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Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1957 Ford F100 Styleside – The First All-Steel Wide Bed
Posted on July 29, 2022 | 24 CommentsAlthough the 1955 Chevrolet Cameo Carrier was the first pickup with a wide bed, it was a pricey limited production affair and the bed was cobbled up from a regular […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1969 DAF B1100 – Raised Roof Sleeper Cab
Posted on July 29, 2022 | 7 Comments -
Cohort Classic: VW Hebmüller Cabriolet – A Genuine Heb Or A Fake?
Posted on July 29, 2022 | 32 CommentsNathan Williams caught a VW Hebmüller Cabriolet on the go in London. No, this is not the classic VW Cabriolet that was built for so many decades by Karmann. The […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1987 Jeep (XJ) Wagoneer Limited – Baby Wagoneer
Posted on July 28, 2022 | 19 CommentsWhen AMC created the substantially lighter and more efficient compact XJ, it was intended to replace both the SJ Cherokee and Wagoneer. It obviously didn’t turn out that way, with […] -
Barnside Classics: 1969 & 1988 Ford Mustangs – Once Removed
Posted on July 27, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 7/27/2016) As a teenager in the summer of 1993, I had purchased a five-year-old Ford Mustang LX 2.3L hatchback. The restyled, “aero” Fox-body Mustangs appeared around the same […] -
Racetrack Classics: A Chevette Racer For Sale, An Alfetta, And A Creeping Awareness That Everything’s Changing
Posted on July 27, 2022 | 43 CommentsMichigan’s Waterford Hills Road Racing course has been a north-of-Detroit club racing institution for decades, but since 1995 I’ve only visited once a year: to attend their annual vintage racing […] -
Cohort Sighting: Peugeot 504 4×4 By Dangel (And Dangel 4×4 Pickup Camper)
Posted on July 26, 2022 | 12 Comments(first posted 9/8/2012) It’s one of my dream cars too; or it was, once upon a time. I’ve gotten offroading pretty much out of my system now. But this baby […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Custom Sedan
Posted on July 26, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/26/2016) Wikipedia lists over 170 different cognitive biases. For some inexplicable reason the CC effect is not mentioned among them, and yet I just can’t seem to escape […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: 1956 Buick Special Riviera – At A Riviera
Posted on July 26, 2022 | 9 CommentsStanislav Alexeyev posted this shot of a ’56 Buick Special Riviera (Buick’s term for its hardtop models) sitting at a riviera (coastline). Or is it a river bank? Whatever; it’s […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Hotel Shuttles; Then And Now
Posted on July 26, 2022 | 9 CommentsWhat a great shot by staxman, of two hotel shuttles at The Lodge at St. Edward State Park on Lake Washington in Kenmore, WA. The vintage one is a 1938 […] -
Car Show Classics: 1970s Buicks in Flint — Not The Button On Fortune’s Cap Nor The Soles Of Her Shoes
Posted on July 25, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 7/25/2016) Buick has been so long the butt of so many a geriatric joke that it may be hard for some to see its appeal; not as flashy […] -
CC Geography Outtake: The Intersection of Ford and Fairlane
Posted on July 25, 2022 | 42 CommentsA while back my sister sent me an email at work which contained this picture. Her sole statement was: Did you know this intersection existed? No, I did not. -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Two DeLoreans Are Still Going Shopping
Posted on July 25, 2022 | 12 CommentsMarcus Voyles spotted and shot two DeLorean DMC’s recently, in setting that suggest that they’re still being used to go shopping or such. Here’s #1. -
Truck Show Classics: 2016 Oldtimer Truck Show Stroe – European Trucks, Part 2
Posted on July 24, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 7/24/2016) Round two of the recently held truck show in Stroe, the Netherlands, starts with a 1958 Ford Thames 500E. Until 1957 this truck model was known as […]
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1957 Ford F100 Styleside – The First All-Steel Wide Bed Although the 1955 Chevrolet Cameo Carrier was the first pickup with a wide bed, it was a pricey limited production affair and the bed was cobbled up from a regular […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/52246190739_3cfa3edf19_k.jpg)

![Curbside Tech: 2008 Subaru Outback – Inner CV Joint Boot Replacement Without Full Axle Removal My mother ordered herself a new car earlier this summer. It arrived this week and she offered to give us her old car, a 2008 Subaru Outback base model that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_1897.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: VW Hebmüller Cabriolet – A Genuine Heb Or A Fake? Nathan Williams caught a VW Hebmüller Cabriolet on the go in London. No, this is not the classic VW Cabriolet that was built for so many decades by Karmann. The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/52235661376_a13c5fea06_k.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1987 Jeep (XJ) Wagoneer Limited – Baby Wagoneer When AMC created the substantially lighter and more efficient compact XJ, it was intended to replace both the SJ Cherokee and Wagoneer. It obviously didn’t turn out that way, with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/52246228979_4e13af6536_c.jpg)
![Barnside Classics: 1969 & 1988 Ford Mustangs – Once Removed (first posted 7/27/2016) As a teenager in the summer of 1993, I had purchased a five-year-old Ford Mustang LX 2.3L hatchback. The restyled, “aero” Fox-body Mustangs appeared around the same […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1969-and-1988-Ford-Mustangs-CC.jpg)
![Racetrack Classics: A Chevette Racer For Sale, An Alfetta, And A Creeping Awareness That Everything’s Changing Michigan’s Waterford Hills Road Racing course has been a north-of-Detroit club racing institution for decades, but since 1995 I’ve only visited once a year: to attend their annual vintage racing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220723_112422a.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: Peugeot 504 4×4 By Dangel (And Dangel 4×4 Pickup Camper) (first posted 9/8/2012) It’s one of my dream cars too; or it was, once upon a time. I’ve gotten offroading pretty much out of my system now. But this baby […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=4,height=4,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Peugeot-504-Dangel.jpg)
![Curbside Capsule: 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Custom Sedan (first posted 7/26/2016) Wikipedia lists over 170 different cognitive biases. For some inexplicable reason the CC effect is not mentioned among them, and yet I just can’t seem to escape […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/460badge.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: 1956 Buick Special Riviera – At A Riviera Stanislav Alexeyev posted this shot of a ’56 Buick Special Riviera (Buick’s term for its hardtop models) sitting at a riviera (coastline). Or is it a river bank? Whatever; it’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/52235984690_e9f57a3cf8_k.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Hotel Shuttles; Then And Now What a great shot by staxman, of two hotel shuttles at The Lodge at St. Edward State Park on Lake Washington in Kenmore, WA. The vintage one is a 1938 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/52236796179_add9766571_k.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: 1970s Buicks in Flint — Not The Button On Fortune’s Cap Nor The Soles Of Her Shoes (first posted 7/25/2016) Buick has been so long the butt of so many a geriatric joke that it may be hard for some to see its appeal; not as flashy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/009a-1.jpg)


![Truck Show Classics: 2016 Oldtimer Truck Show Stroe – European Trucks, Part 2 (first posted 7/24/2016) Round two of the recently held truck show in Stroe, the Netherlands, starts with a 1958 Ford Thames 500E. Until 1957 this truck model was known as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_1874.jpg)


