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![Britain still has one weekly motoring magazine of true stature and authority, Autocar. The slightly odd name is a hang over from it’s birth 125 years ago; it’s proud to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1946-tile.jpg "Magazine Rewind: Autocar at 125 Years Old – The Cover Story")
Magazine Rewind: Autocar at 125 Years Old – The Cover Story
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 16 CommentsBritain still has one weekly motoring magazine of true stature and authority, Autocar. The slightly odd name is a hang over from it’s birth 125 years ago; it’s proud to […] -
![These two are often seen together in a nearby parking lot. I’ve seen them parked next to one another (always in this configuration) for over a year now. Sometimes, one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211107_095841-copy.jpg "CC Twofer: 1983 Mercedes-Benz 280 CE (W123) & 1997 Fiat Barchetta – Eiswein And OJ, Or The Tokyo Euro Mimosa")
CC Twofer: 1983 Mercedes-Benz 280 CE (W123) & 1997 Fiat Barchetta – Eiswein And OJ, Or The Tokyo Euro Mimosa
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 7 CommentsThese two are often seen together in a nearby parking lot. I’ve seen them parked next to one another (always in this configuration) for over a year now. Sometimes, one […] -
![The 1983-1986 Ford LTD is no longer a common sight in the junkyard, however since my family owned two of them (’83 and ’84) I’ve generally held them in low […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_7025.jpg "Curbside Recycling: 1986 Ford LTD Brougham – Upgraded To Pony Power!")
Curbside Recycling: 1986 Ford LTD Brougham – Upgraded To Pony Power!
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 36 CommentsThe 1983-1986 Ford LTD is no longer a common sight in the junkyard, however since my family owned two of them (’83 and ’84) I’ve generally held them in low […] -
![I had come to assume that the somewhat odd grill guard on old Brockways from the 1940s or so were standard equipment, and that they only came that way. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/39972019102_df22e6c44e_o-1.jpg "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s Brockway – Without Its Mask, It Looks Like A Mercedes")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s Brockway – Without Its Mask, It Looks Like A Mercedes
Posted on November 11, 2021 | 10 CommentsI had come to assume that the somewhat odd grill guard on old Brockways from the 1940s or so were standard equipment, and that they only came that way. But […] -
![Actually, what I think I see here is a Volvo 740 whose body is being supported by jack stands or some other means, otherwise its suspension would be totally compressed, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/22819881895_0114f5d73d_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1988 Volvo 740 – ‘What You See Here Is Exactly What You Think You See Here” – No, It’s Not")
Vintage Ad: 1988 Volvo 740 – ‘What You See Here Is Exactly What You Think You See Here” – No, It’s Not
Posted on November 11, 2021 | 41 CommentsActually, what I think I see here is a Volvo 740 whose body is being supported by jack stands or some other means, otherwise its suspension would be totally compressed, […] -
![We were on a hike recently in Port Orford, along an abandoned former section of old Hwy. 101, and I decided to take a side spur, what appeared to be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_7920.jpg "Trailside Outtake: Signage Overkill")
Trailside Outtake: Signage Overkill
Posted on November 11, 2021 | 43 CommentsWe were on a hike recently in Port Orford, along an abandoned former section of old Hwy. 101, and I decided to take a side spur, what appeared to be […] -
![I once had a dream that I was sitting in heaven’s waiting room. It was a dingy old doctor’s office with sunlight cascading through some windows that hadn’t been washed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/111_1945a.jpg "Museum Classic: 1962 Cadillac Convertible – Living In A World Made Of Papier Mache")
Museum Classic: 1962 Cadillac Convertible – Living In A World Made Of Papier Mache
Posted on November 9, 2021 | 42 CommentsI once had a dream that I was sitting in heaven’s waiting room. It was a dingy old doctor’s office with sunlight cascading through some windows that hadn’t been washed […] -
![The holidays are swiftly approaching, and I remembered this recently while on a walk to the local, neighborhood Target department store on the evening I spotted our featured van. It’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/003-1975-78-Ford-Econoline-150-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: c. 1975 Ford Econoline 150 – Magnetized!")
Curbside Musings: c. 1975 Ford Econoline 150 – Magnetized!
