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![Photos from the Cohort by Roshake. As is known, Ford’s Thunderbird was a nameplate that went through as many reinventions as a long-lived rock band does. From its classic (if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54028296533_828d9457e2_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Garage Find: 1972 Ford Thunderbird – A Less Remembered ‘Bird?")
Garage Find: 1972 Ford Thunderbird – A Less Remembered ‘Bird?
Posted on October 20, 2024 | 14 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Roshake. As is known, Ford’s Thunderbird was a nameplate that went through as many reinventions as a long-lived rock band does. From its classic (if […] -
Driveway Find: 1967 Pontiac Firebird – Hot Street Machine
Posted on October 19, 2024 | 12 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Slant Six. -
![Who was this serious looking man and why do I consider him an icon of automotive literature? Like most artists, we remember their work instead of the artists themselves… […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/henrygregorfelsenwithpipe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Remembering Author Henry Gregor Felsen (1916-1995) – The Granddaddy Of Hot Rodding Novels")
Remembering Author Henry Gregor Felsen (1916-1995) – The Granddaddy Of Hot Rodding Novels
Posted on October 18, 2024 | 24 CommentsWho was this serious looking man and why do I consider him an icon of automotive literature? Like most artists, we remember their work instead of the artists themselves… […] -
![(first posted 10/16/2018) This week, while looking in a local junkyard for a part for my newest COAL (yes, you knew it had to happen sooner or…uh, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_1598.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1993 Eagle Summit DL Wagon – Soaring No More")
Junkyard Classic: 1993 Eagle Summit DL Wagon – Soaring No More
Posted on October 17, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 10/16/2018) This week, while looking in a local junkyard for a part for my newest COAL (yes, you knew it had to happen sooner or…uh, […] -
![Ferrari 275P Racing cars have never been a major interest of mine. I have trouble coping with loud noises, and racing cars do tend to be noisy, of course. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ferrari275P-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Off To The Races!")
CC In Scale: Off To The Races!
Posted on October 17, 2024 | 28 CommentsFerrari 275P Racing cars have never been a major interest of mine. I have trouble coping with loud noises, and racing cars do tend to be noisy, of course. This […] -
![(first posted 10/14/2018) At the 2010 North American International Auto Show, just six months or so after Fiat initially bought into post-Chapter 11 Chrysler, a lone Lancia […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lancia-delta-3rd-gen-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2008-14 Lancia Delta – The Chrysler That Never Was (Except In The UK & Ireland)")
CC Capsule: 2008-14 Lancia Delta – The Chrysler That Never Was (Except In The UK & Ireland)
Posted on October 15, 2024 | 21 Comments(first posted 10/14/2018) At the 2010 North American International Auto Show, just six months or so after Fiat initially bought into post-Chapter 11 Chrysler, a lone Lancia […] -
Curbside Find: 1967 Chevrolet Impala – Fastback By The Roadside
Posted on October 15, 2024 | 23 CommentsPhoto from the Cohort by Ralf K. -
![Here’s a bit of sturdy automotive basicness, still at work, 50+ years since coming out of the assembly line. The kind of vehicle that marked the early years of Japanese […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240318_155323626.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: ’68-’70 Nissan Junior — Simplicity At Work")
Curbside Find: ’68-’70 Nissan Junior — Simplicity At Work
Posted on October 15, 2024 | 6 CommentsHere’s a bit of sturdy automotive basicness, still at work, 50+ years since coming out of the assembly line. The kind of vehicle that marked the early years of Japanese […] -
![Halloween will be here in just over two weeks from now, and many already seem to be in the spirit. I started seeing Halloween-themed candy and t-shirts for sale in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/026-Jaguar-XJ6-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1984 Jaguar XJ6 – Black Cat")
Curbside Musings: c. 1984 Jaguar XJ6 – Black Cat
Posted on October 15, 2024 | 42 CommentsHalloween will be here in just over two weeks from now, and many already seem to be in the spirit. I started seeing Halloween-themed candy and t-shirts for sale in […] -
![(first posted 10/14/2018) The Corvair was one of the most unlikely American cars ever, and it is instructive to read the following interview given by Ed Cole […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1963-Corvair-Ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Corvair, A Love Affair – An Interview With Ed Cole, The Father of The Corvair")
The Corvair, A Love Affair – An Interview With Ed Cole, The Father of The Corvair
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 10/14/2018) The Corvair was one of the most unlikely American cars ever, and it is instructive to read the following interview given by Ed Cole […] -
![This week, we’re going to be exploring the rustier side of things, with some cars that were either deliberately “aged beyond perfection,” or were just saved that way. Rat rods? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_0324_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1953 Volvo PV444 – Gothenburg Goth")
Curbside Find: 1953 Volvo PV444 – Gothenburg Goth
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 6 CommentsThis week, we’re going to be exploring the rustier side of things, with some cars that were either deliberately “aged beyond perfection,” or were just saved that way. Rat rods? […] -
![Photos by Lorena Juárez. In recent months, my wife and I have been talking about moving closer to her workplace on the outskirts of San Salvador. We both occasionally engage […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-10-10-23.29.45.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: Rural Willys And Ford Cortina MkIII – Rarities Around The Hood")
Curbside Finds: Rural Willys And Ford Cortina MkIII – Rarities Around The Hood
Posted on October 13, 2024 | 13 CommentsPhotos by Lorena Juárez. In recent months, my wife and I have been talking about moving closer to her workplace on the outskirts of San Salvador. We both occasionally engage […] -
![On September 8, this DAF from Flanders hit the two million kilometer mark (1,243,000 miles). It’s safe to assume its engine is broken-in by now. The tractor was driven to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_3670.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 2003 DAF XF 95.380 Space Cab 4×2 Tractor – Well-Used And Used Well")
Truck Stop Classic: 2003 DAF XF 95.380 Space Cab 4×2 Tractor – Well-Used And Used Well
Posted on October 13, 2024 | 16 CommentsOn September 8, this DAF from Flanders hit the two million kilometer mark (1,243,000 miles). It’s safe to assume its engine is broken-in by now. The tractor was driven to […] -
![Toward the end of 1977, my boss at Volvo of America Corporation asked me to develop a few simple idea sketches based on the C202, a Volvo military 4×4 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1979-volvo-c202-laplander-ext-e1728506897742.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: The Volvo C202")
Curbside Find: The Volvo C202
Posted on October 13, 2024 | 10 CommentsToward the end of 1977, my boss at Volvo of America Corporation asked me to develop a few simple idea sketches based on the C202, a Volvo military 4×4 […] -
![(first posted 10/12/2018) Early evening has long been one of my favorite times of the day, when there’s still enough light outside to see things plainly and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_1143-1968-Lincoln-Continental-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Outtakes: 1968 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Cruising At Dusk")
In-Motion Outtakes: 1968 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Cruising At Dusk
Posted on October 12, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 10/12/2018) Early evening has long been one of my favorite times of the day, when there’s still enough light outside to see things plainly and […]
