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![(first posted 4/12/2017) Nifticus posted shots of this International Loadstar at the Cohort, and I can’t just walk by. These were once by far the best selling medium truck in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IH-Loadstar-1700-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: International Loadstar 1700 – Makes A Rugged Pickup")
Cohort Outtake: International Loadstar 1700 – Makes A Rugged Pickup
Posted on April 12, 2023 | 31 Comments(first posted 4/12/2017) Nifticus posted shots of this International Loadstar at the Cohort, and I can’t just walk by. These were once by far the best selling medium truck in […] -
![(first posted 4/12/2017) Despite Buick’s marketing materials using words like “technology” and “future”, and featuring an attractive, young and blonde female runner on multiple pages, I’m willing to bet the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/thumb_IMG_2784_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1990 Buick Skylark Luxury Edition – Nana’s Got A Hot Date On A Saturday Night")
CC Outtake: 1990 Buick Skylark Luxury Edition – Nana’s Got A Hot Date On A Saturday Night
Posted on April 12, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 4/12/2017) Despite Buick’s marketing materials using words like “technology” and “future”, and featuring an attractive, young and blonde female runner on multiple pages, I’m willing to bet the […] -
![I’ve always been utterly baffled by how many people will buy a new car and then instantly (or very shortly thereafter) put it in storage, never to be driven. What […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/3m.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Why Do People Store Brand New Cars And Never Drive Them?")
QOTD: Why Do People Store Brand New Cars And Never Drive Them?
Posted on April 12, 2023 | 75 CommentsI’ve always been utterly baffled by how many people will buy a new car and then instantly (or very shortly thereafter) put it in storage, never to be driven. What […] -
![Today’s and yesterday’s articles asked the question: How low can you go? The answer: pretty darned low. Today’s cars are once again presented in descending order of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230127_142138-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classics: Arizona 2023 – How Low [Mileage] Can You Go? part 2 of 2")
Auction Classics: Arizona 2023 – How Low [Mileage] Can You Go? part 2 of 2
Posted on April 12, 2023 | 31 CommentsToday’s and yesterday’s articles asked the question: How low can you go? The answer: pretty darned low. Today’s cars are once again presented in descending order of […] -
Vintage PR Shot: My Yellow Frigidaire Has Arrived!
Posted on April 12, 2023 | 30 Comments -
![Greeting Curbophiles! My name is Steve Crutchfield, and I’m starting a new Cars of a Lifetime series. By way of introduction, I’m a 70 year old retiree living in Seattle. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Photo702485658172_inner_29-19-670-23-29-976-685-968.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Buicks Aplenty; a Fiat, and a Pontiac • The Early Years")
COAL: Buicks Aplenty; a Fiat, and a Pontiac • The Early Years
Posted on April 12, 2023 | 32 CommentsGreeting Curbophiles! My name is Steve Crutchfield, and I’m starting a new Cars of a Lifetime series. By way of introduction, I’m a 70 year old retiree living in Seattle. […] -
![(first posted 4/11/2017) Part 1 and Part 2 of this series from Dave Gelinas’ collection of vintage slides were popular, so let’s do another gallery. This one is of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DG-ME-58-ford-snowy-street.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Me and My Car, Part 3")
Vintage Snapshots: Me and My Car, Part 3
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 4/11/2017) Part 1 and Part 2 of this series from Dave Gelinas’ collection of vintage slides were popular, so let’s do another gallery. This one is of a […] -
![(first posted 4/11/2017) Stare at this picture for a minute or so, and you’re going to swear someone put some undersized wheels and tires from a Toyota Tercel on this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CC-321-008-level.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Camaro Berlinetta – The Last One Of Its Kind Left With Its Original 14″ Wheels?")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Camaro Berlinetta – The Last One Of Its Kind Left With Its Original 14″ Wheels?
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 82 Comments(first posted 4/11/2017) Stare at this picture for a minute or so, and you’re going to swear someone put some undersized wheels and tires from a Toyota Tercel on this […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Lots Of Junk In The Driveway
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 24 Commentsshot and posted by plonguem Not the ’58 Cadillac, of course. And it’s not the only one in the driveway. -
![Continuing my series on cars mined from my visit to Arizona Auction Week in and around Scottsdale in January, I’ll profile the best low mileage cars I found […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20230126_142256.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classics: Arizona 2023 – How Low [Mileage] Can You Go? part 1 of 2")
Auction Classics: Arizona 2023 – How Low [Mileage] Can You Go? part 1 of 2
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 28 CommentsContinuing my series on cars mined from my visit to Arizona Auction Week in and around Scottsdale in January, I’ll profile the best low mileage cars I found […] -
![We left Copenhagen in the late morning of Day 6, and our next destination was Berlin, Germany. We’d been to Berlin once before back in the late ’90s and only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_2449.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Days 6-7, Berlin With Wolfsburg Day Trip")
Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Days 6-7, Berlin With Wolfsburg Day Trip
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 65 CommentsWe left Copenhagen in the late morning of Day 6, and our next destination was Berlin, Germany. We’d been to Berlin once before back in the late ’90s and only […] -
![My personification of cars stretches back to early childhood. Even before I could read and understand the nuances of the printed ad copy in my parents’ National Geographic magazines, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_20170513_094937261-1964-Buick-Riviera-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1964 Buick Riviera – Emulating One’s Heroes")
Curbside Musings: 1964 Buick Riviera – Emulating One’s Heroes
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 47 CommentsMy personification of cars stretches back to early childhood. Even before I could read and understand the nuances of the printed ad copy in my parents’ National Geographic magazines, I […] -
![(sent to me by CC reader Nate. First posted 4/10/2017) I was in a gas station yesterday morning when this car pulled in behind me and I chatted up the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_17471.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Nate Finds A ’77 Pontiac Bonneville with Rare Valencia Interior")
CC Outtake: Nate Finds A ’77 Pontiac Bonneville with Rare Valencia Interior
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 70 Comments(sent to me by CC reader Nate. First posted 4/10/2017) I was in a gas station yesterday morning when this car pulled in behind me and I chatted up the […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2017) I want a fun little car just to drive to work. Especially now: I just started a new job, as Director of Engineering for a software startup, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_9571.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Civic CRX Si – A Little Zip On The Commute")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Civic CRX Si – A Little Zip On The Commute
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 4/10/2017) I want a fun little car just to drive to work. Especially now: I just started a new job, as Director of Engineering for a software startup, […] -
CC Caption Contest: What’s He Telling Her?
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 48 CommentsTwo 1965 Studebakers in the same place? What are the odds? Something fishy is going on here…
