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Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Lincoln Town Car Pickup – Tanwood
Posted on December 5, 2022 | 24 CommentsMike Hayes found a Lincoln TC that may look fairly normal from this view, although it is sporting a few lumps, especially at the rear. -
![Enough of the usual suspects, down with the run-of-the-mill regulars and plain common vehicles already featured in half a dozen CC posts! I’m fixing to kick things into high gear […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_20221105_105735-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2015 Lamborghini Estoque By Fighting Star – DIY Or WTF?")
Curbside Classic: 2015 Lamborghini Estoque By Fighting Star – DIY Or WTF?
Posted on December 5, 2022 | 14 CommentsEnough of the usual suspects, down with the run-of-the-mill regulars and plain common vehicles already featured in half a dozen CC posts! I’m fixing to kick things into high gear […] -
![Valhalla, that’s what it says above the entry door of this Scandinavia Liner. The 2022 DAF XG+ 480 FT must give the driver some majestic (air) ride then. For the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0333.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Asten – Summery Summary")
CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Asten – Summery Summary
Posted on December 5, 2022 | 5 CommentsValhalla, that’s what it says above the entry door of this Scandinavia Liner. The 2022 DAF XG+ 480 FT must give the driver some majestic (air) ride then. For the […] -
![There’s something inside me that can’t help but wonder if 1963 was the apogee of American popular culture. The radio began its short-lived dalliance with bossa nova music, introducing us […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20220917_135332.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix: Another Time, Another Place")
Curbside Classic – 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix: Another Time, Another Place
Posted on December 5, 2022 | 75 CommentsThere’s something inside me that can’t help but wonder if 1963 was the apogee of American popular culture. The radio began its short-lived dalliance with bossa nova music, introducing us […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2016) Few companies cherished tradition like the Great Western Railway (GWR). Look at its premier express engine, the King class. Brass and copper decoration, ornate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/36-bell-P1059095.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic – 1927 Great Western Railway King Class 4-6-0 No 6000 King George V – Combining Innovation And Tradition")
Trackside Classic – 1927 Great Western Railway King Class 4-6-0 No 6000 King George V – Combining Innovation And Tradition
Posted on December 4, 2022 | 22 Comments(first posted 12/4/2016) Few companies cherished tradition like the Great Western Railway (GWR). Look at its premier express engine, the King class. Brass and copper decoration, ornate […] -
![It wasn’t the stainless steel body (by Allegheny Ludlum) that caught my eye, nor the attractive young woman, but that terrible convertible top that has a nasty fold or something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/52295791586_1ca15b2981_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Photo: 1967 Lincoln Continental Convertible With Stainless Steel Body And Pathetic Rumpled Top")
Vintage PR Photo: 1967 Lincoln Continental Convertible With Stainless Steel Body And Pathetic Rumpled Top
Posted on December 4, 2022 | 16 CommentsIt wasn’t the stainless steel body (by Allegheny Ludlum) that caught my eye, nor the attractive young woman, but that terrible convertible top that has a nasty fold or something […] -
Curbside Classic: 1959 Studebaker 3/4 ton Pickup – A Hoosier in King Twain’s Court
Posted on December 4, 2022 | 25 Comments(first posted 3/13/2013) Ah, a Studebaker pickup, a true piece of Americana. Does anything say apple pie, Coca-Cola and South Bend, Indiana, quite as much? -
![It’s a…not, it’s Cortina Estate Car. But why they didn’t call it “The Squire”, a name that Ford of England had been using for its top tier Anglia estate car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/52489977050_ce44c4a287_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: Ford Cortina Estate Car – Why Not A “Squire”")
Vintage PR Shot: Ford Cortina Estate Car – Why Not A “Squire”
Posted on December 4, 2022 | 21 CommentsIt’s a…not, it’s Cortina Estate Car. But why they didn’t call it “The Squire”, a name that Ford of England had been using for its top tier Anglia estate car […] -
![(for some reason this is one of the last of my CC’s from the other site that hasn’t made the trip here yet, but then Fiat 850’s are a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CC-26-100.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Fiat 850 Sedan (and Coupe) – Faster Than A Bicycle, Just")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Fiat 850 Sedan (and Coupe) – Faster Than A Bicycle, Just
Posted on December 4, 2022 | 16 Comments(for some reason this is one of the last of my CC’s from the other site that hasn’t made the trip here yet, but then Fiat 850’s are a […] -
![After getting a stupid idea and a 2 door Buick out of my system, I was as happy as I had ever been with a pair of cars – the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1984-Olds-98-02a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – Chapter 21, Somebody Else’s Car")
COAL: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – Chapter 21, Somebody Else’s Car
Posted on December 4, 2022 | 47 CommentsAfter getting a stupid idea and a 2 door Buick out of my system, I was as happy as I had ever been with a pair of cars – the […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2016) 43 years after its debut in Brazil, the Ford Maverick has reached superstar status among gearheads and collectors. They are in love with the many qualities […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/maverick-gt-v8-1974-original-248601-MLB20384029587_082015-O.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Brazilian Maverick – From Deception to Passion")
CC Global: Brazilian Maverick – From Deception to Passion
Posted on December 3, 2022 | 69 Comments(first posted 12/3/2016) 43 years after its debut in Brazil, the Ford Maverick has reached superstar status among gearheads and collectors. They are in love with the many qualities […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2016) Jeep had the 4×4 utility vehicle market all to itself, until 1961, when the International Scout 800 arrived. It’s an endlessly-debated point, but one could arguably […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CC-308-017-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Jeepster Commando – Buick V6 (and THM-400) To The Rescue")
Curbside Classic: Jeepster Commando – Buick V6 (and THM-400) To The Rescue
Posted on December 3, 2022 | 52 Comments(first posted 12/3/2016) Jeep had the 4×4 utility vehicle market all to itself, until 1961, when the International Scout 800 arrived. It’s an endlessly-debated point, but one could arguably […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2016) Whether you recognize this distinctive vehicle likely depends on your answer to the following question; Which actor did you first see portray Superman; A-Henry Cavill, B-Christopher […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/d9d1302e-6590-47c7-a3c6-c915-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: 1952 Fageol Super Freighter – The Definitive ‘50s Moving Van")
Truck Stop Classics: 1952 Fageol Super Freighter – The Definitive ‘50s Moving Van
Posted on December 3, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted 12/3/2016) Whether you recognize this distinctive vehicle likely depends on your answer to the following question; Which actor did you first see portray Superman; A-Henry Cavill, B-Christopher […] -
![I saw one of these for the first time in quite a while recently, but it was in distant traffic and I could not get a shot. As it is, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/52533397057_d91c72915a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1991 Mazda MX-3 – The Lozenge")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1991 Mazda MX-3 – The Lozenge
Posted on December 3, 2022 | 25 CommentsI saw one of these for the first time in quite a while recently, but it was in distant traffic and I could not get a shot. As it is, […] -
BOAL: 2009 Kawasaki Versys – Ugly is as Ugly Does
Posted on December 3, 2022 | 27 CommentsWhen the police came Mrs DougD was very helpful. She hollered upstairs; “Douglas! The police are here! What did you DO??“
