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Vintage Photo: ” Wanna Check Out My Hot New Ride?”
Posted on December 8, 2024 | 27 Comments -
![(first posted 12/8/2018) Update: I got a lot of flack in the comments on this post by readers who thought I was being inappropriate by posting this picture but even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-05-195728.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: Margaret Ransohoff With Her First Car (Update: She Became A CC Reader and Member Because Of This Post)")
Vintage Snapshot: Margaret Ransohoff With Her First Car (Update: She Became A CC Reader and Member Because Of This Post)
Posted on December 8, 2024 | 70 Comments(first posted 12/8/2018) Update: I got a lot of flack in the comments on this post by readers who thought I was being inappropriate by posting this picture but even […] -
![(first posted 7/1/2014) Say the words “big truck” to someone who grew up in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s, such as myself, and the first image to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/16c8htl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1959-95 Mercedes L Series Trucks")
CC Global: 1959-95 Mercedes L Series Trucks
Posted on December 8, 2024 | 154 Comments(first posted 7/1/2014) Say the words “big truck” to someone who grew up in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s, such as myself, and the first image to […] -
![Given that battered old Toyota trucks are practically an obligatory driveway fixture here, for hauling the compost for the garden and such, you’ll have to excuse my momentary shock when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2436.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Find: Is This The Most Pristine 1976 Toyota Pickup? Restored Or Original?")
Driveway Find: Is This The Most Pristine 1976 Toyota Pickup? Restored Or Original?
Posted on December 8, 2024 | 15 CommentsGiven that battered old Toyota trucks are practically an obligatory driveway fixture here, for hauling the compost for the garden and such, you’ll have to excuse my momentary shock when […] -
![It’s been an interesting year for me, with declining health issues; decreasing attention span, and neurological problems affecting my legs are beginning to impact my arms as well. I’ve built […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bedtow1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: 2024 Retrospective")
CC In Scale: 2024 Retrospective
Posted on December 8, 2024 | 45 CommentsIt’s been an interesting year for me, with declining health issues; decreasing attention span, and neurological problems affecting my legs are beginning to impact my arms as well. I’ve built […] -
![1964 would be the last year for the big round jet exhausts taillights on the the big Fords. They had become a trademark fixture since 1959, spreading to the Falcon, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54179571413_e7da0dcfc2_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 XL “429” – Ignite The Afterburners")
Curbside Find: 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 XL “429” – Ignite The Afterburners
Posted on December 8, 2024 | 40 Comments1964 would be the last year for the big round jet exhausts taillights on the the big Fords. They had become a trademark fixture since 1959, spreading to the Falcon, […] -
![In the summer of 1962, American car magazines were abuzz with the introduction of the radically styled, fiberglass-bodied Studebaker Avanti, a new sporty coupe combining European design themes (courtesy of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Car-Life-1962-07-intro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1963 Studebaker Avanti – “Much More Than Just Another Bucket-Seated Luxury Car”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1963 Studebaker Avanti – “Much More Than Just Another Bucket-Seated Luxury Car”
Posted on December 8, 2024 | 36 CommentsIn the summer of 1962, American car magazines were abuzz with the introduction of the radically styled, fiberglass-bodied Studebaker Avanti, a new sporty coupe combining European design themes (courtesy of […] -
![(first posted 12/7/2018) Note: Over my time at CC I’ve written a number of articles reflecting upon various automotive related family events. However, from the automotive standpoint, there are other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ikes-house-in-2013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive Reminiscing: Marvin “Ike” Eichstetter And His Chevrolet")
Automotive Reminiscing: Marvin “Ike” Eichstetter And His Chevrolet
Posted on December 7, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 12/7/2018) Note: Over my time at CC I’ve written a number of articles reflecting upon various automotive related family events. However, from the automotive standpoint, there are other […] -
