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![by mncarspotter The Swiss have had the most enduring love for American cars in Europe, along with the Swedes. MOWAG, a Swiss firm that specialized in all sorts of limited-production […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/30530376653_3aad2c66f3_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Dodge Mowag 300 – Swiss Built 4×4 Fire Truck")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Dodge Mowag 300 – Swiss Built 4×4 Fire Truck
Posted on June 18, 2020 | 9 Commentsby mncarspotter The Swiss have had the most enduring love for American cars in Europe, along with the Swedes. MOWAG, a Swiss firm that specialized in all sorts of limited-production […] -
![Walking across the parking lot at the hardware store, I heard a deep “thumpa, thumpa” and smiled as I looked up. Seeing any Dodge Challenger on the street is a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1032.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Convertible – Son, That’s Plum Crazy!")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Convertible – Son, That’s Plum Crazy!
Posted on June 18, 2020 | 17 CommentsWalking across the parking lot at the hardware store, I heard a deep “thumpa, thumpa” and smiled as I looked up. Seeing any Dodge Challenger on the street is a […] -
![Here’s something different. Take a look at that front axle: it’s driven. This is a Freightliner “Mountaineer”, with driven front and rearmost axles; the middle tag axle is undriven. It’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/5417059998_6ea00c9d00_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Carrier of the Day: 4WD Freightliner, But Not The Usual Four Driven Wheels – Ready To Tackle the Rockies")
Car Carrier of the Day: 4WD Freightliner, But Not The Usual Four Driven Wheels – Ready To Tackle the Rockies
Posted on June 17, 2020 | 28 CommentsHere’s something different. Take a look at that front axle: it’s driven. This is a Freightliner “Mountaineer”, with driven front and rearmost axles; the middle tag axle is undriven. It’s […] -
![(first posted 2011) One of my favorite stopping off points downtown is Joe Potter’s shop. A superb restoration specialist who often works closely with the Sports Car Shop across the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-140-053-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Restoration Shop Classic: Fiat Abarth 1000 – The Little Mouse That Roars")
Restoration Shop Classic: Fiat Abarth 1000 – The Little Mouse That Roars
Posted on June 17, 2020 | 16 Comments(first posted 2011) One of my favorite stopping off points downtown is Joe Potter’s shop. A superb restoration specialist who often works closely with the Sports Car Shop across the […] -
![Yes, it was “reliable” in that it didn’t actually break down and leave them stranded, but it’s hardly a word that is applicable in the modern sense to a car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Vega-1-top.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T 24,000 Mile Test: 1971 Vega 2300 – “Reliable” But It Got a New Short Block, Carb and Exhaust System")
Vintage R&T 24,000 Mile Test: 1971 Vega 2300 – “Reliable” But It Got a New Short Block, Carb and Exhaust System
Posted on June 17, 2020 | 61 CommentsYes, it was “reliable” in that it didn’t actually break down and leave them stranded, but it’s hardly a word that is applicable in the modern sense to a car […] -
![My sole experience driving an F-body of this generation was when I talked a dealer into letting me take out a brand new 1993 Camaro Z-28 with a manual transmission […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1374.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1994 Pontiac Firebird – Flame Extinguished, Flight Grounded")
Curbside Recycling: 1994 Pontiac Firebird – Flame Extinguished, Flight Grounded
Posted on June 17, 2020 | 33 CommentsMy sole experience driving an F-body of this generation was when I talked a dealer into letting me take out a brand new 1993 Camaro Z-28 with a manual transmission […] -
![There were many tragedies that came from World War Two, but one of the positives was aviation technology moved forward in leaps and bounds over that relatively short period of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CF-100-North-Bay.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Aviation History: The Avro CF-100 Canuck – Clunking Up for 30 Years")
Aviation History: The Avro CF-100 Canuck – Clunking Up for 30 Years
