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Curtis Perry Outtake: Winchell’s Drive Through
Posted on February 15, 2020 | 13 CommentsHere’s another fab shot by CP, and a nice follow-up to yesterday’s Tip Top In and Out. And a big Ford wagon again too. -
Vintage Ad: 1962 El Caminchero Travel Trailer – It Attaches to the Car’s Rear Wheels – Revolutionary!
Posted on February 15, 2020 | 44 CommentsFellow CC’er Daniel Stern sent me this today, saying he was trying to post something to the Cohort for the first time. The only thing that caught his eye was […] -
Vintage Photos; Stageway 14-Passenger Stretch Wagons – The “Cattle Wagons” of Milton Hershey School
Posted on February 15, 2020 | 23 Commentsimages courtesy my.net-link.net (first posted 2/5/2014) This is not the typical school parking lot in 1964. Except for that lone Rambler in the front, every vehicle here is a Chevrolet […] -
Bikes Of A Lifetime: 1983 BMW R65 – Shoulda’ Kept It Forever
Posted on February 14, 2020 | 48 Comments1981 R65 image source: utahcaferacer.com (first posted 2/10/2014) For my first motorcycle, I made the wise decision to search for an air-cooled boxer BMW. Having heard from experienced motorcyclists for […] -
Neighborhood Walk: Friendly St. Area, Part 2
Posted on February 14, 2020 | 12 CommentsYou didn’t think our neighborhood walk the other day was finished, did you? Not by a long shot! As Jim Klein and Will and any other CC’ers who’ve come to […] -
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1953 Plymouth Cambridge Club Sedan – Flaming Flathead Six
Posted on February 14, 2020 | 38 CommentsThis ’53 Plymouth is a bit of an enigma, but I think I’ve unraveled its mysteries. Let’s just say ’53 Plymouths are not what one typically imagines in terms of […] -
Curtis Perry Outtake: Tip Top In & Out
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CC Outtake: 1963 Impala With Jet Smooth Ride and a few Other Vintage Ads
Posted on February 13, 2020 | 21 CommentsThe moment I saw this Impala coupe up in the air, a certain ad from my childhood popped into my head: -
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection – Part 2
Posted on February 13, 2020 | 31 CommentsHere are more selections from my vault of single-pic CCs. This sweet early model Mazda RX7 (1978-80, as far as I can tell) was captured on the same spot as […] -
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 21 CommentsFrom an Audi e-tron that was just about to hit 10,000 miles. No wonder Volkswagen is desperately hiring as many software engineers as possible. Or are they trying to protect […] -
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection – Part 1
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 25 CommentsThere are a lot of CCs that I have missed over the years. They pass by too fast, or the lighting’s terrible, or they’re in the wrong place, or I’m […] -
Comment Outtake: Dallas Hop-A-Bus – Bunny-Eared GM New Look Bus
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 14 Comments(I read all the comments; the good, the bad and the ugly (some of mine have fallen in that category recently). And every so often a comment and its attached […] -
Automotive History: The Ford 3.0 Liter “Vulcan” V6
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 75 CommentsWhen the Taurus development team started to solidify plans for the car that was supposed to save Ford, it was smaller than the production model that would arrive at dealerships […] -
Highway Side Classic: 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 – The World’s Biggest Truck In Its Day
Posted on February 11, 2020 | 48 Comments(first posted 2/6/2014) Since it is big truck week here at Curbside Classic, I thought I’d bring out the biggest classic of them all: a 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 dump […] -
Classic Sticker Shock: My 1986 Mercedes 300E Cost $87,045 in 2019 Dollars!
Posted on February 11, 2020 | 53 CommentsIf the $83,655 sticker price of yesterday’s reviewed 2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 shocks you, it comes across like an absolute bargain compared to what my 1986 W124 300E cost: $87,045, […]

![Vintage Ad: 1962 El Caminchero Travel Trailer – It Attaches to the Car’s Rear Wheels – Revolutionary! Fellow CC’er Daniel Stern sent me this today, saying he was trying to post something to the Cohort for the first time. The only thing that caught his eye was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/a-bumper-trailer.jpg)
![Vintage Photos; Stageway 14-Passenger Stretch Wagons – The “Cattle Wagons” of Milton Hershey School images courtesy my.net-link.net (first posted 2/5/2014) This is not the typical school parking lot in 1964. Except for that lone Rambler in the front, every vehicle here is a Chevrolet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Stageway-Station_Wagons_3b.jpg)
![Bikes Of A Lifetime: 1983 BMW R65 – Shoulda’ Kept It Forever 1981 R65 image source: utahcaferacer.com (first posted 2/10/2014) For my first motorcycle, I made the wise decision to search for an air-cooled boxer BMW. Having heard from experienced motorcyclists for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/79-R65-bronze.jpg)
![Neighborhood Walk: Friendly St. Area, Part 2 You didn’t think our neighborhood walk the other day was finished, did you? Not by a long shot! As Jim Klein and Will and any other CC’ers who’ve come to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-408-023.jpg)
![Curbside Classic Capsule: 1953 Plymouth Cambridge Club Sedan – Flaming Flathead Six This ’53 Plymouth is a bit of an enigma, but I think I’ve unraveled its mysteries. Let’s just say ’53 Plymouths are not what one typically imagines in terms of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-402-060.jpg)


![CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection – Part 2 Here are more selections from my vault of single-pic CCs. This sweet early model Mazda RX7 (1978-80, as far as I can tell) was captured on the same spot as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20200208_153901-copy.jpg)
![What’s Wrong With This Picture? From an Audi e-tron that was just about to hit 10,000 miles. No wonder Volkswagen is desperately hiring as many software engineers as possible. Or are they trying to protect […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/a-audi-etron-ip.jpg)
![CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection – Part 1 There are a lot of CCs that I have missed over the years. They pass by too fast, or the lighting’s terrible, or they’re in the wrong place, or I’m […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20200117_134056-copy.jpg)
![Comment Outtake: Dallas Hop-A-Bus – Bunny-Eared GM New Look Bus (I read all the comments; the good, the bad and the ugly (some of mine have fallen in that category recently). And every so often a comment and its attached […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/a-hp-a-bus-940060.jpg)
![Automotive History: The Ford 3.0 Liter “Vulcan” V6 When the Taurus development team started to solidify plans for the car that was supposed to save Ford, it was smaller than the production model that would arrive at dealerships […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Screenshot_2020-02-07-ford-vulcan-3-liter-v6-history-Google-Search-1.jpg)
![Highway Side Classic: 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 – The World’s Biggest Truck In Its Day (first posted 2/6/2014) Since it is big truck week here at Curbside Classic, I thought I’d bring out the biggest classic of them all: a 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 dump […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1973-Terex-Titan-33-19.jpg)
![Classic Sticker Shock: My 1986 Mercedes 300E Cost $87,045 in 2019 Dollars! If the $83,655 sticker price of yesterday’s reviewed 2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 shocks you, it comes across like an absolute bargain compared to what my 1986 W124 300E cost: $87,045, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Niedermeyer-cars-001-8-crop-2-500-horz.jpg)


