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Blog Archive
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CC Outtake: Those Happy Golden Years
Posted on August 6, 2020 | 29 CommentsWhat is there to say about seeing a pride of Panthers? Well, they are diminishing in numbers. And they tend to congregate; we all know these Crown Vics tended to […] -
CC Twofer: 1995 Toyota Century VG 40 & VG 45 Type L – Two Flavours Of Top Notch
Posted on August 6, 2020 | 11 CommentsHow do you create an automotive legend? If you’re Rolls-Royce or Ferrari, that sort of takes care of itself: whatever comes out of your factory is exclusive and immediately revered, […] -
Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 3
Posted on August 5, 2020 | 33 Comments(first posted 8/5/2014) Part one and part two of this series merely scratched the surface of the world of badge engineering. In this week’s installment, we look at: a phantom […] -
Car Carrier of the Day: Exotic Load, Semi-Exotic Truck
Posted on August 5, 2020 | 23 CommentsHere’s something a bit out of the ordinary for today’s CCOTD. It’s a Dodge L-Series truck, which obviously has the cab from the A100 van-pickup. And its load consists of […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1963.5 Mercury Comet Sportster Hardtop – The Comet Has a Long Tail
Posted on August 5, 2020 | 10 CommentsThis shot by Don Kincl (or was it Curtis Perry?) really shows the Comet’s long tail, thanks to the new semi-fastback roof that came out in 1963.5. The Comet was […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Sad-Faced 1949 Buick Super With Its Straight Eight Exposed To The Elements
Posted on August 4, 2020 | 21 CommentsI’ve been meaning to post this shot by Curtis Perry for some time. I love the faces on this vintage Buick; what a face. But there’s something rather jarring about […] -
Junkyard Capsule: 1975 Ford Thunderbird – Sumo Bird
Posted on August 4, 2020 | 27 CommentsI didn’t uncover this Big Bird in some far-flung Norwegian woods, but tucked besides a few old houses by a country road in the middle of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost and […] -
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Two Veterans of the ’50s Import Boom and a Lot More Somewhere in Abilene, Texas
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 29 CommentsDon Kincl found a very wide assortment of cars somewhere in Abilene, TX, including two rather rare veterans of the 1950s import boom: a Fiat 1100 and a Renault Dauphine. […] -
Dealer of the Day: Ray Fladeboe
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 20 CommentsLocated in Irvine, CA. -
Car Carrier of the Day: AMCs and Chryslers Merged Into One Load Before the Companies Merged
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 23 CommentsAt first glance I thought: oh, a nice load of mixed cars from the post AMC merger with Chrysler. But no, there weren’t any Alliances sold by then. And the […] -
Caption Contest
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 51 Commentsby Don Kincl -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “Paddleboat – Austria 1959”
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 7 CommentsI spotted this at Don Kincl’s Photostream, and became even more intrigued when I read the caption, which said “Paddleboat – Austria, 1959”, a slide he bought at a garage […] -
Curbside Outtake: Scion xB Pickup – Long Bed Version
Posted on August 2, 2020 | 20 CommentsNow this is something that has a certain decided appeal to me, as something of a cross between my xB and F100. There’s times I need one or the other […] -
1960 Valiant – Better Than the Competition Except In Build Quality and Styling Coherence
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 72 CommentsMike Hayes has found a car I’ve long wanted to find as it’s never really gotten a proper write-up here at CC. I’m afraid I’m a bit too busy to […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Subaru Powered Porsche 914
Posted on August 1, 2020 | 11 Commentsby Don Kincl
![CC Outtake: Those Happy Golden Years What is there to say about seeing a pride of Panthers? Well, they are diminishing in numbers. And they tend to congregate; we all know these Crown Vics tended to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_1220.jpg)
![CC Twofer: 1995 Toyota Century VG 40 & VG 45 Type L – Two Flavours Of Top Notch How do you create an automotive legend? If you’re Rolls-Royce or Ferrari, that sort of takes care of itself: whatever comes out of your factory is exclusive and immediately revered, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200727_161859-copy.jpg)
![Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 3 (first posted 8/5/2014) Part one and part two of this series merely scratched the surface of the world of badge engineering. In this week’s installment, we look at: a phantom […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Fiat_Freemont_4.gif)
![Car Carrier of the Day: Exotic Load, Semi-Exotic Truck Here’s something a bit out of the ordinary for today’s CCOTD. It’s a Dodge L-Series truck, which obviously has the cab from the A100 van-pickup. And its load consists of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/5120879863_e4c72e2c51_k.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1963.5 Mercury Comet Sportster Hardtop – The Comet Has a Long Tail This shot by Don Kincl (or was it Curtis Perry?) really shows the Comet’s long tail, thanks to the new semi-fastback roof that came out in 1963.5. The Comet was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/4519221973_8133d22f2e_k.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Sad-Faced 1949 Buick Super With Its Straight Eight Exposed To The Elements I’ve been meaning to post this shot by Curtis Perry for some time. I love the faces on this vintage Buick; what a face. But there’s something rather jarring about […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/253104500_8d19d1d3bf_k.jpg)
![Junkyard Capsule: 1975 Ford Thunderbird – Sumo Bird I didn’t uncover this Big Bird in some far-flung Norwegian woods, but tucked besides a few old houses by a country road in the middle of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200728_140818-copy.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Two Veterans of the ’50s Import Boom and a Lot More Somewhere in Abilene, Texas Don Kincl found a very wide assortment of cars somewhere in Abilene, TX, including two rather rare veterans of the 1950s import boom: a Fiat 1100 and a Renault Dauphine. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/6398383535_6099160a4f_k.jpg)
![Car Carrier of the Day: AMCs and Chryslers Merged Into One Load Before the Companies Merged At first glance I thought: oh, a nice load of mixed cars from the post AMC merger with Chrysler. But no, there weren’t any Alliances sold by then. And the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/4466919036_4f3e52e4b9_k.jpg)

![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “Paddleboat – Austria 1959” I spotted this at Don Kincl’s Photostream, and became even more intrigued when I read the caption, which said “Paddleboat – Austria, 1959”, a slide he bought at a garage […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/6808335229_76973744cf_k.jpg)
![Curbside Outtake: Scion xB Pickup – Long Bed Version Now this is something that has a certain decided appeal to me, as something of a cross between my xB and F100. There’s times I need one or the other […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CC-422-036.jpg)
![1960 Valiant – Better Than the Competition Except In Build Quality and Styling Coherence Mike Hayes has found a car I’ve long wanted to find as it’s never really gotten a proper write-up here at CC. I’m afraid I’m a bit too busy to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/50152334208_cddf2e9d08_k.jpg)



