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![From 1956 to 1994, with an update in 1969, German truck manufacturer MAN offered a short-nosed conventional, generally referred to as the ‘MAN Ponton-Kurzhauber’. It was one of the heavy-duty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2421.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: MAN 26.281 DHK Dreiseitenkipper – Round-Faced And Steely-Spined")
Truck Stop Classic: MAN 26.281 DHK Dreiseitenkipper – Round-Faced And Steely-Spined
Posted on May 15, 2024 | 23 CommentsFrom 1956 to 1994, with an update in 1969, German truck manufacturer MAN offered a short-nosed conventional, generally referred to as the ‘MAN Ponton-Kurzhauber’. It was one of the heavy-duty […] -
![Have we ever done a Walk & Talk featuring a late model used car lot? If not, today is your lucky day! All these pictures were taken Sunday, May 5, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240505_104600_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Used Car Lot Walk & Talk: Humming An Ocean Lyriq During The Solstice")
Used Car Lot Walk & Talk: Humming An Ocean Lyriq During The Solstice
Posted on May 15, 2024 | 36 CommentsHave we ever done a Walk & Talk featuring a late model used car lot? If not, today is your lucky day! All these pictures were taken Sunday, May 5, […] -
![(first posted 8/3/2013) I like Imperials. I mean, I REALLY like Imperials. And I mean Imperials, not “Chrysler Imperials,” bub! So could I not do an Imperial post during Mopar Week? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-28-13-284.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1956 and 1960 Imperial Crown Convertibles – Topless Imperialism")
Car Show Classics: 1956 and 1960 Imperial Crown Convertibles – Topless Imperialism
Posted on May 14, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 8/3/2013) I like Imperials. I mean, I REALLY like Imperials. And I mean Imperials, not “Chrysler Imperials,” bub! So could I not do an Imperial post during Mopar Week? […] -
![Here’s a bunch of photos with a good deal of Mopar iron uploaded by Hyperpack at the Cohort. I’m not entirely sure what’s going on in these images, but the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/53717570360_c9259b183d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: 1970 Chrysler & Other ’70s Mopars At A Yard")
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: 1970 Chrysler & Other ’70s Mopars At A Yard
Posted on May 14, 2024 | 10 CommentsHere’s a bunch of photos with a good deal of Mopar iron uploaded by Hyperpack at the Cohort. I’m not entirely sure what’s going on in these images, but the […] -
![I’ve been thinking a lot this year about mindfulness, intentionality, and being present. In a recent essay I had written about a ’59 Ford Galaxie, I had touched on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6625-1988-91-Cadillac-Seville-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1989 Cadillac Seville – Head In The Clouds")
Curbside Musings: c. 1989 Cadillac Seville – Head In The Clouds
Posted on May 14, 2024 | 36 CommentsI’ve been thinking a lot this year about mindfulness, intentionality, and being present. In a recent essay I had written about a ’59 Ford Galaxie, I had touched on the […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2018) Even the hardiest of cars and trucks have to expire eventually and it’s pretty hard to think of something hardier than a simple, old, Japanese pickup. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mitsubishi-l200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1979-86 Mitsubishi L200/D-50 – The Pickup Of Many Names")
CC Outtake: 1979-86 Mitsubishi L200/D-50 – The Pickup Of Many Names
Posted on May 13, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 5/1/2018) Even the hardiest of cars and trucks have to expire eventually and it’s pretty hard to think of something hardier than a simple, old, Japanese pickup. […] -
![One of my favorite movie moments is from The Jerk, where Steve Martin is jumping up and down yelling, “The new phone book’s here! The new phone book’s here!” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/deweygriffin71.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Shopping for Cars in the Yellow(ed) Pages")
Vintage Ads: Shopping for Cars in the Yellow(ed) Pages
Posted on May 13, 2024 | 19 CommentsOne of my favorite movie moments is from The Jerk, where Steve Martin is jumping up and down yelling, “The new phone book’s here! The new phone book’s here!” […] -
![Sometimes when happening upon a CC, you really want to talk to the owner. Other times, it is just as well to let the mystery be and come up with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9571.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Where No Ford Has Gone Before: The Taurus Galileo")
Where No Ford Has Gone Before: The Taurus Galileo
Posted on May 13, 2024 | 24 CommentsSometimes when happening upon a CC, you really want to talk to the owner. Other times, it is just as well to let the mystery be and come up with […] -
![We’re back to the Peninsular section of the T87 picture collection for some choice Italian stallions, in what I’d like to call “Thoroughbred Week.” Let’s kick this off in style […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20230108_135522-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1951 Ferrari 212 by Ghia-Aigle – Just Sit Still, Will Ya?")
