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![Somehow I stumbled into this last night. If you’re not familiar with the legendary indestructibility of the 404 wagons and pickups in Africa, then head here. And after this video […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: Peugeot 404 Pickup Going Strong, Or At Least Going; and Another One “Drifting”")
CC Video: Peugeot 404 Pickup Going Strong, Or At Least Going; and Another One “Drifting”
Posted on March 27, 2017 | 13 CommentsSomehow I stumbled into this last night. If you’re not familiar with the legendary indestructibility of the 404 wagons and pickups in Africa, then head here. And after this video […] -
![What a Long Nose Peterbilt is to an American trucker, is a Scania V8 to a European driver; you can’t get higher in the gear jammers’ pecking order anymore once […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_3614.jpg "CC Global: 2007 Scania R500 Topline 6×2 Tractor – 2015 GS Meppel Semi-Trailer")
CC Global: 2007 Scania R500 Topline 6×2 Tractor – 2015 GS Meppel Semi-Trailer
Posted on March 27, 2017 | 18 CommentsWhat a Long Nose Peterbilt is to an American trucker, is a Scania V8 to a European driver; you can’t get higher in the gear jammers’ pecking order anymore once […] -
![(first posted 4/23/2013. Updated and expanded 3/26/2017) It’s an issue that has bugged me for way to many decades: why did the 1959 Lark and 1960 Valiant have such similar […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Studebaker-Lark-1960-fr1jg-crop-horz.jpg "Design History: Why The 1959 Studebaker Lark Front End Looked So Much Like The 1960 Valiant Front End")
Design History: Why The 1959 Studebaker Lark Front End Looked So Much Like The 1960 Valiant Front End
Posted on March 26, 2017 | 60 Comments(first posted 4/23/2013. Updated and expanded 3/26/2017) It’s an issue that has bugged me for way to many decades: why did the 1959 Lark and 1960 Valiant have such similar […] -
Dash Cam CC: From Alfa 33 to Merc SL in less than a mile
Posted on March 26, 2017 | 3 CommentsWhile on my way to my mom’s house for the weekend, I was able to capture two lovely classics, each in their own right. -
CC Commercial: When Valiants Swarmed
Posted on March 26, 2017 | 53 CommentsNot a lot of people remember it now, but fifty-six years ago San Francisco was overrun with new 1961 Valiants, -
![As our merry band of misfits cavorts across the Irish countryside, we return once again to the fertile fields of Kenmare, where we saw the 2CV Fourgonnette. After using the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P1030001.jpg "CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300GD – My Wife Wants Us To Get A G-Wagen, But This Is Not The One She Has In Mind")
CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300GD – My Wife Wants Us To Get A G-Wagen, But This Is Not The One She Has In Mind
Posted on March 26, 2017 | 14 CommentsAs our merry band of misfits cavorts across the Irish countryside, we return once again to the fertile fields of Kenmare, where we saw the 2CV Fourgonnette. After using the […] -
CC Commercial: Chrysler Qualitehh and the End of the Inundated Ignition
Posted on March 25, 2017 | 88 CommentsChrysler’s new-for-’71, standard-for-’73 electronic ignition system means the car is virtually sure to start—even if it’s wet and splashy out! We take such things utterly for granted nowtimes, but -
![While North American enthusiasts may think of Alfa Romeo as a manufacturer of executive sedans and sports cars, the Italian brand has long maintained a presence in the compact (C) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/alfa-romeo-147-gta-3.jpg "CC Capsule: 2002-05 Alfa Romeo 147 GTA – Hot Hatch Meets Muscle Car")
CC Capsule: 2002-05 Alfa Romeo 147 GTA – Hot Hatch Meets Muscle Car
Posted on March 25, 2017 | 17 CommentsWhile North American enthusiasts may think of Alfa Romeo as a manufacturer of executive sedans and sports cars, the Italian brand has long maintained a presence in the compact (C) […] -
![While writing my CCTV article on the 1984 Corvette, I got to thinking how despised the digital dashboard that the C4 introduced was at the time. Excoriated by the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/100_4396.jpg "QOTD: Analog or Digital?")
QOTD: Analog or Digital?
Posted on March 24, 2017 | 128 CommentsWhile writing my CCTV article on the 1984 Corvette, I got to thinking how despised the digital dashboard that the C4 introduced was at the time. Excoriated by the […] -
![Another day, another few hundred km’s for our group in Ireland – Today we drove through the Western Ireland hamlet of Adare, which according to my wife’s research is supposedly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P1030066-001.jpg "CC Roadtrip Outtake: What Do Your (Not So) Irish Eyes See?")
CC Roadtrip Outtake: What Do Your (Not So) Irish Eyes See?
Posted on March 24, 2017 | 25 CommentsAnother day, another few hundred km’s for our group in Ireland – Today we drove through the Western Ireland hamlet of Adare, which according to my wife’s research is supposedly […] -
![Whilst I was driving and capturing this French classic, I thought nothing off it. Actually I was sure this was another car I already knew from classic car meetings, a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SOS00001.MOV_snapshot_02.02_2017.03.23_14.51.29.jpg "Dash Cam CC: Renault R17 TL")
Dash Cam CC: Renault R17 TL
Posted on March 24, 2017 | 16 CommentsWhilst I was driving and capturing this French classic, I thought nothing off it. Actually I was sure this was another car I already knew from classic car meetings, a […] -
![If you’ve never seen this legendary 1984 Chevrolet Corvette commercial, you may want to watch it before reading on, because trust me, you’ve never seen anything this before. Go ahead, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=876,height=1211,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/0681.jpg "CC TV: 1984 Chevrolet Corvette – You’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before")
CC TV: 1984 Chevrolet Corvette – You’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before
Posted on March 24, 2017 | 36 CommentsIf you’ve never seen this legendary 1984 Chevrolet Corvette commercial, you may want to watch it before reading on, because trust me, you’ve never seen anything this before. Go ahead, […] -
CC Outtake: Customized 1956 Buick Special
Posted on March 23, 2017 | 21 CommentsSometime back my supervisor sent me to drop off a car at a local Nissan dealer, where I stumbled upon this fine machine sitting in the customer parking area. -
![Even in the SUV-mad noughties and crossover-mad present day, one type of jacked-up passenger vehicle has been conspicuously absent: the two/three-door SUV. As SUVs have transitioned from rural workhorses to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/toyota-land-cruiser-prado-2-door-1.jpg "CC Capsule: Mitsubishi Pajero & Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 3-Door – The Shorty Lives")
CC Capsule: Mitsubishi Pajero & Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 3-Door – The Shorty Lives
Posted on March 23, 2017 | 21 CommentsEven in the SUV-mad noughties and crossover-mad present day, one type of jacked-up passenger vehicle has been conspicuously absent: the two/three-door SUV. As SUVs have transitioned from rural workhorses to […] -
![We haven’t seen much recently from one of our favorite Cohort posters, Curtis Perry. But this rather dream-like composition of a ’58 Thunderbird shot just last week or so cannot […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/33341344401_9f44283801_k.jpg "Curtis Perry Outtake: 1958 Thunderbird – Bad Dreams Car")
Curtis Perry Outtake: 1958 Thunderbird – Bad Dreams Car
Posted on March 22, 2017 | 35 CommentsWe haven’t seen much recently from one of our favorite Cohort posters, Curtis Perry. But this rather dream-like composition of a ’58 Thunderbird shot just last week or so cannot […]
