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![I was pretty bummed out about the transmission I bought from Turner’s Auto Wrecking having a bad bearing. I parked it out back and just ignored it. The property we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Transm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: The F100’s Transmission Is As Good As New Again")
Auto-Biography: The F100’s Transmission Is As Good As New Again
Posted on November 20, 2021 | 31 CommentsI was pretty bummed out about the transmission I bought from Turner’s Auto Wrecking having a bad bearing. I parked it out back and just ignored it. The property we […] -
![Let’s look at a few more oddities of the late 50’s and early 60’s. I was a young tyke during this period but I clearly remember Jeep’s FC-series trucks – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/80ed42de602f906c84f83eb85e5da6c1-1-e1637207830644.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Vintage Oddity: 1950’s/60’s Jeep FC Campers – From Mild to Wild")
Curbside Vintage Oddity: 1950’s/60’s Jeep FC Campers – From Mild to Wild
Posted on November 20, 2021 | 15 CommentsLet’s look at a few more oddities of the late 50’s and early 60’s. I was a young tyke during this period but I clearly remember Jeep’s FC-series trucks – […] -
![Yes, it’s a two-tone ’91, but mine had a blue ground effects and the wheels were right. (Welcome our new Saturday COAL series writer) We begin in the Penis. All […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1991-dodge-daytona-6-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Dodge Daytona ES – The Penis Car")
COAL: 1990 Dodge Daytona ES – The Penis Car
Posted on November 20, 2021 | 48 CommentsYes, it’s a two-tone ’91, but mine had a blue ground effects and the wheels were right. (Welcome our new Saturday COAL series writer) We begin in the Penis. All […] -
![(first posted 11/19/2015) Art Fitzpatrick, who along with his partner Van Kaufman created the most memorable automotive commercial art in the form of renderings for GM, passed away recently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/eeerd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Tribute To Automotive Artist Art Fitzpatrick")
A Tribute To Automotive Artist Art Fitzpatrick
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 64 Comments(first posted 11/19/2015) Art Fitzpatrick, who along with his partner Van Kaufman created the most memorable automotive commercial art in the form of renderings for GM, passed away recently […] -
![(first posted 11/19/2015) America is famous for having some big rivalries that can get people passionately fired up in support of one side or the other. Think Coke versus Pepsi, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/yhhhg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1979 Caprice Vs. 1979 LTD – Downsized Duo Duke It Out")
Vintage Review: 1979 Caprice Vs. 1979 LTD – Downsized Duo Duke It Out
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 81 Comments(first posted 11/19/2015) America is famous for having some big rivalries that can get people passionately fired up in support of one side or the other. Think Coke versus Pepsi, […] -
Vintage Ad: 1974 Mercury Cougar – Now That’s More Like It
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 36 CommentsMaybe not so much in terms of realism, but certainly in creating the right sort of fantasy atmosphere. Which is what it takes to sell cars, for the most part. -
CC Video: 1959 Chevrolet – An Autonomous American Visits Paris
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![I’ve neglected writing up the rest of our splendid Nevada Overland Trip this past summer, but I’m determined to press forward, just as the xB and I did on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_3132.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Nevada Overland Trip (EXBRO5) Day 3 and 4: Toiyabe Range to Lamoille Canyon")
Nevada Overland Trip (EXBRO5) Day 3 and 4: Toiyabe Range to Lamoille Canyon
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 16 CommentsI’ve neglected writing up the rest of our splendid Nevada Overland Trip this past summer, but I’m determined to press forward, just as the xB and I did on the […] -
![Number 14 is one of the nine special and identical Racing Edition demo tractors of the Dutch Renault Trucks organization. Fully optioned, naturally, and with the most powerful engine. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9725.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Renault Trucks T High Racing Edition – In Name Only")
Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Renault Trucks T High Racing Edition – In Name Only
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 6 CommentsNumber 14 is one of the nine special and identical Racing Edition demo tractors of the Dutch Renault Trucks organization. Fully optioned, naturally, and with the most powerful engine. The […] -
![This van (or Van?) wasn’t supposed to be here. Or, rather, it was supposed to be here but back in late 1993, not 28 years later. There’s a reason you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_6960.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1987 Nissan Van – On The Lam Since 1993, The Long Claw Of The Crusher Reels Another One In")
Curbside Recycling: 1987 Nissan Van – On The Lam Since 1993, The Long Claw Of The Crusher Reels Another One In
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 17 CommentsThis van (or Van?) wasn’t supposed to be here. Or, rather, it was supposed to be here but back in late 1993, not 28 years later. There’s a reason you […] -
![(first posted 11/18/2015) When you’re telling a story, they say you should begin at the beginning, go on till you reach the end, then stop. But where is the beginning, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/yggg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Of A Lifetime: 1974 Ford Cortina – Living Beyond the Design Brief")
Car Of A Lifetime: 1974 Ford Cortina – Living Beyond the Design Brief
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 11/18/2015) When you’re telling a story, they say you should begin at the beginning, go on till you reach the end, then stop. But where is the beginning, […] -
![(first posted 11/18/2015) The parking lot of the neighborhood grocery store has yielded some pretty incredible finds. Still, I was flabbergasted to find there what appeared to be a daily-driver, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/007-Matador-Brougham-Wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 – ’78 AMC Matador Wagon – Still Getting Groceries")
CC Capsule: 1977 – ’78 AMC Matador Wagon – Still Getting Groceries
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 80 Comments(first posted 11/18/2015) The parking lot of the neighborhood grocery store has yielded some pretty incredible finds. Still, I was flabbergasted to find there what appeared to be a daily-driver, […] -
![(first posted 11/18/2015) According to mythology, the phoenix is a very long lived bird that is cyclically re-born, arising from the ashes of its predecessor. Well, the Pontiac Phoenix was neither […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sfgh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980-1984 Pontiac Phoenix – A Short (And Feeble) Second Life")
Curbside Classic: 1980-1984 Pontiac Phoenix – A Short (And Feeble) Second Life
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 96 Comments(first posted 11/18/2015) According to mythology, the phoenix is a very long lived bird that is cyclically re-born, arising from the ashes of its predecessor. Well, the Pontiac Phoenix was neither […] -
![I was pondering doing this one as a “Wordless Outtake,” as it kind of left me speechless at the time. But let’s not scrimp on commentary – that’s what this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_20211023_143715-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1995 Toyota HiAce (H100) Super Custom Limited – Pure Dekotora Madness")
CC Outtake: 1995 Toyota HiAce (H100) Super Custom Limited – Pure Dekotora Madness
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 8 CommentsI was pondering doing this one as a “Wordless Outtake,” as it kind of left me speechless at the time. But let’s not scrimp on commentary – that’s what this […] -
![The early Falcon six has a deeply entrenched rep for being weak, especially so the 144 cubic inch version. Ford made the situation worse by tuning the first year 1960 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1960 Hot Rod Magazine: Bill Stroppe Makes The 1960 144 Inch Falcon Six Fly, Three Ways")
1960 Hot Rod Magazine: Bill Stroppe Makes The 1960 144 Inch Falcon Six Fly, Three Ways
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 25 CommentsThe early Falcon six has a deeply entrenched rep for being weak, especially so the 144 cubic inch version. Ford made the situation worse by tuning the first year 1960 […]
