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Vintage Ad: 1964 Pontiac Taxi – “For Those Who Want The Finest” – I Guess There Weren’t Many Of Those
Posted on January 8, 2022 | 56 CommentsA big Pontiac taxi in the ’60s? Never saw one. Did any of you? Seems a bit odd , actually, given its standard 389 V8. -
![(first posted 1/7/2016) Now that the Ford Econoline van has finally gone the way of so many other automotive dinosaurs, we might want to give it a bit of rear-mirror […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ggh.jpg "CC Outtake: 1972 Ford Econoline 200 – Big White Generic Box")
CC Outtake: 1972 Ford Econoline 200 – Big White Generic Box
Posted on January 7, 2022 | 52 Comments(first posted 1/7/2016) Now that the Ford Econoline van has finally gone the way of so many other automotive dinosaurs, we might want to give it a bit of rear-mirror […] -
![Exactly 35 years ago, Bavarian truck maker MAN unveiled a 4×2 on-highway tractor with a massive V10 underneath its tilt cab. Their F90 19.462 was born, at that point the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MAN-D-2840-LF-460.jpg "Truck History: The MAN 18.3 Liter V10 – The Last On-Highway Turbodiesel Behemoth In Europe")
Truck History: The MAN 18.3 Liter V10 – The Last On-Highway Turbodiesel Behemoth In Europe
Posted on January 7, 2022 | 33 CommentsExactly 35 years ago, Bavarian truck maker MAN unveiled a 4×2 on-highway tractor with a massive V10 underneath its tilt cab. Their F90 19.462 was born, at that point the […] -
![We drove up to Lillooet, in the rainshadow mountain desert north of Vancouver, for a few days over Thanksgiving this past October. Just before we departed for home, taking our […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/c91_Acclaim_2216.jpg "CC Capsule: Another Plymouth Acclaim – I Met a Metaghost in Lillooet")
CC Capsule: Another Plymouth Acclaim – I Met a Metaghost in Lillooet
Posted on January 6, 2022 | 31 CommentsWe drove up to Lillooet, in the rainshadow mountain desert north of Vancouver, for a few days over Thanksgiving this past October. Just before we departed for home, taking our […] -
![When I met my colleague Elsa, she drove a white Plymouth Acclaim. She was a woman of intelligence, education, and sophistication. So the first time we went to lunch together […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/tttth.jpg "CC Capsule: 1992 Plymouth Acclaim — The Car For Someone Who Doesn’t Care About Cars")
CC Capsule: 1992 Plymouth Acclaim — The Car For Someone Who Doesn’t Care About Cars
Posted on January 6, 2022 | 57 CommentsWhen I met my colleague Elsa, she drove a white Plymouth Acclaim. She was a woman of intelligence, education, and sophistication. So the first time we went to lunch together […] -
![There’s been a lot of questions as to whether the Chrysler brand had a future within Stellantis’ large bag of brands. Given the ever-accelerating momentum to EVs, it’s not surprising […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Chrysler-Airflow-1.webp "Curbside Newsstand: Chrysler Will Live And Go All-EV, Starting With This 2025 Airflow")
Curbside Newsstand: Chrysler Will Live And Go All-EV, Starting With This 2025 Airflow
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 41 CommentsThere’s been a lot of questions as to whether the Chrysler brand had a future within Stellantis’ large bag of brands. Given the ever-accelerating momentum to EVs, it’s not surprising […] -
![The efforts of Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory notwithstanding, our system of keeping track of our place in history is utilitarian but still somewhat arbitrary. Regardless, 2021 was a rough […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20211229_152901a.jpg "COAL Update: 1953 Buick Special – Snitches Get Stitches, A Whimsical Tale Of Drilling And Tapping")
COAL Update: 1953 Buick Special – Snitches Get Stitches, A Whimsical Tale Of Drilling And Tapping
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 49 CommentsThe efforts of Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory notwithstanding, our system of keeping track of our place in history is utilitarian but still somewhat arbitrary. Regardless, 2021 was a rough […] -
![(* Probably) There’s only a handful of American truck manufacturers left, but once upon a time, it was very different. I’ve compiled 150 vintage ads and press articles of defunct […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/truck-bethlehem.jpg "Vintage Ads: 150 American Truck Brands You’ve Never* Heard Of Before")
Vintage Ads: 150 American Truck Brands You’ve Never* Heard Of Before
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 28 Comments(* Probably) There’s only a handful of American truck manufacturers left, but once upon a time, it was very different. I’ve compiled 150 vintage ads and press articles of defunct […] -
![It’s getting mighty tough to find something that hasn’t had its CC post already. But for my first piece of 2022, I thought I’d do just that. Feast your ravenous […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20210606_163806-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1995 Copel Bonito (Nissan March K11) – Our Princess Is In Another Castle")
CC Capsule: 1995 Copel Bonito (Nissan March K11) – Our Princess Is In Another Castle
Posted on January 5, 2022 | 10 CommentsIt’s getting mighty tough to find something that hasn’t had its CC post already. But for my first piece of 2022, I thought I’d do just that. Feast your ravenous […] -
![Welcome to part two of a bumper crop of brief CC sightings that took place in and around Tokyo over the last couple of months of 2021. We’ll kick things […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_20211112_161439_1-copy.jpg "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (November-December 2021) – Part 2: Foreign Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (November-December 2021) – Part 2: Foreign Cars
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 20 CommentsWelcome to part two of a bumper crop of brief CC sightings that took place in and around Tokyo over the last couple of months of 2021. We’ll kick things […] -
![Corey Behrens found this Canadian-market Ford F1- doppelganger in Colorado, where it might raise a few eyebrows if anyone bothers to look at the script on its tailgate. More likely […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/51777255696_b2f82959bb_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1951-1952 Mercury M-1 — Ford F-1 Doppelganger")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1951-1952 Mercury M-1 — Ford F-1 Doppelganger
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 19 CommentsCorey Behrens found this Canadian-market Ford F1- doppelganger in Colorado, where it might raise a few eyebrows if anyone bothers to look at the script on its tailgate. More likely […] -
![Twenty twenty-two is here, and I’m still thinking about the holidays with memories of what they used to be like with my extended family. I have only two first cousins, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/227-1999-Subaru-Impreza-L-CC.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1999 Subaru Impreza L – For My Cousin")
Curbside Capsule: 1999 Subaru Impreza L – For My Cousin
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 18 CommentsTwenty twenty-two is here, and I’m still thinking about the holidays with memories of what they used to be like with my extended family. I have only two first cousins, […] -
![It’s going to be a rather packed edition of the T87 Outtakes, as it seems as if local car collectors are really keener to go for a drive during this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_20211206_161332-copy.jpg "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (November-December 2021) – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (November-December 2021) – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 18 CommentsIt’s going to be a rather packed edition of the T87 Outtakes, as it seems as if local car collectors are really keener to go for a drive during this […] -
![I belong to a social media group that posts panels from comic books out of context for funny or weird effect. I enjoy searching early comic books (now in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Featured-Comix.jpg "Curbside Comix")
Curbside Comix
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 32 CommentsI belong to a social media group that posts panels from comic books out of context for funny or weird effect. I enjoy searching early comic books (now in the […] -
![When you chart the changes of the Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera across its 14-year run, it’s easy to break it down into the six-window era and the four-window era. Less obviously, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/88_olds_cutlass_ciera.jpg "CC Outtake: 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera — Roach Of The Road In Transition")
CC Outtake: 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera — Roach Of The Road In Transition
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 25 CommentsWhen you chart the changes of the Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera across its 14-year run, it’s easy to break it down into the six-window era and the four-window era. Less obviously, […]
