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Vintage R&T Preview: Chrysler K-Cars
Posted on December 19, 2021 | 96 Comments(first posted 12/19/2015) Compared to the GM X-cars article R&T posted in May 1979, this is thin as Sardine. -
CCs in Israel: October-November 2021: Everything From a 1950s Sedan to an Armored Personnel Carrier
Posted on December 19, 2021 | 12 CommentsIt’s time again for another bi-monthly update of CCs and the like from the holy-land which, as usual, includes dash-cam outtakes and some still photos. -
![This is not the post that it started out to be. What I intended to write about – and will indeed do so a little farther down the road – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/10_65-Cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Inspiration for Boys – 1960s Style")
Inspiration for Boys – 1960s Style
Posted on December 19, 2021 | 25 CommentsThis is not the post that it started out to be. What I intended to write about – and will indeed do so a little farther down the road – […] -
![Here’s a perfect reason to buy a new Crosley: it’s perfect for automobile pickup and delivery. Just attach a bumper hitch to your client’s car—hopefully not scratching the chrome in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/3463361178_eece94a1ca_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1949 Crosley – Perfect For Car Pickup And Delivery Service")
Vintage Ad: 1949 Crosley – Perfect For Car Pickup And Delivery Service
Posted on December 19, 2021 | 15 CommentsHere’s a perfect reason to buy a new Crosley: it’s perfect for automobile pickup and delivery. Just attach a bumper hitch to your client’s car—hopefully not scratching the chrome in the […] -
![This particular COAL is the result of the need for a large vehicle capable of family duty intersecting with my wife’s love of the high driving position that only SUV’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20201020-WA0101.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Toyota Hilux Surf (4Runner) – Truck Of A Lifetime, The Second")
COAL: 2001 Toyota Hilux Surf (4Runner) – Truck Of A Lifetime, The Second
Posted on December 19, 2021 | 25 CommentsThis particular COAL is the result of the need for a large vehicle capable of family duty intersecting with my wife’s love of the high driving position that only SUV’s […] -
![white 924S shot and posted by William Rubano (first posted 12/18/2015) The affordable Porsche nowadays seems like an oxymoron. If you want to buy the cheapest Boxster you have to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/924s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1987 Porsche 924S – The Affordable Porsche, Round Two")
Cohort Classic: 1987 Porsche 924S – The Affordable Porsche, Round Two
Posted on December 18, 2021 | 29 Commentswhite 924S shot and posted by William Rubano (first posted 12/18/2015) The affordable Porsche nowadays seems like an oxymoron. If you want to buy the cheapest Boxster you have to […] -
![(first posted 12/18/2015) By the end of the 1960s, automotive engineers realized it was necessary to control cylinder head temperatures to moderate emissions of NOx. And the EPA was mandating […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Honda-1300-sedan-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Last Two New Air-Cooled Car Engines")
Automotive History: The Last Two New Air-Cooled Car Engines
Posted on December 18, 2021 | 91 Comments(first posted 12/18/2015) By the end of the 1960s, automotive engineers realized it was necessary to control cylinder head temperatures to moderate emissions of NOx. And the EPA was mandating […] -
Vintage Truck of the Day: Peterbilt CCOE (Crew Cab Over Engine)
Posted on December 18, 2021 | 11 Comments -
![The life and career of William Morris* could appear straightforward and not unusual in the motor industry: A small bicycle maker evolves into a car builder; the business grows and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NTIV_NUFF_1963_238_1-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Biography: William Morris – One Man’s Lasting Influence On The British Industry And Country")
Biography: William Morris – One Man’s Lasting Influence On The British Industry And Country
Posted on December 18, 2021 | 20 CommentsThe life and career of William Morris* could appear straightforward and not unusual in the motor industry: A small bicycle maker evolves into a car builder; the business grows and […] -
![A very informative short ten minute video popped up on Youtube this week – providing some history on a unique military vehicle used by the Marines in the late 50’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/59dcd9144b228_Mite001.jpg.d227a547997aa376dfb9ba7259b0c7a8-e1639489751735.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Military Trucks: USMC M442 – Marine Mighty Mite")
Vintage Military Trucks: USMC M442 – Marine Mighty Mite
Posted on December 18, 2021 | 11 CommentsA very informative short ten minute video popped up on Youtube this week – providing some history on a unique military vehicle used by the Marines in the late 50’s […] -
![I started out last week thinking that I would segue from my Oldsmobile to the second most recent and so far longest car ownership experience of my life, but then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1953-austin-countryman-panel-van-wagon-british-suburban-a40-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: The Ghost Cars")
COAL: The Ghost Cars
Posted on December 18, 2021 | 31 CommentsI started out last week thinking that I would segue from my Oldsmobile to the second most recent and so far longest car ownership experience of my life, but then […] -
![(first posted Stardate 12/17/2015) … I found a book in a second-hand shop called ‘Architecture Without Architects’ (Bernard Rudovsky, pub. MOMA, New York, 1964). It’s a superb compendium of buildings […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/millennium-falcon-bed-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: YT-1300 ‘Millennium Falcon’ – A Long Time Ago…")
CC Cinema: YT-1300 ‘Millennium Falcon’ – A Long Time Ago…
Posted on December 17, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted Stardate 12/17/2015) … I found a book in a second-hand shop called ‘Architecture Without Architects’ (Bernard Rudovsky, pub. MOMA, New York, 1964). It’s a superb compendium of buildings […] -
![(first posted 12/17/2015) Dear General Motors, Many of your business decisions during the 1980s and 1990s, at least in North America, were questionable at best. However, by the 2000s and even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cadillac-dts-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2006-11 Cadillac DTS – A Letter to GM")
Future Curbside Classic: 2006-11 Cadillac DTS – A Letter to GM
Posted on December 17, 2021 | 142 Comments(first posted 12/17/2015) Dear General Motors, Many of your business decisions during the 1980s and 1990s, at least in North America, were questionable at best. However, by the 2000s and even […] -
![From 2001 to 2007, the Stilo was Fiat’s C-segment/compact car model in Europe. Commercially, it underperformed -big time- and struggled against the contemporary competition from Volkswagen, Ford, Opel, Renault and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_9873.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2004 Fiat Stilo 2.4 20v Abarth – Five-cylinder Warm Hatch")
CC Outtake: 2004 Fiat Stilo 2.4 20v Abarth – Five-cylinder Warm Hatch
Posted on December 17, 2021 | 11 CommentsFrom 2001 to 2007, the Stilo was Fiat’s C-segment/compact car model in Europe. Commercially, it underperformed -big time- and struggled against the contemporary competition from Volkswagen, Ford, Opel, Renault and […] -
![We all have certain items that we appreciate for no rational reason – for me, one such example would be wood-paneled family rooms. Though I’ve never lived in a house […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Celebrity-Estate-Wagon-FI.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1985 Chevrolet Celebrity Estate Wagon – What Your Family Wants")
Vintage Ad: 1985 Chevrolet Celebrity Estate Wagon – What Your Family Wants
Posted on December 17, 2021 | 47 CommentsWe all have certain items that we appreciate for no rational reason – for me, one such example would be wood-paneled family rooms. Though I’ve never lived in a house […]
