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![Pickups have been the best selling light vehicle in the US since 1977. But that didn’t just happen overnight; like so many automotive (and other) trends, it started in California. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/D-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1964 Dodge D100 Palomino Custom Sports Special – The First Really Fast Pickup")
Vintage Review: 1964 Dodge D100 Palomino Custom Sports Special – The First Really Fast Pickup
Posted on February 3, 2024 | 20 CommentsPickups have been the best selling light vehicle in the US since 1977. But that didn’t just happen overnight; like so many automotive (and other) trends, it started in California. […] -
![In the decade of the 1950’s, Brazil was a prime market for GM’s intercity coaches. The country’s own bus manufacturing was still in its infancy, and large numbers of GM’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FlechaAzulViacaoCometa-e1706754629319.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Ciferal Dinosaur/Cometa Arrow – Brazil’s “Buffalo”")
Bus Stop Classics: Ciferal Dinosaur/Cometa Arrow – Brazil’s “Buffalo”
Posted on February 3, 2024 | 6 CommentsIn the decade of the 1950’s, Brazil was a prime market for GM’s intercity coaches. The country’s own bus manufacturing was still in its infancy, and large numbers of GM’s […] -
![This was another one of the few cars that we bought new. In many ways, it was my favorite of all the cars that I have ever owned. It was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rGNdQkgK-EAA62-ga9w-edit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #10: ’90 Honda Civic SI")
COAL #10: ’90 Honda Civic SI
Posted on February 3, 2024 | 23 CommentsThis was another one of the few cars that we bought new. In many ways, it was my favorite of all the cars that I have ever owned. It was […] -
Lawnside Capsule: 1972–83 Ford LGT Garden Tractors
Posted on February 2, 2024 | 62 Comments(first posted 2/2/2018) I ran across this ad recently which prompted me to learn a little about these neat garden tractors Ford offered from 1972–1983. -
![(first posted 2/2/2018) The case of the missing Simca is solved. Last week, when we took a look at Road Test‘s extensive comparison of 1968 economy imports, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RT0267-EconomyImports-MainImage.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Economy Imports – Road Test Reviews A Large Crop Of Little Cars")
Vintage Comparison Test: 1967 Economy Imports – Road Test Reviews A Large Crop Of Little Cars
Posted on February 2, 2024 | 73 Comments(first posted 2/2/2018) The case of the missing Simca is solved. Last week, when we took a look at Road Test‘s extensive comparison of 1968 economy imports, […] -
![This image from Ralf K at the Cohort shows a good contrast of styling languages. In the foreground, a friendly-looking pink bathtub with shiny decor. In the back, a sea […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/53503531936_2fbe338ae8_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1954 Rambler Country Club by Ralf K – A Pink Bathtub, In A Sea Of Angry Appliances")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1954 Rambler Country Club by Ralf K – A Pink Bathtub, In A Sea Of Angry Appliances
Posted on February 2, 2024 | 21 CommentsThis image from Ralf K at the Cohort shows a good contrast of styling languages. In the foreground, a friendly-looking pink bathtub with shiny decor. In the back, a sea […] -
![Let’s highlight some AMC products today, with these few images of Javelin drivers and riders. I believe most of the shots were taken in the ’70s, an age with cheaper […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/tumblr_n5l53qTTHW1t5pdaio1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Javelins In The ’70s – A Gallery of Owners, Riders & Families")
Vintage Snapshots: Javelins In The ’70s – A Gallery of Owners, Riders & Families
Posted on February 2, 2024 | 32 CommentsLet’s highlight some AMC products today, with these few images of Javelin drivers and riders. I believe most of the shots were taken in the ’70s, an age with cheaper […] -
![Last year, this narrow gauge locomotive with three side dump cars was put on display in the center of our municipality. From the early sixties to the early nineties it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_2197.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: I’m a Train, I’m a Train, I’m a Chucka Train – Yeah")
Trackside Classic: I’m a Train, I’m a Train, I’m a Chucka Train – Yeah
Posted on February 2, 2024 | 13 CommentsLast year, this narrow gauge locomotive with three side dump cars was put on display in the center of our municipality. From the early sixties to the early nineties it […] -
![Time for one more look at the alternative reality of South American variants of known models. This time, the Fiat Panorama, an offshoot of the 147, itself based on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_20221013_160201147_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980-86 Fiat Panorama – The 127’s South American Larger Sibling")
Curbside Classic: 1980-86 Fiat Panorama – The 127’s South American Larger Sibling
Posted on February 2, 2024 | 23 CommentsTime for one more look at the alternative reality of South American variants of known models. This time, the Fiat Panorama, an offshoot of the 147, itself based on the […] -
Clearance-side Classics: Newark Edition
Posted on February 1, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 2/1/2018) New at Newark Street, Newark NJ – Fall, 1980 -
![(first posted 2/1/2018) Every once in a while, a custom license plate will grab my eye. I don’t remember seeing that many of them on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1975-Buick-LeSabre-Custom-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1975 Buick LeSabre Custom Convertible – SHE LUV U")
Curbside Capsule: 1975 Buick LeSabre Custom Convertible – SHE LUV U
Posted on February 1, 2024 | 46 Comments(first posted 2/1/2018) Every once in a while, a custom license plate will grab my eye. I don’t remember seeing that many of them on the […] -
![I know that CC has a few followers in Australia, and I recently came across a series of slides that I believe they will enjoy seeing. Images captured in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/tumblr_697e2052b1d19c115f7aa56d6c098631_5de5c1b9_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Daily Traffic Down Under – Australia In The 1950s & 1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Daily Traffic Down Under – Australia In The 1950s & 1960s
Posted on February 1, 2024 | 27 CommentsI know that CC has a few followers in Australia, and I recently came across a series of slides that I believe they will enjoy seeing. Images captured in the […] -
![Every now and then I take my team at work out for lunch, as on this late-spring day. Brandon, one of the software engineers on my team, and I had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1961-Mercury-Monterey-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1961 Mercury Monterey Convertible – You Never Know When Someone You Already Know Is Secretly Another Old-Car Fan")
CC Capsule: 1961 Mercury Monterey Convertible – You Never Know When Someone You Already Know Is Secretly Another Old-Car Fan
Posted on February 1, 2024 | 23 CommentsEvery now and then I take my team at work out for lunch, as on this late-spring day. Brandon, one of the software engineers on my team, and I had […] -
![(Author’s Note: This is a prequel of sorts to a series of fictional tales I told way back in 2015 and 2016. This installment has been trapped in my head […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/70-f100-1-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The One Way Passenger")
Curbside Fiction: The One Way Passenger
Posted on February 1, 2024 | 26 Comments(Author’s Note: This is a prequel of sorts to a series of fictional tales I told way back in 2015 and 2016. This installment has been trapped in my head […] -
![What is implied when describing a car as “very French”? One aspect is technical, i.e. a decidedly left-field approach to everything from how the wipers work or how the suspension […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_0280_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Renault 6 TL – The 4’s Uglier Sibling")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Renault 6 TL – The 4’s Uglier Sibling
Posted on February 1, 2024 | 40 CommentsWhat is implied when describing a car as “very French”? One aspect is technical, i.e. a decidedly left-field approach to everything from how the wipers work or how the suspension […]
