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Blog Archive
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CC Outtake: 1961 Valiant Diesel – Clattered When Parked?
Posted on June 17, 2022 | 29 CommentsI don’t recall the asking price, but I do remember thinking it seemed very high when this ’61 Valiant was advertised repeatedly over several years, I think out of somewhere […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Ford Mustang II Notchback – Mustang II, Recognition Zero
Posted on June 16, 2022 | 170 Comments(first posted 6/16/2016) It was a real “Whoa! What’s that?” moment when I spotted this ’74 Mustang II on a Sunday afternoon, six years ago. I was on my way […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Hot Ladas
Posted on June 16, 2022 | 13 CommentsQuite obviously, old Ladas are a thing in Hungary, where roshake77 shot these two. According to him, these are a 1995 Lada 2105 and a 1991 2107. Maybe someone will […] -
Wordless Outtake: Greetings, Earthlings. I Am Valmet, I Come In Peace!
Posted on June 16, 2022 | 12 Comments -
CC Cinema: The Cars Of It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Posted on June 15, 2022 | 97 Comments(first posted 11/2/2012) Since we’re talking Imperials here today on CC, I’d be remiss in not pointing out one was featured, albeit briefly, in the classic 1963 film It’s A […] -
Automotive History: 1957 Chevrolet Fuel-Injected 283 V8 – Ahead Of Its Time And The Competition
Posted on June 15, 2022 | 131 Comments(first posted 10/12/2012) Chevrolet dropped a bomb in 1955 with its all-new small block V8, one that blew the Ford flathead V8 and other engines out of the water, off […] -
CC Capsule: 1999 Bentley Azure “Spyder” – Mulliner-Park Weird
Posted on June 15, 2022 | 16 CommentsI’m rarely at a loss for words when cars are concerned. Whether it’s utterly misguided BS or well-researched information is sometimes a matter of some debate, but that’s never stopped […] -
QOTD: Project Exposure
Posted on June 15, 2022 | 19 CommentsOne of my neighbors has a project car that is slowly trying to expose itself. I have a guess what’s hiding under those old tarps, but I’m sure the Curbside […] -
CC Momento Mori: 1960 Ford Thunderbird – Sex and Death
Posted on June 15, 2022 | 22 CommentsThe French psychotherapist and homeopath Rene Allendy said that the number sixty is deeply embedded in our world and in our psyches.In his 1921 book “Number Symbolisms: Essays on […] -
Cohort Classic: 1957 or 1958 Studebaker Transtar 1 Ton 9′ Bed Pickup – Tough Right To The Bitter End
Posted on June 14, 2022 | 29 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Matthew with 2 Ts (first posted 6/14/2016) You like serious, hard-core, high and rough-riding, hard-working, extra-long bed pickups but with just a wee bit of […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1965 Mercury Comet 2-Door Sedan – It’s Not Just A Falcon With A Different Front End
Posted on June 14, 2022 | 19 CommentsI got suckered in again, even though I know better. At first glance this ’65 Comet 2-door sedan posted by robadr said to me: Falcon, with a different front end. […] -
CC Global: The Immortal (And Frankensteinian) Curbside Classics of Cuba
Posted on June 13, 2022 | 57 Comments(first posted 6/13/2016) As US-Cuba relations keep normalizing, many of us have got to wonder, what might happen to all those iconic classic cars so characteristic to the island? I […] -
Trailside Outtake: Hyundai Ioniq5 – The Latest Hot Wheels In Town
Posted on June 13, 2022 | 64 CommentsI’m seeing new Ioniq5s pop up all over town; they’re the latest hot new thing on wheels. And as previously disclosed, I approve. It reminds me of some of the […] -
Facebook Find: 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe – “Maid Quiet”
Posted on June 13, 2022 | 32 CommentsWhere has Maid Quiet gone to, Nodding her russet hood? The winds that awakened the stars Are blowing through my blood. O how could I be so calm When she […] -
Curbside Outtake: VW Diesel Pickup – You Know Fuel Prices Are High When The Diesel VWs Come Out Of Hibernation
Posted on June 13, 2022 | 21 CommentsWhenever fuel prices soar, there’s two vehicles that one starts to see in greater abundance: Geo Metros and Diesel VWs. I spotted this VW pickup just down the street, […]
