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![Bringing the service truck (or utility truck) saga to a close, I am adding a few heavy duty examples. Service trucks of this size and rating appear to mostly be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/D8F7ED4F-F932-4E4A-A18F-9F01DF1A6B2C.jpeg "A Few Heavy Duty Service Trucks, and Some Musings")
A Few Heavy Duty Service Trucks, and Some Musings
Posted on August 24, 2022 | 14 CommentsBringing the service truck (or utility truck) saga to a close, I am adding a few heavy duty examples. Service trucks of this size and rating appear to mostly be […] -
What If? Imperial Cordoba, by Andy
Posted on August 24, 2022 | 20 CommentsAndy said: “If I win the lottery, I’d have this built for me”. I can see why. What were its main parts donors? -
![What does a mid-1970s Chrysler have in common with national politics? I don’t have a sincere interest in either. This 1977 (my best estimate) Newport, however, is far too nice […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220618_115330.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1977 Chrysler Newport – A Tested And Trustworthy Mopar")
Curbside Capsule: 1977 Chrysler Newport – A Tested And Trustworthy Mopar
Posted on August 24, 2022 | 65 CommentsWhat does a mid-1970s Chrysler have in common with national politics? I don’t have a sincere interest in either. This 1977 (my best estimate) Newport, however, is far too nice […] -
![I’ve been running into a number of very interesting air-cooled VWs of late. Must be the summer temperatures that draw them out of their garages. This one was caught out […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220807_144611-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1949/1961 Volkswagen 1200 – Bitza Beetle Beauty")
CC Capsule: 1949/1961 Volkswagen 1200 – Bitza Beetle Beauty
Posted on August 23, 2022 | 20 CommentsI’ve been running into a number of very interesting air-cooled VWs of late. Must be the summer temperatures that draw them out of their garages. This one was caught out […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1974/1975 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser – The Colossal Cruiser
Posted on August 23, 2022 | 43 Comments -
![After a typically slow start, we’ve had some nice summer weather in Vancouver. This has left plenty of time for car spotting, so without further ado: I can’t remember […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Sunbird.jpg "Neighbourhood Classics, Summer 2022 Edition")
Neighbourhood Classics, Summer 2022 Edition
Posted on August 23, 2022 | 34 CommentsAfter a typically slow start, we’ve had some nice summer weather in Vancouver. This has left plenty of time for car spotting, so without further ado: I can’t remember […] -
![I was a college student when the third-generation Acura Integra was introduced in the fall of 1993 as a ’94 model. I was more interested in domestic offerings, especially the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/058-Third-generation-Acura-Integra-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings & Jukebox: c. 1994 Acura Integra – Breakdown")
Curbside Musings & Jukebox: c. 1994 Acura Integra – Breakdown
Posted on August 23, 2022 | 34 CommentsI was a college student when the third-generation Acura Integra was introduced in the fall of 1993 as a ’94 model. I was more interested in domestic offerings, especially the […] -
![Last time I found and wrote up on of these oddball mini “hardtops” was a rather tired white Corolla Ceres. And I didn’t really have any words of praise for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220528_151047-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1992 Toyota Sprinter Marino (AE101) – Second Opinion")
CC Capsule: 1992 Toyota Sprinter Marino (AE101) – Second Opinion
Posted on August 22, 2022 | 8 CommentsLast time I found and wrote up on of these oddball mini “hardtops” was a rather tired white Corolla Ceres. And I didn’t really have any words of praise for […] -
![Here’s another selection from shots posted by Tim Finn from “Corvette Days”. It’s about as prosaic and dull as the ’69 Fairlane sedan we saw yesterday, a Toyota Corona. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/52299590578_1352310f2c_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1969 Toyota Corona – It’s Had An Engine Swap, But Not With One I Would Have Expected")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1969 Toyota Corona – It’s Had An Engine Swap, But Not With One I Would Have Expected
Posted on August 22, 2022 | 9 CommentsHere’s another selection from shots posted by Tim Finn from “Corvette Days”. It’s about as prosaic and dull as the ’69 Fairlane sedan we saw yesterday, a Toyota Corona. But […] -
![Los Angeles, California, USA, 1985 – That’s the place and year I earned my driver’s license. As a 10th-11th grader, life was more than a little angst-filled. Little things were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_0971.jpg "Curbside Memories: 1985 Toyota Celica GT-S – The Good, The Bad, The Facts Of Life")
Curbside Memories: 1985 Toyota Celica GT-S – The Good, The Bad, The Facts Of Life
Posted on August 22, 2022 | 44 CommentsLos Angeles, California, USA, 1985 – That’s the place and year I earned my driver’s license. As a 10th-11th grader, life was more than a little angst-filled. Little things were […] -
![(first posted 4/29/2012. Please note that this article does not pretend to be complete and fully accurate as to the origin and development of the Yamaha 650. A number of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1969-XS1.jpg "Sunday Salon: The Yamaha XS650 – Originality Is Overrated")
Sunday Salon: The Yamaha XS650 – Originality Is Overrated
Posted on August 21, 2022 | 38 Comments(first posted 4/29/2012. Please note that this article does not pretend to be complete and fully accurate as to the origin and development of the Yamaha 650. A number of […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2016) Late nineteenth century Switzerland had an opportunity, but also a problem. Some of the most spectacular scenery in Europe in the great Alpine mountain ranges were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/feature.jpg "Mountainside Classics – The Bergbahnen of the Berner Oberland")
Mountainside Classics – The Bergbahnen of the Berner Oberland
Posted on August 21, 2022 | 16 Comments(first posted 8/21/2016) Late nineteenth century Switzerland had an opportunity, but also a problem. Some of the most spectacular scenery in Europe in the great Alpine mountain ranges were […] -
![One of my unfulfilled desires is to have a truck with these drop-down rail guide wheels, so that I could scoot down some abandoned or rarely-used railroad tracks. This Willys […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/52085013888_15b4a12ebe_k.jpg "Vintage PR Shot: Willys Jeep Pickup With Hy-Rail Equipment – Back When They Had To Widen The Track To Fit The Tracks")
Vintage PR Shot: Willys Jeep Pickup With Hy-Rail Equipment – Back When They Had To Widen The Track To Fit The Tracks
Posted on August 21, 2022 | 25 CommentsOne of my unfulfilled desires is to have a truck with these drop-down rail guide wheels, so that I could scoot down some abandoned or rarely-used railroad tracks. This Willys […] -
![Tim Finn posted a number of shots from Corvette Day, presumably in the Portland area. I see lots of Corvettes in the background, but what caught my eyes was this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/52299859444_9790d46d61_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1969 Fairlane 4-Door Sedan – Corvettes? What Corvettes?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1969 Fairlane 4-Door Sedan – Corvettes? What Corvettes?
Posted on August 21, 2022 | 32 CommentsTim Finn posted a number of shots from Corvette Day, presumably in the Portland area. I see lots of Corvettes in the background, but what caught my eyes was this […] -
Vintage PR Shot: 1973 Cadillac Eldorado With Del Cabellero Hood Crown – How To Attract Hot Young Women
Posted on August 20, 2022 | 16 CommentsI wonder if the made hood crowns for a Peugeot 404?
