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Blog Archive
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![What what what? there’s no proper long-form CC post about the 1959 Ford? How can that be? I was as surprised as you doubtless are, though this major gap in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210411_085200-copy.jpg "Storage Lot Classic: 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie Skyliner – And Now For My Next Trick…")
Storage Lot Classic: 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie Skyliner – And Now For My Next Trick…
Posted on April 15, 2021 | 15 CommentsWhat what what? there’s no proper long-form CC post about the 1959 Ford? How can that be? I was as surprised as you doubtless are, though this major gap in […] -
![Automotive illustrations were of course very common, with the last great exponents being Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman, who carried on doing Pontiac and Opel illustrations right up into the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/48075503702_026e734227_k.jpg "The Superb Automotive Illustrations of Harry Anderson – Before Fitzpatrick and Kaufman")
The Superb Automotive Illustrations of Harry Anderson – Before Fitzpatrick and Kaufman
Posted on April 14, 2021 | 35 CommentsAutomotive illustrations were of course very common, with the last great exponents being Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman, who carried on doing Pontiac and Opel illustrations right up into the […] -
![A few weeks back, I discovered this gemstone mine of CCs. It’s so much easier when they gather all the precious metal in one place, isn’t it? Alas, storage lots, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_20210318_101644-copy.jpg "Storage Lot Classics: Big Exotics In Tiny Places")
Storage Lot Classics: Big Exotics In Tiny Places
Posted on April 14, 2021 | 23 CommentsA few weeks back, I discovered this gemstone mine of CCs. It’s so much easier when they gather all the precious metal in one place, isn’t it? Alas, storage lots, […] -
![(first posted 4/13/2015) Westbound afternoon rush hour traffic on Jackson Blvd. in the Loop can move very slowly. The glacial pace of traffic enabled me to catch up to this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/009-1969-Buick-Riviera-CC.jpg "In Motion Classic: 1969 Buick Riviera – Rivvy In The City")
In Motion Classic: 1969 Buick Riviera – Rivvy In The City
Posted on April 13, 2021 | 60 Comments(first posted 4/13/2015) Westbound afternoon rush hour traffic on Jackson Blvd. in the Loop can move very slowly. The glacial pace of traffic enabled me to catch up to this […] -
![A while ago Jim Brophy shared a great little post featuring the Toyota Probox, one of the more ubiquitous contractor grade vehicles that are all over Tokyo (and the rest […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_7095.jpg "Tokyo Outtake: Toyota Probox “Brobox” – Urban Warrior")
Tokyo Outtake: Toyota Probox “Brobox” – Urban Warrior
Posted on April 13, 2021 | 9 CommentsA while ago Jim Brophy shared a great little post featuring the Toyota Probox, one of the more ubiquitous contractor grade vehicles that are all over Tokyo (and the rest […] -
![Been hankering for a time capsule to that splendiferous decade of the seventies? What better vehicle to relive it in than this sublime ’76 Maverick. It’s got a battering ram […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/50211966972_451a1cda1f_k.jpg "CC For Sale: 1976 Maverick – $4,555; One Owner, and Loaded, Right Down To The Bumpers – Your Time Machine To The Seventies Awaits")
CC For Sale: 1976 Maverick – $4,555; One Owner, and Loaded, Right Down To The Bumpers – Your Time Machine To The Seventies Awaits
Posted on April 13, 2021 | 52 CommentsBeen hankering for a time capsule to that splendiferous decade of the seventies? What better vehicle to relive it in than this sublime ’76 Maverick. It’s got a battering ram […] -
![I guess the Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association had gotten as much money out of exhibiting what they thought was Hermann Goering’s Grosser Mercedes as they were going to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/46042962435_3e3c59bf5b_k.jpg "Vintage For Sale Ad: “Mercedes Benz Bullet Proof Car, Lately Owned by Hermann Goering” – Actually This Was One Of Hitler’s Mercedes (Or Not)")
Vintage For Sale Ad: “Mercedes Benz Bullet Proof Car, Lately Owned by Hermann Goering” – Actually This Was One Of Hitler’s Mercedes (Or Not)
Posted on April 13, 2021 | 35 CommentsI guess the Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association had gotten as much money out of exhibiting what they thought was Hermann Goering’s Grosser Mercedes as they were going to […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2012) Prior to 1968, everyone knew you shouldn’t build a two-stroke bike bigger than about 350cc. Anything larger would create power that couldn’t be managed due to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Suzuki-T500.jpg "Motorcycle Classic: Suzuki T500- The Best Bike (Almost) Nobody Remembers")
Motorcycle Classic: Suzuki T500- The Best Bike (Almost) Nobody Remembers
Posted on April 12, 2021 | 85 Comments(first posted 7/12/2012) Prior to 1968, everyone knew you shouldn’t build a two-stroke bike bigger than about 350cc. Anything larger would create power that couldn’t be managed due to […] -
![When I encountered this almost pristine ’71 F250 on a walk, I was instantly taken back to Towson in the fall of 1970 when I drove one identical to this, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5730.jpg "Curbside Outtake/Auto-Biography/QOTD: 1971 Ford F250 Pickup – Exactly Like The First Pickup I Ever Drove – What Was the First Truck You Ever Drove?")
