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![I am a contrarian. This is, of course, well known hereabouts. Many things that are popular bore me. I, instead, seek out things that are unusual. When I was in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1973-Chevrolet-Corvette-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Corvette – A Car And An Author Come To Terms")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Corvette – A Car And An Author Come To Terms
Posted on June 12, 2023 | 63 CommentsI am a contrarian. This is, of course, well known hereabouts. Many things that are popular bore me. I, instead, seek out things that are unusual. When I was in […] -
![Originally posted 9 June 2023 Over 250 years ago, hauling coal in northeast England was the raison d’être of the first railways, and Britain’s railways have made a decent living […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/00.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1960 British Railways 9F № 92220 Evening Star · Steam Ends On A High Note")
Trackside Classic: 1960 British Railways 9F № 92220 Evening Star · Steam Ends On A High Note
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 19 CommentsOriginally posted 9 June 2023 Over 250 years ago, hauling coal in northeast England was the raison d’être of the first railways, and Britain’s railways have made a decent living […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2017) Just before I headed to Detroit for the CC meetup I received an invitation to the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press’ 2017 Track and Off-Road Day. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_1637-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classics: Curbside Classic Goes To The Track")
Future Classics: Curbside Classic Goes To The Track
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 20 Comments(first posted 6/11/2017) Just before I headed to Detroit for the CC meetup I received an invitation to the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press’ 2017 Track and Off-Road Day. So […] -
![Something you rarely see is farm and construction machinery in a non-factory color scheme. Usually, contractors simply have a decal with their name and logo applied onto the equipment they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_1110.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2021 John Deere 6175R – Paint It Black")
CC Global: 2021 John Deere 6175R – Paint It Black
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 11 CommentsSomething you rarely see is farm and construction machinery in a non-factory color scheme. Usually, contractors simply have a decal with their name and logo applied onto the equipment they […] -
CC For Sale: 1961 De Soto 2-Door Hardtop–Rare and Unrestored
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 44 CommentsImagine you’re walking or driving down an unfamiliar street, and you see this! -
![There were some very compelling reasons why Cadillac was creaming Lincoln and the Chrysler Imperial in the 1950s, and no they weren’t just its styling and fins. Aside from that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cad-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Life Road Test: 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 – The Fastest And All-Round Best Car Of Its Time")
Vintage Motor Life Road Test: 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 – The Fastest And All-Round Best Car Of Its Time
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 29 CommentsThere were some very compelling reasons why Cadillac was creaming Lincoln and the Chrysler Imperial in the 1950s, and no they weren’t just its styling and fins. Aside from that […] -
![This may come as a surprise; I always had old British cars plus the odd modern when it was needed for long commuting. So why a Subaru? I had looked […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/grijs-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL № 16: Subaru Wagons – Practical And Bland, But A Little Different")
COAL № 16: Subaru Wagons – Practical And Bland, But A Little Different
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 18 CommentsThis may come as a surprise; I always had old British cars plus the odd modern when it was needed for long commuting. So why a Subaru? I had looked […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2017) Pride in one’s car finds many ways to be expressed. For many, a cap or t-shirt is enough; some may go as far as to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1200-Plaque.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtake: To Eternity, With a 1958 Edsel")
CC Global Outtake: To Eternity, With a 1958 Edsel
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 22 Comments(first posted 6/10/2017) Pride in one’s car finds many ways to be expressed. For many, a cap or t-shirt is enough; some may go as far as to […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2017) Several months ago we reviewed the Mack MV-620-D, a large demonstrator intercity coach from the late-1950’s that the company hoped would be selected as a replacement for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/c49-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1947 – 1960 Mack C Series Urban Transit Coach – Built Bulldog Tough")
Bus Stop Classics: 1947 – 1960 Mack C Series Urban Transit Coach – Built Bulldog Tough
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 46 Comments(first posted 6/10/2017) Several months ago we reviewed the Mack MV-620-D, a large demonstrator intercity coach from the late-1950’s that the company hoped would be selected as a replacement for […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Vauxhall Victor And A Few Others By Ralf K
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 15 Comments -
![This particular car was born the same month I received my driver’s license. It’s on the (long) short list of cars that I would have liked to have seen in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_6965.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1986 Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R – Boxed In")
Curbside Recycling: 1986 Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R – Boxed In
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 26 CommentsThis particular car was born the same month I received my driver’s license. It’s on the (long) short list of cars that I would have liked to have seen in […] -
![Here’s a rather disposable car that barely left a memory, for good reason. It escaped the ‘deadly sin’ label when it appeared in our ‘The Truth Hertz’ post years ago. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Scan-220826-0004A.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R & T Review: 1997 Chevrolet Malibu – If You Can’t Beat Them…")
Vintage R & T Review: 1997 Chevrolet Malibu – If You Can’t Beat Them…
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 28 CommentsHere’s a rather disposable car that barely left a memory, for good reason. It escaped the ‘deadly sin’ label when it appeared in our ‘The Truth Hertz’ post years ago. […] -
![The Cumbres & Toltec Railroad After the Santa Fe Bicentennial Convoy, several of us travelled to Antonito, Colorado to take a ride on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Map.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL/TOAL Chapter 16b: The Cumbres & Toltec Railroad")
COAL/TOAL Chapter 16b: The Cumbres & Toltec Railroad
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 13 CommentsThe Cumbres & Toltec Railroad After the Santa Fe Bicentennial Convoy, several of us travelled to Antonito, Colorado to take a ride on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. The […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2017) OK; old British cars have a rep, but this one has been defying it for many years. I’ve seen it coming and going on the streets of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-164-087-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Triumph TR4A IRS – Stereotype Defying Tractor-Engined IRS Daily Driver")
Curbside Classic: Triumph TR4A IRS – Stereotype Defying Tractor-Engined IRS Daily Driver
Posted on June 9, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 5/23/2017) OK; old British cars have a rep, but this one has been defying it for many years. I’ve seen it coming and going on the streets of […] -
![After a brief flurry of interest in the late ’50s, Renault Dauphines are mostly known in the US for giving up the ghost not long after purchase. Though to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Renault Brochure: Ghosts Of Dauphine’s Past")
Vintage Renault Brochure: Ghosts Of Dauphine’s Past
Posted on June 9, 2023 | 37 CommentsAfter a brief flurry of interest in the late ’50s, Renault Dauphines are mostly known in the US for giving up the ghost not long after purchase. Though to be […]
