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![“I won a car!” That was what my mother was saying over and over on the phone when she called me one day in the spring of 2005. An […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1993-Crown-Vic-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1993 Ford Crown Victoria LX – Chapter 23, Full Utilization")
COAL: 1993 Ford Crown Victoria LX – Chapter 23, Full Utilization
Posted on December 18, 2022 | 37 Comments“I won a car!” That was what my mother was saying over and over on the phone when she called me one day in the spring of 2005. An […] -
![(first posted 1/10/2013) Michelin invented the steel-belted radial tire, which it introduced in 1946. That turned out rather well for them. In the early seventies, anticipating the trend to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/TRX-mustang.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Michelin’s TRX Tire–Reinventing The Radial Tire Didn’t Work Quite As Well As Inventing It")
Automotive History: Michelin’s TRX Tire–Reinventing The Radial Tire Didn’t Work Quite As Well As Inventing It
Posted on December 17, 2022 | 78 Comments(first posted 1/10/2013) Michelin invented the steel-belted radial tire, which it introduced in 1946. That turned out rather well for them. In the early seventies, anticipating the trend to […] -
![(first posted 12/17/2016) Last week we looked at the Bedford VAL Twin Steer coach, and the week before that, the Fageol Super Freighter Van – and it posed an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Eisenhauer_twin_engine_1945-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: Eisenhauer “Twin Engine” Freighter – Twin Strikeout")
Truck Stop Classics: Eisenhauer “Twin Engine” Freighter – Twin Strikeout
Posted on December 17, 2022 | 31 Comments(first posted 12/17/2016) Last week we looked at the Bedford VAL Twin Steer coach, and the week before that, the Fageol Super Freighter Van – and it posed an […] -
![(first posted 12/17/2016) My best friend Jerry in eighth grade was one of ten kids (yes, it was a Catholic school). His mom drove a Dart 270 sedan like this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CC-310-020-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1964 Dodge Dart 270 – The Estro-Dart")
Auto-Biography: 1964 Dodge Dart 270 – The Estro-Dart
Posted on December 17, 2022 | 30 Comments(first posted 12/17/2016) My best friend Jerry in eighth grade was one of ten kids (yes, it was a Catholic school). His mom drove a Dart 270 sedan like this […] -
![The RV boom really got under way big time in the seventies, thanks to rising incomes and the falling price of motor homes, like this Winnebago. The Forest City, IA […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1970s Winnebago Chieftain – Relive The Seventies On The Road")
CC For Sale: 1970s Winnebago Chieftain – Relive The Seventies On The Road
Posted on December 17, 2022 | 28 CommentsThe RV boom really got under way big time in the seventies, thanks to rising incomes and the falling price of motor homes, like this Winnebago. The Forest City, IA […] -
![For decades, Santa Claus has conducted public relations work for car dealerships, as shown by this shot, taken 95 years ago today – December 17, 1927. In the above picture, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Christmas-Essex.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: The Christmas Essex")
Vintage PR Shot: The Christmas Essex
Posted on December 17, 2022 | 12 CommentsFor decades, Santa Claus has conducted public relations work for car dealerships, as shown by this shot, taken 95 years ago today – December 17, 1927. In the above picture, […] -
![canadiancatgreen shot a fine twofer; an International of indeterminate year and a ’68 Cutlass post coupe. The International has the long 8′ 8.5′ bed, which I initially thought to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/51538205700_937767d0ce_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1960s International Pickup & 1968 Olds Cutlass Coupe")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1960s International Pickup & 1968 Olds Cutlass Coupe
Posted on December 17, 2022 | 22 Commentscanadiancatgreen shot a fine twofer; an International of indeterminate year and a ’68 Cutlass post coupe. The International has the long 8′ 8.5′ bed, which I initially thought to be […] -
![It is important that we take a quick stop and understand the history of how my next car came into my possession. In the fall of 2012, my dad […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_20180610_142237263_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2013 Dodge Dart: “Bitchin’ Betty”")
COAL: 2013 Dodge Dart: “Bitchin’ Betty”
Posted on December 17, 2022 | 36 CommentsIt is important that we take a quick stop and understand the history of how my next car came into my possession. In the fall of 2012, my dad […] -
![(first posted 6/29/2014) Old Toyota Hi-Lux pickups are one of the most ubiquitous “Eugene-mobiles”; there are scads of them everywhere, like the one that just moved into one of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CC-227-100-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Toyota Lo-Lux Pickup – The Minimalist Edition")
Curbside Classic: Toyota Lo-Lux Pickup – The Minimalist Edition
Posted on December 16, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 6/29/2014) Old Toyota Hi-Lux pickups are one of the most ubiquitous “Eugene-mobiles”; there are scads of them everywhere, like the one that just moved into one of my […] -
![(first posted 12/16/2016) Traditional. It’s one word that comes to mind when thinking about both Oldsmobile and the holiday season. After what seemed like fifteen minutes of fall in Chicago, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/045-1977-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Salon-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – Evergreen")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – Evergreen
Posted on December 16, 2022 | 95 Comments(first posted 12/16/2016) Traditional. It’s one word that comes to mind when thinking about both Oldsmobile and the holiday season. After what seemed like fifteen minutes of fall in Chicago, […] -
Vintage Car Carrier: The Flying Kind
Posted on December 16, 2022 | 20 CommentsIt’s bed time, so I’m going to let you ponder this scene. Looks like a converted DC-6. Update: it’s a converted DC-4, called the Carvair. -
Curbside Outtake: Nissan Cube With Trailer – How’s That CVT Holding Up?
Posted on December 16, 2022 | 10 CommentsNo, this one’s not a fake. -
The Easiest QOTD Ever: What’s Under The Car Cover?
Posted on December 16, 2022 | 31 Comments -
![(Thursday, 5:16 PM) I’m beginning to feel a bit like a slacker here, since I haven’t done an original Curbside Classic in…I can’t remember how long. Why? Two very good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0258-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Musings: 1990 Buick LeSabre – Still On The Road")
Curbside Classic Musings: 1990 Buick LeSabre – Still On The Road
Posted on December 16, 2022 | 30 Comments(Thursday, 5:16 PM) I’m beginning to feel a bit like a slacker here, since I haven’t done an original Curbside Classic in…I can’t remember how long. Why? Two very good […] -
![(first posted 12/16/2016) There’s a classic Subaru for which I’ve been searching a long time. This isn’t it. The first-gen Legacy Sport Sedan remains a rarity which hasn’t been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_2364.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Subaru XT6 – Outcast in the Speciality Coupe Group")
Curbside Classic: Subaru XT6 – Outcast in the Speciality Coupe Group
Posted on December 15, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 12/16/2016) There’s a classic Subaru for which I’ve been searching a long time. This isn’t it. The first-gen Legacy Sport Sedan remains a rarity which hasn’t been […]