Curbside Outtake/Auto-Biography/QOTD: 1971 Ford F250 Pickup – Exactly Like The First Pickup I Ever Drove – What Was the First Truck You Ever Drove?
Posted on April 12, 2021 | 57 CommentsWhen I encountered this almost pristine ’71 F250 on a walk, I was instantly taken back to Towson in the fall of 1970 when I drove one identical to this, […] -
![The sheer variety of GM vehicles on this car carrier is noteworthy. Of course it’s still just a fraction of all the brands and models GM was cranking out in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/51020703666_ab8070c3c3_b.jpg "Car Carrier of the Day: A Very Mixed Load of GM’s Finest In the Mid-’80s – Something For (Almost) Everyone")
Car Carrier of the Day: A Very Mixed Load of GM’s Finest In the Mid-’80s – Something For (Almost) Everyone
Posted on April 12, 2021 | 24 CommentsThe sheer variety of GM vehicles on this car carrier is noteworthy. Of course it’s still just a fraction of all the brands and models GM was cranking out in […] -
![(first posted 9/9/2012) In 1968, a year before coming out with the CB750, Honda introduced the bike that would become America’s all-time best-seller. The CB350 sold over 300,000 bikes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Honda-motorcycle-CB350.jpg "Motorcycle Classics: Honda 350 Family – The Most Popular Bike Ever")
Motorcycle Classics: Honda 350 Family – The Most Popular Bike Ever
Posted on April 11, 2021 | 55 Comments(first posted 9/9/2012) In 1968, a year before coming out with the CB750, Honda introduced the bike that would become America’s all-time best-seller. The CB350 sold over 300,000 bikes […] -
![If I was smart and practical, I’d have looked for a cheap old RAV4 like this for my upcoming off-road adventure in Nevada in June. This one is all set […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5746.jpg "Who Needs 4WD? Update #1: Toyota RAV4 (Gen1) “TRD” – What I Should Have Gotten For My Off-Road Trip, But I’ve Already Started On the xB")
Who Needs 4WD? Update #1: Toyota RAV4 (Gen1) “TRD” – What I Should Have Gotten For My Off-Road Trip, But I’ve Already Started On the xB
Posted on April 11, 2021 | 26 CommentsIf I was smart and practical, I’d have looked for a cheap old RAV4 like this for my upcoming off-road adventure in Nevada in June. This one is all set […] -
![I’m guessing you’re like me in at least one respect – you have a different relationship with different marques of car, and trucks, buses and bikes, aircraft as well too. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210321_110205.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1978 Porsche 911SC Targa – This Is My Porsche, I Think")
Curbside Outtake: 1978 Porsche 911SC Targa – This Is My Porsche, I Think
Posted on April 11, 2021 | 18 CommentsI’m guessing you’re like me in at least one respect – you have a different relationship with different marques of car, and trucks, buses and bikes, aircraft as well too. […] -
![posted by canadiancatgreen All this talk about the ’61 Plymouth and station wagons, and what should appear at the Cohort today? A 1960 Suburban DeLuxe Wagon. But don’t let the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/50182426188_532737d940_k1-1.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1960 Plymouth DeLuxe Suburban Wagon – Good Bones, Big Fins and Wild Dash")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1960 Plymouth DeLuxe Suburban Wagon – Good Bones, Big Fins and Wild Dash
Posted on April 11, 2021 | 31 Commentsposted by canadiancatgreen All this talk about the ’61 Plymouth and station wagons, and what should appear at the Cohort today? A 1960 Suburban DeLuxe Wagon. But don’t let the […] -
![Normally I don’t shoot cars that have been very picked over as there isn’t that much to see, but while Boxsters aren’t super-rare, the ones I come across in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_9837.jpg "Curbside Recycling: 2000 Porsche Boxster – Picked-A-Part")
Curbside Recycling: 2000 Porsche Boxster – Picked-A-Part
Posted on April 11, 2021 | 17 CommentsNormally I don’t shoot cars that have been very picked over as there isn’t that much to see, but while Boxsters aren’t super-rare, the ones I come across in the […]