Posted on November 9, 2021 | 37 CommentsThe holidays are swiftly approaching, and I remembered this recently while on a walk to the local, neighborhood Target department store on the evening I spotted our featured van. It’s […] -
![Update: it appears I fell for a story that’s a bit too good to be true. Apparently the car was moved a few times, at least until 7 or 8 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/jhn.jpg "Curbside Newsstand: 1962 Lancia Fulvia Parked In Same Spot For 47 Years Gets Towed – In Order To Be Restored By The City And Turned Into A Monument")
Curbside Newsstand: 1962 Lancia Fulvia Parked In Same Spot For 47 Years Gets Towed – In Order To Be Restored By The City And Turned Into A Monument
Posted on November 8, 2021 | 14 CommentsUpdate: it appears I fell for a story that’s a bit too good to be true. Apparently the car was moved a few times, at least until 7 or 8 […] -
![Mercedes-Benz is the leading brand of Daimler Truck AG, the world’s largest manufacturer of heavy trucks and tractors. The others rolling under Daimler’s umbrella are Freightliner, Mitsubishi-Fuso, Western Star, BharatBenz, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9678.jpg "Truck Show Outtakes: The Mercedes-Benz Actros – The S-Class Of Their Heavy Vehicle Product Line")
Truck Show Outtakes: The Mercedes-Benz Actros – The S-Class Of Their Heavy Vehicle Product Line
Posted on November 8, 2021 | 16 CommentsMercedes-Benz is the leading brand of Daimler Truck AG, the world’s largest manufacturer of heavy trucks and tractors. The others rolling under Daimler’s umbrella are Freightliner, Mitsubishi-Fuso, Western Star, BharatBenz, […] -
![Yes, my title is a bit convoluted. But when I saw that the guy in the ad extolling his White 3000 trucks hauling Tom’s Potato Chips was named Tom, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/36ec7380001138733b32b5c00655b063.jpg "Vintage Truck Ad: White 3000, The First Tilt Cab, Being Extolled By Tom of Tom’s Potato Chips, But Not Its Founder, Another Tom")
Vintage Truck Ad: White 3000, The First Tilt Cab, Being Extolled By Tom of Tom’s Potato Chips, But Not Its Founder, Another Tom
Posted on November 7, 2021 | 26 CommentsYes, my title is a bit convoluted. But when I saw that the guy in the ad extolling his White 3000 trucks hauling Tom’s Potato Chips was named Tom, I […] -
![In an odd sort of CC Effect, I found this silver/gray ’59 Dodge for sale online–it’s the one-year-earlier counterpart to my recently acquired ’60 Dodge Dart. I thought my Dart […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1959-dodge-coronet-sedan-grey-rwd-automatic-11.jpg "CC For Sale: 1959 Dodge Coronet–Lugubrious Knight in Tarnished Armor")
CC For Sale: 1959 Dodge Coronet–Lugubrious Knight in Tarnished Armor
Posted on November 7, 2021 | 27 CommentsIn an odd sort of CC Effect, I found this silver/gray ’59 Dodge for sale online–it’s the one-year-earlier counterpart to my recently acquired ’60 Dodge Dart. I thought my Dart […] -
![posted by Nathan Williams How many times have I posted pictures of less-than stock cars in the US that elicited the question: are there no mandatory inspections in the US? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/51639192886_01f47ff05c_o.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: An (Unruly) Foreigner in London – Are There No Inspections?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: An (Unruly) Foreigner in London – Are There No Inspections?
Posted on November 7, 2021 | 37 Commentsposted by Nathan Williams How many times have I posted pictures of less-than stock cars in the US that elicited the question: are there no mandatory inspections in the US? […] -
CC History: “Midnight Motoring” – the Dawn of Driving (and Dazzle) in the Dark
Posted on November 6, 2021 | 28 CommentsOver a hundred years ago, the big innovation in vehicular lighting was its very existence. -
![There’s nothing new about flashy big rims with custom paint; Disteel (Detroit Pressed Steel Company) was offering them starting in 1917, as a stronger and visually more alluring alternative to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/7028867517_d19d4c0246_o.jpg "Vintage Ads: Disteel Wheels – Flashy Rims With Customized Paint Were Already A Big Thing In 1920")
Vintage Ads: Disteel Wheels – Flashy Rims With Customized Paint Were Already A Big Thing In 1920
Posted on November 5, 2021 | 7 CommentsThere’s nothing new about flashy big rims with custom paint; Disteel (Detroit Pressed Steel Company) was offering them starting in 1917, as a stronger and visually more alluring alternative to […]
