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![Ooh la la, the forbidden (to us of Del Norte) temptresses of the Southwestern Desert locales are bountiful; every time I visit I come across new and exotic species roaming […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_5096.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Forbidden Fruta: 2016-2022 Renault Duster Oroch – The French Show Detroit How It’s Done")
Curbside Forbidden Fruta: 2016-2022 Renault Duster Oroch – The French Show Detroit How It’s Done
Posted on October 15, 2022 | 28 CommentsOoh la la, the forbidden (to us of Del Norte) temptresses of the Southwestern Desert locales are bountiful; every time I visit I come across new and exotic species roaming […] -
![Can’t recall when I had this conversation with my wife; some anecdote of her father’s youth tending to farming chores in the country house. This brought up my dad’s childhood, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220501_092710521_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: ’70-82 Nissan Junior – Coffee Picking Season")
Curbside Classic: ’70-82 Nissan Junior – Coffee Picking Season
Posted on October 14, 2022 | 14 CommentsCan’t recall when I had this conversation with my wife; some anecdote of her father’s youth tending to farming chores in the country house. This brought up my dad’s childhood, […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2016) In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the four-cylinder engine available in Ford trucks in the early 1940s. For Part 2, let’s jump ahead twenty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/170-slant-six.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Little Engines That Could, Part 2: How 170 Cubic Inches Of Dodge Rammed A Challenge By Volkswagen")
The Little Engines That Could, Part 2: How 170 Cubic Inches Of Dodge Rammed A Challenge By Volkswagen
Posted on October 3, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 10/3/2016) In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the four-cylinder engine available in Ford trucks in the early 1940s. For Part 2, let’s jump ahead twenty […] -
![In the early fall of 1986 I was living the life I thought I wanted. I was a young lawyer in a small law firm, I had a nearly-new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1963-Ford-F100-01b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1963 Ford F-100 – Chapter 9, A Post-Breakup Pick Me Up")
COAL: 1963 Ford F-100 – Chapter 9, A Post-Breakup Pick Me Up
Posted on September 11, 2022 | 43 CommentsIn the early fall of 1986 I was living the life I thought I wanted. I was a young lawyer in a small law firm, I had a nearly-new […] -
![We haven’t done a Junkyard Heirloom Gallery post in a while and today someone posted a new comment on the first one of the series which was just the impetus I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0094.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1953 Dodge B4D Express 126WB")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1953 Dodge B4D Express 126WB
Posted on May 29, 2022 | 33 CommentsWe haven’t done a Junkyard Heirloom Gallery post in a while and today someone posted a new comment on the first one of the series which was just the impetus I […] -
![Here in the metal is a follow up to Don Andreina’s entry The Long, the Short and the Ugly. Most of the goodies on Datsun’s popular 620 pickups are discussed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220321_161917814_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Datsun Ute Coupe U620 – Meeting the Ugly")
Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Datsun Ute Coupe U620 – Meeting the Ugly
Posted on April 13, 2022 | 12 CommentsHere in the metal is a follow up to Don Andreina’s entry The Long, the Short and the Ugly. Most of the goodies on Datsun’s popular 620 pickups are discussed […] -
![After coming across and posting the first 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz I found last month, I’ve been stealthily creeping around trying to flush a new Ford Maverick out of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_6748.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Ford Maverick XLT AWD – Game On…")
Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Ford Maverick XLT AWD – Game On…
Posted on October 27, 2021 | 58 CommentsAfter coming across and posting the first 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz I found last month, I’ve been stealthily creeping around trying to flush a new Ford Maverick out of the […] -
![While selling in smaller numbers than the mini trucks from Datsun and Toyota during the 1970s the Mazda B-series still made an impact on the North American market. Admittedly some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/mazda-pu.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Time Warp 1975 Mazda B1800 Pickup")
