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![I’ve been admiring these two handsome old trucks sitting by the side of Highway 101 about ten miles north of Port Orford. I finally got around to stopping and shooting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_8260.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Dodge LCF And Mack U-Series Trucks – Two Big Gnarly Firefighters")
Curbside Classics: Dodge LCF And Mack U-Series Trucks – Two Big Gnarly Firefighters
Posted on February 4, 2022 | 22 CommentsI’ve been admiring these two handsome old trucks sitting by the side of Highway 101 about ten miles north of Port Orford. I finally got around to stopping and shooting […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2016) Looking back on photos after you have seen a CC on the street can be interesting. Parked next to this saucy old Minx is something that illustrates […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ffmfn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1951 Hillman Minx")
Curbside Capsule: 1951 Hillman Minx
Posted on February 3, 2022 | 89 Comments(first posted 2/3/2016) Looking back on photos after you have seen a CC on the street can be interesting. Parked next to this saucy old Minx is something that illustrates […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2016) When I was a young kid, my grandparents bought a brand new, navy-colored 1980 Chrysler LeBaron sedan from the former Christopher Chrysler-Plymouth dealership in Napoleon, Ohio. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/031-1980-Dodge-Diplomat-Coupe-CC-brightened.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Dodge Diplomat Coupe – The Winter Of Dodge’s Discontent")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Dodge Diplomat Coupe – The Winter Of Dodge’s Discontent
Posted on February 3, 2022 | 75 Comments(first posted 2/3/2016) When I was a young kid, my grandparents bought a brand new, navy-colored 1980 Chrysler LeBaron sedan from the former Christopher Chrysler-Plymouth dealership in Napoleon, Ohio. […] -
![Through the 1970s and 1980s, the cheapest new cars on the UK market, and in many European countries, were from behind the Iron Curtain – Skoda from Czechoslovakia, Polski-Fiat from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20211226_095602.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1993 Proton 1.5GL Aerodeck Triple Valve – When The Iron Curtain Crumbled")
Curbside Outtake: 1993 Proton 1.5GL Aerodeck Triple Valve – When The Iron Curtain Crumbled
Posted on February 3, 2022 | 13 CommentsThrough the 1970s and 1980s, the cheapest new cars on the UK market, and in many European countries, were from behind the Iron Curtain – Skoda from Czechoslovakia, Polski-Fiat from […] -
![Reader Frank D. sent me this snapshot asking if I could identify the make, model and year of this car, and the origin of its license plate. I’m a bit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/thumbnail_licplate.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s The Make, Model And Year Of This Car, And The Origin Of Its License Plate?")
QOTD: What’s The Make, Model And Year Of This Car, And The Origin Of Its License Plate?
Posted on February 3, 2022 | 8 CommentsReader Frank D. sent me this snapshot asking if I could identify the make, model and year of this car, and the origin of its license plate. I’m a bit […] -
![Who doesn’t like a Q-ship? I have always liked a good sleeper and Wolfie (2018 Golf) certainly fulfills that role. Yes, he is not a GTI, but he is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20220131_112200-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL Update: Wolfie on Steroids")
COAL Update: Wolfie on Steroids
Posted on February 3, 2022 | 24 CommentsWho doesn’t like a Q-ship? I have always liked a good sleeper and Wolfie (2018 Golf) certainly fulfills that role. Yes, he is not a GTI, but he is a […] -
![Like many car enthusiasts I have an automotive bucket list and near the top is building a custom car of my own. If you have read some of my COAL […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/50969040673_3a15b8ba93_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Project Austin ‘Special’: Acquisition of a 1952 Austin A40 Somerset")
Project Austin ‘Special’: Acquisition of a 1952 Austin A40 Somerset
Posted on February 3, 2022 | 31 CommentsLike many car enthusiasts I have an automotive bucket list and near the top is building a custom car of my own. If you have read some of my COAL […] -
![I’ve called the Porsche 356 my automotive soul mate. But it turns out I have two of them, thanks to my father moving us to the US in 1960. That […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_8406.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1952 Chevrolet 3600 Truck – 70 Years Old And Still Working Hard – My Other Automotive Soul Mate")
