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![My friend David was enjoying the 98 C70 that I had just sold him. I had my sights on something I almost bought instead of the C70. I had seen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_0107.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #17 2005 Volvo S80 – Comfort at its Finest")
COAL: #17 2005 Volvo S80 – Comfort at its Finest
Posted on June 6, 2020 | 8 CommentsMy friend David was enjoying the 98 C70 that I had just sold him. I had my sights on something I almost bought instead of the C70. I had seen […] -
![(first posted 6/23/2014) “Big Blue” is my vehicular soulmate. She’s my 4000 pound friend: beautiful, unhurried, unique, glorious, etc. I ogled this car from afar for about two years before […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/7-11-11-033.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1953 Buick Special Riviera – My Vehicular Soulmate")
COAL: 1953 Buick Special Riviera – My Vehicular Soulmate
Posted on June 5, 2020 | 100 Comments(first posted 6/23/2014) “Big Blue” is my vehicular soulmate. She’s my 4000 pound friend: beautiful, unhurried, unique, glorious, etc. I ogled this car from afar for about two years before […] -
![Toyota and Nissan 4×4 pickups from the ’80s are still fairly common here. But a Mazda 2600i 4×4? It’s been a while, so finding this nicely-preserved example was a bit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CC-413-024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1989 Mazda B2600i 4×4 – Something Of A Rarity")
Curbside Outtake: 1989 Mazda B2600i 4×4 – Something Of A Rarity
Posted on June 5, 2020 | 21 CommentsToyota and Nissan 4×4 pickups from the ’80s are still fairly common here. But a Mazda 2600i 4×4? It’s been a while, so finding this nicely-preserved example was a bit […] -
![I was reading through a Motor Life magazine from 1960 that Stephanie picked up for me at a thrift store, and came across a series of editorials from the staff […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/no-suvs-text.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Motor Life Editorial, January 1960: Where’s The Crossovers?")
Motor Life Editorial, January 1960: Where’s The Crossovers?
Posted on June 5, 2020 | 27 CommentsI was reading through a Motor Life magazine from 1960 that Stephanie picked up for me at a thrift store, and came across a series of editorials from the staff […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood – The Only Car That Actually Looks Better With These Wheels
Posted on June 5, 2020 | 36 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Colin -
![In the seemingly never-ending quest to provide a CUV for every purse and purpose, it seems that many manufacturers are slicing the segments ever thinner in order to provide multiple […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1673-e1591251193657.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Chevrolet Blazer Premier AWD – Blazing Another Trail")
Curbside Review: 2020 Chevrolet Blazer Premier AWD – Blazing Another Trail
Posted on June 5, 2020 | 35 CommentsIn the seemingly never-ending quest to provide a CUV for every purse and purpose, it seems that many manufacturers are slicing the segments ever thinner in order to provide multiple […] -
![(first posted 6/14/2014) This 1962 Full Sized Ford represented a very solid entry in the full-sized sales wars. The base platform came out in 1960 and would carry forward […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1962-Ford-Galaxy-500-front-3-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Town Sedan – Chrome Spears and Gunsights")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Town Sedan – Chrome Spears and Gunsights
Posted on June 4, 2020 | 58 Comments(first posted 6/14/2014) This 1962 Full Sized Ford represented a very solid entry in the full-sized sales wars. The base platform came out in 1960 and would carry forward […] -
![Until the late ’50s or so, Illinois had the most extreme length restriction on trucks, 35′ feet total, as a consequence of a very strong railroad lobby. I’ve shown you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/49506206576_5676c538ac_k1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Carriers: 1949 DeArco – Another Shop-Built Tall-Boy Freak")
Vintage Car Carriers: 1949 DeArco – Another Shop-Built Tall-Boy Freak
Posted on June 4, 2020 | 24 CommentsUntil the late ’50s or so, Illinois had the most extreme length restriction on trucks, 35′ feet total, as a consequence of a very strong railroad lobby. I’ve shown you […] -
![By all accounts, the mid-1960s were peak Chrysler Corporation. They were at the top of their game engineering-wise, and after some brief diversions in the early sixties, back on track […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_6584.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1966 Chrysler New Yorker – Peak Chrysler")
Curbside Capsule: 1966 Chrysler New Yorker – Peak Chrysler
Posted on June 4, 2020 | 42 CommentsBy all accounts, the mid-1960s were peak Chrysler Corporation. They were at the top of their game engineering-wise, and after some brief diversions in the early sixties, back on track […] -
![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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1998-VW-Passat-GLS-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Volkswagen Passat V6 GLS")
Classic CARmentary: 1998 Volkswagen Passat V6 GLS
Posted on June 4, 2020 | 13 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 […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Applause for this 1969 Plymouth Valiant V100 Two-Door Sedan
Posted on June 4, 2020 | 18 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Colin -
![In the eternal struggle between the two Japanese automotive giants that are Toyota and Nissan, few cases of oneupmanship were as symbolic and as the protracted Battle of the Barges […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_20200527_171105-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Nissan President (PHG50) Sovereign – Losing The Battle")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Nissan President (PHG50) Sovereign – Losing The Battle
Posted on June 4, 2020 | 18 CommentsIn the eternal struggle between the two Japanese automotive giants that are Toyota and Nissan, few cases of oneupmanship were as symbolic and as the protracted Battle of the Barges […] -
CC Wordless Outtake: Pop Top Campers of a Different Sort
Posted on June 3, 2020 | 9 Comments -
![It’s a bit coals to Newcastle here at CC, but I’ve been shooting a lot of elk lately. Most of these are glossy, unlike next week’s hero Ranchero, but this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/elkyb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: El Camino Deluxe (1959-1987)")
CC Outtakes: El Camino Deluxe (1959-1987)
Posted on June 3, 2020 | 41 CommentsIt’s a bit coals to Newcastle here at CC, but I’ve been shooting a lot of elk lately. Most of these are glossy, unlike next week’s hero Ranchero, but this […] -
![This isn’t the car I wanted to be writing about, but it would seem my best laid plans have gone slightly awry. Such is life I suppose. With everything going […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/81F51BE0-957C-4F26-ABDA-70EFE4991846.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2004 Mercury Marauder – Best Laid Plans")
Curbside Capsule: 2004 Mercury Marauder – Best Laid Plans
Posted on June 3, 2020 | 38 CommentsThis isn’t the car I wanted to be writing about, but it would seem my best laid plans have gone slightly awry. Such is life I suppose. With everything going […]
