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![In 1981 a DAF 4×4 military truck made its entrance in the truck class of the (in)famous Paris to Dakar rally raid. Without success, as the truck didn’t finish due […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_5039.jpg "CC Global: 2017 DAF Museum Days – Rally Raid Trucks, King-Size Sandbox Toys")
CC Global: 2017 DAF Museum Days – Rally Raid Trucks, King-Size Sandbox Toys
Posted on November 5, 2017 | 14 CommentsIn 1981 a DAF 4×4 military truck made its entrance in the truck class of the (in)famous Paris to Dakar rally raid. Without success, as the truck didn’t finish due […] -
![This Buick Century showed up at the curb (on the wrong side of the street) one morning just down the block from my cluster of rentals. I’d never seen it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-340-013.jpg "CC Outake/QOTD: How Far Was This Century Driven On Its Steel Rim?")
CC Outake/QOTD: How Far Was This Century Driven On Its Steel Rim?
Posted on November 3, 2017 | 35 CommentsThis Buick Century showed up at the curb (on the wrong side of the street) one morning just down the block from my cluster of rentals. I’d never seen it […] -
![This pickup is utterly unique. Of all the generations of all the different Japanese mini-pickups, only this generation of Nissans has an instantly recognized and remembered name: Hardbody. Which makes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-330-049.jpg "CC Outtake: Nissan “Hardbody” Pickup – The Genius of Marketing")
CC Outtake: Nissan “Hardbody” Pickup – The Genius of Marketing
Posted on November 3, 2017 | 44 CommentsThis pickup is utterly unique. Of all the generations of all the different Japanese mini-pickups, only this generation of Nissans has an instantly recognized and remembered name: Hardbody. Which makes […] -
![These are not the kinds of cars that get me to stop walking (or biking) to take a shot. I might take a shot at it, but that’s another story. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-341-001.jpg "CC Outtakes: Malibu With Racing Stripes")
CC Outtakes: Malibu With Racing Stripes
Posted on November 3, 2017 | 35 CommentsThese are not the kinds of cars that get me to stop walking (or biking) to take a shot. I might take a shot at it, but that’s another story. […] -
![Continuing our chronological stroll around the Toyota Club’s show that was held at Toyota’s now-closed Altona North factory from late August, we are now up to the 1990’s which of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1991-Hilux-crawler.jpg "Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 4")
Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 4
Posted on November 2, 2017 | 20 CommentsContinuing our chronological stroll around the Toyota Club’s show that was held at Toyota’s now-closed Altona North factory from late August, we are now up to the 1990’s which of […] -
![Like seemingly everything else, new car and truck cycles have sped up. Cars and trucks used to stay in production for much longer, at least in the 80s and 90s. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-330-053.jpg "CC Neighborhood Outtake: Two Evergreens")
CC Neighborhood Outtake: Two Evergreens
Posted on November 2, 2017 | 23 CommentsLike seemingly everything else, new car and truck cycles have sped up. Cars and trucks used to stay in production for much longer, at least in the 80s and 90s. […] -
Wordless Outtakes: Stealth Lighting
Posted on November 1, 2017 | 40 Comments -
![There comes a time when something of yours breaks and you’re faced with the decision to either pay a lot to fix it or let it go. This poor Grand […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1996-Pontiac-Grand-Am-CC.jpg "CC Outtake: 1996 Pontiac Grand Am – Busted")
CC Outtake: 1996 Pontiac Grand Am – Busted
Posted on November 1, 2017 | 68 CommentsThere comes a time when something of yours breaks and you’re faced with the decision to either pay a lot to fix it or let it go. This poor Grand […] -
![As you all know, I have a thing for vintage van campers. And the Trans Van was one of the more enduring ones, although I’m not sure of their production […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CC-339-012.jpg "CC Outtake: Chevy Trans Van")
CC Outtake: Chevy Trans Van
Posted on October 31, 2017 | 34 CommentsAs you all know, I have a thing for vintage van campers. And the Trans Van was one of the more enduring ones, although I’m not sure of their production […] -
![I used to mock the BMW X6. You may have noticed that, in some of my earlier pieces on this site, it was my go-to example of an ugly car. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/bmw_x6_2008_pictures_9_b.jpg "QOTD: Is There A Car That You Once Found Repulsive That Has Grown On You?")
QOTD: Is There A Car That You Once Found Repulsive That Has Grown On You?
Posted on October 30, 2017 | 128 CommentsI used to mock the BMW X6. You may have noticed that, in some of my earlier pieces on this site, it was my go-to example of an ugly car. […] -
![Of course, any compendium of mid-century car humor can’t ignore the phenomenon of the drive-in movie theater. Most are gone now, but enough remain that you can still take your […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MAD-drive-in-1.jpeg "CC Humor: Going MAD at the Drive-In")
CC Humor: Going MAD at the Drive-In
Posted on October 30, 2017 | 13 CommentsOf course, any compendium of mid-century car humor can’t ignore the phenomenon of the drive-in movie theater. Most are gone now, but enough remain that you can still take your […] -
![Curtis Perry has lumped some shots of car and truck interiors at the Cohort, so let’s take a look inside. I’ve always loved the way interiors deteriorate in old abandoned […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/380275359_944244e071_b.jpg "Curtis Perry Outtakes: Interiors")
Curtis Perry Outtakes: Interiors
Posted on October 30, 2017 | 16 CommentsCurtis Perry has lumped some shots of car and truck interiors at the Cohort, so let’s take a look inside. I’ve always loved the way interiors deteriorate in old abandoned […] -
![(first posted 2/10/2013) It’s common to associate Fiat with tiny Italian buzz-bombs. But Fiat was a pioneer in the early days of the automobile, and quite on the opposite end […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/FIAT-60-hp_Tourer.jpg "1904-1909 Fiat 60 HP: The Tallest Production Passenger Car Ever")
1904-1909 Fiat 60 HP: The Tallest Production Passenger Car Ever
Posted on October 29, 2017 | 38 Comments(first posted 2/10/2013) It’s common to associate Fiat with tiny Italian buzz-bombs. But Fiat was a pioneer in the early days of the automobile, and quite on the opposite end […] -
![I am not exactly a fan of internet memes. And the Camry Dent one hasn’t quite changed my mind about them. But tonight as I was fixing a typo on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CC-329-018-crop.jpg "CC Outtake: I Inadvertently Catch a Camry Dent")
CC Outtake: I Inadvertently Catch a Camry Dent
Posted on October 28, 2017 | 45 CommentsI am not exactly a fan of internet memes. And the Camry Dent one hasn’t quite changed my mind about them. But tonight as I was fixing a typo on […] -
![For most people, the day they get their driver’s license is a huge milestone. But for car enthusiasts in particular, the achievement tends to spark especially bad cases of automotive […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Supra-front.jpg "QOTD: What Car Did You Most Want When You Reached Driving Age?")
QOTD: What Car Did You Most Want When You Reached Driving Age?
Posted on October 27, 2017 | 153 CommentsFor most people, the day they get their driver’s license is a huge milestone. But for car enthusiasts in particular, the achievement tends to spark especially bad cases of automotive […]
