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![Photos by Hyperpack from the Cohort. For those who are fashion-conscious, a change in trends is always a matter of worry. Even if you’re not into fashion, you know what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/53415671162_20952abb19_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Vintage Snapshot: 1972 Pontiac Luxury LeMans – Brougham Suit")
Cohort Vintage Snapshot: 1972 Pontiac Luxury LeMans – Brougham Suit
Posted on February 15, 2024 | 22 CommentsPhotos by Hyperpack from the Cohort. For those who are fashion-conscious, a change in trends is always a matter of worry. Even if you’re not into fashion, you know what […] -
![Recently I came to a crossroads of sorts with my old Dodge. It was losing coolant at an alarming rate. Typically there are only two locations coolant will evacuate the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1202.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Maintenance and Possible Refurbishment: 1991 Dodge Power Ram 150 – Feel The Heat!")
CC Maintenance and Possible Refurbishment: 1991 Dodge Power Ram 150 – Feel The Heat!
Posted on February 15, 2024 | 33 CommentsRecently I came to a crossroads of sorts with my old Dodge. It was losing coolant at an alarming rate. Typically there are only two locations coolant will evacuate the […] -
![As nearly all car enthusiasts who surf the internet know by now, the 1960 compact Comet was originally planned to be an Edsel. What Edsel offered in 1958 was apparently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240207_150119-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Comparison: 1958 Edsel and 1960 Comet – Edsel and Son of Edsel")
CC Comparison: 1958 Edsel and 1960 Comet – Edsel and Son of Edsel
Posted on February 14, 2024 | 36 CommentsAs nearly all car enthusiasts who surf the internet know by now, the 1960 compact Comet was originally planned to be an Edsel. What Edsel offered in 1958 was apparently […] -
![It’s been a longstanding tradition to celebrate CC’s birthday by thanking our many contributors, without whom CC wouldn’t be what it is and most likely wouldn’t still be here. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/71p45aTvRcL._AC_SL1200_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC’s 13th Birthday: Our Annual Contributor Appreciation Day — And How I’ve Been Spending My “Retirement”")
CC’s 13th Birthday: Our Annual Contributor Appreciation Day — And How I’ve Been Spending My “Retirement”
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 30 CommentsIt’s been a longstanding tradition to celebrate CC’s birthday by thanking our many contributors, without whom CC wouldn’t be what it is and most likely wouldn’t still be here. […] -
![Photo by J. C. from the Cohort. I spent a little over a decade in California after moving there in the fall of 1990 to attend college. And through those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/53221953401_ea63aa0c5d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1981 Ford Crown Victoria – Likeable Generation Gap, Courtesy Of Acme Products")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1981 Ford Crown Victoria – Likeable Generation Gap, Courtesy Of Acme Products
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 12 CommentsPhoto by J. C. from the Cohort. I spent a little over a decade in California after moving there in the fall of 1990 to attend college. And through those […] -
![Early Sunday mornings, I have been passing by this bright yellow car. While the shape and overall look of it – outside of the color choice- is not particularly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_6471.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2023 MG GT – Far From Home")
CC Capsule: 2023 MG GT – Far From Home
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 37 CommentsEarly Sunday mornings, I have been passing by this bright yellow car. While the shape and overall look of it – outside of the color choice- is not particularly […] -
![Ice cream shops and classic vehicles go together like chocolate chips and cookies. The most recent instance of my spotting such a combo was this past August while in Lexington, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/330-1956-Pontiac-Chieftain-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1956 Pontiac Chieftain Catalina Hardtop – Sweet Treat")
Curbside Musings: 1956 Pontiac Chieftain Catalina Hardtop – Sweet Treat
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 37 CommentsIce cream shops and classic vehicles go together like chocolate chips and cookies. The most recent instance of my spotting such a combo was this past August while in Lexington, […] -
![(first posted 2/12/2018) It has been brutal lately to start my morning commute in single-digit (Fahrenheit) temperatures. It is February in Chicago, though, and despite last year’s really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1977-Malibu-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1976 & ’77 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classics – Bringing The Heat")
