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Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1970 Chrysler 300
Posted on May 10, 2020 | 17 Commentsposted at the Cohort by John Lloyd -
![(this revised version replaces the one that was posted earlier) Despite the mechanical maladies I had with my 1998 Audi A4, I am thankful that the Audi was my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_1789.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Motorsports With a Sedan")
COAL: Motorsports With a Sedan
Posted on May 10, 2020 | 6 Comments(this revised version replaces the one that was posted earlier) Despite the mechanical maladies I had with my 1998 Audi A4, I am thankful that the Audi was my […] -
![(first posted 5/27/2014) The personal luxury car market in the late-eighties was a world of polar opposites. At one end were mostly soft-riding, comfort-oriented American cars like the Cadillac Eldorado […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_4227.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Volvo 780 Turbo Coupe – An Exotic Automobile For A Practical Consumer")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Volvo 780 Turbo Coupe – An Exotic Automobile For A Practical Consumer
Posted on May 9, 2020 | 59 Comments(first posted 5/27/2014) The personal luxury car market in the late-eighties was a world of polar opposites. At one end were mostly soft-riding, comfort-oriented American cars like the Cadillac Eldorado […] -
Wordless Outtake: Famous Last Words
Posted on May 9, 2020 | 26 Comments -
![When I last wrote about this 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt (COAL here), I closed out that post with the following comment: “It’s still in the family, and probably will be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/coalupdateheader2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt – A Family Affair")
COAL Update: 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt – A Family Affair
Posted on May 9, 2020 | 14 CommentsWhen I last wrote about this 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt (COAL here), I closed out that post with the following comment: “It’s still in the family, and probably will be […] -
![As we discussed last week, in 1999 I had returned from Japan and was looking forward to re-engaging with the classic Lincoln community and acquire a ’66 or ’67 Continental […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1383eff946ed406701c1ce3819c28e0d-1-e1589028440113.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Black on Top, Unfortunately Brown on the Bottom")
COAL: 1967 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Black on Top, Unfortunately Brown on the Bottom
Posted on May 9, 2020 | 40 CommentsAs we discussed last week, in 1999 I had returned from Japan and was looking forward to re-engaging with the classic Lincoln community and acquire a ’66 or ’67 Continental […] -
![By this time, I was knee deep in P1800’s, with my parts cars, and restoring one. My girlfriend and I had been together at the time for 6 years, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sub.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #13 2015 Subaru Crosstrek – Much Welcomed Change")
COAL: #13 2015 Subaru Crosstrek – Much Welcomed Change
Posted on May 9, 2020 | 41 CommentsBy this time, I was knee deep in P1800’s, with my parts cars, and restoring one. My girlfriend and I had been together at the time for 6 years, and […] -
Cohort Pic(k): 1964-68 Nissan Silvia CSP311 taken in the 1970s or 1980s
Posted on May 8, 2020 | 21 Commentsposted at the Cohort by John Lloyd -
![image source: National Park Service (first posted 5/14/2014) May 8th is President Truman’s birthday. Earlier this year, I wrote an article (here) chronicling the various Chrysler products President Truman […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/truman-72-chrysler.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History Follow-Up: President Harry S Truman And His 1972 Chrysler Newport")
Automotive History Follow-Up: President Harry S Truman And His 1972 Chrysler Newport
Posted on May 8, 2020 | 62 Commentsimage source: National Park Service (first posted 5/14/2014) May 8th is President Truman’s birthday. Earlier this year, I wrote an article (here) chronicling the various Chrysler products President Truman […] -
![Big diesel machinery, I can’t get enough of it. But you already knew that, of course. I walked by a construction site the other day, where the NederFund company was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_8703.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Lebotec Concrete Screw Piling Equipment – And The Scania Delivery Service")
CC Global: Lebotec Concrete Screw Piling Equipment – And The Scania Delivery Service
Posted on May 8, 2020 | 8 CommentsBig diesel machinery, I can’t get enough of it. But you already knew that, of course. I walked by a construction site the other day, where the NederFund company was […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2014, amended 8 May 2020) Today is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, known as VE Day in the UK. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Traction-Avant_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtakes: Remembering The Liberation Of Europe, June 1944, and VE Day, 8 May 1945")
Car Show Outtakes: Remembering The Liberation Of Europe, June 1944, and VE Day, 8 May 1945
Posted on May 8, 2020 | 26 Comments(first posted 6/6/2014, amended 8 May 2020) Today is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, known as VE Day in the UK. […] -
On The Go Outtake: Civic Chasing a Rabbit
Posted on May 8, 2020 | 15 CommentsIf street life were imitating history, the Civic would have beaten the Rabbit and be far out ahead. But it didn’t, in this case. -
![Dean Edwards has been serving up a Cadillac feast on the pages of the CC Cohort. I took a peek and was stopped in my tracks with these pictures of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/49831636182_1a466efa7b_k-Reduced.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pick Of The Day: 1963 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – A Lump Of COAL")
Cohort Pick Of The Day: 1963 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – A Lump Of COAL
Posted on May 8, 2020 | 45 CommentsDean Edwards has been serving up a Cadillac feast on the pages of the CC Cohort. I took a peek and was stopped in my tracks with these pictures of […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1978 Toyota Celica GT Liftback
Posted on May 7, 2020 | 19 CommentsFrom the Cohort by William Oliver -
![(first posted 5/25/2014) Popularity is a strange thing. For those who have it, all the attention and adoration seems to come naturally. For those who don’t, attempts to emulate the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Polara1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1967 Dodge Polara – Substance Over Style")
Cohort Classic: 1967 Dodge Polara – Substance Over Style
Posted on May 7, 2020 | 44 Comments(first posted 5/25/2014) Popularity is a strange thing. For those who have it, all the attention and adoration seems to come naturally. For those who don’t, attempts to emulate the […]