Curbside Classic: 1952 Chevrolet 3600 Truck – 70 Years Old And Still Working Hard – My Other Automotive Soul Mate
Posted on February 3, 2022 | 24 CommentsI’ve called the Porsche 356 my automotive soul mate. But it turns out I have two of them, thanks to my father moving us to the US in 1960. That […] -
![(first posted 2/2/2016) Who built the first double-cab pickup? It’s debatable, since undoubtedly there were custom and coach-built ones going back quite far. But VW’s “double cabin” pickup is one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/vvcf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 VW Double Cab Pickup – The Granddaddy Of Double Cab Pickups Is Still Hauling The Veggies")
Curbside Classic: 1962 VW Double Cab Pickup – The Granddaddy Of Double Cab Pickups Is Still Hauling The Veggies
Posted on February 2, 2022 | 57 Comments(first posted 2/2/2016) Who built the first double-cab pickup? It’s debatable, since undoubtedly there were custom and coach-built ones going back quite far. But VW’s “double cabin” pickup is one […] -
![(first posted 2/2/2016) Once upon a time, there was an undisputed King of American luxury automobiles. For much of its history, Cadillac sold far more cars in the U.S. than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/csdd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews And Commentary: 1967-1968 Cadillac Eldorado – The King Of Cadillac From When Cadillac Was King")
Vintage Reviews And Commentary: 1967-1968 Cadillac Eldorado – The King Of Cadillac From When Cadillac Was King
Posted on February 2, 2022 | 70 Comments(first posted 2/2/2016) Once upon a time, there was an undisputed King of American luxury automobiles. For much of its history, Cadillac sold far more cars in the U.S. than […] -
![When I saw this Mitsubishi Sapporo that RiveraNotario posted at the Cohort, it reminded my of the Plymouth Sapporo I shot early in my CC career, although that car was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/51852301842_32a4d159a1_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mitsubishi Sapporo – White Generic Variety")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mitsubishi Sapporo – White Generic Variety
Posted on February 2, 2022 | 15 CommentsWhen I saw this Mitsubishi Sapporo that RiveraNotario posted at the Cohort, it reminded my of the Plymouth Sapporo I shot early in my CC career, although that car was […] -
![You’re looking at my younger son’s car. Long story short, I passed my 2006 Ford Focus on to him and within a month someone ran a stop sign and put […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2000_Saturn_SL_a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2000 Saturn SL – A CC In The Family")
CC Capsule: 2000 Saturn SL – A CC In The Family
Posted on February 2, 2022 | 21 CommentsYou’re looking at my younger son’s car. Long story short, I passed my 2006 Ford Focus on to him and within a month someone ran a stop sign and put […] -
![In last week’s look at a 1985 Mercury Lynx ad, several comments focused on the Lynx’s name – and other cars named after animals. That discussion brought to mind this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Win-a-Pet-feature-image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1967 DuPont Auto Products Sweepstakes – Win A Pet Impala!")
Vintage Ad: 1967 DuPont Auto Products Sweepstakes – Win A Pet Impala!
Posted on February 2, 2022 | 14 CommentsIn last week’s look at a 1985 Mercury Lynx ad, several comments focused on the Lynx’s name – and other cars named after animals. That discussion brought to mind this […] -
![The idea had been getting through my head, not too quickly, not too slowly. Should I take his word? Does he know what he’s talking about? Money wise it seemed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/vvvw.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL 1968 Beetle: Climbing the Steep Hill of Used Car Ownership")
COAL 1968 Beetle: Climbing the Steep Hill of Used Car Ownership
Posted on February 2, 2022 | 6 CommentsThe idea had been getting through my head, not too quickly, not too slowly. Should I take his word? Does he know what he’s talking about? Money wise it seemed […] -
![(first posted 1/27/2013) California has long been recognized as a pioneer and trend-setter in so many ways, even in a field so seemingly mundane as school buses. If one lived […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gggb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Gillig School Bus – Built Like A Tank")
Curbside Classic: Gillig School Bus – Built Like A Tank
Posted on February 1, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 1/27/2013) California has long been recognized as a pioneer and trend-setter in so many ways, even in a field so seemingly mundane as school buses. If one lived […]
