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Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1953 Dodge B4D Express 126WB
Posted on May 29, 2022 | 33 CommentsWe haven’t done a Junkyard Heirloom Gallery post in a while and today someone posted a new comment on the first one of the series which was just the impetus I […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The Evolution Of The Chevrolet
Posted on May 29, 2022 | 27 Comments2016-19 Chevrolet Volt and 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air. Shot by nifticus392 -
Vintage Ad: 1970 Oldsmobile Rallye 350 – Turns Out Painted Bumpers Weren’t Quite As Cool As Dr. Oldsmobile Thought
Posted on May 28, 2022 | 39 CommentsThe 1970 Olds Rallye 350 was one of several “junior muscle cars” that arrived that year in response to drastic increases in insurance costs for the real thing. The formula […] -
COAL: Project Subaru Update And The Pitfalls Of Hooptie Life : A Dire CC Community Prediction Comes True
Posted on May 28, 2022 | 37 CommentsTo recap from an article last August, I purchased a 2002 Subaru Forester with the intention of it ultimately being my new driver 17 year old sons car. I recounted […] -
CC Capsule: 1975 Buick LeSabre Custom Convertible – Candy Apple Cooler
Posted on May 27, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 5/27/2016) For me, summer is very much about exaggerated flavors and colors. Of course, every season brings its own set of sensory experiences. Of the four three-month spans, […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: Buick Regal Coupe
Posted on May 27, 2022 | 20 CommentsShot by Rivera Notario in Lima, Peru -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Two Squarebacks, One More Square Than The Other, And It’s Just Hijacked This Post
Posted on May 27, 2022 | 25 CommentsI don’t think it was intentional, but this shot of a VW Squareback shot by furanku2 in Mojiko, Fukuoka makes a nice twosome with that rolling cube behind it, which […] -
Vintage Truck: The Ultimate “Needle Nose” Kenworth
Posted on May 27, 2022 | 19 CommentsThe classic “needle nose” Kenworths are of course icons, and instantly familiar. They trace their origins back to the 1940s, and were built until 1961, when the W900, with a […] -
CC Outtake: 1964 Plymouth Valiant Barracuda – More Valiant Than ‘Cuda
Posted on May 26, 2022 | 89 Comments(first posted 5/26/2016) Although they appeared within sixteen days of each other in April 1964, there were were several things that differentiated the Barracuda from the Mustang. We won’t […] -
CCs From My Summer Trips To Berlin-Dahlem
Posted on May 26, 2022 | 20 CommentsOver the course of the coming summer I’m going to Berlin-Dahlem once a month for a job-related training program and that of course means riding my bicycle down those paths […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Pontiac Sunbird – Still Flying High In Lima, Peru
Posted on May 26, 2022 | 16 CommentsI’m not going to speculate how this Sunbird ended up in Lima, Peru; maybe some migratory instinct? But here it is, caught in the lens of Rivera Notario; proof that […] -
CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Milheeze – Part One
Posted on May 25, 2022 | 17 CommentsIt was a compact show I visited last April, yet with a wide range of modern and heavy on-road vehicles on display. Plus a good number of European and American […] -
CC Capsule: 1998 Mitsuoka Viewt (FHK11) Convertible – Just Plain Viewtiful
Posted on May 25, 2022 | 18 CommentsJust when you think you’ve seen it all, this materializes on a cool day. I don’t mean “seen it all” as in every type of car of course, but I […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1980 Ford Pinto – The End Of The Road, In Switzerland
Posted on May 24, 2022 | 42 CommentsNot only were 1980 Ford Pintos fairly rare when new, but they’re unicorns now. And one of them has been spotted by crash71100 in Switzerland, or so I believe. I […] -
CC Capsule: 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupé – Swing (Too) Low, Sweet Chari-Yacht
Posted on May 24, 2022 | 25 CommentsIt looks like CC’s own Jim Brophy is not the only Tokyo inhabitant to have a thing for these gigantic beasts. This one has had a lot of “work” done, […]
![Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1953 Dodge B4D Express 126WB We haven’t done a Junkyard Heirloom Gallery post in a while and today someone posted a new comment on the first one of the series which was just the impetus I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0094.jpg)

![Vintage Ad: 1970 Oldsmobile Rallye 350 – Turns Out Painted Bumpers Weren’t Quite As Cool As Dr. Oldsmobile Thought The 1970 Olds Rallye 350 was one of several “junior muscle cars” that arrived that year in response to drastic increases in insurance costs for the real thing. The formula […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/4133195256_8c3eb8dcf5_o.jpg)
![COAL: Project Subaru Update And The Pitfalls Of Hooptie Life : A Dire CC Community Prediction Comes True To recap from an article last August, I purchased a 2002 Subaru Forester with the intention of it ultimately being my new driver 17 year old sons car. I recounted […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/subnite.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1975 Buick LeSabre Custom Convertible – Candy Apple Cooler (first posted 5/27/2016) For me, summer is very much about exaggerated flavors and colors. Of course, every season brings its own set of sensory experiences. Of the four three-month spans, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1975-Buick-LeSabre-Custom-convertible-1-CC.jpg)

![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Two Squarebacks, One More Square Than The Other, And It’s Just Hijacked This Post I don’t think it was intentional, but this shot of a VW Squareback shot by furanku2 in Mojiko, Fukuoka makes a nice twosome with that rolling cube behind it, which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-26-8.39.15-PM.jpg)
![Vintage Truck: The Ultimate “Needle Nose” Kenworth The classic “needle nose” Kenworths are of course icons, and instantly familiar. They trace their origins back to the 1940s, and were built until 1961, when the W900, with a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/49327924337_3ffeb5f119_k.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1964 Plymouth Valiant Barracuda – More Valiant Than ‘Cuda (first posted 5/26/2016) Although they appeared within sixteen days of each other in April 1964, there were were several things that differentiated the Barracuda from the Mustang. We won’t […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/CC-293-025-1200.jpg)
![CCs From My Summer Trips To Berlin-Dahlem Over the course of the coming summer I’m going to Berlin-Dahlem once a month for a job-related training program and that of course means riding my bicycle down those paths […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220523_093513.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Pontiac Sunbird – Still Flying High In Lima, Peru I’m not going to speculate how this Sunbird ended up in Lima, Peru; maybe some migratory instinct? But here it is, caught in the lens of Rivera Notario; proof that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/34744503446_489b72ea9b_k.jpg)
![CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Milheeze – Part One It was a compact show I visited last April, yet with a wide range of modern and heavy on-road vehicles on display. Plus a good number of European and American […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0055.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1998 Mitsuoka Viewt (FHK11) Convertible – Just Plain Viewtiful Just when you think you’ve seen it all, this materializes on a cool day. I don’t mean “seen it all” as in every type of car of course, but I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20211219_144907-copy.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1980 Ford Pinto – The End Of The Road, In Switzerland Not only were 1980 Ford Pintos fairly rare when new, but they’re unicorns now. And one of them has been spotted by crash71100 in Switzerland, or so I believe. I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/52088992170_7266bb951d_k.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupé – Swing (Too) Low, Sweet Chari-Yacht It looks like CC’s own Jim Brophy is not the only Tokyo inhabitant to have a thing for these gigantic beasts. This one has had a lot of “work” done, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220323_110415-copy.jpg)


