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![(first posted 1/20/2017) Let’s take a look at Americans and Canadians on vacation with their travel and tent trailers in the 50s and 60s. These old snapshots archived at vintage.es. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/camping-1950s-60s-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Camping Trailers in the 50s and 60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Camping Trailers in the 50s and 60s
Posted on January 20, 2023 | 70 Comments(first posted 1/20/2017) Let’s take a look at Americans and Canadians on vacation with their travel and tent trailers in the 50s and 60s. These old snapshots archived at vintage.es. […] -
![Wow! They don’t sell Sprinters this long over here. And I don’t think in Europe either, where Roshake shot this. I assume it’s an aftermarket conversion. Is it being used […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/52636873120_9d3b2bf527_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The World’s Longest Mercedes Sprinter?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The World’s Longest Mercedes Sprinter?
Posted on January 20, 2023 | 24 CommentsWow! They don’t sell Sprinters this long over here. And I don’t think in Europe either, where Roshake shot this. I assume it’s an aftermarket conversion. Is it being used […] -
![To begin with, something about myself: After I passed my driving test at 18, I got my first real car some time later: a VW Beetle. The car was about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/S4_start_img0373.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Alfa Romeo Spider (S4) – Ch-ch-changes")
COAL: 1990 Alfa Romeo Spider (S4) – Ch-ch-changes
Posted on January 20, 2023 | 20 CommentsTo begin with, something about myself: After I passed my driving test at 18, I got my first real car some time later: a VW Beetle. The car was about […] -
![In the late 1980s/early 1990s, I started noticing that my beloved cars of the ’50s were becoming evermore rare. So I began a project of photographing surviving examples that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230115_113013-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Photography: Curbside Classics of 1991 – Freezing Time in a Rectangle")
CC Photography: Curbside Classics of 1991 – Freezing Time in a Rectangle
Posted on January 20, 2023 | 63 CommentsIn the late 1980s/early 1990s, I started noticing that my beloved cars of the ’50s were becoming evermore rare. So I began a project of photographing surviving examples that […] -
![Like a surfer looking back and seeing a huge gray snout with multiple rows of big sharp teeth gaining on him, so felt the average American motorist for about two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_8089.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (P71) – Don’t Tase Me, Bro!")
Curbside Recycling: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (P71) – Don’t Tase Me, Bro!
Posted on January 20, 2023 | 71 CommentsLike a surfer looking back and seeing a huge gray snout with multiple rows of big sharp teeth gaining on him, so felt the average American motorist for about two […] -
![images posted at the Cohort by cjcz92 (first posted 1/19/2017) The downsized 1980 Continental Mk VI—which we looked at here the other day—is pretty universally seen as a botched styling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/31979128660_458a1d5e2b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1980-1983 Chrysler Cordoba – We Don’t Like What They’ve Done To Our Car")
Cohort Capsule: 1980-1983 Chrysler Cordoba – We Don’t Like What They’ve Done To Our Car
Posted on January 19, 2023 | 106 Commentsimages posted at the Cohort by cjcz92 (first posted 1/19/2017) The downsized 1980 Continental Mk VI—which we looked at here the other day—is pretty universally seen as a botched styling […] -
![blue fastback 1600 TL posted at Cohort by Alberto Simon (first posted 1/19/2017) This post started out as a quick little Outtake about how odd it was that this Brazilian […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/VW-BR-1600-fastback-s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 VW 1600 TL – Turns Out The Brazilian Type 3 Isn’t Really A Type 3; It’s the EA97 Reincarnated")
Curbside Classic: 1971 VW 1600 TL – Turns Out The Brazilian Type 3 Isn’t Really A Type 3; It’s the EA97 Reincarnated
Posted on January 19, 2023 | 61 Commentsblue fastback 1600 TL posted at Cohort by Alberto Simon (first posted 1/19/2017) This post started out as a quick little Outtake about how odd it was that this Brazilian […] -
![What a great find, by Bruce Hiebert: An original and slightly dinged Challenger. How many of these are left in the world in this kind of shape? Bruce identified it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/52634810362_0b12c1a345_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1970 Dodge Challenger Coupe – 198 Slant Six Under The Hood?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1970 Dodge Challenger Coupe – 198 Slant Six Under The Hood?
