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![How about a bit of contrast to today’s headroom-challenged 262C? RJ found this Volvo TP21 in Vilnius, Estonia Lithuania maybe doing a bit of work for the company whose logo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/50040518326_c6318d545f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Second Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Volvo TP21 – Plenty Of Headroom in the The Volvo Hummer")
Second Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Volvo TP21 – Plenty Of Headroom in the The Volvo Hummer
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 6 CommentsHow about a bit of contrast to today’s headroom-challenged 262C? RJ found this Volvo TP21 in Vilnius, Estonia Lithuania maybe doing a bit of work for the company whose logo […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2014) I wanted to post this car on the fourth of July; I really, really did. It was the best selling privately purchased passenger car in the US […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-04-20-19.15.27.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Accord – Naturalized Citizen")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Accord – Naturalized Citizen
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 103 Comments(first posted 7/2/2014) I wanted to post this car on the fourth of July; I really, really did. It was the best selling privately purchased passenger car in the US […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: European Motors, Seattle, 1974
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 30 Commentsshot by Don Kincl -
![Given today’s high beltlines and gunslit windows, the Volvo 262C doesn’t look all that odd. It was just forty years ahead of its time. But it raised eyebrows pretty consistently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Volvo-262-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Volvo 262C – “There Simply Is Not Enough Headroom”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Volvo 262C – “There Simply Is Not Enough Headroom”
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 22 CommentsGiven today’s high beltlines and gunslit windows, the Volvo 262C doesn’t look all that odd. It was just forty years ahead of its time. But it raised eyebrows pretty consistently […] -
![Unlike the other day where we had a 112hp Chevy six pulling a load of big Olds V8s, here we have a husky Super Duty Ford V8 with up to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Carrier-66-Ford-taxis.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: The Biggest Ford V8 Ever Hauling a Load of Six Cylinder ’66 Ford Taxis")
Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: The Biggest Ford V8 Ever Hauling a Load of Six Cylinder ’66 Ford Taxis
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 18 CommentsUnlike the other day where we had a 112hp Chevy six pulling a load of big Olds V8s, here we have a husky Super Duty Ford V8 with up to […] -
![In the interest of full disclosure, I started this article on May 9. While the event which has triggered this essay isn’t until late June, it is highly likely my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_12151.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 Ford E-150 Econoline – Happy Birthday, Dammit")
COAL: 2000 Ford E-150 Econoline – Happy Birthday, Dammit
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 51 CommentsIn the interest of full disclosure, I started this article on May 9. While the event which has triggered this essay isn’t until late June, it is highly likely my […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2014) Last May 23, I was fortunate enough to have a piece published on CC, about a car my dad did buy: a 1966 Hillman Super Minx. To […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1974-Sunbeam-Rapier-H120_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1973 Sunbeam Rapier H120 – The Car I Wanted My Dad to Want")
Car Show Classic: 1973 Sunbeam Rapier H120 – The Car I Wanted My Dad to Want
Posted on June 25, 2020 | 58 Comments(first posted 5/23/2014) Last May 23, I was fortunate enough to have a piece published on CC, about a car my dad did buy: a 1966 Hillman Super Minx. To […] -
![Mike Hayes posted this new find with the following comment: The proud new owner of this car came over to talk to me when he saw me taking photos. Social […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/50005404778_9a3b38dcfe_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1968 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – Hot Rod Cadillac")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1968 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – Hot Rod Cadillac
Posted on June 25, 2020 | 35 CommentsMike Hayes posted this new find with the following comment: The proud new owner of this car came over to talk to me when he saw me taking photos. Social […] -
![Esthetics are not the number one requirement for AWD vehicles, though they’re always a nice addition to the package. Looks-wise, Land Cruisers of this generation had always left me a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_20200617_102417-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1984 Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ60) – This TLC Had Lots Of TLC")
CC Capsule: 1984 Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ60) – This TLC Had Lots Of TLC
Posted on June 25, 2020 | 12 CommentsEsthetics are not the number one requirement for AWD vehicles, though they’re always a nice addition to the package. Looks-wise, Land Cruisers of this generation had always left me a […] -
![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-Mercedes-Benz-SLK230.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230
Posted on June 25, 2020 | 21 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 […] -
![A picture of an obscure wrench on my old garage floor is unglamorous, I know. But this tool saved me hours of aggravation and heartbreak, and it’s the “right tool […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/109_0037.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Toolbox Classic: Snap-On “S-Wrench” – Adjusting A GM A-Body’s Doors The Right Way")
Toolbox Classic: Snap-On “S-Wrench” – Adjusting A GM A-Body’s Doors The Right Way
Posted on June 25, 2020 | 43 CommentsA picture of an obscure wrench on my old garage floor is unglamorous, I know. But this tool saved me hours of aggravation and heartbreak, and it’s the “right tool […] -
![The Mercedes 190SL is the unfortunate victim of my stupidity. No, actually it’s the other way around; given that I passed on the opportunity to buy one for relative peanuts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Mercedes-190SL-M2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Mercedes 190SL – “A Sense of Security and Perfection”")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Mercedes 190SL – “A Sense of Security and Perfection”
Posted on June 25, 2020 | 44 CommentsThe Mercedes 190SL is the unfortunate victim of my stupidity. No, actually it’s the other way around; given that I passed on the opportunity to buy one for relative peanuts […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2014) It’s no secret that the 1977 GM B-body is a CC favorite, and that we’ve had a lot of fun trashing most results of the second round […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-14-16.01.19.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick LeSabre Custom – Heavenly Hash")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick LeSabre Custom – Heavenly Hash
Posted on June 24, 2020 | 108 Comments(first posted 5/21/2014) It’s no secret that the 1977 GM B-body is a CC favorite, and that we’ve had a lot of fun trashing most results of the second round […] -
Vintage Car Carrier of the Day Caption Contest
Posted on June 24, 2020 | 51 CommentsHere’s the keys to all these cars and trucks. The last convoy driver lost his box. Don’t let me and Studebaker down, my son. Your turn: -
![Here’s a factoid for your enjoyment…the State of Missouri has 114 counties plus the City of St. Louis. Having been lucky enough to have been to all but one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1070.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Small Town Discovery: Dodging Small Towns")
Small Town Discovery: Dodging Small Towns
Posted on June 24, 2020 | 28 CommentsHere’s a factoid for your enjoyment…the State of Missouri has 114 counties plus the City of St. Louis. Having been lucky enough to have been to all but one of […]
