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![(first posted 2/2/2019) The awnings on the salon in the background seem to be asking for dimensions of these two Cadillacs sot and posted by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/39912266023_ec77794dbd_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1953 & 1958 Cadillacs – Dimensions")
Cohort Outtake: 1953 & 1958 Cadillacs – Dimensions
Posted on February 2, 2025 | 38 Comments(first posted 2/2/2019) The awnings on the salon in the background seem to be asking for dimensions of these two Cadillacs sot and posted by […] -
![My ’66 F100—with the 240 six—didn’t have the owner’s manual when I bought it in 1987. When I stumbled into one in a used book store some years later, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/a-o1-b-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A 1966 Ford F100 240 Six Needed New Pistons, Rings And Bearings At 24,333 Miles And Again At 27,017 Miles? What Caused That?")
A 1966 Ford F100 240 Six Needed New Pistons, Rings And Bearings At 24,333 Miles And Again At 27,017 Miles? What Caused That?
Posted on February 1, 2025 | 28 CommentsMy ’66 F100—with the 240 six—didn’t have the owner’s manual when I bought it in 1987. When I stumbled into one in a used book store some years later, I […] -
![(first posted 1/31/2019) We’re going to have us a Jeep theme day, and this Gladiator is a fitting participant. We’ve done these in a lot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CC-380-005.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Jeep Day Outtake: 1968 Jeep Gladiator J3000 – Buick Power")
Jeep Day Outtake: 1968 Jeep Gladiator J3000 – Buick Power
Posted on January 31, 2025 | 34 Comments(first posted 1/31/2019) We’re going to have us a Jeep theme day, and this Gladiator is a fitting participant. We’ve done these in a lot […] -
![I was paying attention to my driving—for a change—when Stephanie said: “Oh, look at that cute woodie Element”. At first it didn’t quite register; I thought maybe she was talking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/el3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2003 Honda Element Woodie – Genuine Wood At That")
Curbside Find: 2003 Honda Element Woodie – Genuine Wood At That
Posted on January 30, 2025 | 13 CommentsI was paying attention to my driving—for a change—when Stephanie said: “Oh, look at that cute woodie Element”. At first it didn’t quite register; I thought maybe she was talking […] -
![Now here’s a brilliant spin on the news of Studebaker’s South Bend factory having shut down production in December of 1963—it’s now an import brand, with all the prestige that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/st1-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1964 Studebaker Cruiser – A New Prestige Import Brand Arrives")
Vintage Review: 1964 Studebaker Cruiser – A New Prestige Import Brand Arrives
Posted on January 28, 2025 | 37 CommentsNow here’s a brilliant spin on the news of Studebaker’s South Bend factory having shut down production in December of 1963—it’s now an import brand, with all the prestige that […] -
![(first posted 5/14/2014) Olds Vista Cruisers and their corresponding twin, the Buick Sportwagons hold a special place in the history of the American station wagon. It was a highly unusual […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CC-25-027-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser – GM’s Greatest Hit No. 8")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser – GM’s Greatest Hit No. 8
Posted on January 27, 2025 | 82 Comments(first posted 5/14/2014) Olds Vista Cruisers and their corresponding twin, the Buick Sportwagons hold a special place in the history of the American station wagon. It was a highly unusual […] -
![Seeing the 2.8 badge on the right side of the trunk of this 300E threw me for a moment. Is this a European gray market import? Did someone replace the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2634.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1993 Mercedes 300E 2.8 – Rare One-Year-Only Variant Of The W124")
Curbside Find: 1993 Mercedes 300E 2.8 – Rare One-Year-Only Variant Of The W124
Posted on January 27, 2025 | 15 CommentsSeeing the 2.8 badge on the right side of the trunk of this 300E threw me for a moment. Is this a European gray market import? Did someone replace the […] -
![The odds of this Thunderbird flying majestically again are almost nil. Its sequential taillights are dimmed forever, unless someone comes along and strips them, as the rear bumper and enclosed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2654.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Thunderbird Town Hardtop – This Bird Is Grounded, For Good")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Thunderbird Town Hardtop – This Bird Is Grounded, For Good
