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![Here’s something you’ll never see downtown, let alone downcity. A 50 tonnes bulk feed hauler, the king of the backroads. When speaking big rigs, anyway. Traveling between the feed mill […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2342.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2023 DAF XF 430 FT And 2014 Welgro Bulk Feed Semi-Trailer – Always Out-Of-Town")
Truck Show Outtake: 2023 DAF XF 430 FT And 2014 Welgro Bulk Feed Semi-Trailer – Always Out-Of-Town
Posted on June 30, 2024 | 11 CommentsHere’s something you’ll never see downtown, let alone downcity. A 50 tonnes bulk feed hauler, the king of the backroads. When speaking big rigs, anyway. Traveling between the feed mill […] -
![The venerable Volvo 240-series has been dealt with often here on CC (here, here, and most recently here –among other posts), but I hope readers will permit me to take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/75-Volvo-Cover-Crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Volvo 240’s U.S. Journey – Chapter One")
The Volvo 240’s U.S. Journey – Chapter One
Posted on June 30, 2024 | 17 CommentsThe venerable Volvo 240-series has been dealt with often here on CC (here, here, and most recently here –among other posts), but I hope readers will permit me to take […] -
![(first posted 6/30/2018) Several weeks ago we were treated to a great post by Brendan on the Gen 1 Toyota Previa (JDM Estima) Van – today we’ll take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/0.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 2000 – 2005 2nd Generation Toyota Estima (Previa) Van: The One North America Didn’t Get")
Curbside Outtake: 2000 – 2005 2nd Generation Toyota Estima (Previa) Van: The One North America Didn’t Get
Posted on June 29, 2024 | 19 Comments(first posted 6/30/2018) Several weeks ago we were treated to a great post by Brendan on the Gen 1 Toyota Previa (JDM Estima) Van – today we’ll take […] -
![(first posted 6/29/2018) That line was uttered by the villainous Mr. White in a memorable scene in the 2008’s Quantum of Solace. In that scene, James Bond intercepts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/holden-epica-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2007-11 Chevrolet/Holden Epica – “Tosca Isn’t For Everyone”")
Curbside Capsule: 2007-11 Chevrolet/Holden Epica – “Tosca Isn’t For Everyone”
Posted on June 29, 2024 | 13 Comments(first posted 6/29/2018) That line was uttered by the villainous Mr. White in a memorable scene in the 2008’s Quantum of Solace. In that scene, James Bond intercepts […] -
![Beatty, Nevada is only a bit more than a hundred miles from Las Vegas, but it might as well be in a different universe. Of course that applies to much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2082.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1986 (or so) Lincoln Town Car Short Stretch Limo – Retired In Beatty, NV. From Las Vegas")
Curbside Find: 1986 (or so) Lincoln Town Car Short Stretch Limo – Retired In Beatty, NV. From Las Vegas
Posted on June 29, 2024 | 10 CommentsBeatty, Nevada is only a bit more than a hundred miles from Las Vegas, but it might as well be in a different universe. Of course that applies to much […] -
![Some memories are so powerful you can still recollect them over sixty years later. Such are the memories of my first ride in a GM TDH 5302 “New Look” coach […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1978_GMC__New_Look__Bus_15400872196-e1719203489537.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic Memories: My First Ride in a Brand-New GM New Look Bus")
Bus Stop Classic Memories: My First Ride in a Brand-New GM New Look Bus
Posted on June 29, 2024 | 25 CommentsSome memories are so powerful you can still recollect them over sixty years later. Such are the memories of my first ride in a GM TDH 5302 “New Look” coach […] -
![There has been a lot of talk here at CC in recent weeks about Disco and other such pop culture moments of the 70’s and how they relate to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53299029278_9d68252124_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon – Searching For An F-Body Station Wagon Part 1")
COAL: 1979 Dodge Aspen Special Edition Station Wagon – Searching For An F-Body Station Wagon Part 1
Posted on June 29, 2024 | 34 CommentsThere has been a lot of talk here at CC in recent weeks about Disco and other such pop culture moments of the 70’s and how they relate to […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2018) On my bike ride home the other day, I took a loop through my neighborhood to enjoy the perfect weather, where I spotted this gem. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180619_173713.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – The Snowbird Has Landed")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – The Snowbird Has Landed
