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![(first posted 12/11/2014) A perfect summer day at O’Hare airport, watching the takeoffs on 14R/22L. Douglas DC-8, DC-9, DC-10, Boeing 727 and 737, and a few other oldies. What’s your […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/United-Air-LInes-DC-8-61.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Runway Classics Video – O’Hare, August 26, 1979")
Runway Classics Video – O’Hare, August 26, 1979
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 107 Comments(first posted 12/11/2014) A perfect summer day at O’Hare airport, watching the takeoffs on 14R/22L. Douglas DC-8, DC-9, DC-10, Boeing 727 and 737, and a few other oldies. What’s your […] -
![One of these days one of us here should do a history on turn signals. I know that in Europe, semaphores were required starting in the 1930s or so. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/turn-signal-hand-1920s.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Gizmo: 1920s Miller Retractable Hand Signaling Device For Trucks Or Cars")
Vintage Gizmo: 1920s Miller Retractable Hand Signaling Device For Trucks Or Cars
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 23 CommentsOne of these days one of us here should do a history on turn signals. I know that in Europe, semaphores were required starting in the 1930s or so. I […] -
![I’m on a bit of a Studebaker jag, thanks to Cohort John Lloyd’s large collection. And this is something special, the 1952 Starliner hardtop. It was a one-year wonder, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8106419278_f0cc835c8f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1952 Studebaker Champion Starliner Hardtop Coupe – The First One Year Wonder")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1952 Studebaker Champion Starliner Hardtop Coupe – The First One Year Wonder
Posted on December 11, 2020 | 23 CommentsI’m on a bit of a Studebaker jag, thanks to Cohort John Lloyd’s large collection. And this is something special, the 1952 Starliner hardtop. It was a one-year wonder, as […] -
![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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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 […]
