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Blog Archive
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Wordless Outtake: Assume Crash Position
Posted on October 7, 2017 | 8 Comments -
![John Lloyd posted this shot he took on a walk. It’s a terrific shot, which shows how (exaggerate by the angle) American cars were rapidly losing height during the period […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/5251863561_f89821f6a2_b.jpg "Cohort Outtake; A Lover of Red Fords with Fender Skirts Lives Here")
Cohort Outtake; A Lover of Red Fords with Fender Skirts Lives Here
Posted on October 6, 2017 | 25 CommentsJohn Lloyd posted this shot he took on a walk. It’s a terrific shot, which shows how (exaggerate by the angle) American cars were rapidly losing height during the period […] -
![The original Studebaker Avanti, an ultra forward-thinking, fiberglass-bodied, bottom-breathing (the first such American production car) personal luxury coupe was unfortunately produced in very low quantities for just for the 1963 and 1964 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/thumb_IMG_3806_1024.jpg "CC Outtake: Avanti II – The Grille-Less Wonder")
CC Outtake: Avanti II – The Grille-Less Wonder
Posted on October 6, 2017 | 78 CommentsThe original Studebaker Avanti, an ultra forward-thinking, fiberglass-bodied, bottom-breathing (the first such American production car) personal luxury coupe was unfortunately produced in very low quantities for just for the 1963 and 1964 […] -
CC Global: 1979 DAF Motorhome, Built At A Shipyard – A Landyacht For Sure
Posted on October 5, 2017 | 23 CommentsAn absolute unicum, this special ordered 1979 motorhome based on a rolling DAF 1100 truck chassis. A DAF manager had it built at a shipyard. -
![Joseph Dennis recently posted a CC Capsule on the C4 generation Corvette, which prompted discussions on the relative merits of that car’s design. General Motor’s Design Chief at the time […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1984-Chevrolet-Corvette-Prestige-Brochure-04-05.jpg "QOTD: What Was GM’s Best Design During The Irv Rybicki Era?")
QOTD: What Was GM’s Best Design During The Irv Rybicki Era?
Posted on October 4, 2017 | 111 CommentsJoseph Dennis recently posted a CC Capsule on the C4 generation Corvette, which prompted discussions on the relative merits of that car’s design. General Motor’s Design Chief at the time […] -
![In the Netherlands extra long and heavy big rigs are allowed to drive on the main roads. These rigs are called LZVs or ecocombis. LZVs stands for Lange Zware Voertuigen, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_4987.jpg "CC Global: 2016 DAF XF Towing A 2005 Chéreau Semi-Trailer – Extra Long Big Rig For Driving Lessons")
CC Global: 2016 DAF XF Towing A 2005 Chéreau Semi-Trailer – Extra Long Big Rig For Driving Lessons
Posted on October 4, 2017 | 38 CommentsIn the Netherlands extra long and heavy big rigs are allowed to drive on the main roads. These rigs are called LZVs or ecocombis. LZVs stands for Lange Zware Voertuigen, […] -
![CC reader CJC forwarded me this Youtube video of a slew of GM ads during a 1984 CBS broadcast of “Washington”. There’s also a few tv show promos and a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "CC TV: GM Ads (and a Few Other Tidbits) From 1984 CBS Broadcast of “Washington”")
CC TV: GM Ads (and a Few Other Tidbits) From 1984 CBS Broadcast of “Washington”
Posted on October 4, 2017 | 43 CommentsCC reader CJC forwarded me this Youtube video of a slew of GM ads during a 1984 CBS broadcast of “Washington”. There’s also a few tv show promos and a […] -
![I was scrolling through old pictures on my phone and came across this one I took of the dash of my friend’s 2006 Buick Rendezvous Ultra two years ago. I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/RendezvousUltraDash.jpg "CC Outtake: Is This The Largest Single Piece Of Plasti-Wood In A Production Car?")
CC Outtake: Is This The Largest Single Piece Of Plasti-Wood In A Production Car?
Posted on October 3, 2017 | 131 CommentsI was scrolling through old pictures on my phone and came across this one I took of the dash of my friend’s 2006 Buick Rendezvous Ultra two years ago. I […] -
CC Outtake: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
Posted on October 3, 2017 | 48 CommentsThis combination of a first generation and current generation Dodge Caravan is an infrequently seen pairing. -
![Needless to say, I fell hard for Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen’s “Hot Rod Lincoln” when it was released in 1971. There’s a slew of video mixes to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Lincoln-Hot-Rod-Song-12.jpg "In Search of the Real Hot Rod Lincoln – And Found")
In Search of the Real Hot Rod Lincoln – And Found
Posted on October 2, 2017 | 49 CommentsNeedless to say, I fell hard for Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen’s “Hot Rod Lincoln” when it was released in 1971. There’s a slew of video mixes to […] -
![The wedge-shaped, fourth-generation Chevrolet Corvette, in production from between model years 1984 and ’96, was the then-new Corvette that many in my generation grew up dreaming of owning one day. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/077-1988-Chevrolet-Corvette-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1988 Chevrolet Corvette – Let’s Get Physical")
CC Capsule: 1988 Chevrolet Corvette – Let’s Get Physical
Posted on October 2, 2017 | 46 CommentsThe wedge-shaped, fourth-generation Chevrolet Corvette, in production from between model years 1984 and ’96, was the then-new Corvette that many in my generation grew up dreaming of owning one day. […] -
![Most classic car fans have a soft spot for old pickup trucks, which satisfy both the emotional attachment to the style and mechanical systems of the past and the rational […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-IMG_9711.jpg "CC Outtake: 1969 Ford F250 At Work")
CC Outtake: 1969 Ford F250 At Work
Posted on October 2, 2017 | 21 CommentsMost classic car fans have a soft spot for old pickup trucks, which satisfy both the emotional attachment to the style and mechanical systems of the past and the rational […] -
![About a month ago I discovered this private, yet completely accessible museum, dedicated to the tractors that roamed the agricultural settlements and Kibbutzim of Israel years ago. And what d’ya […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/P8050157.jpg "Museum Classics: The Israeli Tractors and Agricultural Machinery Collection, Part 1")
Museum Classics: The Israeli Tractors and Agricultural Machinery Collection, Part 1
Posted on October 2, 2017 | 17 CommentsAbout a month ago I discovered this private, yet completely accessible museum, dedicated to the tractors that roamed the agricultural settlements and Kibbutzim of Israel years ago. And what d’ya […] -
Wordless Outtake: Dirt Is The Loneliest Color
Posted on October 1, 2017 | 32 CommentsCostco Parking Lot, Timnath, CO, September 29, 2017 -
![My eldest son is a commercial videographer/producer in Charleston, SC, and sent this shot recently of a 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook staged in front of a circa 1937 Baptist church that’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/53cranbrook01.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook – Bigger on the Inside, Smaller on the Outside")
Curbside Outtake: 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook – Bigger on the Inside, Smaller on the Outside
Posted on October 1, 2017 | 32 CommentsMy eldest son is a commercial videographer/producer in Charleston, SC, and sent this shot recently of a 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook staged in front of a circa 1937 Baptist church that’s […]
