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Blog Archive
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Vintage Brochure: 1958 GMC Panel Trucks (Canada) – Wait, What’s That Yellow One?
Posted on October 19, 2021 | 18 CommentsI’ve never seen a GMC look like that yellow sedan delivery, which has “Pontiac” written all over it. But then I’ve never heard of a Pontiac sedan deliver in 1958 […] -
Curbside Classics: 1965-1966 Ford Mustang Convertibles In Motion
Posted on October 19, 2021 | 37 CommentsIt’s still convertible season in the Northern Hemisphere for a little while longer this year. Summer can sometimes feel too hot to have the top down, where closed windows and […] -
CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Parisienne – Soldiering On
Posted on October 18, 2021 | 64 Comments(first posted 19/18/2015) If there’s anything that is going to stand out among the plethora of modern cars, trucks and SUVs that fill the parking lots of shopping centres such […] -
Vintage Ad: 1966 Pontiac Bonneville Safari Wagon – The Not-Niedermeyer Family Wagon
Posted on October 18, 2021 | 29 CommentsHere’s the Not-Niedermeyers engaged in an exciting hobby on the wild coast of California, while the real Niedermeyers were sweating in their hot 1965 Coronet wagon going to the boring […] -
Museum Visit: The Jeeps Of The US Veterans Memorial Museum – Prototypes And Production Versions
Posted on October 18, 2021 | 12 CommentsThe city of Huntsville, AL, is home to the US Space and Rocket Center, which not only houses an incredible “NASA Visitor Center”, but also the “Payload Operations Center” […] -
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s/1950s Sterling, Still With Chain Drive – And Belt Drive Too
Posted on October 18, 2021 | 19 CommentsSterling trucks was one of the venerable old truck companies, going back to 1906 when it was founded in Milwaukee, WI. It was bought by White in 1951, and the […] -
Automotive History: Fourth Generation Lincoln Continentals Used In Official Roles.
Posted on October 17, 2021 | 63 Comments(first posted 10/17/2015) Have you ever looked at a picture and might not have recognized the characters, setting, event, but something just seems so familiar about it? Here is […] -
Mountain Pass Video: Passo dello Stelvio in una Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6
Posted on October 17, 2021 | 13 CommentsThe Stelvio Pass is the highest pass in the eastern Alps and one of the highest in the Alps, at over 9,000ft, and links Italy and Switzerland. Visually, it is […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Suzuki Swift Lost Among The Big Cars Of Today
Posted on October 16, 2021 | 17 CommentsRoshake 77 came across this poor little SuzukiSwift (Chevrolet Sprint in the US) looking a bit lost among the much bigger contemporary cars of today’s Budapest. It’s identified as a […] -
Vintage Ad of the Day: “New GIANT 4-Wheel Drive Jeep Truck” – FC-170, The Forerunner Of Isuzu Compact Cabovers
Posted on October 16, 2021 | 12 CommentsI’ve never seen an FC-170 with duals on the rear and a flatbed. It looks so much like a proto-Isuzu cabover, or other similar modern trucks. Of course compact cabover […] -
CCs in Israel: August-September 2021 – Many, Many Finds
Posted on October 16, 2021 | 8 CommentsAnother post in this bi-monthly series is on, and this time I’ve amassed some serious CC percentage. All of this does not even include the Oldsmobile Starfire I posted earlier, […] -
Cohort Classic: 2001 Renault Avantime – Renault Builds a Citroen.
Posted on October 15, 2021 | 40 Comments(first posted 10/15/2015) Not too long ago Citroen announced, much to the chagrin of everyone that loves their cars comfortable, that they would stop producing and developing their world-famous Hydropneumatic […] -
CC Capsule: 1964 Morris Mini-Minor – Passing The Sniff Test?
