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pickup Archive
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Curbside Review: 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4WD LTZ Crew Cab – The Not So Little Red Wagon
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 52 CommentsWhen I was a small kid, I thought and believed that only two types of vehicles should always be bright red, those of course being sports cars and fire engines. […] -
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1959-1961 International Harvester B-Series 4×4 Pickup
Posted on February 1, 2021 | 40 CommentsI’ve decided to start a new series with occasional posts focusing on interesting junkyard finds of older subjects that I’m personally not particularly familiar with and just don’t have the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race
Posted on January 29, 2021 | 45 CommentsFord and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 RAM 1500 TRX Crew Cab 4×4 – “So It’s Kind Of Like A Raptor, But With A Powerful Engine, Right?”
Posted on January 18, 2021 | 36 CommentsThat was pretty much the gist of what the man said to me outside of the Harbor Freight store as I climbed out of the TRX’s cab. He, like a […] -
Automotive History: Losing The Plot? The History Of The American Pickup Becoming More Civilized
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 63 CommentsAny feature about a pickup seems to be accompanied by comments lamenting the loss of basic pickups. Despite these perceptions, basic spec pickups do still exist although they have become […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro 4×4 DoubleCab – Laughing All The Way To The Bank
Posted on December 21, 2020 | 36 CommentsHave you priced out a new Toyota Tacoma lately? How about a used one? In both cases, it’s simply astounding what prices they fetch. One would think that perhaps this […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro DoubleCab – Still In The Hunt
Posted on December 1, 2020 | 26 CommentsWhile most would say selling large pickup trucks is all about offering more and more choices, Toyota seems to have spent the last few years whittling away at the big […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1966 Ford F250 – In My Favorite Color(s)
Posted on November 20, 2020 | 13 CommentsNo, my ’66 F100 isn’t the only one of its kind still prowling the streets here. There’s several still, and this is my current favorite, because it’s blue, which just […] -
Curbside Review: 2020 Ford F-250 Lariat 7.3 4×4 Crew Cab – SuperDutylicious
Posted on November 16, 2020 | 47 CommentsI’ve been watching. Yes, I see them. Everywhere. Here in Colorado we seem to be sort of at a crossroads for people traversing the country from West to East and […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu Pickup – No Soup For You!
Posted on April 25, 2020 | 40 Comments(first posted 5/17/2014) A failure to display the requisite amount of respect cost Seinfeld’s famously neurotic Elaine to lose attention from the famed Soup Nazi. American consumers, whose finicky habits […] -
Curbside For Sale: 1964 Dodge A100- Rhino Might Buy It
Posted on March 5, 2020 | 16 CommentsHeavily modified Hot Rods aren’t typical Curbside material, but I checked this van out for my buddy Rhino (who lives up in Denver). I’m actually a fan of these Dodge […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet C-10 Custom Deluxe – Basic Is As Basic Does
Posted on January 7, 2020 | 42 CommentsI’ve mentioned before that over the last few years I’ve evolved from not particularly liking this generation of Chevy Trucks to finding them one of the most attractive trucks ever […] -
COAL: 2012 Ford F-150 – Pickup Truck For The Wife And A Project Hauler For Me
Posted on November 10, 2019 | 25 CommentsI am not a pickup person, at least not modern, super sized pickup sense. I do like classic trucks as well as the more tidy sized mini trucks of old […] -
Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker 2R-5 – Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last)
Posted on October 31, 2019 | 21 CommentsHow is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never pointed the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1980 Volkswagen Pickup – Beating The Tariff, But Taking A Beating
Posted on October 7, 2019 | 35 Comments(First Posted September 27, 2013) I found this pickup a couple of weeks ago, and have been holding it in reserve for Volkswagen week. With its shiny red paint job […]
![Curbside Review: 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4WD LTZ Crew Cab – The Not So Little Red Wagon When I was a small kid, I thought and believed that only two types of vehicles should always be bright red, those of course being sports cars and fire engines. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9795-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1959-1961 International Harvester B-Series 4×4 Pickup I’ve decided to start a new series with occasional posts focusing on interesting junkyard finds of older subjects that I’m personally not particularly familiar with and just don’t have the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_3909.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race Ford and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1973-Ford-F-150-08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2021 RAM 1500 TRX Crew Cab 4×4 – “So It’s Kind Of Like A Raptor, But With A Powerful Engine, Right?” That was pretty much the gist of what the man said to me outside of the Harbor Freight store as I climbed out of the TRX’s cab. He, like a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_8295-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Losing The Plot? The History Of The American Pickup Becoming More Civilized Any feature about a pickup seems to be accompanied by comments lamenting the loss of basic pickups. Despite these perceptions, basic spec pickups do still exist although they have become […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2021-Silverado.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro 4×4 DoubleCab – Laughing All The Way To The Bank Have you priced out a new Toyota Tacoma lately? How about a used one? In both cases, it’s simply astounding what prices they fetch. One would think that perhaps this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_7879-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro DoubleCab – Still In The Hunt While most would say selling large pickup trucks is all about offering more and more choices, Toyota seems to have spent the last few years whittling away at the big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_7391-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Outtake: 1966 Ford F250 – In My Favorite Color(s) No, my ’66 F100 isn’t the only one of its kind still prowling the streets here. There’s several still, and this is my current favorite, because it’s blue, which just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CC-406-012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2020 Ford F-250 Lariat 7.3 4×4 Crew Cab – SuperDutylicious I’ve been watching. Yes, I see them. Everywhere. Here in Colorado we seem to be sort of at a crossroads for people traversing the country from West to East and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_7168-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu Pickup – No Soup For You! (first posted 5/17/2014) A failure to display the requisite amount of respect cost Seinfeld’s famously neurotic Elaine to lose attention from the famed Soup Nazi. American consumers, whose finicky habits […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-04-14-11.18.43.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside For Sale: 1964 Dodge A100- Rhino Might Buy It Heavily modified Hot Rods aren’t typical Curbside material, but I checked this van out for my buddy Rhino (who lives up in Denver). I’m actually a fan of these Dodge […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1964_santa-monica-ca-9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet C-10 Custom Deluxe – Basic Is As Basic Does I’ve mentioned before that over the last few years I’ve evolved from not particularly liking this generation of Chevy Trucks to finding them one of the most attractive trucks ever […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_8225.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2012 Ford F-150 – Pickup Truck For The Wife And A Project Hauler For Me I am not a pickup person, at least not modern, super sized pickup sense. I do like classic trucks as well as the more tidy sized mini trucks of old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20150601_201726.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker 2R-5 – Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last) How is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never pointed the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1949Studebaker2R5-10-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1980 Volkswagen Pickup – Beating The Tariff, But Taking A Beating (First Posted September 27, 2013) I found this pickup a couple of weeks ago, and have been holding it in reserve for Volkswagen week. With its shiny red paint job […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Front-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


