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![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 "Driveway Outtake: Chevrolet Celebrity and Volkswagen – A Cockroach and a Beetle")
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 […] -
![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 "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")
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 […] -
![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 "Vintage Car Carriers: When The Load Looks Like The Truck Hauling Them")
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. […] -
![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 "Curbside Mechanix: The Easiest No-Start Repair; And A More Difficult One")
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 […] -
![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 "CC Global: 2018 Volkswagen Crafter Double Cab Flatbed Truck – Empas Hot Water Weed Control Machine")
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 […] -
![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 "Skinner Butte Outtakes: Open Again, Including the Hoods")
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 -
![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 "Curbside Newsstand: New 2021 Toyota Sienna and Venza – Hybrid Only")
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 […] -
![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 "Vintage Car Carrier: Convoy Home-Built Ford COE With a Load of Thunderbirds")
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 […] -
![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 "Curbside Congregation: A Bevy of Chevys, and a Jimmy Too – Two 1969 Chevy C10’s and a 1971 GMC 2500")
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. […] -
![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 "In Motion Outtakes: Big Rigs On The Move – And Some Stationary Dairy Cows")
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 […] -
![I’ve shown you the old Chevy house bus and I’ve shown you the three story house. But finding them together made for a terrific combination; old and new, but plenty […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CC-415-011-fixed.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1946 Chevy House Bus and Three Story House Pose Together – Similarities and Contrasts")
Curbside Outtake: 1946 Chevy House Bus and Three Story House Pose Together – Similarities and Contrasts
Posted on May 16, 2020 | 10 CommentsI’ve shown you the old Chevy house bus and I’ve shown you the three story house. But finding them together made for a terrific combination; old and new, but plenty […] -
![Jim Klein brought us a review on a new Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. It was an interesting read because I know someone who owns one. But as I read the review, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/01-1961-Studebaker-Autumn-Haze.jpg "CC Comparisons: Color Buddies – Old And New")
CC Comparisons: Color Buddies – Old And New
Posted on May 16, 2020 | 40 CommentsJim Klein brought us a review on a new Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. It was an interesting read because I know someone who owns one. But as I read the review, […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Citroen DS
Posted on May 15, 2020 | 8 CommentsFrom the Cohort by Bruno Ferlito -
![In the Coronatime, I’ve had the chance to take a lot of long strolls through various Berkeley neighborhoods. Not too long ago, I wrote of an unlikely Plymouth/Beemer pair living […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200426_142548.jpg "Curbside Contrasts: 1974 Plymouth Road Runner and 1970 BMW 1602 – A Scoop of Coupes")
Curbside Contrasts: 1974 Plymouth Road Runner and 1970 BMW 1602 – A Scoop of Coupes
Posted on May 15, 2020 | 25 CommentsIn the Coronatime, I’ve had the chance to take a lot of long strolls through various Berkeley neighborhoods. Not too long ago, I wrote of an unlikely Plymouth/Beemer pair living […]
