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Blog Archive
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Vintage PR Shot: VW Bus – 12 Passenger Version
Posted on June 26, 2022 | 46 Comments(first posted 8/13/2013) No, this isn’t one of those old “how many college kids can jam into a VW” photo. It’s a factory publicity shot of a twelve-passenger high-density configuration […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1982 Renault 4 F6 – Allez Le Blue!
Posted on June 26, 2022 | 9 CommentsCorey Behrens, our man in Noord-Holland, uploaded some brochure-worthy pictures of a 40 years old Renault 4 F6, neatly parallel parked alongside an Amsterdam canal. A fuel-sipping fourgonnette (commercial van) […] -
Multiple Curbside Classics: The Gingko Avenue At Jingu Gaien – Stumbling Upon A New Wing
Posted on June 26, 2022 | 12 CommentsThe past couple of months have provided an exceptional amount of CC finds in the little corner of the world I frequent and survey. The upcoming T87 Singles Outtakes will […] -
EXBRO6 Overlanding Trip Is Over – The Tracker Conquered The Remote Tracks Of Eastern Oregon
Posted on June 25, 2022 | 14 CommentsThe Tracker and I arrived home dusty and dirty a couple of hours ago from our week-long EXBRO6 overlanding trip. It was a splendiferous trip, with seven days of driving […] -
CC Capsule: Rambler Rebel, 1957’s Really Hot Sedan – 0-60 in 7.5 Seconds
Posted on June 25, 2022 | 116 Comments(first posted 11/13/2012) The term “Horsepower War” was coined in the early-to-mid ’50s, when luxury brands like Cadillac, Chrysler and Lincoln battled to outdo each other by rapidly escalating the […] -
QOTD: What’s Your Best & Worst Car Dream?
Posted on June 25, 2022 | 38 CommentsCar-related nightmares? I’ve had a few of the poor choice/moneypit/serial-breakdown variety, but I’m fortunate to have been spared the dream kind, the real nightmares. Touch wood, I don’t get ’em. […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1990 Dacia 1310 TLX – The Near-Immortal Borat-Mobile
Posted on June 25, 2022 | 27 Commentsposted by Roshake The Dacia 1300 and its variants was built in Romania from 1969 to 2004, making it one of the longer-lived cars. It is of course a Renault […] -
Car Show Capsule: 1956 Lincoln Premiere: Roses Are Red, Lincolns Are Wisteria
Posted on June 24, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 11/21/2012) While there’s no doubt summer’s over, I still have quite a cache of car show pics to keep you entertained throughout the long winter ahead. To wit: […] -
CC Capsule: 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback – The Very First Of Many
Posted on June 24, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 8/21/2013) No, this Corolla is not the first generation of that long line; this is the very first picture in my first series of many files I’ve shot […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1964 Panhard 24CT – Stunning
Posted on June 24, 2022 | 33 CommentsTatra87 has already written his paean to the Panhard 24 B and CT coupes, but after three years, I’m more than ready to wallow in some more Panhard goodness. Corey […] -
CC Toolbox: Indian Head Gasket Shellac
Posted on June 24, 2022 | 97 Comments(Originally published 3 August 2016) Now here is a very old product, shown here in an ancient bottle from when nothing seemed the matter with using “Chief Permatex” as a […] -
CC Capsule: 1978 Toyota Corona Mark II (X30) GL 2000 – Out In The Open
Posted on June 24, 2022 | 11 CommentsWell, this was a first. Finding a 45-year-old car just sitting on someone’s front porch (if you can call it that) is one thing, but this one was more gaping […] -
Cohort Classic: 1953 DeSoto – Did Its Owners Catch It In The Pacific, On A Long-Ago Trip To The Oregon Coast?
