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Blog Archive
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![It’s easy to forget that Plymouth sold pickups from 1937 – 1942. Obviously, it was just a badge-engineered half-ton Dodge pickup with a Plymouth-style grille, but it appeared that Plymouth […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/15477027381_4999e1defe_k.jpg "Vintage Ads: 1937 – 1942 Plymouth Pickup – A Short (Bed) Life")
Vintage Ads: 1937 – 1942 Plymouth Pickup – A Short (Bed) Life
Posted on December 1, 2021 | 15 CommentsIt’s easy to forget that Plymouth sold pickups from 1937 – 1942. Obviously, it was just a badge-engineered half-ton Dodge pickup with a Plymouth-style grille, but it appeared that Plymouth […] -
![Yes, I fell for the charms of the Jaguar I reviewed a few weeks ago. How could I not? A couple of days after seeing it the first time I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_7148.jpg "Curbside Project Car: 2005 Jaguar X-Type AWD 3.0 Wagon – Will It Be A HellCat Or A HelloKitty?")
Curbside Project Car: 2005 Jaguar X-Type AWD 3.0 Wagon – Will It Be A HellCat Or A HelloKitty?
Posted on December 1, 2021 | 65 CommentsYes, I fell for the charms of the Jaguar I reviewed a few weeks ago. How could I not? A couple of days after seeing it the first time I […] -
![(first posted 11/30/2015) We drive phenomenally safe cars today. Safety factors into just about every aspect of car design and engineering. The number of deaths per 100 million vehicle miles […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/unfds.jpg "‘Unsafe At Any Speed’ Turns 50: The Most Influential Book Ever On The Automobile Industry")
‘Unsafe At Any Speed’ Turns 50: The Most Influential Book Ever On The Automobile Industry
Posted on November 30, 2021 | 198 Comments(first posted 11/30/2015) We drive phenomenally safe cars today. Safety factors into just about every aspect of car design and engineering. The number of deaths per 100 million vehicle miles […] -
![This vintage shot of a big Studebaker diesel semi truck is rare, the only one I could find. This is one of the lowest production big diesel trucks ever. There’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/51588574744_92064931cd_h.jpg "Vintage Truck: 1962 – 1964 Studebaker Big Diesel Trucks – Extreme Rarities")
Vintage Truck: 1962 – 1964 Studebaker Big Diesel Trucks – Extreme Rarities
Posted on November 30, 2021 | 37 CommentsThis vintage shot of a big Studebaker diesel semi truck is rare, the only one I could find. This is one of the lowest production big diesel trucks ever. There’s […] -
![I’m struggling to make sense of this. Never mind that the Taurus-Continental was very much not what a luxury car should be. That one’s easy. But the Concorde is what […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/15863620936_46b4c72562_k.jpg "Dumb Vintage Ad: CONCORDE – What A Commute Should Be?")
Dumb Vintage Ad: CONCORDE – What A Commute Should Be?
