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![While most would say selling large pickup trucks is all about offering more and more choices, Toyota seems to have spent the last few years whittling away at the big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_7391-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro DoubleCab – Still In The Hunt")
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro DoubleCab – Still In The Hunt
Posted on December 1, 2020 | 26 CommentsWhile most would say selling large pickup trucks is all about offering more and more choices, Toyota seems to have spent the last few years whittling away at the big […] -
![Our neighborhood is graced with alleys, and they’re one of my favorite places for taking the dog for our morning walk. Lots of interesting things to see in folks’ back […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CC-432-008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: The Skinny Home-Built Trailer")
Curbside Outtake: The Skinny Home-Built Trailer
Posted on November 30, 2020 | 18 CommentsOur neighborhood is graced with alleys, and they’re one of my favorite places for taking the dog for our morning walk. Lots of interesting things to see in folks’ back […] -
![curbside shots posted at the Cohort by LDeren (first posted 11/30/2014) The story of Detroit’s alter-universe overseas operations is full of surprises. We’ve been unraveling the Australian story here for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a-fair.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: Argentine Ford Fairlane With 292 V8 – The Y-Block Gets A High-Performance Second Act In Argentina")
CC Global: Argentine Ford Fairlane With 292 V8 – The Y-Block Gets A High-Performance Second Act In Argentina
Posted on November 30, 2020 | 64 Commentscurbside shots posted at the Cohort by LDeren (first posted 11/30/2014) The story of Detroit’s alter-universe overseas operations is full of surprises. We’ve been unraveling the Australian story here for […] -
![Earlier today I wrote about the experiences one might acquire with a 1976 Thunderbird. One of the themes Ford touted about their Thunderbird that year was about experiencing North America. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1976.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD: 1976 Road Trip")
QOTD: 1976 Road Trip
Posted on November 30, 2020 | 75 CommentsEarlier today I wrote about the experiences one might acquire with a 1976 Thunderbird. One of the themes Ford touted about their Thunderbird that year was about experiencing North America. […] -
![These are from the same collection as the ’41 Mercury coupe, but in this case it’s the 1951 Ford pickup owned by the poster’s grandfather, the photographer’s father. And the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/8588728234_a6f6891590_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Exploring the Grand Canyon In A 1951 Ford Pickup – Don’t Try This Today")
Vintage Snapshots: Exploring the Grand Canyon In A 1951 Ford Pickup – Don’t Try This Today
Posted on November 30, 2020 | 22 CommentsThese are from the same collection as the ’41 Mercury coupe, but in this case it’s the 1951 Ford pickup owned by the poster’s grandfather, the photographer’s father. And the […] -
![Would you want to drive for 16 hours straight with two adults and two kids in a minivan? Last year, my answer to that question would have been an emphatic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Predawn2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Cannonball Run, Family Style")
CC Road Trip: Cannonball Run, Family Style
Posted on November 30, 2020 | 43 CommentsWould you want to drive for 16 hours straight with two adults and two kids in a minivan? Last year, my answer to that question would have been an emphatic […] -
![Daihatsu never made ‘em like this, but obviously someone out there wanted it this way. It’s difficult to enumerate the many odd additions slapped on this poor car, but the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_20201102_095927-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2005 Daihatsu Copen – Deep-Sea Anglophile Nightmare Special")
CC Capsule: 2005 Daihatsu Copen – Deep-Sea Anglophile Nightmare Special
Posted on November 30, 2020 | 16 CommentsDaihatsu never made ‘em like this, but obviously someone out there wanted it this way. It’s difficult to enumerate the many odd additions slapped on this poor car, but the […] -
![It has been said life isn’t about the destination so much as it is the journey. The implication is gaining and learning from one’s various experiences are the true purpose […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_1310-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Thunderbird – Experiences Count")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Ford Thunderbird – Experiences Count
Posted on November 30, 2020 | 48 CommentsIt has been said life isn’t about the destination so much as it is the journey. The implication is gaining and learning from one’s various experiences are the true purpose […] -
![(first posted 11/25/2014) Some of the more popular hunting seasons are upon us. As I write this, deer season will be starting tomorrow, and anytime you hunt larger game a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Chrysler_Valiant_Wayfarer_AP6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Dodge Dart Pickup – Do All Caterpillars Become Butterflies?")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Dodge Dart Pickup – Do All Caterpillars Become Butterflies?
Posted on November 29, 2020 | 43 Comments(first posted 11/25/2014) Some of the more popular hunting seasons are upon us. As I write this, deer season will be starting tomorrow, and anytime you hunt larger game a […] -
![Paul’s post of about a week ago showed a quartet Dodge dealers doomed to a third model year’s beating. Look at their posture and their faces—plainly they know they’re hosed, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/62_Lancer_Dealership_H72.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: A Bigger Smile for a Better Dodge")
Vintage Photo: A Bigger Smile for a Better Dodge
Posted on November 29, 2020 | 40 CommentsPaul’s post of about a week ago showed a quartet Dodge dealers doomed to a third model year’s beating. Look at their posture and their faces—plainly they know they’re hosed, […] -
![What is it about the Germans and amphibious cars? Some kind of national neurosis obsession? Sure, the VW Schwimmwagen acquitted itself rather superbly in WW2, but being able to cross […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/conte-bw-promo.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive Oddity: 1979 Herzog Conte Schwimmwagen – So Why Didn’t This Succeed?")
Automotive Oddity: 1979 Herzog Conte Schwimmwagen – So Why Didn’t This Succeed?
Posted on November 29, 2020 | 14 CommentsWhat is it about the Germans and amphibious cars? Some kind of national neurosis obsession? Sure, the VW Schwimmwagen acquitted itself rather superbly in WW2, but being able to cross […] -
![Last month I posted a Drive-By Outtake of three older Dodge trucks from the street and while this truck was only pictured from head-on, JP Cavanaugh immediately wondered if it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_7707.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1959 Dodge Power Wagon Town Wagon – Forest Camouflage")
Curbside Capsule: 1959 Dodge Power Wagon Town Wagon – Forest Camouflage
Posted on November 29, 2020 | 26 CommentsLast month I posted a Drive-By Outtake of three older Dodge trucks from the street and while this truck was only pictured from head-on, JP Cavanaugh immediately wondered if it was […] -
CC Global: 2011 Ford Transit 3.2 TDCi And 2018 Ford Transit 2.0 EcoBlue TDCi – Like Father, Like Son
Posted on November 29, 2020 | 23 CommentsAn other generation, the same execution. The previous and current Transit model, both working for the same building contractor, parked nearby the jobsite. They had a lot in common. -
COAL: 1997 Chrysler Cirrus LXi – Gone Too Soon
Posted on November 29, 2020 | 52 CommentsIt was late 1996 and I was ready to dispose of my troublesome 1987 Bonneville. But with what? -
![(first published 11/21/2011) You want to talk turkey? Let’s start with the only vehicle where the manufacturer tried to buy back every single one that had been sold, to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CC-15-038-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Nissan Van – How Did This Turkey Escape The Crusher (Or Oven)?")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Nissan Van – How Did This Turkey Escape The Crusher (Or Oven)?
Posted on November 28, 2020 | 111 Comments(first published 11/21/2011) You want to talk turkey? Let’s start with the only vehicle where the manufacturer tried to buy back every single one that had been sold, to be […]
