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Dockside Classic Archive
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HMB-1: This Rusty Barge Was Built By The CIA For A Top Secret Cold War Recovery Mission
Posted on October 4, 2026 | 24 CommentsAt first glance, there’s nothing particularly remarkable about the structure sitting just off to the right of the Alameda Ferry Terminal. But, if you knew its history, you’d realize this […] -
Dockside Classic: 1947 Paddle Steamer Waverley – The Last Seagoing Paddle Steamer In The World
Posted on October 12, 2025 | 30 Comments(Updated 10/12/2025) Cities need lungs. New York and London have their parks. The great cities of Northern England have the moors and dales of Yorkshire and Northumberland. But […] -
Canoe Classic: 1963 Huron 17′ Wood Canoe
Posted on April 9, 2025 | 48 Comments(first posted 1/5/2017) This is a 1963 Huron canoe. It’s probably not too interesting to most CC readers, but what it has sat atop of may well be.. -
Vintage Snapshots: Two Dockside Classics With Mopar Photobombers
Posted on November 13, 2024 | 46 Comments(first posted 11/13/2018) I’ve been perusing another trove of vintage snapshots, and these two, presumably shot on the same day, rather grabbed me. It took me […] -
Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 1)
Posted on July 26, 2024 | 39 CommentsIt’s no secret that I am a fan of all things transportation. Of course this is one of the ties that bind me to this site, and it’s something that […] -
Dockside Classic: MS Gripsholm – The First Diesel-Powered Transatlantic Liner
Posted on April 3, 2023 | 40 Comments(first posted 4/3/2017) The MS Gripsholm, a passenger liner built in 1924 for the Swedish American Line, was the first diesel powered transatlantic liner, a very significant first. Modest in […] -
Dockside Classic: Making a window frame
Posted on May 15, 2022 | 11 CommentsSo what do you do when docents come to you and say Pri-Fly is closed because of broken glass. Well I say I will go take a look at those […] -
Dockside Classic – 1906 Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania – Ambition And Innovation Combine In The First Modern Ocean Liner
Posted on February 25, 2022 | 84 Comments(first posted 2/25/2016) Before the Great War, Newcastle upon Tyne in north east England was at its peak as one of the great industrial cities of the world, central to […] -
Dockside Classic: Submarines – Quadrupling Speed In A Decade
Posted on September 13, 2021 | 32 Comments(first posted 1/8/2012) In the very early twentieth century a submarine was a surface craft that could be submerged. If it had to transit oceans to join a fray […] -
Dock and Curbside Classics: Four Amphicars in One Place!
Posted on July 15, 2021 | 18 CommentsWith thousands of miles of shoreline plus hundreds of natural and man-made inland lakes and rivers and canals, boating is a big deal in Michigan. Although I do enjoy a […] -
Dockside Classic: 175 Years of Cunard In Liverpool
Posted on June 3, 2021 | 37 Comments(first posted 6/3/2015) Britain has a strong and long maritime heritage – the worldwide recognition of the name Royal Navy, without a country in the title, tells you that. Our […] -
Dockside Classic: 1953 Navy Surplus Landing Craft – Still A Working Ferry For the State of Michigan
Posted on September 27, 2020 | 12 CommentsMrs. Carlsberg66 and I had a chance to steal away to northern Michigan for a few days this month. One of the stops was arguably Michigan’s crown jewel, Mackinac Island, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity – A Celebration (and Diagnosis) of Rust
Posted on August 8, 2020 | 22 CommentsRust? In Oregon? The land of the healing rains? Well, actually we do have a rust belt, but it’s very narrow; more like a Rust Ribbon. It hugs the Pacific […] -
Curbside Classic: Kaiser Jeep CJ-5 – Transcendent Independent
Posted on October 27, 2019 | 17 Comments(First Posted October 28, 2013) The CJ-5 was a very small truck that cast a big shadow. Produced from 1954 to 1983, the CJ-5 lasted through ownership by two independents […] -
Dockside Classic: 1993 Centurion Falcon XP
Posted on October 4, 2019 | 8 CommentsLast week, we took a close look at a Lake Powell houseboat, and ended with the promise of another Dockside Classic for today. To fulfill that promise, we’re going to […]