Posted on January 25, 2025 | 17 CommentsThe odds of this Thunderbird flying majestically again are almost nil. Its sequential taillights are dimmed forever, unless someone comes along and strips them, as the rear bumper and enclosed […] -
![(first posted 1/21/2019) It’s no secret that Portland, OR has been one of the fastest growing cities in the country in recent years. It’s “where young […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/31716242047_9b9c47653e_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curtis Perry Outtake: 1965 Rambler Classic 550 – Portland, Old and New")
Curtis Perry Outtake: 1965 Rambler Classic 550 – Portland, Old and New
Posted on January 20, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 1/21/2019) It’s no secret that Portland, OR has been one of the fastest growing cities in the country in recent years. It’s “where young […] -
![(first posted 1/20/2019. Update 1/19/2025: Aiden still has the Camaro. He graduated from the U of Arizona is working in Phoenix but the Camaro is still sitting at his parents’house […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CC-380-204.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic & Driving Impressions: 1979 Camaro Z-28 – Nephew Aidan’s First Car")
Curbside Classic & Driving Impressions: 1979 Camaro Z-28 – Nephew Aidan’s First Car
Posted on January 20, 2025 | 82 Comments(first posted 1/20/2019. Update 1/19/2025: Aiden still has the Camaro. He graduated from the U of Arizona is working in Phoenix but the Camaro is still sitting at his parents’house […] -
![(1/18/2019) When I spotted this Montego convertible parked by the beach at Half Moon Bay, I had the thought that doesn’t come to me very often: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CC-380-029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Mercury Montego MX Convertible – End of the Road")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Mercury Montego MX Convertible – End of the Road
Posted on January 18, 2025 | 67 Comments(1/18/2019) When I spotted this Montego convertible parked by the beach at Half Moon Bay, I had the thought that doesn’t come to me very often: […] -
![canadiancatgreen is one of our most prolific Cohort posters. He doesn’t even shy away from visiting junkyards in the depths of winter in Canada. So let’s tag along and see […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/54255679811_458f3008a7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Finds In The Snow: When Automotive Hell Freezes Over")
Junkyard Finds In The Snow: When Automotive Hell Freezes Over
Posted on January 17, 2025 | 30 Commentscanadiancatgreen is one of our most prolific Cohort posters. He doesn’t even shy away from visiting junkyards in the depths of winter in Canada. So let’s tag along and see […] -
![My curbside friends, I have found the deal of a lifetime for you. Just look at this magnificent specimen from the time when these really big Lincoln Continentals were the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2665.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1976 Lincoln Continental Town Car For Sale – Only $1995! Hurry To Lou Glutz Motors")
1976 Lincoln Continental Town Car For Sale – Only $1995! Hurry To Lou Glutz Motors
Posted on January 16, 2025 | 21 CommentsMy curbside friends, I have found the deal of a lifetime for you. Just look at this magnificent specimen from the time when these really big Lincoln Continentals were the […] -
![(first posted 11/2/2011) What are the defining characteristics of the modern mini-van? Front wheel drive? Transverse engine? Front wheels set forward of the passenger cabin? A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/DKW_Schnellaster_Van.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "DKW Schnellaster: The Mother Of All Modern Minivans?")
DKW Schnellaster: The Mother Of All Modern Minivans?
Posted on January 15, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 11/2/2011) What are the defining characteristics of the modern mini-van? Front wheel drive? Transverse engine? Front wheels set forward of the passenger cabin? A […] -
![(first posted 7/19/2014) The Ford flathead V8 is one of the icons of the American automotive era. And it bridged two others: the Ford Model T and the Chevrolet small-block […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CC-230-038-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria: The End Of The Road For The Flathead V8")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria: The End Of The Road For The Flathead V8
Posted on January 13, 2025 | 69 Comments(first posted 7/19/2014) The Ford flathead V8 is one of the icons of the American automotive era. And it bridged two others: the Ford Model T and the Chevrolet small-block […]
