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![OK, it’s not really a brownstone, but that’s what first came to mind when I saw this shot posted at the Cohort by William Oliver. And although New York’s brownstones, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/32645477147_6e64a03087_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1978 Buick Skylark – New York Brownstone")
Cohort Capsule: 1978 Buick Skylark – New York Brownstone
Posted on April 19, 2019 | 20 CommentsOK, it’s not really a brownstone, but that’s what first came to mind when I saw this shot posted at the Cohort by William Oliver. And although New York’s brownstones, […] -
![It’s been 25 years since the original Ford three speed manual transmission in my ’66 F100 was replaced by a Borg-Warner T85 with Overdrive. So given the need to do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CC-388-036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD: These Came Out Of My F100’s Transmission – Should I be Worried? (Update: Probably Not)")
QOTD: These Came Out Of My F100’s Transmission – Should I be Worried? (Update: Probably Not)
Posted on April 18, 2019 | 29 CommentsIt’s been 25 years since the original Ford three speed manual transmission in my ’66 F100 was replaced by a Borg-Warner T85 with Overdrive. So given the need to do […] -
![We’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_0107.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – Sunshine On My Shoulder Makes Me Happy")
CC Capsule: 1977 to 1979 Lincoln Continental – Sunshine On My Shoulder Makes Me Happy
Posted on April 18, 2019 | 24 CommentsWe’ve seen a number of examples of this vintage Lincoln over time, a car that was the end of an era for big bodies, delightfully large displacement engines, and bold […] -
![Like many other professionals, house painters prefer a mid-size panel van as their commercial vehicle. Compactness and excellent fuel efficiency, combined with enough cargo capacity to transport everything needed for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_7866.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Global: House Painters At Work – 2007 Opel Vivaro Face To Face With 2013 Citroën Jumpy")
CC Global: House Painters At Work – 2007 Opel Vivaro Face To Face With 2013 Citroën Jumpy
Posted on April 18, 2019 | 14 CommentsLike many other professionals, house painters prefer a mid-size panel van as their commercial vehicle. Compactness and excellent fuel efficiency, combined with enough cargo capacity to transport everything needed for […] -
![There’s been a disturbance in the Force. Pickup truck owners are increasingly less satisfied with their purchasing decisions and are more likely to jump ship to a smaller vehicle than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20180402_110736.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Newsstand: The Pickup Truck Pricing Backlash Has Begun, And Owners Aren’t Happy")
CC Newsstand: The Pickup Truck Pricing Backlash Has Begun, And Owners Aren’t Happy
Posted on April 17, 2019 | 55 CommentsThere’s been a disturbance in the Force. Pickup truck owners are increasingly less satisfied with their purchasing decisions and are more likely to jump ship to a smaller vehicle than […] -
![Sad as it may be, sedans are a dying breed. If there’s any indication of the sedan’s ever-diminishing importance to most automakers, it’s in the smaller-than-ever scale of new model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/thumb_IMG_8974_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: 2004 and 2019 Lexus LS – Does It Really Matter Anymore?")
CC Outtakes: 2004 and 2019 Lexus LS – Does It Really Matter Anymore?
Posted on April 17, 2019 | 66 CommentsSad as it may be, sedans are a dying breed. If there’s any indication of the sedan’s ever-diminishing importance to most automakers, it’s in the smaller-than-ever scale of new model […] -
![I’m a fan of the first-generation Ford Ranger, especially post-facelift when they got the composite headlamps. This is just a good-looking little truck. And this one is in surprisingly good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ranger3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1990 Ford Ranger XLT – Direct from Pizza Planet")
CC Capsule: 1990 Ford Ranger XLT – Direct from Pizza Planet
Posted on April 17, 2019 | 42 CommentsI’m a fan of the first-generation Ford Ranger, especially post-facelift when they got the composite headlamps. This is just a good-looking little truck. And this one is in surprisingly good […] -
![The seventies were a bit of a challenging decade in regard to big cars, and I’m still struggling with my choice. Will it be this purple ’78 Marquis, or a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CC-217-134-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "MM-QOTD: We’re Time Traveling Back to the 1970s; Which Big American Car Will Be Your Daily Driver?")
