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![Throughout its post-World War II history, Mercedes-Benz has been offering an almost unbelievable range of commercial vehicles. Just name it, they build it; from the mid-size Vito (Metris) panel vans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_6807.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles – Three-Pointed Star Trucking")
Truck Stop Classics: Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles – Three-Pointed Star Trucking
Posted on July 11, 2024 | 21 CommentsThroughout its post-World War II history, Mercedes-Benz has been offering an almost unbelievable range of commercial vehicles. Just name it, they build it; from the mid-size Vito (Metris) panel vans […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by Slant Six. Found at the Rose Enterprise Motor vehicle display area, in Greigsville, Piffard, NY. This isn’t the first time one of these Corvair-powered vans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/53831499229_7dffc35d8f_k-copia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1961-62 Corvair 95 Corvan – Waiting To Be Back On Service?")
Curbside Find: 1961-62 Corvair 95 Corvan – Waiting To Be Back On Service?
Posted on July 11, 2024 | 10 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Slant Six. Found at the Rose Enterprise Motor vehicle display area, in Greigsville, Piffard, NY. This isn’t the first time one of these Corvair-powered vans […] -
![I had a conundrum. What to choose for a lede photo for today? There is no obvious theme to this grouping. And you’ve seen many of them before. What has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AlfaJuniorGTA1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Display Part 4 – A Bit Of Everything")
CC In Scale: Display Part 4 – A Bit Of Everything
Posted on July 11, 2024 | 29 CommentsI had a conundrum. What to choose for a lede photo for today? There is no obvious theme to this grouping. And you’ve seen many of them before. What has […] -
![I have long been fascinated by the 1970-71 mid-sized Ford line, especially the Torino. I was a kid when these cars were new, and saw them go through the arc […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1970-Ford-Torino-Brougham-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1970 Ford Torino Brougham – The Torino Before It Was Gran")
Car Show Classic: 1970 Ford Torino Brougham – The Torino Before It Was Gran
Posted on July 11, 2024 | 46 CommentsI have long been fascinated by the 1970-71 mid-sized Ford line, especially the Torino. I was a kid when these cars were new, and saw them go through the arc […] -
![(first posted 7/6/2018) One of the satisfying experiences when walking the streets of Eugene is encountering a CC from the past, seen once and never again, and assumed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CC-364-073.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Revisited: 1982 Eagle SX/4 – Found Again Seven Years Later")
CC Revisited: 1982 Eagle SX/4 – Found Again Seven Years Later
Posted on July 10, 2024 | 19 Comments(first posted 7/6/2018) One of the satisfying experiences when walking the streets of Eugene is encountering a CC from the past, seen once and never again, and assumed […] -
![posted at the Cohort by robadr This would be a very fine original specimen of a 1962 Chrysler, but it’s even more fascinating by being a Saratoga, a model that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/28464022327_1f7db7b364_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic Capsule: 1962 Chrysler Saratoga – Canada’s Mid-Line Chrysler")
Cohort Classic Capsule: 1962 Chrysler Saratoga – Canada’s Mid-Line Chrysler
Posted on July 10, 2024 | 63 Commentsposted at the Cohort by robadr This would be a very fine original specimen of a 1962 Chrysler, but it’s even more fascinating by being a Saratoga, a model that […] -
![It’s summer and time for some car show action in San Salvador. This time, a small car show with a mostly American iron theme for the 4th of July. All […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_20240707_175309389_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme & Others – Supreme Love On The 4th")
Car Show Classics: 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme & Others – Supreme Love On The 4th
Posted on July 10, 2024 | 11 CommentsIt’s summer and time for some car show action in San Salvador. This time, a small car show with a mostly American iron theme for the 4th of July. All […] -
