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Blog Archive
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Vintage Ad: The Trabant Comes To America – “Like The Chevrolet Corvette’
Posted on May 14, 2021 | 36 Comments -
![Roshake found this Lincoln Town Car sitting at the curb in Budapest. My eyes gravitated to its rather well-padded vinyl top, including extensions on the tops of the doors. Now […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/51176058992_ecd24d2946_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Lincoln Town Car With Thick Padded Top Found In Budapest, Hungary")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Lincoln Town Car With Thick Padded Top Found In Budapest, Hungary
Posted on May 14, 2021 | 17 CommentsRoshake found this Lincoln Town Car sitting at the curb in Budapest. My eyes gravitated to its rather well-padded vinyl top, including extensions on the tops of the doors. Now […] -
![This is quite a load: four new ’57 Imperials, with a mixture of dual and quad headlights. And of course packing the new 392 cubic inch hemi V8, with 325 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/41363620101_47aa16fb48_k.jpg "Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: 1955/1956 Dodge Hauling 1957 Imperials – Five Big Hemis Ready To Roll")
Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: 1955/1956 Dodge Hauling 1957 Imperials – Five Big Hemis Ready To Roll
Posted on May 13, 2021 | 18 CommentsThis is quite a load: four new ’57 Imperials, with a mixture of dual and quad headlights. And of course packing the new 392 cubic inch hemi V8, with 325 […] -
![I’m guessing motorcycle sales were pretty slow in the winter months (probably still are). So here’s the pitch: “Meet old King Winter man to man” on your 1928 H-D and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33737986023_551763f254_k.jpg "Vintage Ads: Go Skiing (Or Camping) With Your Harley Davidson! “Meet Old King Winter Man To Man”")
Vintage Ads: Go Skiing (Or Camping) With Your Harley Davidson! “Meet Old King Winter Man To Man”
Posted on May 13, 2021 | 20 CommentsI’m guessing motorcycle sales were pretty slow in the winter months (probably still are). So here’s the pitch: “Meet old King Winter man to man” on your 1928 H-D and […] -
![I know; I’m a broken record about the misguided lower, longer, wider mantra. But for anyone who’s ever sat in the back of a car like this 1947 Chrysler Newport […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/51159563220_cb7c8c5369_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1947 Chrysler Windsor – Somebody Please Remind My Why Anyone Thought Lower Cars Were A Good Idea?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1947 Chrysler Windsor – Somebody Please Remind My Why Anyone Thought Lower Cars Were A Good Idea?
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 38 CommentsI know; I’m a broken record about the misguided lower, longer, wider mantra. But for anyone who’s ever sat in the back of a car like this 1947 Chrysler Newport […] -
![You don’t see too many heavy vehicles in baby blue, so this MAN pops! The 2019 TGX tractor is on its way with a tanker semi-trailer. The fact that the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_9418.jpg "In Motion Outtakes: Honest Workhorses On The Trot")
In Motion Outtakes: Honest Workhorses On The Trot
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 4 CommentsYou don’t see too many heavy vehicles in baby blue, so this MAN pops! The 2019 TGX tractor is on its way with a tanker semi-trailer. The fact that the […] -
![It is not always easy to make sense of a carmaker’s range, especially for the JDM. Toyota, Honda or Nissan have a wide array of models, some of which overlap. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210504_120657-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 2012 Mitsuoka Galue Classic Wagon – Mitsuoka’s Mystifying Mid-Range")
CC Capsule: 2012 Mitsuoka Galue Classic Wagon – Mitsuoka’s Mystifying Mid-Range
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 12 CommentsIt is not always easy to make sense of a carmaker’s range, especially for the JDM. Toyota, Honda or Nissan have a wide array of models, some of which overlap. […] -
![We’re all familiar with GM’s Futurama showcases, but how about Powerama? In 1955, GM spent a tidy $7 million to create showcase for its rapidly expanding range of diesel powered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Powerama-2.jpg "GM’s 1955 Powerama – The Smokier and Smellier Diesel Alternative To The Motorama")
