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![When I was in the third grade, I received for Christmas an ID bracelet with my first name engraved on it. It was a simple design, much in the vein […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/038-1986-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Brougham-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1986 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – Traditional Jewelry")
Curbside Capsule: 1986 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – Traditional Jewelry
Posted on February 2, 2021 | 51 CommentsWhen I was in the third grade, I received for Christmas an ID bracelet with my first name engraved on it. It was a simple design, much in the vein […] -
Curbside Outtake: A Pair Of Tired Old Broncos – They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
Posted on February 2, 2021 | 15 CommentsHorses live to be about 25-30 years. These old nags are 30-33 years old; in other words, living on very borrowed time, from the looks of them. Awaiting euthanasia? -
![2021 marks the twelfth model year that the current generation of Toyota 4Runner has been available for purchase in the United States, making it one of the longest-lived vehicles on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_8942-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro – Contemporary Classic")
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro – Contemporary Classic
Posted on February 2, 2021 | 30 Comments2021 marks the twelfth model year that the current generation of Toyota 4Runner has been available for purchase in the United States, making it one of the longest-lived vehicles on […] -
![(first posted 9/26/2011) If you didn’t know, this is what a “Plucked Chicken” looks like. No longer the wild roosters of The Forward Look, the next-to-last Chryslers that Virgil […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-chry.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Chrysler 300 Sport – Funny Face")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Chrysler 300 Sport – Funny Face
Posted on February 1, 2021 | 100 Comments(first posted 9/26/2011) If you didn’t know, this is what a “Plucked Chicken” looks like. No longer the wild roosters of The Forward Look, the next-to-last Chryslers that Virgil […] -
![Who turned the clock back a couple of decades? This would have been a typical sight 20, 15 or even 10 years ago, but not so much in 2021. Both […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CC-433-092.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Toyota Tercel (gen1) Liftback and Mercedes 400E (W124) – Two Oldies Reminiscing")
Curbside Outtake: Toyota Tercel (gen1) Liftback and Mercedes 400E (W124) – Two Oldies Reminiscing
Posted on February 1, 2021 | 34 CommentsWho turned the clock back a couple of decades? This would have been a typical sight 20, 15 or even 10 years ago, but not so much in 2021. Both […] -
![I’ve decided to start a new series with occasional posts focusing on interesting junkyard finds of older subjects that I’m personally not particularly familiar with and just don’t have the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_3909.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1959-1961 International Harvester B-Series 4×4 Pickup")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1959-1961 International Harvester B-Series 4×4 Pickup
Posted on February 1, 2021 | 40 CommentsI’ve decided to start a new series with occasional posts focusing on interesting junkyard finds of older subjects that I’m personally not particularly familiar with and just don’t have the […] -
Wordless Outtake: Obscure Rebadge From Down the Street
Posted on February 1, 2021 | 17 Comments -
![(Update: this appears to be a 1950 with a 1951 front end). We’re back in the Netherlands with another of Corey Behrens’ finds, and it’s a gem. It’s a final […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50740538637_e5c4034a08_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1951 Pontiac Streamliner Eight – The Tail End of the Streamliner and Straight Eight Era")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1951 Pontiac Streamliner Eight – The Tail End of the Streamliner and Straight Eight Era
Posted on February 1, 2021 | 43 Comments(Update: this appears to be a 1950 with a 1951 front end). We’re back in the Netherlands with another of Corey Behrens’ finds, and it’s a gem. It’s a final […] -
![It’s the first Mitsuoka of the year, and boy is it a whopper. Looks like this was fished out of the Marianna Trench, underwent some sort of explosive decompression along […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20210117_154303-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2008 Mitsuoka Orochi – Kill It Before It Spreads")
Curbside Classic: 2008 Mitsuoka Orochi – Kill It Before It Spreads
Posted on February 1, 2021 | 32 CommentsIt’s the first Mitsuoka of the year, and boy is it a whopper. Looks like this was fished out of the Marianna Trench, underwent some sort of explosive decompression along […] -
![(first posted 1/31/2015) The 1956 “Power Look” Chrysler Windsor debuted just over 16 years before I did, representing a light update the 1955 “Hundred Million Dollar Look” Windsor Deluxe, as spotted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-ch.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Chrysler Windsor (and the Poly Engine) – The Semi-Hemi")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Chrysler Windsor (and the Poly Engine) – The Semi-Hemi
Posted on January 31, 2021 | 48 Comments(first posted 1/31/2015) The 1956 “Power Look” Chrysler Windsor debuted just over 16 years before I did, representing a light update the 1955 “Hundred Million Dollar Look” Windsor Deluxe, as spotted […] -
![still rolling coal in 2035 I regret not having had more time to properly analyze GM’s announcement last week. There’s a few key issues that are important to note: GM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chevrolet-pickup-2021-HD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand Update: GM’s EV-Only “Aspirations” Only Impact Light Duty Vehicles – And Is Of Course Subject To Change, As Are All “Aspirations”")
Curbside Newsstand Update: GM’s EV-Only “Aspirations” Only Impact Light Duty Vehicles – And Is Of Course Subject To Change, As Are All “Aspirations”
Posted on January 31, 2021 | 41 Commentsstill rolling coal in 2035 I regret not having had more time to properly analyze GM’s announcement last week. There’s a few key issues that are important to note: GM […] -
![The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is my country’s best selling full-size van. In that segment, it also predominates the market for taxicabs and ambulances. This 4,325 mm (170.3”) long wheelbase Sprinter taxi […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_9328.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 314 CDI Wheelchair-Accessible Taxicab – Big Brown Taxi")
CC Global: 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 314 CDI Wheelchair-Accessible Taxicab – Big Brown Taxi
Posted on January 31, 2021 | 12 CommentsThe Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is my country’s best selling full-size van. In that segment, it also predominates the market for taxicabs and ambulances. This 4,325 mm (170.3”) long wheelbase Sprinter taxi […] -
![another CC is photobombing in the background (first posted 8/11/2011) Everybody wants a Ferrari, at least at some point in their life. Once most of us get old enough […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CC-143-057.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Fiat 1500 Spider/Cabriolet – The Ferrari 250 GT Wanna-Be")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Fiat 1500 Spider/Cabriolet – The Ferrari 250 GT Wanna-Be
Posted on January 31, 2021 | 50 Commentsanother CC is photobombing in the background (first posted 8/11/2011) Everybody wants a Ferrari, at least at some point in their life. Once most of us get old enough […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: Chrysler Cordoba, Round Eye Version
Posted on January 31, 2021 | 31 CommentsHere’s something to enjoy over breakfast: a very fine round-eye Cordoba, by John Baker. -
![My main desktop PC is going through a very protracted and long dreaded update to Windows 10, from my dearly beloved W7. In fact, it’s stuck at “Working on udpated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/48891470882_f091aaa269_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #1: Lancia Fulvia Sport")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #1: Lancia Fulvia Sport
Posted on January 31, 2021 | 24 CommentsMy main desktop PC is going through a very protracted and long dreaded update to Windows 10, from my dearly beloved W7. In fact, it’s stuck at “Working on udpated […]
