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![As regular CC readers know, Ralf K. (Don Kincl) has been one of our favorite Cohort contributors over the years. After all, his eye for detail and composition truly pay […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-11-23.45.46.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A New Gallery Of Vintage Cars And Trucks Shot By Ralf K")
A New Gallery Of Vintage Cars And Trucks Shot By Ralf K
Posted on June 15, 2025 | 14 CommentsAs regular CC readers know, Ralf K. (Don Kincl) has been one of our favorite Cohort contributors over the years. After all, his eye for detail and composition truly pay […] -
![In the late sixties, the German Rheinstahl conglomerate merged the commercial vehicle divisions of their Hanomag and Henschel subsidiaries into Hanomag-Henschel-Fahrzeugwerke GmbH, with Daimler-Benz as a 51% shareholder. Shortly after, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_4041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1973 Hanomag-Henschel F45 And 2018 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter – Same Class, 45 Years Apart")
CC Global: 1973 Hanomag-Henschel F45 And 2018 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter – Same Class, 45 Years Apart
Posted on June 15, 2025 | 12 CommentsIn the late sixties, the German Rheinstahl conglomerate merged the commercial vehicle divisions of their Hanomag and Henschel subsidiaries into Hanomag-Henschel-Fahrzeugwerke GmbH, with Daimler-Benz as a 51% shareholder. Shortly after, […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2018) I was walking home from watching the Brazil vs. Costa Rica match at a bar when I saw something that made me do a double-take. We […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mitsubishi-l300-express.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1982-85 Mitsubishi L300 Express Starwagon – The Past, The Present And The Future")
Curbside Find: 1982-85 Mitsubishi L300 Express Starwagon – The Past, The Present And The Future
Posted on June 14, 2025 | 26 Comments(first posted 6/25/2018) I was walking home from watching the Brazil vs. Costa Rica match at a bar when I saw something that made me do a double-take. We […] -
![(first posted 6/2/2018) Finding a Toyota Century is one thing, but a Century parked next to a left hand drive Nissan President is like finding yourself in a state […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_6441.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1985 Nissan President Sovereign V8 – Resting On Its Laurels")
Car Show Classic: 1985 Nissan President Sovereign V8 – Resting On Its Laurels
Posted on June 13, 2025 | 21 Comments(first posted 6/2/2018) Finding a Toyota Century is one thing, but a Century parked next to a left hand drive Nissan President is like finding yourself in a state […] -
![The other day we looked at some great dashboards of the pre-war period seen in Arizona this January. Today, we’ll see the huge changes and flights of fancy that took […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot-2025-05-27-at-14-50-08-1961-Chrysler-300-G-Convertible-Amelia-Island-2021-RM-Sothebysedit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dashboard Evolution Part 2 of 2: Post-War Rocket Ship Cockpits")
Dashboard Evolution Part 2 of 2: Post-War Rocket Ship Cockpits
Posted on June 13, 2025 | 25 CommentsThe other day we looked at some great dashboards of the pre-war period seen in Arizona this January. Today, we’ll see the huge changes and flights of fancy that took […] -
![It’s been a while since we’ve had a dose of A112 sweetness on CC, so I thought we’d delve into the model’s final years in a little detail by way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20221225_140433_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: 1984 Autobianchi A112 Abarth (6th & 7th Series) – How To Tell Them Abarth")
Curbside Finds: 1984 Autobianchi A112 Abarth (6th & 7th Series) – How To Tell Them Abarth
Posted on June 13, 2025 | 6 CommentsIt’s been a while since we’ve had a dose of A112 sweetness on CC, so I thought we’d delve into the model’s final years in a little detail by way […] -
![Once again, CC is looking for contributors to join our Cars Of A Lifetime section. Got some memories with a seventies compact? A 1980s Brougham full-sizer? An efficient 1990s jellybean […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-08-14.33.54.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COALers Needed")
COALers Needed
Posted on June 12, 2025 | 1 CommentOnce again, CC is looking for contributors to join our Cars Of A Lifetime section. Got some memories with a seventies compact? A 1980s Brougham full-sizer? An efficient 1990s jellybean […] -
![It helps to remember that the classes or groups we tend to think of cars fitting into are often rather arbitrary distinctions. This may be more apparent to us folk […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/67RT-r1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Muscle Cars, Part 1")
CC In Scale: Muscle Cars, Part 1
Posted on June 12, 2025 | 16 CommentsIt helps to remember that the classes or groups we tend to think of cars fitting into are often rather arbitrary distinctions. This may be more apparent to us folk […] -
![I am in the process of training for my ~100 mile per day bike ride, from Pittsburgh to D.C. With that taking place, why not look at some of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250518_073517_54527723032_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Nice Set Of Curbside Finds Along the GAP Trail")
A Nice Set Of Curbside Finds Along the GAP Trail
Posted on June 11, 2025 | 14 CommentsI am in the process of training for my ~100 mile per day bike ride, from Pittsburgh to D.C. With that taking place, why not look at some of the […] -
![A car is a utilitarian object. Its purpose is to move people from place to place. But what I’m showing you here today is much more than that. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/61-fury-1-1749060143-68408a2f5eb251.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1961 Plymouth Fury Hardtop Coupe–Best Preserved Original In Existence?")
