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Blog Archive
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Cohort Classic: 1977 Mercury Cougar Wagon – Extinct Megafauna, Not Mythical Beast
Posted on July 19, 2022 | 116 Comments(first posted 7/19/2016) I’ve spoken before about the seemingly mythical beast that was the 1977 Mercury Cougar wagon. Available in either base or Villager trim, it was the latter that […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1978 Hyundai Pony – Still Kicking
Posted on July 19, 2022 | 14 CommentsRiveraNotario caught a Pony still on the loose in Puerto Natales, Chile. Well, it dos appear to have an injured hoof, but otherwise it looks t be in pretty good […] -
“World’s Most Dangerous Roads” Outtake: Inches Away from Plummeting Down A Vast Cliff In The Himalayas
Posted on July 19, 2022 | 12 CommentsI’m still not quite finished with the large number of “World’s Most Dangerous Roads” documentaries on Youtube. The most recent one was the famous and treacherous Leh-Manali Highway, which winds […] -
In-Motion Classic: c. 1995 Nissan Skyline R33 – Into The Skyline
Posted on July 19, 2022 | 34 Comments(UPDATE: This is actually not a GT-R, so oops, and title fixed. Please play along with me. – jd) Waiting at bus stops has afforded me some of my richest […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1998 Daihatsu Move – Four Wheeled Tender
Posted on July 18, 2022 | 9 CommentsCorey Behrens shot this riverboat in Amsterdam which is sporting a Daihatsu Move as its tender. Just the thing for running into town when docked; big enough for four, small […] -
Storage Lot Classics: 1973 Citroën DS-23 Pallas, 1974 Citroën SM & 1984 Citroën GSA X3 – A Most Unexpected Ci-Trio-Ën
Posted on July 18, 2022 | 12 CommentsTo find one classic hydro Citroën may be regarded as good fortune; to find three in an advanced state of decay looks like a black swan sat on a unicorn […] -
The Ultimate CC Roadtrip No.2: The Wilds Of Southern Namibia In A Peugeot 404 Wagon
Posted on July 17, 2022 | 30 Comments(first posted 1/1/2013) The Queen of Sheba said about Solomon: half was not told to me. This is how I feel about my first visit to Namibia this past winter […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1986 Brazilian Ford F4000 – That Grille Looks Familiar – And A Brief Brazilian F-Series History
Posted on July 17, 2022 | 20 Commentsphoto posted by Eliminator It wasn’t just Falcons and LTDs that were built in Brazil and Argentina for many years with the same body but updated grilles and such. This […] -
Ultimate CC Road Trip: Across Remote South Africa Via Back Roads In A 1973 Peugeot 404 Wagon
Posted on July 16, 2022 | 26 Comments(first posted 11/22/2012. It’s quite similar to our EXBRO trips, which I would do in a 404 wagon if I had one) We’ve done the paved road to Grahamstown to […] -
Curbside Classic: 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Club Coupe – I’ll Try Anything
Posted on July 16, 2022 | 159 Comments(first posted 7/2/2013) The most evasive of all of the B-O-P luxury compacts has finally revealed itself to me. I’ve had pretty good luck spotting the Buick and Pontiac cousins, […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1970 Saab 99GL – Straight From The Deep Freeze
Posted on July 16, 2022 | 7 CommentsWow; this 99 that Roshake found in Budapest looks almost as fresh as the day it rolled off the lines in Trollhattan. It’s nice to see someone preserving a regular […] -
Car Show Classics: 1973 and 1974 Ford Pinto Squires – Still At Least Two Left…
Posted on July 15, 2022 | 94 Comments(first posted 7/15/2013) I attend, on average, better than 75 car shows and cruise-ins during the summer months. Why? In hopes of finding something different and cool. No, I do […] -
CC Outtake: Ford Escort – The Very First To Wear The Name
Posted on July 15, 2022 | 14 CommentsOne tends to think of the first Escort as the one that arrived in 1968, but it was also used between 1955 and 1961 on a reduced-content version of the […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1965 Jaguar S-Type 3.8 – The Upper Lip Seems A Bit Aquiver
Posted on July 15, 2022 | 31 CommentsIt matters not what some may say about the original Jaguar S-Type, the reality is that this is an old Jaguar and hence worthy of respect even if one knows […] -
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Mercedes-Benz 709D Flatbed Trucks – Two-Tee-Twos
Posted on July 15, 2022 | 11 CommentsA huge, almost vertical windshield and a short nose with a slightly sloping hood. Straight lines everywhere. The unmistakable shape of a second gen Mercedes-Benz T2, introduced in 1986. Eliminator […]
