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![This is a bit outside our usual purview, but I was quite blown away by this amazing documentary film shot by a young trainee on his first major voyage, from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Peking-bw.jpg "CC Cinema: Around The Cape Horn In A Four Masted Sailing Ship Barely Surviving Two Epic Storms (1928) – Don’t Miss This One")
CC Cinema: Around The Cape Horn In A Four Masted Sailing Ship Barely Surviving Two Epic Storms (1928) – Don’t Miss This One
Posted on January 23, 2022 | 16 CommentsThis is a bit outside our usual purview, but I was quite blown away by this amazing documentary film shot by a young trainee on his first major voyage, from […] -
![This is a new one for me; I had no idea that a GT package was made available half way through the Gremlin’s final year on this planet. No wonder […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/8607027335_ff5cc4eb87_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1978 AMC Gremlin GT – The Gremlin Exits In Gran Turismo Fashion")
Vintage Ad: 1978 AMC Gremlin GT – The Gremlin Exits In Gran Turismo Fashion
Posted on January 23, 2022 | 36 CommentsThis is a new one for me; I had no idea that a GT package was made available half way through the Gremlin’s final year on this planet. No wonder […] -
![So here we go with the second installment of our analysis of Consumer Reports magazine’s dot charts of late model used car repair incidence. (Here’s the first one, in case […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/81Tylk2lMtL._AC_SY879_1.jpg "Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 2 (1960-66)")
Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 2 (1960-66)
Posted on January 22, 2022 | 58 CommentsSo here we go with the second installment of our analysis of Consumer Reports magazine’s dot charts of late model used car repair incidence. (Here’s the first one, in case […] -
![The outriggers of this concrete pump are so massive that the Mercedes-Benz carrier seems hardly equal to its task, as if it’s undersized. Yet the 10×4 chassis and the Schwing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_9721.jpg "CC Global: 2021 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 10×4 With Schwing Stetter Concrete Pump – Spreading Its Tentacles")
CC Global: 2021 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 10×4 With Schwing Stetter Concrete Pump – Spreading Its Tentacles
Posted on January 21, 2022 | 11 CommentsThe outriggers of this concrete pump are so massive that the Mercedes-Benz carrier seems hardly equal to its task, as if it’s undersized. Yet the 10×4 chassis and the Schwing […] -
![Recently, my wife and I accompanied our daughter to the Western National Roundup in Denver, an event hosted by Colorado State University. The event was the national finals for various […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0346.jpeg "Urban Neighborhood Walk & Talk: Denver, Colorado")
Urban Neighborhood Walk & Talk: Denver, Colorado
Posted on January 21, 2022 | 29 CommentsRecently, my wife and I accompanied our daughter to the Western National Roundup in Denver, an event hosted by Colorado State University. The event was the national finals for various […] -
![It was the ultimate Eldorado, by size, as the 1979 would be quite substantially downsized. But it’s not ultimately correct, in terms of one detail, which sharp-eyed readers will find, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/8611935790_3f46be39d8_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1978 Cadillac Eldorado Custom Biarritz – The Ultimate Eldorado, But There’s Something Wrong With The One Shown")
Vintage Ad: 1978 Cadillac Eldorado Custom Biarritz – The Ultimate Eldorado, But There’s Something Wrong With The One Shown
Posted on January 21, 2022 | 35 CommentsIt was the ultimate Eldorado, by size, as the 1979 would be quite substantially downsized. But it’s not ultimately correct, in terms of one detail, which sharp-eyed readers will find, […] -
![The best selling passenger car in 1985 (first posted 1/30/2013. I can’t vouch for its accuracy or completeness) In addition to documenting the best selling cars from some 170 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CC-149-068-950.jpg "The Best And Worst Selling Cars Of 1985 (And All 159 In Between)")
The Best And Worst Selling Cars Of 1985 (And All 159 In Between)
Posted on January 20, 2022 | 122 CommentsThe best selling passenger car in 1985 (first posted 1/30/2013. I can’t vouch for its accuracy or completeness) In addition to documenting the best selling cars from some 170 […] -
![This is a new one for me. Three wheel trucks were a big thing in Japan in the fifties, as they would be in China in more recent years. And […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/8718199421_4c5c072032_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1959 Daihatsu Trimobile – I Had No Idea These Were Sold Here")
