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Blog Archive
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Truck History: 1939 GMC – First Year For The Legendary “Jimmy” Detroit Diesel — It’s Still Being Built 85 Years Later
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 71 CommentsThe classic Detroit Diesel has become not just legendary, but iconic. Thanks to its two-stroke design, it always sounds like its revving twice as fast as it really is, and […] -
Curtis Perry Outtake: 1960 Edsel Ranger Four Door Sedan – One Of 1288 Built
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 98 Comments(first posted 1/2/2016) Curtis Perry has uploaded a motherlode of fantastic finds and shots at the Cohort. We’ll work our way through them this coming week, but we have to […] -
CC Cinema Double Feature: Team Cibié Go Snowracing; Meanwhile, in Paris…
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 10 Comments[Originally published 10 February 2017 @ 14:00] It’s been an unreasonably unusually snowy winter here in the lower BC Mainland; here’s an apropos French flick full of old cars I […] -
Vintage Ads: 1943-1948 Autocar Ads – Do They Cost More Or Less?
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 43 CommentsWilliam Campbell created a series of 53 ads for Autocar between 1943 and 1948. Here’s a selection for your time-traveling enjoyment. Many of the these trucks rendered by Campbell represent […] -
QOTD: What Car Features Do You Want, Miss, or Neither?
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 272 CommentsIt’s been unusually cold here in Vancouver, where the averages for December and January are low 3 and high 7 °C (37/45 °F). Lately we’ve been getting as low as -14 […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Datsun 210, What’s Left Of It, And Happy New Year
Posted on January 1, 2022 | 31 CommentsCorey Behrens has uploaded a batch of new recent finds to the Cohort, and this one gets to go first, as if we wait any longer, it might well collapse. […] -
Vintage Ad: “They Say He Has A Wonderful ‘Line’ – He Must be A Weatherhead Salesman!”
Posted on December 28, 2021 | 19 Comments -
In-Motion Classic: 1955 Chevrolet 210 – Evergreen
Posted on December 28, 2021 | 30 CommentsThere’s really already so much content available about the ’55 Chevrolet, and for the “Tri-Fives” in general, that it can be a task to come up with something new to […] -
CC Slide Show: So This is Christmas
Posted on December 25, 2021 | 21 Comments[Originally published on 24 December 2016 @ 08:00] ‘Twas the night before Xmas; outside the garage, not a pickup was moving—not even this Dodge. It’s a ’64—Slant-6, natch—that lives over […] -
CC Cinema: Curbside Classics from Christmas Movie Favorites
Posted on December 25, 2021 | 15 CommentsChristmas Day has arrived and I am sure many of us Curbsiders like to sit down and enjoy a Christmas movie or two with our families. Being car enthusiasts, most […] -
Here’s Wishing You All A Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays
Posted on December 24, 2021 | 33 CommentsI got an email from a reader last night with an attached shot of a Lexus SUV with a wreath attached to its front, asking if this was still a […] -
Vintage Ad: 1967 Oldsmobile Cotington 7-Passenger Limousine – The Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Alternative
Posted on December 24, 2021 | 22 CommentsNot a fan of the Cadillac Fleetwood 75? Here’s an alternative, although its very boxy roof makes for quite a contrast to it curvaceous lower body. -
Vintage Ads: 1961 Cadillacs With Exotic Fabrics And Custom Made Jewelry
Posted on December 23, 2021 | 27 CommentsThese 1961 Cadillac ads are deeply imprinted in my memory, as they were brand new in the fall of 1960 when we arrived in the US. It seemed a bit […] -
CC Capsule: 1959 Chevrolet Parkwood – In Flagrante Derelicto
Posted on December 23, 2021 | 21 CommentsEven lowered to within an inch of its life, partially stripped and rusting slowly outside a small Tokyo garage, stuck next to a pile of tyres and a ravaged Nissan […] -
Wordless Outtake: Super Sport Jock
Posted on December 23, 2021 | 10 Comments
![Truck History: 1939 GMC – First Year For The Legendary “Jimmy” Detroit Diesel — It’s Still Being Built 85 Years Later The classic Detroit Diesel has become not just legendary, but iconic. Thanks to its two-stroke design, it always sounds like its revving twice as fast as it really is, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/4470990284_ba30157eea_o.jpg)
![Curtis Perry Outtake: 1960 Edsel Ranger Four Door Sedan – One Of 1288 Built (first posted 1/2/2016) Curtis Perry has uploaded a motherlode of fantastic finds and shots at the Cohort. We’ll work our way through them this coming week, but we have to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Edsel-1960-Ranger-CP.png)
![Vintage Ads: 1943-1948 Autocar Ads – Do They Cost More Or Less? William Campbell created a series of 53 ads for Autocar between 1943 and 1948. Here’s a selection for your time-traveling enjoyment. Many of the these trucks rendered by Campbell represent […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/autocar-9.jpg)
![QOTD: What Car Features Do You Want, Miss, or Neither? It’s been unusually cold here in Vancouver, where the averages for December and January are low 3 and high 7 °C (37/45 °F). Lately we’ve been getting as low as -14 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Hand-throttle-cable-GPW-5.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Datsun 210, What’s Left Of It, And Happy New Year Corey Behrens has uploaded a batch of new recent finds to the Cohort, and this one gets to go first, as if we wait any longer, it might well collapse. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/51786739919_56b7793094_k.jpg)

![In-Motion Classic: 1955 Chevrolet 210 – Evergreen There’s really already so much content available about the ’55 Chevrolet, and for the “Tri-Fives” in general, that it can be a task to come up with something new to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/051-1955-Chevrolet-210-CC-crop.jpg)
![CC Slide Show: So This is Christmas [Originally published on 24 December 2016 @ 08:00] ‘Twas the night before Xmas; outside the garage, not a pickup was moving—not even this Dodge. It’s a ’64—Slant-6, natch—that lives over […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/So-This-Is-Xmas-1441-e1477531677945.jpg)
![CC Cinema: Curbside Classics from Christmas Movie Favorites Christmas Day has arrived and I am sure many of us Curbsiders like to sit down and enjoy a Christmas movie or two with our families. Being car enthusiasts, most […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1972-Condor-II-Wreath.jpg)
![Here’s Wishing You All A Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays I got an email from a reader last night with an attached shot of a Lexus SUV with a wreath attached to its front, asking if this was still a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_8189.jpg)

![Vintage Ads: 1961 Cadillacs With Exotic Fabrics And Custom Made Jewelry These 1961 Cadillac ads are deeply imprinted in my memory, as they were brand new in the fall of 1960 when we arrived in the US. It seemed a bit […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/9484722132_0dda99d550_k.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1959 Chevrolet Parkwood – In Flagrante Derelicto Even lowered to within an inch of its life, partially stripped and rusting slowly outside a small Tokyo garage, stuck next to a pile of tyres and a ravaged Nissan […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_20211206_084620-copy.jpg)



