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Blog Archive
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In Motion Classic: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – Farewell Summer
Posted on September 2, 2025 | 31 Comments(first posted 9/3/2019) Everybody has their favorite time of year. Each season has its own particular set of perks but none of them equal the sheer splendor and […] -
Truck Stop Classics: Büssing Commodore SK And M.A.N. Diesel 515 L1 – The Long And The Short Of It
Posted on September 2, 2025 | 18 CommentsBack to the fifties and sixties, featuring a duo of conventional dump trucks from Germany, both with a 4×2 drivetrain and a Meiller Kipper three-way dump bed with wooden dropsides. […] -
Car Show Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest — In A Sea Of GTOs, Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On
Posted on September 2, 2025 | 15 CommentsAlthough a 1969 GTO convertible ignited my love for General Motors products at the tender age of 20 or 21, GTOs mostly escape my notice anymore. In my sleepy little […] -
Curbside Musings: 1960 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – The Big Breakfast
Posted on September 2, 2025 | 27 CommentsA road trip through my native Michigan last month was a reinvigorating and life-affirming experience. This was my third such annual excursion where I had taken a whistle-stop tour through […] -
Curbside Find: 2000 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 – Still Glamorous
Posted on September 1, 2025 | 30 Comments(first posted 6/18/2019) The Mercedes SL-Class, for nearly its entire history up until the past decade or so, has continuously been a truly iconic vehicle. Whether it be the original […] -
Rare Find: 1968 Imperial Convertible – And Other Vintage Cars Spotted in California
Posted on September 1, 2025 | 20 CommentsIn recent days, frequent CC Cohort contributor Jerome Solberg uploaded a nice number of curbside finds from California. Enough so that I feel it’s time for a fresh tour of […] -
1950 Mercury Coupe – The Designer’s Surprise Favorite Over The 1940 Continental
Posted on September 1, 2025 | 15 CommentsThe small town of Auburn, Indiana, was the ancestral home of some of the most titanic machines of the Classic era, and is now home to one of the world’s […] -
1971 Chevrolet Impala Convertible: A Car For The End Of Summer – It Was A Hot August Night
Posted on August 31, 2025 | 9 CommentsAs summer draws to a close, I’m saddened to see the days become shorter, but I’m also thankful to see the temperatures begin dropping. This has certainly been one of […] -
1953–1954 Plymouth Hy-Drive Transmission – What Plymouth Buyers Got Instead Of A Real Automatic
Posted on August 31, 2025 | 30 CommentsBy 1953, Chrysler was starting to pay the price for not having a real automatic transmission. The two-speed PowerFlite became available for senior models late in the ’53 model year, […] -
CC TV: 1961 Buick Special – Techno-Steed Of The Forgotten Show Shannon
Posted on August 30, 2025 | 9 CommentsI’d like to think I’m a connoisseur of both Classic Cars and Classic TV, though the latter took a hit recently when I came across an early ’60s TV show […] -
Citroen 2CV Citroneta – The Three Box 2CV
Posted on August 29, 2025 | 18 Comments(first posted 2/11/2019) Rivera Notario posted this shot of a Citroneta, a 2CV built a bit differently in Chile. In order to improve the utility of the 2CV, […] -
1998 Daihatsu Atrai Classic & 1997 Mitsuoka Ray – Double Triple Retro Madness
Posted on August 29, 2025 | 17 Comments(first posted 2/27/2019) I found these unusual Japanese keis a block or two apart, virtually at the same time, in Chiang Mai. Two examples of the Pike car […] -
Curbside Find: 1959 Chevy Apache – Ambulance Rescued Abroad?