![Cohort Classic: 1977 Mercury Cougar Wagon – Extinct Megafauna, Not Mythical Beast (first posted 7/19/2016) I’ve spoken before about the seemingly mythical beast that was the 1977 Mercury Cougar wagon. Available in either base or Villager trim, it was the latter that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/daniel-lucy-mercury-cougar-wagon-2.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1978 Hyundai Pony – Still Kicking RiveraNotario caught a Pony still on the loose in Puerto Natales, Chile. Well, it dos appear to have an injured hoof, but otherwise it looks t be in pretty good […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/52223453168_bc1827088e_k.jpg)
![“World’s Most Dangerous Roads” Outtake: Inches Away from Plummeting Down A Vast Cliff In The Himalayas I’m still not quite finished with the large number of “World’s Most Dangerous Roads” documentaries on Youtube. The most recent one was the famous and treacherous Leh-Manali Highway, which winds […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/close-call.jpg)
![In-Motion Classic: c. 1995 Nissan Skyline R33 – Into The Skyline (UPDATE: This is actually not a GT-R, so oops, and title fixed. Please play along with me. – jd) Waiting at bus stops has afforded me some of my richest […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062-c.-1995-Nissan-Skyline-R33-GT-R-CC.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1998 Daihatsu Move – Four Wheeled Tender Corey Behrens shot this riverboat in Amsterdam which is sporting a Daihatsu Move as its tender. Just the thing for running into town when docked; big enough for four, small […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/52208817368_a8c2873ff2_k.jpg)
![Storage Lot Classics: 1973 Citroën DS-23 Pallas, 1974 Citroën SM & 1984 Citroën GSA X3 – A Most Unexpected Ci-Trio-Ën To find one classic hydro Citroën may be regarded as good fortune; to find three in an advanced state of decay looks like a black swan sat on a unicorn […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_20220613_095710-copy.jpg)
![The Ultimate CC Roadtrip No.2: The Wilds Of Southern Namibia In A Peugeot 404 Wagon (first posted 1/1/2013) The Queen of Sheba said about Solomon: half was not told to me. This is how I feel about my first visit to Namibia this past winter […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Dawid-N17.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1986 Brazilian Ford F4000 – That Grille Looks Familiar – And A Brief Brazilian F-Series History photo posted by Eliminator It wasn’t just Falcons and LTDs that were built in Brazil and Argentina for many years with the same body but updated grilles and such. This […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/52205133415_a354e2c0f3_k.jpg)
![Ultimate CC Road Trip: Across Remote South Africa Via Back Roads In A 1973 Peugeot 404 Wagon (first posted 11/22/2012. It’s quite similar to our EXBRO trips, which I would do in a 404 wagon if I had one) We’ve done the paved road to Grahamstown to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Dawid-1a.png)
![Curbside Classic: 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Club Coupe – I’ll Try Anything (first posted 7/2/2013) The most evasive of all of the B-O-P luxury compacts has finally revealed itself to me. I’ve had pretty good luck spotting the Buick and Pontiac cousins, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/erfdg.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1970 Saab 99GL – Straight From The Deep Freeze Wow; this 99 that Roshake found in Budapest looks almost as fresh as the day it rolled off the lines in Trollhattan. It’s nice to see someone preserving a regular […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/52214685634_4f4a9eb6bc_k.jpg)
![Car Show Classics: 1973 and 1974 Ford Pinto Squires – Still At Least Two Left… (first posted 7/15/2013) I attend, on average, better than 75 car shows and cruise-ins during the summer months. Why? In hopes of finding something different and cool. No, I do […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/6-23-2013-045-e1372965497647.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Ford Escort – The Very First To Wear The Name One tends to think of the first Escort as the one that arrived in 1968, but it was also used between 1955 and 1961 on a reduced-content version of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Escort60plus.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 1965 Jaguar S-Type 3.8 – The Upper Lip Seems A Bit Aquiver It matters not what some may say about the original Jaguar S-Type, the reality is that this is an old Jaguar and hence worthy of respect even if one knows […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_1288.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Mercedes-Benz 709D Flatbed Trucks – Two-Tee-Twos A huge, almost vertical windshield and a short nose with a slightly sloping hood. Straight lines everywhere. The unmistakable shape of a second gen Mercedes-Benz T2, introduced in 1986. Eliminator […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/709D-1.jpg)


