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What’s This Tesla Cybertruck Doing At The Gas Pumps?
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![Completely free of knickknacks and without stance ‘improvements’. As if they’ve just rolled off the production line. Or left the body manufacturer’s workshop. A trio of mighty fine classic Volkswagen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2430.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: All Cool Air-Cooled Things Come In Threes")
CC Outtakes: All Cool Air-Cooled Things Come In Threes
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 11 CommentsCompletely free of knickknacks and without stance ‘improvements’. As if they’ve just rolled off the production line. Or left the body manufacturer’s workshop. A trio of mighty fine classic Volkswagen […] -
![Jason Shafer’s latest company ride had me thinking of the Ford Explorer we bought almost exactly 25 years ago, a 1998 XLT with the 5.0, yo! Me and the wife-to-be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6685.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: Ford Explorer – Don’t Stop, Won’t Stop…")
Curbside Recycling: Ford Explorer – Don’t Stop, Won’t Stop…
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 35 CommentsJason Shafer’s latest company ride had me thinking of the Ford Explorer we bought almost exactly 25 years ago, a 1998 XLT with the 5.0, yo! Me and the wife-to-be […] -
![Time for another look at my display fleet. The back rows of car lots were always the most interesting when I was a kid. They probably were for you too. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Renault-4cv-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: A Look Inside, Part 2 – European And Japanese Cars")
CC In Scale: A Look Inside, Part 2 – European And Japanese Cars
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 27 CommentsTime for another look at my display fleet. The back rows of car lots were always the most interesting when I was a kid. They probably were for you too. […] -
![(first posted 5/29/2018) Ford made headlines last month with its plans to cull almost its entire passenger car lineup, including all of its sedans. Such a wide scale […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nissan-primera-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2001-07 Nissan Primera – La Primera? No, El Último")
Curbside Capsule: 2001-07 Nissan Primera – La Primera? No, El Último
Posted on May 29, 2024 | 25 Comments(first posted 5/29/2018) Ford made headlines last month with its plans to cull almost its entire passenger car lineup, including all of its sedans. Such a wide scale […] -
![We’ve had a somewhat unusual amount of GM colonnades appearing at the Cohort lately, and here’s one more found by nifticus392. Do Colonnades come out in the spring? Or is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/53753457676_cb217da55c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1974 Pontiac LeMans GT 400 – A Spring Colonnade")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1974 Pontiac LeMans GT 400 – A Spring Colonnade
Posted on May 29, 2024 | 20 CommentsWe’ve had a somewhat unusual amount of GM colonnades appearing at the Cohort lately, and here’s one more found by nifticus392. Do Colonnades come out in the spring? Or is […] -
![The usual fodder at car shows the world over is meticulously restored, resprayed and re-chromed to look like it came off the dealership forecourt last month. But every once in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20230730_200914_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1972 Peugeot 304 Coupé – They’re Only Original Once")
Car Show Capsule: 1972 Peugeot 304 Coupé – They’re Only Original Once
Posted on May 29, 2024 | 16 CommentsThe usual fodder at car shows the world over is meticulously restored, resprayed and re-chromed to look like it came off the dealership forecourt last month. But every once in […] -
![(first posted 5/24/2018) Finding Toyota’s absolute top model for their domestic market and Japan’s only production car ever with a V12 engine, what an unexpected treat it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_6453.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1997 Toyota Century – An Expression Of Japanese Dignity")
Car Show Outtake: 1997 Toyota Century – An Expression Of Japanese Dignity
Posted on May 28, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 5/24/2018) Finding Toyota’s absolute top model for their domestic market and Japan’s only production car ever with a V12 engine, what an unexpected treat it was […] -
![Text by Staxman I’m in the market for a car (specifically an 8th- or 9th-generation Honda Civic) for the first time since the pandemic, and obviously the landscape has changed. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/379.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Do You Find A Good Used Car These Days?")
QOTD: How Do You Find A Good Used Car These Days?
Posted on May 28, 2024 | 39 CommentsText by Staxman I’m in the market for a car (specifically an 8th- or 9th-generation Honda Civic) for the first time since the pandemic, and obviously the landscape has changed. […] -
![The 2024 Indianapolis 500 is in the books, having logged a long rain delay, an exciting finish, and a NASCAR driver attempting the “double” for the first time in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Indy-Ford-10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC TV: Challenge! – The Development Of The 1963 Ford Indy V8 (In A Galaxie Sedan, No Less)")
CC TV: Challenge! – The Development Of The 1963 Ford Indy V8 (In A Galaxie Sedan, No Less)
Posted on May 28, 2024 | 16 CommentsThe 2024 Indianapolis 500 is in the books, having logged a long rain delay, an exciting finish, and a NASCAR driver attempting the “double” for the first time in a […] -
![During my early music collecting days as a college student, I had purchased a compilation disc of mostly ’70s output from Paul McCartney, including work with his band Wings. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/024-1974-Chevrolet-Corvette-Stingray-Roadster-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1974 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible – Don’t Say Goodnight Tonight")
Curbside Musings: 1974 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible – Don’t Say Goodnight Tonight
Posted on May 28, 2024 | 30 CommentsDuring my early music collecting days as a college student, I had purchased a compilation disc of mostly ’70s output from Paul McCartney, including work with his band Wings. This […] -
![(first posted 6/18/2013) Let’s continue the Continental theme, shall we? None of the Continentals were exactly small cars–even the late-gen Taurus-based version, but the biggest of them all were undoubtedly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/aa-6-8-2013-100-800x533.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1960 Continental Mark V – Taking The Fifth, The First Time")
Car Show Classic: 1960 Continental Mark V – Taking The Fifth, The First Time
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 6/18/2013) Let’s continue the Continental theme, shall we? None of the Continentals were exactly small cars–even the late-gen Taurus-based version, but the biggest of them all were undoubtedly […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. I, like most, ache when I see a wounded animal. And from that realm, birds are the creatures for which I feel more. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/53745871240_6b0cd8a355_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk – One Hawk Down, For The Time Being")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk – One Hawk Down, For The Time Being
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 14 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. I, like most, ache when I see a wounded animal. And from that realm, birds are the creatures for which I feel more. And […] -
![The dedicated ‘agri-semi’ is an unknown phenomenon in the Netherlands, so I was glad I could finally examine such a combination up close. In short, an agri-semi is a 4×4 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2325.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: MAN TGS 18.510 4×4 Tractor And Knapen KX 770 Semi-Trailer – Going Up The Country")
CC Global: MAN TGS 18.510 4×4 Tractor And Knapen KX 770 Semi-Trailer – Going Up The Country
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 15 CommentsThe dedicated ‘agri-semi’ is an unknown phenomenon in the Netherlands, so I was glad I could finally examine such a combination up close. In short, an agri-semi is a 4×4 […] -
![(first posted 5/27/2018) Here’s a nifty ’60 VW single-cab pickup parked last week in front of a pop-up junque shop in the high street of Nelson, BC. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/VW_60_Truck_Interior_0129.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vee-Dubble Feature: VW ’60 Metal Single Cab & ’58 Paper Microbus (Vintage Review)")
CC Vee-Dubble Feature: VW ’60 Metal Single Cab & ’58 Paper Microbus (Vintage Review)
Posted on May 26, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 5/27/2018) Here’s a nifty ’60 VW single-cab pickup parked last week in front of a pop-up junque shop in the high street of Nelson, BC. The […]
