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![It’s summer here in the Steel City, so that means we get to drive our classic cars that have been hibernating safely all winter away from the salt trucks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Photo-Apr-19-2024-7-22-27-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987-1992 Cadillac Brougham – No, It’s Not A Fleetwood")
Curbside Classic: 1987-1992 Cadillac Brougham – No, It’s Not A Fleetwood
Posted on July 25, 2024 | 23 CommentsIt’s summer here in the Steel City, so that means we get to drive our classic cars that have been hibernating safely all winter away from the salt trucks […] -
![(first posted 7/24/2018) The Jeep FJ-3 Fleetvan used to deliver the mail, but now it’s being delivered. But since this is as close as I’m likely to get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CC-364-085.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961-1965 Jeep FJ-3 Fleetvan – Delivered To Your Door")
Curbside Classic: 1961-1965 Jeep FJ-3 Fleetvan – Delivered To Your Door
Posted on July 24, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 7/24/2018) The Jeep FJ-3 Fleetvan used to deliver the mail, but now it’s being delivered. But since this is as close as I’m likely to get […] -
![(first posted 7/24/2018) “O-kay,” someone at Ford (probably) said after the last Blackwood was sold “That…didn’t really work out did it? It was hideously expensive, we had to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/29506927168_4c9948b9c7_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: Lincoln Mark LT – A Study of Silly Pickups")
Cohort Classic: Lincoln Mark LT – A Study of Silly Pickups
Posted on July 24, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 7/24/2018) “O-kay,” someone at Ford (probably) said after the last Blackwood was sold “That…didn’t really work out did it? It was hideously expensive, we had to […] -
Cohort Find: 1969 Chrysler Newport Custom – Elegant Fuselage
Posted on July 24, 2024 | 18 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by nifticus 392. -
![Let’s revisit Pontiac in its heyday decade, the 1960s. On this occasion, the virtual tour covers the marque’s products in the open in various locations; on roads, driveways, and parking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/6601be90f3771d32e29feb772892179a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Pontiacs On The Road – In The 1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Pontiacs On The Road – In The 1960s
Posted on July 24, 2024 | 32 CommentsLet’s revisit Pontiac in its heyday decade, the 1960s. On this occasion, the virtual tour covers the marque’s products in the open in various locations; on roads, driveways, and parking […] -
![The vibe changes palpably when one walks through the gates into the side and back storage lot at St. Vinnie’s. This is where the cars that didn’t sell end up, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_1170.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "St. Vinnie’s Donation Car Sales Lot, Part 2: The Back Lot, Where The Really Mangy Dogs Await Likely Euthanasia")
St. Vinnie’s Donation Car Sales Lot, Part 2: The Back Lot, Where The Really Mangy Dogs Await Likely Euthanasia
Posted on July 24, 2024 | 22 CommentsThe vibe changes palpably when one walks through the gates into the side and back storage lot at St. Vinnie’s. This is where the cars that didn’t sell end up, […] -
My Hobby Car Of A Lifetime #10: ’66 Ford F250 – Urban Farm Truck
Posted on July 24, 2024 | 10 CommentsThis was my first pick up truck. All my previous truck experience had been with my dad’s ’75 Chevy StepSide. Which I never really liked. -
![(first posted 7/19/2018) Pity the pretty and poised Opel Kadett E, a crude facsimile of it years later having conditioned consumers the world over to wretch at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/daewoo-cielo-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC & Vintage Review: Pontiac LeMans and Daewoo 1.5i/Cielo – Kadetts Reporting Rather Late For Duty")
CC & Vintage Review: Pontiac LeMans and Daewoo 1.5i/Cielo – Kadetts Reporting Rather Late For Duty
Posted on July 23, 2024 | 57 Comments(first posted 7/19/2018) Pity the pretty and poised Opel Kadett E, a crude facsimile of it years later having conditioned consumers the world over to wretch at the […] -