Posted on June 17, 2020 | 53 CommentsThere were many tragedies that came from World War Two, but one of the positives was aviation technology moved forward in leaps and bounds over that relatively short period of […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: El Camaramino
Posted on June 17, 2020 | 18 Commentsposted at the Cohort by pbell56000 -
![It was 1982 and I was selling the Scirocco. I still needed transportation, something practical, maybe a little sporty if possible, but definitely cheap and definitely a beater. But hey, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Chevy-Vega-Woodie-Wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #5: 1973 Chevy Vega GT Estate Wagon – Beater Level Achieved")
COAL #5: 1973 Chevy Vega GT Estate Wagon – Beater Level Achieved
Posted on June 17, 2020 | 39 CommentsIt was 1982 and I was selling the Scirocco. I still needed transportation, something practical, maybe a little sporty if possible, but definitely cheap and definitely a beater. But hey, […] -
![During one of those intensive (lockdown) research sessions that can be necessary for a CC Outtake around an old Leyland truck, I came across these linked videos, produced in 1973 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/leyland_marathon_2_4_2_tractor_000000ea04000316.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Video (and More): Britain Enters Europe, And Starts A (Leyland) Marathon Journey")
Vintage Video (and More): Britain Enters Europe, And Starts A (Leyland) Marathon Journey
Posted on June 16, 2020 | 8 CommentsDuring one of those intensive (lockdown) research sessions that can be necessary for a CC Outtake around an old Leyland truck, I came across these linked videos, produced in 1973 […] -
![(first posted 6/24/2014) It’s one thing to live through an era and quite another to analyze it using leftover artifacts. In the case of this particular Firebird, I’m not sure […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-10-13.30.47.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Pontiac Firebird 25th Anniversary Daytona 500 Limited Edition Trans Am – Fake It ‘Til You Make It")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Pontiac Firebird 25th Anniversary Daytona 500 Limited Edition Trans Am – Fake It ‘Til You Make It
Posted on June 16, 2020 | 77 Comments(first posted 6/24/2014) It’s one thing to live through an era and quite another to analyze it using leftover artifacts. In the case of this particular Firebird, I’m not sure […] -
![If you’re like me and just can’t get you enough Wagoneer, you might be interested in this. I recently ran a very full CC on the Grand Wagoneer, which included […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/MT5.2-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1963 Jeep Wagoneer – Jeep’s I.F.S. Road To Nowhere")
Vintage Review: 1963 Jeep Wagoneer – Jeep’s I.F.S. Road To Nowhere
Posted on June 16, 2020 | 55 CommentsIf you’re like me and just can’t get you enough Wagoneer, you might be interested in this. I recently ran a very full CC on the Grand Wagoneer, which included […] -
![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-Lexus-RX300.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Lexus RX300 4WD")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Lexus RX300 4WD
Posted on June 16, 2020 | 12 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 […] -
![This is very unusual, to see a British Commer at work in the US. But it was during the great import boom, so I suppose some trucks made the trip […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4584108648_2ed9573355_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: British Commer “Knocker” Hauling ’57 Ramblers – Three Cylinder, Six Opposed-Piston Two Stroke Diesel")
Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: British Commer “Knocker” Hauling ’57 Ramblers – Three Cylinder, Six Opposed-Piston Two Stroke Diesel
Posted on June 16, 2020 | 18 CommentsThis is very unusual, to see a British Commer at work in the US. But it was during the great import boom, so I suppose some trucks made the trip […] -
![I’m trying really hard right now to remember if and when I’ve ever ridden inside one of the original 1965 or ’66 Ford Mustangs. With all the car shows I’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1966-Ford-Mustang-notchback-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Ford Mustang – Close Quarters")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Ford Mustang – Close Quarters
Posted on June 16, 2020 | 50 CommentsI’m trying really hard right now to remember if and when I’ve ever ridden inside one of the original 1965 or ’66 Ford Mustangs. With all the car shows I’ve […]
