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![(first posted 12/14/2018) CC Cohort Owen Smith has found a unicorn, a very wide one at that. In the early 70s, Superior sold these widened Chevy vans, which kept […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/a-wide-van-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Very Wide (and Rare) Chevy Superior Camper Van – Superior In Width If Not In Looks (And Track)")
The Very Wide (and Rare) Chevy Superior Camper Van – Superior In Width If Not In Looks (And Track)
Posted on December 9, 2024 | 70 Comments(first posted 12/14/2018) CC Cohort Owen Smith has found a unicorn, a very wide one at that. In the early 70s, Superior sold these widened Chevy vans, which kept […] -
![(first posted 12/9/2018) tbm3fan posted a couple of shots of this survivor, which is showing the ravages of time. Looks like some red tape or plastic wrap is being […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/a-pontiac-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Lot Find: Battered 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Survivor")
Parking Lot Find: Battered 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Survivor
Posted on December 9, 2024 | 44 Comments(first posted 12/9/2018) tbm3fan posted a couple of shots of this survivor, which is showing the ravages of time. Looks like some red tape or plastic wrap is being […] -
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 […] -
![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 […] -
![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, […] -
![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 […] -
![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, […] -
![Pontiac’s 1964 GTO rocked the automotive world. Its formula elevated the intermediate car into an all-round performance car, one that not only scorched the pavement in a straight line […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/gs-cl-top2-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport – Buick’s Hot New GTO-Fighter Falls A Bit Short")
Vintage Review: 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport – Buick’s Hot New GTO-Fighter Falls A Bit Short
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 28 CommentsPontiac’s 1964 GTO rocked the automotive world. Its formula elevated the intermediate car into an all-round performance car, one that not only scorched the pavement in a straight line […] -
![(first posted 12/5 2018) Yes, I’m digging up up some pretty obscure stuff here deep in the tubes of you, but I find these kinds of old home movies […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Vintage Video: Eugene’s Westside Motorcycle Club Does Stunts on Hwy 99 in 1938")
Vintage Video: Eugene’s Westside Motorcycle Club Does Stunts on Hwy 99 in 1938
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 22 Comments(first posted 12/5 2018) Yes, I’m digging up up some pretty obscure stuff here deep in the tubes of you, but I find these kinds of old home movies […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2018) William Stopford entertained us with the VW1500 in a recent chapter of his epic “Obscure Rebadges From Around the World“. It was of course a rebadged Dodge […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/45241850305_82b3fb63ea_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dodge 1500 Still On the Go In Buenos Aires, Argentina – Where’s a Cricket?")
Dodge 1500 Still On the Go In Buenos Aires, Argentina – Where’s a Cricket?
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 12/4/2018) William Stopford entertained us with the VW1500 in a recent chapter of his epic “Obscure Rebadges From Around the World“. It was of course a rebadged Dodge […] -
![(first posted 12/30/2012) No, Plymouth was not a common sight on pickup tailgates. After a brief fling with them between 1937 and 1942, Chrysler left it to Dodge to do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CC-66-173-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Plymouth Arrow – The Only Postwar RWD Plymouth Pickup")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Plymouth Arrow – The Only Postwar RWD Plymouth Pickup
Posted on December 1, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 12/30/2012) No, Plymouth was not a common sight on pickup tailgates. After a brief fling with them between 1937 and 1942, Chrysler left it to Dodge to do […] -
![(first posted 12/2/2018) The CC Cohort is full of goodies; way too many to show all here. But this rather battered survivor of a 1968 Buick GS […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/45876008811_8d58513833_k-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1968 Buick GS California – Far From Home")
Cohort Classic: 1968 Buick GS California – Far From Home
Posted on December 1, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 12/2/2018) The CC Cohort is full of goodies; way too many to show all here. But this rather battered survivor of a 1968 Buick GS […] -
![Wouldn’t you have been tempted by a new Falcon with a hot 166hp 3.6 L (221 cubic inch) six, a four speed on the floor and some nice wheels instead […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54169757711_e4569555e0_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: 1960s and 1980s Ford Falcons – They Were Still Being Built In Argentina Until 1991")
Curbside Finds: 1960s and 1980s Ford Falcons – They Were Still Being Built In Argentina Until 1991
Posted on December 1, 2024 | 30 CommentsWouldn’t you have been tempted by a new Falcon with a hot 166hp 3.6 L (221 cubic inch) six, a four speed on the floor and some nice wheels instead […] -
![Few things make me happier than to see one of my former curbside classic daily drivers still at it. I first spotted this ’67 Bonneville over ten years ago in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2458.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "On-The-Go Catch: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville Daily Driver Still Going Strong")
On-The-Go Catch: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville Daily Driver Still Going Strong
Posted on December 1, 2024 | 12 CommentsFew things make me happier than to see one of my former curbside classic daily drivers still at it. I first spotted this ’67 Bonneville over ten years ago in […]