In-Motion Classic: 1951 Ferrari 212 by Ghia-Aigle – Just Sit Still, Will Ya?
Posted on May 13, 2024 | 8 CommentsWe’re back to the Peninsular section of the T87 picture collection for some choice Italian stallions, in what I’d like to call “Thoroughbred Week.” Let’s kick this off in style […] -
![(first posted 5/11/2018) CC reader Peter N. sent me these shots of a Canadian Mercury pickup, which would be a ’65 if its grille is consistent with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180508_153343.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1965 Mercury M-100 Pickup – I Should Rebadge My F-100 Into a Mercury")
Cohort Outtake: 1965 Mercury M-100 Pickup – I Should Rebadge My F-100 Into a Mercury
Posted on May 12, 2024 | 30 Comments(first posted 5/11/2018) CC reader Peter N. sent me these shots of a Canadian Mercury pickup, which would be a ’65 if its grille is consistent with the […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1964 Ford Custom – A Dark Menacing Machine
Posted on May 12, 2024 | 19 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. -
![Photos from the Cohort by robadr. Let’s pay a brief visit to Canadian Mopars with this find from the Cohort by robadr. A 1962 Chrysler Saratoga, a model that has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/53712463973_a4e9b26d07_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1962 Chrysler Saratoga – Finless Postmodernism")
Cohort Capsule: 1962 Chrysler Saratoga – Finless Postmodernism
Posted on May 12, 2024 | 15 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by robadr. Let’s pay a brief visit to Canadian Mopars with this find from the Cohort by robadr. A 1962 Chrysler Saratoga, a model that has […] -
![(first posted 5/10/2018) I had tried on many different hats, sometimes simultaneously, when I was becoming a young adult. It was fun to shapeshift and discover ways in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1984-Dodge-600-ES-Turbo-1-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1984 Dodge 600 ES Turbo Convertible – Wait… Which Brother Are You, Again?")
CC Capsule: 1984 Dodge 600 ES Turbo Convertible – Wait… Which Brother Are You, Again?
Posted on May 11, 2024 | 69 Comments(first posted 5/10/2018) I had tried on many different hats, sometimes simultaneously, when I was becoming a young adult. It was fun to shapeshift and discover ways in […] -
![Quite a few of us at CC have done posts with outtakes from a particular neighborhood, and it’s pretty much a site staple by now. In my case, I haven’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20230410_143539150_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Jeep CJ-3 And Other Outtakes From The ‘Hood – When The Find Finds You")
CC Outtakes: Jeep CJ-3 And Other Outtakes From The ‘Hood – When The Find Finds You
Posted on May 11, 2024 | 8 CommentsQuite a few of us at CC have done posts with outtakes from a particular neighborhood, and it’s pretty much a site staple by now. In my case, I haven’t […] -
![Just perfect! An 18 years old, battle-scarred dump truck, parked between two immaculate showstoppers. Dump trucks don’t have it easy, you know. They’re always carrying very heavy loads, under less […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2353.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2006 Ginaf X 4241 S Dump Truck – Unpolished Refinement")
Truck Show Outtake: 2006 Ginaf X 4241 S Dump Truck – Unpolished Refinement
Posted on May 10, 2024 | 11 CommentsJust perfect! An 18 years old, battle-scarred dump truck, parked between two immaculate showstoppers. Dump trucks don’t have it easy, you know. They’re always carrying very heavy loads, under less […]
