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![Here’s another of the ever-shrinking number of cars yet to enjoy their 15 minutes of CC fame. The Triumph Vitesse is a somewhat curious car, one that has fascinated me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/51016772477_bb5b95287d_k1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Triumph Vitesse 2 Litre – The Smallest Post-War Six Cylinder Engine Gets A Displacement Boost")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Triumph Vitesse 2 Litre – The Smallest Post-War Six Cylinder Engine Gets A Displacement Boost
Posted on March 15, 2021 | 37 CommentsHere’s another of the ever-shrinking number of cars yet to enjoy their 15 minutes of CC fame. The Triumph Vitesse is a somewhat curious car, one that has fascinated me […] -
![One expects to see certain things in suburban driveways during wintertime… but a Rolls-Royce Corniche? Not so much. Even back in the 1980s when this example was built, I considered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1982-Rolls-Royce-Corniche-d2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche – Bringing A Slice Of Fantasy To Suburbia")
Curbside Capsule: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche – Bringing A Slice Of Fantasy To Suburbia
Posted on March 11, 2021 | 64 CommentsOne expects to see certain things in suburban driveways during wintertime… but a Rolls-Royce Corniche? Not so much. Even back in the 1980s when this example was built, I considered […] -
Vintage Ad: 1984 Mustang Police Pursuit: Solving The Malaise-Era Police Pursuit Problem
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 21 Comments -
![Let’s take a look at a couple of more Stageway (by Armbruster) long-boys. Here’s a ’72 Pontiac “clamshell” wagon converted into a 12-passenger coach. I assume that means there’s no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50964517173_ef069c2afa_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure: 1972 Stageway 12-Passenger Pontiac Wagon/Coach and Pontiac Executive Limousine")
Vintage Brochure: 1972 Stageway 12-Passenger Pontiac Wagon/Coach and Pontiac Executive Limousine
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 21 CommentsLet’s take a look at a couple of more Stageway (by Armbruster) long-boys. Here’s a ’72 Pontiac “clamshell” wagon converted into a 12-passenger coach. I assume that means there’s no […] -
![Recently COAL contributor RetroJerry told us a story about traveling with a cat in a Chrysler PT Cruiser. In the comments, Oh!Gust made mention of driving a cat from Czechoslovakia into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cats.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Traveling With Animals")
QOTD: Traveling With Animals
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 52 CommentsRecently COAL contributor RetroJerry told us a story about traveling with a cat in a Chrysler PT Cruiser. In the comments, Oh!Gust made mention of driving a cat from Czechoslovakia into […] -
![(first posted 2/27/2015) Here’s a thought for the day: Ever since man achieved powered flight, pilots and engineers have dreamed of taking off and landing vertically, but there has only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-hawk.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rampside Classic: 1968 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 – When It Is Easier To Stop And Land Than It Is To Land And Stop.")
Rampside Classic: 1968 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 – When It Is Easier To Stop And Land Than It Is To Land And Stop.
Posted on February 27, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 2/27/2015) Here’s a thought for the day: Ever since man achieved powered flight, pilots and engineers have dreamed of taking off and landing vertically, but there has only […] -
![(first posted 2/24/2015) Those of our readers who keep current on automotive news may have noticed snippets about Volkswagen’s lackluster sales growth. Some bloggers have expressed vindication by the sales […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-q.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Volkswagen Quantum – The Bad Old Days")
Curbside Classic: Volkswagen Quantum – The Bad Old Days
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 110 Comments(first posted 2/24/2015) Those of our readers who keep current on automotive news may have noticed snippets about Volkswagen’s lackluster sales growth. Some bloggers have expressed vindication by the sales […] -
![(first posted 2/23/2015) I found this car in an abandoned car lot in Northeast Indiana on my way home from the CC Meet-up in Auburn last October. The story of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-must.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – If You Can’t Take The Heat…")
CC Capsule: 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – If You Can’t Take The Heat…
Posted on February 23, 2021 | 62 Comments(first posted 2/23/2015) I found this car in an abandoned car lot in Northeast Indiana on my way home from the CC Meet-up in Auburn last October. The story of […] -
Vintage Photos: Hong Kong 1970
Posted on February 20, 2021 | 34 CommentsDon Kincl uploaded some vintage photos to the Cohort that a relative took in Hong Kong in 1970. -
![I’ll never forget the day I first saw these. About 35 years ago, I was at one of those “whole house” garage sales (the kind where the owner has died […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/6a00d83542d51e69e20148c6c3a1d6970c-800wi1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Grotesque Vehicles of Popular Science, 1930-1940")
The Grotesque Vehicles of Popular Science, 1930-1940
Posted on February 20, 2021 | 36 CommentsI’ll never forget the day I first saw these. About 35 years ago, I was at one of those “whole house” garage sales (the kind where the owner has died […] -
![My time travels back to 2011 at the Cohort also stopped for this ’72 Montego shot by dave_7, who is of course CC’s Dave Saunders. This is a terrific find, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/5110906677_330f8a8fb1_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day Ten Years Ago: 1972 Mercury Montego – Do I See Bunkie’s Handiwork Here?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day Ten Years Ago: 1972 Mercury Montego – Do I See Bunkie’s Handiwork Here?
Posted on February 20, 2021 | 18 CommentsMy time travels back to 2011 at the Cohort also stopped for this ’72 Montego shot by dave_7, who is of course CC’s Dave Saunders. This is a terrific find, […] -
![“Hey, I had one of those” is usually what I say when I’m fumbling for my phone and trying to capture a car photo. And for the cars I’ve never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_0348.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Hey, I Had One of Those!")
CC Outtakes: Hey, I Had One of Those!
Posted on February 18, 2021 | 18 Comments“Hey, I had one of those” is usually what I say when I’m fumbling for my phone and trying to capture a car photo. And for the cars I’ve never […] -
![CC has covered Borgward and the Isabella series before, but I sense that we like Borgward, we have empathy with the intriguing Borgward story of entrepreneurship, perseverance and unexpected ending; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/DSC03263.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957-61 Borgward Isabella Coupe – Was It Too Good For This World?")
Curbside Classic: 1957-61 Borgward Isabella Coupe – Was It Too Good For This World?
Posted on February 17, 2021 | 34 CommentsCC has covered Borgward and the Isabella series before, but I sense that we like Borgward, we have empathy with the intriguing Borgward story of entrepreneurship, perseverance and unexpected ending; […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Ford Courier Still Hard At Work – “Firewood $75/Cord”
Posted on February 14, 2021 | 20 CommentsJohn Lloyd posted this rusty Ford Courier he saw in Aberdeen, WA. He left this comment: -
![This comparison test from 1981 contains a surprise double. Not only does the Volvo 244GLT have overdrive, but so does the Vauxhall Viceroy. And the other surprise – there was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/motor-comparison-1981.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1981 Ford Granada, Rover 2600, Vauxhall Viceroy and Volvo 244 Comparison, With Overdrive On Two Of Them")
Vintage Review: 1981 Ford Granada, Rover 2600, Vauxhall Viceroy and Volvo 244 Comparison, With Overdrive On Two Of Them
Posted on February 11, 2021 | 33 CommentsThis comparison test from 1981 contains a surprise double. Not only does the Volvo 244GLT have overdrive, but so does the Vauxhall Viceroy. And the other surprise – there was […]
