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![I really liked my 2012 Ford Focus SE. It was practical, it was fuel efficient, and it was yellow. It was perfectly content on my daily commute, and surprisingly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_0903.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 2014 Focus ST – Baked Brakes")
COAL: 2014 Focus ST – Baked Brakes
Posted on June 28, 2020 | 21 CommentsI really liked my 2012 Ford Focus SE. It was practical, it was fuel efficient, and it was yellow. It was perfectly content on my daily commute, and surprisingly […] -
Car Carrier of the Day: Thirteen Daytonas Heading to Their Lucky Owners
Posted on June 27, 2020 | 22 Comments -
![(first posted 5/21/2014) Wood & Pickett dates back to 1947, but found their true calling with the Range Rover, offering just about any kind of variation of the theme. Wider […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Range-Rover-WoodPickett-Sheer-Rover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Wood & Pickett Cheltenham 6 Sheer Rover: When Two Axles Just Wont Do; For Adequate Snob Appeal, Not Traction")
Wood & Pickett Cheltenham 6 Sheer Rover: When Two Axles Just Wont Do; For Adequate Snob Appeal, Not Traction
Posted on June 27, 2020 | 37 Comments(first posted 5/21/2014) Wood & Pickett dates back to 1947, but found their true calling with the Range Rover, offering just about any kind of variation of the theme. Wider […] -
![At Home Depot the other day I saw a unicorn in the parking lot: a regular cab, short bed pickup owned by a contractor. It’s usually a sea of giant […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CC-420-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Ram Regular Cab Short Bed Contractor’s Pickup – A Unicorn")
Curbside Outtake: Ram Regular Cab Short Bed Contractor’s Pickup – A Unicorn
Posted on June 27, 2020 | 39 CommentsAt Home Depot the other day I saw a unicorn in the parking lot: a regular cab, short bed pickup owned by a contractor. It’s usually a sea of giant […] -
![posted at the Cohort by Nifticus We can’t let a month or two go by without a big Chrysler, so here’s your fuselage fix for June. A first year 300 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/50032995163_b2b5c8369d_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1969 Chrysler 300 – For Sale Too")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1969 Chrysler 300 – For Sale Too
Posted on June 27, 2020 | 27 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Nifticus We can’t let a month or two go by without a big Chrysler, so here’s your fuselage fix for June. A first year 300 […] -
![In 1976, working part-time and going into my junior year in college, I found myself with a little extra money. Up until then, I had owned only used cars; which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4890297162_671db2fbb0_b-1-e1592896683816.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 1976 Plymouth Arrow – Hitting the Bullseye Dead Center")
COAL: 1976 Plymouth Arrow – Hitting the Bullseye Dead Center
Posted on June 27, 2020 | 31 CommentsIn 1976, working part-time and going into my junior year in college, I found myself with a little extra money. Up until then, I had owned only used cars; which […] -
![At this point in time, I had my 07 XC90, 75 164, 15 Outback, and 62 P1800. I had also been dabbling in various parts cars when I found them. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_0551.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: #20 1972 Volvo 1800E – There’s a Corvette Engine In Its Unexpected Future")
COAL: #20 1972 Volvo 1800E – There’s a Corvette Engine In Its Unexpected Future
Posted on June 27, 2020 | 11 CommentsAt this point in time, I had my 07 XC90, 75 164, 15 Outback, and 62 P1800. I had also been dabbling in various parts cars when I found them. […] -
![CC reader Brad A. asked if I’d ask you all this question. He really wanted his folks to buy a Camaro Z28 in the early ’80s, as a replacement for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Pontiac-1965-Bonneville-safari.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD: Which Car Did You Wish Your Parents Would Buy?")
QOTD: Which Car Did You Wish Your Parents Would Buy?
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 65 CommentsCC reader Brad A. asked if I’d ask you all this question. He really wanted his folks to buy a Camaro Z28 in the early ’80s, as a replacement for […] -
![How about a bit of contrast to today’s headroom-challenged 262C? RJ found this Volvo TP21 in Vilnius, Estonia Lithuania maybe doing a bit of work for the company whose logo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/50040518326_c6318d545f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Second Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Volvo TP21 – Plenty Of Headroom in the The Volvo Hummer")
Second Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Volvo TP21 – Plenty Of Headroom in the The Volvo Hummer
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 6 CommentsHow about a bit of contrast to today’s headroom-challenged 262C? RJ found this Volvo TP21 in Vilnius, Estonia Lithuania maybe doing a bit of work for the company whose logo […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2014) I wanted to post this car on the fourth of July; I really, really did. It was the best selling privately purchased passenger car in the US […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-04-20-19.15.27.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Accord – Naturalized Citizen")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Accord – Naturalized Citizen
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 103 Comments(first posted 7/2/2014) I wanted to post this car on the fourth of July; I really, really did. It was the best selling privately purchased passenger car in the US […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: European Motors, Seattle, 1974
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 30 Commentsshot by Don Kincl -
![Given today’s high beltlines and gunslit windows, the Volvo 262C doesn’t look all that odd. It was just forty years ahead of its time. But it raised eyebrows pretty consistently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Volvo-262-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Volvo 262C – “There Simply Is Not Enough Headroom”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Volvo 262C – “There Simply Is Not Enough Headroom”
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 22 CommentsGiven today’s high beltlines and gunslit windows, the Volvo 262C doesn’t look all that odd. It was just forty years ahead of its time. But it raised eyebrows pretty consistently […] -
![Unlike the other day where we had a 112hp Chevy six pulling a load of big Olds V8s, here we have a husky Super Duty Ford V8 with up to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Carrier-66-Ford-taxis.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: The Biggest Ford V8 Ever Hauling a Load of Six Cylinder ’66 Ford Taxis")
Vintage Car Carrier of the Day: The Biggest Ford V8 Ever Hauling a Load of Six Cylinder ’66 Ford Taxis
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 18 CommentsUnlike the other day where we had a 112hp Chevy six pulling a load of big Olds V8s, here we have a husky Super Duty Ford V8 with up to […] -
![In the interest of full disclosure, I started this article on May 9. While the event which has triggered this essay isn’t until late June, it is highly likely my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_12151.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 Ford E-150 Econoline – Happy Birthday, Dammit")
COAL: 2000 Ford E-150 Econoline – Happy Birthday, Dammit
Posted on June 26, 2020 | 51 CommentsIn the interest of full disclosure, I started this article on May 9. While the event which has triggered this essay isn’t until late June, it is highly likely my […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2014) Last May 23, I was fortunate enough to have a piece published on CC, about a car my dad did buy: a 1966 Hillman Super Minx. To […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1974-Sunbeam-Rapier-H120_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1973 Sunbeam Rapier H120 – The Car I Wanted My Dad to Want")
Car Show Classic: 1973 Sunbeam Rapier H120 – The Car I Wanted My Dad to Want
Posted on June 25, 2020 | 58 Comments(first posted 5/23/2014) Last May 23, I was fortunate enough to have a piece published on CC, about a car my dad did buy: a 1966 Hillman Super Minx. To […]
