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![(first posted 5/23/2013, as a follow-up to yesterday’s Grosse Pointe Myopians) This is the kind of stuff I inhaled as a fifteen year-old: Brock Yates analyzing the British Car industry, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/UK-006-2-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Editorial: “Reflections from an English Country Inn” (Brock Yates, C&D 1968)")
Vintage Editorial: “Reflections from an English Country Inn” (Brock Yates, C&D 1968)
Posted on April 15, 2024 | 69 Comments(first posted 5/23/2013, as a follow-up to yesterday’s Grosse Pointe Myopians) This is the kind of stuff I inhaled as a fifteen year-old: Brock Yates analyzing the British Car industry, […] -
![(first posted 4/11/2018) I love visiting Las Vegas as much for enjoyment of some of its many excesses as for cultural observation. It has also occurred to me that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1970-Ford-F-250-Sport-Custom-Camper-Special-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1970 Ford F-250 Sport Custom Camper Special – Workhorse")
In-Motion Classic: 1970 Ford F-250 Sport Custom Camper Special – Workhorse
Posted on April 15, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 4/11/2018) I love visiting Las Vegas as much for enjoyment of some of its many excesses as for cultural observation. It has also occurred to me that […] -
![Let’s take a brief look at this Cohort find by nifticus392; a 1973 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser, from the first year the wagon appeared modeling GM’s new colonnade body. Also, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/53650505792_51e7c11818_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1973 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser — Lots Of Cruising, Fewer Vistas")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1973 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser — Lots Of Cruising, Fewer Vistas
Posted on April 15, 2024 | 28 CommentsLet’s take a brief look at this Cohort find by nifticus392; a 1973 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser, from the first year the wagon appeared modeling GM’s new colonnade body. Also, the […] -
![I love museums. Etymologically, “museum” is Latin by way of the Ancient Greeks; you may notice that the root is “muse,” as in “to inspire.” Therefore, the museum is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20220726_133937a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Outtake: 1963 Studebaker Truck Prototype – In Search Of Quiet Places")
Museum Outtake: 1963 Studebaker Truck Prototype – In Search Of Quiet Places
Posted on April 15, 2024 | 28 CommentsI love museums. Etymologically, “museum” is Latin by way of the Ancient Greeks; you may notice that the root is “muse,” as in “to inspire.” Therefore, the museum is a […] -
![This week, we are going back to the weird and wonderful world of JDM – the twist here being that the cars we’re going to examine are genuine rarities, even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20240310_121242_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic / Automotive History: 1947 Tama E4S-47 – Arch-EV-ological Artefact")
Museum Classic / Automotive History: 1947 Tama E4S-47 – Arch-EV-ological Artefact
Posted on April 15, 2024 | 11 CommentsThis week, we are going back to the weird and wonderful world of JDM – the twist here being that the cars we’re going to examine are genuine rarities, even […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by canadiancatgreen. Whenever I went to a junkyard and came across really vintage iron, I inevitably always wondered: From what barn/remote field did they drag this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/53485463378_19434f46d2_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: Old Iron At The Junkyard")
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: Old Iron At The Junkyard
Posted on April 14, 2024 | 11 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by canadiancatgreen. Whenever I went to a junkyard and came across really vintage iron, I inevitably always wondered: From what barn/remote field did they drag this […] -
![There are three ways to pick a large dumpster or truck body up from the ground and put it on the back of a straight truck: with a hooklift hoist, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1802.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global (And Video): Scania And Volvo Dually Pickup Trucks – Lively Demo By a DAF Driver")
CC Global (And Video): Scania And Volvo Dually Pickup Trucks – Lively Demo By a DAF Driver
Posted on April 14, 2024 | 5 CommentsThere are three ways to pick a large dumpster or truck body up from the ground and put it on the back of a straight truck: with a hooklift hoist, […] -
![We’ve been in Port Orford this week and I decided to actually pull out my phone and shoot a few more of the natives. As in any small (tiny) PNW […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_0095.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Port Orford Outtake: 1973 Ford F600 Tow Truck – Rustic")
Port Orford Outtake: 1973 Ford F600 Tow Truck – Rustic
Posted on April 13, 2024 | 18 CommentsWe’ve been in Port Orford this week and I decided to actually pull out my phone and shoot a few more of the natives. As in any small (tiny) PNW […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2018) Unless one subscribes to a data service, getting US historical auto sales statistics is not so easy; Wikipedia only lists US manufacturers. But I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Market-share-Brits-1961-2016.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Chartside Classics: US Market Share by Manufacturer – 1961-2016")
Chartside Classics: US Market Share by Manufacturer – 1961-2016
Posted on April 12, 2024 | 70 Comments(first posted 4/10/2018) Unless one subscribes to a data service, getting US historical auto sales statistics is not so easy; Wikipedia only lists US manufacturers. But I […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: ’75-’76 GMC Sierra – Stepside Looking Nice In Canada
Posted on April 12, 2024 | 10 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by William Oliver. -
![Additional photos by Simón Varela. We had a number of T40/T50 Coronas at CC throughout the years, covering most of that fate-defining Toyota range. Clearly the 4-door sedan was the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-02-09-23.22.26.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Toyota Corona Wagon – The Utilitarian Corona")
CC Capsule: 1967 Toyota Corona Wagon – The Utilitarian Corona
Posted on April 12, 2024 | 10 CommentsAdditional photos by Simón Varela. We had a number of T40/T50 Coronas at CC throughout the years, covering most of that fate-defining Toyota range. Clearly the 4-door sedan was the […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2018) I must say my Volvofanböi status has dipped somewhat in recent years. Having owned a 145 big bumper wagon bought from my father, I’ve felt […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/s90d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: Volvo S90 Executive – Nobody’s Talkin’")
In-Motion Classic: Volvo S90 Executive – Nobody’s Talkin’
Posted on April 11, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 4/4/2018) I must say my Volvofanböi status has dipped somewhat in recent years. Having owned a 145 big bumper wagon bought from my father, I’ve felt […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner — Waiting To Roam The Roads, Again
Posted on April 11, 2024 | 23 Comments -
![This post is a much-delayed follow-up to a San Salvador car show summary I started last year (part 1 HERE), and good thing I didn’t promise to be expedient, for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20220925_170133202.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1959 & 1974 El Camino — Car Show Summary, San Salvador 2023; Part 2")
CC Global: 1959 & 1974 El Camino — Car Show Summary, San Salvador 2023; Part 2
Posted on April 11, 2024 | 7 CommentsThis post is a much-delayed follow-up to a San Salvador car show summary I started last year (part 1 HERE), and good thing I didn’t promise to be expedient, for […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by Peter Wilding. That’s not a typo on the title. This is a Rambler, in all the sense of the word, as the brand was still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/53638903995_478b3f0229_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1976 Rambler Matador X Coupe – One Of 80 Built In Australia")
Cohort Capsule: 1976 Rambler Matador X Coupe – One Of 80 Built In Australia
Posted on April 10, 2024 | 44 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Peter Wilding. That’s not a typo on the title. This is a Rambler, in all the sense of the word, as the brand was still […]