Vintage Ad: 1959 Daihatsu Trimobile – I Had No Idea These Were Sold Here
Posted on January 20, 2022 | 18 CommentsThis is a new one for me. Three wheel trucks were a big thing in Japan in the fifties, as they would be in China in more recent years. And […] -
![It was midafternoon Sunday in San Salvador. While waiting for my wife to finish some extracurricular activities I decided to go for a stroll around the block. The streets were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/34622249046_9173af43b0_k.jpg "CC Capsule 1962 Toyota Corona – Feeling The Blues")
CC Capsule 1962 Toyota Corona – Feeling The Blues
Posted on January 20, 2022 | 8 CommentsIt was midafternoon Sunday in San Salvador. While waiting for my wife to finish some extracurricular activities I decided to go for a stroll around the block. The streets were […] -
![Muscle cars were all the rage in the late sixties and early seventies. Truck owner-operators wanted in on the action too, given the low price of fuel and the ability […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Freightliner-Powerliner-ad-2.jpg "Truck History: 1973 Freightliner Powerliner – Its Massive 1150 Cubic Inch Cummins KTA Made It The First 600 HP Diesel Highway Truck")
Truck History: 1973 Freightliner Powerliner – Its Massive 1150 Cubic Inch Cummins KTA Made It The First 600 HP Diesel Highway Truck
Posted on January 20, 2022 | 66 CommentsMuscle cars were all the rage in the late sixties and early seventies. Truck owner-operators wanted in on the action too, given the low price of fuel and the ability […] -
![Ever since I was five, which was 50 years ago, I’ve known how to tell the model year of a first-generation Camaro. I imagine you know the signs as well. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/68_Camaro_a.jpg "CC Capsule: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Rally Sport Convertible — Behind the Bar and Grill")
CC Capsule: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Rally Sport Convertible — Behind the Bar and Grill
Posted on January 19, 2022 | 19 CommentsEver since I was five, which was 50 years ago, I’ve known how to tell the model year of a first-generation Camaro. I imagine you know the signs as well. […] -
![Easy enough, right? A few rules though lest you get confused otherwise. A) Let’s define “immediate family” as you, your significant other, your parents, and your kids. No grandparents, cousins, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_6468.jpg "QOTD: What Was The First “Foreign” Car In Your Immediate Family And When?")
QOTD: What Was The First “Foreign” Car In Your Immediate Family And When?
Posted on January 19, 2022 | 155 CommentsEasy enough, right? A few rules though lest you get confused otherwise. A) Let’s define “immediate family” as you, your significant other, your parents, and your kids. No grandparents, cousins, […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2016) A little while back, we went to coffee house downtown for a concert by several performers. Before the show, I noticed a table bathed in bright […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CC-271-027-1200.jpg "Trackside Miniatures: The Scratch-Built “Rail Rig Museum” By Baby Gramps")
Trackside Miniatures: The Scratch-Built “Rail Rig Museum” By Baby Gramps
Posted on January 18, 2022 | 23 Comments(first posted 1/18/2016) A little while back, we went to coffee house downtown for a concert by several performers. Before the show, I noticed a table bathed in bright […] -
![I thought I’d seen all the vintage Ford promotional videos, but YouTube served up this gem to me the other day. What is interesting about this video is that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Keyhole1.gif "Curbside Cinema: 1961 Ford Motor Company “The Secret Door”")
Curbside Cinema: 1961 Ford Motor Company “The Secret Door”
Posted on January 18, 2022 | 7 CommentsI thought I’d seen all the vintage Ford promotional videos, but YouTube served up this gem to me the other day. What is interesting about this video is that […] -
![This promotional “card” is misleading, as the Playboy Playmate of the Year for 1966 did not get a Barracuda. So why was this being promoted as the Plymouth Playmate Barracuda? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/4015570165_d315603710_o-1.jpg "Vintage PR Photo: 1966 Plymouth Playmate Barracuda – Not The Real Thing, Though")
Vintage PR Photo: 1966 Plymouth Playmate Barracuda – Not The Real Thing, Though
Posted on January 18, 2022 | 33 CommentsThis promotional “card” is misleading, as the Playboy Playmate of the Year for 1966 did not get a Barracuda. So why was this being promoted as the Plymouth Playmate Barracuda? […]
