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![‘Twas a boring early Sunday morning’s drive to Laramie via I-80 Westbound to work on some fencing and gates for a rental property, suddenly livened up by a glimpse of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_3823.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: Being Passed By The Ghost Of Dan Gurney On The Laramie Straight")
In-Motion Classic: Being Passed By The Ghost Of Dan Gurney On The Laramie Straight
Posted on April 18, 2023 | 21 Comments‘Twas a boring early Sunday morning’s drive to Laramie via I-80 Westbound to work on some fencing and gates for a rental property, suddenly livened up by a glimpse of […] -
![I have read in automotive news lately that the 2024 model year will be the Camaro’s last, at least for a while. This has given me strong déjà vu from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/021-1995-Chevrolet-Camaro-base-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1995 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible – The Halfway Point")
Curbside Musings: 1995 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible – The Halfway Point
Posted on April 18, 2023 | 40 CommentsI have read in automotive news lately that the 2024 model year will be the Camaro’s last, at least for a while. This has given me strong déjà vu from […] -
![(first posted 4/17/2017) When asked about early railway electrification in Britain, most will think of the Southern Railway’s commuter network fanning out from London. It seems that the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1150_DE718_26000_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1951 British Railways EM1 No 26020 – Forgotten Progress")
Trackside Classic: 1951 British Railways EM1 No 26020 – Forgotten Progress
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 34 Comments(first posted 4/17/2017) When asked about early railway electrification in Britain, most will think of the Southern Railway’s commuter network fanning out from London. It seems that the […] -
![(first posted 11/24/2015) So many times when seeing a car parked next to a fixed object, getting pictures from all angles is tough. Such isn’t the case here, since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_0118.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1969 Dodge Polara and Monaco – Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun")
CC Capsule: 1969 Dodge Polara and Monaco – Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 78 Comments(first posted 11/24/2015) So many times when seeing a car parked next to a fixed object, getting pictures from all angles is tough. Such isn’t the case here, since […] -
![(first posted 4/17/2017) The tragic story of the downfall of Packard has been told many times. In this Forgotten Future installment, we look at the Packard future that almost […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1956-Packard-Predictor-factory-front-34.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Forgotten Future: 1957 Packard")
CC Forgotten Future: 1957 Packard
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 152 Comments(first posted 4/17/2017) The tragic story of the downfall of Packard has been told many times. In this Forgotten Future installment, we look at the Packard future that almost […] -
Vintage Snapshot: Super Sleuths, Date This Photo
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 16 Comments -
![Michigan is well-populated with cities and towns that have played an enormous part in America’s automotive mosaic. Ypsilanti is best known for its proximity to Willow Run, where Ford built […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230330_135147a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Field Trip: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum – Part I, The Hudsons")
CC Field Trip: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum – Part I, The Hudsons
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 28 CommentsMichigan is well-populated with cities and towns that have played an enormous part in America’s automotive mosaic. Ypsilanti is best known for its proximity to Willow Run, where Ford built […] -
![(Updated) Looks to me like they’re both writing him up. To satisfy the need for even more power than the 155 hp 256 Chevy V8, in 1956 Chevrolet also used […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52408577001_2455387b62_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Carrier: 1956 Chevrolet With Buick “Nailhead” V8 Truck Getting Two Speeding Tickets?")
Vintage Car Carrier: 1956 Chevrolet With Buick “Nailhead” V8 Truck Getting Two Speeding Tickets?
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 16 Comments(Updated) Looks to me like they’re both writing him up. To satisfy the need for even more power than the 155 hp 256 Chevy V8, in 1956 Chevrolet also used […] -
![You may know by now that I like to take old car photos that look as if they may have been taken say, in the early ’60s when the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230412_193010-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk–Twilight Pink")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk–Twilight Pink
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 31 CommentsYou may know by now that I like to take old car photos that look as if they may have been taken say, in the early ’60s when the […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2012) There is no more intimate connection between machine and man than racing a bike. And no one made it look more like an act of love than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/MTB-Hailwood_Manx-last-TT-win.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Sunday Salon: Mike Hailwood – Mike The Bike")
Sunday Salon: Mike Hailwood – Mike The Bike
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 20 Comments(first posted 6/10/2012) There is no more intimate connection between machine and man than racing a bike. And no one made it look more like an act of love than […] -
![(first posted 4/18/2017) Constantine Hannaher posted a few shots of this ’73 Torino SportsRoof, and as much as it has the ability to attract the attention of the eyeballs, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ford-Torino-1973-coupe-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1973 Gran Torino Sport SportsRoof – The Twilight of the Hardtop Coupe")
Cohort Outtake: 1973 Gran Torino Sport SportsRoof – The Twilight of the Hardtop Coupe
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 82 Comments(first posted 4/18/2017) Constantine Hannaher posted a few shots of this ’73 Torino SportsRoof, and as much as it has the ability to attract the attention of the eyeballs, […] -
CC Global: 2023 Truck Show Milheeze – Open To All Ages
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 33 CommentsA compact show, well organized by a regional truckers club in the southeast of the Netherlands. Free entry, plenty to see, yet Generation Alpha clearly ruled. -
![I can’t ever argue with a Art Fitzpatrick and Can Kaufman rendering, especially a wide-track Pontiac (their specialty). But the text? How is this the “wisest wide-track yet”? Am I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52636791278_8295dab1c8_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1961 Pontiac Catalina by F&K – “Wisest Wide-Track Yet!” Wisest?")
Vintage Ad: 1961 Pontiac Catalina by F&K – “Wisest Wide-Track Yet!” Wisest?
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 19 CommentsI can’t ever argue with a Art Fitzpatrick and Can Kaufman rendering, especially a wide-track Pontiac (their specialty). But the text? How is this the “wisest wide-track yet”? Am I […] -
![The other day Jim Klein showed us the brown Plymouth fuselage wagon he spotted in Berlin, and today T.Minor posted this brown Chrysler wagon shot “somewhere in Lower Austria”. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-15-9.50.56-AM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1972 Chrysler Town & Country – Do Austrians And Germans Have A Thing About Fuselage Mopars?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1972 Chrysler Town & Country – Do Austrians And Germans Have A Thing About Fuselage Mopars?
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 24 CommentsThe other day Jim Klein showed us the brown Plymouth fuselage wagon he spotted in Berlin, and today T.Minor posted this brown Chrysler wagon shot “somewhere in Lower Austria”. The […] -
![Today is about Imp again. Sunbeam Chamois, Hillman Imp, Commer Imp van. A few weeks ago there was a COAL about my first Imp, I needed a second chapter […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/G-vakantie-3-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL № 8: Three More Imps—But Not For Long")
COAL № 8: Three More Imps—But Not For Long
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 37 CommentsToday is about Imp again. Sunbeam Chamois, Hillman Imp, Commer Imp van. A few weeks ago there was a COAL about my first Imp, I needed a second chapter […]
