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![Almost 36 years old, sitting and waiting at a house construction site in the freezing cold. But what a surprise it was, catching this classic series of DAF trucks, still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_9374.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1985 DAF 2500 Turbo Intercooling 6×4 – An Old Construction Worker, Not Retired Yet")
Truck Stop Classic: 1985 DAF 2500 Turbo Intercooling 6×4 – An Old Construction Worker, Not Retired Yet
Posted on February 14, 2021 | 41 CommentsAlmost 36 years old, sitting and waiting at a house construction site in the freezing cold. But what a surprise it was, catching this classic series of DAF trucks, still […] -
![(First posted 02/14/2021) Tatra87 has been fortunate enough to find several of these Takeoka microcars here in Japan, but in my nearly thirty years here, I just came across my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/PXL_20210205_070930027.MP_-1-e1612769268828.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Takeoka Abbey – Micro…Real Micro…")
CC Outtake: Takeoka Abbey – Micro…Real Micro…
Posted on February 14, 2021 | 12 Comments(First posted 02/14/2021) Tatra87 has been fortunate enough to find several of these Takeoka microcars here in Japan, but in my nearly thirty years here, I just came across my […] -
![Last summer, a 1959 De Soto Firedome showed up on the Cohort, but it was in pretty rough shape. But then I found this similar ’59 Firedome sedan on eBay, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/s-l16001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1959 De Soto Firedome Sedan – Smart Burnished Aluminum Door Frames")
CC For Sale: 1959 De Soto Firedome Sedan – Smart Burnished Aluminum Door Frames
Posted on February 14, 2021 | 34 CommentsLast summer, a 1959 De Soto Firedome showed up on the Cohort, but it was in pretty rough shape. But then I found this similar ’59 Firedome sedan on eBay, […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Ford Courier Still Hard At Work – “Firewood $75/Cord”
Posted on February 14, 2021 | 20 CommentsJohn Lloyd posted this rusty Ford Courier he saw in Aberdeen, WA. He left this comment: -
![I’ve always had a lot of interests, but likely the big three would be music, cars and film. Few people in the film business had a larger-than-life career (and life […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ca0811-112849_1%402x.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: My Karmann-Ghia Obsession, Part 2")
COAL: My Karmann-Ghia Obsession, Part 2
Posted on February 14, 2021 | 40 CommentsI’ve always had a lot of interests, but likely the big three would be music, cars and film. Few people in the film business had a larger-than-life career (and life […] -
![Ten years ago today CC went live. I did not allow myself any expectations on how long this impulsive undertaking would turn out or how long it would last; it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_5545.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Tenth Birthday – Thanks To All Of You Who Made 16,558 Posts, 678,756 Comments and 75 Million Page Views Possible")
CC’s Tenth Birthday – Thanks To All Of You Who Made 16,558 Posts, 678,756 Comments and 75 Million Page Views Possible
Posted on February 13, 2021 | 80 CommentsTen years ago today CC went live. I did not allow myself any expectations on how long this impulsive undertaking would turn out or how long it would last; it […] -
![“I want one of those cars that fixes itself!” So declared my mother—I guess after misunderstanding a news item about computerised engine control or something of the like. I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/1984-chevy-caprice-classic-white-low-miles-near-mint-amazing-vin-2g1an69h8e-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1984 Chev Caprice – Second Verse, Same(?) as the First")
COAL: 1984 Chev Caprice – Second Verse, Same(?) as the First
Posted on February 13, 2021 | 19 Comments“I want one of those cars that fixes itself!” So declared my mother—I guess after misunderstanding a news item about computerised engine control or something of the like. I was […] -
![(first posted 2/12/2015) It is looking increasingly likely that the next Holden Commodore will be an imported, front-wheel-drive, Opel-based product. A Commodore being based on an Opel is hardly anything […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-ho.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988-91 Holden VN Commodore – Revisiting the Opel Mine")
Curbside Classic: 1988-91 Holden VN Commodore – Revisiting the Opel Mine
