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![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 […] -
![In today’s safety-obsessed world, it seems like we might as well be wearing helmets while going about our daily lives. Well, it turns out someone thought of that already… over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Buco3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1965 Buco Helmet-Hat – It Makes An MGB Perfectly Safe")
Vintage Ad: 1965 Buco Helmet-Hat – It Makes An MGB Perfectly Safe
Posted on March 25, 2021 | 20 CommentsIn today’s safety-obsessed world, it seems like we might as well be wearing helmets while going about our daily lives. Well, it turns out someone thought of that already… over […] -
![We’ve covered a number of small French utility vehicles, like the Citroen Mehari, Renault Rodeo 5 and Rodeo 6, and touched on some others in the process. It’s debatable as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/47635088202_5539eecbd5_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Dallas, By Automobiles Grandin – The French Mini-Me Jeep")
Automotive History: Dallas, By Automobiles Grandin – The French Mini-Me Jeep
Posted on March 25, 2021 | 7 CommentsWe’ve covered a number of small French utility vehicles, like the Citroen Mehari, Renault Rodeo 5 and Rodeo 6, and touched on some others in the process. It’s debatable as […] -
![The Lane Motor Museum in Nashville is my favorite one, and was the scene of our memorable 2016 CC Meet-Up. One of the main draws for me was their collection […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Tatra-T87-21-1536x841-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Step-By-Step Instructions On How To Flip A Tatra T87 at 20 MPH")
Step-By-Step Instructions On How To Flip A Tatra T87 at 20 MPH
Posted on March 25, 2021 | 42 CommentsThe Lane Motor Museum in Nashville is my favorite one, and was the scene of our memorable 2016 CC Meet-Up. One of the main draws for me was their collection […] -
![There aren’t many 30-year-old cars in fairly large numbers on Japanese streets and roads. Toyota Mark IIs (X70/X80), S130 Crowns and FJ60 Land Cruisers are still about. Second-gen Mazda RX-7s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20201215_085807-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan Silvia (S13) K’s – Peak Silvia")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan Silvia (S13) K’s – Peak Silvia
Posted on March 25, 2021 | 15 CommentsThere aren’t many 30-year-old cars in fairly large numbers on Japanese streets and roads. Toyota Mark IIs (X70/X80), S130 Crowns and FJ60 Land Cruisers are still about. Second-gen Mazda RX-7s […] -
![(first posted 3/24/2015) Did you ever notice how seldom I share classics actually found curbside? I’m forever finding old cars and trucks in parking lots. It’s because I live more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-f250.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford F-250 Explorer – At Its Age, Good To Be Anywhere")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford F-250 Explorer – At Its Age, Good To Be Anywhere
Posted on March 24, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 3/24/2015) Did you ever notice how seldom I share classics actually found curbside? I’m forever finding old cars and trucks in parking lots. It’s because I live more […] -
![I knew that Chrysler was the last premium brand to offer a three-passenger coupe in 1948, but I rather thought it was just more like a business coupe. That modest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/48833532011_64487e0572_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1941 Chrysler Highlander Three-Passenger Coupe – Not Just A Mere Business Coupe")
Vintage Ad: 1941 Chrysler Highlander Three-Passenger Coupe – Not Just A Mere Business Coupe
Posted on March 24, 2021 | 25 CommentsI knew that Chrysler was the last premium brand to offer a three-passenger coupe in 1948, but I rather thought it was just more like a business coupe. That modest […] -
![Perhaps you recall from my red Hardbody story, I was caught selling my truck in the dead of winter without having a reliable backup vehicle. I obviously knew I wanted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/thumbnail_IMG_0899.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 2014 Nissan Altima – The Family Truckster")
COAL: 2014 Nissan Altima – The Family Truckster
Posted on March 24, 2021 | 22 CommentsPerhaps you recall from my red Hardbody story, I was caught selling my truck in the dead of winter without having a reliable backup vehicle. I obviously knew I wanted […] -
![Another fish face out of water! Yes, it was fun to meet this one in the centre of the Japanese megalopolis I currently call home. But then, I should have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210218_113045-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1997 Lancia Y – Well, I Don’t See Y Not")
CC Capsule: 1997 Lancia Y – Well, I Don’t See Y Not
Posted on March 24, 2021 | 16 CommentsAnother fish face out of water! Yes, it was fun to meet this one in the centre of the Japanese megalopolis I currently call home. But then, I should have […] -
![This ad’s headline caught my attention. Automatic Automobiles, in 1933? There weren’t even automatic transmissions then. But Studebaker was trumpeting cars “from which 61% of the physical effort and practically […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/49029698077_b2bbd27b47_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Automatic Automobiles! These Amazing New 1933 Studebakers All But Drive Themselves! 12 Mechanical Brains!")
