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![(first posted 2/24/2017) How did Ford become the perpetual number one selling pickup truck? Well, there’s several reasons, but in my mind by far the biggest single one was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CC-317-015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford F-250 SuperCab – A Superior Cab Leads To Everlasting Supremacy")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Ford F-250 SuperCab – A Superior Cab Leads To Everlasting Supremacy
Posted on February 24, 2023 | 78 Comments(first posted 2/24/2017) How did Ford become the perpetual number one selling pickup truck? Well, there’s several reasons, but in my mind by far the biggest single one was […] -
![Note: Tesla production projected (conservatively) for 2023 and 2024 The many parallels between Henry Ford and Elon Musk have been chronicled many times. Self-made men, pioneering new concepts in automobiles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Chart-T-and-Tesla.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Chart: Ford Model T And Tesla Production 100 Years Apart – Tesla Set To Finally Overtake The T?")
Chart: Ford Model T And Tesla Production 100 Years Apart – Tesla Set To Finally Overtake The T?
Posted on February 24, 2023 | 43 CommentsNote: Tesla production projected (conservatively) for 2023 and 2024 The many parallels between Henry Ford and Elon Musk have been chronicled many times. Self-made men, pioneering new concepts in automobiles […] -
![When I wrote my last COAL post in January 2022, let’s just say I had no idea of the sort of year that was in store for my country as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-23-at-5.07.19-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL Update: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes, LOTS of them!")
COAL Update: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes, LOTS of them!
Posted on February 24, 2023 | 17 CommentsWhen I wrote my last COAL post in January 2022, let’s just say I had no idea of the sort of year that was in store for my country as […] -
![Do curbside classics attract each other? Is there any truth to the CC effect? Or is it all just odd coincidences? Whichever the case may be -magical destiny or plain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/50903650601_e18630b650_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969-70 Ford Capri – Golden Attraction")
Curbside Classic: 1969-70 Ford Capri – Golden Attraction
Posted on February 24, 2023 | 13 CommentsDo curbside classics attract each other? Is there any truth to the CC effect? Or is it all just odd coincidences? Whichever the case may be -magical destiny or plain […] -
![As I read more of these old Car Life and Motor Trend magazines, my appreciation for Roger Huntington increases steadily, especially since I just found out that he was paralyzed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sp-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Trend Road Test: 1962 Corvair Monza Spyder – “Chevrolet Has A Problem With The Corvair Turbo”")
Vintage Motor Trend Road Test: 1962 Corvair Monza Spyder – “Chevrolet Has A Problem With The Corvair Turbo”
Posted on February 24, 2023 | 68 CommentsAs I read more of these old Car Life and Motor Trend magazines, my appreciation for Roger Huntington increases steadily, especially since I just found out that he was paralyzed […] -
![(first posted 2/23/2017) As we saw yesterday, Armstrong Siddeley stopped making cars in 1960, having weathered the ‘50s with increasing doubts and dwindling sales. That same year, another British automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/GB_DS_Daimler.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘50s Edition, Part 3) – The Docker Daimlers")
Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘50s Edition, Part 3) – The Docker Daimlers
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 82 Comments(first posted 2/23/2017) As we saw yesterday, Armstrong Siddeley stopped making cars in 1960, having weathered the ‘50s with increasing doubts and dwindling sales. That same year, another British automotive […] -
![(CC Cohort Photos: Colin) (first posted 2/23/2017) Spanning a lifetime of over half-a-century, the Chrysler New Yorker’s story played out in many shapes and forms. Offering everything from inline-8s and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1986NY4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Chrysler New Yorker – Just A Little Off-Broadway Production")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Chrysler New Yorker – Just A Little Off-Broadway Production
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 82 Comments(CC Cohort Photos: Colin) (first posted 2/23/2017) Spanning a lifetime of over half-a-century, the Chrysler New Yorker’s story played out in many shapes and forms. Offering everything from inline-8s and […] -
