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![Four years ago this week (as I write this in the middle of August) it came to be that our standard fleet of two cars became three. Fortunately, the third […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_3757.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1976 Volvo 245 DL — Bringing Hans Home, An August Road Trip")
1976 Volvo 245 DL — Bringing Hans Home, An August Road Trip
Posted on August 22, 2021 | 30 CommentsFour years ago this week (as I write this in the middle of August) it came to be that our standard fleet of two cars became three. Fortunately, the third […] -
![It didn’t take me long as a kid of seven or eight to figure out that these tall Ford semi trucks I’d see on the highway in Iowa were just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8621300345_5a3afa6e4c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: Ford H Series – Jacked Up C-Series Highway Tractor")
Vintage Truck of the Day: Ford H Series – Jacked Up C-Series Highway Tractor
Posted on August 22, 2021 | 25 CommentsIt didn’t take me long as a kid of seven or eight to figure out that these tall Ford semi trucks I’d see on the highway in Iowa were just […] -
![Yeah, I know, the COAL: PT Cruiser thing has been done to death. We had RLPLAUT’s 2002 PT back in 2016 and RETROJERRY’s 2004 PT this last January. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PT-side-w-sunroof.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2006 PT Cruiser Limited Edition – Late to the Party")
COAL: 2006 PT Cruiser Limited Edition – Late to the Party
Posted on August 22, 2021 | 16 CommentsYeah, I know, the COAL: PT Cruiser thing has been done to death. We had RLPLAUT’s 2002 PT back in 2016 and RETROJERRY’s 2004 PT this last January. But […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2015) In the Chrysler Corporation’s lengthy history of badge engineering, a tradition that appears to be drawing to an end, usually you could count on the clone bearing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dodge-1983-E-Class.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1983 Dodge 600 – E-Class With Less Class")
Curbside Capsule: 1983 Dodge 600 – E-Class With Less Class
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 48 Comments(first posted 8/21/2015) In the Chrysler Corporation’s lengthy history of badge engineering, a tradition that appears to be drawing to an end, usually you could count on the clone bearing […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2015) Sedans. Minivans. Hatchbacks. Convertibles. Coupes. The K-Car platform and its offshoots had almost any permutation imaginable, even a factory limousine! If you need a concise guide to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/chrysler-lebaron-gts-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985-89 Chrysler LeBaron GTS – Hatchback Setbacks")
Curbside Classic: 1985-89 Chrysler LeBaron GTS – Hatchback Setbacks
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 51 Comments(first posted 8/21/2015) Sedans. Minivans. Hatchbacks. Convertibles. Coupes. The K-Car platform and its offshoots had almost any permutation imaginable, even a factory limousine! If you need a concise guide to […] -
![posted by Corey Behrens The original Range Rover was a brilliant piece of work, and its influence cannot be overstated. It was the first SUV designed to be truly comfortable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51370735335_c6b243ea60_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Range Rover Series I – Brilliant, But The Wheelbase Is A Bit Too Short")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Range Rover Series I – Brilliant, But The Wheelbase Is A Bit Too Short
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 14 Commentsposted by Corey Behrens The original Range Rover was a brilliant piece of work, and its influence cannot be overstated. It was the first SUV designed to be truly comfortable […] -
![It took a while, but I finally got the busted transmission out of my F100, and I’ve packed it up in my van and am taking down to legendary Turner’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_7208.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "F100 Journal: I’ve Removed The Transmission From My F100, Packed It In My Van, And I’m Off To Fresno To Swap It For A Replacement")
F100 Journal: I’ve Removed The Transmission From My F100, Packed It In My Van, And I’m Off To Fresno To Swap It For A Replacement
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 45 CommentsIt took a while, but I finally got the busted transmission out of my F100, and I’ve packed it up in my van and am taking down to legendary Turner’s […] -
![Our summer had some wicked heat earlier, and I had to resort to turning on the a/c in the xB quite a bit. But the temperatures have moderated lately, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_7226-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "xBox Journal: Time To Flip The Valve And Drive Cool Without Air Conditioning")
xBox Journal: Time To Flip The Valve And Drive Cool Without Air Conditioning
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 17 CommentsOur summer had some wicked heat earlier, and I had to resort to turning on the a/c in the xB quite a bit. But the temperatures have moderated lately, and […] -
![Gen1 Accords have suddenly become very scarce. They’re probably hot collector cars these days. And this Accord is red hot, if not quite original. That wing is dramatic, but wait […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_7133.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Gen1 Honda Accord – Not Quite Stock")
Curbside Outtake: Gen1 Honda Accord – Not Quite Stock
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 22 CommentsGen1 Accords have suddenly become very scarce. They’re probably hot collector cars these days. And this Accord is red hot, if not quite original. That wing is dramatic, but wait […] -
![Y’know the Doppler Effect: it causes the sound pitch of cars and horns and sirens and suchlike to seem lower as they pass and move away from you at speed. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Spirit_ESRT_LF34.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1992 Dodge Spirit ESRT – The Nine-Year Lesson")
COAL: 1992 Dodge Spirit ESRT – The Nine-Year Lesson
Posted on August 21, 2021 | 24 CommentsY’know the Doppler Effect: it causes the sound pitch of cars and horns and sirens and suchlike to seem lower as they pass and move away from you at speed. […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2015) Perhaps it’s unfair to level the blame for the 1974-77 full-size Plymouth’s failure entirely at the 1973 OPEC Oil Crisis. After all, Chrysler Corporation was grappling with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Plymouth-1974-Gran-Fury.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974-77 Plymouth Gran Fury – Struck By Oil")
Curbside Classic: 1974-77 Plymouth Gran Fury – Struck By Oil
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 8/20/2015) Perhaps it’s unfair to level the blame for the 1974-77 full-size Plymouth’s failure entirely at the 1973 OPEC Oil Crisis. After all, Chrysler Corporation was grappling with […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2015) Continuing with its very full-sized cars through the 1979 model year, Lincoln was the last holdout in the face of CAFE and its downsized, more fuel-efficient vehicles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0296.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Mark Of Indistinction")
Car Show Outtake: 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Mark Of Indistinction
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 103 Comments(first posted 8/20/2015) Continuing with its very full-sized cars through the 1979 model year, Lincoln was the last holdout in the face of CAFE and its downsized, more fuel-efficient vehicles […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1950(?) Chevrolet Fleetline DeLuxe 4-Door Sedan – It’s Got It All
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 15 CommentsPosted by Don Kincl. It’s got patina, color, a bit of rake, and even a window swamp cooler. What more could you want? -
![I had been waiting for this event for months, but when the day came, I almost decided to sleep in instead. I’m very glad I didn’t. After a weeks vacation, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Vintage-MX-Cover-shot.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The NW Challenge Vintage Motocross")
The NW Challenge Vintage Motocross
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 9 CommentsI had been waiting for this event for months, but when the day came, I almost decided to sleep in instead. I’m very glad I didn’t. After a weeks vacation, […] -
![I was well aware of Ford’s big hood scoops on their HD trucks in the early-mid sixties. But I just ran across these shots of a couple of ’56s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51143994305_71aff4cf24_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1956 Ford F900 – First Year For Ford’s Legendary HD Truck Hood Scoops")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1956 Ford F900 – First Year For Ford’s Legendary HD Truck Hood Scoops
Posted on August 20, 2021 | 37 CommentsI was well aware of Ford’s big hood scoops on their HD trucks in the early-mid sixties. But I just ran across these shots of a couple of ’56s […]
