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![This past Saturday was a beautiful warm spring day with the sun shining. It was a perfect day to go for a cruise in one of my old cars. I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Camaro-old-tire.jpg "CC Tech/QOTD: How Old Are Your Tires? How to Check the Age of Your Tires.")
CC Tech/QOTD: How Old Are Your Tires? How to Check the Age of Your Tires.
Posted on April 28, 2021 | 66 CommentsThis past Saturday was a beautiful warm spring day with the sun shining. It was a perfect day to go for a cruise in one of my old cars. I […] -
![I don’t talk much about it here, but I’m in hog heaven watching the EV revolution unfold. New cars arriving one after the other that are actually new, not just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Hyundai-Ioniq-5-fq.jpg "New Cars: Hyundai Ioniq 5 – The Most Attractive And Compelling EV Yet – And A Quick Drive In A Mustang Mach E")
New Cars: Hyundai Ioniq 5 – The Most Attractive And Compelling EV Yet – And A Quick Drive In A Mustang Mach E
Posted on April 28, 2021 | 57 CommentsI don’t talk much about it here, but I’m in hog heaven watching the EV revolution unfold. New cars arriving one after the other that are actually new, not just […] -
![This photo by Robin Shaw grabbed me. How could it not, the most iconic American transit bus ever, and one I drove during my stint at Iowa City Transit. And […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GM-Coach-new-look-in-field.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: GM “New Look” Transit Bus Resting Under The Stars – The End Of The Route")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: GM “New Look” Transit Bus Resting Under The Stars – The End Of The Route
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 22 CommentsThis photo by Robin Shaw grabbed me. How could it not, the most iconic American transit bus ever, and one I drove during my stint at Iowa City Transit. And […] -
![I made peace a long time ago with having a first and last name which could be interchangeable. While I have never regularly gone by “Joseph” for most of my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/007-1989-Chrysler-TC-by-Maserati-CC.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1989 Chrysler’s TC By Maserati – Get My Name Straight")
Curbside Capsule: 1989 Chrysler’s TC By Maserati – Get My Name Straight
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 63 CommentsI made peace a long time ago with having a first and last name which could be interchangeable. While I have never regularly gone by “Joseph” for most of my […] -
![Our 25.25 m (82’10”) long EcoCombis come in multiple forms, the set-up of this mobile panorama is called a B-Double. The tractor is a 2020 Volvo FH 4×2 with a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_9427.jpg "In Motion Outtake: Veggie Field Rolling Through Pasture Land")
In Motion Outtake: Veggie Field Rolling Through Pasture Land
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 15 CommentsOur 25.25 m (82’10”) long EcoCombis come in multiple forms, the set-up of this mobile panorama is called a B-Double. The tractor is a 2020 Volvo FH 4×2 with a […] -
![So I’m surfing eBay Motors, and I find this 1956 Hudson*, and I think, “If I want to own a Hudson, this is the one I would want.” Now some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/s-l16001.jpg "CC For Sale: I Found the Hudson I Want–“Are You Crazy?!”")
CC For Sale: I Found the Hudson I Want–“Are You Crazy?!”
Posted on April 27, 2021 | 30 CommentsSo I’m surfing eBay Motors, and I find this 1956 Hudson*, and I think, “If I want to own a Hudson, this is the one I would want.” Now some […] -
![The rear engine Corvair wasn’t exactly GM’s first foray into the mysteries of rear engine cars. There were a number of experiments, and the 1949 Corsair concept, although only a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GM-Corsair-top.jpg "GM’s 1949 Corsair – A Tatra-Style Rear Engine Streamliner Ten Years Before The Corvair")
GM’s 1949 Corsair – A Tatra-Style Rear Engine Streamliner Ten Years Before The Corvair
Posted on April 26, 2021 | 8 CommentsThe rear engine Corvair wasn’t exactly GM’s first foray into the mysteries of rear engine cars. There were a number of experiments, and the 1949 Corsair concept, although only a […] -
![Ten years before the VW bus was conceived, White was a building a delivery van with a rear aircooled boxer four, built by Franklin, and based on one of their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/26464723837_9a5608403a_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1940 White “White Horse” Delivery Van – Air Cooled Rear Boxer Four, But No Swing Axles")
Vintage Ad: 1940 White “White Horse” Delivery Van – Air Cooled Rear Boxer Four, But No Swing Axles
Posted on April 26, 2021 | 30 CommentsTen years before the VW bus was conceived, White was a building a delivery van with a rear aircooled boxer four, built by Franklin, and based on one of their […] -
![(first posted 4/25/2015) Muscle Cars to Malaise Era – Part 4 The transition years, 1969-1974 After putting so many American cars through the transition trial, I think it’s time to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1974-Jaguar-XKE.jpg "Automotive History: Muscle Cars To Malaise Era-Part 4")
Automotive History: Muscle Cars To Malaise Era-Part 4
Posted on April 25, 2021 | 53 Comments(first posted 4/25/2015) Muscle Cars to Malaise Era – Part 4 The transition years, 1969-1974 After putting so many American cars through the transition trial, I think it’s time to […] -
![How many cases are there of the same block being offered with completely different types of cylinder heads in the same car in the same model year? Examples that come […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Willys-1953-engines-br.jpg "QOTD: How many cases are there of the same block being offered with completely different types of cylinder heads in the same car in the same model year?")