Posted on November 30, 2021 | 38 CommentsI’m struggling to make sense of this. Never mind that the Taurus-Continental was very much not what a luxury car should be. That one’s easy. But the Concorde is what […] -
![I have recently rediscovered my love of the Food Network on cable TV. It was during a hotel stay in Las Vegas last month that I found it again while […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20211108_152944-1988-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-CC.jpg "In-Motion Classic: 1988 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Yellow Cake")
In-Motion Classic: 1988 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Yellow Cake
Posted on November 30, 2021 | 72 CommentsI have recently rediscovered my love of the Food Network on cable TV. It was during a hotel stay in Las Vegas last month that I found it again while […] -
![Several years ago, as I was pawing through someone’s unwanted stuff at a garage sale, I came across this unique little book. It may be the only book of its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/81-0jyt8wL1.jpg "CC Library: “Think Small” (1967)–When VW Dealers Gave Out Comic Books")
CC Library: “Think Small” (1967)–When VW Dealers Gave Out Comic Books
Posted on November 29, 2021 | 38 CommentsSeveral years ago, as I was pawing through someone’s unwanted stuff at a garage sale, I came across this unique little book. It may be the only book of its […] -
![Back in June, I decoded a GM Protect-O-Plate I found at a local antique store, and found that the original owner had bought a conservative but highly optioned Buick Electra […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20211124_125340.jpg "Antique Store Classic: 1962 Ford Owner’s Manual, Decoding Some Fella’s New Car – Part II")
Antique Store Classic: 1962 Ford Owner’s Manual, Decoding Some Fella’s New Car – Part II
Posted on November 29, 2021 | 17 CommentsBack in June, I decoded a GM Protect-O-Plate I found at a local antique store, and found that the original owner had bought a conservative but highly optioned Buick Electra […] -
![This 20.70 m (67’11”) long and 3.00 m (9’10”) wide colossus is the most impressive rigid rolling creature I’ve ever laid my eyes on. Its sheer weight of approximately 108 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9819.jpg "Truck Show Outtakes: Wagenborg’s Traveling Circus – The Strongman And The Auxiliaries")
Truck Show Outtakes: Wagenborg’s Traveling Circus – The Strongman And The Auxiliaries
Posted on November 29, 2021 | 17 CommentsThis 20.70 m (67’11”) long and 3.00 m (9’10”) wide colossus is the most impressive rigid rolling creature I’ve ever laid my eyes on. Its sheer weight of approximately 108 […] -
![Roshake 77 found and posted a car with a controversial name, the Starion. Controversial because of the many urban myths that it was intended to be called Stallion, but that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/51700349440_91b6dea7e1_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mitsubishi Starion Turbo – Or Is It Stallion?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mitsubishi Starion Turbo – Or Is It Stallion?
Posted on November 28, 2021 | 9 CommentsRoshake 77 found and posted a car with a controversial name, the Starion. Controversial because of the many urban myths that it was intended to be called Stallion, but that […] -
QOTD: First and Best Tickets, Part II – The Ones We Got Out Of
Posted on November 28, 2021 | 31 CommentsAfter my first traffic ticket, I didn’t get any more until 1998-’99, then for some strange reason I -
Vintage Ad: NOJAX Emergency Flat Tire Truck – “Who’s Afraid Of A Flat Tire?”
Posted on November 28, 2021 | 31 CommentsSent to me by John K. -
![This is a bit of a surprise, seeing this Volvo-based ambulance, which Corey Behrens shot on the street in Stockholm, Sweden. I just assumed all European ambulance are van-based. It’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/51706417206_301c9efc5f_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Volvo Ambulance – $16.51 For A Ride To The Hospital")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Volvo Ambulance – $16.51 For A Ride To The Hospital
Posted on November 27, 2021 | 31 CommentsThis is a bit of a surprise, seeing this Volvo-based ambulance, which Corey Behrens shot on the street in Stockholm, Sweden. I just assumed all European ambulance are van-based. It’s […] -
![(first posted 11/15/2015) 1966 sales literature proudly proclaimed the Mercury Colony Park as “The finest this side of the Lincoln Continental”, and 1968 even claimed “If Lincoln Continental made a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_0279.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1966 Mercury Colony Park – The Finest This Side Of The Lincoln Continental?")
Car Show Classic: 1966 Mercury Colony Park – The Finest This Side Of The Lincoln Continental?
Posted on November 26, 2021 | 80 Comments(first posted 11/15/2015) 1966 sales literature proudly proclaimed the Mercury Colony Park as “The finest this side of the Lincoln Continental”, and 1968 even claimed “If Lincoln Continental made a […] -
![This looks like a new addition to YouTube, and it’s better than average. I spotted just a couple of 1964 Model year cars, so it must be the winter of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/yyuyy.jpg "Vintage Film: San Francisco Cable Car Rides, 1963-1964 — Some Fine Car Spotting, Including An Amphicar")
Vintage Film: San Francisco Cable Car Rides, 1963-1964 — Some Fine Car Spotting, Including An Amphicar
Posted on November 26, 2021 | 44 CommentsThis looks like a new addition to YouTube, and it’s better than average. I spotted just a couple of 1964 Model year cars, so it must be the winter of […]
