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![I had come to assume that the somewhat odd grill guard on old Brockways from the 1940s or so were standard equipment, and that they only came that way. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/39972019102_df22e6c44e_o-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s Brockway – Without Its Mask, It Looks Like A Mercedes")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1940s Brockway – Without Its Mask, It Looks Like A Mercedes
Posted on November 11, 2021 | 10 CommentsI had come to assume that the somewhat odd grill guard on old Brockways from the 1940s or so were standard equipment, and that they only came that way. But […] -
![Actually, what I think I see here is a Volvo 740 whose body is being supported by jack stands or some other means, otherwise its suspension would be totally compressed, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/22819881895_0114f5d73d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1988 Volvo 740 – ‘What You See Here Is Exactly What You Think You See Here” – No, It’s Not")
Vintage Ad: 1988 Volvo 740 – ‘What You See Here Is Exactly What You Think You See Here” – No, It’s Not
Posted on November 11, 2021 | 41 CommentsActually, what I think I see here is a Volvo 740 whose body is being supported by jack stands or some other means, otherwise its suspension would be totally compressed, […] -
![We were on a hike recently in Port Orford, along an abandoned former section of old Hwy. 101, and I decided to take a side spur, what appeared to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_7920.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trailside Outtake: Signage Overkill")
Trailside Outtake: Signage Overkill
Posted on November 11, 2021 | 43 CommentsWe were on a hike recently in Port Orford, along an abandoned former section of old Hwy. 101, and I decided to take a side spur, what appeared to be […] -
![This article started out rather differently than how it turned out. Finding GM Deadly Sins during the eighties is like shooting fish in a barrel; they’re everywhere; it’s much harder […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CC-434-151.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Cadillac Allante – GM Deadly Sin #37 – Capitulation")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Cadillac Allante – GM Deadly Sin #37 – Capitulation
Posted on November 11, 2021 | 59 CommentsThis article started out rather differently than how it turned out. Finding GM Deadly Sins during the eighties is like shooting fish in a barrel; they’re everywhere; it’s much harder […] -
![(first posted 4/8/2013) From 1971 to 1976, General Motors had the market covered when it came to luxy, Broughamtastic land yachts. But at the same time, these offerings did not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/aa-1-20-2013-019-1280x852-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – All The Brougham You Want, In A Tidier Package")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency – All The Brougham You Want, In A Tidier Package
Posted on November 10, 2021 | 108 Comments(first posted 4/8/2013) From 1971 to 1976, General Motors had the market covered when it came to luxy, Broughamtastic land yachts. But at the same time, these offerings did not […] -
![(first posted 11/9/2015) Few cars symbolize their respective decades the way hot hatches symbolize the 1980s. The cars merged the economy car boom of the early part of the decade […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/LF-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI — When Fun Hopped Across The Ocean")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI — When Fun Hopped Across The Ocean
Posted on November 10, 2021 | 57 Comments(first posted 11/9/2015) Few cars symbolize their respective decades the way hot hatches symbolize the 1980s. The cars merged the economy car boom of the early part of the decade […] -
![I’ve never received a message in a bottle, but I have now received a message in a car body. It’s not a message from a place, rather it’s a message […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20210426_104547.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air – A Message From 1953, Part 1")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air – A Message From 1953, Part 1
Posted on November 10, 2021 | 73 CommentsI’ve never received a message in a bottle, but I have now received a message in a car body. It’s not a message from a place, rather it’s a message […] -
![I’m part way through the preparation of a fairly lengthy post on a key part of the British motor industry, and this has needed some deep diving on parts of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/exhibition-1956.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: The BMC Range On Full Display, 1956")
Vintage Photo: The BMC Range On Full Display, 1956
Posted on November 10, 2021 | 31 CommentsI’m part way through the preparation of a fairly lengthy post on a key part of the British motor industry, and this has needed some deep diving on parts of […] -
![It was 2009 and my young family and I had been living in Calgary for four years. My wife Darlene was increasingly expressing her dislike for our high-mile 1999 Pontiac […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/suzuki1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 XL7 – Adopting Little Suzi")
COAL: 2001 XL7 – Adopting Little Suzi
Posted on November 10, 2021 | 28 CommentsIt was 2009 and my young family and I had been living in Calgary for four years. My wife Darlene was increasingly expressing her dislike for our high-mile 1999 Pontiac […] -
![(first posted 6/3/2012. Updated with info about this truck’s working history at bottom of article) After a long week of felling giant trees with axes and those new-fangled smoky chain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sjfdhg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1937 International Demi-Semi-Tractor – Loggers Need Them Some Entertainment Too")
Curbside Classic: 1937 International Demi-Semi-Tractor – Loggers Need Them Some Entertainment Too
Posted on November 9, 2021 | 47 Comments(first posted 6/3/2012. Updated with info about this truck’s working history at bottom of article) After a long week of felling giant trees with axes and those new-fangled smoky chain […] -
![(first posted 11/9/2015) It is a true statement to say that full-size sedan sales are slipping, as they have been for some years now. Once about as common in every […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_1286.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Bonneville – And Who Said The Full-Size Sedan Is Dead?")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Bonneville – And Who Said The Full-Size Sedan Is Dead?
Posted on November 9, 2021 | 82 Comments(first posted 11/9/2015) It is a true statement to say that full-size sedan sales are slipping, as they have been for some years now. Once about as common in every […] -
![Well, here we go. It’s the time of year when all the D family vehicles get sprayed with Krown oil to stave off the rust monster for another salty winter. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/camaro-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Industrial Walk – And Bonus 1971 Galaxie")
Industrial Walk – And Bonus 1971 Galaxie
Posted on November 9, 2021 | 18 CommentsWell, here we go. It’s the time of year when all the D family vehicles get sprayed with Krown oil to stave off the rust monster for another salty winter. […] -
![I once had a dream that I was sitting in heaven’s waiting room. It was a dingy old doctor’s office with sunlight cascading through some windows that hadn’t been washed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/111_1945a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1962 Cadillac Convertible – Living In A World Made Of Papier Mache")
Museum Classic: 1962 Cadillac Convertible – Living In A World Made Of Papier Mache
Posted on November 9, 2021 | 42 CommentsI once had a dream that I was sitting in heaven’s waiting room. It was a dingy old doctor’s office with sunlight cascading through some windows that hadn’t been washed […] -
![The holidays are swiftly approaching, and I remembered this recently while on a walk to the local, neighborhood Target department store on the evening I spotted our featured van. It’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/003-1975-78-Ford-Econoline-150-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1975 Ford Econoline 150 – Magnetized!")
Curbside Musings: c. 1975 Ford Econoline 150 – Magnetized!
Posted on November 9, 2021 | 37 CommentsThe holidays are swiftly approaching, and I remembered this recently while on a walk to the local, neighborhood Target department store on the evening I spotted our featured van. It’s […] -
![(first posted 8/19/2013) A reference to the “DNA of a brand” is a long overused cliche, which is perhaps, and finally, on the way out. But it can be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/phj.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Toyota FJ Land Cruiser – The First Toyota Sent Out To Conquer The World")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Toyota FJ Land Cruiser – The First Toyota Sent Out To Conquer The World
Posted on November 8, 2021 | 33 Comments(first posted 8/19/2013) A reference to the “DNA of a brand” is a long overused cliche, which is perhaps, and finally, on the way out. But it can be […]