![CC Outtake: 1961 Valiant Diesel – Clattered When Parked? I don’t recall the asking price, but I do remember thinking it seemed very high when this ’61 Valiant was advertised repeatedly over several years, I think out of somewhere […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/RHD_Diesel_60V_2.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1974 Ford Mustang II Notchback – Mustang II, Recognition Zero (first posted 6/16/2016) It was a real “Whoa! What’s that?” moment when I spotted this ’74 Mustang II on a Sunday afternoon, six years ago. I was on my way […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1974-Ford-Mustang-II-2.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Hot Ladas Quite obviously, old Ladas are a thing in Hungary, where roshake77 shot these two. According to him, these are a 1995 Lada 2105 and a 1991 2107. Maybe someone will […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/52146472718_b8449c642a_k.jpg)

![CC Cinema: The Cars Of It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (first posted 11/2/2012) Since we’re talking Imperials here today on CC, I’d be remiss in not pointing out one was featured, albeit briefly, in the classic 1963 film It’s A […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ghghmnn.jpg)
![Automotive History: 1957 Chevrolet Fuel-Injected 283 V8 – Ahead Of Its Time And The Competition (first posted 10/12/2012) Chevrolet dropped a bomb in 1955 with its all-new small block V8, one that blew the Ford flathead V8 and other engines out of the water, off […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Chevrolet-1957-283-FI.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1999 Bentley Azure “Spyder” – Mulliner-Park Weird I’m rarely at a loss for words when cars are concerned. Whether it’s utterly misguided BS or well-researched information is sometimes a matter of some debate, but that’s never stopped […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20220424_101450-copy.jpg)
![QOTD: Project Exposure One of my neighbors has a project car that is slowly trying to expose itself. I have a guess what’s hiding under those old tarps, but I’m sure the Curbside […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/eexxc.jpg)
![CC Momento Mori: 1960 Ford Thunderbird – Sex and Death The French psychotherapist and homeopath Rene Allendy said that the number sixty is deeply embedded in our world and in our psyches.In his 1921 book “Number Symbolisms: Essays on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_20201111_1337392.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: 1957 or 1958 Studebaker Transtar 1 Ton 9′ Bed Pickup – Tough Right To The Bitter End posted at the Cohort by Matthew with 2 Ts (first posted 6/14/2016) You like serious, hard-core, high and rough-riding, hard-working, extra-long bed pickups but with just a wee bit of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/iikk.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1965 Mercury Comet 2-Door Sedan – It’s Not Just A Falcon With A Different Front End I got suckered in again, even though I know better. At first glance this ’65 Comet 2-door sedan posted by robadr said to me: Falcon, with a different front end. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/52111939835_0097305d50_k.jpg)
![CC Global: The Immortal (And Frankensteinian) Curbside Classics of Cuba (first posted 6/13/2016) As US-Cuba relations keep normalizing, many of us have got to wonder, what might happen to all those iconic classic cars so characteristic to the island? I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ssdcg.jpg)
![Trailside Outtake: Hyundai Ioniq5 – The Latest Hot Wheels In Town I’m seeing new Ioniq5s pop up all over town; they’re the latest hot new thing on wheels. And as previously disclosed, I approve. It reminds me of some of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_8942.jpg)
![Facebook Find: 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe – “Maid Quiet” Where has Maid Quiet gone to, Nodding her russet hood? The winds that awakened the stars Are blowing through my blood. O how could I be so calm When she […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1966-Continental-6.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: VW Diesel Pickup – You Know Fuel Prices Are High When The Diesel VWs Come Out Of Hibernation Whenever fuel prices soar, there’s two vehicles that one starts to see in greater abundance: Geo Metros and Diesel VWs. I spotted this VW pickup just down the street, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_9132.jpg)


