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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first posted 4/14/2013) History does tend to repeat itself, especially in the car business. Detroit’s more recent efforts to compete with import compact trucks was once a serious undertaking, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-61-043-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Ford Econoline Pickup – Keep The Sand Bags Handy")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Ford Econoline Pickup – Keep The Sand Bags Handy
Posted on May 3, 2024 | 91 Comments(first posted 4/14/2013) History does tend to repeat itself, especially in the car business. Detroit’s more recent efforts to compete with import compact trucks was once a serious undertaking, but […] -
![(first posted 2/25/2011) It may now seem in the far distant past, but there really was a time when Japan’s reputation was for imitation, of the most sincere variety. Cameras, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-117-075-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Mazda GLC/323 Truly The Greatest Little Car Of Its Time?")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Mazda GLC/323 Truly The Greatest Little Car Of Its Time?
Posted on May 1, 2024 | 69 Comments(first posted 2/25/2011) It may now seem in the far distant past, but there really was a time when Japan’s reputation was for imitation, of the most sincere variety. Cameras, […] -
![(first posted 3/14/2014) It has been a tough winter in Indianapolis. We are very near to a seasonal snowfall record and have had some extreme cold to go with it. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1966OldsToronado11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Personal Luxury, Oldsmobile Style")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Personal Luxury, Oldsmobile Style
Posted on April 29, 2024 | 136 Comments(first posted 3/14/2014) It has been a tough winter in Indianapolis. We are very near to a seasonal snowfall record and have had some extreme cold to go with it. […] -
![It was late 2021 and the time had come to deal with matters that had been put off long enough. The mission? To move out a bunch of personal stuff […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20220608_151433094_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Toyota Truck (N30,N40) – HiLux Day!")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Toyota Truck (N30,N40) – HiLux Day!
Posted on April 28, 2024 | 14 CommentsIt was late 2021 and the time had come to deal with matters that had been put off long enough. The mission? To move out a bunch of personal stuff […] -
![(first posted 4/17/2013) Deception–and self deception–is a very significant factor in the automobile business, maybe the biggest. Unless we buy a stripper Corolla (so conveniently parked here) or the like, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-P80-087-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Lincoln Versailles – Pig In A Poke")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Lincoln Versailles – Pig In A Poke
Posted on April 27, 2024 | 93 Comments(first posted 4/17/2013) Deception–and self deception–is a very significant factor in the automobile business, maybe the biggest. Unless we buy a stripper Corolla (so conveniently parked here) or the like, […] -
![(first posted 5/4/2013. One of my better finds) The early eighties was the most revolutionary and unique time in the American automobile industry ever. Thanks to exploding oil and fuel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-117-039-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Kurbside Classic: 1983 Grumman KubVan – Tiny, FWD, VW Diesel Powered, And Very Rare")
Kurbside Classic: 1983 Grumman KubVan – Tiny, FWD, VW Diesel Powered, And Very Rare
Posted on April 24, 2024 | 50 Comments(first posted 5/4/2013. One of my better finds) The early eighties was the most revolutionary and unique time in the American automobile industry ever. Thanks to exploding oil and fuel […] -
![This 1962 Electra 225 Riviera sees a fair bit of the street here in Melbourne and I’ve managed to capture it on multiple occasions. I’ve also managed to meet its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Buick Electra 225 Riviera – Thriver")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Buick Electra 225 Riviera – Thriver
Posted on April 22, 2024 | 30 CommentsThis 1962 Electra 225 Riviera sees a fair bit of the street here in Melbourne and I’ve managed to capture it on multiple occasions. I’ve also managed to meet its […] -
![(first posted 5/8/2013) As we all know, boys in their teens tend to focus on two subjects- girls and cars. Since I graduated High School in 1979, the girls of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DSC00133.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Buick Riviera – A Ray of Light in the Darkness")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Buick Riviera – A Ray of Light in the Darkness
Posted on April 21, 2024 | 106 Comments(first posted 5/8/2013) As we all know, boys in their teens tend to focus on two subjects- girls and cars. Since I graduated High School in 1979, the girls of my […] -
![(first posted 4/20/2018) There is no beating around the bush. The epiphany cannot be contained. The truth must spring forth… This is the ultimate in pickups. There. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_3661.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Dodge Ram 250 – Oh Ye Ultimate Goddess Of Pickups, Thy Name Be Dodge!")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Dodge Ram 250 – Oh Ye Ultimate Goddess Of Pickups, Thy Name Be Dodge!
