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![There are cars that get much-deserved love and fame for being outstanding, unique, or just different. A good number also get by, just servicing, never being more than appliances. Then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231225_152021990.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1973 Ford Courier – Far From F’d")
CC Capsule: 1973 Ford Courier – Far From F’d
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 18 CommentsThere are cars that get much-deserved love and fame for being outstanding, unique, or just different. A good number also get by, just servicing, never being more than appliances. Then […] -
![There’s a street in the industrial area of the city near me called Anomaly Street. Strange, because as far as I can see it’s a perfectly normal street for an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Tram.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Anomaly Street – Buses, Trams, Trucks & More")
CC In Scale: Anomaly Street – Buses, Trams, Trucks & More
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 23 CommentsThere’s a street in the industrial area of the city near me called Anomaly Street. Strange, because as far as I can see it’s a perfectly normal street for an […] -
![(first posted 1/5/2018) The holiday season for many – not for all, but for some – is one of family reunions. Just a few weeks ago, I had profiled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1979-Mercury-Zephyr-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1979 Mercury Zephyr – Aunt Gertrude")
CC Outtake: 1979 Mercury Zephyr – Aunt Gertrude
Posted on January 10, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 1/5/2018) The holiday season for many – not for all, but for some – is one of family reunions. Just a few weeks ago, I had profiled […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by L. Seddon. This is a follow-up to a post published last November on this station wagon. Unlike the previous occasion, where the old Fairlane wagon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/53442018667_5618f98139_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1963 Ford Fairlane 500 Custom Ranch Wagon – From the Funeral Home to the Dragstrip")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1963 Ford Fairlane 500 Custom Ranch Wagon – From the Funeral Home to the Dragstrip
Posted on January 10, 2024 | 13 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by L. Seddon. This is a follow-up to a post published last November on this station wagon. Unlike the previous occasion, where the old Fairlane wagon […] -
![If your YouTube algorithm looks anything like mine, you may be a subscriber to a channel called MyMopar.com, which regularly uploads classic Chrysler Corporation dealer filmstrips. While I normally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/70-Imperial.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC TV: 1970 Imperial Vs. 1970 Cadillac Dealer Filmstrip – A Tough Sell")
CC TV: 1970 Imperial Vs. 1970 Cadillac Dealer Filmstrip – A Tough Sell
Posted on January 10, 2024 | 72 CommentsIf your YouTube algorithm looks anything like mine, you may be a subscriber to a channel called MyMopar.com, which regularly uploads classic Chrysler Corporation dealer filmstrips. While I normally […] -
![Here’s one New Year’s resolution that just didn’t last long. I had promised myself the next time I shared a CC For Sale, I would do so from a US-sourced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/410866198_7014584828609334_7998657597759165684_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1977 Chevy Vega With Toyota 21R Engine – Crazy Dreams!")
CC For Sale: 1977 Chevy Vega With Toyota 21R Engine – Crazy Dreams!
