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![The last thing I needed in the fall of 1997 was the loss of reliable transportation, but sometimes life is like that, delivering exactly what you don’t need when it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/3c07cf372a87fd67c09cf1e95de61840.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Dodge Neon Sport – A Pretty Good Car At a Pretty Bad Time")
COAL: 1996 Dodge Neon Sport – A Pretty Good Car At a Pretty Bad Time
Posted on March 28, 2021 | 35 CommentsThe last thing I needed in the fall of 1997 was the loss of reliable transportation, but sometimes life is like that, delivering exactly what you don’t need when it’s […] -
![Special thanks to James Cavanaugh for the photos of this 1997 J30. (first posted 3/27/2015) As Destiny’s Child so eloquently put it, “I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly”. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG-20120216-00946.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Infiniti J30 – Jellybean Jealousy")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Infiniti J30 – Jellybean Jealousy
Posted on March 27, 2021 | 100 CommentsSpecial thanks to James Cavanaugh for the photos of this 1997 J30. (first posted 3/27/2015) As Destiny’s Child so eloquently put it, “I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly”. […] -
![Turning an old T-farm into a mansion type of house, that’s quite an impressive home improvement job. The stables and sheds behind the former farmhouse have been demolished, what was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9406.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Chevrolet Behind The Former Barn Find")
CC Outtake: Chevrolet Behind The Former Barn Find
Posted on March 27, 2021 | 22 CommentsTurning an old T-farm into a mansion type of house, that’s quite an impressive home improvement job. The stables and sheds behind the former farmhouse have been demolished, what was […] -
![I took this picture of my future replacement “practicing” on the Farmall H; the Ford 8N is in the distance, and the soon to be doomed Studebaker pickup as well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Tractor-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Tractor Driving Maniac")
Auto-Biography: Tractor Driving Maniac
Posted on March 27, 2021 | 77 CommentsI took this picture of my future replacement “practicing” on the Farmall H; the Ford 8N is in the distance, and the soon to be doomed Studebaker pickup as well […] -
![posted at the Cohort by Owen Here we go again; another Niedermeyer box. But this is a very special one, and mighty rare. It’s the smallest step van ever made […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/51074802621_98cc4db594_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Grumman KubVan – Smallest Step Van Ever, But It Won’t Rust Like The Sprinter")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Grumman KubVan – Smallest Step Van Ever, But It Won’t Rust Like The Sprinter
Posted on March 27, 2021 | 10 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Owen Here we go again; another Niedermeyer box. But this is a very special one, and mighty rare. It’s the smallest step van ever made […] -
![We’ve already observed how GM was unique among the Big 3 US automakers in having bespoke V8 engines for each of its five automobile divisions. Contrast this with Ford Motor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/1961-Buick-215-V8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: When Did Each GM Division Stop Making Their Own V8 Engines? A Brief History of V8 Engine Sharing at GM")
Automotive History: When Did Each GM Division Stop Making Their Own V8 Engines? A Brief History of V8 Engine Sharing at GM
Posted on March 27, 2021 | 99 CommentsWe’ve already observed how GM was unique among the Big 3 US automakers in having bespoke V8 engines for each of its five automobile divisions. Contrast this with Ford Motor […] -
COAL: 1961 Plymouth Valiant – Not My Precedent!
Posted on March 27, 2021 | 18 CommentsIt was beginner’s luck, really. Had to be; the hardest, fraughtmost, uncertainest part had been -
![(first posted 3/26/2015) Back in December 2013, fellow Curbivore Tom Klockau covered the Austin 3 Litre and coined it brilliantly as the Landcrab Imperial. As chance would have it, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/austin-3-litre-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Carshow Classic: 1969 Austin 3 Litre Deluxe – The Landcrab Trilogy Is Complete")
Carshow Classic: 1969 Austin 3 Litre Deluxe – The Landcrab Trilogy Is Complete
Posted on March 26, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 3/26/2015) Back in December 2013, fellow Curbivore Tom Klockau covered the Austin 3 Litre and coined it brilliantly as the Landcrab Imperial. As chance would have it, […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Tiffany Classic – Verbal Abuse
Posted on March 26, 2021 | 42 Commentsposted by canadiancatgreen Using the words “Tiffany” and “Classic” in the name of this thing qualifies as verbal abuse. -
Vintage Truck of the Day: GMC Brigadier With Extra Large Sleeper
Posted on March 26, 2021 | 25 Comments -
![Oy, Whotsit wiv the pho’o session? You… you speak English? Blimey, I don’t Adam and Eve it! A bit far from old Blightey, inch’ya Guv? Lemme guess. Took a wrong […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20201122_121859-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2012 London Taxi Company TX4 – Far-East Enders, Innit?")
CC Capsule: 2012 London Taxi Company TX4 – Far-East Enders, Innit?
Posted on March 26, 2021 | 16 CommentsOy, Whotsit wiv the pho’o session? You… you speak English? Blimey, I don’t Adam and Eve it! A bit far from old Blightey, inch’ya Guv? Lemme guess. Took a wrong […] -
![Backstory: Jack Falat worked as a Bell Telephone lineman based in Rutherford, NJ throughout the 1970s. He was also a skilled and avid photographer, and took pictures of interesting scenes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/6c0e6f_0455727085fc42e78672afc055fc6215mv21.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Favorites From The Jack Falat Collection")
Vintage Snapshots: Favorites From The Jack Falat Collection
Posted on March 26, 2021 | 48 CommentsBackstory: Jack Falat worked as a Bell Telephone lineman based in Rutherford, NJ throughout the 1970s. He was also a skilled and avid photographer, and took pictures of interesting scenes […] -
![True confessions: I’ve been wanting a ’55 Chevy since…just about forever. I first fell for it on the streets of Innsbruck when a tourist or GI parked theirs in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chevrolet-1955-business-coupefinal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My New Curbside Classic: 1955 Chevrolet 150 Business Coupe – Look What Santa Left For Me")
My New Curbside Classic: 1955 Chevrolet 150 Business Coupe – Look What Santa Left For Me
Posted on March 26, 2021 | 60 CommentsTrue confessions: I’ve been wanting a ’55 Chevy since…just about forever. I first fell for it on the streets of Innsbruck when a tourist or GI parked theirs in the […] -
![(first posted 3/25/2015) So familiar, so forgettable. For most of the motoring public, that’s the general consensus on the Ford Tempo & Mercury Topaz twins. They were there, in abundance, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-tempo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Ford Tempo GLX …And Where Have You Been Hiding?")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Ford Tempo GLX …And Where Have You Been Hiding?
Posted on March 25, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 3/25/2015) So familiar, so forgettable. For most of the motoring public, that’s the general consensus on the Ford Tempo & Mercury Topaz twins. They were there, in abundance, […] -
![The open land between my region’s towns and villages is a low flying zone for the helicopters of our Royal Air Force. This must be an AS-532U2 Cougar Mk2, built […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9485.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "In Motion Outtake: Low Flying Zone Barnstormer")
In Motion Outtake: Low Flying Zone Barnstormer
Posted on March 25, 2021 | 9 CommentsThe open land between my region’s towns and villages is a low flying zone for the helicopters of our Royal Air Force. This must be an AS-532U2 Cougar Mk2, built […]
