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![Flatbeds with a 4×2 drivetrain, the oldest and most elementary form of trucking. Commercial vehicles with a full-size bakkie, like several classic MAN trucks at the show I visited in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_2435.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: MAN (Diesel) Flatbed Trucks – Back To Basics")
Truck Stop Classics: MAN (Diesel) Flatbed Trucks – Back To Basics
Posted on July 21, 2024 | 8 CommentsFlatbeds with a 4×2 drivetrain, the oldest and most elementary form of trucking. Commercial vehicles with a full-size bakkie, like several classic MAN trucks at the show I visited in […] -
![Welcome to the fourth entry in this chronicle detailing the life and times of the long-lived Volvo 240 in the U.S. market, as seen in real time by a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-07-19-23.50.11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Volvo 240’s U.S. Journey – Chapter Four")
The Volvo 240’s U.S. Journey – Chapter Four
Posted on July 21, 2024 | 16 CommentsWelcome to the fourth entry in this chronicle detailing the life and times of the long-lived Volvo 240 in the U.S. market, as seen in real time by a […] -
![(first posted 10/14/2012) When I first saw this truck, I wanted to reach out, pick it up and give it a good run around the sandbox, just like I used […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-31-070-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Ford F-250 Styleside – The Tonka Truck Truck")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Ford F-250 Styleside – The Tonka Truck Truck
Posted on July 20, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 10/14/2012) When I first saw this truck, I wanted to reach out, pick it up and give it a good run around the sandbox, just like I used […] -
![(first posted 7/21/2018) Neither robadr (who posted these shots at the Cohort) nor I seem to be able to pin down the exact year of this Ford Model T, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/29666433578_a3219f7689_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Ford Model T – In Praise of Driving a Hundred Year Old Car")
Cohort Outtake: Ford Model T – In Praise of Driving a Hundred Year Old Car
Posted on July 20, 2024 | 50 Comments(first posted 7/21/2018) Neither robadr (who posted these shots at the Cohort) nor I seem to be able to pin down the exact year of this Ford Model T, […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2018) An unusual piece of trivia: Writing about any Chevrolet passenger car is often a daunting proposition. How so? They are generally common as dirt, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1967-Chevrolet-Ad-05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sport Sedan – Draggin’ The High School Line")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sport Sedan – Draggin’ The High School Line
Posted on July 20, 2024 | 40 Comments(first posted 7/20/2018) An unusual piece of trivia: Writing about any Chevrolet passenger car is often a daunting proposition. How so? They are generally common as dirt, and […] -
Vintage Dealer Postcards: Pontiac Dealers In The 1960s
Posted on July 20, 2024 | 21 Comments -
![The old saying “variety is the spice of life” certainly applies to my car ownership experience. I’ve owned multiple models from all of the Big Three US manufacturers, and though […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/bae7bf315a7a05763f96a54864acb808.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Commentary/QOTD: Random Reminiscences on Auto Interiors from the US Big Four – Sixties to Mid-Eighties.")
CC Commentary/QOTD: Random Reminiscences on Auto Interiors from the US Big Four – Sixties to Mid-Eighties.
Posted on July 20, 2024 | 20 CommentsThe old saying “variety is the spice of life” certainly applies to my car ownership experience. I’ve owned multiple models from all of the Big Three US manufacturers, and though […] -
![For this installment, I am again sharing a family trip in my 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon. The year 2016, and for that summer’s vacation, we decided to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dscn6643_53384941841_o-e1719965995897.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 3: Vacation Time to the Poconos")
My 1979 Dodge Aspen SE Station Wagon – Part 3: Vacation Time to the Poconos
Posted on July 20, 2024 | 14 CommentsFor this installment, I am again sharing a family trip in my 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon. The year 2016, and for that summer’s vacation, we decided to […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2012) The Fab Four: Those guys from Liverpool who went on to change popular music forever were constantly being categorized, especially compared with their fellow bandmates. So if we apply their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Ford-Taurus-1996-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996-1999 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – All Things Must Pass")
Curbside Classic: 1996-1999 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – All Things Must Pass
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 149 Comments(first posted 10/25/2012) The Fab Four: Those guys from Liverpool who went on to change popular music forever were constantly being categorized, especially compared with their fellow bandmates. So if we apply their […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2018) What comes to mind when you think of the name “Chevelle?” A high-performance SS? The car your local teenage gas-station employee drove in the 1980s? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/RR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sedan – Finding Excitement In The Ordinary")
CC Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sedan – Finding Excitement In The Ordinary
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 7/20/2018) What comes to mind when you think of the name “Chevelle?” A high-performance SS? The car your local teenage gas-station employee drove in the 1980s? […] -
Vintage Postcards: Arizona In The 1950s
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 28 Comments -
![Photos from the CC Cohort by Richard Mm Car-wise speaking, one of the oddest feelings of my 1980s teen years was to see how automotive design had gone rational, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/53854157415_6961b1da42_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1982-83 Dodge 400 Convertible With Continental Kit")
Curbside Find: 1982-83 Dodge 400 Convertible With Continental Kit
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 41 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by Richard Mm Car-wise speaking, one of the oddest feelings of my 1980s teen years was to see how automotive design had gone rational, and […] -
![Abandoned cars, by their very nature, lose their prime mission as a means of transport, but they do become an important fixture of any streetscape they inhabit. Take this Laurel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_20240521_122628_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988 Nissan Laurel Hardtop (C32) Super Medalist – More Décor Than Decoration")
CC Capsule: 1988 Nissan Laurel Hardtop (C32) Super Medalist – More Décor Than Decoration
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 10 CommentsAbandoned cars, by their very nature, lose their prime mission as a means of transport, but they do become an important fixture of any streetscape they inhabit. Take this Laurel […] -
![After the absolute thrill of driving this retired British military tank, my first thought was to title this review “Now THIS Is Built Like A Tank!”. But that is too […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/20240616_114535.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Military Classic and Drive Report: FV433 Abbot Tank – Moving From Great Britain To America For A Working Retirement")
Military Classic and Drive Report: FV433 Abbot Tank – Moving From Great Britain To America For A Working Retirement
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 16 CommentsAfter the absolute thrill of driving this retired British military tank, my first thought was to title this review “Now THIS Is Built Like A Tank!”. But that is too […] -
![(first posted 3/9/2012) For those under a certain age, the name Opel Kadett may be as familiar as Richard Speck, The Troggs, or Valley of the Dolls. Yes, 1966 was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Kadett-l-fq-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 – 1973 Opel Kadett (B) – It Dethroned The Volkswagen")
Curbside Classic: 1966 – 1973 Opel Kadett (B) – It Dethroned The Volkswagen
Posted on July 18, 2024 | 104 Comments(first posted 3/9/2012) For those under a certain age, the name Opel Kadett may be as familiar as Richard Speck, The Troggs, or Valley of the Dolls. Yes, 1966 was […]
