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![This is quite a load: four new ’57 Imperials, with a mixture of dual and quad headlights. And of course packing the new 392 cubic inch hemi V8, with 325 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/41363620101_47aa16fb48_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: 1955/1956 Dodge Hauling 1957 Imperials – Five Big Hemis Ready To Roll")
Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: 1955/1956 Dodge Hauling 1957 Imperials – Five Big Hemis Ready To Roll
Posted on May 13, 2021 | 18 CommentsThis is quite a load: four new ’57 Imperials, with a mixture of dual and quad headlights. And of course packing the new 392 cubic inch hemi V8, with 325 […] -
![I’m building an album on Google Photos showcasing the best photographs I can find of intriguing examples of Victorian architecture with period cars up front. This is a very specific […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/0bd2f718d3c175be9f1bfcbe59d0ac481.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars & Architecture–The Ultimate Collection")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars & Architecture–The Ultimate Collection
Posted on May 13, 2021 | 63 CommentsI’m building an album on Google Photos showcasing the best photographs I can find of intriguing examples of Victorian architecture with period cars up front. This is a very specific […] -
![Toyota’s history with upscale cars in the US is fascinating. It really struggled for years to get a proper toe hold in a segment of the market that was booming, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cressida-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1983 Toyota Cressida – The Proto-Lexus")
Vintage R&T Review: 1983 Toyota Cressida – The Proto-Lexus
Posted on May 13, 2021 | 23 CommentsToyota’s history with upscale cars in the US is fascinating. It really struggled for years to get a proper toe hold in a segment of the market that was booming, […] -
![I’m guessing motorcycle sales were pretty slow in the winter months (probably still are). So here’s the pitch: “Meet old King Winter man to man” on your 1928 H-D and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33737986023_551763f254_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Go Skiing (Or Camping) With Your Harley Davidson! “Meet Old King Winter Man To Man”")
Vintage Ads: Go Skiing (Or Camping) With Your Harley Davidson! “Meet Old King Winter Man To Man”
Posted on May 13, 2021 | 20 CommentsI’m guessing motorcycle sales were pretty slow in the winter months (probably still are). So here’s the pitch: “Meet old King Winter man to man” on your 1928 H-D and […] -
![Well, there are only so many Japanese oddities and exciting exotics one can dig up. Sometimes, you just find a straight-up decent old SL in a sexy shade of blue […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20201027_154654-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL (R107) “Final Edition” – Bei Mir Bist Du Schön")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL (R107) “Final Edition” – Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
Posted on May 13, 2021 | 12 CommentsWell, there are only so many Japanese oddities and exciting exotics one can dig up. Sometimes, you just find a straight-up decent old SL in a sexy shade of blue […] -
![(first posted 5/12/2015) Four old timers in 1975. Why are they posing near the rusty 1941 Plymouth? The 18 inch wheels offer the only clue. Thirty years earlier in Detroit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1975car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vintage: The “Adventure South” To The Tip Of South America In A 1941 Plymouth")
CC Vintage: The “Adventure South” To The Tip Of South America In A 1941 Plymouth
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 48 Comments(first posted 5/12/2015) Four old timers in 1975. Why are they posing near the rusty 1941 Plymouth? The 18 inch wheels offer the only clue. Thirty years earlier in Detroit […] -
![(first posted 9/8/2011) What’s in a name? A car name, in particular. Pick a beautiful, exotic locale, and smack that name on your top-end model. If it does this, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1973MercuryMonterey03-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Mercury Monterey Custom – A Great Name’s Last Ride")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Mercury Monterey Custom – A Great Name’s Last Ride
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 151 Comments(first posted 9/8/2011) What’s in a name? A car name, in particular. Pick a beautiful, exotic locale, and smack that name on your top-end model. If it does this, a […] -
![I know; I’m a broken record about the misguided lower, longer, wider mantra. But for anyone who’s ever sat in the back of a car like this 1947 Chrysler Newport […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/51159563220_cb7c8c5369_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1947 Chrysler Windsor – Somebody Please Remind My Why Anyone Thought Lower Cars Were A Good Idea?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1947 Chrysler Windsor – Somebody Please Remind My Why Anyone Thought Lower Cars Were A Good Idea?
