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![One more gallery with outdoorsy images, all in the spirit of the upcoming early summer days. This time they feature traveling folks either snacking along the road or picnicking next […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-05-21-23.44.33.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Picnics And Roadside Snacks – Images From the 1950s")
Vintage Snapshots: Picnics And Roadside Snacks – Images From the 1950s
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 20 CommentsOne more gallery with outdoorsy images, all in the spirit of the upcoming early summer days. This time they feature traveling folks either snacking along the road or picnicking next […] -
![These folks just can’t bear to go on vacation and leave anything at home. There’s the skis on the roof, the motorcycle out back, the cargo trailer full of…and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0653.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Ready For Anything")
Curbside Outtake: Ready For Anything
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 10 CommentsThese folks just can’t bear to go on vacation and leave anything at home. There’s the skis on the roof, the motorcycle out back, the cargo trailer full of…and the […] -
What’s This Tesla Cybertruck Doing At The Gas Pumps?
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 22 Comments -
![In my last COAL, I shared that we were a Ford family, but that the Ford motor company was really failing out of favor with all of us. So when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0294.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1992 Blazer – One Special Blazer")
COAL: 1992 Blazer – One Special Blazer
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 12 CommentsIn my last COAL, I shared that we were a Ford family, but that the Ford motor company was really failing out of favor with all of us. So when […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2012. Updated 6/1/2018) For sixty years, Checker Motors had a record unbroken run of profits building a few thousand cars per year in a small little factory in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/5bd365cd3d601.image_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: An Illustrated History Of Checker Motors")
Automotive History: An Illustrated History Of Checker Motors
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 8/25/2012. Updated 6/1/2018) For sixty years, Checker Motors had a record unbroken run of profits building a few thousand cars per year in a small little factory in […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2018) A few weeks back we looked at Motor Coach Industries’ (MCI) Courier bus – MCI’s first mass-produced model and the forerunner for its later success in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/500-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1955 – 1968 Western Flyer Canuck Intercity Coach – Proud Canadian")
Bus Stop Classics: 1955 – 1968 Western Flyer Canuck Intercity Coach – Proud Canadian
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 11 Comments(first posted 5/19/2018) A few weeks back we looked at Motor Coach Industries’ (MCI) Courier bus – MCI’s first mass-produced model and the forerunner for its later success in the […] -
![What mental picture do you get from the name “Simca”? Assuming it rings a bell, you might think of the Aronde, the 1000 or the 1100 – Fiat-influenced four door […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20240331_090746_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Simca 1200 S – Dress To Impress")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Simca 1200 S – Dress To Impress
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 16 CommentsWhat mental picture do you get from the name “Simca”? Assuming it rings a bell, you might think of the Aronde, the 1000 or the 1100 – Fiat-influenced four door […] -
![Sometimes when I browse through vintage postcards, I get the impression folks in the ’60s only traveled to stay at motels and spend all day at their pools while overseeing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-05-30-18.40.30.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcards: Motels, Pools And Cars In The 1960s")
Vintage Postcards: Motels, Pools And Cars In The 1960s
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 36 CommentsSometimes when I browse through vintage postcards, I get the impression folks in the ’60s only traveled to stay at motels and spend all day at their pools while overseeing […] -
![Completely free of knickknacks and without stance ‘improvements’. As if they’ve just rolled off the production line. Or left the body manufacturer’s workshop. A trio of mighty fine classic Volkswagen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2430.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: All Cool Air-Cooled Things Come In Threes")
CC Outtakes: All Cool Air-Cooled Things Come In Threes
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 11 CommentsCompletely free of knickknacks and without stance ‘improvements’. As if they’ve just rolled off the production line. Or left the body manufacturer’s workshop. A trio of mighty fine classic Volkswagen […] -
![Jason Shafer’s latest company ride had me thinking of the Ford Explorer we bought almost exactly 25 years ago, a 1998 XLT with the 5.0, yo! Me and the wife-to-be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6685.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: Ford Explorer – Don’t Stop, Won’t Stop…")
Curbside Recycling: Ford Explorer – Don’t Stop, Won’t Stop…
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 35 CommentsJason Shafer’s latest company ride had me thinking of the Ford Explorer we bought almost exactly 25 years ago, a 1998 XLT with the 5.0, yo! Me and the wife-to-be […] -
![(first posted 7/5/2013) I should have a “CAUTION – I Brake For Curbside Classics” sign on the back of my car; it’s spotting cars like this that’s going to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-203-045-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Special DeLuxe Wagon – Not So Very Special In 1969")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Special DeLuxe Wagon – Not So Very Special In 1969
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 93 Comments(first posted 7/5/2013) I should have a “CAUTION – I Brake For Curbside Classics” sign on the back of my car; it’s spotting cars like this that’s going to […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2018) Comfort and convenience over style and fun-to-drive nature — it’s an industry trend that is nothing new, more recently seen with crossovers/SUVs overtaking sedans in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/thumb_IMG_2290_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2001 Honda Prelude – The Postlude Of The Flagship Sports Coupe")
Curbside Classic: 2001 Honda Prelude – The Postlude Of The Flagship Sports Coupe
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 5/31/2018) Comfort and convenience over style and fun-to-drive nature — it’s an industry trend that is nothing new, more recently seen with crossovers/SUVs overtaking sedans in […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Southern California In The 1960s
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 27 Comments -
![Time for another look at my display fleet. The back rows of car lots were always the most interesting when I was a kid. They probably were for you too. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Renault-4cv-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: A Look Inside, Part 2 – European And Japanese Cars")
CC In Scale: A Look Inside, Part 2 – European And Japanese Cars
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 27 CommentsTime for another look at my display fleet. The back rows of car lots were always the most interesting when I was a kid. They probably were for you too. […] -
![French Coupé Week takes a handbrake turn for the exceptional, so hold on tight! The standard-issue Renault 5 would not be called a coupé. It’s a 3-door hatchback saloon, strictly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20240421_090208_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Renault 5 Turbo 2 – They Grow Out So Fast")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Renault 5 Turbo 2 – They Grow Out So Fast
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 8 CommentsFrench Coupé Week takes a handbrake turn for the exceptional, so hold on tight! The standard-issue Renault 5 would not be called a coupé. It’s a 3-door hatchback saloon, strictly […]