1961 Plymouth Fury Hardtop Coupe–Best Preserved Original In Existence?
Posted on June 11, 2025 | 47 CommentsA car is a utilitarian object. Its purpose is to move people from place to place. But what I’m showing you here today is much more than that. It […] -
![I know that fuselage era Chrysler products are a recurring topic here at CC. After all, the fuselages brought back bold styling to Pentastar showrooms, and as with all things […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/54576606390_eabe76328e_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1969 Plymouth Fury III – Fuselage Awaiting Resurrection by the Roadside")
Curbside Find: 1969 Plymouth Fury III – Fuselage Awaiting Resurrection by the Roadside
Posted on June 10, 2025 | 21 CommentsI know that fuselage era Chrysler products are a recurring topic here at CC. After all, the fuselages brought back bold styling to Pentastar showrooms, and as with all things […] -
![I’ve never been hyper-competitive, at least not outwardly. I usually tackle tasks and goals with the thought that as long as I have a somewhat clear picture of what needs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1988-Oldsmobile-Toronado-Trofeo-for-CC-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1988 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – The Trophy")
Curbside Musings: 1988 Oldsmobile Toronado Troféo – The Trophy
Posted on June 10, 2025 | 27 CommentsI’ve never been hyper-competitive, at least not outwardly. I usually tackle tasks and goals with the thought that as long as I have a somewhat clear picture of what needs […] -
![(first posted 12/21/2017) Eugene was once a safe haven for Foxes; no longer. They’ve been thoroughly exterminated except for a few cowering in the bushes. But here’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-345-029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1993 VW Fox – Endangered Species")
Curbside Find: 1993 VW Fox – Endangered Species
Posted on June 9, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 12/21/2017) Eugene was once a safe haven for Foxes; no longer. They’ve been thoroughly exterminated except for a few cowering in the bushes. But here’s […] -
![Photos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack (Slant Six). Admittedly, when talking about the brand from Lansing, any title making use of the “Not your father’s Oldsmobile” campaign is pretty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/54449912434_b2f2a6f184_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1976 Oldsmobile Delta 88 – Could This Have Been Your Father’s (Or Grandfather’s) Oldsmobile?")
Curbside Find: 1976 Oldsmobile Delta 88 – Could This Have Been Your Father’s (Or Grandfather’s) Oldsmobile?
Posted on June 9, 2025 | 13 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack (Slant Six). Admittedly, when talking about the brand from Lansing, any title making use of the “Not your father’s Oldsmobile” campaign is pretty […] -
![Back to the ‘80s grindstone, and boy have I got an icon for you. Sure, by virtue of its prancing horse badge, some might argue it’s iconic by default. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DSC_1305_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1988 Ferrari F40 – Enzo’s Last Thrill And Testament")
Curbside Find: 1988 Ferrari F40 – Enzo’s Last Thrill And Testament
Posted on June 9, 2025 | 8 CommentsBack to the ‘80s grindstone, and boy have I got an icon for you. Sure, by virtue of its prancing horse badge, some might argue it’s iconic by default. But […]