Posted on February 12, 2021 | 59 Comments(first posted 2/12/2015) It is looking increasingly likely that the next Holden Commodore will be an imported, front-wheel-drive, Opel-based product. A Commodore being based on an Opel is hardly anything […] -
![(first posted 2/15/2015) If the lowly Henney Junior Packard Professional car was too stubby for your taste, Henney also built something a bit more extravagant. But he didn’t find any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1954 Packard Super Station Wagon – Yes, I Do Want One")
1954 Packard Super Station Wagon – Yes, I Do Want One
Posted on February 12, 2021 | 41 Comments(first posted 2/15/2015) If the lowly Henney Junior Packard Professional car was too stubby for your taste, Henney also built something a bit more extravagant. But he didn’t find any […] -
![I came across this ad in my usual search of what oddball classic cars are for sale nearby. It is a 1960 Vauxhall Victor which is a bit of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Vauxhall-Victor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: A guy named Victor from Vauxhall selling his namesake")
CC For Sale: A guy named Victor from Vauxhall selling his namesake
Posted on February 12, 2021 | 13 CommentsI came across this ad in my usual search of what oddball classic cars are for sale nearby. It is a 1960 Vauxhall Victor which is a bit of a […] -
![by Don Kincl Looking at these, I can’t help but think that the Jaguar XJ-S was the British analogue to the Continental Mark IV/V. Some might say heresy, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/jags.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Where Tired Old Anglo & American PLCs Hang Out")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Where Tired Old Anglo & American PLCs Hang Out
Posted on February 12, 2021 | 15 Commentsby Don Kincl Looking at these, I can’t help but think that the Jaguar XJ-S was the British analogue to the Continental Mark IV/V. Some might say heresy, but […] -
![All set and ready to be loaded, this Citroën Jumper chassis-cab with a Tijhof beavertail truck bed. Simple and light, as there is no tilting system. The truck is owned […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_9361.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2010 Citroën Jumper 3.0 HDi – The Car Detailer’s Car Transporter")
CC Global: 2010 Citroën Jumper 3.0 HDi – The Car Detailer’s Car Transporter
Posted on February 12, 2021 | 18 CommentsAll set and ready to be loaded, this Citroën Jumper chassis-cab with a Tijhof beavertail truck bed. Simple and light, as there is no tilting system. The truck is owned […] -
![The boxy knife-edge Lincoln Town car from 1980’s—a design I could never warm up to—had really worn out its welcome by the end of that decade. So Lincoln decided it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CC-434-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1990 Lincoln Town Car – Big American Luxury Car, 1990’s Style")
Curbside Outtake: 1990 Lincoln Town Car – Big American Luxury Car, 1990’s Style
Posted on February 12, 2021 | 66 CommentsThe boxy knife-edge Lincoln Town car from 1980’s—a design I could never warm up to—had really worn out its welcome by the end of that decade. So Lincoln decided it […] -
![Over the ten years of CC, I have heard endless sad stories here of old car ownership woe: Expensive repairs, headaches, frustration, regret. Meanwhile, I’ve been peppering you with an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CC-434-110.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 41 Years Of 1980 Toyota Corolla Ownership – 261K Miles, $500 In Repair Parts")
Curbside Classic: 41 Years Of 1980 Toyota Corolla Ownership – 261K Miles, $500 In Repair Parts
Posted on February 12, 2021 | 39 CommentsOver the ten years of CC, I have heard endless sad stories here of old car ownership woe: Expensive repairs, headaches, frustration, regret. Meanwhile, I’ve been peppering you with an […] -
![posted at the cohort by robadr1 (first posted 2/11/2015) Although some might object, I think this 1959 Buick has been rather suitably modified, except for one key missing detail: it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Buick-1959-fq.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1959 Buick – Just Missing The Third Central Fin")
Cohort Outtake: 1959 Buick – Just Missing The Third Central Fin
Posted on February 11, 2021 | 114 Commentsposted at the cohort by robadr1 (first posted 2/11/2015) Although some might object, I think this 1959 Buick has been rather suitably modified, except for one key missing detail: it’s […]
