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Blog Archive
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Vintage Ad: 1969 Imperial – There’s More Reason Than One Why We Won’t See Ads Like This Again
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 101 CommentsRan into this last night. Let’s just say that it’s not just the Imperial we won’t be seeing in ads anymore. -
![There’s something jarring about seeing an upscale car like a Buick Reatta in this sedentary state. It’s not unlike seeing a childhood hero or heroine in a sad position in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/039-c.-1988-Buick-Reatta-CC-1.jpg "Curbside Capsule: c. 1988 Buick Reatta – There’s A Disconnect")
Curbside Capsule: c. 1988 Buick Reatta – There’s A Disconnect
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 47 CommentsThere’s something jarring about seeing an upscale car like a Buick Reatta in this sedentary state. It’s not unlike seeing a childhood hero or heroine in a sad position in […] -
![Everyone seems to love these vintage family road trip stories, so I figured I’d contribute one of my own from my family (actually my wife’s family, but close enough). This […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_1581.jpg "Vintage Road Trip: Summer 1936 Cross Country in a Packard Club Sedan")
Vintage Road Trip: Summer 1936 Cross Country in a Packard Club Sedan
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 26 CommentsEveryone seems to love these vintage family road trip stories, so I figured I’d contribute one of my own from my family (actually my wife’s family, but close enough). This […] -
![Since we’re on a pickup kick here this morning, let’s pick up the tempo and keep the party going a bit longer. I saw this in a parking lot and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CC-434-096.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Mazda Pickup With Unusual Bed – For What Purpose?")
Curbside Outtake: Mazda Pickup With Unusual Bed – For What Purpose?
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 22 CommentsSince we’re on a pickup kick here this morning, let’s pick up the tempo and keep the party going a bit longer. I saw this in a parking lot and […] -
![NADA, the National Automobile Dealers Association, has released its 2020 survey of financial results of its members, and the numbers are as big as the trucks and SUVs they’re selling. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Casa-de-cadillac.jpg "Curbside Newsstand: What Pandemic? Dealer Profits Surge 48% To Record Highs – Suddenly It’s 1947!")
Curbside Newsstand: What Pandemic? Dealer Profits Surge 48% To Record Highs – Suddenly It’s 1947!
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 13 CommentsNADA, the National Automobile Dealers Association, has released its 2020 survey of financial results of its members, and the numbers are as big as the trucks and SUVs they’re selling. […] -
![I’m a bit tired of all the big vs. little pickup thing, but I couldn’t pass up this shot a couple of days ago; it was just too good. The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ford-trucks-big-and-small.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Ford Pickups – Big and Small")
Curbside Outtake: Ford Pickups – Big and Small
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 53 CommentsI’m a bit tired of all the big vs. little pickup thing, but I couldn’t pass up this shot a couple of days ago; it was just too good. The […] -
![Twentysomething white Mitsubishi wagons are not what one might call an exciting find. But if you don’t take the time to look at the absence of excitement, it can seem […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20210218_100234-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1999 Mitsubishi Libero – Surrender To The Void")
CC Capsule: 1999 Mitsubishi Libero – Surrender To The Void
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 11 CommentsTwentysomething white Mitsubishi wagons are not what one might call an exciting find. But if you don’t take the time to look at the absence of excitement, it can seem […] -
![When I saw that Jim Klein had a 2021 Chevy 2500HD crew cab pickup to review, it reminded me that I had recently shot this 1986 GMC 2500 crew cab. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CC-434-100-crop-vert.jpg "Curbside Comparison: 1986 GMC High Sierra 2500 3+3 and 2021 Chevy Silverado 2500HD – The Changing Shape Of Pickups")
Curbside Comparison: 1986 GMC High Sierra 2500 3+3 and 2021 Chevy Silverado 2500HD – The Changing Shape Of Pickups
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 14 CommentsWhen I saw that Jim Klein had a 2021 Chevy 2500HD crew cab pickup to review, it reminded me that I had recently shot this 1986 GMC 2500 crew cab. […] -