Posted on June 23, 2022 | 56 Comments(first posted 10/27/2012) Has there ever been a toothier grille? Well, yes; the Buicks of the era. The 1950 Buick takes the cake in the deep-sea toothy-fish face sweepstakes. But […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1978 GAZ M-13 Chaika – It Only Looks Like A Pre-1960 American Car In Cuba
Posted on June 23, 2022 | 17 CommentsCuba is of course famous for its old American cars from 1959 or earlier, but here’s a big old Russian Chaika limo that RiveraNotario shot there. It’s dated as a […] -
Lane Motor Museum Basement Outtake: Citroen 2CV Sahara – 4×4, Thanks To Two Engines
Posted on June 22, 2022 | 37 Comments(first posted 6/22/2016. Sadly, I never did get around to posting all of the hundreds of cars I shot at the Lane Motor Museum, where we had a CC-Meetup that […]
![Vintage PR Shot: VW Bus – 12 Passenger Version (first posted 8/13/2013) No, this isn’t one of those old “how many college kids can jam into a VW” photo. It’s a factory publicity shot of a twelve-passenger high-density configuration […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/VW-Bus-12-passenger.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1982 Renault 4 F6 – Allez Le Blue! Corey Behrens, our man in Noord-Holland, uploaded some brochure-worthy pictures of a 40 years old Renault 4 F6, neatly parallel parked alongside an Amsterdam canal. A fuel-sipping fourgonnette (commercial van) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/R4-F6-1.jpg)
![Multiple Curbside Classics: The Gingko Avenue At Jingu Gaien – Stumbling Upon A New Wing The past couple of months have provided an exceptional amount of CC finds in the little corner of the world I frequent and survey. The upcoming T87 Singles Outtakes will […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220605_104609-copy.jpg)
![EXBRO6 Overlanding Trip Is Over – The Tracker Conquered The Remote Tracks Of Eastern Oregon The Tracker and I arrived home dusty and dirty a couple of hours ago from our week-long EXBRO6 overlanding trip. It was a splendiferous trip, with seven days of driving […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_9296.jpg)
![CC Capsule: Rambler Rebel, 1957’s Really Hot Sedan – 0-60 in 7.5 Seconds (first posted 11/13/2012) The term “Horsepower War” was coined in the early-to-mid ’50s, when luxury brands like Cadillac, Chrysler and Lincoln battled to outdo each other by rapidly escalating the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/erjrbj.jpg)
![QOTD: What’s Your Best & Worst Car Dream? Car-related nightmares? I’ve had a few of the poor choice/moneypit/serial-breakdown variety, but I’m fortunate to have been spared the dream kind, the real nightmares. Touch wood, I don’t get ’em. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/77_Caprice.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1990 Dacia 1310 TLX – The Near-Immortal Borat-Mobile posted by Roshake The Dacia 1300 and its variants was built in Romania from 1969 to 2004, making it one of the longer-lived cars. It is of course a Renault […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/52146509658_84240e12f7_k.jpg)
![Car Show Capsule: 1956 Lincoln Premiere: Roses Are Red, Lincolns Are Wisteria (first posted 11/21/2012) While there’s no doubt summer’s over, I still have quite a cache of car show pics to keep you entertained throughout the long winter ahead. To wit: […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/8879.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback – The Very First Of Many (first posted 8/21/2013) No, this Corolla is not the first generation of that long line; this is the very first picture in my first series of many files I’ve shot […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Pictography-1-002-800.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1964 Panhard 24CT – Stunning Tatra87 has already written his paean to the Panhard 24 B and CT coupes, but after three years, I’m more than ready to wallow in some more Panhard goodness. Corey […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/52149402609_c4f6021f09_k.jpg)
![CC Toolbox: Indian Head Gasket Shellac (Originally published 3 August 2016) Now here is a very old product, shown here in an ancient bottle from when nothing seemed the matter with using “Chief Permatex” as a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Indian_Head_new.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1978 Toyota Corona Mark II (X30) GL 2000 – Out In The Open Well, this was a first. Finding a 45-year-old car just sitting on someone’s front porch (if you can call it that) is one thing, but this one was more gaping […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220520_143107-copy.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: 1953 DeSoto – Did Its Owners Catch It In The Pacific, On A Long-Ago Trip To The Oregon Coast? (first posted 10/27/2012) Has there ever been a toothier grille? Well, yes; the Buicks of the era. The 1950 Buick takes the cake in the deep-sea toothy-fish face sweepstakes. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/desggyy.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1978 GAZ M-13 Chaika – It Only Looks Like A Pre-1960 American Car In Cuba Cuba is of course famous for its old American cars from 1959 or earlier, but here’s a big old Russian Chaika limo that RiveraNotario shot there. It’s dated as a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/50037219846_87c410fd18_k1.jpg)
![Lane Motor Museum Basement Outtake: Citroen 2CV Sahara – 4×4, Thanks To Two Engines (first posted 6/22/2016. Sadly, I never did get around to posting all of the hundreds of cars I shot at the Lane Motor Museum, where we had a CC-Meetup that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_4955-1200.jpg)


