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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage trucks Archive
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![This was a bit ahead of the times. I’ve seen what amount to trailer mounted behind the cab of some trucks from time to time, but back when length regulations […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/5762913310_5b8882efca_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1979 Livlab More-Than-Sleeper Semi Truck Cab")
Vintage Ad: 1979 Livlab More-Than-Sleeper Semi Truck Cab
Posted on February 27, 2023 | 17 CommentsThis was a bit ahead of the times. I’ve seen what amount to trailer mounted behind the cab of some trucks from time to time, but back when length regulations […] -
![There’s nothing I like better in an old photo than to see both the vehicle and its owner or driver. This is a great shot, and it reminds me how […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/52642838933_6199b02032_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: Me And My 1941 Chevy COE Truck")
Vintage Snapshot: Me And My 1941 Chevy COE Truck
Posted on February 11, 2023 | 4 CommentsThere’s nothing I like better in an old photo than to see both the vehicle and its owner or driver. This is a great shot, and it reminds me how […] -
![Sourced from the UK: the Motor Panels tilt cab and Kirkstall axles (all five). From the US: the frame rails, Detroit Diesel 6V-71N two-stroke engine and Fuller RTO 9513 transmission. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ftf-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "(Not So) Vintage Truck: 1978 FTF F-8.8.30 DS Dump Truck – Going Off The Beaten Track")
(Not So) Vintage Truck: 1978 FTF F-8.8.30 DS Dump Truck – Going Off The Beaten Track
Posted on January 2, 2023 | 10 CommentsSourced from the UK: the Motor Panels tilt cab and Kirkstall axles (all five). From the US: the frame rails, Detroit Diesel 6V-71N two-stroke engine and Fuller RTO 9513 transmission. […] -
![I remember seeing these in my travels back in the day, mainly in Indiana, Michigan, and the likes. Some states like Michigan had very restrictive axle loading limits, requiring lots […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/4286728464_9d3cdac1a7_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck: FWD Concrete Mixer – Ready For The Toughest Locations")
Vintage Truck: FWD Concrete Mixer – Ready For The Toughest Locations
Posted on December 15, 2022 | 27 CommentsI remember seeing these in my travels back in the day, mainly in Indiana, Michigan, and the likes. Some states like Michigan had very restrictive axle loading limits, requiring lots […] -
![I’d almost forgotten these D-Series medium duty trucks existed; they were always a quite rare sight even in their day. The fact that they were built for only four years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Dodge-truck-1974-MD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Trucks: The Rare 1974-1977 Dodge D-Series Medium Trucks (D500-D800)")
Vintage Trucks: The Rare 1974-1977 Dodge D-Series Medium Trucks (D500-D800)
Posted on December 8, 2022 | 38 CommentsI’d almost forgotten these D-Series medium duty trucks existed; they were always a quite rare sight even in their day. The fact that they were built for only four years […] -
![Ron Adams shot lots of trucks as they passed by him on Route 22 in the early ’70s, but this was one of the oldest, although at the time, this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/5155028296_e55b374b9f_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck: 1947 Dodge – No Wonder It’s Running Hot, It’s Losing Coolant")
Vintage Truck: 1947 Dodge – No Wonder It’s Running Hot, It’s Losing Coolant
Posted on November 28, 2022 | 18 CommentsRon Adams shot lots of trucks as they passed by him on Route 22 in the early ’70s, but this was one of the oldest, although at the time, this […] -
![I love stories like the one about how this very advanced truck called the Paymaster came to be. No, it wasn’t from the advanced engineering department at one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/paymaster-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck: Paymaster – The Tesla Semi Of Its Time")
Vintage Truck: Paymaster – The Tesla Semi Of Its Time
Posted on November 5, 2022 | 24 CommentsI love stories like the one about how this very advanced truck called the Paymaster came to be. No, it wasn’t from the advanced engineering department at one of […] -
![Something about this big, burly Autocar from the 1950s spoke to me. The image has been colorized, so it’s not quite true to life, but the truck is bigger than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/52107137656_404d498829_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck: Autocar Sleeper Hauling Allied Moving Van – Relocating")
Vintage Truck: Autocar Sleeper Hauling Allied Moving Van – Relocating
Posted on September 2, 2022 | 17 CommentsSomething about this big, burly Autocar from the 1950s spoke to me. The image has been colorized, so it’s not quite true to life, but the truck is bigger than […] -
![The General Fire Truck Company of St. Clair Shores, MI seemed to like military names, and in calling this Jeep fire truck, the anticipated Jeep using that name some fifteen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/52091805183_c37829a657_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: 1955 Jeep The General Commando Fire Truck – Ready For Action, Sir!")
