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![CC readers know that I had several of these vintage ‘owner galleries’ in the past few months. Being the weekend, I feel that it’s a good time to highlight some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4552898122_b5cd60fe33_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: A Corvette Gallery – Drivers, Riders & Admirers From The ’50s – ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: A Corvette Gallery – Drivers, Riders & Admirers From The ’50s – ’70s
Posted on January 20, 2024 | 20 CommentsCC readers know that I had several of these vintage ‘owner galleries’ in the past few months. Being the weekend, I feel that it’s a good time to highlight some […] -
![“Driving the 300 with the 440 engine is an experience in what a really big engine in a really big car can do” That statement sums up the whole rationale […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1966-Chrysler-10-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1966 Chrysler 300, 440 TNT – Powerful, Effortless Cruiser")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1966 Chrysler 300, 440 TNT – Powerful, Effortless Cruiser
Posted on January 20, 2024 | 28 Comments“Driving the 300 with the 440 engine is an experience in what a really big engine in a really big car can do” That statement sums up the whole rationale […] -
![My new job was in Downtown Los Angeles, we lived approximately twenty miles east in Whittier. My work commute usually took a half hour when traffic was light and we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GA9355.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #8: ’84 Mercury Cougar")
COAL #8: ’84 Mercury Cougar
Posted on January 20, 2024 | 26 CommentsMy new job was in Downtown Los Angeles, we lived approximately twenty miles east in Whittier. My work commute usually took a half hour when traffic was light and we […] -
![(first posted 1/19/2018) From 1960 to 1980, the Renault Estafette and the Citroën HY (a.k.a “Type H” or “Tub”) were straight up rivals in the small world of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/page2garde_estaf_typeH.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1972 Renault Estafette / 1976 Citroën HY – A Couple Of Your Best Van De Table, See-voo-play")
CC Twofer: 1972 Renault Estafette / 1976 Citroën HY – A Couple Of Your Best Van De Table, See-voo-play
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 44 Comments(first posted 1/19/2018) From 1960 to 1980, the Renault Estafette and the Citroën HY (a.k.a “Type H” or “Tub”) were straight up rivals in the small world of […] -
![(first posted 1/19/2018) Here’s another bus you would have likely seen or ridden in if you were spending time in any large North American metropolitan area […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Omaha_1947_Twin_Coach_bus_1312_at_Seashore_Trolley_Museum-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1946 – 1959 Flxible Twin Coach Transit Bus – Chicago’s Favorite")
Bus Stop Classics: 1946 – 1959 Flxible Twin Coach Transit Bus – Chicago’s Favorite
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 1/19/2018) Here’s another bus you would have likely seen or ridden in if you were spending time in any large North American metropolitan area […] -
![In recent weeks I’ve been sharing a number of images uploaded by Hyperpack at the Cohort. Most have been Chrysler products belonging to a family collection, but a new series […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/53469694466_b4122febc0_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 – Ready For Another Winter")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 – Ready For Another Winter
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 8 CommentsIn recent weeks I’ve been sharing a number of images uploaded by Hyperpack at the Cohort. Most have been Chrysler products belonging to a family collection, but a new series […] -
CC Outtake: I Have a Brake Drum…Hold My Beer Edition
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 31 CommentsI have made the case in various Curbside articles for turning entire cars into works of art. But what about car parts repurposed for other uses? -
![So I was visiting a friend of mine in one of San Salvador’s residential areas, a peculiar vicinity from the 1960s, built for the military when they were considered a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20240114_161625068.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 6.6 – Prolonging The Magic")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 6.6 – Prolonging The Magic
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 21 CommentsSo I was visiting a friend of mine in one of San Salvador’s residential areas, a peculiar vicinity from the 1960s, built for the military when they were considered a […] -
![In a previous post, I referenced the fact that New York City has now made its entire collection of property tax photos available online. Think of this as Google Street […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-15-at-14-49-49-100-Broad-Street-DOF-Manhattan-1940s-Tax-Photos.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photography and Modeling: Favorite Picks from the NYC Tax Photo Collection")
CC Photography and Modeling: Favorite Picks from the NYC Tax Photo Collection
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 22 CommentsIn a previous post, I referenced the fact that New York City has now made its entire collection of property tax photos available online. Think of this as Google Street […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2018) Five years ago today, I published my first article here on Curbside Classic. The subject was the Holden Camira, Australia’s version of the GM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/holden-camira-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982-89 Holden Camira – The Thrill Of Writing About J-Cars")
Curbside Classic: 1982-89 Holden Camira – The Thrill Of Writing About J-Cars
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 45 Comments(first posted 1/18/2018) Five years ago today, I published my first article here on Curbside Classic. The subject was the Holden Camira, Australia’s version of the GM […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2018) Although it has had a tough time of late, no American mid-priced brand has had the long term success of Buick. That the 1950s was Buick’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/19411947Buicks02-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Double Feature: 1941 Buick Super and 1948 Buick Roadmaster – The Look Of Success")
Curbside Classic Double Feature: 1941 Buick Super and 1948 Buick Roadmaster – The Look Of Success
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 1/18/2018) Although it has had a tough time of late, no American mid-priced brand has had the long term success of Buick. That the 1950s was Buick’s […] -
![Some months ago I shared an image gallery showing rather heavy traffic in the 1970s. On that occasion, I sensed I unintendedly brought up too many ‘stuck in traffic’ memories […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/7152663035_d8806587ad_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Traffic Across America In The Early ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Traffic Across America In The Early ’70s
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 32 CommentsSome months ago I shared an image gallery showing rather heavy traffic in the 1970s. On that occasion, I sensed I unintendedly brought up too many ‘stuck in traffic’ memories […] -
![There are some models that take a long time to make their appearance at CC. And curiously, once featured, they don’t take that long to show up again. Even if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/53459137987_20ab712c2f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1976-77 Plymouth Volaré Road Runner, In Motion In SF")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1976-77 Plymouth Volaré Road Runner, In Motion In SF
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 20 CommentsThere are some models that take a long time to make their appearance at CC. And curiously, once featured, they don’t take that long to show up again. Even if […] -
![Can you believe we’ve had posts on the 1959 Imperial, Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, the exclusive 300E and even the fascinating Ozzie market Royal (with cheese), but the standard 1959 Chrysler […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_20230730_202117_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1959 Chrysler Windsor Coupe – Suddenly, It’s Still 1957!")
Car Show Capsule: 1959 Chrysler Windsor Coupe – Suddenly, It’s Still 1957!
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 21 CommentsCan you believe we’ve had posts on the 1959 Imperial, Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, the exclusive 300E and even the fascinating Ozzie market Royal (with cheese), but the standard 1959 Chrysler […] -
![Sometimes I will be stopped in my tracks while in the junkyard. At times it’s due to a Maserati, other times a Lancia, and ever so slightly more often anything […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_4011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1981 Datsun 210 Hatchback – 354,281 And A Half Miles, Apparently All Of Them In Deep Salty Slush")
Curbside Recycling: 1981 Datsun 210 Hatchback – 354,281 And A Half Miles, Apparently All Of Them In Deep Salty Slush
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 31 CommentsSometimes I will be stopped in my tracks while in the junkyard. At times it’s due to a Maserati, other times a Lancia, and ever so slightly more often anything […]