CC Capsule: 1976 & ’77 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classics – Bringing The Heat
Posted on February 12, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 2/12/2018) It has been brutal lately to start my morning commute in single-digit (Fahrenheit) temperatures. It is February in Chicago, though, and despite last year’s really […] -
![It’s been a few days since I shared some of the Mopar madness material that user Hyperpack has been uploading at the Cohort. And after yesterday’s Charger and Challenger post, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/52176957133_b3979a274e_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: ’64 Dodge Dart GT, ’62 Valiant Trailer & ’68 Road Runner")
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: ’64 Dodge Dart GT, ’62 Valiant Trailer & ’68 Road Runner
Posted on February 11, 2024 | 10 CommentsIt’s been a few days since I shared some of the Mopar madness material that user Hyperpack has been uploading at the Cohort. And after yesterday’s Charger and Challenger post, […] -
![Ford’s ‘Oval Phase’ of the ’90s, how to forget it? It was certainly a serious affectation at the time, appearing in some form or another throughout its range. And this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_20240124_172647111_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1997-99 Ford Escort LX Wagon – Ovals & Jellybeans, With A Sinister Touch")
CC Capsule: 1997-99 Ford Escort LX Wagon – Ovals & Jellybeans, With A Sinister Touch
Posted on February 11, 2024 | 12 CommentsFord’s ‘Oval Phase’ of the ’90s, how to forget it? It was certainly a serious affectation at the time, appearing in some form or another throughout its range. And this […] -
![Strangely enough, two of the transportation design projects during my Art Center years involved assignments to develop a vehicle powered by an engine supplied by a different automaker. Remember, this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-02-08-16.31.40.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: The Art Center Years – Wouldn’t You Really Rather Airbrush a Buick?")
Auto-Biography: The Art Center Years – Wouldn’t You Really Rather Airbrush a Buick?
Posted on February 11, 2024 | 13 CommentsStrangely enough, two of the transportation design projects during my Art Center years involved assignments to develop a vehicle powered by an engine supplied by a different automaker. Remember, this […] -
![(first posted 10/28/2017) This question was sparked when I saw pictures of the white ’76 Olds 98 coupe (bottom left) posted at the Cohort. What an endless tail! Was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/buick-1976-electra-225-coupe-1976-1-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Who’s The Longest Mega-Coupe In The Land?")
Who’s The Longest Mega-Coupe In The Land?
Posted on February 10, 2024 | 83 Comments(first posted 10/28/2017) This question was sparked when I saw pictures of the white ’76 Olds 98 coupe (bottom left) posted at the Cohort. What an endless tail! Was […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by nifticus392. Unwittingly, I’m being thrown into 1980s GM-Oldsmobile history thanks to the Cohort. Last week, it was a Cutlass (Ciera) in Mexico. Today, it’s a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/53506912010_6d1e6ff56d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1987 Cutlass 4-4-2 – Bittersweet ’80s")
Cohort Classic: 1987 Cutlass 4-4-2 – Bittersweet ’80s
Posted on February 10, 2024 | 18 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by nifticus392. Unwittingly, I’m being thrown into 1980s GM-Oldsmobile history thanks to the Cohort. Last week, it was a Cutlass (Ciera) in Mexico. Today, it’s a […] -
![A delightful presentation, rolled into a former military hangar in the east of the Netherlands. Scania’s legendary, first V8 turbodiesel engine and Mack’s first military 6×6 truck. An artillery tractor, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1888.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: Mack NM8, Scania V8, And Another One – You Will Hear From Us")
Truck Show Outtakes: Mack NM8, Scania V8, And Another One – You Will Hear From Us
Posted on February 9, 2024 | 20 CommentsA delightful presentation, rolled into a former military hangar in the east of the Netherlands. Scania’s legendary, first V8 turbodiesel engine and Mack’s first military 6×6 truck. An artillery tractor, […] -
![Despite some wishful and frankly conflicted thinking that maybe this year it just wouldn’t snow, that fantasy has rolled over and died out here in New England. We may have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/tradplow4.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "What Comes Down Must Go Away – At Home Plowing and Snow Removal")
What Comes Down Must Go Away – At Home Plowing and Snow Removal
Posted on February 9, 2024 | 51 CommentsDespite some wishful and frankly conflicted thinking that maybe this year it just wouldn’t snow, that fantasy has rolled over and died out here in New England. We may have […]
