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Cohort Sighting: Argentinian Ford B-150 Three-Door “Suburban”
Posted on May 31, 2021 | 48 Comments(first posted 12/28/2013) South America is another parallel universe, and this rather crude three door F-Series based truck is a great example of that. So Cal Metro shot this in […] -
Classic Review – Bringing the Alfa Romeo 75 to London
Posted on May 31, 2021 | 12 CommentsYou may have seen the CC and appreciation of the Alfa Romeo 75 (or Milano) and preceding Alfetta Tipo 116 series of cars that came before and donated so much […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1949 Riley RMD – The End Of The Road For True Rileys
Posted on May 31, 2021 | 32 CommentsStaxman has posted some shots of a very lovely 1949 Riley RMD drophead (cabriolet). The RM series was built from 1945 to 1955, and the last developed independently by Riley […] -
CC For Sale: 1981 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Station Wagon – Take Me Home
Posted on May 31, 2021 | 41 CommentsThere is a lot of love given to the 1977-90 GM B-Body on Curbside, but most of the attention goes to the 2-doors and 4-doors. As someone who has owned […] -
CC Outtake: 2008 Chrysler 300C Touring 3.0 CRD – Diesel Powered Magna-Magnum
Posted on May 31, 2021 | 27 CommentsI don’t know what’s the story behind it, but this big wheeled, brawny Mopar wagon hasn’t been touring much lately. It just has been sitting there for quite some time […] -
Curbside Classic: 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500 E (W124) – A Sleeper Awakes In The Land Of The Rising Sun
Posted on May 31, 2021 | 13 CommentsThe city of Stuttgart is not just the home of the historic Mercedes-Benz plant at Sindelfingen, but it also became Porsche’s base after the marque’s Austrian infancy. And back in […] -
Curbside Classic: Mack RM-Series 4×4 – The Really Tough Mack
Posted on May 30, 2021 | 27 Comments(first posted 2/3/2014) Mack’s legendary R-Series had a well-deserved rep for toughness. We praised them effusively here. But if one needed an ever tougher Mack, to take on all sorts […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Honda N600: From Rolling Acorns Mighty Hondas Grow
Posted on May 30, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 1/13/2014) Your 2050 Honda i600 solar-electric personal transportation pod automatically glides into the Biodynamic-Vegan Taco Loco lot and parks itself. On the way inside, you pass the static […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: At Char-Burger, San Diego, 1976
Posted on May 30, 2021 | 22 CommentsThis looks familiar, as it was taken by Don Kincl the same year I arrived in San Diego. And although it’s just one shot, there’s a bit of good car […] -
Vintage Ad: The 1978 Lincoln Versailles – An Investment In (Badge) Engineering
Posted on May 30, 2021 | 50 CommentsNo comment. I said it all here: CC 1977 Lincoln Versailles: Pig In A Poke -
Curbside Outtake: Mercury Sable Getting Photobombed By Some Vintage Competition
Posted on May 30, 2021 | 13 CommentsThere I was shooting an increasingly rare Sable of this vintage in front of Harbor Freight and what comes rolling along to photobomb it? An Olds Ciera of similar vintage, […] -
COAL: 1969 Beetle – Redux
Posted on May 30, 2021 | 24 CommentsI was having a serious case of buyer’s remorse with regards to my spur of the moment purchase of the 1968 Spitfire. Beautiful car, but I knew enough to know […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 IH Loadstar Bookmobile (And Trucks) – Is There A Book On IH History Aboard?
Posted on May 29, 2021 | 53 Comments(first posted 3/5/2011. I saw it just the other day again, in 2021.) Now that’s a very comforting and reassuring face. Something about these International Loadstar trucks evokes those feelings, […] -
Curbside Classic – 1991 Alfa Romeo 75 3.0 V6 (Milano): The Last Fling Of The Real Alfa?
Posted on May 29, 2021 | 26 CommentsCurbivores like Alfas, especially older Alfas. That is a fact. You will probably have opinions about aspects of more recent examples; you will certainly have opinions about the engines of […] -
Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevy El Camino- Unrestrained Exuberance
Posted on May 29, 2021 | 63 Comments(first posted 5/29/2015) Back in October of 2013, I posted “The El Caminos of Los Angeles.” That article included 20 different El Caminos photographed over a two week span, demonstrating that the […]