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Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Datsun 240Z
Posted on May 27, 2020 | 14 Commentsposted at the Cohort by David Edwards -
Vintage Article: The 1959 Stude-Benz Prototype – A Fiberglass Mash-Up
Posted on May 27, 2020 | 25 CommentsCJC posted this 2005 article at Turning Wheels about a custom made Stude-Benz mashup that was designed by Jack Ryan. I’ll let you be the judge. -
![Woah! This gave me a bit of a start when I saw it. Well, that’s not something you’d expect to just appear in a small Tokyo side street, now, is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200520_151442-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1956 Ford F-100 Panel Truck – Feeling Kinda Low, Are We?")
CC Capsule: 1956 Ford F-100 Panel Truck – Feeling Kinda Low, Are We?
Posted on May 27, 2020 | 12 CommentsWoah! This gave me a bit of a start when I saw it. Well, that’s not something you’d expect to just appear in a small Tokyo side street, now, is […] -
![It’s been a while since I’ve seen a gen1 Prelude curbside. My full CC on one is here, and that was shot ten years ago. There’s been a few sightings […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CC-417-058.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Honda Prelude (gen1) – An Epilog to The Prelude of The Real Thing")
Curbside Outtake: Honda Prelude (gen1) – An Epilog to The Prelude of The Real Thing
Posted on May 27, 2020 | 29 CommentsIt’s been a while since I’ve seen a gen1 Prelude curbside. My full CC on one is here, and that was shot ten years ago. There’s been a few sightings […] -
![(first posted 6/16/2014) I assume Ford just plain ran out of A-team stylists when it came around to giving the quite nice-looking ’64 Fairlane a re-skin. It’s the only way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-107-026-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Fairlane Sports Coupe – The Failane")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Fairlane Sports Coupe – The Failane
Posted on May 26, 2020 | 81 Comments(first posted 6/16/2014) I assume Ford just plain ran out of A-team stylists when it came around to giving the quite nice-looking ’64 Fairlane a re-skin. It’s the only way […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2014) This shot, posted by William Rubano, perfectly bookends the long and varied efforts by Nash/AMC to find success in the compact segment of the market. In both […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/AMC-Rambler-and-Pacer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: The First And Last Compacts From AMC – A Compact Arc of (Pudgy) History")
Cohort Sighting: The First And Last Compacts From AMC – A Compact Arc of (Pudgy) History
Posted on May 26, 2020 | 65 Comments(first posted 6/9/2014) This shot, posted by William Rubano, perfectly bookends the long and varied efforts by Nash/AMC to find success in the compact segment of the market. In both […] -
![Going into the back catalogue has been a popular, sometimes successful, sometimes less so, practice for the industry for twenty or more years. The Mini, Beetle, Ford Thunderbird, Jaguar S […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20191018_130607.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 2016 Citroen E-Mehari – Looking Forward And Back?")
Curbside Outtake: 2016 Citroen E-Mehari – Looking Forward And Back?
Posted on May 26, 2020 | 9 CommentsGoing into the back catalogue has been a popular, sometimes successful, sometimes less so, practice for the industry for twenty or more years. The Mini, Beetle, Ford Thunderbird, Jaguar S […] -
![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/2020/05/1999-Chevrolet-Suburban.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 4WD")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 4WD
Posted on May 26, 2020 | 22 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 […] -
![One of the gifts that I’m most grateful for is my memory. I’m not saying it’s perfect, but my earliest memories are from pretty young age (four or five), and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/004-1965-Ford-Thunderbird-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird – Déjà Vu")
In Motion Classic: 1965 Ford Thunderbird – Déjà Vu
Posted on May 26, 2020 | 31 CommentsOne of the gifts that I’m most grateful for is my memory. I’m not saying it’s perfect, but my earliest memories are from pretty young age (four or five), and […] -
![(First posted 6/13/2014. The story is by Richard Swartz. The photos are from Steve Evans, of his incredibly pristine 530i. So we have a first here, a collaborative effort by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_0212-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic/COAL: 1975 BMW 530i (E12) – My First Car, At Age 15")
Curbside Classic/COAL: 1975 BMW 530i (E12) – My First Car, At Age 15
Posted on May 25, 2020 | 44 Comments(First posted 6/13/2014. The story is by Richard Swartz. The photos are from Steve Evans, of his incredibly pristine 530i. So we have a first here, a collaborative effort by […] -
![The only information that ACB ACB left with this exceptionally fine looking tow truck is that it was from 1938 and the chassis was a Dodge. During the mid-late 30s, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/49919328346_3864d9c083_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of The Day: 1938 Barnes Auto Co. Tow Truck – The Streamlined Wrecker")
Cohort Pic(k) of The Day: 1938 Barnes Auto Co. Tow Truck – The Streamlined Wrecker
Posted on May 25, 2020 | 22 CommentsThe only information that ACB ACB left with this exceptionally fine looking tow truck is that it was from 1938 and the chassis was a Dodge. During the mid-late 30s, […] -
![As previously mentioned in my monthly round-ups of Tokyo CCs (e.g. this one), there are a fair few W123s about in Japan – pretty much like anywhere on the planet, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200520_175504-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280 TE (W123) Wagon – Estate Of Ecstasy")
CC Capsule: 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280 TE (W123) Wagon – Estate Of Ecstasy
Posted on May 25, 2020 | 28 CommentsAs previously mentioned in my monthly round-ups of Tokyo CCs (e.g. this one), there are a fair few W123s about in Japan – pretty much like anywhere on the planet, […] -
![I just couldn’t pass up this 1957 Ford F100 posted at the Cohort by Fred Oliver. First off, it’s a vintage of the F series we’ve never done before. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/49911649792_b6a2694b9d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1957 Ford F100 – Paint It Purple")
Cohort Capsule: 1957 Ford F100 – Paint It Purple
Posted on May 25, 2020 | 19 CommentsI just couldn’t pass up this 1957 Ford F100 posted at the Cohort by Fred Oliver. First off, it’s a vintage of the F series we’ve never done before. And […] -
![Now that I had my very own personal transportation device, it was time to make it a little more…personal. I had always liked the look of the Camaro RS/SS packages […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Yellow-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #2: 1967 Camaro – Personalizing a Blank Canvas")
COAL #2: 1967 Camaro – Personalizing a Blank Canvas
Posted on May 25, 2020 | 33 CommentsNow that I had my very own personal transportation device, it was time to make it a little more…personal. I had always liked the look of the Camaro RS/SS packages […] -
![When Sundays actually are sunny in Tokyo, the true classics will occasionally venture out. I knew this from experience already. But knowing is one thing – seeing the most gorgeous […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200517_123036_1-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1967 Ferrari 330 GT – Lightning Strikes Twice (EDIT: Well, Thrice)")
In-Motion Classic: 1967 Ferrari 330 GT – Lightning Strikes Twice (EDIT: Well, Thrice)
Posted on May 24, 2020 | 14 CommentsWhen Sundays actually are sunny in Tokyo, the true classics will occasionally venture out. I knew this from experience already. But knowing is one thing – seeing the most gorgeous […]
