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![Long haul trucking has evolved significantly over the decades. Here’s two films from about 1950 or so that show how it was done at a time when it was a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hhgg88.jpg "CC Cinema: Long Haul Trucking In The West Circa 1950 – It Was Done Differently Back Then")
CC Cinema: Long Haul Trucking In The West Circa 1950 – It Was Done Differently Back Then
Posted on April 23, 2022 | 17 CommentsLong haul trucking has evolved significantly over the decades. Here’s two films from about 1950 or so that show how it was done at a time when it was a […] -
![The Adventurer is nice and all, but my eyes gravitated to that boat. It looks to be jet propelled, although there’s no visible air intake for its engine. Minor detail… […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4079413681_6661863f55_o.jpg "Vintage Brochure Shot: 1960 DeSoto Adventurer – Is That A Jet Propelled Boat? (Update: It’s Sir Donald Campbell’s Bluebird)")
Vintage Brochure Shot: 1960 DeSoto Adventurer – Is That A Jet Propelled Boat? (Update: It’s Sir Donald Campbell’s Bluebird)
Posted on April 23, 2022 | 21 CommentsThe Adventurer is nice and all, but my eyes gravitated to that boat. It looks to be jet propelled, although there’s no visible air intake for its engine. Minor detail… […] -
CC Global: Big Cats Taken On a Leisure Trip
Posted on April 22, 2022 | 8 CommentsThe most photogenic finds at any truck show are complete combinations with an impressive load. And when that load says Cat, you know its carrier means business. -
![We’re all pretty familiar with the 1962 Gran Turismo Hawk, with its low-cost but effective redesign by Brooks Stevens. Turns out Studebaker began using that Gran Turismo name on the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4083384315_fb9a239e3e_o.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1961 Gran Turismo Studebaker Hawk – No, Not That Gran Turismo Hawk")
Vintage Ad: 1961 Gran Turismo Studebaker Hawk – No, Not That Gran Turismo Hawk
Posted on April 22, 2022 | 31 CommentsWe’re all pretty familiar with the 1962 Gran Turismo Hawk, with its low-cost but effective redesign by Brooks Stevens. Turns out Studebaker began using that Gran Turismo name on the […] -
![(first posted 4/21/2016) The number of cars we’ve never covered here is slowly but steadily diminishing. One of those was the Peugeot 204 Coupe (and Cabriolet), an exceptionally sweet little […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3edga.jpg "Cohort Classic: Peugeot 204 Coupe – Sweet Baby Peugeot")
Cohort Classic: Peugeot 204 Coupe – Sweet Baby Peugeot
Posted on April 21, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 4/21/2016) The number of cars we’ve never covered here is slowly but steadily diminishing. One of those was the Peugeot 204 Coupe (and Cabriolet), an exceptionally sweet little […] -
![(first posted 4/21/2016) I found this Park Avenue in my Chicago neighborhood, Edgewater, several years ago, parked in front of this old, yellow-brick mansion. This area used to be full […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/013-1991-Buick-Park-Avenue-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1991 Buick Park Avenue – A Heritage Of Class")
CC Capsule: 1991 Buick Park Avenue – A Heritage Of Class
Posted on April 21, 2022 | 76 Comments(first posted 4/21/2016) I found this Park Avenue in my Chicago neighborhood, Edgewater, several years ago, parked in front of this old, yellow-brick mansion. This area used to be full […] -
![(first posted 4/21/2016) Spring is in the air. Having seen vintage cars aplenty the last few days, it was also time for the Mid-Missouri Old Car Club to fire up […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/555jhg.jpg "CC Drive Report: 1958 Chevrolet Impala – Pink Floyd Was Dressed In Business Casual")
CC Drive Report: 1958 Chevrolet Impala – Pink Floyd Was Dressed In Business Casual
Posted on April 21, 2022 | 51 Comments(first posted 4/21/2016) Spring is in the air. Having seen vintage cars aplenty the last few days, it was also time for the Mid-Missouri Old Car Club to fire up […] -
Vintage Car Carrier: Six Truck Loads Of 1960 Plymouths For The Michigan State Police
Posted on April 21, 2022 | 28 CommentsWhat’s under their hoods? -