Posted on October 15, 2021 | 28 CommentsThey love their Minis in this country. After the UK, Japan’s contingent is probably the second largest, judging by how common these are on local roads. The lion’s share of […] -
Truck Show Outtakes: Heavy 6×2 Trucks With a Roll-Off System – All Ready To Roll
Posted on October 15, 2021 | 9 CommentsAfter posting many straight trucks with some type of roll-off system (hooklift, chains, cables) over the past years, I could finally take several pictures of the exposed equipment of such […] -
Vintage Ad: 1951 Ford Crestliner – If You Don’t Have A Hardtop, Fake It
Posted on October 15, 2021 | 33 CommentsPoor Ford (and the rest of the industry) got blindsided by Chevy’s 1950 Bel Air hardtop coupe, the first in the low price field. Both Ford and Plymouth worked overtime […]
![Vintage Brochure: 1958 GMC Panel Trucks (Canada) – Wait, What’s That Yellow One? I’ve never seen a GMC look like that yellow sedan delivery, which has “Pontiac” written all over it. But then I’ve never heard of a Pontiac sedan deliver in 1958 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7220182728_122cbc9205_h.jpg)
![Curbside Classics: 1965-1966 Ford Mustang Convertibles In Motion It’s still convertible season in the Northern Hemisphere for a little while longer this year. Summer can sometimes feel too hot to have the top down, where closed windows and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2013-10-13-Sunday-Lakeview-1966-Silver-Frost-10259558436_0f2b860127_o-CC.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Parisienne – Soldiering On (first posted 19/18/2015) If there’s anything that is going to stand out among the plethora of modern cars, trucks and SUVs that fill the parking lots of shopping centres such […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/dhfj.jpg)
![Vintage Ad: 1966 Pontiac Bonneville Safari Wagon – The Not-Niedermeyer Family Wagon Here’s the Not-Niedermeyers engaged in an exciting hobby on the wild coast of California, while the real Niedermeyers were sweating in their hot 1965 Coronet wagon going to the boring […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7346976544_c784772d18_k.jpg)
![Museum Visit: The Jeeps Of The US Veterans Memorial Museum – Prototypes And Production Versions The city of Huntsville, AL, is home to the US Space and Rocket Center, which not only houses an incredible “NASA Visitor Center”, but also the “Payload Operations Center” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/gp.jpg)
![Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s/1950s Sterling, Still With Chain Drive – And Belt Drive Too Sterling trucks was one of the venerable old truck companies, going back to 1906 when it was founded in Milwaukee, WI. It was bought by White in 1951, and the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/hv.jpg)
![Automotive History: Fourth Generation Lincoln Continentals Used In Official Roles. (first posted 10/17/2015) Have you ever looked at a picture and might not have recognized the characters, setting, event, but something just seems so familiar about it? Here is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Harald.jpg)
![Mountain Pass Video: Passo dello Stelvio in una Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 The Stelvio Pass is the highest pass in the eastern Alps and one of the highest in the Alps, at over 9,000ft, and links Italy and Switzerland. Visually, it is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/stelvio.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Suzuki Swift Lost Among The Big Cars Of Today Roshake 77 came across this poor little SuzukiSwift (Chevrolet Sprint in the US) looking a bit lost among the much bigger contemporary cars of today’s Budapest. It’s identified as a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/51586135750_2dc9ae6db6_k.jpg)
![Vintage Ad of the Day: “New GIANT 4-Wheel Drive Jeep Truck” – FC-170, The Forerunner Of Isuzu Compact Cabovers I’ve never seen an FC-170 with duals on the rear and a flatbed. It looks so much like a proto-Isuzu cabover, or other similar modern trucks. Of course compact cabover […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7384490988_ddcc530432_o.jpg)
![CCs in Israel: August-September 2021 – Many, Many Finds Another post in this bi-monthly series is on, and this time I’ve amassed some serious CC percentage. All of this does not even include the Oldsmobile Starfire I posted earlier, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/kjh.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: 2001 Renault Avantime – Renault Builds a Citroen. (first posted 10/15/2015) Not too long ago Citroen announced, much to the chagrin of everyone that loves their cars comfortable, that they would stop producing and developing their world-famous Hydropneumatic […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/fgjh.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1964 Morris Mini-Minor – Passing The Sniff Test? They love their Minis in this country. After the UK, Japan’s contingent is probably the second largest, judging by how common these are on local roads. The lion’s share of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_20210126_095248-copy.jpg)
![Truck Show Outtakes: Heavy 6×2 Trucks With a Roll-Off System – All Ready To Roll After posting many straight trucks with some type of roll-off system (hooklift, chains, cables) over the past years, I could finally take several pictures of the exposed equipment of such […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_9790.jpg)
![Vintage Ad: 1951 Ford Crestliner – If You Don’t Have A Hardtop, Fake It Poor Ford (and the rest of the industry) got blindsided by Chevy’s 1950 Bel Air hardtop coupe, the first in the low price field. Both Ford and Plymouth worked overtime […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7389449994_c36a910318_o.jpg)


