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![If you look up “Datsun Sports DC-3” on the web, be it in English or Japanese, you will find a lot of sources – including Nissan themselves – claiming this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20230402_142222_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1952 Datsun Sports DC-3 Roadster – Historical Revisionism Gone Mad")
Car Show Capsule: 1952 Datsun Sports DC-3 Roadster – Historical Revisionism Gone Mad
Posted on January 16, 2024 | 6 CommentsIf you look up “Datsun Sports DC-3” on the web, be it in English or Japanese, you will find a lot of sources – including Nissan themselves – claiming this […] -
![I love penguins. It’s hard to pinpoint when this might have started. I do remember having owned and shared a children’s record on which the positive characteristics of various birds, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/009-1967-Ford-Thunderbird-Gentoo-penguins-for-thumbnail.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Coupe – A Different Kind Of Bird")
Curbside Musings: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Coupe – A Different Kind Of Bird
Posted on January 16, 2024 | 63 CommentsI love penguins. It’s hard to pinpoint when this might have started. I do remember having owned and shared a children’s record on which the positive characteristics of various birds, […] -
![Posted to the Cohort by John Lloyd (first posted 1/16/2018) Everyone has their favorite places; Kansas City falls into that boat for me. Despite the crummy weather it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/76-coronet-by-john-lloyd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1975 (or 1976) Dodge Coronet – Missed Opportunities")
CC Capsule: 1975 (or 1976) Dodge Coronet – Missed Opportunities
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 62 CommentsPosted to the Cohort by John Lloyd (first posted 1/16/2018) Everyone has their favorite places; Kansas City falls into that boat for me. Despite the crummy weather it […] -
![This 1951 Buick Super Sedanet is one of 1500 produced before the fleeting-postwar-fastback era fizzled out at that great brand from Flint, right around the same time it fizzled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/51-Buick-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1951 Buick Super Sedanet – Avoiding Duplication")
CC For Sale: 1951 Buick Super Sedanet – Avoiding Duplication
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 36 CommentsThis 1951 Buick Super Sedanet is one of 1500 produced before the fleeting-postwar-fastback era fizzled out at that great brand from Flint, right around the same time it fizzled […] -
![In transit, a piling rig at rest and a tall cabover tractor don’t go well together, for obvious reasons. That’s quite a front overhang, by the way. A much lower […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1933.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: Piling Rig On Tour – 21st Century Medieval Battering Ram")
CC Global: Piling Rig On Tour – 21st Century Medieval Battering Ram
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 15 CommentsIn transit, a piling rig at rest and a tall cabover tractor don’t go well together, for obvious reasons. That’s quite a front overhang, by the way. A much lower […] -
![(first posted 1/8/2018) If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I’ve got a big thing for the Ultra Van. It’s my ultimate motorhome, combining Corvair […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_8340.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Road Trip Outtake: Ultra Van – Corvair Powered Ultralight Motorhome")
Road Trip Outtake: Ultra Van – Corvair Powered Ultralight Motorhome
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 1/8/2018) If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I’ve got a big thing for the Ultra Van. It’s my ultimate motorhome, combining Corvair […] -
![(first posted 1/15/2018) Once upon a time, roads and parking lots in the United States were teeming with the Pontiac Grand Am. When GM’s third attempt at popularizing its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_9844-1989-Pontiac-Grand-Am-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1989 Pontiac Grand Am LE Coupe – Destination, Mall")
Curbside Capsule: 1989 Pontiac Grand Am LE Coupe – Destination, Mall
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 62 Comments(first posted 1/15/2018) Once upon a time, roads and parking lots in the United States were teeming with the Pontiac Grand Am. When GM’s third attempt at popularizing its […] -
![I’ve made a few of these posts with photos from the Cohort by Hyperpack (Here and Here). Most, showing Chrysler products, that as far as I understand are part of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/52060586489_5ab320c303_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1973 Plymouth Barracuda, At Dusk")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1973 Plymouth Barracuda, At Dusk
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 20 CommentsI’ve made a few of these posts with photos from the Cohort by Hyperpack (Here and Here). Most, showing Chrysler products, that as far as I understand are part of […] -
![International was once the best selling truck brand; now its successor brand, Navistar, is barely hanging on to the #4 slot for semi trucks. Let’s go back to the time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4556036825_b4f522c403_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Trucks: A Gallery of International COE Semis – Some More Unconventional Than Others")
Vintage Trucks: A Gallery of International COE Semis – Some More Unconventional Than Others
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 41 CommentsInternational was once the best selling truck brand; now its successor brand, Navistar, is barely hanging on to the #4 slot for semi trucks. Let’s go back to the time […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2018) Despite its own efforts with smaller, subcompact/C-segment vehicles and their growing popularity worldwide, at least in the U.S., Mercedes-Benz hasn’t had widespread success in this size […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/thumb_IMG_6459_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1998 Mercedes-Benz A170 CDI (W245) – Das Baby Benz")
CC Outtake: 1998 Mercedes-Benz A170 CDI (W245) – Das Baby Benz
Posted on January 13, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 1/11/2018) Despite its own efforts with smaller, subcompact/C-segment vehicles and their growing popularity worldwide, at least in the U.S., Mercedes-Benz hasn’t had widespread success in this size […] -
![With so many entries posted through the years, I’m always surprised when a model hasn’t appeared much at CC. The ’65 Buick Gran Sport is such a case, never appearing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/53222460705_39f5575edf_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport – Buick’s Musclecar")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport – Buick’s Musclecar
Posted on January 13, 2024 | 11 CommentsWith so many entries posted through the years, I’m always surprised when a model hasn’t appeared much at CC. The ’65 Buick Gran Sport is such a case, never appearing […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: ’98-’04 Fiat Multipla – Multiple Multiplas
Posted on January 12, 2024 | 25 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Charkle the 2nd. -
![Unlike a good number of our readers, I don’t have many personal memories linked to these Dusters of the ’70s. Except for a few appearing in beater condition around my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231225_163500672_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1973 Plymouth Duster – Not Quite A CHiPs Co-Star")
CC Capsule: 1973 Plymouth Duster – Not Quite A CHiPs Co-Star
Posted on January 12, 2024 | 16 CommentsUnlike a good number of our readers, I don’t have many personal memories linked to these Dusters of the ’70s. Except for a few appearing in beater condition around my […] -
![The story of the fall of Cadillac from the Standard of the World to a slightly fancier Chevrolet is one of the defining arcs of 20th-century automotive history. As such, It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_4360.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – The Last True Cadillac?")
Car Show Classic: 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – The Last True Cadillac?
Posted on January 12, 2024 | 46 CommentsThe story of the fall of Cadillac from the Standard of the World to a slightly fancier Chevrolet is one of the defining arcs of 20th-century automotive history. As such, It […] -
![Photos by Jerome Solberg from the Cohort. I’m not too familiar with the works of vintage-look restoration projects, but I don’t mind what I see in this GMC Advance Design […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/53404766955_8a363cbccf_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: ’52-’53 GMC Suburban – Blobby Neat Antique")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: ’52-’53 GMC Suburban – Blobby Neat Antique
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 18 CommentsPhotos by Jerome Solberg from the Cohort. I’m not too familiar with the works of vintage-look restoration projects, but I don’t mind what I see in this GMC Advance Design […]
