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Blog Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1958 Packard Hawk – “The Most Original Car on the American Road”
Posted on January 24, 2021 | 85 CommentsI have never seen one of these in person, so I was delighted to find this near showroom-new example on eBay with lots of close-up detailed photos. I like to […] -
Curbside Outtake: PT Cruiser – Woody And Conti Edition
Posted on January 23, 2021 | 45 CommentsPT Cruisers are one of the more polarizing vehicles—folks either love them or hate them. How about both, at the same time? Yes, I have conflicted feelings about them, especially […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: El Camino Laguna – Like It Should Have Looked In The First Place
Posted on January 23, 2021 | 31 CommentsCorey Behrens’ finds in the Netherlands keep on showing up at the Cohort, and this one cannot be denied. We are feasting our eyes on a Chevy El Camino, that’s […] -
CC Cinema: General Electric (GE) Promotional Video on Urban Transit – 1952
Posted on January 23, 2021 | 20 CommentsAnother Youtube guilty pleasure popped up this week – this is a GE promotional video from circa 1952. In it the company discusses the challenges of urban transportation and various […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1990 Chrysler TC – Short Car, Long Life, Sad End
Posted on January 23, 2021 | 28 CommentsI was at my local boneyard the other day looking for a part when I ran up on this unexpected site: a 1990 “Chrysler’s TC by Maserati”. I use quotation […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: Chevrolet Suburban 4×4 and Fiat Panda – Another Study In Contrasts, In Amsterdam
Posted on January 22, 2021 | 17 Commentsby Corey Behrens -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Pacer and Travelall – A Study In Contrasts
Posted on January 22, 2021 | 12 Commentsby Don Kincl -
QOTD: What Old Car (Prior To 1990) Was The Most Difficult To Work On?
Posted on January 21, 2021 | 76 CommentsWe had a lot of good nominations about the easiest cars to work on. How about the opposite? And let’s expand that a bit, up to 1990, so that we […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1980 Olds Delta 88 Royale – The Ever-Vanishing B Beater, With Pontiac 265 V8?
Posted on January 21, 2021 | 38 CommentsGM B-Bodies used to be the top dog of Beaterville. Our biggest Goodwill store is across the street from Home Depot, so I could always count on one or two […] -
Cohort Outtake: 1981 Vauxhall Cavalier 2000GLS Sports Hatch – Showing The Ford Capri The Way To Do It
Posted on January 21, 2021 | 31 CommentsThe Cohort gives us another gem, courtesy of Corey Behrens. When did you last see a Vauxhall Cavalier Sports Hatch on the road? -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: How The Ford Econoline Van Was Influenced And Ultimately Replaced By The European Transit Van
Posted on January 21, 2021 | 43 CommentsThe other day we looked at the similar-looking Bedford and GM NA vans, and pointed out the Bedford came along two years before the American version, which it undoubtedly influenced […] -
CC Weird Engines: Oldsmobile V5 Diesel – Grasping at Straws
Posted on January 20, 2021 | 155 Comments(first posted 1/20/2015, updated with more pictures) Most of the time, I love the fact that I’m a car guy in Michigan. Sure, our roads are terrible and our […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: Packard Henney Junior – John Lloyd Has Found And Shot Five of Them
Posted on January 20, 2021 | 17 CommentsJohn Lloyd posted this shot with the following comment: Pueblo, Colorado. This is the fifth one of these I have come across in the past five years. A lot of […] -
Curbside Outtake: The Twenty Year-Old Prius Gives Way To The New Kid In The Driveway
Posted on January 20, 2021 | 35 CommentsIt’s easy to forget that the Prius has been sold in the US for 22 years now, starting back in 2000. And Eugene had plenty of early adopters; there’s several […] -
CC Design Comparison: 1958 vs. 1961 Lincoln – A Study in Pure Forms
Posted on January 20, 2021 | 45 CommentsA recent post featured a Cohort photo of a 1958 Lincoln accompanied by some not-so-glowing commentary about the styling of the car, and this brief post resulted in an astounding […]
![Curbside Classic: 1958 Packard Hawk – “The Most Original Car on the American Road” I have never seen one of these in person, so I was delighted to find this near showroom-new example on eBay with lots of close-up detailed photos. I like to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/571-35.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: PT Cruiser – Woody And Conti Edition PT Cruisers are one of the more polarizing vehicles—folks either love them or hate them. How about both, at the same time? Yes, I have conflicted feelings about them, especially […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CC-427-019.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: El Camino Laguna – Like It Should Have Looked In The First Place Corey Behrens’ finds in the Netherlands keep on showing up at the Cohort, and this one cannot be denied. We are feasting our eyes on a Chevy El Camino, that’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50740463166_dde01a60ec_k.jpg)
![CC Cinema: General Electric (GE) Promotional Video on Urban Transit – 1952 Another Youtube guilty pleasure popped up this week – this is a GE promotional video from circa 1952. In it the company discusses the challenges of urban transportation and various […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1_0S6BXSkQCV6IuGAmH2hzLQ-e1610874385474.jpeg)
![Junkyard Classic: 1990 Chrysler TC – Short Car, Long Life, Sad End I was at my local boneyard the other day looking for a part when I ran up on this unexpected site: a 1990 “Chrysler’s TC by Maserati”. I use quotation […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210118_120959.jpg)


![QOTD: What Old Car (Prior To 1990) Was The Most Difficult To Work On? We had a lot of good nominations about the easiest cars to work on. How about the opposite? And let’s expand that a bit, up to 1990, so that we […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Honda-1985-vacuum-hoses.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: 1980 Olds Delta 88 Royale – The Ever-Vanishing B Beater, With Pontiac 265 V8? GM B-Bodies used to be the top dog of Beaterville. Our biggest Goodwill store is across the street from Home Depot, so I could always count on one or two […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CC-433-082.jpg)

![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: How The Ford Econoline Van Was Influenced And Ultimately Replaced By The European Transit Van The other day we looked at the similar-looking Bedford and GM NA vans, and pointed out the Bedford came along two years before the American version, which it undoubtedly influenced […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50710717127_f15fc8f150_k.jpg)
![CC Weird Engines: Oldsmobile V5 Diesel – Grasping at Straws (first posted 1/20/2015, updated with more pictures) Most of the time, I love the fact that I’m a car guy in Michigan. Sure, our roads are terrible and our […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-v5.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: Packard Henney Junior – John Lloyd Has Found And Shot Five of Them John Lloyd posted this shot with the following comment: Pueblo, Colorado. This is the fifth one of these I have come across in the past five years. A lot of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/34984917882_b62add0ddd_k.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: The Twenty Year-Old Prius Gives Way To The New Kid In The Driveway It’s easy to forget that the Prius has been sold in the US for 22 years now, starting back in 2000. And Eugene had plenty of early adopters; there’s several […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CC-428-020.jpg)
![CC Design Comparison: 1958 vs. 1961 Lincoln – A Study in Pure Forms A recent post featured a Cohort photo of a 1958 Lincoln accompanied by some not-so-glowing commentary about the styling of the car, and this brief post resulted in an astounding […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-linc-2-vert.jpg)


