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Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Studeamino
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 14 Commentsposted by John Lloyd -
![(first posted 12/29/2011) I really wanted to like the Escort when it arrived in 1981. Just like I really wanted to like Ford then. Ford was just coming out of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-9-027-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Ford Escort – You Never Get A Second Chance To Make A Good First Impression")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Ford Escort – You Never Get A Second Chance To Make A Good First Impression
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 178 Comments(first posted 12/29/2011) I really wanted to like the Escort when it arrived in 1981. Just like I really wanted to like Ford then. Ford was just coming out of […] -
Vintage Photo: Peterbilt Milk Tanker Creams Hall-Scott Powered Van Pelt-IHC Fire Truck – Call The Fire Department! Um, Never Mind
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 8 CommentsAnother vintage Peterbilt photo sent in by Dman. It presumably happened in Petaluma, CA. Good thing it wasn’t a gasoline tanker. -
![I stumbled upon this garage full of stiffmobiles recently and though I’d share. A great smorgasbord of transportation options are offered for even the most discriminating of cadavers in this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201120_091411-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Japanese Hearses – Putting The Fun Back Into Funeral Coaches")
CC Outtake: Japanese Hearses – Putting The Fun Back Into Funeral Coaches
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 14 CommentsI stumbled upon this garage full of stiffmobiles recently and though I’d share. A great smorgasbord of transportation options are offered for even the most discriminating of cadavers in this […] -
![A trio of MAN 4×2 box trucks with a crew cab, all powered by a 6.9 liter turbodiesel and used for the same job, pavement marking. MAN is an old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_9253.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Three MAN Crew Cab Trucks – Here’s Where The Men Draw The Line")
CC Global: Three MAN Crew Cab Trucks – Here’s Where The Men Draw The Line
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 7 CommentsA trio of MAN 4×2 box trucks with a crew cab, all powered by a 6.9 liter turbodiesel and used for the same job, pavement marking. MAN is an old […] -
![I totaled my 1997 Chrysler Cirrus in early 2000 and needed to find a new car before the insurance rental coverage ran out. The Cirrus was paid off so I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Concorde1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 Chrysler Concorde LXi – The Catfish")
COAL: 2000 Chrysler Concorde LXi – The Catfish
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 19 CommentsI totaled my 1997 Chrysler Cirrus in early 2000 and needed to find a new car before the insurance rental coverage ran out. The Cirrus was paid off so I […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2014) CC has already heard the story of Mallard, the world’s fastest steam locomotive and pride of the London and North Eastern Railway. But by 1960, Mallard and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/very-smokey-deltic.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1961 British Rail Class 55 ‘Deltic’ Diesel Locomotive – A Distinctive Roar of Confidence on Britain’s Rails")
Trackside Classic: 1961 British Rail Class 55 ‘Deltic’ Diesel Locomotive – A Distinctive Roar of Confidence on Britain’s Rails
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 58 Comments(first posted 12/5/2014) CC has already heard the story of Mallard, the world’s fastest steam locomotive and pride of the London and North Eastern Railway. But by 1960, Mallard and […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2014) Anybody who is only slightly interested in big diesel trucks will know the heavy-duty Mercedes-Benz L-series. The L-series was built for a very long time. However, its pure […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-mag.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Magirus-Deutz Eckhauber – The Air Cooled Mercedes L-Series Competitor")
CC Global: The Magirus-Deutz Eckhauber – The Air Cooled Mercedes L-Series Competitor
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 72 Comments(first posted 12/5/2014) Anybody who is only slightly interested in big diesel trucks will know the heavy-duty Mercedes-Benz L-series. The L-series was built for a very long time. However, its pure […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “7 Passenger VW Rabbit, 1980”
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 26 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![Along with everything else, COVID-19 has done damage to my CC capturing ability. As most of the world ground to a halt, so did classic traffic, as I usually call […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-quad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs In Israel: September-October-November – Mercs and More")
CCs In Israel: September-October-November – Mercs and More
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 5 CommentsAlong with everything else, COVID-19 has done damage to my CC capturing ability. As most of the world ground to a halt, so did classic traffic, as I usually call […] -
![color photos by PN Having finished reading the Lamborghini Espada review in the July 1969 Road & Track, I flipped back to the other review, of a 1969 Pontiac […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-67-019-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix – The American Espada")
Vintage R&T Review: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix – The American Espada
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 49 Commentscolor photos by PN Having finished reading the Lamborghini Espada review in the July 1969 Road & Track, I flipped back to the other review, of a 1969 Pontiac […] -
![The Espada was Lamborghini’s brilliant follow-up to the Miura, almost equally ground-breaking and influential. It showed that Lamborghini was not just a one-trick pony, and was a force to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Espada-1-top-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Lamborghini Espada – The Lamborghini of Personal Luxury Coupes")
Vintage R&T Review: 1967 Lamborghini Espada – The Lamborghini of Personal Luxury Coupes
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 25 CommentsThe Espada was Lamborghini’s brilliant follow-up to the Miura, almost equally ground-breaking and influential. It showed that Lamborghini was not just a one-trick pony, and was a force to […] -
![Alright, so some of you may remember the COAL that I did early on in the series about the 2015 Subaru Crosstrek that I married into. A lot of readers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-su.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #44 2018 Subaru Outback Touring – Waving the White Flag")
COAL #44 2018 Subaru Outback Touring – Waving the White Flag
Posted on December 5, 2020 | 26 CommentsAlright, so some of you may remember the COAL that I did early on in the series about the 2015 Subaru Crosstrek that I married into. A lot of readers […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2014. An excerpt from an excerpt at Business Insider of Icons and Idiots: Straight Talk on Leadership by Bob Lutz) Lee Iacocca had been trying to get me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-lee.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "When Bob Lutz and Lee Iacocca First Met: “Those Ford Potato Cars (Taurus and Sable) Are Going To Bomb!”")
When Bob Lutz and Lee Iacocca First Met: “Those Ford Potato Cars (Taurus and Sable) Are Going To Bomb!”
Posted on December 4, 2020 | 117 Comments(first posted 12/4/2014. An excerpt from an excerpt at Business Insider of Icons and Idiots: Straight Talk on Leadership by Bob Lutz) Lee Iacocca had been trying to get me […] -
![It’s been a veritable Nissan Y30 fest this year on CC, as this is the fourth post I’m writing on the subject. Three were dedicated to the lovely (and long-lived) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20201020_091550-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1985 Nissan Gloria Hardtop (Y30) V-Turbo Brougham – An Iron Hand In A Button-Tufted, Crushed Velvet Glove")
CC Capsule: 1985 Nissan Gloria Hardtop (Y30) V-Turbo Brougham – An Iron Hand In A Button-Tufted, Crushed Velvet Glove
Posted on December 4, 2020 | 6 CommentsIt’s been a veritable Nissan Y30 fest this year on CC, as this is the fourth post I’m writing on the subject. Three were dedicated to the lovely (and long-lived) […]
