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![I recently met Ken Rubin at the regular Friday nite car show in Boonton, New Jersey. He had driven his very rare 1957 Studebaker all the way down from Warwick, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230412_114000625_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1957 Studebaker Champion–Treasure Is Found In Unlikely Places")
Car Show Classic: 1957 Studebaker Champion–Treasure Is Found In Unlikely Places
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 24 CommentsI recently met Ken Rubin at the regular Friday nite car show in Boonton, New Jersey. He had driven his very rare 1957 Studebaker all the way down from Warwick, […] -
![2015 & 2017 Nissan LEAFs Just over three weeks ago, I was walking to the lawn of local Senn High School on a Sunday afternoon to attend one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/011-2017-2015-Nissan-LEAFs-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: Autumn (Nissan) LEAFs – Welcome To Fall")
Curbside Musings: Autumn (Nissan) LEAFs – Welcome To Fall
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 29 Comments2015 & 2017 Nissan LEAFs Just over three weeks ago, I was walking to the lawn of local Senn High School on a Sunday afternoon to attend one of the […] -
![(first posted 9/23/2018) I’m back, with a long overdue installment in my Cold Comfort series on the early history of automotive air conditioning. Today, I’m tackling this 1957 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_7058.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cold Comfort: 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser Factory Air Conditioning")
Cold Comfort: 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser Factory Air Conditioning
Posted on September 23, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 9/23/2018) I’m back, with a long overdue installment in my Cold Comfort series on the early history of automotive air conditioning. Today, I’m tackling this 1957 […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by Roshake. It’s always a bit risky to make sweeping statements when it comes to cars. Declarations such as “best of…”, “first of…”, and so on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53992843557_53b69bf406_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1987 Buick Riviera In Hungary – The Best Preserved ’86-’88 Riviera Still Around?")
Curbside Find: 1987 Buick Riviera In Hungary – The Best Preserved ’86-’88 Riviera Still Around?
Posted on September 23, 2024 | 8 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Roshake. It’s always a bit risky to make sweeping statements when it comes to cars. Declarations such as “best of…”, “first of…”, and so on […] -
In Motion Classic: Chevy G-Series Van — Close Encounters Of The Chevy Van Kind
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 3 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Roshake. -
![An anti land yacht, spotted at a recently held Dutch show for all kinds of Renault vehicles, regardless their age. A 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo that can be best […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3046.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo – Backroad Hugger")
Car Show Outtake: 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo – Backroad Hugger
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 11 CommentsAn anti land yacht, spotted at a recently held Dutch show for all kinds of Renault vehicles, regardless their age. A 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo that can be best […] -
![He was asked to leave Art Center College before his graduation because he had decided that he could submit his assignments without actually attending class. He worked on the stillborn […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Larry-Shinoda-photo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Larry Shinoda’s Remarkable Automotive Design Legacy")
Larry Shinoda’s Remarkable Automotive Design Legacy
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 25 CommentsHe was asked to leave Art Center College before his graduation because he had decided that he could submit his assignments without actually attending class. He worked on the stillborn […] -
![(first posted 9/21/2018) Yes, a Smart and a Cadillac posing together isn’t exactly original, but with a ’62 Fleetwood 75? Probably not, so we’re going to add to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/30878404018_426c5da32f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: The Long and the Short Of It, One More Time")
Cohort Outtake: The Long and the Short Of It, One More Time
Posted on September 21, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 9/21/2018) Yes, a Smart and a Cadillac posing together isn’t exactly original, but with a ’62 Fleetwood 75? Probably not, so we’re going to add to […] -
![Here’s a somewhat unusual pairing posted by Slant Six at the Cohort; a sheer-look era Oldsmobile 98 and an Aero-era Ford Thunderbird. Both, sitting quietly in a driveway, and both […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53923716869_11e0e2a63a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Finds: 1980s Ford Thunderbird and Oldsmobile 98 – Aero Vs. Sheer")
Driveway Finds: 1980s Ford Thunderbird and Oldsmobile 98 – Aero Vs. Sheer
Posted on September 21, 2024 | 16 CommentsHere’s a somewhat unusual pairing posted by Slant Six at the Cohort; a sheer-look era Oldsmobile 98 and an Aero-era Ford Thunderbird. Both, sitting quietly in a driveway, and both […] -
![(first posted 9/21/2018) Mike Hayes has found what has to be one of the rarest American-brand station wagons of the sixties. The Mercury Meteor, based heavily on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/44651689622_5d48719dcd_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1963 Mercury Meteor Custom Wagon – A Genuine Unicorn")
Cohort Outtake: 1963 Mercury Meteor Custom Wagon – A Genuine Unicorn
Posted on September 20, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 9/21/2018) Mike Hayes has found what has to be one of the rarest American-brand station wagons of the sixties. The Mercury Meteor, based heavily on the […] -
Curbside Find: 1962 PCG Pickup – “PCG”?
Posted on September 20, 2024 | 12 CommentsI spotted this familiar looking pickup on our walk, but as I got closer, I noticed that the expected “GMC” letters were not in the front grille opening. Hmm. PCG? -
![(first posting 9/20/2018) Go looking online for information about the GMC version of the Advance Design trucks and you’ll come up with very little. For the Chevy you’ll […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/68000016-proc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1952-53 GMC Pickup – New Design, Not Advance Design")
CC Capsule: 1952-53 GMC Pickup – New Design, Not Advance Design
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posting 9/20/2018) Go looking online for information about the GMC version of the Advance Design trucks and you’ll come up with very little. For the Chevy you’ll […] -
![The transformation from a DAF 8×4 chassis-cab into a Ginaf 8×4 Wide Spread is like a Dobermann morphing into a Rottweiler. Completely unrelated, I know, but you get the picture. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3131.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Ginaf Identical Twins – About To Go Their Separate Ways")
CC Global: Ginaf Identical Twins – About To Go Their Separate Ways
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 7 CommentsThe transformation from a DAF 8×4 chassis-cab into a Ginaf 8×4 Wide Spread is like a Dobermann morphing into a Rottweiler. Completely unrelated, I know, but you get the picture. […] -
![Like many fans of vintage cars, I do enjoy a show with plenty of classic cars rolling around. And back in the mid-80s, for a short while, that not-quite-common need […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-09-01-00.52.02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars Of Michael Mann’s “Crime Story”")
The Cars Of Michael Mann’s “Crime Story”
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 18 CommentsLike many fans of vintage cars, I do enjoy a show with plenty of classic cars rolling around. And back in the mid-80s, for a short while, that not-quite-common need […] -
![I have no idea how this happened, but it did. The pictures are there to prove it. There was a break in the space-time continuum and a pink Rambler wagon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230129_111457_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Capsule: 1955 Nash Rambler Cross Country – The Highlight Zone")
In-Motion Capsule: 1955 Nash Rambler Cross Country – The Highlight Zone
Posted on September 18, 2024 | 23 CommentsI have no idea how this happened, but it did. The pictures are there to prove it. There was a break in the space-time continuum and a pink Rambler wagon […]
