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![Photos from the Cohort by robadr. Here’s another creative curbside find, stuffed with what seems like every single Canadian trope one could think of. Being that the car was found […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/53967363671_7e5d330f1c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Austin A40 Van – Far Out “Moose On The Roof” Special")
Curbside Find: Austin A40 Van – Far Out “Moose On The Roof” Special
Posted on September 6, 2024 | 10 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by robadr. Here’s another creative curbside find, stuffed with what seems like every single Canadian trope one could think of. Being that the car was found […] -
![In the United States today, cab-over-engine long haul trucks are basically non-existent. COEs thrive in the light duty commercial truck market and manage to hang on in the medium duty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/coe7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Cabovers: Long Haul COEs Still in Use")
Curbside Cabovers: Long Haul COEs Still in Use
Posted on September 6, 2024 | 22 CommentsIn the United States today, cab-over-engine long haul trucks are basically non-existent. COEs thrive in the light duty commercial truck market and manage to hang on in the medium duty […] -
![(first posted 9/2/2018) Constantine Hannaher, who was at the Baltimore CC Meet-up and posted a raft of great pictures from the event that I haven’t gotten to yet, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/30541017878_05b2ce520f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1961 Chevrolet Parkwood Wagon – Last Call for Wagon-Only Names (For a Few Years Anyway)")
Cohort Outtake: 1961 Chevrolet Parkwood Wagon – Last Call for Wagon-Only Names (For a Few Years Anyway)
Posted on September 5, 2024 | 76 Comments(first posted 9/2/2018) Constantine Hannaher, who was at the Baltimore CC Meet-up and posted a raft of great pictures from the event that I haven’t gotten to yet, […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2018) Here at CC we’ve seen lots of American cars, especially muscular ones from the 60s and 70s, now prowling about Europe. But here’s one that made […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/67GP1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix – Wide Tracking It Down Under")
Auction Classic: 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix – Wide Tracking It Down Under
Posted on September 5, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 9/5/2018) Here at CC we’ve seen lots of American cars, especially muscular ones from the 60s and 70s, now prowling about Europe. But here’s one that made […] -
![For a remarkably long time, VW and Karmann did great business manufacturing and selling sporty coupés based on VW’s contemporary bread-and-butter platform. It started with the Beetle-based Karmann-Ghia, then came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230322_084107_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Volkswagen Corrado G60 – Flawed Follow-up")
CC Capsule: 1991 Volkswagen Corrado G60 – Flawed Follow-up
Posted on September 5, 2024 | 20 CommentsFor a remarkably long time, VW and Karmann did great business manufacturing and selling sporty coupés based on VW’s contemporary bread-and-butter platform. It started with the Beetle-based Karmann-Ghia, then came […] -
![If you follow the modified car scene, even as tangentially as I do, you’ll probably have heard of the Woodward Dream Cruise, which was on in Michigan a few weeks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/32PV6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Hot Rods & Customs – Cruising Woodward")
CC In Scale: Hot Rods & Customs – Cruising Woodward
Posted on September 5, 2024 | 19 CommentsIf you follow the modified car scene, even as tangentially as I do, you’ll probably have heard of the Woodward Dream Cruise, which was on in Michigan a few weeks […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2018) There are at least three different lengths of Dodge Maxivan/Maxiwagon: Long, longer, and longest. The two bookends are conveniently parked together here. But fear not; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CC-368-035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Dodge Maxivans – Long and Longest (Longer is Absent)")
CC Outtake: Dodge Maxivans – Long and Longest (Longer is Absent)
Posted on September 4, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 9/4/2018) There are at least three different lengths of Dodge Maxivan/Maxiwagon: Long, longer, and longest. The two bookends are conveniently parked together here. But fear not; […] -
![(first posted 9/3/2018) Yesterday I visited the 2018 edition of La Fête des Limousines, a show focusing on the top models of French automakers. There was this Peugeot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_6994.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1982 Peugeot 604 STI Automatique Limousine Heuliez – Voiture Extraordinaire")
Car Show Outtake: 1982 Peugeot 604 STI Automatique Limousine Heuliez – Voiture Extraordinaire
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 9/3/2018) Yesterday I visited the 2018 edition of La Fête des Limousines, a show focusing on the top models of French automakers. There was this Peugeot […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2018) Maserati, under the stewardship of Alejandro de Tomaso, introduced the Biturbo line in 1981 with the intention of increasing the brand’s production volume tenfold. Trading […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/maserati-shamal-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1990-96 Maserati Shamal – The Wildest Biturbo")
Car Show Classic: 1990-96 Maserati Shamal – The Wildest Biturbo
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 9/4/2018) Maserati, under the stewardship of Alejandro de Tomaso, introduced the Biturbo line in 1981 with the intention of increasing the brand’s production volume tenfold. Trading […] -
![I was mulling doing my regular two-month round-up of various cars I briefly encountered around the city, but this summer was a little lacklustre, so that will have to wait […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240704_102951_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1990 Porsche 928 GT – …And I Cannot Lie")
CC Capsule: 1990 Porsche 928 GT – …And I Cannot Lie
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 10 CommentsI was mulling doing my regular two-month round-up of various cars I briefly encountered around the city, but this summer was a little lacklustre, so that will have to wait […] -
![One more walk through Versteijnen’s jumbo showroom in the south of the Netherlands, with their own Scania T500 V8 4×2 tractor prominently on display. Its first registration was in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1721.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: We Buy And Sell Trucks, But We Have No Truck With Light-Duty Trucks")
CC Global: We Buy And Sell Trucks, But We Have No Truck With Light-Duty Trucks
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 8 CommentsOne more walk through Versteijnen’s jumbo showroom in the south of the Netherlands, with their own Scania T500 V8 4×2 tractor prominently on display. Its first registration was in the […] -
![From the jump, I realize that it’s an understatement to say that deindustrialization had a significant impact on many Rust Belt cities, including in my hometown of Flint, Michigan. Once […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/199-1983-Buick-Electra-Park-Avenue-for-CC-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Fancy Flint Lady")
Curbside Musings: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Fancy Flint Lady
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 46 CommentsFrom the jump, I realize that it’s an understatement to say that deindustrialization had a significant impact on many Rust Belt cities, including in my hometown of Flint, Michigan. Once […] -
![(first posted 8/2/2018) Not all Volkswagen Transporter camper vans go by the name of Westfalia. The German company Dehler Mobile, defunct since 1998, also offered a range of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_6899.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1991 Volkswagen T4 Dehler Maxivan – Camper Minivan")
CC Outtake: 1991 Volkswagen T4 Dehler Maxivan – Camper Minivan
Posted on September 2, 2024 | 25 Comments(first posted 8/2/2018) Not all Volkswagen Transporter camper vans go by the name of Westfalia. The German company Dehler Mobile, defunct since 1998, also offered a range of […] -
Curbside Find: 1971 Plymouth Valiant Scamp By The Raceway
Posted on September 2, 2024 | 9 CommentsPhoto from the CC Cohort by Slant Six (Hyperpack). -
![Here is the final installment of our hubcap quiz to test your curbside identification skills. As I introduced in Pt. 1, my uncle has a hubcap collection which he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hubcaps1-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Quiz: Castoffs From The Peak Hubcap Era, Pt. 3 – Can You ID Them And The Missing Brand?")
Curbside Quiz: Castoffs From The Peak Hubcap Era, Pt. 3 – Can You ID Them And The Missing Brand?
Posted on September 2, 2024 | 10 CommentsHere is the final installment of our hubcap quiz to test your curbside identification skills. As I introduced in Pt. 1, my uncle has a hubcap collection which he […]
