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![Plenty of Chevy (conversion) vans around here, at least enough to say that these are not really special. But this rather sinister looking beastie might well be the first cutaway […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_9288.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1986 Chevrolet G30 Cutaway Hi-Cube Van – Unheimlich")
CC Outtake: 1986 Chevrolet G30 Cutaway Hi-Cube Van – Unheimlich
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 21 CommentsPlenty of Chevy (conversion) vans around here, at least enough to say that these are not really special. But this rather sinister looking beastie might well be the first cutaway […] -
![I drive a fifteen year-old Toyota wagon (Scion xB), and I intend to keep driving it for another ten, or twenty years. Who knows, it may end up being my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-402-015.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Toyota Corolla Wagon: It Could Have Been My Previous Car")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Toyota Corolla Wagon: It Could Have Been My Previous Car
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 24 CommentsI drive a fifteen year-old Toyota wagon (Scion xB), and I intend to keep driving it for another ten, or twenty years. Who knows, it may end up being my […] -
![(first posted 7/27/2011) Do you ever step out of a store, stumble into the parking lot, and absentmindedly head for a car that you owned in the past? Even twenty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-117-165-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Nissan Sentra (B11) – A Fish Out Of Rodeo Drive")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Nissan Sentra (B11) – A Fish Out Of Rodeo Drive
Posted on December 10, 2020 | 48 Comments(first posted 7/27/2011) Do you ever step out of a store, stumble into the parking lot, and absentmindedly head for a car that you owned in the past? Even twenty […] -
![I should have known, but it didn’t occur to me that they would use road trains to transport cars in Australia. And here’s one to prove it, a 1973 White […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/7654516212_2eeb349c77_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: Australian Road Train")
Car Carrier of the Day: Australian Road Train
Posted on December 10, 2020 | 39 CommentsI should have known, but it didn’t occur to me that they would use road trains to transport cars in Australia. And here’s one to prove it, a 1973 White […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “Stripped Car, NYC, 1984”
Posted on December 10, 2020 | 40 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![How did Chevrolet spend years working on the Cosworth Vega, and end up with nothing more than a Vega the way it should have been in the first place, with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-cos-1-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Cosworth Vega – A Better Vega (But Not A High Performance One) For Twice The Price Of A Mediocre One")
Vintage R&T Review: 1976 Cosworth Vega – A Better Vega (But Not A High Performance One) For Twice The Price Of A Mediocre One
Posted on December 10, 2020 | 40 CommentsHow did Chevrolet spend years working on the Cosworth Vega, and end up with nothing more than a Vega the way it should have been in the first place, with […] -
![This is not the typical Pontiac ad of the era. Pontiac was the excitement division, and their ads played that up to the hilt. So where did this run? Good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/49993723636_401c6a87ae_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1968 Pontiac Catalina Two-Door Stripper For $2945 – Grandma Approves")
Vintage Ad: 1968 Pontiac Catalina Two-Door Stripper For $2945 – Grandma Approves
Posted on December 10, 2020 | 48 CommentsThis is not the typical Pontiac ad of the era. Pontiac was the excitement division, and their ads played that up to the hilt. So where did this run? Good […] -
![Call it CC Effect if you will, but I found yet another virtually-extinct Forward Look artifact on eBay. It’s another first for Curbside, a 1958 De Soto Firesweep sedan. Not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/s-l16001-1-e1607455432542.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Classic: 1958 De Soto Firesweep Sedan – Solid Rose Beige")
eBay Classic: 1958 De Soto Firesweep Sedan – Solid Rose Beige
Posted on December 10, 2020 | 33 CommentsCall it CC Effect if you will, but I found yet another virtually-extinct Forward Look artifact on eBay. It’s another first for Curbside, a 1958 De Soto Firesweep sedan. Not […] -
![(first posted 12/9/2014) Most of us have likely known or heard of instances of odd or unusual family relationships due to marriages. One that always intrigued me is when siblings […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Plymouth Caravelle – All In the Family")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Plymouth Caravelle – All In the Family
Posted on December 9, 2020 | 66 Comments(first posted 12/9/2014) Most of us have likely known or heard of instances of odd or unusual family relationships due to marriages. One that always intrigued me is when siblings […] -
![Isn’t that a handsome beast? At first, I thought I didn’t know Mack built vans. But I quickly realized that this isn’t really a van as we think of it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/50091415853_6426c9251c_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1935-1936 Mack CJ – The Streamlined Mack of Vans")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1935-1936 Mack CJ – The Streamlined Mack of Vans
Posted on December 9, 2020 | 17 CommentsIsn’t that a handsome beast? At first, I thought I didn’t know Mack built vans. But I quickly realized that this isn’t really a van as we think of it […] -
![The thing about photographing other people’s cars in a foreign country is that one is very rarely interacting with the car owners. And that’s just fine by me – people […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201206_155646-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite – Yakety Yak")
CC Capsule: 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite – Yakety Yak
Posted on December 9, 2020 | 12 CommentsThe thing about photographing other people’s cars in a foreign country is that one is very rarely interacting with the car owners. And that’s just fine by me – people […] -
![We’ve all been there, if we’re honest with ourselves. All of us have experienced some low ebb in our fortunes and then been ignored or shunned by individuals who had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_0370-2006-2004-Chrysler-Sebring-Convertibles-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2006 & 2004 Chrysler Sebring Convertibles – Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out")
Curbside Capsule: 2006 & 2004 Chrysler Sebring Convertibles – Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out
Posted on December 9, 2020 | 36 CommentsWe’ve all been there, if we’re honest with ourselves. All of us have experienced some low ebb in our fortunes and then been ignored or shunned by individuals who had […] -
![For transporting two large, open top containers, a combination of a heavy truck and a full trailer is the way to go. A full trailer can stand on its wheels […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_9262.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2019 Scania S500 6×2 Truck And 2020 GS Full Trailer – The Beet Runner")
CC Global: 2019 Scania S500 6×2 Truck And 2020 GS Full Trailer – The Beet Runner
Posted on December 9, 2020 | 3 CommentsFor transporting two large, open top containers, a combination of a heavy truck and a full trailer is the way to go. A full trailer can stand on its wheels […] -
![By the time my parents decided to replace their 1972 Chevy Malibu in the early 1980s, the world had changed dramatically. Two gas crises, three economic recessions and three presidential […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1983-Datsun-Nissan-Stanza-Sedan.-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1983 Nissan Stanza – Compact Identity Crisis")
COAL: 1983 Nissan Stanza – Compact Identity Crisis
Posted on December 9, 2020 | 25 CommentsBy the time my parents decided to replace their 1972 Chevy Malibu in the early 1980s, the world had changed dramatically. Two gas crises, three economic recessions and three presidential […] -
![(first posted 12/16/2011) There are two very powerful and recurring dreams that males with a certain proclivity are prone to: to manufacture cars with their name on it, and to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-156-060.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Kellison Astra X-300 GT – Dreams Are Made Of Fiberglass")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Kellison Astra X-300 GT – Dreams Are Made Of Fiberglass
Posted on December 8, 2020 | 38 Comments(first posted 12/16/2011) There are two very powerful and recurring dreams that males with a certain proclivity are prone to: to manufacture cars with their name on it, and to […]