GM’s 1955 Powerama – The Smokier and Smellier Diesel Alternative To The Motorama
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 53 CommentsWe’re all familiar with GM’s Futurama showcases, but how about Powerama? In 1955, GM spent a tidy $7 million to create showcase for its rapidly expanding range of diesel powered […] -
![(first posted 11/4/2011) Talk about falling down a rabbit hole. I started out to do a single-photo Snapshot from 1961, and stumbled into a parallel universe of cars and planes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Justicia.jpg "The Wild Cars (And Planes) From Peronist Argentina: Air Cooled V8s, Flying Wings, Pulse Jet Cars And More")
The Wild Cars (And Planes) From Peronist Argentina: Air Cooled V8s, Flying Wings, Pulse Jet Cars And More
Posted on May 11, 2021 | 52 Comments(first posted 11/4/2011) Talk about falling down a rabbit hole. I started out to do a single-photo Snapshot from 1961, and stumbled into a parallel universe of cars and planes […] -
![Where have all the Sciroccos gone to? To Hungary, it seems, where Roshake77 shot this one posted at the Cohort. And it’s got a ram air intake grille too. That’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/51125429044_643398613f_k1.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Gen2 VW Scirocco – With Ram Air Intake")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Gen2 VW Scirocco – With Ram Air Intake
Posted on May 11, 2021 | 6 CommentsWhere have all the Sciroccos gone to? To Hungary, it seems, where Roshake77 shot this one posted at the Cohort. And it’s got a ram air intake grille too. That’s […] -
![Cadillac—which was famous for its dreamy brochures—decided that it in 1975 it would be a good idea to showcase its cars showing off their overwhelming dynamic qualities, starting with a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/37466261732_2be0e9cc64_k.jpg "The Most Absurd Cadillac Brochure Shots Ever: A Fleetwood 75 Limo With A Fifth Wheel?")
The Most Absurd Cadillac Brochure Shots Ever: A Fleetwood 75 Limo With A Fifth Wheel?
Posted on May 11, 2021 | 56 CommentsCadillac—which was famous for its dreamy brochures—decided that it in 1975 it would be a good idea to showcase its cars showing off their overwhelming dynamic qualities, starting with a […] -
![I was in middle school and had finally been promoted to having my own bedroom when I went through a period of a couple of years when I would fall […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/090-2004-Pontiac-GTO-CC-redo.jpg "Curbside Jukebox: 2004 Pontiac GTO – Electric Blue")
Curbside Jukebox: 2004 Pontiac GTO – Electric Blue
Posted on May 11, 2021 | 58 CommentsI was in middle school and had finally been promoted to having my own bedroom when I went through a period of a couple of years when I would fall […] -
![As kids, model trains are likely something that interested a lot of us, for some that never went away. Growing up in Germany, model trains were (and still are) sort […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_2021.jpg "Curbside Miniatures: My 1:87 HO Scale Collection – Part I, The Passenger Cars")
Curbside Miniatures: My 1:87 HO Scale Collection – Part I, The Passenger Cars
Posted on May 11, 2021 | 33 CommentsAs kids, model trains are likely something that interested a lot of us, for some that never went away. Growing up in Germany, model trains were (and still are) sort […] -
![(first posted 2/19/2015) While researching last week’s write-up on a 1962 Buick Special, I read Paul’s earlier write-up on a Y-body Pontiac Tempest. In the article, he showed a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Pontiac-tempest-twin-drive.jpg "What If? The Pontiac Turbo Tempest Twin-Drive")
What If? The Pontiac Turbo Tempest Twin-Drive
Posted on May 10, 2021 | 114 Comments(first posted 2/19/2015) While researching last week’s write-up on a 1962 Buick Special, I read Paul’s earlier write-up on a Y-body Pontiac Tempest. In the article, he showed a […] -
![Dick Copello, who has a huge collection of old truck photos on his Flickr site, posted this shot of a custom 6-door GMC pickup that he spotted parked across the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/41674802322_067b3f395e_k.jpg "Curbside Oddity: GMC Six-Door Pickup – For The Family With Quintuplets; Seriously")
Curbside Oddity: GMC Six-Door Pickup – For The Family With Quintuplets; Seriously
Posted on May 10, 2021 | 10 CommentsDick Copello, who has a huge collection of old truck photos on his Flickr site, posted this shot of a custom 6-door GMC pickup that he spotted parked across the […]