![curbside BMW 1800 shot by William Oliver (first posted 12/7/2018. It’s interesting to look back at this and see how much has changed. And how Tesla proved the nay-sayers (including […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/31177877047_fd61fa4d08_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 BMW 1800 “New Class” – The Tesla Model S Of Its Time")
Curbside Classic: 1964 BMW 1800 “New Class” – The Tesla Model S Of Its Time
Posted on December 7, 2024 | 84 Commentscurbside BMW 1800 shot by William Oliver (first posted 12/7/2018. It’s interesting to look back at this and see how much has changed. And how Tesla proved the nay-sayers (including […] -
![not our actual car; found this at autotraders Between the Mercury Tracer, which was gone by this time, and the Sable which was leaving, Cindy and I decided it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/capala.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1982 Chevrolet Caprice V6 Coupe – Resurrected From The Dead, And Deadly Slow")
My 1982 Chevrolet Caprice V6 Coupe – Resurrected From The Dead, And Deadly Slow
Posted on December 7, 2024 | 48 Commentsnot our actual car; found this at autotraders Between the Mercury Tracer, which was gone by this time, and the Sable which was leaving, Cindy and I decided it was […] -
![As promised last week, we’re going to try to do a weekly gallery of some of the best finds posted at the CC Cohort. Now this is not a contest, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54174263255_e8dd826675_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "This Week’s Gallery Of Some Of The Best Finds By The CC Cohort")
This Week’s Gallery Of Some Of The Best Finds By The CC Cohort
Posted on December 7, 2024 | 31 CommentsAs promised last week, we’re going to try to do a weekly gallery of some of the best finds posted at the CC Cohort. Now this is not a contest, […] -
![This is an ongoing series here at CC, that of images capturing kids and cars. Shots that show the parents’ love for their kids and their pride in their automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-9-1-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Kids And Cars In The ’50s & ’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Kids And Cars In The ’50s & ’60s
Posted on December 7, 2024 | 40 CommentsThis is an ongoing series here at CC, that of images capturing kids and cars. Shots that show the parents’ love for their kids and their pride in their automotive […] -
![GM’s Y-body “senior compacts” — the Buick Special/Skylark, Oldsmobile F-85/Cutlass, and Pontiac Tempest/Le Mans — boasted many interesting engineering features, from their lightweight aluminum V-8 engines to the Tempest’s flexible […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1961-Buick-Dual-Path-Turbine-Drive-cutaway.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: 1961–1963 Buick Dual-Path Turbine Drive Transmission – Forward Thinking About Going Backwards")
CC Tech: 1961–1963 Buick Dual-Path Turbine Drive Transmission – Forward Thinking About Going Backwards
Posted on December 7, 2024 | 21 CommentsGM’s Y-body “senior compacts” — the Buick Special/Skylark, Oldsmobile F-85/Cutlass, and Pontiac Tempest/Le Mans — boasted many interesting engineering features, from their lightweight aluminum V-8 engines to the Tempest’s flexible […] -
![Even non-connoisseurs of pre-war automotive delights would have reacted like I did when I saw this silver beauty pulling up. I think what I audibly said was something like “Oooh, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20240317_090413_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1937 Frazer Nash-BMW 328 – Don’t Mention The War")
Curbside Classic: 1937 Frazer Nash-BMW 328 – Don’t Mention The War
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 10 CommentsEven non-connoisseurs of pre-war automotive delights would have reacted like I did when I saw this silver beauty pulling up. I think what I audibly said was something like “Oooh, […] -
![(first posted 12/6/2018) For the past couple of years or so, I have been making an effort to explore new-to-me parts of the greater Chicago area. By “greater Chicago”, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_5305-1990-91-Toyota-4Runner-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1990 Toyota 4Runner – Duct Tape Fire!")
Curbside Find: 1990 Toyota 4Runner – Duct Tape Fire!
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 12/6/2018) For the past couple of years or so, I have been making an effort to explore new-to-me parts of the greater Chicago area. By “greater Chicago”, […]
