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![(first posted 8/8/2015) That, way back there in the distance, is the Mackinac Bridge. First, let’s get the measurements out of the way before we get a little closer to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mackinac-bridge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Mackinac Bridge – A Bridge To Somewhere")
The Mackinac Bridge – A Bridge To Somewhere
Posted on August 8, 2021 | 106 Comments(first posted 8/8/2015) That, way back there in the distance, is the Mackinac Bridge. First, let’s get the measurements out of the way before we get a little closer to […] -
![(first posted 8/2/2015. I just saw it again a couple of days ago, in almost the same place) Friday 7:15 PM. Temp: 102° F. 30th Ave Exit of I-5. Headed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chevrolet-trucl-1939-twin-toro-engines.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1939 Chevrolet Truck With Twin Toronado V8 Drivetrains – Thank You Stephanie")
CC Outtake: 1939 Chevrolet Truck With Twin Toronado V8 Drivetrains – Thank You Stephanie
Posted on August 8, 2021 | 46 Comments(first posted 8/2/2015. I just saw it again a couple of days ago, in almost the same place) Friday 7:15 PM. Temp: 102° F. 30th Ave Exit of I-5. Headed […] -
![posted by Don Kincl Ardun hemi heads for the Ford flathead V8 have become legendary. They are very rare, and equally expensive. During the early-mid 50s, when Detroit’s new crop […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51357153398_be3062a1d6_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day/Engine History: 1934 Ford With Ardun Heads – Designed For Trucks, Adopted By Hot Rodders")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day/Engine History: 1934 Ford With Ardun Heads – Designed For Trucks, Adopted By Hot Rodders
Posted on August 8, 2021 | 16 Commentsposted by Don Kincl Ardun hemi heads for the Ford flathead V8 have become legendary. They are very rare, and equally expensive. During the early-mid 50s, when Detroit’s new crop […] -
![Nothing is ever 100% sure in this world, particularly nowadays as regards intercontinental travel, but by the time this is published, I should be in Europe (France and Switzerland, to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210505_112812-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Citroën CX Pallas IE – Hydropneumatifragilistic Pallasialidocious")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Citroën CX Pallas IE – Hydropneumatifragilistic Pallasialidocious
Posted on August 8, 2021 | 34 CommentsNothing is ever 100% sure in this world, particularly nowadays as regards intercontinental travel, but by the time this is published, I should be in Europe (France and Switzerland, to […] -
![We’re going a little bit out of order with this week’s COAL, but it seems appropriate, given the circumstances. There was a death in the fleet and it seems fitting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PXL_20210803_174127386.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Subaru Forester – What Lies Beneath")
COAL: 2003 Subaru Forester – What Lies Beneath
Posted on August 8, 2021 | 39 CommentsWe’re going a little bit out of order with this week’s COAL, but it seems appropriate, given the circumstances. There was a death in the fleet and it seems fitting […] -
![(first posted 8/7/2015) I want you to take a look at the car above. If it isn’t the most generic vehicle produced so far in the 21st century then it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2001_kia_optima_lx_3.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2002 Kia Optima – Anyone Fancy a Rambler?")
Future Curbside Classic: 2002 Kia Optima – Anyone Fancy a Rambler?
Posted on August 7, 2021 | 70 Comments(first posted 8/7/2015) I want you to take a look at the car above. If it isn’t the most generic vehicle produced so far in the 21st century then it’s […] -
CC Outtake: Karmann Ghia, Fiat Abarth – History Doesn’t Repeat Itself
Posted on August 7, 2021 | 13 Comments…but sometimes it echoes. -
CC Outtake: 1954 Cadillac Bakkie – Craftsmanship in Blue
Posted on August 7, 2021 | 45 CommentsI am very fortunate to live near a street with consistently excellent Curbsiding. This classy ’54 Cad, for example. -
![The name Haynes, of John Haynes CBE, Haynes manuals and Haynes publishing probably needs little introduction to a CC audience. The manuals have sold over 200 million copies; the publicly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210707_151132.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Photo Report: The Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Somerset")
Museum Photo Report: The Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Somerset
Posted on August 7, 2021 | 14 CommentsThe name Haynes, of John Haynes CBE, Haynes manuals and Haynes publishing probably needs little introduction to a CC audience. The manuals have sold over 200 million copies; the publicly […] -
![I’m not really sure why I bought a truck in August of 2002. I wasn’t a farmer or a contractor, and I wasn’t doing any big project or anything else […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Ram_Front_Lit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1989 Dodge D-100 – What The Truck?")
COAL: 1989 Dodge D-100 – What The Truck?
Posted on August 7, 2021 | 70 CommentsI’m not really sure why I bought a truck in August of 2002. I wasn’t a farmer or a contractor, and I wasn’t doing any big project or anything else […] -
![(first posted 8/6/2015) This may seem, to those not fortunate enough to live in Great Britain, a most unusual solution to perhaps the most extreme problem a country could have: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1956-Bedford-RLHZ-Self-Propelled-Pump-.7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1956 Bedford RLHZ Self Propelled Pump – The Green Goddess Will Save Us From Armageddon")
Carshow Classic: 1956 Bedford RLHZ Self Propelled Pump – The Green Goddess Will Save Us From Armageddon
Posted on August 6, 2021 | 42 Comments(first posted 8/6/2015) This may seem, to those not fortunate enough to live in Great Britain, a most unusual solution to perhaps the most extreme problem a country could have: […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2012) Remember all the endless recent speculation as to whether Honda would someday build a real RWD pickup? Well, they already did, in 1963. In that inimitable Honda […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Honda-1963-T360-truck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Honda’s Wild 9000 RPM Mid-Engine T360 Pickup Of 1963")
Automotive History: Honda’s Wild 9000 RPM Mid-Engine T360 Pickup Of 1963
Posted on August 6, 2021 | 24 Comments(first posted 8/29/2012) Remember all the endless recent speculation as to whether Honda would someday build a real RWD pickup? Well, they already did, in 1963. In that inimitable Honda […] -
![Eric Clem posted this highly-accessorized ’61 Falcon wagon at the Cohort. It’s quite unlike any Falcon wagon I saw back in 1961 or so, when they were being snapped up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51328061730_a7c24a5851_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: The Well-Accessorized 1961 Falcon Tudor Wagon – I Never Saw One Like It Back In The Day")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: The Well-Accessorized 1961 Falcon Tudor Wagon – I Never Saw One Like It Back In The Day
Posted on August 6, 2021 | 30 CommentsEric Clem posted this highly-accessorized ’61 Falcon wagon at the Cohort. It’s quite unlike any Falcon wagon I saw back in 1961 or so, when they were being snapped up […] -
![About 10 or 15 years ago, I was at a garage sale, and I found these large manila envelopes containing magazine and newspaper clippings related to antique cars . . […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210803_120842.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Newspaper Clippings: Evolution of Street Signs")
CC Newspaper Clippings: Evolution of Street Signs
Posted on August 6, 2021 | 37 CommentsAbout 10 or 15 years ago, I was at a garage sale, and I found these large manila envelopes containing magazine and newspaper clippings related to antique cars . . […] -
![Matt Z found this very well done double-ender, spliced together from either two Mercury Topaz, or a Ford Tempo (with a Topaz grille) and a Topaz. I’ll explain later why […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51356998307_7aad0dc9b7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The TopazapoT – Or Is It TempozapoT?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: The TopazapoT – Or Is It TempozapoT?
Posted on August 6, 2021 | 14 CommentsMatt Z found this very well done double-ender, spliced together from either two Mercury Topaz, or a Ford Tempo (with a Topaz grille) and a Topaz. I’ll explain later why […]
