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![(first posted 7/31/2011) A new entry to the eventual CC Complete Guide to the Great Brougham Epoch: the 1968 Holden Brougham. I didn’t realize that Brougham fever spread so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Holden-HK-Brougham-1968.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History Capsule: 1968 Holden Brougham – A New Philosophy Of Luxury: Boot(y) Augmentation")
Automotive History Capsule: 1968 Holden Brougham – A New Philosophy Of Luxury: Boot(y) Augmentation
Posted on July 26, 2020 | 88 Comments(first posted 7/31/2011) A new entry to the eventual CC Complete Guide to the Great Brougham Epoch: the 1968 Holden Brougham. I didn’t realize that Brougham fever spread so […] -
![(first posted 7/26/2014) There are two cars from Vauxhall in the after war period that truly remain in the popular memory: the compact Viva series and the larger Vauxhall Victor. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1961-Victor-F-series.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carshow Classics: 1961-1972 Vauxhall Victor – Luton Salutes The Victor")
Carshow Classics: 1961-1972 Vauxhall Victor – Luton Salutes The Victor
Posted on July 26, 2020 | 61 Comments(first posted 7/26/2014) There are two cars from Vauxhall in the after war period that truly remain in the popular memory: the compact Viva series and the larger Vauxhall Victor. […] -
![This is a 1952 or 1953 Dodge truck. As best as I can tell, the hemi V8 was first available in Dodge trucks in 1954 (1954 Dodge truck CC here). […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4376893532_aa81c1ef52_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: Dodge Flathead Six Truck Pulling Four Chrysler Hemis – But Its Engine Could Well Be Bigger Than the Hemis")
Car Carrier of the Day: Dodge Flathead Six Truck Pulling Four Chrysler Hemis – But Its Engine Could Well Be Bigger Than the Hemis
Posted on July 26, 2020 | 36 CommentsThis is a 1952 or 1953 Dodge truck. As best as I can tell, the hemi V8 was first available in Dodge trucks in 1954 (1954 Dodge truck CC here). […] -
![I’m glad I changed the title of the Junkyard Classic series a few months ago as it now doesn’t lock me in to any specific type of vehicle or age […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3397.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 2004 Chevrolet Aveo – It’s Red")
Curbside Recycling: 2004 Chevrolet Aveo – It’s Red
Posted on July 26, 2020 | 35 CommentsI’m glad I changed the title of the Junkyard Classic series a few months ago as it now doesn’t lock me in to any specific type of vehicle or age […] -
![Sacramento I missed a test drive helping my friend transport his crapped-out old Crown Vic 300 miles north to Sacramento with no AC and the heat somehow stuck on full […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/0DA96C35-C35D-4C89-87E7-C8B1A44AD1CA_1_105_c-e1595184835139.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 9: C7 Z06 – Popping the Cherry")
Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 9: C7 Z06 – Popping the Cherry
Posted on July 26, 2020 | 16 CommentsSacramento I missed a test drive helping my friend transport his crapped-out old Crown Vic 300 miles north to Sacramento with no AC and the heat somehow stuck on full […] -
![It was both one of the most rewarding and most frustrating periods of my life. I had never originally intended to end up as one of the Serious Business […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3605.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Diving Into National Competition With My Miata")
COAL: Diving Into National Competition With My Miata
Posted on July 26, 2020 | 10 CommentsIt was both one of the most rewarding and most frustrating periods of my life. I had never originally intended to end up as one of the Serious Business […] -
Car Carrier of the Day: Mixed Load of GM E and K Bodies
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 31 Comments -
![(first posted 7/25/2014) Since hardtops are the subject de jour, how about a quick look at what has to be considered the ultimate hardtop, the Mercedes 300d (the “d” does […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mercedes-300d-1957_pictures_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1958 Mercedes 300d (W189) – The Ultimate Hardtop")
1958 Mercedes 300d (W189) – The Ultimate Hardtop
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 111 Comments(first posted 7/25/2014) Since hardtops are the subject de jour, how about a quick look at what has to be considered the ultimate hardtop, the Mercedes 300d (the “d” does […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Custom Muffler – With Ram Air Intake
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 10 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![I’m writing this literally from the middle of nowhere, otherwise known as the island of Hokkaido. And it so happens that on the western shore of said island, in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200722_101822-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën HY Van – Corrugated Irony")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën HY Van – Corrugated Irony
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 8 CommentsI’m writing this literally from the middle of nowhere, otherwise known as the island of Hokkaido. And it so happens that on the western shore of said island, in a […] -
![Pasadena; 6:30 AM One week into this Corvette exercise and I’m still not sure if I want to buy one. Could a sub 100k mile C5 Z06 for only $7,900 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4692F85C-1094-4DAD-8370-A885F9714496_1_105_c-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 8 – Never Got To Naming Her")
Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 8 – Never Got To Naming Her
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 14 CommentsPasadena; 6:30 AM One week into this Corvette exercise and I’m still not sure if I want to buy one. Could a sub 100k mile C5 Z06 for only $7,900 […] -
![In 1979 I headed to upstate New York for my first USAF duty assignment – at Plattsburgh AFB. Plattsburgh was about 30 minutes from Lake Placid and about the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/247606141813car-1-e1595847782517.jpg?resize=115%2C111&ssl=1 "COAL: 1979 Subaru 1600 4WD Wagon – Snowpiercer")
COAL: 1979 Subaru 1600 4WD Wagon – Snowpiercer
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 15 CommentsIn 1979 I headed to upstate New York for my first USAF duty assignment – at Plattsburgh AFB. Plattsburgh was about 30 minutes from Lake Placid and about the […] -
![Alright, I know what you are thinking. Didn’t you just have one? You would be halfway right. I had a 2015 Outback, but this time I went with a new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/q.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #24 2017 Subaru Outback – Another One?")
COAL: #24 2017 Subaru Outback – Another One?
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 7 CommentsAlright, I know what you are thinking. Didn’t you just have one? You would be halfway right. I had a 2015 Outback, but this time I went with a new […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2011) 1949 marked a special time in Studebaker’s history. That was the year that Studebaker Corporation was at its peak in profitability, with a net of over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/cc47Studebakerad-or.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker Land Cruiser – On Top Of The World")
Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker Land Cruiser – On Top Of The World
Posted on July 24, 2020 | 72 Comments(first posted 5/31/2011) 1949 marked a special time in Studebaker’s history. That was the year that Studebaker Corporation was at its peak in profitability, with a net of over […] -
![Who would have thought tractors would be mixed up with cars and trucks? And that tractor stumped me, big time. I did not recognize it, as it does not look […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/8387392925_4c2c97be29_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: A Highly Mixed Assortment of 1963 Fords")
Car Carrier of the Day: A Highly Mixed Assortment of 1963 Fords
Posted on July 24, 2020 | 24 CommentsWho would have thought tractors would be mixed up with cars and trucks? And that tractor stumped me, big time. I did not recognize it, as it does not look […]
