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![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 […] -
![Here’s another find that has appeared little at CC, a 1971 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser uploaded by Hyperpack to the Cohort. These rather impressive machines were GM’s state-of-the-art take on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/53672641066_42d50a6b75_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser — Revisiting The Ultimate Station Wagons")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser — Revisiting The Ultimate Station Wagons
Posted on May 26, 2024 | 27 CommentsHere’s another find that has appeared little at CC, a 1971 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser uploaded by Hyperpack to the Cohort. These rather impressive machines were GM’s state-of-the-art take on the […] -
![(first posted 7/29/2013) Last June 29 was a great day for car nuts in the Quad Cities. That’s because the Antique Automobile Club of America decided to have their Grand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-28-13-390-800x533.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1961 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country – Exner’s Finest Truckster")
Car Show Classic: 1961 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country – Exner’s Finest Truckster
Posted on May 25, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 7/29/2013) Last June 29 was a great day for car nuts in the Quad Cities. That’s because the Antique Automobile Club of America decided to have their Grand […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1964 Ford Thunderbird — Flair In The Sun
Posted on May 25, 2024 | 19 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Robadr. -
![(first posted 7/31/2013) Virgil Exner was a man of many dreams indeed, some better than others. His last one at Chrysler reminds me of some of the dreams I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Exner-Turboflyte.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Last Night’s Bad Dreams: Turboflyte and Imperial D’Elegance")
Last Night’s Bad Dreams: Turboflyte and Imperial D’Elegance
Posted on May 24, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 7/31/2013) Virgil Exner was a man of many dreams indeed, some better than others. His last one at Chrysler reminds me of some of the dreams I have […] -
![The folks at Delta Machinery are true CAT people. Just like in previous years, they put their Scania-Faymonville couple on display at the truck show in the southeast of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2341.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Delta Machinery – Transporting Compactors Compactly")
CC Global: Delta Machinery – Transporting Compactors Compactly
Posted on May 24, 2024 | 4 CommentsThe folks at Delta Machinery are true CAT people. Just like in previous years, they put their Scania-Faymonville couple on display at the truck show in the southeast of the […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2018) This generation Bronco is not a common sight anymore, for two reasons. One, it’s of course old. But the other is that these were built […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CC-357-015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Jr.: 1978 Ford Bronco – The Bucking Bronco Grows Up")
Curbside Classic Jr.: 1978 Ford Bronco – The Bucking Bronco Grows Up
Posted on May 23, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 5/23/2018) This generation Bronco is not a common sight anymore, for two reasons. One, it’s of course old. But the other is that these were built […] -
![Two Mopar products found on the same driveway by L. Seddon and posted at the Cohort: A ’73 Chrysler New Yorker and a ’59 Plymouth Custom Suburban Wagon. Both now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/53739799898_350093a185_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Driveway: 1973 Chrysler New Yorker And 1959 Plymouth Suburban Wagon – Mopars In The UK")
Cohort Driveway: 1973 Chrysler New Yorker And 1959 Plymouth Suburban Wagon – Mopars In The UK
Posted on May 23, 2024 | 6 CommentsTwo Mopar products found on the same driveway by L. Seddon and posted at the Cohort: A ’73 Chrysler New Yorker and a ’59 Plymouth Custom Suburban Wagon. Both now […] -
![You know some folks just can’t quit working, and they go on well past their prime; even well past their retirement age. Such is the case of this old late […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20240519_154930584.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 Toyota Corolla Wagon – One Hard Working Corolla")
CC Capsule: 1976 Toyota Corolla Wagon – One Hard Working Corolla
Posted on May 23, 2024 | 9 CommentsYou know some folks just can’t quit working, and they go on well past their prime; even well past their retirement age. Such is the case of this old late […] -
![(first posted 5/22/2018) I finally found a genuine CC Mark III, at the Bi-Mart parking lot, no less. The last one I found, which led to a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CC-360-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1970 Lincoln Mark III – Hauling the Saturday Shopping")
CC Outtake: 1970 Lincoln Mark III – Hauling the Saturday Shopping
Posted on May 22, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 5/22/2018) I finally found a genuine CC Mark III, at the Bi-Mart parking lot, no less. The last one I found, which led to a […] -
![Here’s a nice find from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg, a 1962 Oldsmobile Cutlass. A survivor of that brief ’61-’63 interlude when GM’s divisions went against the compact/import threat with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/53724745648_a35623adb5_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1962 Oldsmobile Cutlass – Rockette On Its Way To Supreme")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1962 Oldsmobile Cutlass – Rockette On Its Way To Supreme
Posted on May 22, 2024 | 20 CommentsHere’s a nice find from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg, a 1962 Oldsmobile Cutlass. A survivor of that brief ’61-’63 interlude when GM’s divisions went against the compact/import threat with […]
