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![(first posted 8/8/2018) I’ve recently been exploring other parts of Chicago’s north side than those I’m used to visiting, including Rogers Park, the neighborhood just north of mine. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_0982-1978-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Car-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Vast")
CC Capsule: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Vast
Posted on August 7, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posted 8/8/2018) I’ve recently been exploring other parts of Chicago’s north side than those I’m used to visiting, including Rogers Park, the neighborhood just north of mine. […] -
![It’s getting hot out here. Definitely the season to be out and about in a drop-top. So for the next couple of weeks, we’re going to have a look at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240303_085410_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86) Cabriolet – They Eighty-Sixed The Roof!")
CC Capsule: 1987 Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86) Cabriolet – They Eighty-Sixed The Roof!
Posted on August 7, 2024 | 6 CommentsIt’s getting hot out here. Definitely the season to be out and about in a drop-top. So for the next couple of weeks, we’re going to have a look at […] -
![Examining a sublime Büssing Unterflur (underfloor) in the yard of a Dutch MAN dealership. In the world of classic commercial vehicles, that’s the equivalent of admiring fine art in any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_2445.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: Büssing Commodore LU 11/16 – Navy Blue Suits It Very Well")
Truck Stop Classic: Büssing Commodore LU 11/16 – Navy Blue Suits It Very Well
Posted on August 6, 2024 | 9 CommentsExamining a sublime Büssing Unterflur (underfloor) in the yard of a Dutch MAN dealership. In the world of classic commercial vehicles, that’s the equivalent of admiring fine art in any […] -
![Patina is a controversial subject; folks either like it or hate it. And of course it’s become a big fad, and fake patina is now commonly “applied” to old cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1299.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1951 Chevrolet – How Do You Feel About Patina?")
Curbside Find: 1951 Chevrolet – How Do You Feel About Patina?
Posted on August 6, 2024 | 34 CommentsPatina is a controversial subject; folks either like it or hate it. And of course it’s become a big fad, and fake patina is now commonly “applied” to old cars […] -
![Establishing one’s own, unique persona and identity is important to a youth. It’s part of the path to increased self-ownership and healthy individuation from the family unit. This process can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/058-1991-Mercury-Capri-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1991 Mercury Capri – Do Anything But Copy")
Curbside Musings: 1991 Mercury Capri – Do Anything But Copy
Posted on August 6, 2024 | 32 CommentsEstablishing one’s own, unique persona and identity is important to a youth. It’s part of the path to increased self-ownership and healthy individuation from the family unit. This process can […] -
![(first posted 9/28/2012) I love Studebaker. Pretty much any South Bend-built model gets my immediate attention, but I have to acknowledge that, in the end, Studebaker did itself in. We […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/aa-09-08-2012-084.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1964 Studebaker Cruiser – Brooks Stevens’s Last Pass For South Bend")
Car Show Classic: 1964 Studebaker Cruiser – Brooks Stevens’s Last Pass For South Bend
Posted on August 5, 2024 | 97 Comments(first posted 9/28/2012) I love Studebaker. Pretty much any South Bend-built model gets my immediate attention, but I have to acknowledge that, in the end, Studebaker did itself in. We […] -
![(first posted 7/5/2018) Third generation Corollas have become a bit scarce, but since they are Corollas, there will undoubtedly always be a few around, forever. Could life in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CC-353-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1976 (or so) Toyota Corolla (E30) Wagon – And a Toyota Pickup in the Alley")
CC Outtake: 1976 (or so) Toyota Corolla (E30) Wagon – And a Toyota Pickup in the Alley
Posted on August 5, 2024 | 30 Comments(first posted 7/5/2018) Third generation Corollas have become a bit scarce, but since they are Corollas, there will undoubtedly always be a few around, forever. Could life in […] -
Curbside Find: 1968 Chevelle SS396 – Dreams, Today
Posted on August 5, 2024 | 7 CommentsPhoto from the CC Cohort by robadr. -
![How about this classy ride captured in motion by Jerome Solberg at the Cohort? If a 1950s Cadillac is just too common for you, how about this far more exclusive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/53885752560_55ed24064a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Find: 1953 Packard Convertible In Motion")
Cohort Find: 1953 Packard Convertible In Motion
Posted on August 5, 2024 | 20 CommentsHow about this classy ride captured in motion by Jerome Solberg at the Cohort? If a 1950s Cadillac is just too common for you, how about this far more exclusive […] -
![(first posted 9/30/2012) Nothing like seeing a car to jog the old memory banks. c5karl posted this ’67 Bonnie at the Cohort, and the lights flashed on: I “had” one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Pontiac-Bonneville-1967-fr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic/Auto-Biography: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – I Almost Forgot I Had One")
Cohort Classic/Auto-Biography: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – I Almost Forgot I Had One
Posted on August 4, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/30/2012) Nothing like seeing a car to jog the old memory banks. c5karl posted this ’67 Bonnie at the Cohort, and the lights flashed on: I “had” one […] -
![At the show, I really thought I was taking some pictures of an exemplary, modern owner-operator tractor unit. Yet after some searching, it turned out that the 2011 Scania is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_2371.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2011 Scania R500 V8 6×2 – The Retiree’s Retired Owner-Operator Tractor")
Truck Show Outtake: 2011 Scania R500 V8 6×2 – The Retiree’s Retired Owner-Operator Tractor
Posted on August 4, 2024 | 14 CommentsAt the show, I really thought I was taking some pictures of an exemplary, modern owner-operator tractor unit. Yet after some searching, it turned out that the 2011 Scania is […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Here’s a ’66 Chevelle Malibu 2-door hardtop, beat up and worn, the way they used to be found around my high school grounds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/53896832310_27f07c19ee_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1966 Chevelle Malibu At The Shopping Center – The Way It Used To Be")
Curbside Find: 1966 Chevelle Malibu At The Shopping Center – The Way It Used To Be
Posted on August 3, 2024 | 25 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Here’s a ’66 Chevelle Malibu 2-door hardtop, beat up and worn, the way they used to be found around my high school grounds […] -
![If this were a ’95 Corolla wagon, I wouldn’t have stopped. And I would know with a great degree of likelihood that it would still be around in a few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_1290.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1995 VW Passat GLC VR6 (B4) – Room To Spare")
Curbside Find: 1995 VW Passat GLC VR6 (B4) – Room To Spare
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 10 CommentsIf this were a ’95 Corolla wagon, I wouldn’t have stopped. And I would know with a great degree of likelihood that it would still be around in a few […] -
![Day 4 of the Cycle the Erie Canal trip started in Seneca Falls, NY, the central NY town that our rolling camping trip had wound up in the previous evening. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0481.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 2)")
Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 2)
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 18 CommentsDay 4 of the Cycle the Erie Canal trip started in Seneca Falls, NY, the central NY town that our rolling camping trip had wound up in the previous evening. […] -
![We haven’t done a call-out like this in quite a while, but I feel this would be a good time to find some new blood at CC. With summer in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Help Wanted: CC Contributors, No Experience Needed")
Help Wanted: CC Contributors, No Experience Needed
Posted on August 1, 2024 | 20 CommentsWe haven’t done a call-out like this in quite a while, but I feel this would be a good time to find some new blood at CC. With summer in […]