Posted on January 19, 2023 | 29 CommentsWhat a great find, by Bruce Hiebert: An original and slightly dinged Challenger. How many of these are left in the world in this kind of shape? Bruce identified it […] -
![As mentioned in my previous COAL, I was getting ready to sell the 2009 Mondeo and was considering what to buy. Here are some of my considerations: I wanted something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_20210812_085804.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2005 Saab 9-5 2.0t Estate")
COAL: 2005 Saab 9-5 2.0t Estate
Posted on January 19, 2023 | 15 CommentsAs mentioned in my previous COAL, I was getting ready to sell the 2009 Mondeo and was considering what to buy. Here are some of my considerations: I wanted something […] -
![Time for another look at cars in ads appearing in places they clearly don’t belong. Today, we’re looking at another trope (age-old, as it turns out), cars parked/driving on golf […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Jeep-1984-Grand-Wagoneer-ad-a1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars Parked on Golf Courses")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars Parked on Golf Courses
Posted on January 19, 2023 | 30 CommentsTime for another look at cars in ads appearing in places they clearly don’t belong. Today, we’re looking at another trope (age-old, as it turns out), cars parked/driving on golf […] -
![This review forced me to change my long-held feeling about the pudgy little 1958-1961 Rambler American, a revival of the original 1950 Rambler. Whereas I have always had a soft […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Am-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1959 Rambler American – Dorkiness Is Only Skin Deep")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1959 Rambler American – Dorkiness Is Only Skin Deep
Posted on January 19, 2023 | 34 CommentsThis review forced me to change my long-held feeling about the pudgy little 1958-1961 Rambler American, a revival of the original 1950 Rambler. Whereas I have always had a soft […] -
![Polson, Montana might contain one of the most eccentric and an interesting museums that somehow defies easy description. After my solo visit my wife asked what it had contained. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/White-hauler.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Visits: The Miracle of America Museum")
CC Visits: The Miracle of America Museum
Posted on January 18, 2023 | 26 CommentsPolson, Montana might contain one of the most eccentric and an interesting museums that somehow defies easy description. After my solo visit my wife asked what it had contained. The […] -
![What happens to a dream deferred? (first posted 1/3/2013) That question, asked by the great poet Langston Hughes, was meant to reflect on the experiences of African Americans in early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1127121011a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Ford Classic 350 – Centurion Vehicles Creates A Frankenstein Suburban Fighter")
Curbside Classic: Ford Classic 350 – Centurion Vehicles Creates A Frankenstein Suburban Fighter
Posted on January 18, 2023 | 83 CommentsWhat happens to a dream deferred? (first posted 1/3/2013) That question, asked by the great poet Langston Hughes, was meant to reflect on the experiences of African Americans in early […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2017) I came across a series of photographs of life in Poland in the early 1980s by Chris Niedenthal at vintage.es. Not many have cars in them, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Poland-1980s-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photography: Poland in the Early 1980s")
Vintage Photography: Poland in the Early 1980s
Posted on January 18, 2023 | 49 Comments(first posted 1/18/2017) I came across a series of photographs of life in Poland in the early 1980s by Chris Niedenthal at vintage.es. Not many have cars in them, but […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2017) Lexus. An automotive brand that instantly conjures images of classical music, golf courses, and a tower of champagne coupes resting on its hood. Lexus. An automotive brand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/thumb_IMG_1348_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Lexus ES 300 – A Drinkable Prosecco Among Pricier Champagnes")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Lexus ES 300 – A Drinkable Prosecco Among Pricier Champagnes
Posted on January 18, 2023 | 75 Comments(first posted 1/18/2017) Lexus. An automotive brand that instantly conjures images of classical music, golf courses, and a tower of champagne coupes resting on its hood. Lexus. An automotive brand […]