QOTD: How many cases are there of the same block being offered with completely different types of cylinder heads in the same car in the same model year?
Posted on April 25, 2021 | 80 CommentsHow many cases are there of the same block being offered with completely different types of cylinder heads in the same car in the same model year? Examples that come […] -
![How about we go to Europe for a vintage Car Carrier of the Day? And with a load of “dustbuster” Pontiac Trans Sports in Italy. But take a close look: […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/43914800490_012043bcf0_k.jpg "Car Carrier of the Day: European Pontiac Trans Sports Being Hauled by IVECO Truck – Silhouettes In Disguise")
Car Carrier of the Day: European Pontiac Trans Sports Being Hauled by IVECO Truck – Silhouettes In Disguise
Posted on April 25, 2021 | 25 CommentsHow about we go to Europe for a vintage Car Carrier of the Day? And with a load of “dustbuster” Pontiac Trans Sports in Italy. But take a close look: […] -
Vintage Ad: Motorize Your Boy’s Wagon For $18.70 – “TAKE THE WAGON AWAY FROM YOUR CHILDREN”
Posted on April 25, 2021 | 29 CommentsNow here’s something I would have died for as a kid. But that was never going to happen. “TAKE THE WAGON AWAY FROM YOUR CHILDREN” (Modern Mechanix, 1952) -
![This shot from the mid-late 1960’s shows a Peterbilt 350/351 from the late 1940’s in a quintessentially California shot: a rest area near Lebec, with towering bare California oak trees […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/46603796394_d49bcda6f7_k.jpg "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s Peterbilt 350/351 – Already A Classic In The 1960s")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s Peterbilt 350/351 – Already A Classic In The 1960s
Posted on April 24, 2021 | 12 CommentsThis shot from the mid-late 1960’s shows a Peterbilt 350/351 from the late 1940’s in a quintessentially California shot: a rest area near Lebec, with towering bare California oak trees […] -
![The image of the Camry has been rather rehabilitated, thanks to the most recent generation’s excellent dynamics as well as the passage of time. But there was something stereotypical about […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5914.jpg "On The Go Outtake: Reinforcing Stereotypes, Once Again")
On The Go Outtake: Reinforcing Stereotypes, Once Again
Posted on April 23, 2021 | 18 CommentsThe image of the Camry has been rather rehabilitated, thanks to the most recent generation’s excellent dynamics as well as the passage of time. But there was something stereotypical about […] -
![Back in 1986, truck maker Ginaf (Van Ginkel’s Automobiel Fabrieken) introduced a hydropneumatic suspension system for their heavy on-/off-road vehicles. The company offered a full line of drivetrains, from 4×4 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_9503.jpg "In Motion Outtakes: 2008 And 2012 Ginaf X 5250 TS – Smooth 10×4 Rides")
In Motion Outtakes: 2008 And 2012 Ginaf X 5250 TS – Smooth 10×4 Rides
Posted on April 23, 2021 | 5 CommentsBack in 1986, truck maker Ginaf (Van Ginkel’s Automobiel Fabrieken) introduced a hydropneumatic suspension system for their heavy on-/off-road vehicles. The company offered a full line of drivetrains, from 4×4 […]
