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![(first posted 5/11/2011) Necessity really is the mother of all invention. And the history of this peculiar kind of truck was born during wartime shortage. In Sweden before and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/en-pv-epa.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Regional Car Culture Explained: The History Of The Swedish A-Traktor")
Regional Car Culture Explained: The History Of The Swedish A-Traktor
Posted on January 22, 2021 | 32 Comments(first posted 5/11/2011) Necessity really is the mother of all invention. And the history of this peculiar kind of truck was born during wartime shortage. In Sweden before and […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: Chevrolet Suburban 4×4 and Fiat Panda – Another Study In Contrasts, In Amsterdam
Posted on January 22, 2021 | 17 Commentsby Corey Behrens -
![(first posted 1/22/21) What should a Buick be? It should be serious but not severe, sober but not dour, undeniably upscale without drawing too much attention to itself. The kind […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-buick.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1954 Buick Roadmaster – The Distinguished Rocket Ship")
Curbside Classic: 1954 Buick Roadmaster – The Distinguished Rocket Ship
Posted on January 22, 2021 | 75 Comments(first posted 1/22/21) What should a Buick be? It should be serious but not severe, sober but not dour, undeniably upscale without drawing too much attention to itself. The kind […] -
![One of my rather odd habits is naming cars, or the ones I like, anyway. My 2018 Volkswagen Golf is a car I certainly like and what’s not to like? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20200714_131433.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL Update: Wolfy at Two and a Half")
COAL Update: Wolfy at Two and a Half
Posted on January 22, 2021 | 47 CommentsOne of my rather odd habits is naming cars, or the ones I like, anyway. My 2018 Volkswagen Golf is a car I certainly like and what’s not to like? […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Pacer and Travelall – A Study In Contrasts
Posted on January 22, 2021 | 12 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![(first posted 1/21/2015) As someone with a vast knowledge, love, and passion for cars, it pains me to say that I haven’t had a chance to drive the sheer number […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_5519.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/Driving Impressions: 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix – Getting In Touch With My Inner GM")
Curbside Classic/Driving Impressions: 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix – Getting In Touch With My Inner GM
Posted on January 21, 2021 | 158 Comments(first posted 1/21/2015) As someone with a vast knowledge, love, and passion for cars, it pains me to say that I haven’t had a chance to drive the sheer number […] -
![We had a lot of good nominations about the easiest cars to work on. How about the opposite? And let’s expand that a bit, up to 1990, so that we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Honda-1985-vacuum-hoses.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Old Car (Prior To 1990) Was The Most Difficult To Work On?")
QOTD: What Old Car (Prior To 1990) Was The Most Difficult To Work On?
Posted on January 21, 2021 | 76 CommentsWe had a lot of good nominations about the easiest cars to work on. How about the opposite? And let’s expand that a bit, up to 1990, so that we […] -
![GM B-Bodies used to be the top dog of Beaterville. Our biggest Goodwill store is across the street from Home Depot, so I could always count on one or two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CC-433-082.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1980 Olds Delta 88 Royale – The Ever-Vanishing B Beater, With Pontiac 265 V8?")
Curbside Outtake: 1980 Olds Delta 88 Royale – The Ever-Vanishing B Beater, With Pontiac 265 V8?
Posted on January 21, 2021 | 38 CommentsGM B-Bodies used to be the top dog of Beaterville. Our biggest Goodwill store is across the street from Home Depot, so I could always count on one or two […] -
Cohort Outtake: 1981 Vauxhall Cavalier 2000GLS Sports Hatch – Showing The Ford Capri The Way To Do It
Posted on January 21, 2021 | 31 CommentsThe Cohort gives us another gem, courtesy of Corey Behrens. When did you last see a Vauxhall Cavalier Sports Hatch on the road? -
![The other day we looked at the similar-looking Bedford and GM NA vans, and pointed out the Bedford came along two years before the American version, which it undoubtedly influenced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50710717127_f15fc8f150_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: How The Ford Econoline Van Was Influenced And Ultimately Replaced By The European Transit Van")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: How The Ford Econoline Van Was Influenced And Ultimately Replaced By The European Transit Van
Posted on January 21, 2021 | 43 CommentsThe other day we looked at the similar-looking Bedford and GM NA vans, and pointed out the Bedford came along two years before the American version, which it undoubtedly influenced […] -
![Enough with all those weird parallel-universe JDM-only cars! For once, here’s one we can all remember – the Toyota saloon that the whole world knows and, presumably, loves. But even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20201202_090513-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Toyota Corolla (E90) 1.5 SE Limited – White Rice Deluxe")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Toyota Corolla (E90) 1.5 SE Limited – White Rice Deluxe
Posted on January 21, 2021 | 16 CommentsEnough with all those weird parallel-universe JDM-only cars! For once, here’s one we can all remember – the Toyota saloon that the whole world knows and, presumably, loves. But even […] -
![(first posted 1/20/2015, updated with more pictures) Most of the time, I love the fact that I’m a car guy in Michigan. Sure, our roads are terrible and our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-v5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Weird Engines: Oldsmobile V5 Diesel – Grasping at Straws")
CC Weird Engines: Oldsmobile V5 Diesel – Grasping at Straws
Posted on January 20, 2021 | 154 Comments(first posted 1/20/2015, updated with more pictures) Most of the time, I love the fact that I’m a car guy in Michigan. Sure, our roads are terrible and our […] -
![John Lloyd posted this shot with the following comment: Pueblo, Colorado. This is the fifth one of these I have come across in the past five years. A lot of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/34984917882_b62add0ddd_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: Packard Henney Junior – John Lloyd Has Found And Shot Five of Them")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: Packard Henney Junior – John Lloyd Has Found And Shot Five of Them
Posted on January 20, 2021 | 17 CommentsJohn Lloyd posted this shot with the following comment: Pueblo, Colorado. This is the fifth one of these I have come across in the past five years. A lot of […] -
![Checker Motors, the builder of the iconic Checker Marathon, was not exempted from the increasing federal rules governing new automobiles. That meant a full complement of 5-mile bumpers, starting in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50813901403_90425a8fe4_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1976-1978 Checker Marathon – How To Do 5-Mile Bumpers The Right Way")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1976-1978 Checker Marathon – How To Do 5-Mile Bumpers The Right Way
Posted on January 20, 2021 | 52 CommentsChecker Motors, the builder of the iconic Checker Marathon, was not exempted from the increasing federal rules governing new automobiles. That meant a full complement of 5-mile bumpers, starting in […] -
![It’s funny having this opportunity to intentionally think back on one’s own automotive journey and driving history. For me, this COAL story begins some 20 years ago, in 2001. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-rang.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: Away in a Ranger")
COAL: Away in a Ranger
Posted on January 20, 2021 | 28 CommentsIt’s funny having this opportunity to intentionally think back on one’s own automotive journey and driving history. For me, this COAL story begins some 20 years ago, in 2001. It […]
