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  • Canadian cars and trucks are the mother-lode of badge engineering. Mercury trucks came about due to a quirk of the Canadian Ford dealership system due to the sparsely populated areas […]

    Canada’s Mercury Trucks – We Do Things A Bit Differently Up Here

    Posted on July 12, 2025 | 15 Comments
    Canadian cars and trucks are the mother-lode of badge engineering. Mercury trucks came about due to a quirk of the Canadian Ford dealership system due to the sparsely populated areas […]

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  • East Illinois St., view to the east, 1980.

    Street Views Of Chicago – Photos From 1976 – 1986

    Posted on July 12, 2025 | 11 Comments
    East Illinois St., view to the east, 1980.

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  • I’ve posted a photo before of this Falcon wagon that lives in my neighborhood, but when I saw it with a heavy load attached, I thought it was worth digging […]

    Curbside Finds: Tow Vehicles, Wannabe Tow Vehicles, and Trailers

    Posted on July 12, 2025 | 13 Comments
    I’ve posted a photo before of this Falcon wagon that lives in my neighborhood, but when I saw it with a heavy load attached, I thought it was worth digging […]

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  • Photos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. I won’t deny that I have a fascination of sorts with the wild and outlandish vehicles of the Chrysler corporation created from 1957 […]

    1961 Plymouth Suburban Wagon With Golden Commando – Outlandish And Rare Family Muscle

    Posted on July 12, 2025 | 18 Comments
    Photos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. I won’t deny that I have a fascination of sorts with the wild and outlandish vehicles of the Chrysler corporation created from 1957 […]

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  •   I sold my Datsun 1200 when I went to England for a year in pursuit of my bachelor’s degree. I knew I had no need for a car there, […]

    My 1970 VW Karmann Ghia – Faster Than A Speeding Moped

    Posted on July 12, 2025 | 15 Comments
      I sold my Datsun 1200 when I went to England for a year in pursuit of my bachelor’s degree. I knew I had no need for a car there, […]

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  • So Cal Metro found and posted this tired Checker Aerobus. I can well imagine it led a long and hard life. Not all of these were used strictly as airport […]

    Curbside Find: Checker Aerobus Found – No More Airport Runs

    Posted on July 11, 2025 | 6 Comments
    So Cal Metro found and posted this tired Checker Aerobus. I can well imagine it led a long and hard life. Not all of these were used strictly as airport […]

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  • On September 25, 1973, Chrysler Corporation introduced a new generation of full-size car, sold by Dodge as the Monaco.  Also referred to as the C-body, the exterior was new as […]

    Curbside Classic: 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco Brougham – La Fin De La Ligne

    Posted on July 11, 2025 | 12 Comments
    On September 25, 1973, Chrysler Corporation introduced a new generation of full-size car, sold by Dodge as the Monaco.  Also referred to as the C-body, the exterior was new as […]

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  • Here’s a time warp traveling object, a 1987 Ford Taurus wagon in what seems almost showroom condition. Oh, fame, fickle fame… The once ubiquitous Taurus, among the best-selling models in […]

    1987 Ford Taurus GL Wagon – Nicest Taurus Wagon Still Around?

    Posted on July 11, 2025 | 21 Comments
    Here’s a time warp traveling object, a 1987 Ford Taurus wagon in what seems almost showroom condition. Oh, fame, fickle fame… The once ubiquitous Taurus, among the best-selling models in […]

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  • It turns out I’ve written over fifty pieces for Curbside Classic now. That pales alongside the efforts of many of you, I know, but I felt it was worth a […]

    CC In Scale: The Early Fifties

    Posted on July 11, 2025 | 42 Comments
    It turns out I’ve written over fifty pieces for Curbside Classic now. That pales alongside the efforts of many of you, I know, but I felt it was worth a […]

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  • If you want to see pictures of perfectly restored classic cars, there are plenty of places on the Web for you to find them.  But there’s something truly authentic–even haunting–about […]

    1954 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight: Stirring Ancient Memories

    Posted on July 11, 2025 | 30 Comments
    If you want to see pictures of perfectly restored classic cars, there are plenty of places on the Web for you to find them.  But there’s something truly authentic–even haunting–about […]

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  • In January 1982, Chrysler introduced one of its most important cars of the ’80s: the Chrysler LeBaron convertible, the first factory-authorized U.S. ragtop since the 1976 Cadillac Eldorado. The drop-top […]

    1982 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – How The Convertible Came Back (And Why It Never Really Went Away)

    Posted on July 11, 2025 | 18 Comments
    In January 1982, Chrysler introduced one of its most important cars of the ’80s: the Chrysler LeBaron convertible, the first factory-authorized U.S. ragtop since the 1976 Cadillac Eldorado. The drop-top […]

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  • kevin_xyxl found and posted this survivor Courier at the Cohort. There used to be so many of these in town, but now I can think of only a couple that […]

    Curbside Find: 1972 Ford Courier – Another Recycled Ford Name

    Posted on July 10, 2025 | 17 Comments
    kevin_xyxl found and posted this survivor Courier at the Cohort. There used to be so many of these in town, but now I can think of only a couple that […]

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  • (first posted 5/14/2018)      While North America keeps getting more and more SUVs/CUVs to fit every perceived niche of the market, Europe has always received some truly interesting small […]

    Curbside Find: 2003 BMW 318td (E46 3 Series Compact) – The Bug-Eyed Bimmer

    Posted on July 10, 2025 | 25 Comments
    (first posted 5/14/2018)      While North America keeps getting more and more SUVs/CUVs to fit every perceived niche of the market, Europe has always received some truly interesting small […]

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  • It’s officially summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and I guess it’s only natural the old classics start showing up on a regular basis by the curbside. Either that, or we […]

    Curbside Find: 1954 Chevrolet Pickup – Out For The Summer

    Posted on July 10, 2025 | 8 Comments
    It’s officially summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and I guess it’s only natural the old classics start showing up on a regular basis by the curbside. Either that, or we […]

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  • Text by Patrick Bell. Fast food restaurants certainly hold a big part of American history in the second half of the twentieth century.  Today we have a good selection to […]

    Vintage Photos: Cars And Fast Food Places, In The ’50s, ’60s & ’70s

    Posted on July 10, 2025 | 31 Comments
    Text by Patrick Bell. Fast food restaurants certainly hold a big part of American history in the second half of the twentieth century.  Today we have a good selection to […]

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