MM-QOTD: We’re Time Traveling Back to the 1970s; Which Big American Car Will Be Your Daily Driver?
Posted on April 16, 2019 | 166 CommentsThe seventies were a bit of a challenging decade in regard to big cars, and I’m still struggling with my choice. Will it be this purple ’78 Marquis, or a […] -
![The interesting article Paul wrote recently on the demise of American full size cars was excellent food for thought for me. His follow up QOTD’s on picking a big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1977-Catalina-Back.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: The Big Cars (And Others) Of My Grandfather")
Auto-Biography: The Big Cars (And Others) Of My Grandfather
Posted on April 16, 2019 | 21 CommentsThe interesting article Paul wrote recently on the demise of American full size cars was excellent food for thought for me. His follow up QOTD’s on picking a big […] -
![Four-wheel-drive farm tractors are widely used here in the earthmoving business, either to move earth or machinery. This New Holland T7030 tractor brings a Doosan crawler excavator to a construction […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_7859.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: New Holland Machine Mover")
CC Outtake: New Holland Machine Mover
Posted on April 15, 2019 | 5 CommentsFour-wheel-drive farm tractors are widely used here in the earthmoving business, either to move earth or machinery. This New Holland T7030 tractor brings a Doosan crawler excavator to a construction […] -
![posted at the Cohort by Canadiancatgreen This ’66 Coronet looks familiar, as I used to drive a taxicab just like it. It even had a V8 in it, the last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/46717013461_031b0dad91_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1966 Dodge Coronet Deluxe – A Farewell To A Poly 318")
Cohort Outtake: 1966 Dodge Coronet Deluxe – A Farewell To A Poly 318
Posted on April 15, 2019 | 40 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Canadiancatgreen This ’66 Coronet looks familiar, as I used to drive a taxicab just like it. It even had a V8 in it, the last […] -
![Double my pleasure…there’s another LTD II in town. I was pretty chuffed to find the one I wrote up last year. I called it “The Longest Mid-Sized Car Ever”. A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CC-378-016-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "On The Go Outtake: LTD II, Take II")
On The Go Outtake: LTD II, Take II
Posted on April 15, 2019 | 23 CommentsDouble my pleasure…there’s another LTD II in town. I was pretty chuffed to find the one I wrote up last year. I called it “The Longest Mid-Sized Car Ever”. A […] -
![There are four stores that specialize in shoes near the intersection where I deboard my morning Red Line subway train and walk toward the office during the week: Nike, Skechers, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1980-Chevrolet-Malibu-Coupe-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Malibu Coupe – Designer Shoes (Or, How Joe Dennis Hit The Lotto)")
In-Motion Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Malibu Coupe – Designer Shoes (Or, How Joe Dennis Hit The Lotto)
Posted on April 15, 2019 | 45 CommentsThere are four stores that specialize in shoes near the intersection where I deboard my morning Red Line subway train and walk toward the office during the week: Nike, Skechers, […] -
![You know the rules now, and it’s time to trade in your 1950s love object for one from the 1960s. And you’re going to be driving it until the next […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Plymouth-1962-s-fury-361.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "MM-QOTD: We’re Time Traveling Back to the 1960s; Which Big American Car Will Be Your Daily Driver?")
MM-QOTD: We’re Time Traveling Back to the 1960s; Which Big American Car Will Be Your Daily Driver?
Posted on April 14, 2019 | 152 CommentsYou know the rules now, and it’s time to trade in your 1950s love object for one from the 1960s. And you’re going to be driving it until the next […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Chicago Auto Show 1966 – Here’s an Auto Show I’d Like To Have Attended
Posted on April 13, 2019 | 29 CommentsHere’s some vintage shots from Dave Gelinas’ trove that were taken at the 1966 Chicago Auto Show. Love that booth babe outfit!
