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![I was well aware of Ford’s big hood scoops on their HD trucks in the early-mid sixties. But I just ran across these shots of a couple of ’56s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51143994305_71aff4cf24_b.jpg "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1956 Ford F900 – First Year For Ford’s Legendary HD Truck Hood Scoops")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1956 Ford F900 – First Year For Ford’s Legendary HD Truck Hood Scoops
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 37 CommentsI was well aware of Ford’s big hood scoops on their HD trucks in the early-mid sixties. But I just ran across these shots of a couple of ’56s […] -
![Ouch! That hurts, to look at and to contemplate: this is the last Saab 99 on the streets here, to the best of my knowledge. And I just shot it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_7134.jpg "Crunched Curbside Classic: The Last Saab 99 In Town Bites The Bullet – Another Saab Story")
Crunched Curbside Classic: The Last Saab 99 In Town Bites The Bullet – Another Saab Story
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 20 CommentsOuch! That hurts, to look at and to contemplate: this is the last Saab 99 on the streets here, to the best of my knowledge. And I just shot it […] -
![(first posted 8/19/2015) Toyota has at times been one of the more conservative Japanese automakers. Its cautious approach to adopting front-wheel-drive is testament to this. Honda had released its FWD […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Toyota-1983-1987-Corona.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1983-87 Toyota Corona – The Sun Sets On The RWD, Japanese Intermediate")
Curbside Capsule: 1983-87 Toyota Corona – The Sun Sets On The RWD, Japanese Intermediate
Posted on August 19, 2021 | 69 Comments(first posted 8/19/2015) Toyota has at times been one of the more conservative Japanese automakers. Its cautious approach to adopting front-wheel-drive is testament to this. Honda had released its FWD […] -
Vintage R&T Feature: A Great Season For Speed (Bonneville, 1966)
Posted on August 19, 2021 | 14 CommentsHere’s a time travel back to the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1966, a year when so many records in different classes were broken. -
![I feel so out of it when I run into a car in that I simply had no idea existed. Ever since my Auto, Motor und Sport subscription ended back […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51369967678_b65a3500b1_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 2011-2013 Renault Wind – How Did I Never Get Wind Of This?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 2011-2013 Renault Wind – How Did I Never Get Wind Of This?
Posted on August 19, 2021 | 22 CommentsI feel so out of it when I run into a car in that I simply had no idea existed. Ever since my Auto, Motor und Sport subscription ended back […] -
![I was a little surprised at the vigorous defense that was afforded the 1976 Cadillac Seville last month by a few readers, apparently the post hit a bit more of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_5375-1.jpg "Curbside Recycling: 1988 Cadillac Cimarron – Sort Of Like The Baby Ruth In The Bushwood Country Club Swimming Pool")
Curbside Recycling: 1988 Cadillac Cimarron – Sort Of Like The Baby Ruth In The Bushwood Country Club Swimming Pool
Posted on August 19, 2021 | 72 CommentsI was a little surprised at the vigorous defense that was afforded the 1976 Cadillac Seville last month by a few readers, apparently the post hit a bit more of […] -
![I have not seen a gen1 RX-7 in some time, and that applies particularly to a Series 1 version (SA22C), from 1978-1980. So I was rather surprised when I saw […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_7219.jpg "Crunched Curbside Classic: Gen1, Series 1 Mazda RX-7 With Flat Tire And Body Damage")
Crunched Curbside Classic: Gen1, Series 1 Mazda RX-7 With Flat Tire And Body Damage
Posted on August 19, 2021 | 8 CommentsI have not seen a gen1 RX-7 in some time, and that applies particularly to a Series 1 version (SA22C), from 1978-1980. So I was rather surprised when I saw […] -
![(first posted 8/18/2015) With Mercedes’ recent steps downmarket in North America, there has been talk about whether they are sacrificing their prestige in the search for greater volume and market […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mercedes-MB-100-104-van.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1995-2004 Mercedes-Benz MB100/MB140 – Kim Chi Sauerkraut")
Curbside Capsule: 1995-2004 Mercedes-Benz MB100/MB140 – Kim Chi Sauerkraut
Posted on August 18, 2021 | 46 Comments(first posted 8/18/2015) With Mercedes’ recent steps downmarket in North America, there has been talk about whether they are sacrificing their prestige in the search for greater volume and market […] -
![(first posted 8/18/2015) In the 1970s and 1980s, as Mercedes-Benz and BMW became the most desirable luxury brands in America, domestic brands found themselves losing more and more snob appeal. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jeep-1984-1991-XJ-Wagoneer.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1984-91 Jeep XJ Wagoneer Limited – Social Climber")
Curbside Capsule: 1984-91 Jeep XJ Wagoneer Limited – Social Climber
Posted on August 18, 2021 | 33 Comments(first posted 8/18/2015) In the 1970s and 1980s, as Mercedes-Benz and BMW became the most desirable luxury brands in America, domestic brands found themselves losing more and more snob appeal. […] -
Vintage Ad: 1958 DeSoto Firemite Convertible – That’s Me Behind The Wheel
Posted on August 18, 2021 | 15 CommentsThat’s Paul Not-Niedermeyer with the only DeSoto Firemite in all of Austria in 1958. And he’s telling his big sister: Nein, Du kanst nicht mitfahren. -
![posted by Corey Behrens Someone in Castricum, The Netherlands is California Dreamin’. And why not, especially in this superb old D100. The contrast between it and the typical Dutch houses […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51369767856_1881aa6e74_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1967 Dodge D100 – “Surf Paradise” In Castricum, NL")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1967 Dodge D100 – “Surf Paradise” In Castricum, NL
Posted on August 18, 2021 | 21 Commentsposted by Corey Behrens Someone in Castricum, The Netherlands is California Dreamin’. And why not, especially in this superb old D100. The contrast between it and the typical Dutch houses […] -
![(first posted 8/17/2015) The Oil Embargo of 1973 is generally considered the pivotal turning point in history, when American automakers fully invested themselves in what we now refer to as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Plymouth-1972-Satellite.jpg "CC Capsule: 1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus – Prologue To The B-Body Brougham?")
CC Capsule: 1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus – Prologue To The B-Body Brougham?
Posted on August 17, 2021 | 78 Comments(first posted 8/17/2015) The Oil Embargo of 1973 is generally considered the pivotal turning point in history, when American automakers fully invested themselves in what we now refer to as […] -
![Adam-12 was a Jack Webb produced police procedural, starring Martin Milner as Officer Pete Malloy and Kent McCord as Officer Jim Reed, produced by Universal and aired on on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PB-1966-LAPD.jpg "CC Illustrations: Movie and TV Vehicles Take 4: Adam-12")
CC Illustrations: Movie and TV Vehicles Take 4: Adam-12
Posted on August 17, 2021 | 27 CommentsAdam-12 was a Jack Webb produced police procedural, starring Martin Milner as Officer Pete Malloy and Kent McCord as Officer Jim Reed, produced by Universal and aired on on […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Two Cheap Chevys, Sixty Years Apart
Posted on August 17, 2021 | 63 CommentsI love shots like this one by Stephen Pellegrino (“Poindexter”): Two cheap Chevys, sixty years apart. And what do they still have in common, other than four rubber tires? -
CCs in Israel: June-July 2021 – 1990s In Waiting
Posted on August 16, 2021 | 15 CommentsIt’s time again for another bi-monthly update of CCs and the like from the holy-land. Along with dash-cam captures, I’ve included quite a few still pictures.
