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Blog Archive
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Car Carrier of the Day: Dodge Flathead Six Truck Pulling Four Chrysler Hemis – But Its Engine Could Well Be Bigger Than the Hemis
Posted on July 26, 2020 | 36 CommentsThis is a 1952 or 1953 Dodge truck. As best as I can tell, the hemi V8 was first available in Dodge trucks in 1954 (1954 Dodge truck CC here). […] -
Curbside Recycling: 2004 Chevrolet Aveo – It’s Red
Posted on July 26, 2020 | 35 CommentsI’m glad I changed the title of the Junkyard Classic series a few months ago as it now doesn’t lock me in to any specific type of vehicle or age […] -
Car Carrier of the Day: Mixed Load of GM E and K Bodies
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 31 Comments -
1958 Mercedes 300d (W189) – The Ultimate Hardtop
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 111 Comments(first posted 7/25/2014) Since hardtops are the subject de jour, how about a quick look at what has to be considered the ultimate hardtop, the Mercedes 300d (the “d” does […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Custom Muffler – With Ram Air Intake
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 10 Commentsby Don Kincl -
Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 8 – Never Got To Naming Her
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 14 CommentsPasadena; 6:30 AM One week into this Corvette exercise and I’m still not sure if I want to buy one. Could a sub 100k mile C5 Z06 for only $7,900 […] -
Car Carrier of the Day: A Highly Mixed Assortment of 1963 Fords
Posted on July 24, 2020 | 24 CommentsWho would have thought tractors would be mixed up with cars and trucks? And that tractor stumped me, big time. I did not recognize it, as it does not look […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1970 Dodge Monaco
Posted on July 24, 2020 | 25 Commentsby Don Kincl -
Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 7 – Fiona
Posted on July 24, 2020 | 9 CommentsEast LA Finding today’s Corvette hasn’t started well. I’m at a dealership in Anaheim only to find that I wouldn’t be able to afford or drive the C6 I was […] -
CC Clue: Arguably the most culturally impactful road-going vehicle ever conceived
Posted on July 23, 2020 | 15 Comments…at least for those of us who grew up in the sixties, seventies and eighties. -
Car Carrier of the Day: Olds Overboard!
Posted on July 23, 2020 | 21 CommentsLet’s do a few more car carrier mishaps. This one happened in Miami in 1982, when a vehicle struck the tractor of this rig hauling shiny new Oldsmobiles, knocking […] -
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Dystopian Scenes From Springfield, OR. Auto Wreckers
Posted on July 23, 2020 | 15 CommentsShot and posted by Don Kincl -
Ten Corvettes Ten Days Day 6 – Chloe
Posted on July 23, 2020 | 21 CommentsCovina Lindsay and Tiffany, the C6 and C5 Z06, were both too much for me. Surely there must be a Corvette for the beginner… -
Car Carrier of the Day: A Highly Customized Fleet Order of 1954 Plymouths
Posted on July 22, 2020 | 14 CommentsWas something lost in translation in the ordering of these three identically-painted ’54 Plymouths?
![Car Carrier of the Day: Dodge Flathead Six Truck Pulling Four Chrysler Hemis – But Its Engine Could Well Be Bigger Than the Hemis This is a 1952 or 1953 Dodge truck. As best as I can tell, the hemi V8 was first available in Dodge trucks in 1954 (1954 Dodge truck CC here). […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4376893532_aa81c1ef52_k.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 2004 Chevrolet Aveo – It’s Red I’m glad I changed the title of the Junkyard Classic series a few months ago as it now doesn’t lock me in to any specific type of vehicle or age […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3397.jpg)

![1958 Mercedes 300d (W189) – The Ultimate Hardtop (first posted 7/25/2014) Since hardtops are the subject de jour, how about a quick look at what has to be considered the ultimate hardtop, the Mercedes 300d (the “d” does […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mercedes-300d-1957_pictures_1.jpg)

![Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 8 – Never Got To Naming Her Pasadena; 6:30 AM One week into this Corvette exercise and I’m still not sure if I want to buy one. Could a sub 100k mile C5 Z06 for only $7,900 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4692F85C-1094-4DAD-8370-A885F9714496_1_105_c-b.jpg)
![Car Carrier of the Day: A Highly Mixed Assortment of 1963 Fords Who would have thought tractors would be mixed up with cars and trucks? And that tractor stumped me, big time. I did not recognize it, as it does not look […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/8387392925_4c2c97be29_h.jpg)

![Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 7 – Fiona East LA Finding today’s Corvette hasn’t started well. I’m at a dealership in Anaheim only to find that I wouldn’t be able to afford or drive the C6 I was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/858D2C9F-2B62-4326-ACBD-1C3B291D27FC_1_105_c-e1595183083619.jpeg)

![Car Carrier of the Day: Olds Overboard! Let’s do a few more car carrier mishaps. This one happened in Miami in 1982, when a vehicle struck the tractor of this rig hauling shiny new Oldsmobiles, knocking […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/8388241414_789c55856f_k.jpg)



![A Most Taxing Situation – Exploring Fuel Taxes Around The World Periodically there is discussion in the comments about the price of gasoline versus diesel, the differences in costs between various locales, and mention of fuel prices in the United States […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/pump-prices.jpg)


