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![(first posted 6/14/2014) Yes, I like dump trucks, especially of about this vintage and size. Just the thing to haul some gravel or a really big load of compost, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CC-221-011-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1952 REO F-22 – I Can Dig It")
Curbside Classic: 1952 REO F-22 – I Can Dig It
Posted on May 22, 2020 | 50 Comments(first posted 6/14/2014) Yes, I like dump trucks, especially of about this vintage and size. Just the thing to haul some gravel or a really big load of compost, […] -
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: 1967 Chrysler 300 and 1966 Barracuda – A Mopar Lover Lives Here
Posted on May 22, 2020 | 51 Commentsposted at the Cohort by nifticus -
![Ever tried to load or unload a big tool box, a full cooler, a generator, pavers or other heavy cargo in the front of a modern pickup bed? Extract that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/a-2020-bars.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Sidegate: The Solution To High Pickup Beds")
Curbside Sidegate: The Solution To High Pickup Beds
Posted on May 22, 2020 | 82 CommentsEver tried to load or unload a big tool box, a full cooler, a generator, pavers or other heavy cargo in the front of a modern pickup bed? Extract that […] -
![It goes without saying that death and taxes are basically the only two things guaranteed in life. But there are many more things that come pretty close to joining that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screenshot_2020-05-13-NEW-PUMA1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Ford’s Puma, A Compelling Subcompact Crossover, To Stay In Europe")
Curbside Newsstand: Ford’s Puma, A Compelling Subcompact Crossover, To Stay In Europe
Posted on May 22, 2020 | 19 CommentsIt goes without saying that death and taxes are basically the only two things guaranteed in life. But there are many more things that come pretty close to joining that […] -
Curbside Outtake: An Eclectic Air-Cooled VW Lover Lives Here
Posted on May 22, 2020 | 7 CommentsShot in Portland by Ed Niedermeyer -
![You don’t come across many Japanese cars from the early ‘60s around Tokyo. Foreign ones from that period are much more sought after, it seems – and always immaculately (or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200326_110037-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Datsun Bluebird (P312) 1200 Deluxe – Still Looking Chirpy")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Datsun Bluebird (P312) 1200 Deluxe – Still Looking Chirpy
Posted on May 22, 2020 | 18 CommentsYou don’t come across many Japanese cars from the early ‘60s around Tokyo. Foreign ones from that period are much more sought after, it seems – and always immaculately (or […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “Looking For A Used Cadillac? We’ve Got One Out In The Far Corner Of The Lot We Could Dig Out For You”
Posted on May 21, 2020 | 29 CommentsAnother shot posted by Dean Edwards -
![(first posted 6/13/2014) Base engine. Dog dishes. Powerglide.* This Chevrolet Nova from 1970-72 is a survivor of the plainest kind, the sort of car driven in large numbers by young […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1-1200-Nova.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Plain White 1969 Chevrolet Nova – Building A Barer Way To See The USA")
Curbside Classic: Plain White 1969 Chevrolet Nova – Building A Barer Way To See The USA
Posted on May 21, 2020 | 97 Comments(first posted 6/13/2014) Base engine. Dog dishes. Powerglide.* This Chevrolet Nova from 1970-72 is a survivor of the plainest kind, the sort of car driven in large numbers by young […] -
![I believe it was longtime CC commenter geozinger who first introduced the term “Cockroach Of The Road” (COTR) here. And it’s been applied mostly to those generally unloved older GM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CC-417-068.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Outtake: Chevrolet Celebrity and Volkswagen – A Cockroach and a Beetle")
Driveway Outtake: Chevrolet Celebrity and Volkswagen – A Cockroach and a Beetle
Posted on May 21, 2020 | 18 CommentsI believe it was longtime CC commenter geozinger who first introduced the term “Cockroach Of The Road” (COTR) here. And it’s been applied mostly to those generally unloved older GM […] -
![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/2020/05/1998-Daewoo-Leganza-CDX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Daewoo Leganza CDX Sedan")
Classic CARmentary: 1998 Daewoo Leganza CDX Sedan
Posted on May 21, 2020 | 26 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 […] -
![When you think of a second generation Pontiac Firebird, the image that probably comes to mind is a Trans Am. While that model certainly did become popular during the lengthy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/RT0673-Firebird-main-image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1973 Pontiac Firebird Esprit – Trans Am Not")
Vintage Reviews: 1973 Pontiac Firebird Esprit – Trans Am Not
Posted on May 21, 2020 | 72 CommentsWhen you think of a second generation Pontiac Firebird, the image that probably comes to mind is a Trans Am. While that model certainly did become popular during the lengthy […] -
![Update: first posted 6/12/2014. This generated a lot of controversy then, and it still is. A number of new comments added since then claim to have seen fleets of these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/65-wagon-1-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1965 Chevy II Two-Door Station Wagon: Factory COPO Original or Fake? The Verdict: It’s A Fake – But Recent Commenters Are Still Claiming Otherwise")
1965 Chevy II Two-Door Station Wagon: Factory COPO Original or Fake? The Verdict: It’s A Fake – But Recent Commenters Are Still Claiming Otherwise
Posted on May 20, 2020 | 112 CommentsUpdate: first posted 6/12/2014. This generated a lot of controversy then, and it still is. A number of new comments added since then claim to have seen fleets of these […] -
![Perusing the many old carrier pictures at Dick Copello’s Flickr pages, certain ones stand out, like these, where the loads match the carrier truck. Here’s some ’55 Studebakers heading out. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/5121483010_e9b8724242_k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Carriers: When The Load Looks Like The Truck Hauling Them")
Vintage Car Carriers: When The Load Looks Like The Truck Hauling Them
Posted on May 20, 2020 | 15 CommentsPerusing the many old carrier pictures at Dick Copello’s Flickr pages, certain ones stand out, like these, where the loads match the carrier truck. Here’s some ’55 Studebakers heading out. […] -
![The best thing about my old ’66 F100 is that it hardly ever breaks, and when it does, it’s almost invariably easy to fix. I got in it the other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CC-417-023-flip.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Mechanix: The Easiest No-Start Repair; And A More Difficult One")
Curbside Mechanix: The Easiest No-Start Repair; And A More Difficult One
Posted on May 20, 2020 | 50 CommentsThe best thing about my old ’66 F100 is that it hardly ever breaks, and when it does, it’s almost invariably easy to fix. I got in it the other […] -
![(After reading a couple of Ed Hardy’s COAL submissions and loving every bit of them, I decided they were too good to wait a couple of months. So we’re […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Yellow-Camaro-9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL #1: 1967 Camaro – Who Needs a V-8?")
COAL #1: 1967 Camaro – Who Needs a V-8?
Posted on May 20, 2020 | 37 Comments(After reading a couple of Ed Hardy’s COAL submissions and loving every bit of them, I decided they were too good to wait a couple of months. So we’re […]