Posted on April 20, 2024 | 90 Comments(first posted 4/20/2018) There is no beating around the bush. The epiphany cannot be contained. The truth must spring forth… This is the ultimate in pickups. There. I […] -
![(first posted 4/18/2018) I suspect that all of us have a car from early in our lives that a parent or relative almost bought but did not. Those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1969LincolnContinental02a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Lincoln Continental – Missed It By THAT Much")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Lincoln Continental – Missed It By THAT Much
Posted on April 18, 2024 | 88 Comments(first posted 4/18/2018) I suspect that all of us have a car from early in our lives that a parent or relative almost bought but did not. Those […] -
![(first posted 3/31/2013. Updated 4/15/2018) Passing by the Sports Car Shop always requires a brief stop to see what’s currently on display. I’d seen this splendid Allard K2 through the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CC-60-033-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1954 Allard K2 – Proto-Cobra With World’s Most Contorted Shift Lever")
CC Capsule: 1954 Allard K2 – Proto-Cobra With World’s Most Contorted Shift Lever
Posted on April 17, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 3/31/2013. Updated 4/15/2018) Passing by the Sports Car Shop always requires a brief stop to see what’s currently on display. I’d seen this splendid Allard K2 through the […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2013) If you look and listen, you can almost hear the late night television commercial: “Hey, folks, Honest Abe here at Honest Abe’s Used Car Emporium, Tire Shop, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1966-Pontiac-Prestige-14-15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac Star Chief Executive – Executive Privilege")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac Star Chief Executive – Executive Privilege
Posted on April 16, 2024 | 91 Comments(first posted 5/21/2013) If you look and listen, you can almost hear the late night television commercial: “Hey, folks, Honest Abe here at Honest Abe’s Used Car Emporium, Tire Shop, […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2013) I come here neither to praise nor to bury the Pontiac Trans Sport. The market did the latter quite some time ago, not only with this model, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1994-Pontiac-Trans-sport-01-Front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Pontiac Trans Sport SE – Can U Get A Witness?")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Pontiac Trans Sport SE – Can U Get A Witness?
Posted on April 14, 2024 | 100 Comments(first posted 5/31/2013) I come here neither to praise nor to bury the Pontiac Trans Sport. The market did the latter quite some time ago, not only with this model, […] -
![(first posted 4/7/2013) I recently rented a little three-yard dump truck and used it to pay several visits to one of the local quarries–partly to haul gravel, but also as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-194-080-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Quarryside Classics: Mack R-Series – Rock Solid Since 1966")
Quarryside Classics: Mack R-Series – Rock Solid Since 1966
Posted on April 13, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 4/7/2013) I recently rented a little three-yard dump truck and used it to pay several visits to one of the local quarries–partly to haul gravel, but also as […] -
![(first posted 5/30/2013) In the early sixties, the vast majority of pickups were wimpy, low-riding, six cylinder-powered things; downright effeminate, one might almost say (with a bit of tongue in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Jeep-Gladiator01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Jeep Gladiator J3000 – The Truck Of The Future")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Jeep Gladiator J3000 – The Truck Of The Future
Posted on April 12, 2024 | 112 Comments(first posted 5/30/2013) In the early sixties, the vast majority of pickups were wimpy, low-riding, six cylinder-powered things; downright effeminate, one might almost say (with a bit of tongue in […]