Posted on January 10, 2024 | 11 CommentsHere’s one New Year’s resolution that just didn’t last long. I had promised myself the next time I shared a CC For Sale, I would do so from a US-sourced […] -
![Today, I wanted to highlight a bit of creativity here at CC. Cohort contributor Tim Finn has uploaded a series of images from the Ford Heritage Vault, with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/53328295649_9aa1280d0b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: Fords & Mercurys Of The 60s And 70s, With Some Photoshop Love")
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: Fords & Mercurys Of The 60s And 70s, With Some Photoshop Love
Posted on January 9, 2024 | 17 CommentsToday, I wanted to highlight a bit of creativity here at CC. Cohort contributor Tim Finn has uploaded a series of images from the Ford Heritage Vault, with a […] -
![When Leaving Thailand in mid-2019, I figured the T87 family would be back for a visit sometime in the next year or so. After all, it’s only a six-hour flight […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20231228_104553_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Toyota Corona (T130) 1800 – Five Years And One Corona Ago…")
CC Capsule: 1980 Toyota Corona (T130) 1800 – Five Years And One Corona Ago…
Posted on January 9, 2024 | 11 CommentsWhen Leaving Thailand in mid-2019, I figured the T87 family would be back for a visit sometime in the next year or so. After all, it’s only a six-hour flight […] -
![“One summer never ends, one summer never beganIt keeps me standing still, it takes all my willAnd then suddenly, last summer” – Martha Davis, 1983 I was a Motels fan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/047-1976-Chevrolet-Corvette-Stingray-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1976 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray – Suddenly Last Summer")
Curbside Musings: 1976 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray – Suddenly Last Summer
Posted on January 9, 2024 | 40 Comments“One summer never ends, one summer never beganIt keeps me standing still, it takes all my willAnd then suddenly, last summer” – Martha Davis, 1983 I was a Motels fan […] -
![(first posted 1/2/2018) Involuntary unemployment can wreak havoc on one’s self-confidence. Being laid off from my job of ten plus years at the end of 2010 was totally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1987-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – When Life Gives You Lemons…")
Curbside Capsule: 1990 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – When Life Gives You Lemons…
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 1/2/2018) Involuntary unemployment can wreak havoc on one’s self-confidence. Being laid off from my job of ten plus years at the end of 2010 was totally […] -
![The years 1956-1959 were extremely ugly for US mid-priced brands, their collective market share dropping by 37%. The recession of 1957-1958 is often credited with this drop, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Chart-Mid-price-market-share-1955-1964.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Chart: Mid-Priced Brands Market Share, 1955-1964 – A 37% Collapse, And Not Just Because Of The 1958 Recession")
CC Chart: Mid-Priced Brands Market Share, 1955-1964 – A 37% Collapse, And Not Just Because Of The 1958 Recession
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 28 CommentsThe years 1956-1959 were extremely ugly for US mid-priced brands, their collective market share dropping by 37%. The recession of 1957-1958 is often credited with this drop, but […] -
![CC has not featured any Imperial models from the early 1970s, and it is not hard to understand why: By this time, the Imperial brand was on its last gasp. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_4422.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1970 Imperial LeBaron – A Chrysler in Emperor’s Clothing")
Car Show Classic: 1970 Imperial LeBaron – A Chrysler in Emperor’s Clothing
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 43 CommentsCC has not featured any Imperial models from the early 1970s, and it is not hard to understand why: By this time, the Imperial brand was on its last gasp. […] -
![(first posted 1/6/2018) A specimen of an endangered species: will it be eviscerated and crushed? Who would have thought of running across a Renault LeCar in Iowa in December 2017? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Lectric-Leopard-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtake: Lectric Leopard – Sparky CC Spotted at Wrench ‘N Go")
Junkyard Outtake: Lectric Leopard – Sparky CC Spotted at Wrench ‘N Go
Posted on January 7, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 1/6/2018) A specimen of an endangered species: will it be eviscerated and crushed? Who would have thought of running across a Renault LeCar in Iowa in December 2017? […] -
![(first posted 1/7/2018) For me, the turn of the year always brings forth a sense of nostalgia – another year past and a longing to look back at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hudson-super-wasp-03-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Curbside Reminiscences From My Childhood")
CC Outtake: Curbside Reminiscences From My Childhood
Posted on January 7, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 1/7/2018) For me, the turn of the year always brings forth a sense of nostalgia – another year past and a longing to look back at the […] -
![The Jan van Dam (John Vandam) company is specialized in transporting all kinds of heavy machines, covering the Netherlands and pretty much all other European countries. That includes removing said […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_2049.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: Machines Moving Machinery")
CC Global: Machines Moving Machinery
Posted on January 7, 2024 | 7 CommentsThe Jan van Dam (John Vandam) company is specialized in transporting all kinds of heavy machines, covering the Netherlands and pretty much all other European countries. That includes removing said […]
