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Curbside Classics Archives
GMC Archive
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![For years in the various comments here at CC we’ve been hearing all sorts of denigrating comments about the physical size of current pickups. Monster trucks. Oversized. Compensation for lack […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_0627.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Comparison: New Pickups Vs. Old Pickups – Bring On The Hyperbole!")
CC Comparison: New Pickups Vs. Old Pickups – Bring On The Hyperbole!
Posted on October 10, 2019 | 120 CommentsFor years in the various comments here at CC we’ve been hearing all sorts of denigrating comments about the physical size of current pickups. Monster trucks. Oversized. Compensation for lack […] -
![Is there any way to tell the model year of a 1967-72 GMC truck other than decoding the VIN? I’m not aware that GMC made any styling changes to this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/6872GMCd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1968-72 GMC 2500 – Well-Amortized Truck Part Tooling")
CC Capsule: 1968-72 GMC 2500 – Well-Amortized Truck Part Tooling
Posted on October 7, 2019 | 22 CommentsIs there any way to tell the model year of a 1967-72 GMC truck other than decoding the VIN? I’m not aware that GMC made any styling changes to this […] -
![All pictures are of the actual truck. Having a camper was (and is) a lot of fun. We were hauling our new Coleman popup with our 1998 Dakota, but when my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DSC00941.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 GMC Yukon – Toy Hauler")
COAL: 1998 GMC Yukon – Toy Hauler
Posted on November 10, 2018 | 30 CommentsAll pictures are of the actual truck. Having a camper was (and is) a lot of fun. We were hauling our new Coleman popup with our 1998 Dakota, but when my […] -
![This past Christmas, Santa brought a wildlife camera to Casa de Shafer. We recently had reason to mount it on the front porch (you’ll soon see why) and we inadvertently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/WGI_0915.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Critter Cam Captures The Cars Of My Neighborhood")
The Critter Cam Captures The Cars Of My Neighborhood
Posted on March 20, 2018 | 36 CommentsThis past Christmas, Santa brought a wildlife camera to Casa de Shafer. We recently had reason to mount it on the front porch (you’ll soon see why) and we inadvertently […] -
![We are treated to many shots of typical carscapes in Eugene, Oregon. Today, for a change of pace, let us go to a different location – Lafayette, Indiana. Do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ParkingMidwest.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Streetscape – Midwest Edition")
CC Streetscape – Midwest Edition
Posted on February 12, 2018 | 34 CommentsWe are treated to many shots of typical carscapes in Eugene, Oregon. Today, for a change of pace, let us go to a different location – Lafayette, Indiana. Do […] -
Walk & Talk: What Can Be Found At 0700 On Market Street In Downtown St. Louis?
Posted on March 15, 2016 | 26 CommentsLast week I honored my invitation to speak at an annual convention of fellow engineers. This annual festivity was being held at the Union Station Hotel in downtown St. Louis. -
![Back in July, I attended the 2015 Monmouth Car Show in Monmouth, Illinois. Having taken several hundred pictures, and giving a lot of attention to various automotive details, the article […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video Slideshow: The 2015 Monmouth Car Show")
CC Video Slideshow: The 2015 Monmouth Car Show
Posted on November 29, 2015 | 17 CommentsBack in July, I attended the 2015 Monmouth Car Show in Monmouth, Illinois. Having taken several hundred pictures, and giving a lot of attention to various automotive details, the article […] -
![What you’re looking at right now has got to be General Motors’ single biggest hit in the last 15 years. Literally. Smack-dab in the middle of the SUV-craze, they pulled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/a-dub.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2000 Chevrolet Suburban – The First Hit of the New Millennium.")
2000 Chevrolet Suburban – The First Hit of the New Millennium.
Posted on April 30, 2015 | 78 CommentsWhat you’re looking at right now has got to be General Motors’ single biggest hit in the last 15 years. Literally. Smack-dab in the middle of the SUV-craze, they pulled […] -
![There are few things in the world quite as invigorating as a road trip. Taking a leisurely trip to a new area is always high on my list of things […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lincoln-town-car-burnout.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Photo Album: The 2014 Monmouth, Illinois Car Show")
Car Show Photo Album: The 2014 Monmouth, Illinois Car Show
Posted on August 22, 2014 | 46 CommentsThere are few things in the world quite as invigorating as a road trip. Taking a leisurely trip to a new area is always high on my list of things […] -
![(My apologies to Bonnie Tyler and whomever wrote “Total Eclipse of the Heart”) Every now and then I get mighty peeved that you never drive me ’round […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/P4090187.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Parody: I Only Need Some New Parts")
Curbside Parody: I Only Need Some New Parts
Posted on March 28, 2014 | 32 Comments(My apologies to Bonnie Tyler and whomever wrote “Total Eclipse of the Heart”) Every now and then I get mighty peeved that you never drive me ’round […] -
![I had nothing to contribute to Big Rig Week, and I wasn’t very happy about it. Then, I decided to go for a walk, and found this classic less than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/gmc-advance-design-coe-bookmobile-0002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: GMC “New Design” COE Bookmobile – Well-Traveled and Well-Read")
Curbside Outtake: GMC “New Design” COE Bookmobile – Well-Traveled and Well-Read
Posted on February 9, 2014 | 39 CommentsI had nothing to contribute to Big Rig Week, and I wasn’t very happy about it. Then, I decided to go for a walk, and found this classic less than […] -
![Every once in a while, a blind pig will find an acorn. Such was the case with these pictures. My father, the youngster in the picture above, turned seventy in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Dad-Ed-May-30-1948.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars of the Shafer Dynasty")
The Cars of the Shafer Dynasty
Posted on January 28, 2014 | 27 CommentsEvery once in a while, a blind pig will find an acorn. Such was the case with these pictures. My father, the youngster in the picture above, turned seventy in […] -
![Welcome to this week’s installment of Future Curbside Classics, where we take a critical look at cars from the past decade that will be rare or intriguing sightings by the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Envoy-XUV-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 5")
Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 5
Posted on January 14, 2014 | 48 CommentsWelcome to this week’s installment of Future Curbside Classics, where we take a critical look at cars from the past decade that will be rare or intriguing sightings by the […] -
![If you have never seen the classic 1983 film Strange Brew, you must check it out. I first saw it when I was about 10 years old, and ever since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/i115102.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: Yellow Furys And GMC Vans, Eh")
CC Cinema: Yellow Furys And GMC Vans, Eh
Posted on November 16, 2013 | 25 CommentsIf you have never seen the classic 1983 film Strange Brew, you must check it out. I first saw it when I was about 10 years old, and ever since […] -
![Well, it is now officially fall, and it’s definitely starting to look like it, at least around here . In Alberta we don’t get too many reds, but lots of yellows […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/GMC-1500-truck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Fall Colors GMC")
CC Outtake: Fall Colors GMC
Posted on September 26, 2012 | 10 CommentsWell, it is now officially fall, and it’s definitely starting to look like it, at least around here . In Alberta we don’t get too many reds, but lots of yellows […]
