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![(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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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&quality=89&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 […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1970 Dodge Monaco
Posted on July 24, 2020 | 25 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![(first posted 5/12/2012) Here’s Eugene’s most famous bus, Further. It’s not the original 1939 Further, the prototype of all hippie buses and the one that Ken Kesey and The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CC-133-203-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1947 International Bus “Further” – Ken Kesey’s Merry Prankster-Mobile – And Arguably The Most Culturally Impactful Vehicle Ever")
Curbside Classic: 1947 International Bus “Further” – Ken Kesey’s Merry Prankster-Mobile – And Arguably The Most Culturally Impactful Vehicle Ever
Posted on July 24, 2020 | 38 Comments(first posted 5/12/2012) Here’s Eugene’s most famous bus, Further. It’s not the original 1939 Further, the prototype of all hippie buses and the one that Ken Kesey and The […] -
![Last but not least in our survey of sports cars and American GT cars from 1956-1957 via reviews from Sports Car Illustrated is the Triumph TR-3. The TR series of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Triumph-TR-3-red-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Triumph TR-3 – Disc Braked!")
Vintage SCI Review: 1957 Triumph TR-3 – Disc Braked!
Posted on July 24, 2020 | 14 CommentsLast but not least in our survey of sports cars and American GT cars from 1956-1957 via reviews from Sports Car Illustrated is the Triumph TR-3. The TR series of […] -
![East LA Finding today’s Corvette hasn’t started well. I’m at a dealership in Anaheim only to find that I wouldn’t be able to afford or drive the C6 I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/858D2C9F-2B62-4326-ACBD-1C3B291D27FC_1_105_c-e1595183083619.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 7 – Fiona")
Ten Corvettes, Ten Days: Day 7 – Fiona
Posted on July 24, 2020 | 9 CommentsEast LA Finding today’s Corvette hasn’t started well. I’m at a dealership in Anaheim only to find that I wouldn’t be able to afford or drive the C6 I was […] -
The Rolling Stones Mobile Recording Studio (RSM) – Arguably The Most Culturally Impactful Road-Going Vehicle Ever
Posted on July 24, 2020 | 38 Comments….at least for those of us who grew up in the Seventies and Eighties. -
CC Clue: Arguably the most culturally impactful road-going vehicle ever conceived
Posted on July 23, 2020 | 15 Comments…at least for those of us who grew up in the sixties, seventies and eighties. -
![Let’s do a few more car carrier mishaps. This one happened in Miami in 1982, when a vehicle struck the tractor of this rig hauling shiny new Oldsmobiles, knocking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/8388241414_789c55856f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: Olds Overboard!")
Car Carrier of the Day: Olds Overboard!
Posted on July 23, 2020 | 21 CommentsLet’s do a few more car carrier mishaps. This one happened in Miami in 1982, when a vehicle struck the tractor of this rig hauling shiny new Oldsmobiles, knocking […]