![(first posted 7/23/2018) By now you undoubtedly know that I’m not exactly a fan of Fords of the seventies. Most of my vitriol (so far) has been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CC-364-007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977-1979 Ford LTD II S – The Longest Mid-Size Car Ever or The Stripper Mark V Sedan")
Curbside Classic: 1977-1979 Ford LTD II S – The Longest Mid-Size Car Ever or The Stripper Mark V Sedan
Posted on July 23, 2024 | 109 Comments(first posted 7/23/2018) By now you undoubtedly know that I’m not exactly a fan of Fords of the seventies. Most of my vitriol (so far) has been […] -
![Here’s a slightly different series of images from the usual; trucks, cars, and other service vehicles, all in period livery from the ’50s and ’60s. Understandably, it is a rather […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/t.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars & Service Vehicles In Period Livery – 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars & Service Vehicles In Period Livery – 1950s-1960s
Posted on July 23, 2024 | 39 CommentsHere’s a slightly different series of images from the usual; trucks, cars, and other service vehicles, all in period livery from the ’50s and ’60s. Understandably, it is a rather […] -
![Why do folks donate their old cars to St. Vinnie’s? Surely it’s not because there’s something wrong with them and they’re facing an expensive repair. No, it’s because our local […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_1114.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "St. Vinnie’s Donated Car Sales Lot – Where Tired Old Dogs Wait Hopefully For Another Shot At Life")
St. Vinnie’s Donated Car Sales Lot – Where Tired Old Dogs Wait Hopefully For Another Shot At Life
Posted on July 23, 2024 | 22 CommentsWhy do folks donate their old cars to St. Vinnie’s? Surely it’s not because there’s something wrong with them and they’re facing an expensive repair. No, it’s because our local […] -
![The streets of Venice are quiet at 6AM, which is a blessed relief from the daytime hell-swarm of tourists stuffing gelato cups and Coke cans into the crevices of St. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dianteira-do-jeep-compass-limited-td350-2022.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2023 Jeep Compass Italian spec–The Big Mac of Venice")
Rental Car Review: 2023 Jeep Compass Italian spec–The Big Mac of Venice
Posted on July 23, 2024 | 20 CommentsThe streets of Venice are quiet at 6AM, which is a blessed relief from the daytime hell-swarm of tourists stuffing gelato cups and Coke cans into the crevices of St. […] -
![One of the things I love so much about living in Chicago’s north side is how many cultural experiences are easily within an arm’s reach. Within a relatively short amount […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/087-1981-Toyota-Celica-GT-Liftback-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1981 Toyota Celica GT Liftback – Marranito")
Curbside Musings: 1981 Toyota Celica GT Liftback – Marranito
Posted on July 23, 2024 | 14 CommentsOne of the things I love so much about living in Chicago’s north side is how many cultural experiences are easily within an arm’s reach. Within a relatively short amount […] -
![(first posted 10/11/2012) When I spotted this ’68 LTD, what came to mind were my original 1968 Hot Wheels: the tail-up stance, the big rear tire sticking out past the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-178-019-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Big Toy: 1968 Ford LTD – Hot Wheels Edition")
Curbside Big Toy: 1968 Ford LTD – Hot Wheels Edition
Posted on July 22, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 10/11/2012) When I spotted this ’68 LTD, what came to mind were my original 1968 Hot Wheels: the tail-up stance, the big rear tire sticking out past the […] -
![(first posted 7/21/2018) This bus caught my eye when doing a little research on European coaches – it has an interesting look, with its low slung stance and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_6550.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1951-61 Mercedes-Benz (MB) Type O 6600 H Coach – Mercedes First Post-War Rear-Engined Bus")
Bus Stop Classics: 1951-61 Mercedes-Benz (MB) Type O 6600 H Coach – Mercedes First Post-War Rear-Engined Bus
Posted on July 22, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 7/21/2018) This bus caught my eye when doing a little research on European coaches – it has an interesting look, with its low slung stance and […]
