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![(first posted 7/1/2014) I’ve been hoping to find a vintage automotive “swamp cooler” for quite a while, since I remember these so well from our annual trips to Colorado. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CC-229-123-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cold Comfort: Firestone Thermador Car Cooler (Evaporative “Swamp Cooler”)")
Cold Comfort: Firestone Thermador Car Cooler (Evaporative “Swamp Cooler”)
Posted on June 30, 2020 | 80 Comments(first posted 7/1/2014) I’ve been hoping to find a vintage automotive “swamp cooler” for quite a while, since I remember these so well from our annual trips to Colorado. […] -
![The first-generation “NA” Mazda Miata MX-5 delivers one of the most ‘raw’ roadster driving experiences on the face of the planet. Nimble handling, optimal balance, and rear-wheel-drive make for a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_0637.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata – 4,000-Mile Barn Find Makes a Dream Come True")
COAL: 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata – 4,000-Mile Barn Find Makes a Dream Come True
Posted on June 30, 2020 | 30 CommentsThe first-generation “NA” Mazda Miata MX-5 delivers one of the most ‘raw’ roadster driving experiences on the face of the planet. Nimble handling, optimal balance, and rear-wheel-drive make for a […] -
Car Carrier of the Day: Corvettes Ready To Roll
Posted on June 30, 2020 | 18 Comments -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1999-Toyota-Tacoma-PreRunner-V6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner V6")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner V6
Posted on June 30, 2020 | 7 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1967(?) International C Series Pickup – 8′ Step Side Bed
Posted on June 30, 2020 | 22 Commentsposted by William Oliver -
![1989 Ford Mustang LX 5.0L. Sunday, September 20, 2015. A funny thing happens over time where everyday objects, places, and occurrences to which we paid little or no attention when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_6906-1992-95-Ford-Taurus-wagon-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: A 1992 Class Reunion")
Curbside Classics: A 1992 Class Reunion
Posted on June 30, 2020 | 27 Comments1989 Ford Mustang LX 5.0L. Sunday, September 20, 2015. A funny thing happens over time where everyday objects, places, and occurrences to which we paid little or no attention when […] -
![The evolution of the sports car has a number of key developmental milestones. But one company decided to ignore them early on, and just stay in the late 1910’s forever, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Morgan-1957-Plus-4-red-white.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Morgan Plus Four (TR-3 Engine) – Already Outdated, or The Anti-190SL")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Morgan Plus Four (TR-3 Engine) – Already Outdated, or The Anti-190SL
Posted on June 29, 2020 | 21 CommentsThe evolution of the sports car has a number of key developmental milestones. But one company decided to ignore them early on, and just stay in the late 1910’s forever, […] -
![I spotted this in an empty lot in Oakridge, which was once a booming mill town. I just shot it from the car window, presumably too lazy to get out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CC-390-048.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Mack FN(?) Log Hauler – How Many Loads Did It Haul?")
Curbside Outtake: Mack FN(?) Log Hauler – How Many Loads Did It Haul?
Posted on June 29, 2020 | 9 CommentsI spotted this in an empty lot in Oakridge, which was once a booming mill town. I just shot it from the car window, presumably too lazy to get out […] -
![While flipping through a very musty Motor magazine from June 1965, I had to flip back to this advertisement for “Ford Authorized Reconditioned” engines. Ford is well-known for its somewhat scattershot approach […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/109_0076.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Trivia/QOTD: June 1965 Magazine Ad – Can You Identify The Engine Family? Do You Have Any Experience With Said Engine Family?")
Curbside Trivia/QOTD: June 1965 Magazine Ad – Can You Identify The Engine Family? Do You Have Any Experience With Said Engine Family?
Posted on June 29, 2020 | 15 CommentsWhile flipping through a very musty Motor magazine from June 1965, I had to flip back to this advertisement for “Ford Authorized Reconditioned” engines. Ford is well-known for its somewhat scattershot approach […] -
![Talk about the CC Effect™. Literally a day after I posted the Olds Diesel Deadly Sin article, in which I said GM should have made a V8 out of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CC-417-037.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1982 Isuzu I-Mark Diesel – Another I-Mark Still Clattering Along After 38 Years")
Curbside Outtake: 1982 Isuzu I-Mark Diesel – Another I-Mark Still Clattering Along After 38 Years
Posted on June 29, 2020 | 25 CommentsTalk about the CC Effect™. Literally a day after I posted the Olds Diesel Deadly Sin article, in which I said GM should have made a V8 out of the […] -
![Last weekend, I came across this fairly recent YouTube-video, posted by BIGtruck online magazine. It’s Dutch spoken, with English subtitles (better watch it in full screen). No in-depth information, yet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Tippertest.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video: Comparing Six 8×8 Dump Trucks – Sandbox Toys For Grown-Ups")
CC Video: Comparing Six 8×8 Dump Trucks – Sandbox Toys For Grown-Ups
Posted on June 29, 2020 | 5 CommentsLast weekend, I came across this fairly recent YouTube-video, posted by BIGtruck online magazine. It’s Dutch spoken, with English subtitles (better watch it in full screen). No in-depth information, yet […] -
![A year and a half after the Ford Ranger nameplate finally made a return to showrooms across North America it can be said that it was a good idea and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_2445-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Ford Ranger Lariat SuperCrew FX4 4×4 – Ford Has A Very Bright Idea")
Curbside Review: 2020 Ford Ranger Lariat SuperCrew FX4 4×4 – Ford Has A Very Bright Idea
Posted on June 29, 2020 | 38 CommentsA year and a half after the Ford Ranger nameplate finally made a return to showrooms across North America it can be said that it was a good idea and […] -
![(first posted 4/3/2012; updated 6/28/2020) The GMC “Old Look” bus was first made in 1940, and was phased out when the “New Look” buses arrived in 1959. They utterly dominated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-127-057.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: GMC TDH-5105 Old Look Transit Bus – GM’s Greatest Hit #9 Despite Being the Agent of a GM Deadly Sin")
Curbside Classic: GMC TDH-5105 Old Look Transit Bus – GM’s Greatest Hit #9 Despite Being the Agent of a GM Deadly Sin
Posted on June 28, 2020 | 101 Comments(first posted 4/3/2012; updated 6/28/2020) The GMC “Old Look” bus was first made in 1940, and was phased out when the “New Look” buses arrived in 1959. They utterly dominated […] -
![I installed a new turn signal switch/cam in my ’66 F100 two years ago. It wouldn’t work, so I’ve been using hand signals ever since. Some drivers seem to think […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CC-420-001-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD? What’s Your Current Automotive Project? Here’s Mine")
QOTD? What’s Your Current Automotive Project? Here’s Mine
Posted on June 28, 2020 | 76 CommentsI installed a new turn signal switch/cam in my ’66 F100 two years ago. It wouldn’t work, so I’ve been using hand signals ever since. Some drivers seem to think […] -
![posted at the Cohort by Alberto Simon I love running into pictures at the Cohort of cars that draw a blank with me. VW Logus? Really? Hmm; looks a bit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/50031272686_9a0ca7cb58_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: VW Logus – Here’s A New One For Me (And You, I Assume)")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: VW Logus – Here’s A New One For Me (And You, I Assume)
Posted on June 28, 2020 | 22 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Alberto Simon I love running into pictures at the Cohort of cars that draw a blank with me. VW Logus? Really? Hmm; looks a bit […]