![It’s always a treat to find a special edition version of one of my favorite cars. The Alero La Femme was one of Olds’ last ditch efforts to carve out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CC-364-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2003 Olds Alero La Femme Edition – Pretty In Pink")
CC Outtake: 2003 Olds Alero La Femme Edition – Pretty In Pink
Posted on July 9, 2024 | 23 CommentsIt’s always a treat to find a special edition version of one of my favorite cars. The Alero La Femme was one of Olds’ last ditch efforts to carve out […] -
![(Originally posted 7/10/2018) I honestly don’t remember optional hardtops on convertibles even being a thing until the 1990s. It seemed to have taken the modern, two-seat sports car revolution brought about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_0938-1986-Alfa-Romeo-Spider-Quadrifoglio-Verde-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider Quadrifoglio Verde – Alfa-Bits")
In-Motion Classic: 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider Quadrifoglio Verde – Alfa-Bits
Posted on July 9, 2024 | 29 Comments(Originally posted 7/10/2018) I honestly don’t remember optional hardtops on convertibles even being a thing until the 1990s. It seemed to have taken the modern, two-seat sports car revolution brought about […] -
![Just one shot from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. At first glance, I thought it was some Studebaker Lark on its way to a car show or something. The kind […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/53845037089_0e05cf60e8_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Find: 1963 Studebaker Lark In Motion")
Cohort Find: 1963 Studebaker Lark In Motion
Posted on July 9, 2024 | 17 CommentsJust one shot from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. At first glance, I thought it was some Studebaker Lark on its way to a car show or something. The kind […] -
![We’re now solidly in the middle of summer in Chicago, though it had felt like it had already arrived earlier this year. When I open my blinds in the morning, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/196-1979-Datsun-210-hatchback-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1979 Datsun 210 Hatchback – The Color Of Summer")
Curbside Musings: 1979 Datsun 210 Hatchback – The Color Of Summer
Posted on July 9, 2024 | 23 CommentsWe’re now solidly in the middle of summer in Chicago, though it had felt like it had already arrived earlier this year. When I open my blinds in the morning, […] -
![Its predecessor, the W116-series S-Class, is a downright classic. But by now it also looks very classic, as in old. And its W140-successor is a pompous barge, although I must […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_6685.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: 1979-1991 Mercedes-Benz W126 And C126 S-Class – Timeless Autobahn Gliders")
Car Show Outtakes: 1979-1991 Mercedes-Benz W126 And C126 S-Class – Timeless Autobahn Gliders
Posted on July 8, 2024 | 33 CommentsIts predecessor, the W116-series S-Class, is a downright classic. But by now it also looks very classic, as in old. And its W140-successor is a pompous barge, although I must […] -
Curbside Find: 1971 Ford Thunderbird – The Beak ‘bird In Canary Yellow
Posted on July 8, 2024 | 32 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by nifticus392. -
![How should we treat our automotive soulmates? Nag them about how they’re aging? Tell them to get cosmetic surgery, go to the gym, get Botox and dyed hair? Or embrace […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_1686.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The CC Logo-mobile 1950 Cadillac Is Aging, Like Mike And The Rest Of Us")
The CC Logo-mobile 1950 Cadillac Is Aging, Like Mike And The Rest Of Us
Posted on July 8, 2024 | 17 CommentsHow should we treat our automotive soulmates? Nag them about how they’re aging? Tell them to get cosmetic surgery, go to the gym, get Botox and dyed hair? Or embrace […] -
![(first posted 2/2/2013) coopey shot this in Spain, and has a bit of commentary on the Spanish version of the Simca 1307/1308GT, which in its day was a quite advanced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Chrysler-150-Spain.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: 1979 Chrysler 150 GT (C6) – A Rare Survivor From Spain")
Cohort Sighting: 1979 Chrysler 150 GT (C6) – A Rare Survivor From Spain
Posted on July 7, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 2/2/2013) coopey shot this in Spain, and has a bit of commentary on the Spanish version of the Simca 1307/1308GT, which in its day was a quite advanced […]