![If a kid wants to drive some kind of simulated ride today, Mom or Dad go out (or order on line I suppose) and get them a computer or NinPlay […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/car-driving-game-1.jpg "CC Vintage: 1954 International Mutoscope Drive Yourself Road Test Drivemobile – Practice Makes Perfect")
CC Vintage: 1954 International Mutoscope Drive Yourself Road Test Drivemobile – Practice Makes Perfect
Posted on April 21, 2022 | 19 CommentsIf a kid wants to drive some kind of simulated ride today, Mom or Dad go out (or order on line I suppose) and get them a computer or NinPlay […] -
![(first posted 4/19/2016) In retrospect, the automotive marketplace in Britain in the early 1960s was a straightforward place. There were small cars, medium sized family cars, large family cars, luxury […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DSC04099.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1969 Vauxhall Ventora (FD Series) – Trying To Adapt, With Difficulty")
Curbside Capsule: 1969 Vauxhall Ventora (FD Series) – Trying To Adapt, With Difficulty
Posted on April 19, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 4/19/2016) In retrospect, the automotive marketplace in Britain in the early 1960s was a straightforward place. There were small cars, medium sized family cars, large family cars, luxury […] -
![posted at the Cohort by Garth Goode We all know the Cheviac drill by now: it’s a Pontiac body with a Chevrolet chassis and drive train. Well strictly speaking, it’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/52008384321_5a406a4af1_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1960 Pontiac Parisienne – I Solve A Profound Cheviac Mystery")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1960 Pontiac Parisienne – I Solve A Profound Cheviac Mystery
Posted on April 19, 2022 | 30 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Garth Goode We all know the Cheviac drill by now: it’s a Pontiac body with a Chevrolet chassis and drive train. Well strictly speaking, it’s […] -
![Unlike in the US, Suzuki Swifts are apparently still very common sights on the streets of Budapest, as this shot by Roshake77 confirms. Well, they were built in Hungary, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/52005728747_6cbede7a42_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Suzuki Swifts In Their Native Habitat")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Suzuki Swifts In Their Native Habitat
Posted on April 18, 2022 | 10 CommentsUnlike in the US, Suzuki Swifts are apparently still very common sights on the streets of Budapest, as this shot by Roshake77 confirms. Well, they were built in Hungary, and […] -
![One of the more ambitious creations of GM’s fertile 1950s Motorama Era was the GMC L’Universelle. Most of them were roadsters or futuristic sedans, but the L’Universelle was something all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4089039014_c0e02bf4f2_h.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1955 GMC L’Universelle – Did I Just Dream That?")
Vintage Ad: 1955 GMC L’Universelle – Did I Just Dream That?
Posted on April 18, 2022 | 13 CommentsOne of the more ambitious creations of GM’s fertile 1950s Motorama Era was the GMC L’Universelle. Most of them were roadsters or futuristic sedans, but the L’Universelle was something all […] -
![(first posted 3/27/2016) I was trying hard to think of something appropriate to run for Easter. I Googled “Easter Bunny Car”, but nothing grabbed me. Then I remembered a post […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/oklklj.jpg "CC Easter Bunny Special: The Cars Of The Playboy Bunnies Of The Year 1964 – 1988")
CC Easter Bunny Special: The Cars Of The Playboy Bunnies Of The Year 1964 – 1988
Posted on April 17, 2022 | 42 Comments(first posted 3/27/2016) I was trying hard to think of something appropriate to run for Easter. I Googled “Easter Bunny Car”, but nothing grabbed me. Then I remembered a post […] -
![Tatra87’s seemingly endless finds in the Tokyo area have one most obvious feature: their mostly impeccable condition. That’s not quite the case in Eugene, where it all started with finding […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_8708.jpg "On The Go Outtake: 1967 Buick Electra 225 – We’re Not In Tokyo Anymore")
On The Go Outtake: 1967 Buick Electra 225 – We’re Not In Tokyo Anymore
Posted on April 17, 2022 | 27 CommentsTatra87’s seemingly endless finds in the Tokyo area have one most obvious feature: their mostly impeccable condition. That’s not quite the case in Eugene, where it all started with finding […]