![HMB-1: This Rusty Barge Was Built By The CIA For A Top Secret Cold War Recovery Mission At first glance, there’s nothing particularly remarkable about the structure sitting just off to the right of the Alameda Ferry Terminal. But, if you knew its history, you’d realize this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/rsz_nas_alameda_himat_9_kdk_200_06_2025_005-115x115.jpg)
![Dockside Classic: 1947 Paddle Steamer Waverley – The Last Seagoing Paddle Steamer In The World (Updated 10/12/2025) Cities need lungs. New York and London have their parks. The great cities of Northern England have the moors and dales of Yorkshire and Northumberland. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PS-Waverley-115x115.webp)

![Vintage Snapshots: Two Dockside Classics With Mopar Photobombers (first posted 11/13/2018) I’ve been perusing another trove of vintage snapshots, and these two, presumably shot on the same day, rather grabbed me. It took me […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/vintage-queen-mary-2.jpg)
![Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 1) It’s no secret that I am a fan of all things transportation. Of course this is one of the ties that bind me to this site, and it’s something that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0524.jpeg)
![Dockside Classic: MS Gripsholm – The First Diesel-Powered Transatlantic Liner (first posted 4/3/2017) The MS Gripsholm, a passenger liner built in 1924 for the Swedish American Line, was the first diesel powered transatlantic liner, a very significant first. Modest in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/gripny.jpg)
![Dockside Classic: Making a window frame So what do you do when docents come to you and say Pri-Fly is closed because of broken glass. Well I say I will go take a look at those […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/rsz_prifly_glass_003.jpg)
![Dockside Classic – 1906 Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania – Ambition And Innovation Combine In The First Modern Ocean Liner (first posted 2/25/2016) Before the Great War, Newcastle upon Tyne in north east England was at its peak as one of the great industrial cities of the world, central to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/006-Mauretania-002a_b.jpg)
![Dockside Classic: Submarines – Quadrupling Speed In A Decade (first posted 1/8/2012) In the very early twentieth century a submarine was a surface craft that could be submerged. If it had to transit oceans to join a fray […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/uss-holland.jpg)
![Dock and Curbside Classics: Four Amphicars in One Place! With thousands of miles of shoreline plus hundreds of natural and man-made inland lakes and rivers and canals, boating is a big deal in Michigan. Although I do enjoy a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/21.jpg)
![Dockside Classic: 175 Years of Cunard In Liverpool (first posted 6/3/2015) Britain has a strong and long maritime heritage – the worldwide recognition of the name Royal Navy, without a country in the title, tells you that. Our […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/3queens.1.jpg)
![Dockside Classic: 1953 Navy Surplus Landing Craft – Still A Working Ferry For the State of Michigan Mrs. Carlsberg66 and I had a chance to steal away to northern Michigan for a few days this month. One of the stops was arguably Michigan’s crown jewel, Mackinac Island, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LC1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity – A Celebration (and Diagnosis) of Rust Rust? In Oregon? The land of the healing rains? Well, actually we do have a rust belt, but it’s very narrow; more like a Rust Ribbon. It hugs the Pacific […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CC-422-064.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Kaiser Jeep CJ-5 – Transcendent Independent (First Posted October 28, 2013) The CJ-5 was a very small truck that cast a big shadow. Produced from 1954 to 1983, the CJ-5 lasted through ownership by two independents […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1-CJ2.jpg)
![Dockside Classic: 1993 Centurion Falcon XP Last week, we took a close look at a Lake Powell houseboat, and ended with the promise of another Dockside Classic for today. To fulfill that promise, we’re going to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Pre-launch.jpg)


