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![Today’s COAL chapter focuses on the first car that was truly mine and mine alone. Having spent my early – high school – driving years behind the wheel of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/buickgrill.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1971 Buick LeSabre – The Car for the Man Who Knows Who I Am")
COAL: 1971 Buick LeSabre – The Car for the Man Who Knows Who I Am
Posted on July 7, 2021 | 29 CommentsToday’s COAL chapter focuses on the first car that was truly mine and mine alone. Having spent my early – high school – driving years behind the wheel of my […] -
![(first posted 7/5/2015) It was a quiet afternoon in the office, so a quick one round only game of Fantasy Garage seemed to fit right in. Which five cars would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1955-Bentley-Mulliner-1951.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1955 Bentley Continental Mulliner – A Fantasy Garage Winner, Guaranteed")
Cohort Outtake: 1955 Bentley Continental Mulliner – A Fantasy Garage Winner, Guaranteed
Posted on July 6, 2021 | 55 Comments(first posted 7/5/2015) It was a quiet afternoon in the office, so a quick one round only game of Fantasy Garage seemed to fit right in. Which five cars would […] -
![When we left off in Part 1, it was the early 1920’s, when DuPont had begun to develop a compound called titanium dioxide as a pigment suitable for modern […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/White-Carriage-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Long Road To The White Car (Part 2)")
Automotive History: The Long Road To The White Car (Part 2)
Posted on July 6, 2021 | 56 CommentsWhen we left off in Part 1, it was the early 1920’s, when DuPont had begun to develop a compound called titanium dioxide as a pigment suitable for modern […] -
![(first posted 7/6/2015) For today’s two door sedan jag, we head a few miles north of Eugene to Junction City, a little town that feels like it belongs in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Mercury-Comet-1965-and-1964.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Two Door Sedan Jag Outtake: 1965 Comet 202 Two Door (and 1964 Comet 404 Four Door)")
CC Two Door Sedan Jag Outtake: 1965 Comet 202 Two Door (and 1964 Comet 404 Four Door)
Posted on July 6, 2021 | 25 Comments(first posted 7/6/2015) For today’s two door sedan jag, we head a few miles north of Eugene to Junction City, a little town that feels like it belongs in the […] -
CC Illustrations: NYC Taxis – Late 1970s to Early 1980s
Posted on July 6, 2021 | 18 CommentsThis week, we are going to take a look at some New York City taxis from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. -
![Well here’s not something you see everyday, thought yours truly when happening upon this fascinating Fairlady, flaunting her primer negligee with abandon. Mouth agape, eyes agog and legs akimbo, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210416_131448-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1978-83 Nissan Fairlady Z (S130) – Ultimate Stripper Version")
CC Outtake: 1978-83 Nissan Fairlady Z (S130) – Ultimate Stripper Version
Posted on July 6, 2021 | 8 CommentsWell here’s not something you see everyday, thought yours truly when happening upon this fascinating Fairlady, flaunting her primer negligee with abandon. Mouth agape, eyes agog and legs akimbo, I […] -
![Last summer, I had written an essay with the hypothetical premise of “what if” the fictional Charles Townsend Detective Agency from the 1970s television series Charlie’s Angels had used AMC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021-06-11-1977-Ford-Pinto-CC-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Pinto – The Townsend Agency Cheaped Out")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Ford Pinto – The Townsend Agency Cheaped Out
Posted on July 6, 2021 | 72 CommentsLast summer, I had written an essay with the hypothetical premise of “what if” the fictional Charles Townsend Detective Agency from the 1970s television series Charlie’s Angels had used AMC […] -
![(first posted 7/27/2012) The 1959 Dodge: Polarizing, to say the least. Perhaps its styling was over the top, piling even more chrome atop Mopar’s already-chromy original 1957 Forward Look […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Dodge-1959-coronet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Dodge Coronet Sedan: Chrome, Fins, And More Chrome")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Dodge Coronet Sedan: Chrome, Fins, And More Chrome
Posted on July 5, 2021 | 115 Comments(first posted 7/27/2012) The 1959 Dodge: Polarizing, to say the least. Perhaps its styling was over the top, piling even more chrome atop Mopar’s already-chromy original 1957 Forward Look […] -
![(first posted 7/5/2015) It wouldn’t be a proper “jag” if I didn’t keep it going daily, so I have two hours left here on Sunday night to get a two-door […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Chevrolet-1953.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Two Door Sedan Jag Cohort Outtake: 1953 Chevrolet")
Two Door Sedan Jag Cohort Outtake: 1953 Chevrolet
Posted on July 5, 2021 | 47 Comments(first posted 7/5/2015) It wouldn’t be a proper “jag” if I didn’t keep it going daily, so I have two hours left here on Sunday night to get a two-door […] -
Road Trip Outtake: Hauling Your Own Cab
Posted on July 5, 2021 | 7 CommentsI spotted this on a back street in Tonopah, NV. I’ve seen lots of odd and different loads hauled in pickup beds, but never its own cab. -
![I committed to EXBRO fully anticipating that the xB and I would have to be rescued at some point. Sure enough, that happened on Day 2, at this crossing of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/into-the-water-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Nevada Overland Trip (EXBRO5), Day 2: Pine Creek To Somewhere In The Toiyabe Range Near Austin – The xB Meets Its Match")
Nevada Overland Trip (EXBRO5), Day 2: Pine Creek To Somewhere In The Toiyabe Range Near Austin – The xB Meets Its Match
Posted on July 5, 2021 | 20 CommentsI committed to EXBRO fully anticipating that the xB and I would have to be rescued at some point. Sure enough, that happened on Day 2, at this crossing of […] -
![This is from the “PS” feature on the last page of the March 1966 Road & Track. And does it ever speak to me, as one who has perpetually had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/toro-what-if.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1966 Vintage “Photoshop” What If: The 1966 Toronado 2+2")
1966 Vintage “Photoshop” What If: The 1966 Toronado 2+2
Posted on July 5, 2021 | 24 CommentsThis is from the “PS” feature on the last page of the March 1966 Road & Track. And does it ever speak to me, as one who has perpetually had […] -
![The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is one of those rare cars that really deserves to be called both a gem and a milestone. It signaled the death of the chauffeur-driven peasant-crushers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20210612_184412-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – Nothing Shines Like A Shadow")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – Nothing Shines Like A Shadow
Posted on July 5, 2021 | 24 CommentsThe Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is one of those rare cars that really deserves to be called both a gem and a milestone. It signaled the death of the chauffeur-driven peasant-crushers […] -
![Over the past years, I posted many typical Dutch brick haulers, like these. Their main characteristics: they’re heavy and they come with multiple steering axles and a rolloader crane. Last […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: Men At Work")
CC Video: Men At Work
Posted on July 4, 2021 | 2 CommentsOver the past years, I posted many typical Dutch brick haulers, like these. Their main characteristics: they’re heavy and they come with multiple steering axles and a rolloader crane. Last […] -
![(first posted 7/4/2015) The British motor industry was formed of companies with one of two backgrounds – established businesses branching out in to a new product, such as Vauxhall or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1927-Rootes-advert-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Rise, Decline and Fall Of The Rootes Group – “I Am The Engine, Reggie Is The Steering And Brakes”")
Automotive History: The Rise, Decline and Fall Of The Rootes Group – “I Am The Engine, Reggie Is The Steering And Brakes”
Posted on July 4, 2021 | 79 Comments(first posted 7/4/2015) The British motor industry was formed of companies with one of two backgrounds – established businesses branching out in to a new product, such as Vauxhall or […]
