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Curbside Sidegate: The Solution To High Pickup Beds
Posted on May 22, 2020 | 82 CommentsEver tried to load or unload a big tool box, a full cooler, a generator, pavers or other heavy cargo in the front of a modern pickup bed? Extract that […] -
Curbside Newsstand: Ford’s Puma, A Compelling Subcompact Crossover, To Stay In Europe
Posted on May 22, 2020 | 19 CommentsIt goes without saying that death and taxes are basically the only two things guaranteed in life. But there are many more things that come pretty close to joining that […] -
Curbside Outtake: An Eclectic Air-Cooled VW Lover Lives Here
Posted on May 22, 2020 | 7 CommentsShot in Portland by Ed Niedermeyer -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “Looking For A Used Cadillac? We’ve Got One Out In The Far Corner Of The Lot We Could Dig Out For You”
Posted on May 21, 2020 | 29 CommentsAnother shot posted by Dean Edwards -
Driveway Outtake: Chevrolet Celebrity and Volkswagen – A Cockroach and a Beetle
Posted on May 21, 2020 | 18 CommentsI believe it was longtime CC commenter geozinger who first introduced the term “Cockroach Of The Road” (COTR) here. And it’s been applied mostly to those generally unloved older GM […] -
1965 Chevy II Two-Door Station Wagon: Factory COPO Original or Fake? The Verdict: It’s A Fake – But Recent Commenters Are Still Claiming Otherwise
Posted on May 20, 2020 | 112 CommentsUpdate: first posted 6/12/2014. This generated a lot of controversy then, and it still is. A number of new comments added since then claim to have seen fleets of these […] -
Vintage Car Carriers: When The Load Looks Like The Truck Hauling Them
Posted on May 20, 2020 | 15 CommentsPerusing the many old carrier pictures at Dick Copello’s Flickr pages, certain ones stand out, like these, where the loads match the carrier truck. Here’s some ’55 Studebakers heading out. […] -
Curbside Mechanix: The Easiest No-Start Repair; And A More Difficult One
Posted on May 20, 2020 | 50 CommentsThe best thing about my old ’66 F100 is that it hardly ever breaks, and when it does, it’s almost invariably easy to fix. I got in it the other […] -
CC Global: 2018 Volkswagen Crafter Double Cab Flatbed Truck – Empas Hot Water Weed Control Machine
Posted on May 20, 2020 | 20 CommentsThe heaviest and most powerful Volkswagen Crafter, carrying an interesting machine. I’ve passed by this combination many times, driving my car. Last Saturday afternoon, I went out for a long […] -
Skinner Butte Outtakes: Open Again, Including the Hoods
Posted on May 19, 2020 | 15 CommentsThings are opening up again here, in phases. And that includes the parking lot on top, which was closed due to being a city park. And so when we hiked […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: First Series Toyota Crown S40
Posted on May 18, 2020 | 6 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Dean Edwards -
Curbside Newsstand: New 2021 Toyota Sienna and Venza – Hybrid Only
Posted on May 18, 2020 | 68 CommentsThe Curbside Newsstand is opening up again, after a mandated Covid-19 shut down. And we have some pretty good news this morning: an all-new Toyota Sienna van (I refuse to […] -
Vintage Car Carrier: Convoy Home-Built Ford COE With a Load of Thunderbirds
Posted on May 18, 2020 | 28 CommentsThe CCI “Skyscraper” wasn’t the only home-brew tall-boy car carrier tractor. Portland, OR based Convoy, a major player in the West and a very innovative one, not only had their […] -
Curbside Congregation: A Bevy of Chevys, and a Jimmy Too – Two 1969 Chevy C10’s and a 1971 GMC 2500
Posted on May 17, 2020 | 17 CommentsA few days ago, a I asked the question “what are the appropriate names for Automotive groupings”, with the example of a “Maraud” of Mercurys and a “Scoop” of Coupes. […] -
In Motion Outtakes: Big Rigs On The Move – And Some Stationary Dairy Cows
Posted on May 17, 2020 | 21 CommentsNo truck shows or events this year, due to The Virus. So I have to catch them while strolling around the neighborhood, alongside the main road. Starting with a MAN […]
![Curbside Sidegate: The Solution To High Pickup Beds Ever tried to load or unload a big tool box, a full cooler, a generator, pavers or other heavy cargo in the front of a modern pickup bed? Extract that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/a-2020-bars.jpg)
![Curbside Newsstand: Ford’s Puma, A Compelling Subcompact Crossover, To Stay In Europe It goes without saying that death and taxes are basically the only two things guaranteed in life. But there are many more things that come pretty close to joining that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screenshot_2020-05-13-NEW-PUMA1.jpg)


![Driveway Outtake: Chevrolet Celebrity and Volkswagen – A Cockroach and a Beetle I believe it was longtime CC commenter geozinger who first introduced the term “Cockroach Of The Road” (COTR) here. And it’s been applied mostly to those generally unloved older GM […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CC-417-068.jpg)
![1965 Chevy II Two-Door Station Wagon: Factory COPO Original or Fake? The Verdict: It’s A Fake – But Recent Commenters Are Still Claiming Otherwise Update: first posted 6/12/2014. This generated a lot of controversy then, and it still is. A number of new comments added since then claim to have seen fleets of these […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/65-wagon-1-1200.jpg)
![Vintage Car Carriers: When The Load Looks Like The Truck Hauling Them Perusing the many old carrier pictures at Dick Copello’s Flickr pages, certain ones stand out, like these, where the loads match the carrier truck. Here’s some ’55 Studebakers heading out. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/5121483010_e9b8724242_k-1.jpg)
![Curbside Mechanix: The Easiest No-Start Repair; And A More Difficult One The best thing about my old ’66 F100 is that it hardly ever breaks, and when it does, it’s almost invariably easy to fix. I got in it the other […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CC-417-023-flip.jpg)
![CC Global: 2018 Volkswagen Crafter Double Cab Flatbed Truck – Empas Hot Water Weed Control Machine The heaviest and most powerful Volkswagen Crafter, carrying an interesting machine. I’ve passed by this combination many times, driving my car. Last Saturday afternoon, I went out for a long […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_8728.jpg)
![Skinner Butte Outtakes: Open Again, Including the Hoods Things are opening up again here, in phases. And that includes the parking lot on top, which was closed due to being a city park. And so when we hiked […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CC-415-055.jpg)

![Curbside Newsstand: New 2021 Toyota Sienna and Venza – Hybrid Only The Curbside Newsstand is opening up again, after a mandated Covid-19 shut down. And we have some pretty good news this morning: an all-new Toyota Sienna van (I refuse to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Toyota-2021-Sienna-XSE-11.jpg)
![Vintage Car Carrier: Convoy Home-Built Ford COE With a Load of Thunderbirds The CCI “Skyscraper” wasn’t the only home-brew tall-boy car carrier tractor. Portland, OR based Convoy, a major player in the West and a very innovative one, not only had their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/4498778416_0af0be9b23_k.jpg)
![Curbside Congregation: A Bevy of Chevys, and a Jimmy Too – Two 1969 Chevy C10’s and a 1971 GMC 2500 A few days ago, a I asked the question “what are the appropriate names for Automotive groupings”, with the example of a “Maraud” of Mercurys and a “Scoop” of Coupes. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200426_143725.jpg)
![In Motion Outtakes: Big Rigs On The Move – And Some Stationary Dairy Cows No truck shows or events this year, due to The Virus. So I have to catch them while strolling around the neighborhood, alongside the main road. Starting with a MAN […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_8716.jpg)