Posted on June 28, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 6/28/2018) On my bike ride home the other day, I took a loop through my neighborhood to enjoy the perfect weather, where I spotted this gem. As […] -
![Buick’s golden decade was the 1950s, when its market share was at its all-time highs. They were the number three selling brand in ’55 and ’56, and typically a close […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DG-B-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Buicks – In Their Best Decade, The 1950s")
Vintage Snapshots: Buicks – In Their Best Decade, The 1950s
Posted on June 28, 2024 | 68 CommentsBuick’s golden decade was the 1950s, when its market share was at its all-time highs. They were the number three selling brand in ’55 and ’56, and typically a close […] -
![It’s almost as if the VW Transporter/Bus was conceived as a camper van from the very beginning. It just lent itself to the task better than anything before, and it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2310.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1961 VW Transporter – Van Life Survivor With No Cosmetic Surgery")
Curbside Find: 1961 VW Transporter – Van Life Survivor With No Cosmetic Surgery
Posted on June 28, 2024 | 19 CommentsIt’s almost as if the VW Transporter/Bus was conceived as a camper van from the very beginning. It just lent itself to the task better than anything before, and it […] -
![The Vixen 21 TD (top) was hailed as a bold and radical motorhome when it arrived in 1986. It was sleek and beautiful, aerodynamic, fuel efficient with its rear mounted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0835.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Vixen 21 Motorhome – The DeLorean Of Motorhomes, Beautiful But Also Fatally Flawed")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Vixen 21 Motorhome – The DeLorean Of Motorhomes, Beautiful But Also Fatally Flawed
Posted on June 28, 2024 | 34 CommentsThe Vixen 21 TD (top) was hailed as a bold and radical motorhome when it arrived in 1986. It was sleek and beautiful, aerodynamic, fuel efficient with its rear mounted […] -
![Japanese carmakers are well versed in the art of making large and exciting wares, but let’s not forget that small and dull has always been in their DNA. The issue, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20210622_090433_1_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Welcome To The Wild World Of Kei Vans")
CC Outtakes: Welcome To The Wild World Of Kei Vans
Posted on June 28, 2024 | 19 CommentsJapanese carmakers are well versed in the art of making large and exciting wares, but let’s not forget that small and dull has always been in their DNA. The issue, […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2018) The ratio of old Ford to Chevy pickups from the mid-70s through the 80s here is clearly a bit lopsided. And obviously it’s not rust that’s a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-351-033.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1977 (or so) Chevy C10 Pickup – It’s Not Only Old Ford Pickups That Are Still At Work")
Curbside Find: 1977 (or so) Chevy C10 Pickup – It’s Not Only Old Ford Pickups That Are Still At Work
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 6/25/2018) The ratio of old Ford to Chevy pickups from the mid-70s through the 80s here is clearly a bit lopsided. And obviously it’s not rust that’s a […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2013) Driving Miss Daisy is one of my top 10 favorite movies–and that’s saying a lot, considering that I was about ten years old the first time I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/i001966-e1359267621216.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Cars Of “Driving Miss Daisy”")
CC Cinema: The Cars Of “Driving Miss Daisy”
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 105 Comments(first posted 2/3/2013) Driving Miss Daisy is one of my top 10 favorite movies–and that’s saying a lot, considering that I was about ten years old the first time I […] -
![Stephen Pellegrino posted this shot by Camilo Jose Vergara shot in the South Bronx in 1970. I decided to add a few more, to remind us how times and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/42826510101_fc38058f06_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: New York In Very Different Times")
Vintage Photos: New York In Very Different Times
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 76 CommentsStephen Pellegrino posted this shot by Camilo Jose Vergara shot in the South Bronx in 1970. I decided to add a few more, to remind us how times and […]
