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![(first posted 9/17/2018. Update: The Cadillac doesn’t seem to be any longer in this spot) Back when I was living in New York City, one day I went walking through […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1970-cadillac-sedan-de-ville-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1970 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – A Local Landmark?")
Curbside Outtake: 1970 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – A Local Landmark?
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 9/17/2018. Update: The Cadillac doesn’t seem to be any longer in this spot) Back when I was living in New York City, one day I went walking through […] -
![(first posted 9/16/2018) The Daihatsu Compagno is not an everyday sight around here. Until I caught this one, I had never seen one in the metal. Earlier […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180905_115713-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Daihatsu Compagno Pickup – The Peugeot 404’s Cute Oriental Cousin")
CC Capsule: 1967 Daihatsu Compagno Pickup – The Peugeot 404’s Cute Oriental Cousin
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 9/16/2018) The Daihatsu Compagno is not an everyday sight around here. Until I caught this one, I had never seen one in the metal. Earlier […] -
![Imagine being in the market for a new American car in 1949. What a time, what choices! Statuesque Studebakers, portly Packards, handsome Hudsons, curvaceous Cadillacs and many other alarmingly alliterative […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240407_120418_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – We Don’t Build Excitement")
Car Show Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – We Don’t Build Excitement
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 24 CommentsImagine being in the market for a new American car in 1949. What a time, what choices! Statuesque Studebakers, portly Packards, handsome Hudsons, curvaceous Cadillacs and many other alarmingly alliterative […] -
![Times of spending some or all of my weekly allowance on candy are among my happiest childhood memories. This was true up until one year when I had earned a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/045-2014-Chevrolet-Spark-LS-Auto-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2014 Chevrolet Spark LS – Lemon Pez")
Curbside Musings: 2014 Chevrolet Spark LS – Lemon Pez
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 35 CommentsTimes of spending some or all of my weekly allowance on candy are among my happiest childhood memories. This was true up until one year when I had earned a […] -
![(first posted 4/2/2014) Jimmy Bryan won the 1958 Indy 500 driving for car owner/builder George Salih. Salih was an engineer and foreman for Meyer-Drake, the Los Angeles firm that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/01-Bryan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Brickyard Classic: 1958 Indy 500 – The Salih and Epperly “Laydown” Roadsters")
Brickyard Classic: 1958 Indy 500 – The Salih and Epperly “Laydown” Roadsters
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 25 Comments(first posted 4/2/2014) Jimmy Bryan won the 1958 Indy 500 driving for car owner/builder George Salih. Salih was an engineer and foreman for Meyer-Drake, the Los Angeles firm that […] -
![(first posted 9/17/2018) “It’s got a cop motor, a turbocharged 3.5, it’s got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It’ll run good on regular gas. Whaddya say? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ford-police-interceptor-sedan-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2013-19 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan – 21st Century Bluesmobile")
CC Capsule: 2013-19 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan – 21st Century Bluesmobile
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 9/17/2018) “It’s got a cop motor, a turbocharged 3.5, it’s got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It’ll run good on regular gas. Whaddya say? […] -
![There’s been lots of complaints about the lack of truly compact pickups available in the US. The Maverick (and Santa Fe) has significantly closed that gap. But not everyone wants […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_1972.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Volvo 240 Pickup – A Real Maverick")
Curbside Find: Volvo 240 Pickup – A Real Maverick
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 23 CommentsThere’s been lots of complaints about the lack of truly compact pickups available in the US. The Maverick (and Santa Fe) has significantly closed that gap. But not everyone wants […] -
![When I was about 12, I got my hands on a compilation of Chuck Berry’s earlier hits. It was on a cassette (remember those?), and I listened to that thing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230730_185728_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Oh! Maybellene")
Car Show Capsule: 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Oh! Maybellene
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 14 CommentsWhen I was about 12, I got my hands on a compilation of Chuck Berry’s earlier hits. It was on a cassette (remember those?), and I listened to that thing […] -
![(first posted 9/15/2018) Someone likes hybrids, and in the color red. The Prius is of course one of the most common cars here, but the number of gen1 Insights […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CC-357-023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Outtake: Two Red Hybrids")
Driveway Outtake: Two Red Hybrids
Posted on September 15, 2024 | 30 Comments(first posted 9/15/2018) Someone likes hybrids, and in the color red. The Prius is of course one of the most common cars here, but the number of gen1 Insights […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by L Seddon. Lincoln Town Cars of the late ’70s have made repeat appearances here at CC, as it’s a favorite of the Brougham Epoch. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53995121671_a35bc07e76_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Looking Grand In The UK")
Curbside Find: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Looking Grand In The UK
Posted on September 15, 2024 | 15 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by L Seddon. Lincoln Town Cars of the late ’70s have made repeat appearances here at CC, as it’s a favorite of the Brougham Epoch. And […] -
![‘Blumengroßhandel’ is German for a flower wholesale business, yet this Scania’s home base is in the Netherlands. So apparently, all merchandise goes east. And with an overall length of 10.95 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_2790.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2020 Scania R520 V8 Longroof – Eastbound")
Truck Show Outtake: 2020 Scania R520 V8 Longroof – Eastbound
Posted on September 15, 2024 | 9 Comments‘Blumengroßhandel’ is German for a flower wholesale business, yet this Scania’s home base is in the Netherlands. So apparently, all merchandise goes east. And with an overall length of 10.95 […] -
![(first posted 10/2/2012) Another branch of Marmon-Herrington’s many activities was the manufacturing of large trucks. It was a low-volume marginal affair, and production ceased in 1963. But the truck brand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Marmon-1993.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Marmon Big Trucks: Just Needs A Detroit Diesel V16")
Marmon Big Trucks: Just Needs A Detroit Diesel V16
Posted on September 14, 2024 | 14 Comments(first posted 10/2/2012) Another branch of Marmon-Herrington’s many activities was the manufacturing of large trucks. It was a low-volume marginal affair, and production ceased in 1963. But the truck brand […] -
![I started drinking coffee just after starting my first job out of college. I was working as an estimator/project manager trainee for an electrical contractor in Syracuse. One early morning […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/coffee-with-cream.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Do You Want Cream With That? – Creamy Color Choices Today")
Do You Want Cream With That? – Creamy Color Choices Today
Posted on September 14, 2024 | 32 CommentsI started drinking coffee just after starting my first job out of college. I was working as an estimator/project manager trainee for an electrical contractor in Syracuse. One early morning […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by riveranotario. Time to check out some Ford truck variants, this time courtesy of Ford do Brasil with the added creative impulses of local customizing houses. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53987789927_0309621efa_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Find: 1986-98 Ford F-1000 – Brazil’s F-Series In Dual Cab Garb")
In-Motion Find: 1986-98 Ford F-1000 – Brazil’s F-Series In Dual Cab Garb
Posted on September 13, 2024 | 18 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by riveranotario. Time to check out some Ford truck variants, this time courtesy of Ford do Brasil with the added creative impulses of local customizing houses. […] -
![(first posted 9/13/2018) CC used to be crawling with post’77 B-Bodies, Broughams, and both together. Not so much anymore. Has Brougham Fever abated? Are B-Bodies passé? Well, they’re […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CC-360-030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1982 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – The Great Brougham Extinction Is In Its Late Stages")
CC Outtake: 1982 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – The Great Brougham Extinction Is In Its Late Stages
Posted on September 12, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 9/13/2018) CC used to be crawling with post’77 B-Bodies, Broughams, and both together. Not so much anymore. Has Brougham Fever abated? Are B-Bodies passé? Well, they’re […]