![(first posted 2/28/2011) Wow! Leave it to the Australians to outdo anything Madison Avenue ever came up for the Pinto Cruising Wagon. These ads for the Holden Sandman were sent […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-hold.jpg "Holden Sandman: The Aussies Blow Away The Pinto Cruising Wagon")
Holden Sandman: The Aussies Blow Away The Pinto Cruising Wagon
Posted on February 28, 2021 | 26 Comments(first posted 2/28/2011) Wow! Leave it to the Australians to outdo anything Madison Avenue ever came up for the Pinto Cruising Wagon. These ads for the Holden Sandman were sent […] -
![William Oliver has found something quite exceptional: a Wartburg Camping Limousine. A little worse for wear, but I suspect this is just awaiting its restoration. This is way too rare […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50902125438_77d9dc561a_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Wartburg 312/5 Camping Limousine – The East German Vista Cruiser")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Wartburg 312/5 Camping Limousine – The East German Vista Cruiser
Posted on February 28, 2021 | 28 CommentsWilliam Oliver has found something quite exceptional: a Wartburg Camping Limousine. A little worse for wear, but I suspect this is just awaiting its restoration. This is way too rare […] -
![We’ve paid homage to the early Falcon on quite a few occasions. But they’re rather irresistible when encountering them at the Cohort, like this wagon shot in B.C. by robadr. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50977956911_457aeee108_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1962 Ford Falcon Wagon – America’s Best Selling Compact Wagon, Not Surprisingly")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1962 Ford Falcon Wagon – America’s Best Selling Compact Wagon, Not Surprisingly
Posted on February 28, 2021 | 36 CommentsWe’ve paid homage to the early Falcon on quite a few occasions. But they’re rather irresistible when encountering them at the Cohort, like this wagon shot in B.C. by robadr. […] -
![This is the picture I was looking for. Why? Wishful thinking – on a rainy dark afternoon – what else? It’s how I would have liked to spend Saturday mornings…or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Life-1950s-Alta-dena-CA-1.jpg "Saturday Morning, Altadena CA 1950")
Saturday Morning, Altadena CA 1950
Posted on February 27, 2021 | 15 CommentsThis is the picture I was looking for. Why? Wishful thinking – on a rainy dark afternoon – what else? It’s how I would have liked to spend Saturday mornings…or […] -
![Driving through the little town of Eaton, Colorado the other evening I passed by this pairing that was well worthy of a quick stop. Arranged as they were it could […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_0047.jpg "Curbside Conundrum: 1964 Buick Riviera Or 1972 Ford Ranchero 500 – Eeny Meeny Miny Moe…")
Curbside Conundrum: 1964 Buick Riviera Or 1972 Ford Ranchero 500 – Eeny Meeny Miny Moe…
Posted on February 27, 2021 | 35 CommentsDriving through the little town of Eaton, Colorado the other evening I passed by this pairing that was well worthy of a quick stop. Arranged as they were it could […] -
![For those of you the other day who were debating whether the ’41 Buick Roadmaster or a comparable Packard were the best looking cars of the time, how about a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50934183621_3d2eabac49_o.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Buickard Shriner Parade Vehicle – The Best of the Best")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Buickard Shriner Parade Vehicle – The Best of the Best
Posted on February 27, 2021 | 16 CommentsFor those of you the other day who were debating whether the ’41 Buick Roadmaster or a comparable Packard were the best looking cars of the time, how about a […] -
![With all this talk about banning ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars and such, it’s easy to forget that since the goal is CO reduction, there’s other ways to make serious […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Nissan-e-power.jpg "Curbside Newsstand: Nissan Claims 50% ICE Thermal Efficiency In Next-Gen e-Power Hybrid System; 40% Now – The IC Engine Is Far From Dead")
Curbside Newsstand: Nissan Claims 50% ICE Thermal Efficiency In Next-Gen e-Power Hybrid System; 40% Now – The IC Engine Is Far From Dead
Posted on February 26, 2021 | 35 CommentsWith all this talk about banning ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars and such, it’s easy to forget that since the goal is CO reduction, there’s other ways to make serious […]
