happy Thanksgiving – I Am Thankful For… I’d like to extend my best wishes to all of you celebrating Thanksgiving. I have so much to be thankful for, but there’s one in particular I’d like to share […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Pisgha.jpg)

![Vintage Ad: 1967 Globetrotter – An Upgrade From My A100 Van This would have been a nice upgrade fromo my ’68 Dodge A100 van. It only had a bed, a couple of windows and…a cooler. But this ambitious motor home has […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/52493578368_7d639a677c_k.jpg)
![Vintage Color Snapshots From The 1950s (first posted 11/2/2016) I’ve recently discovered vintage.es, a site with large collections of everyday snapshots. This particular collection is 100 color snaps from the 1950s, from which I’m pulling the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/USA-1950s-32.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1982 Chevrolet Cavalier – GM’s Deadly Sin #22 – The Decline And Fall Of GM In 1.8 Liters (first posted 4/9/2015) GM’s most persistent Deadliest Sin was releasing new cars that were half-baked and lacking certain key ingredients. The results inevitable were not tasty. This problem goes way […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Chevrolet-1982-Cavalier-sedan-fq.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1963 Corvair Monza Convertible – Love Flows From The Top Down Here’s a guaranteed way to get your Cohort posting to be posted at CC: do as William Garrett did and find a gen1 Corvair, like this fine ’63 Monza convertible. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/52515926478_17599465ff_k.jpg)
![CC Road Trip: Curbside Classics, Up North – British Columbia And A Little Bit Of The Yukon – Part 1 “Up North” is a relative term, but I suspect many of us would consider the top third of British Columbia and the bottom portion of the Yukon as “up north”. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Ford-1.jpg)


