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![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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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 […] -
![Here’s something a bit different: a semi-trailer coach/bus that’s driven from the trailer. There were sound reasons for this, as it lowered overall height and weight, increased maneuverability, lowered the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/14105067376_241b2853d2_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad/Bus Stop Classic: 1932 Ford V8 Tri-Coach – Driven From The Semi Trailer")
Vintage Ad/Bus Stop Classic: 1932 Ford V8 Tri-Coach – Driven From The Semi Trailer
Posted on August 6, 2021 | 14 CommentsHere’s something a bit different: a semi-trailer coach/bus that’s driven from the trailer. There were sound reasons for this, as it lowered overall height and weight, increased maneuverability, lowered the […] -
![(first posted 7/22/2012) Around 1969, Kawasaki started developing a reputation for bikes that would pull up alongside you and then quickly leave you in a cloud of blue […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Kawasaki-triple.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Motorcycle History: The Kawasaki Two-Stroke Triples – The Dirty Dozen")
Motorcycle History: The Kawasaki Two-Stroke Triples – The Dirty Dozen
Posted on August 5, 2021 | 80 Comments(first posted 7/22/2012) Around 1969, Kawasaki started developing a reputation for bikes that would pull up alongside you and then quickly leave you in a cloud of blue […] -
![(first posted 8/28/2012) As I remember the early 1970s, there were two kinds of Dads. There were the guys who were reasonably fashionable and with the times, who kept with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1975DodgePowerWagon11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Dodge Power Wagon – A (Sort-Of) Civilized Outdoorsman")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Dodge Power Wagon – A (Sort-Of) Civilized Outdoorsman
Posted on August 5, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/28/2012) As I remember the early 1970s, there were two kinds of Dads. There were the guys who were reasonably fashionable and with the times, who kept with […] -
![(first posted 5/8/2015) Now this is a retro design I can really get behind! I’m biased of course, as the Toyota Crown is one of my favorite cars ever. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Toyota-2000-Origin.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History (Japan Edition): 2000 Toyota Origin – Peak Retro (Part 2)")
Automotive History (Japan Edition): 2000 Toyota Origin – Peak Retro (Part 2)
Posted on August 5, 2021 | 74 Comments(first posted 5/8/2015) Now this is a retro design I can really get behind! I’m biased of course, as the Toyota Crown is one of my favorite cars ever. And […] -
Vintage Ad: 1929 Ford Station Wagon – The Roots Of The Country Squire
Posted on August 5, 2021 | 31 Comments -
![Mike Hayes found and shot this rather remarkable survivor that’s still being driven. I’m off at the coast in the van for a few days so I’m just going to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51304190264_f768854b34_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe – Not So Supreme But Still Being Driven")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe – Not So Supreme But Still Being Driven
Posted on August 5, 2021 | 33 CommentsMike Hayes found and shot this rather remarkable survivor that’s still being driven. I’m off at the coast in the van for a few days so I’m just going to […] -
![(first posted 8/5/2015) Edsel. Could there possibly be another car in all of history that is more notoriously associated with failure? Famously referred to as “the wrong car at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_0138.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1958 Edsel Corsair – Failure Is A Five-Letter World")
Car Show Classic: 1958 Edsel Corsair – Failure Is A Five-Letter World
Posted on August 5, 2021 | 159 Comments(first posted 8/5/2015) Edsel. Could there possibly be another car in all of history that is more notoriously associated with failure? Famously referred to as “the wrong car at the […] -
![(first posted 9/4/2011) So did these folks who commissioned a fine woodworker neighbor of ours to build them this fine custom camper seek out a Chevy Custom Camper because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chevy-truck-1972-C30-longhorn-Custom-Camper.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet C30 Longhorn Custom Camper – Very Aptly Named Indeed")
CC Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet C30 Longhorn Custom Camper – Very Aptly Named Indeed
Posted on August 4, 2021 | 39 Comments(first posted 9/4/2011) So did these folks who commissioned a fine woodworker neighbor of ours to build them this fine custom camper seek out a Chevy Custom Camper because […] -
![(first posted 8/4/2015) Unless you’re reading this after January the 18th, 2048 (in which case, hello there from 2015! Hopefully all the nutjobs running around predicting the end of civilization […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Yellow-Plymouth-Prowler.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 1997-2001 Plymouth Prowler – Suddenly it’s 1957")
Future Curbside Classic: 1997-2001 Plymouth Prowler – Suddenly it’s 1957
Posted on August 4, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 8/4/2015) Unless you’re reading this after January the 18th, 2048 (in which case, hello there from 2015! Hopefully all the nutjobs running around predicting the end of civilization […]
