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![(first posted 4/15/2017) In doing a bit of research, I stumbled into this scanned article from DieselPower, posted at the studebakerdriversclub.com, about Studebaker’s experiments with swapping in a Mercedes 180 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Studebaker-diesel-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive Oddities: 1958 Studebaker Diesel, Powered by Mercedes – The Germanic Scotsman. And The 1963 Production Lark Diesel")
Automotive Oddities: 1958 Studebaker Diesel, Powered by Mercedes – The Germanic Scotsman. And The 1963 Production Lark Diesel
Posted on April 15, 2023 | 45 Comments(first posted 4/15/2017) In doing a bit of research, I stumbled into this scanned article from DieselPower, posted at the studebakerdriversclub.com, about Studebaker’s experiments with swapping in a Mercedes 180 […] -
![(first posted 6/14/2012) It was going to happen eventually; the odds were simply too good, and now it has come to pass. I needed a user name for use on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/P5310630.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Mercury Monterey – You Could Have Had A Marquis")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Mercury Monterey – You Could Have Had A Marquis
Posted on April 15, 2023 | 82 Comments(first posted 6/14/2012) It was going to happen eventually; the odds were simply too good, and now it has come to pass. I needed a user name for use on […] -
![Two beautiful 1961 Impalas, showing off their sleek new rear ends, and both have dog dish hubcaps? Seems so unlikely, especially so for a convertible. Back in the day, one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52639458833_5dad5a45bf_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shots: What’s With All The Dog Dish Hubcaps?")
Vintage PR Shots: What’s With All The Dog Dish Hubcaps?
Posted on April 15, 2023 | 65 CommentsTwo beautiful 1961 Impalas, showing off their sleek new rear ends, and both have dog dish hubcaps? Seems so unlikely, especially so for a convertible. Back in the day, one […] -
![Yes, I’m a fan of Mopar A-Bodies, and this Mexican Dart, shot and posted by RiveraNotario, is perfect; my ideal of a late-model Dart. I don’t know the exact year, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52801567892_a6c7bef580_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Dodge Dart – Bulls Eye")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Dodge Dart – Bulls Eye
Posted on April 15, 2023 | 23 CommentsYes, I’m a fan of Mopar A-Bodies, and this Mexican Dart, shot and posted by RiveraNotario, is perfect; my ideal of a late-model Dart. I don’t know the exact year, […] -
![Brazil has a long history of both urban and intercity motorcoach transportation. Prior to the 1950’s, all buses were imported models, mostly conventional “bonnet buses” based on a truck chassis, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Grafico32-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: GMC ODC 210 Bus Chassis – The Basis for Brazil’s First Bus")
Bus Stop Classics: GMC ODC 210 Bus Chassis – The Basis for Brazil’s First Bus
Posted on April 15, 2023 | 4 CommentsBrazil has a long history of both urban and intercity motorcoach transportation. Prior to the 1950’s, all buses were imported models, mostly conventional “bonnet buses” based on a truck chassis, […] -
![This photo is not my truck, mine was red and had a matching Snugtop. The only photo I could find of my truck was of a portion of the left […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1986_Toyota_Truck_003-1500x1032-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Toyota Deluxe Xtra Cab – Chapter 10, L’il Red")
COAL: 1986 Toyota Deluxe Xtra Cab – Chapter 10, L’il Red
Posted on April 15, 2023 | 9 CommentsThis photo is not my truck, mine was red and had a matching Snugtop. The only photo I could find of my truck was of a portion of the left […] -
![(first posted 4/14/2017) Is it karma, for all of the risky, jail-baiting, high-speed driving I’ve done over the years? Because for some reason, I keep getting invites to drive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CC-323-004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Driving Review (With Video): Mercedes 220 Diesel – I Drive The Second Slowest Car Sold In America")
CC Driving Review (With Video): Mercedes 220 Diesel – I Drive The Second Slowest Car Sold In America
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 59 Comments(first posted 4/14/2017) Is it karma, for all of the risky, jail-baiting, high-speed driving I’ve done over the years? Because for some reason, I keep getting invites to drive […] -
![(first posted 4/14/2017) As my regular readers know, I take pictures. Lots of pictures. I take pictures of my cars. I take pictures of my rental cars. For this dive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/samp28cfd76c6e9720f9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Signs Of A Lifetime")
Road Signs Of A Lifetime
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 124 Comments(first posted 4/14/2017) As my regular readers know, I take pictures. Lots of pictures. I take pictures of my cars. I take pictures of my rental cars. For this dive […] -
Vintage Postcard: 1908 Overland, “Good Day Or Night” and “Come Ride With Me”- Sex Sells
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 16 CommentsUpdate: there’s another in this series: -
![I write this on April 13, 2023 after returning from the junkyard this afternoon, and realize that it’s a day like any other. Except it isn’t, it’s the exact 50th […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_3793.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Squeezing Lemonade From A Lemon Twist")
Curbside Recycling: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Squeezing Lemonade From A Lemon Twist
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 51 CommentsI write this on April 13, 2023 after returning from the junkyard this afternoon, and realize that it’s a day like any other. Except it isn’t, it’s the exact 50th […] -
![. shot and posted by nifticus How did this Eldorado slip through our Deadly Sin fingers until now? Because it’s so small, obviously. Rather surprisingly, the double-downsized 1986 Eldo has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52813552334_398e2c07f7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1986 Cadillac Eldorado, GM’s Deadly Sin #38 – How To Downsize Oneself Out Of Business")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1986 Cadillac Eldorado, GM’s Deadly Sin #38 – How To Downsize Oneself Out Of Business
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 46 Comments. shot and posted by nifticus How did this Eldorado slip through our Deadly Sin fingers until now? Because it’s so small, obviously. Rather surprisingly, the double-downsized 1986 Eldo has […] -
![The Buick-Olds-Pontiac “senior compacts” all shared a body that looked way too much the same, not unlike the problem GM had with their look-alike cars in the ’80s. But the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/b-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1962 Pontiac Tempest 4, Buick Special V6, Olds F-85 V8 – Decisions, Decisions")
Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1962 Pontiac Tempest 4, Buick Special V6, Olds F-85 V8 – Decisions, Decisions
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 47 CommentsThe Buick-Olds-Pontiac “senior compacts” all shared a body that looked way too much the same, not unlike the problem GM had with their look-alike cars in the ’80s. But the […] -
![(first posted 4/13/2017) Now that’s a face I could stare at for a while. I just love these Studebaker M-Series trucks, built from 1941 – 1948. And not just because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/32994935123_d061ce792d_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1947 Studebaker M5 Pickup – What A Face. What A Truck")
Cohort Outtake: 1947 Studebaker M5 Pickup – What A Face. What A Truck
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 31 Comments(first posted 4/13/2017) Now that’s a face I could stare at for a while. I just love these Studebaker M-Series trucks, built from 1941 – 1948. And not just because […] -
![(Originally posted on 4/13/17.) I’ve always loved going on road trips. From making periodic jaunts from Michigan to visit family in rural Ohio during childhood, to early-adulthood treks between college […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/440-1977-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-V-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roadside Classic: 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V – On Holiday")
Roadside Classic: 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V – On Holiday
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 89 Comments(Originally posted on 4/13/17.) I’ve always loved going on road trips. From making periodic jaunts from Michigan to visit family in rural Ohio during childhood, to early-adulthood treks between college […] -
Vintage Ad: What Is It? Mark IV? Rolls?
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 21 Comments
