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Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1976-1978 Checker Marathon – How To Do 5-Mile Bumpers The Right Way
Posted on January 20, 2021 | 52 CommentsChecker Motors, the builder of the iconic Checker Marathon, was not exempted from the increasing federal rules governing new automobiles. That meant a full complement of 5-mile bumpers, starting in […] -
CC Photo Album: Random Pictures From 2019 and 2020
Posted on January 14, 2021 | 19 CommentsTime flies. A reminder of that came along recently when Jim Klein posted some onesies and twosies of cars he had captured in 2020. Since imitation is the sincerest form […] -
Curbside Classics: The Morning After The Night Before
Posted on January 14, 2021 | 49 CommentsLast Wednesday the postie delivered a letter for the previous owners of our house. They didn’t move very far away, and after supper I walked it over to them. As […] -
Curbside Delivery News: GM Unveils EV Van Under New “BrightDrop” Brand – FedEx Gets First 500 This Year
Posted on January 12, 2021 | 36 CommentsI’ve been predicting it for a while, and here it is: GM’s new EV delivery van, the EV600, is to be sold under a new logistics-oriented brand “BrightDrop”. And the […] -
COAL #48 (Finale): 2018 Ford F-150 – It’s Got Some Boost
Posted on January 9, 2021 | 16 CommentsThe time has come for all of you habitual readers to end my COAL series. What on earth will Curbside do without all of these Volvo posts?! I think you […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Best Prom Car Ever
Posted on January 8, 2021 | 28 CommentsIf there is a car that came out in the 1970’s and retained its popularity as desirable daily transportation longer than these Lincolns of late in the decade, I don’t […] -
COAL: Honorable Mentions
Posted on January 2, 2021 | 7 CommentsSome of the cars that I have owned have not been long enough, or honestly memorable enough to write a complete article about them. So I will mention them here […] -
COAL #47 2009 Volvo V70 – Fine as Red Wine
Posted on December 26, 2020 | 4 CommentsYep, that’s right another one. This time, this one has a story, so of course I had to share it with you! Right after I sold my 2008 V70, I […] -
CC Outtake: These Three Drivers Might Be Together
Posted on December 24, 2020 | 15 CommentsDecember isn’t typically the best time of year for seeing rare cars on the road, so when I noticed an unusual green shape in my rearview mirror last week, I […] -
Museum Outtake: 1974 Diamond REO Raider – Diamonds Aren’t Forever
Posted on December 21, 2020 | 43 CommentsThis handsome rig resides at the R.E. Olds Museum in Lansing, Michigan, which is a wonderful small museum to visit if you’re interested in Oldsmobile or REO history. In 1967, […] -
COAL #46 1974 Volvo 142 – Orange You Glad I Got Another One?
Posted on December 19, 2020 | 25 CommentsSome of you may recall my friend David in Clinton, Arkansas. Ever since I have known him, he has had this low mileage 142. I have always admired it since […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1972 Ford Capri 1600GT – Understanding The Appeal
Posted on December 18, 2020 | 29 CommentsDo you remember the compact but family capable coupé? Based on a regular family car, usually, but with the kind of styling that could go most of the way to […] -
Vintage Motor Life Editorial: The Truth About The Small New Cars (Falcon, Valiant, Corvair) – “Disappointed”
Posted on December 14, 2020 | 45 CommentsThis short editorial from the January 1960 Motor Life is essentially an introduction to their comparison tests of the new Corvair, Falcon and Valiant, coming over the next few days. […] -
COAL #45 2008 Volvo V70 – The Hearse
Posted on December 12, 2020 | 10 CommentsIn October of 2019 I was itching for something to “flip” again. I had sold the 940 Turbo a few months back and had been saving up to get something […] -
Vintage Photo: Peterbilt Milk Tanker Creams Hall-Scott Powered Van Pelt-IHC Fire Truck – Call The Fire Department! Um, Never Mind
Posted on December 6, 2020 | 8 CommentsAnother vintage Peterbilt photo sent in by Dman. It presumably happened in Petaluma, CA. Good thing it wasn’t a gasoline tanker.