![In addition to road tests, Car Life also had a regular tech column, written by Roger Huntington, who really knew of what he said and wrote. This article, from March […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/air-10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Tech: “Air Cooling For Cars?” – There Was One Benefit That I’d Not Considered Before")
Vintage Car Life Tech: “Air Cooling For Cars?” – There Was One Benefit That I’d Not Considered Before
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 22 CommentsIn addition to road tests, Car Life also had a regular tech column, written by Roger Huntington, who really knew of what he said and wrote. This article, from March […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Where Centenarians Retire Peacefully
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 11 CommentsShot in Madras, OR by Don Kincl -
![Anyone else in the room question your decisions after the fact? Wish you could go back and tell yourself, “Told you so!”? Eh, that sounds good rhetorically, but realistically any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/030b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird Special Landau – What Might Have Been")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird Special Landau – What Might Have Been
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 62 CommentsAnyone else in the room question your decisions after the fact? Wish you could go back and tell yourself, “Told you so!”? Eh, that sounds good rhetorically, but realistically any […] -
![The 1967-68 Chevrolet Impala hardtop coupe is easily my favorite automotive body design of all time. I love the semi-fastback roof line, and the saucy kick-up at the bottom of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1967-Chevrolet-Impala-red-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: 1967 Chevrolet Impalas – A Study In Off-Color Contrast")
Curbside Classics: 1967 Chevrolet Impalas – A Study In Off-Color Contrast
Posted on February 23, 2023 | 55 CommentsThe 1967-68 Chevrolet Impala hardtop coupe is easily my favorite automotive body design of all time. I love the semi-fastback roof line, and the saucy kick-up at the bottom of […] -
![(first posted 2/22/2017) The Jowetts we saw yesterday were a case of an automaker biting off more than they could chew – going too far and too fast into a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/GB_DS_AS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘50s Edition, Part 2) – Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 234 / 236")
Automotive History: British Deadly Sins (‘50s Edition, Part 2) – Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 234 / 236
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 77 Comments(first posted 2/22/2017) The Jowetts we saw yesterday were a case of an automaker biting off more than they could chew – going too far and too fast into a […] -
![(first posted 2/22/2017) By 1955, mainstream American auto design was committed to the envelope body. Although vestigial saddle bags remained on some cars, and small dips in the belt line […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1955-Plymouth-belvedere-post.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "What If: The 1955 Belvedere Goes Shopping for a Makeover at the Competition")
What If: The 1955 Belvedere Goes Shopping for a Makeover at the Competition
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 2/22/2017) By 1955, mainstream American auto design was committed to the envelope body. Although vestigial saddle bags remained on some cars, and small dips in the belt line […] -
![(first posted 2/22/2017) Last week Eric703 served up this fantastic post on the 1967 Chrysler Newport Custom, prompting lively discussion on how the Chrysler stacked up relative to its competitors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/RT0965MediumStandardCover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Comparison Test: 1965 Buick LeSabre, Chrysler Newport, Mercury Monterey, Olds Dynamic 88, Pontiac Catalina – Road Test Evaluates Medium Standard Sedans")
Vintage Comparison Test: 1965 Buick LeSabre, Chrysler Newport, Mercury Monterey, Olds Dynamic 88, Pontiac Catalina – Road Test Evaluates Medium Standard Sedans
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 148 Comments(first posted 2/22/2017) Last week Eric703 served up this fantastic post on the 1967 Chrysler Newport Custom, prompting lively discussion on how the Chrysler stacked up relative to its competitors […] -
![William Garrett posted some of his more recent finds at the Cohort, so let’s take a ride along with him, starting with this ’66 Toronado that he found in this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/52689816074_056c2d3d59_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: William Garret’s Finds")
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: William Garret’s Finds
Posted on February 22, 2023 | 11 CommentsWilliam Garrett posted some of his more recent finds at the Cohort, so let’s take a ride along with him, starting with this ’66 Toronado that he found in this […]
