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![When I came across this fine shot of a 1940 Dodge delivering supplies to the fast-growing Howard Johnson’s restaurant chain, I was surprised to see the “DIESEL” badge on its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/38394867281_1b1d253596_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck Of The Day: 1940 Dodge Diesel – The First Dodge Diesel Engine Was The Only One Designed And Built By Chrysler")
Vintage Truck Of The Day: 1940 Dodge Diesel – The First Dodge Diesel Engine Was The Only One Designed And Built By Chrysler
Posted on October 3, 2021 | 30 CommentsWhen I came across this fine shot of a 1940 Dodge delivering supplies to the fast-growing Howard Johnson’s restaurant chain, I was surprised to see the “DIESEL” badge on its […] -
![I have a thing for 1930s trucks, as many of them looked so stylish, more like cars with huge oversize tires. This Diamond T, which I peg as a 1935, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/51099399990_2a6b408cd0_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1935 Diamond T – Stylish, With Fog Lights And Turn Signals")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1935 Diamond T – Stylish, With Fog Lights And Turn Signals
Posted on September 22, 2021 | 20 CommentsI have a thing for 1930s trucks, as many of them looked so stylish, more like cars with huge oversize tires. This Diamond T, which I peg as a 1935, […] -
![Joe Wanchura was a truck driver, but his passion was photographing them. As such, his vast collection of shots from the 1940s and 1950s are pretty much the only ones […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/51152643988_c99a218df6_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot/Truck of the Day: 1940’s Brockway – Life On The Road")
Vintage Snapshot/Truck of the Day: 1940’s Brockway – Life On The Road
Posted on September 14, 2021 | 12 CommentsJoe Wanchura was a truck driver, but his passion was photographing them. As such, his vast collection of shots from the 1940s and 1950s are pretty much the only ones […] -
![I certainly don’t know what the non-truck type of “fifth wheel” is doing attached to this rig. But I’m quite confident that the answer to my question posed in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/51232446295_81bf30756c_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1950’s Sterling Hauling Big Load With A Different Kind Of Fifth Wheel – 0-60 In How Many Minutes?")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1950’s Sterling Hauling Big Load With A Different Kind Of Fifth Wheel – 0-60 In How Many Minutes?
Posted on September 11, 2021 | 10 CommentsI certainly don’t know what the non-truck type of “fifth wheel” is doing attached to this rig. But I’m quite confident that the answer to my question posed in the […] -
![The mid 1930s ushered in the streamlined era, and trucks of all sorts were not immune to the new trend. To have a custom built streamlined truck or deliver van […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/51363321136_915d6fcb62_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1936 Ford Chassis With Custom Body – McCormick’s Streamlined Biscuits")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1936 Ford Chassis With Custom Body – McCormick’s Streamlined Biscuits
Posted on September 3, 2021 | 18 CommentsThe mid 1930s ushered in the streamlined era, and trucks of all sorts were not immune to the new trend. To have a custom built streamlined truck or deliver van […] -
![After GMC’s brutalist “crackerbox” tractors, its successor, the GMC Astro was a relief for sore eyes. Arguably the best designed big COE tractor of its era, the vaunted GM design […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/24603905535_d3fca86f43_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: Chevrolet Titan (1969-1980) – GM’s Design Center Sets A New Standard For Big Trucks")
Vintage Truck of the Day: Chevrolet Titan (1969-1980) – GM’s Design Center Sets A New Standard For Big Trucks
Posted on August 29, 2021 | 38 CommentsAfter GMC’s brutalist “crackerbox” tractors, its successor, the GMC Astro was a relief for sore eyes. Arguably the best designed big COE tractor of its era, the vaunted GM design […] -
![It didn’t take me long as a kid of seven or eight to figure out that these tall Ford semi trucks I’d see on the highway in Iowa were just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8621300345_5a3afa6e4c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: Ford H Series – Jacked Up C-Series Highway Tractor")
Vintage Truck of the Day: Ford H Series – Jacked Up C-Series Highway Tractor
