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  • My British luxury car dream garage would certainly have a fifties Rolls-Royce in it, but it would also have relative obscurities such as a Humber Super Snipe and a Vanden […]

    1966 Vanden Plas Princess 1100: British Compact Outside, Rolls-Royce Inside

    Posted on August 14, 2026 | 13 Comments
    My British luxury car dream garage would certainly have a fifties Rolls-Royce in it, but it would also have relative obscurities such as a Humber Super Snipe and a Vanden […]

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  • London’s Science Museum, established in 1857 to house exhibits from the Patent Museum and the 1851 Great Exhibition, has long been a major attraction on London’s museum circuit. Its extensive […]

    Museum Warehouse Photo Report – The Science Museum Group Collection In The Hawking Building

    Posted on August 14, 2026 | 15 Comments
    London’s Science Museum, established in 1857 to house exhibits from the Patent Museum and the 1851 Great Exhibition, has long been a major attraction on London’s museum circuit. Its extensive […]

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  • It’s hard not to panic when you push down the clutch pedal and get nothing but a loud “POP” as your foot hits the floor. It’s even worse when you’re […]

    My 1965 Dodge Dart 170 Wagon: I Replaced The Clutch (Twice), But That Wasn’t Even The Problem

    Posted on August 14, 2026 | 25 Comments
    It’s hard not to panic when you push down the clutch pedal and get nothing but a loud “POP” as your foot hits the floor. It’s even worse when you’re […]

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  • (Updated 8/13/2026)       How would you like your earliest memories to be of sitting in the back seat of a 1968 Firebird 400, watching your Dad work that […]

    Curbside Classic: 1968 Firebird 400 – Reliving Childhood Memories, Twice Daily

    Posted on August 13, 2026 | 65 Comments
    (Updated 8/13/2026)       How would you like your earliest memories to be of sitting in the back seat of a 1968 Firebird 400, watching your Dad work that […]

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  • (Updated 8/13/2026)    The Honda S600 is a small and sporty roadster that outwardly does not look too different from an Austin Healey Sprite or Triumph Spitfire. It is, however, much […]

    Honda S500/S600/S800 – Small, Brilliant and Fast

    Posted on August 13, 2026 | 41 Comments
    (Updated 8/13/2026)    The Honda S600 is a small and sporty roadster that outwardly does not look too different from an Austin Healey Sprite or Triumph Spitfire. It is, however, much […]

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  • Early July, the Dekkers family business took delivery of their latest Volvo fleet member, an FH Aero 6×2*4 truck with a hooklift hoist. New to the job, but it already […]

    2026 Volvo FH Aero 6×2*4 Hooklift Truck – I Have Just Started Rolling

    Posted on August 13, 2026 | 4 Comments
    Early July, the Dekkers family business took delivery of their latest Volvo fleet member, an FH Aero 6×2*4 truck with a hooklift hoist. New to the job, but it already […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is another round of images from the Dave Gelinas Collection.  The photos in Dave’s collection show that he truly had an eye for […]

    Vintage Photos Of Everyday Street Scenes In The 1950s & 1960s

    Posted on August 13, 2026 | 21 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is another round of images from the Dave Gelinas Collection.  The photos in Dave’s collection show that he truly had an eye for […]

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  • You’ve probably heard the story of “Miss Belvedere”–a brand-new 1957 Plymouth hardtop that was buried in an underground vault in Tulsa, Oklahoma as a time capsule.  It was intended to […]

    1957 Dodge Royal: The REAL Forward Look Time Capsule!

    Posted on August 13, 2026 | 20 Comments
    You’ve probably heard the story of “Miss Belvedere”–a brand-new 1957 Plymouth hardtop that was buried in an underground vault in Tulsa, Oklahoma as a time capsule.  It was intended to […]

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  • Struggling through the ‘00s, Ford launched a new, modern big sedan with lots of space and a name that was supposed to hearken back to the ‘60s. Unfortunately, bland styling […]

    Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Five Hundred – Full-Fledged Full-Size Flop

    Posted on August 13, 2026 | 35 Comments
    Struggling through the ‘00s, Ford launched a new, modern big sedan with lots of space and a name that was supposed to hearken back to the ‘60s. Unfortunately, bland styling […]

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  • (Updated 8/10/2026)     That Ferdinand Porsche’s Volkswagen Beetle would permute into a highly successful off road capable troop transport vehicle in a matter of one month was one of the more […]

    The VW Kübelwagen And Schwimmwagen: Germany’s WW2 Jeeps

    Posted on August 12, 2026 | 73 Comments
    (Updated 8/10/2026)     That Ferdinand Porsche’s Volkswagen Beetle would permute into a highly successful off road capable troop transport vehicle in a matter of one month was one of the more […]

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  • (Updated 8/12/2026)            The 1999 Mustang arrived with Ford’s New Edge styling, and the one I got to review may have been slower than the GT, […]

    Classic CARmentary: 1999 Ford Mustang V6 Coupe — More Style Than Speed

    Posted on August 12, 2026 | 21 Comments
    (Updated 8/12/2026)            The 1999 Mustang arrived with Ford’s New Edge styling, and the one I got to review may have been slower than the GT, […]

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  • There’s not a lot to say here.  Or perhaps there is.  If these trucks were people the one on the left would probably just get on with it.  The one […]

    Curbside Juxtaposition: The Long And Short Of It

    Posted on August 12, 2026 | 26 Comments
    There’s not a lot to say here.  Or perhaps there is.  If these trucks were people the one on the left would probably just get on with it.  The one […]

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  • While I haven’t written either one into my COAL series yet, my current automotive stable consists of a 1997 Mazda Miata roadster and a 2024 Royal Enfield Bullet 350. Neither […]

    In Search Of A Practical Winter Car … And Ending With Something French?

    Posted on August 12, 2026 | 28 Comments
    While I haven’t written either one into my COAL series yet, my current automotive stable consists of a 1997 Mazda Miata roadster and a 2024 Royal Enfield Bullet 350. Neither […]

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  • Wherever you may be, greetings from England. I’m Neil Osborn, known among my friends as Owl, and I am happy to be known as such by my fellow curbivores. As […]

    The Cars That Shaped My Family—and Me

    Posted on August 12, 2026 | 16 Comments
    Wherever you may be, greetings from England. I’m Neil Osborn, known among my friends as Owl, and I am happy to be known as such by my fellow curbivores. As […]

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  • It’s generally accepted among muscle car fans that the GTO was the snazziest of the Pontiac intermediates, but in terms of “bang for your buck,” perhaps no appearance package in […]

    1972 Pontiac LeMans Sport Convertible: A Uniquely Optioned Budget LeMans With A Manual Transmission And A GTO Front End

    Posted on August 12, 2026 | 27 Comments
    It’s generally accepted among muscle car fans that the GTO was the snazziest of the Pontiac intermediates, but in terms of “bang for your buck,” perhaps no appearance package in […]

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