Vintage Ad: Automatic Automobiles! These Amazing New 1933 Studebakers All But Drive Themselves! 12 Mechanical Brains!
Posted on March 24, 2021 | 54 CommentsThis ad’s headline caught my attention. Automatic Automobiles, in 1933? There weren’t even automatic transmissions then. But Studebaker was trumpeting cars “from which 61% of the physical effort and practically […] -
![It shouldn’t have been a big surprise, sooner or later a mainstream manufacturer was going to create a vehicle that could give Tesla a run for its money. The bigger […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0261.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium AWD – Galloping At The Speed Of Silence")
Curbside Review: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium AWD – Galloping At The Speed Of Silence
Posted on March 24, 2021 | 158 CommentsIt shouldn’t have been a big surprise, sooner or later a mainstream manufacturer was going to create a vehicle that could give Tesla a run for its money. The bigger […] -
![(first posted 3/23/2015) In contrast to Gerardo’s entry last week on the Cimarron, which was perhaps the nadir of the Cadillac brand, I’d like to present an example of “Peak […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-cad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: 1965 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Nothing Missing but the Garage Space")
Museum Classic: 1965 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – Nothing Missing but the Garage Space
Posted on March 23, 2021 | 83 Comments(first posted 3/23/2015) In contrast to Gerardo’s entry last week on the Cimarron, which was perhaps the nadir of the Cadillac brand, I’d like to present an example of “Peak […] -
![Only 8.40 m (27’7”) long, yet rated at a colossal gross weight of 34,500 kg (76,059 lbs). That’s the absolute road legal maximum for any chassis with just three axles. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9462.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "In Motion Outtake: 2012 Terberg 6×6 Dump Truck – BMI Calculator Says Obese")
In Motion Outtake: 2012 Terberg 6×6 Dump Truck – BMI Calculator Says Obese
Posted on March 23, 2021 | 12 CommentsOnly 8.40 m (27’7”) long, yet rated at a colossal gross weight of 34,500 kg (76,059 lbs). That’s the absolute road legal maximum for any chassis with just three axles. […] -
![It’s about time I found a Mazda worth writing up. I couldn’t, so this one will have to do. The few older representatives of the marque that are encountered on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210307_150156-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Mazda Capella (GD) GLX Cargo Wagon – Outstandingly Unremarkable")
CC Capsule: 1991 Mazda Capella (GD) GLX Cargo Wagon – Outstandingly Unremarkable
Posted on March 23, 2021 | 9 CommentsIt’s about time I found a Mazda worth writing up. I couldn’t, so this one will have to do. The few older representatives of the marque that are encountered on […] -
![I continue to find evidence of obscure European brands having been sold during the Great Import Boom of the fifties that I hadn’t previously known to be imported.. The Wartburg, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/49953212848_b80893be45_k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Willy Witkin Presents the Wartburg, “One Of (East) Germany’s Finest!”, Or A Maico, Perhaps? Some Signs of the Import Bubble of 1959")
Vintage Ad: Willy Witkin Presents the Wartburg, “One Of (East) Germany’s Finest!”, Or A Maico, Perhaps? Some Signs of the Import Bubble of 1959
Posted on March 23, 2021 | 32 CommentsI continue to find evidence of obscure European brands having been sold during the Great Import Boom of the fifties that I hadn’t previously known to be imported.. The Wartburg, […]