Posted on August 22, 2021 | 25 CommentsIt didn’t take me long as a kid of seven or eight to figure out that these tall Ford semi trucks I’d see on the highway in Iowa were just […] -
![I was well aware of Ford’s big hood scoops on their HD trucks in the early-mid sixties. But I just ran across these shots of a couple of ’56s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51143994305_71aff4cf24_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1956 Ford F900 – First Year For Ford’s Legendary HD Truck Hood Scoops")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1956 Ford F900 – First Year For Ford’s Legendary HD Truck Hood Scoops
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 37 CommentsI was well aware of Ford’s big hood scoops on their HD trucks in the early-mid sixties. But I just ran across these shots of a couple of ’56s […] -
![Today’s obscure dead brand truck comes to us from Chicago, where from sometime in the 1910’s through the last one in 1957 a small “assembler” of available truck components—including cabs—called […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/4448640393_a99aee5ecb_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: Available Truck – Yes, That’s The Brand, Available Only In Chicago")
Vintage Truck of the Day: Available Truck – Yes, That’s The Brand, Available Only In Chicago
Posted on May 24, 2021 | 39 CommentsToday’s obscure dead brand truck comes to us from Chicago, where from sometime in the 1910’s through the last one in 1957 a small “assembler” of available truck components—including cabs—called […] -
![This shot from the mid-late 1960’s shows a Peterbilt 350/351 from the late 1940’s in a quintessentially California shot: a rest area near Lebec, with towering bare California oak trees […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/46603796394_d49bcda6f7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s Peterbilt 350/351 – Already A Classic In The 1960s")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s Peterbilt 350/351 – Already A Classic In The 1960s
Posted on April 24, 2021 | 12 CommentsThis shot from the mid-late 1960’s shows a Peterbilt 350/351 from the late 1940’s in a quintessentially California shot: a rest area near Lebec, with towering bare California oak trees […] -
![Always love seeing vintage Mack B-Series trucks, especially with the integrated sleeper. But the twin Briggs and Stratton single cylinder (5hp?) gas engines perched on the shelf on the front […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/49391653228_a988dbaeac_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: Mack B-Series – What’s With The Two Small Gas Engines on the Trailer?")
Vintage Truck of the Day: Mack B-Series – What’s With The Two Small Gas Engines on the Trailer?
Posted on April 21, 2021 | 20 CommentsAlways love seeing vintage Mack B-Series trucks, especially with the integrated sleeper. But the twin Briggs and Stratton single cylinder (5hp?) gas engines perched on the shelf on the front […] -
![Given my deep dive into all things “crackerbox” a year ago, the only reason I’m sharing this one with you is because of the occupants: Dad, Mom, and the two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/24412181780_cf9d80f830_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: GMC “Crackerbox” – Taking The Wife And Kids For A Long Drive")
Vintage Truck of the Day: GMC “Crackerbox” – Taking The Wife And Kids For A Long Drive
Posted on March 30, 2021 | 16 CommentsGiven my deep dive into all things “crackerbox” a year ago, the only reason I’m sharing this one with you is because of the occupants: Dad, Mom, and the two […] -
Vintage Truck of the Day: GMC Brigadier With Extra Large Sleeper
Posted on March 26, 2021 | 25 Comments -
Vintage Truck of the Day: GMC With High-Traction Tires
Posted on March 18, 2021 | 13 Comments -
![That absolute block of a Dodge semi truck in yesterday’s video reminded me how much aerodynamics had once been important in the trucking industry—beyond just the styling—and then was totally […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/38255742412_346aab7345_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1935 Studebaker – Before Truck Aerodynamics Were Abandoned And Then Re-Embraced")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1935 Studebaker – Before Truck Aerodynamics Were Abandoned And Then Re-Embraced
Posted on March 17, 2021 | 14 CommentsThat absolute block of a Dodge semi truck in yesterday’s video reminded me how much aerodynamics had once been important in the trucking industry—beyond just the styling—and then was totally […]
