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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage trucks Archive
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![Peterbilt made its name with its long line of “needle nose” conventional West Coast-style trucks, commonly accepted as the most beautiful and iconic of the type. But Peter also bilt […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-pete1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Gallery Of Majestic Peterbilt COE Trucks – Riding High And Mighty")
A Gallery Of Majestic Peterbilt COE Trucks – Riding High And Mighty
Posted on May 8, 2025 | 11 CommentsPeterbilt made its name with its long line of “needle nose” conventional West Coast-style trucks, commonly accepted as the most beautiful and iconic of the type. But Peter also bilt […] -
![On my two-month hitchhiking trip to the West Coast in 1972 I saw many new things for the first time, but one of the more puzzling ones were these COE […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-fl-lwb-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Those Curious Long Wheelbase West Coast COE Trucks – Why Did They Do This?")
Those Curious Long Wheelbase West Coast COE Trucks – Why Did They Do This?
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 30 CommentsOn my two-month hitchhiking trip to the West Coast in 1972 I saw many new things for the first time, but one of the more puzzling ones were these COE […] -
![Although more powerful four-cycle diesel engines would eventually surpass the DD 12V-71 as the most powerful engine built for highway trucks, it was certainly true in its heyday. With 475 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_1490.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Legendary Detroit Diesel V12 (12V-71) – The Most Powerful Engine Built For Highway Trucks In Its Time")
The Legendary Detroit Diesel V12 (12V-71) – The Most Powerful Engine Built For Highway Trucks In Its Time
Posted on September 30, 2024 | 33 CommentsAlthough more powerful four-cycle diesel engines would eventually surpass the DD 12V-71 as the most powerful engine built for highway trucks, it was certainly true in its heyday. With 475 […] -
![I’m always drawn to old photos of GMC’s “Crackerbox” COE units, although I’m not quite sure why. Maybe it’s because I rode in one once when hitchhiking and the deafening […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0750.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: GMC DFR8000 “Crackerbox” With Tiny Dual Exhaust Stacks And No Mufflers – Let That Jimmy Scream")
Vintage Truck of the Day: GMC DFR8000 “Crackerbox” With Tiny Dual Exhaust Stacks And No Mufflers – Let That Jimmy Scream
Posted on June 22, 2024 | 27 CommentsI’m always drawn to old photos of GMC’s “Crackerbox” COE units, although I’m not quite sure why. Maybe it’s because I rode in one once when hitchhiking and the deafening […] -
![CC’s dman forwarded me this clipping from 1952. It shows a record load of old-growth redwood logs yielding 53,670 board feet of lumber being hauled to a mill in Fort […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sadfawef.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Record 185 Tons Of Redwood Logs Hauled In 1952 By Peterbilt With 300HP Supercharged Cummins Diesel – Worth A Half Million Dollars Today, The Wood, That Is")
Record 185 Tons Of Redwood Logs Hauled In 1952 By Peterbilt With 300HP Supercharged Cummins Diesel – Worth A Half Million Dollars Today, The Wood, That Is
Posted on April 3, 2024 | 23 CommentsCC’s dman forwarded me this clipping from 1952. It shows a record load of old-growth redwood logs yielding 53,670 board feet of lumber being hauled to a mill in Fort […] -
![I don’t know anything about this photo except that it features three very different GMC trucks. Let’s take a closer look at each of them, starting with the likely most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/10868332394_3c1fc0ed35_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Trucks: Three Very Different GMC Semi Trucks")
Vintage Trucks: Three Very Different GMC Semi Trucks
Posted on March 19, 2024 | 17 CommentsI don’t know anything about this photo except that it features three very different GMC trucks. Let’s take a closer look at each of them, starting with the likely most […] -
![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&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 | 40 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 […] -
![Here’s one image that should rejoice VW fans, and this one is sprinkled with one Porsche 356. This particular International B-Series carrier has a great deal of desirables on its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/53334374915_b55101e36b_3k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Carriers: Load Of VW Products, Early ’60s")
Vintage Carriers: Load Of VW Products, Early ’60s
Posted on November 18, 2023 | 14 CommentsHere’s one image that should rejoice VW fans, and this one is sprinkled with one Porsche 356. This particular International B-Series carrier has a great deal of desirables on its […] -
![Let’s take a look at this vintage carrier, loaded with a good assortment of Dearborn products. There was no information about this image’s location, but those hills seem to say […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/tumblr_n3zhcnm17f1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Carrier Snapshots: An Assortment Of Early ’70s Fords")
Vintage Carrier Snapshots: An Assortment Of Early ’70s Fords
Posted on September 25, 2023 | 18 CommentsLet’s take a look at this vintage carrier, loaded with a good assortment of Dearborn products. There was no information about this image’s location, but those hills seem to say […] -
Vintage Train Carriers: Two AMC Moments – From Ramblers To Pacers
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Vintage Carriers: Lots Of The Fast Selling ’67 Camaros!
Posted on August 10, 2023 | 26 Comments“LOOK! Lots oF The Fast Selling CAMARO’s. Follow This TRUCK TO COURTESY CHEVROLET For Your CAMARO NOW” -
![I’m pretty sure that I’m seeing a trainload of Buicks in this image, though I’m not so sure if those are all Pontiacs on the Chevrolet truck. A truckload of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot_20230804-131136.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Carriers – 1967: A Trainload Of Buicks And A Truckload Of Pontiacs?")
Vintage Carriers – 1967: A Trainload Of Buicks And A Truckload Of Pontiacs?
Posted on August 6, 2023 | 9 CommentsI’m pretty sure that I’m seeing a trainload of Buicks in this image, though I’m not so sure if those are all Pontiacs on the Chevrolet truck. A truckload of […] -
![The ’50s had brought the modern station wagon to the market, and Ford wasn’t going to miss out on the action. And here, a ’53 Ford F-600 is bringing a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/4504351654_da4f73ea89_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Carrier: 1955 Ford Wagons On The Way")
Vintage Carrier: 1955 Ford Wagons On The Way
Posted on July 4, 2023 | 9 CommentsThe ’50s had brought the modern station wagon to the market, and Ford wasn’t going to miss out on the action. And here, a ’53 Ford F-600 is bringing a […] -
![It’s been a while since an old Brockway appeared in our pages, and this small image collection from the mid ’50s is a good chance to revisit the enigmatic Mad-Maxlike […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/52959677339_3e9d651478_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck Snapshots: Masked Brockways On The Move")
Vintage Truck Snapshots: Masked Brockways On The Move
Posted on June 16, 2023 | 9 CommentsIt’s been a while since an old Brockway appeared in our pages, and this small image collection from the mid ’50s is a good chance to revisit the enigmatic Mad-Maxlike […] -
![There were a lot of different trucks on the highways in the early ’60s that kept me busy spotting them on our summer vacation trips. One that caught my eye […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52844519082_142fef7375_o-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck: Late ’50s Diamond T COE Semi Truck – The Most Handsome COE Semi Truck?")
Vintage Truck: Late ’50s Diamond T COE Semi Truck – The Most Handsome COE Semi Truck?
Posted on May 18, 2023 | 26 CommentsThere were a lot of different trucks on the highways in the early ’60s that kept me busy spotting them on our summer vacation trips. One that caught my eye […]
