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![I just spent four months working at my seasonal spring job, working as a truck driver. I was talking with Paul a few weeks ago and telling him about about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_0343.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truckin’: My Seasonal Job Driving A New Hino Truck")
Truckin’: My Seasonal Job Driving A New Hino Truck
Posted on July 26, 2015 | 55 CommentsI just spent four months working at my seasonal spring job, working as a truck driver. I was talking with Paul a few weeks ago and telling him about about […] -
![It is an important and popular fact, as the poet said, that different strokes work for different folks. Especially when it comes to leisure activities, an open mind must […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20150425_0944060.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Mountainside Classics: An Accidental Trip To Snow Cat Heaven")
Mountainside Classics: An Accidental Trip To Snow Cat Heaven
Posted on April 27, 2015 | 19 CommentsIt is an important and popular fact, as the poet said, that different strokes work for different folks. Especially when it comes to leisure activities, an open mind must […] -
Carshow Outake: 1955 Austin Loadstar BBC Outside Broadcast Van – Smile, You’re On Candid Camera!
Posted on April 19, 2015 | 21 CommentsIf you like old trucks and the BBC, this is just your thing. If not, keep reading, because the tale is worth telling anyway. -
![Out of all the working rigs out there, few are as unloved as rental trucks. We use rental trucks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/uhaul.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Roadtrip: Rental Truck Blues")
CC Roadtrip: Rental Truck Blues
Posted on October 25, 2014 | 33 CommentsOut of all the working rigs out there, few are as unloved as rental trucks. We use rental trucks […] -
![(first posted in 2011, updated and expanded) From the late forties through the seventies, the Cab Over Engine (“COE”) semi-tractor was the Brontosaurus of the Road. You’d see them happily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1961_ford_h_series-TTAC-Crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Rise and Fall Of The American COE Semi-Tractor")
Automotive History: The Rise and Fall Of The American COE Semi-Tractor
Posted on August 13, 2014 | 86 Comments(first posted in 2011, updated and expanded) From the late forties through the seventies, the Cab Over Engine (“COE”) semi-tractor was the Brontosaurus of the Road. You’d see them happily […] -
![Paul’s post on the GM “Twin Six” was fascinating to me. While I’m sure I’ve seen mention of these, I really wasn’t aware of them in any detail and his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2012_0731-Cat797_02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: The Cat 797 Mining Truck – I’ll See Your V12 and Raise You Twelve")
Curbside Classic: The Cat 797 Mining Truck – I’ll See Your V12 and Raise You Twelve
Posted on February 8, 2014 | 30 CommentsPaul’s post on the GM “Twin Six” was fascinating to me. While I’m sure I’ve seen mention of these, I really wasn’t aware of them in any detail and his […] -
![One of my hobbies is collecting vintage film cameras. I have a whole bunch; I lost count at about 75. I shoot all the ones for which you can still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1959FordF-500_1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1959 Ford F-500 Fire Truck – Like a Good Neighbor")
CC Capsule: 1959 Ford F-500 Fire Truck – Like a Good Neighbor
Posted on February 6, 2014 | 18 CommentsOne of my hobbies is collecting vintage film cameras. I have a whole bunch; I lost count at about 75. I shoot all the ones for which you can still […] -
![Giants once walked the earth. And swam it, too. Those thoughts come to mind when viewing a rare surviving example of the Barge, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo (BARC), an amphibious cargo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/600-BARC-disembarking.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: BARC 3-X Amphibious Cargo Vehicle")
Museum Classic: BARC 3-X Amphibious Cargo Vehicle
Posted on February 6, 2014 | 34 CommentsGiants once walked the earth. And swam it, too. Those thoughts come to mind when viewing a rare surviving example of the Barge, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo (BARC), an amphibious cargo […] -
![That’s my younger son Will on the day in 1997 when we had four houses moved in a caravan, from the campus area to where they are now our rentals. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Heavy-Load-2013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Really Big Loads: Watch Two World Records Being Made; One For 1157 Tons In 1980, The Other For 4891 Tons In 2013")
Really Big Loads: Watch Two World Records Being Made; One For 1157 Tons In 1980, The Other For 4891 Tons In 2013
Posted on February 6, 2014 | 6 CommentsThat’s my younger son Will on the day in 1997 when we had four houses moved in a caravan, from the campus area to where they are now our rentals. […] -
![In July 1993, I had the good fortune to attend the First Russian International Autosalon in Moscow and call it work. I found the name of this first-of-its-kind event to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/427742368_fd267feab4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Global Truck History: MAZ-79092 – I’m A Rocket Maz")
Global Truck History: MAZ-79092 – I’m A Rocket Maz
Posted on February 4, 2014 | 26 CommentsIn July 1993, I had the good fortune to attend the First Russian International Autosalon in Moscow and call it work. I found the name of this first-of-its-kind event to […] -
![One of the best decisions I have ever made was to marry a country girl. Although we now live “in town,” she can change tires and isn’t afraid to drive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Ford-Bus-022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Back 40 Classic: 1935/6 Ford 1.5 ton School Bus")
Back 40 Classic: 1935/6 Ford 1.5 ton School Bus
Posted on February 3, 2014 | 29 CommentsOne of the best decisions I have ever made was to marry a country girl. Although we now live “in town,” she can change tires and isn’t afraid to drive […] -
![From 2003 until late 2010 I worked on the construction management team that helped Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) implement a new Automatic People Mover (APM) system. APMs are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/04-APM-Unload.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Birth Of An Automatic People Mover")
The Birth Of An Automatic People Mover
Posted on October 4, 2013 | 20 CommentsFrom 2003 until late 2010 I worked on the construction management team that helped Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) implement a new Automatic People Mover (APM) system. APMs are […] -
![It looks like today is going to be an improptu “Old Truck Day” here at CC, which is timely, as I shot this 1941 Ford fire truck just yesterday (be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013_41fordfiretruck_rfront.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Fire Truck Classic: 1941 Ford With Howe Body – Hey Buddy, Where’s The Fire?")
Fire Truck Classic: 1941 Ford With Howe Body – Hey Buddy, Where’s The Fire?
Posted on August 27, 2013 | 24 CommentsIt looks like today is going to be an improptu “Old Truck Day” here at CC, which is timely, as I shot this 1941 Ford fire truck just yesterday (be […] -
![Where would modern civilization be without refuse trucks? Like all vehicles, they’re always evolving, and mostly for the better. Today I’m going to show you a newer and unique […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/E-River-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Pickup Contemporary: 2011 Crane Carrier LET2")
Curbside Pickup Contemporary: 2011 Crane Carrier LET2
Posted on March 10, 2013 | 17 CommentsWhere would modern civilization be without refuse trucks? Like all vehicles, they’re always evolving, and mostly for the better. Today I’m going to show you a newer and unique […] -
![When I first came across this this four-door Dodge pickup I thought I’d surely found a kind of vehicular unicorn. After all, how many Dodge D200 Crew Cabs with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Dodge-D200-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: A Big, Basic Bruiser Of A Truck With A Slant Six")
Curbside Classic: A Big, Basic Bruiser Of A Truck With A Slant Six
Posted on December 2, 2012 | 43 CommentsWhen I first came across this this four-door Dodge pickup I thought I’d surely found a kind of vehicular unicorn. After all, how many Dodge D200 Crew Cabs with the […]