Vintage PR Shot: 1955 Jeep The General Commando Fire Truck – Ready For Action, Sir!
Posted on September 1, 2022 | 9 CommentsThe General Fire Truck Company of St. Clair Shores, MI seemed to like military names, and in calling this Jeep fire truck, the anticipated Jeep using that name some fifteen […] -
![The 1904 Knox-Martin tractor is quite the beast. Here’s what they had to say about it: “Handling a big load with the Knox-Martin Tractor is a simple proposition. It will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/52101908695_73d3fe4073_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck: 1904 Knox-Martin Tractor – The First Semi Truck Tractor? Certainly The First Three-Wheeler Semi Truck Tractor?")
Vintage Truck: 1904 Knox-Martin Tractor – The First Semi Truck Tractor? Certainly The First Three-Wheeler Semi Truck Tractor?
Posted on August 25, 2022 | 10 CommentsThe 1904 Knox-Martin tractor is quite the beast. Here’s what they had to say about it: “Handling a big load with the Knox-Martin Tractor is a simple proposition. It will […] -
![This shot is doubly fascinating. Not only is the lead truck a rare International M-42-CAE yard jockey, but I see it’s got super single tires on the back. Which makes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/52188264431_123dff1552_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Trucks: Four New Internationals Including A Rare M-42-CAE With Super Single Tires")
Vintage Trucks: Four New Internationals Including A Rare M-42-CAE With Super Single Tires
Posted on August 25, 2022 | 13 CommentsThis shot is doubly fascinating. Not only is the lead truck a rare International M-42-CAE yard jockey, but I see it’s got super single tires on the back. Which makes […] -
![Ron Adams spent quite a bit of time standing on the side PA Rt. 22 (now I-78) in the 1960s shooting big trucks as they rolled by. International trucks were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/9721148536_f50a21dfc2_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Gallery Of Vintage International Big Trucks Shot On The Go In The 1960’s")
A Gallery Of Vintage International Big Trucks Shot On The Go In The 1960’s
Posted on July 2, 2022 | 8 CommentsRon Adams spent quite a bit of time standing on the side PA Rt. 22 (now I-78) in the 1960s shooting big trucks as they rolled by. International trucks were […] -
![The long-nose conventional Peterbilt and Kenworth may be the most readily identified big American semi truck, but the Freightliner COE (Cab Over Engine) was the most popular of its kind, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/51841378662_7028ec66df_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Gallery (And History) Of Freightliner COE Trucks – All Shot In The Sixties At The Same California Rest Stop")
A Gallery (And History) Of Freightliner COE Trucks – All Shot In The Sixties At The Same California Rest Stop
Posted on June 11, 2022 | 63 CommentsThe long-nose conventional Peterbilt and Kenworth may be the most readily identified big American semi truck, but the Freightliner COE (Cab Over Engine) was the most popular of its kind, […] -
![The classic “needle nose” Kenworths are of course icons, and instantly familiar. They trace their origins back to the 1940s, and were built until 1961, when the W900, with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/49327924337_3ffeb5f119_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck: The Ultimate “Needle Nose” Kenworth")
Vintage Truck: The Ultimate “Needle Nose” Kenworth
Posted on May 27, 2022 | 18 CommentsThe classic “needle nose” Kenworths are of course icons, and instantly familiar. They trace their origins back to the 1940s, and were built until 1961, when the W900, with a […] -
![This is one tough-looking truck. Prior to the tilt cab era, “bullnose” COEs (Cab Over Engine) Were almost ubiquitous for that format. There was just enough of a “hood” to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/4386031038_3fdbb2ec90_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck: 1958 Kenworth Model KDC825C – The End Of The Road For The Bullnose KW")
Vintage Truck: 1958 Kenworth Model KDC825C – The End Of The Road For The Bullnose KW
Posted on May 24, 2022 | 23 CommentsThis is one tough-looking truck. Prior to the tilt cab era, “bullnose” COEs (Cab Over Engine) Were almost ubiquitous for that format. There was just enough of a “hood” to […]