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 38 CommentsI know; I’m a broken record about the misguided lower, longer, wider mantra. But for anyone who’s ever sat in the back of a car like this 1947 Chrysler Newport […] -
![You don’t see too many heavy vehicles in baby blue, so this MAN pops! The 2019 TGX tractor is on its way with a tanker semi-trailer. The fact that the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_9418.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Outtakes: Honest Workhorses On The Trot")
In Motion Outtakes: Honest Workhorses On The Trot
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 4 CommentsYou don’t see too many heavy vehicles in baby blue, so this MAN pops! The 2019 TGX tractor is on its way with a tanker semi-trailer. The fact that the […] -
![It is not always easy to make sense of a carmaker’s range, especially for the JDM. Toyota, Honda or Nissan have a wide array of models, some of which overlap. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210504_120657-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2012 Mitsuoka Galue Classic Wagon – Mitsuoka’s Mystifying Mid-Range")
CC Capsule: 2012 Mitsuoka Galue Classic Wagon – Mitsuoka’s Mystifying Mid-Range
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 12 CommentsIt is not always easy to make sense of a carmaker’s range, especially for the JDM. Toyota, Honda or Nissan have a wide array of models, some of which overlap. […] -
![We’re all familiar with GM’s Futurama showcases, but how about Powerama? In 1955, GM spent a tidy $7 million to create showcase for its rapidly expanding range of diesel powered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Powerama-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "GM’s 1955 Powerama – The Smokier and Smellier Diesel Alternative To The Motorama")
GM’s 1955 Powerama – The Smokier and Smellier Diesel Alternative To The Motorama
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 53 CommentsWe’re all familiar with GM’s Futurama showcases, but how about Powerama? In 1955, GM spent a tidy $7 million to create showcase for its rapidly expanding range of diesel powered […] -
![Like many Americans during the pandemic (and current shortages and long lead times reflect this), I was stuck at home and bored – which led to shopping. Even though I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/thumbnail_IMG_0586.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2015 Toyota Tacoma – A Keeper")
COAL: 2015 Toyota Tacoma – A Keeper
Posted on May 12, 2021 | 11 CommentsLike many Americans during the pandemic (and current shortages and long lead times reflect this), I was stuck at home and bored – which led to shopping. Even though I […] -
![(first posted 11/4/2011) Talk about falling down a rabbit hole. I started out to do a single-photo Snapshot from 1961, and stumbled into a parallel universe of cars and planes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Justicia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Wild Cars (And Planes) From Peronist Argentina: Air Cooled V8s, Flying Wings, Pulse Jet Cars And More")
The Wild Cars (And Planes) From Peronist Argentina: Air Cooled V8s, Flying Wings, Pulse Jet Cars And More
Posted on May 11, 2021 | 52 Comments(first posted 11/4/2011) Talk about falling down a rabbit hole. I started out to do a single-photo Snapshot from 1961, and stumbled into a parallel universe of cars and planes […] -
![Where have all the Sciroccos gone to? To Hungary, it seems, where Roshake77 shot this one posted at the Cohort. And it’s got a ram air intake grille too. That’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/51125429044_643398613f_k1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Gen2 VW Scirocco – With Ram Air Intake")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Gen2 VW Scirocco – With Ram Air Intake
Posted on May 11, 2021 | 6 CommentsWhere have all the Sciroccos gone to? To Hungary, it seems, where Roshake77 shot this one posted at the Cohort. And it’s got a ram air intake grille too. That’s […] -
![Cadillac—which was famous for its dreamy brochures—decided that it in 1975 it would be a good idea to showcase its cars showing off their overwhelming dynamic qualities, starting with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/37466261732_2be0e9cc64_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Most Absurd Cadillac Brochure Shots Ever: A Fleetwood 75 Limo With A Fifth Wheel?")
The Most Absurd Cadillac Brochure Shots Ever: A Fleetwood 75 Limo With A Fifth Wheel?
Posted on May 11, 2021 | 54 CommentsCadillac—which was famous for its dreamy brochures—decided that it in 1975 it would be a good idea to showcase its cars showing off their overwhelming dynamic qualities, starting with a […]
