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- Bernard Taylor on Car Show Classic: 1963 Humber Sceptre – Lipstick On A Minx
- rollfast on Automotive History: 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Bunkie Knudsen Leaves His Mark
- rollfast on Automotive History: 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Bunkie Knudsen Leaves His Mark
- Eric703 on Vintage Snapshots: Truck People In The ’50s-’60s
- (Re)Tiredoldmechanic on 1967 Corvette 427 Tri-Power With Powerglide – 90 Mph In Low; 140+ Mph In Second
- Syke on 1967 Corvette 427 Tri-Power With Powerglide – 90 Mph In Low; 140+ Mph In Second
- Jeff Sun on Vintage Snapshots: Truck People In The ’50s-’60s
- joseph block on Car Show Classic: 1963 Humber Sceptre – Lipstick On A Minx
- Sam Molloy on Car Show Classic: 1963 Humber Sceptre – Lipstick On A Minx
- Daniel M. on Vintage Snapshots: Truck People In The ’50s-’60s
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CC Road Trip Diary: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van; Or, Sharing A Slice Of Rural America
Posted on August 4, 2023 | 47 CommentsA reluctant admission: This is my third article in a row to document various travels. Such wasn’t the intent. Where the prior two articles outlined adventures in new places, this […] -
Curbsidelandia Classics: Weird Mutant Car Creations in Cuba
Posted on March 13, 2023 | 16 CommentsIt is said that necessity is the mother of invention but in shortages might be mother of these hodge podge automotive creations. Cuban craftsman are able to sew together disparate […] -
Curbside Classic: Cuban Camouflage – Simca P60 Aronde Océane Convertible
Posted on February 28, 2023 | 6 CommentsSeeing a Simca on the streets of Havana is probably not as a rare sight as one might expect. There are a few sedans around of various types. In fact […] -
CC Taxi Ride: 1956 Chevrolets and Fords in Varadero, Cuba
Posted on February 20, 2023 | 15 CommentsIf in Cuba one has to take a ride in some American cars. We managed to take ride in a pair of 1956 Chevrolets and for a comparison a 1956 […] -
CC Taxi Ride: The Modern Chinese Taxi – Emgrand EC8
Posted on February 15, 2023 | 27 CommentsCuba is not all classic American cars with some Russian ones sprinkled in. There is more variety than likely most any other place I can think of. Heck, we saw […] -
CC Taxi Ride: The Other Russian – Moskvitch 2140 in Havana Cuba
Posted on February 9, 2023 | 21 CommentsFor the next vehicle in our Cuba taxi series I thought we would do something Russian. I really hoped to find a GAZ or ZIL but the stars did not […] -
CC Taxi Ride: Re-powered Citroen Traction Avant in Havana, Cuba
Posted on February 6, 2023 | 10 CommentsMy middle son and I took a trip to Cuba in November and for us part of the adventure was taking a few taxi rides. While the stereotypical choice would […] -
CC Global: The Immortal (And Frankensteinian) Curbside Classics of Cuba
Posted on June 13, 2022 | 57 Comments(first posted 6/13/2016) As US-Cuba relations keep normalizing, many of us have got to wonder, what might happen to all those iconic classic cars so characteristic to the island? I […] -
CC Travel: Cuba – The Others
Posted on December 5, 2019 | 36 CommentsWhile Cuba is best known for the classic American cars that still roam its tourist areas, not all the classics are American. There are British, French, German and other countries […] -
CC Travel: Cuba – The Russian Vehicles
Posted on December 4, 2019 | 11 CommentsLast time we saw a selection of classic American cars, but this time around we will move to next era and see a selection of Russian vehicles that are still […] -
CC Travel: Cuba – The American Classics
Posted on December 3, 2019 | 32 CommentsBack in 2017 I was lucky enough to visit Cuba. I have hundreds of photos, so we will split this into three parts to share some of the best of […] -
The Ultimate Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford F-350 Still Hard At Work Six Days A Week
Posted on September 22, 2019 | 35 Comments(First Posted September 2, 2013) Back in the eighties, living in tony Los Gatos, I used to gaze longingly at photos of old American cars and trucks still hard at […] -
Cohort Sighting: The Dark Side Of Cuban Classics
Posted on April 16, 2014 | 31 CommentsThe elderly American cars prowling the Cuba’s streets are a justifiably famous showcase of ingenuity and living history. Even when saddled with Benz diesels, Lada transmissions, or other retrofitted componentry, […] -
Would You Buy Your Brake Seals From Him?
Posted on February 23, 2011 | 3 CommentsLooking for hard-to find brake cylinder seals for your ’58 Studebaker? This Cuban entrepreneur is making them out of that old solid tire in the foreground. All that old Detroit […]