Posted on August 29, 2025 | 7 CommentsI’m not entirely sure if this old panel van, posted in the CC Cohort by Guillaume Vachey, was rescued or just preserved. Regardless of the precise details, the point is […] -
CC Roadtrip Documentary: Fresh Harvests On Familiar Ground
Posted on August 29, 2025 | 27 Comments(Author’s note: This piece has topics ranging from road construction to tourist destinations to Dodge Monacos to shopping baskets. In turn, there are approximately 65 pictures. Please note some of […] -
Junkyard Classic: 2001 Daewoo Leganza CDX – Battling Uphill All The Way
Posted on August 28, 2025 | 69 Comments(first posted 8/29/2018) Ask the average person on the street what a Daewoo is and the answer will be a blank stare and the response “Day Who?” Yet […]
![In Motion Classic: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – Farewell Summer (first posted 9/3/2019) Everybody has their favorite time of year. Each season has its own particular set of perks but none of them equal the sheer splendor and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_0482.jpg)
![Truck Stop Classics: Büssing Commodore SK And M.A.N. Diesel 515 L1 – The Long And The Short Of It Back to the fifties and sixties, featuring a duo of conventional dump trucks from Germany, both with a 4×2 drivetrain and a Meiller Kipper three-way dump bed with wooden dropsides. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_2449-115x115.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest — In A Sea Of GTOs, Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On Although a 1969 GTO convertible ignited my love for General Motors products at the tender age of 20 or 21, GTOs mostly escape my notice anymore. In my sleepy little […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/009a.jpg)
![Curbside Musings: 1960 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – The Big Breakfast A road trip through my native Michigan last month was a reinvigorating and life-affirming experience. This was my third such annual excursion where I had taken a whistle-stop tour through […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/110-1960-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-Convertible-for-CC.jpg)
![Rare Find: 1968 Imperial Convertible – And Other Vintage Cars Spotted in California In recent days, frequent CC Cohort contributor Jerome Solberg uploaded a nice number of curbside finds from California. Enough so that I feel it’s time for a fresh tour of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-31-15.13.53-115x115.png)
![1950 Mercury Coupe – The Designer’s Surprise Favorite Over The 1940 Continental The small town of Auburn, Indiana, was the ancestral home of some of the most titanic machines of the Classic era, and is now home to one of the world’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PXL_20241026_160603147.MP_.jpg)
![1953–1954 Plymouth Hy-Drive Transmission – What Plymouth Buyers Got Instead Of A Real Automatic By 1953, Chrysler was starting to pay the price for not having a real automatic transmission. The two-speed PowerFlite became available for senior models late in the ’53 model year, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1953-Plymouth-Cranbrook-4SD-Sonora-Bronze-Basil-Classics-front-3q-with-banner.webp)
![CC TV: 1961 Buick Special – Techno-Steed Of The Forgotten Show Shannon I’d like to think I’m a connoisseur of both Classic Cars and Classic TV, though the latter took a hit recently when I came across an early ’60s TV show […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1-1-1-115x115.webp)
![Citroen 2CV Citroneta – The Three Box 2CV (first posted 2/11/2019) Rivera Notario posted this shot of a Citroneta, a 2CV built a bit differently in Chile. In order to improve the utility of the 2CV, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/32874617678_c1ae49d1f0_k.jpg)
![1998 Daihatsu Atrai Classic & 1997 Mitsuoka Ray – Double Triple Retro Madness (first posted 2/27/2019) I found these unusual Japanese keis a block or two apart, virtually at the same time, in Chiang Mai. Two examples of the Pike car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_20190210_141755.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1959 Chevy Apache – Ambulance Rescued Abroad? I’m not entirely sure if this old panel van, posted in the CC Cohort by Guillaume Vachey, was rescued or just preserved. Regardless of the precise details, the point is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-23-11.44.54-115x115.png)
![CC Roadtrip Documentary: Fresh Harvests On Familiar Ground (Author’s note: This piece has topics ranging from road construction to tourist destinations to Dodge Monacos to shopping baskets. In turn, there are approximately 65 pictures. Please note some of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_2265.jpeg)
![Junkyard Classic: 2001 Daewoo Leganza CDX – Battling Uphill All The Way (first posted 8/29/2018) Ask the average person on the street what a Daewoo is and the answer will be a blank stare and the response “Day Who?” Yet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_5065.jpg)


