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![This didn’t start out as the Sunday paper, it started out as the Thursday paper. It’s the Hanna (Alberta) Herald for Thursday, 4 October 1962, to be exact, and it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Hanna-Herald-Frontpage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Sunday Paper: New Cars, 60.7 Years Ago")
CC Sunday Paper: New Cars, 60.7 Years Ago
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 34 CommentsThis didn’t start out as the Sunday paper, it started out as the Thursday paper. It’s the Hanna (Alberta) Herald for Thursday, 4 October 1962, to be exact, and it’s […] -
![All of a sudden, ‘Miss Debbie’ has got me thinking of cool mornings by the road, as it sits idly in this rather serene looking shot. I believe I never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52706521759_d4496ad35e_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck Snapshots: A Few Mack Bs At Work")
Vintage Truck Snapshots: A Few Mack Bs At Work
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 10 CommentsAll of a sudden, ‘Miss Debbie’ has got me thinking of cool mornings by the road, as it sits idly in this rather serene looking shot. I believe I never […] -
![Honda had gone from an unknown quantity to household name in less than a decade, and the company was striving for more. It may seem odd from today’s perspective, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Scan-230529-0001a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1986 Acura Integra LS – Nicely Integrated")
Vintage Car And Driver Review: 1986 Acura Integra LS – Nicely Integrated
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 16 CommentsHonda had gone from an unknown quantity to household name in less than a decade, and the company was striving for more. It may seem odd from today’s perspective, but […] -
![About 17 years ago, something made me think it maybe was possible to drive a Jaguar for daily use and for commuting the 60 miles. As a daily driver, high […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2022-1009-V-kopie.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL № 15: 1967 Jaguar 420 • Beautiful Classic Jaguar")
COAL № 15: 1967 Jaguar 420 • Beautiful Classic Jaguar
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 44 CommentsAbout 17 years ago, something made me think it maybe was possible to drive a Jaguar for daily use and for commuting the 60 miles. As a daily driver, high […] -
![(first posted 6/3/2017) After seeing the explosion of the aftermarket air conditioning sales in the early 1950’s, Detroit decided to get back into the factory air conditioning business […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1007-01-automotive-air-conditioning-chevrolet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cold Comfort: History of Automotive Air Conditioning, Part 3 – Post-World War II")
Cold Comfort: History of Automotive Air Conditioning, Part 3 – Post-World War II
Posted on June 3, 2023 | 108 Comments(first posted 6/3/2017) After seeing the explosion of the aftermarket air conditioning sales in the early 1950’s, Detroit decided to get back into the factory air conditioning business […] -
![(first posted 7/12/2012) General Motors, as has been documented time and time again, was slow to respond to foreign competition. For years they seemed to think that if they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/5-28-2012-001-800x529-e1340471389594.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Chevrolet Lumina LS – I Fought The Taurus, And The Taurus Won")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Chevrolet Lumina LS – I Fought The Taurus, And The Taurus Won
Posted on June 3, 2023 | 114 Comments(first posted 7/12/2012) General Motors, as has been documented time and time again, was slow to respond to foreign competition. For years they seemed to think that if they […] -
![This panther looks like it’s sleepin’ it off after getting its jaw busted and its ear boxed in a fight. The rest of it looks to be in tidy shape, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Crouching-Panther_3752.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1980-’83 Continental Mark VI: Laid-Up Lincoln")
1980-’83 Continental Mark VI: Laid-Up Lincoln
Posted on June 3, 2023 | 31 CommentsThis panther looks like it’s sleepin’ it off after getting its jaw busted and its ear boxed in a fight. The rest of it looks to be in tidy shape, […] -
![There there, we’re almost done. Just this last hundred-plus bunch of pics and we can call it a day. We will start proceedings by way of a stunning BMW M1 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20230312_131741-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (January-May 2023) – Part 3: German, Italian, French & Swedish Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (January-May 2023) – Part 3: German, Italian, French & Swedish Cars
Posted on June 3, 2023 | 9 CommentsThere there, we’re almost done. Just this last hundred-plus bunch of pics and we can call it a day. We will start proceedings by way of a stunning BMW M1 […] -
![Modern life is generally free of compulsory rituals. Instead, each individual, community, or tribe make their own as they see fit. And while academics find rituals ‘primitive,’ each of these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20221115_122626024_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Bedford TJ – Advanced Past Its Prime")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Bedford TJ – Advanced Past Its Prime
Posted on June 3, 2023 | 25 CommentsModern life is generally free of compulsory rituals. Instead, each individual, community, or tribe make their own as they see fit. And while academics find rituals ‘primitive,’ each of these […] -
![In 2021 I participated in a convoy held in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Santa Fe trail. This closed-loop convoy began at the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_7038.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1944 Willys MB – Chapter 16a, Do You Know The Way To Santa Fe?")
COAL: 1944 Willys MB – Chapter 16a, Do You Know The Way To Santa Fe?
Posted on June 3, 2023 | 7 CommentsIn 2021 I participated in a convoy held in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Santa Fe trail. This closed-loop convoy began at the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, […] -
![(first posted 6/2/2017, updated 6/2/2023) As I detailed in Part 1 of this series, Packard, Cadillac, and Chrysler all dabbled in automotive air conditioning between 1940 and 1942. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1007_02-automotive_air_conditioning-vintage_car_interior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cold Comfort: History of Automotive Air Conditioning, Part 2 – The Aftermarket")
Cold Comfort: History of Automotive Air Conditioning, Part 2 – The Aftermarket
Posted on June 2, 2023 | 111 Comments(first posted 6/2/2017, updated 6/2/2023) As I detailed in Part 1 of this series, Packard, Cadillac, and Chrysler all dabbled in automotive air conditioning between 1940 and 1942. […] -
![(first posted 7/19/2012) Nineteen seventy-six brings varied images to mind. It saw the election of Jimmy Carter and the founding of Apple Computer. It also saw the last 455 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/P7070030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight – Orville Builds a House For Irene")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight – Orville Builds a House For Irene
Posted on June 2, 2023 | 87 Comments(first posted 7/19/2012) Nineteen seventy-six brings varied images to mind. It saw the election of Jimmy Carter and the founding of Apple Computer. It also saw the last 455 […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2012) From the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, Ford showed a lot of new product moxie, upstaging GM with two iconic, trend-setting vehicles: the 1958 T-Bird, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/a-fut.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Falcon Sports Futura – Ford Sees The Future; At Chevrolet")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Falcon Sports Futura – Ford Sees The Future; At Chevrolet
Posted on June 2, 2023 | 55 Comments(first posted 8/10/2012) From the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, Ford showed a lot of new product moxie, upstaging GM with two iconic, trend-setting vehicles: the 1958 T-Bird, […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Back Alley Scene
Posted on June 2, 2023 | 11 CommentsBy John Lloyd, at the Cohort. -
![I’ve chosen to start the foreign car posts with the two largest contingents (by nation of origin) encountered in Tokyo over the winter and spring of this year – the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20230506_110527-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (January-May 2023) – Part 2: British & American Cars")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (January-May 2023) – Part 2: British & American Cars
Posted on June 2, 2023 | 21 CommentsI’ve chosen to start the foreign car posts with the two largest contingents (by nation of origin) encountered in Tokyo over the winter and spring of this year – the […]