Car Show Classic: Time Warp 1975 Mazda B1800 Pickup
Posted on October 10, 2021 | 38 CommentsWhile selling in smaller numbers than the mini trucks from Datsun and Toyota during the 1970s the Mazda B-series still made an impact on the North American market. Admittedly some […] -
![Driving by the local Hyundai dealer’s empty lot this afternoon I spied an unfamiliar shape parked out front, ooh, one of the new Santa Cruz pickups! This highly anticipated small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_5745.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz SEL – The Iceman Cometh")
Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz SEL – The Iceman Cometh
Posted on September 6, 2021 | 41 CommentsDriving by the local Hyundai dealer’s empty lot this afternoon I spied an unfamiliar shape parked out front, ooh, one of the new Santa Cruz pickups! This highly anticipated small […] -
![Another week, another sighting of a what appears to be an impeccably kept vehicle waiting to make a left turn in the same place as the Lincoln Mark VII last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_5735-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC One Shot: 1991 Toyota Pickup – Caught On Creampuff Corner")
CC One Shot: 1991 Toyota Pickup – Caught On Creampuff Corner
Posted on September 6, 2021 | 13 CommentsAnother week, another sighting of a what appears to be an impeccably kept vehicle waiting to make a left turn in the same place as the Lincoln Mark VII last […] -
![(first posted 8/28/2012) As I remember the early 1970s, there were two kinds of Dads. There were the guys who were reasonably fashionable and with the times, who kept with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1975DodgePowerWagon11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Dodge Power Wagon – A (Sort-Of) Civilized Outdoorsman")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Dodge Power Wagon – A (Sort-Of) Civilized Outdoorsman
Posted on August 5, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/28/2012) As I remember the early 1970s, there were two kinds of Dads. There were the guys who were reasonably fashionable and with the times, who kept with […] -
![Toyota became the top selling auto manufacturer in the United States last quarter, making it the first time that GM was outsold in a quarter since Q3 of 1998 (Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_3388.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Sell A Person A Good Truck And 40 Years Later They’ll Come Back For Another")
CC Outtake: Sell A Person A Good Truck And 40 Years Later They’ll Come Back For Another
Posted on July 3, 2021 | 71 CommentsToyota became the top selling auto manufacturer in the United States last quarter, making it the first time that GM was outsold in a quarter since Q3 of 1998 (Ford […] -
![Midsize trucks are hot. Actually, all trucks are hot right now, have been for some time, and will likely continue to be so for the foreseeable future, at least here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_2350.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 GMC Canyon 4WD AT4 Crew Cab – The Strong, Silent Type")
Curbside Review: 2021 GMC Canyon 4WD AT4 Crew Cab – The Strong, Silent Type
Posted on June 2, 2021 | 52 CommentsMidsize trucks are hot. Actually, all trucks are hot right now, have been for some time, and will likely continue to be so for the foreseeable future, at least here […] -
![There’s still one small mound of snow left on the lawn that hasn’t melted away from the big storm a few weeks ago. And a lot of trees in town […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_0873.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1974 Dodge W200 “SNO-FITER” – Hopefully This Means We Are Done With Snow For This Year")
Curbside Recycling: 1974 Dodge W200 “SNO-FITER” – Hopefully This Means We Are Done With Snow For This Year
Posted on April 7, 2021 | 30 CommentsThere’s still one small mound of snow left on the lawn that hasn’t melted away from the big storm a few weeks ago. And a lot of trees in town […] -
![Walking though a not-quite-as-local-as-my-favorite junkyard on Friday I came across this pickup that looked instantly familiar. I wouldn’t normally stop for a Dodge pickup of this generation as they really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0629.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling Outtake: 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 – Fish(ed) Out Of Water")
Curbside Recycling Outtake: 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 – Fish(ed) Out Of Water
Posted on March 28, 2021 | 22 CommentsWalking though a not-quite-as-local-as-my-favorite junkyard on Friday I came across this pickup that looked instantly familiar. I wouldn’t normally stop for a Dodge pickup of this generation as they really […]
