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![And lo, it came to pass that there was despair and ruination in the fair city of Dearborn, for the chariots of Ford were stuck in a rut. In the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20231217_102140_ed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Tudor – The Messiah Of Rouge River")
Curbside Classic: 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Tudor – The Messiah Of Rouge River
Posted on September 20, 2024 | 12 CommentsAnd lo, it came to pass that there was despair and ruination in the fair city of Dearborn, for the chariots of Ford were stuck in a rut. In the […] -
![(first posting 9/20/2018) Go looking online for information about the GMC version of the Advance Design trucks and you’ll come up with very little. For the Chevy you’ll […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/68000016-proc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1952-53 GMC Pickup – New Design, Not Advance Design")
CC Capsule: 1952-53 GMC Pickup – New Design, Not Advance Design
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posting 9/20/2018) Go looking online for information about the GMC version of the Advance Design trucks and you’ll come up with very little. For the Chevy you’ll […] -
![(first posted 9/17/2018) I’m going to give you a glimpse into the language of us infuriating young people. “Gib” is a horrible slang version of “give” and “Plz” is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pic-3322120636401038561-1600x1200.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Desire: 1968 Ford Thunderbird – Gib Plz!")
Curbside Desire: 1968 Ford Thunderbird – Gib Plz!
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 55 Comments(first posted 9/17/2018) I’m going to give you a glimpse into the language of us infuriating young people. “Gib” is a horrible slang version of “give” and “Plz” is […] -
![It’s time again to give Dearborn’s middle child a few minutes of attention, with this set of images portraying the brand in some of its better days. Most shots date […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-09-19-00.03.02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Mercury In The ’50s-’60s – A Mercury People Gallery")
Vintage Snapshots: Mercury In The ’50s-’60s – A Mercury People Gallery
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 27 CommentsIt’s time again to give Dearborn’s middle child a few minutes of attention, with this set of images portraying the brand in some of its better days. Most shots date […] -
![The transformation from a DAF 8×4 chassis-cab into a Ginaf 8×4 Wide Spread is like a Dobermann morphing into a Rottweiler. Completely unrelated, I know, but you get the picture. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3131.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Ginaf Identical Twins – About To Go Their Separate Ways")
CC Global: Ginaf Identical Twins – About To Go Their Separate Ways
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 7 CommentsThe transformation from a DAF 8×4 chassis-cab into a Ginaf 8×4 Wide Spread is like a Dobermann morphing into a Rottweiler. Completely unrelated, I know, but you get the picture. […] -
![I’ve been waiting for a while now to see an actual Cybertruck in person, and today it finally happened! I wanted to share with you my spontaneous, initial reactions; because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916_150137.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Seeing a Cybertruck For The First Time In Person–My Reactions")
Seeing a Cybertruck For The First Time In Person–My Reactions
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 99 CommentsI’ve been waiting for a while now to see an actual Cybertruck in person, and today it finally happened! I wanted to share with you my spontaneous, initial reactions; because […] -
![Like many fans of vintage cars, I do enjoy a show with plenty of classic cars rolling around. And back in the mid-80s, for a short while, that not-quite-common need […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-09-01-00.52.02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars Of Michael Mann’s “Crime Story”")
The Cars Of Michael Mann’s “Crime Story”
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 18 CommentsLike many fans of vintage cars, I do enjoy a show with plenty of classic cars rolling around. And back in the mid-80s, for a short while, that not-quite-common need […] -
![(first posted 13/3/2013) This isn’t the kind of speculation one may find in the Future Classics column of Collectible Automobile. I am not arguing that any of these cars will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/800px-2009_Buick_LaCrosse_-_09-07-2009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 1")
Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 1
Posted on September 18, 2024 | 156 Comments(first posted 13/3/2013) This isn’t the kind of speculation one may find in the Future Classics column of Collectible Automobile. I am not arguing that any of these cars will […] -
![(first posted 9/19/2018) Throughout the 1980s, Volvo was a very square automaker, in both the figurative and literal senses. Its 200 and 700 Series sedans and wagons were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/thumb_IMG_3840_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Pair of 1989 & 1990 Volvo 780 Coupes – What Are The Odds I Was Driving A 2-Door Volvo When I Captured This?")
Curbside Classics: Pair of 1989 & 1990 Volvo 780 Coupes – What Are The Odds I Was Driving A 2-Door Volvo When I Captured This?
Posted on September 18, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 9/19/2018) Throughout the 1980s, Volvo was a very square automaker, in both the figurative and literal senses. Its 200 and 700 Series sedans and wagons were […] -
Vintage Dealers: Chevrolets In Display In 1976
Posted on September 18, 2024 | 31 Comments -
![I have no idea how this happened, but it did. The pictures are there to prove it. There was a break in the space-time continuum and a pink Rambler wagon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230129_111457_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Capsule: 1955 Nash Rambler Cross Country – The Highlight Zone")
In-Motion Capsule: 1955 Nash Rambler Cross Country – The Highlight Zone
Posted on September 18, 2024 | 23 CommentsI have no idea how this happened, but it did. The pictures are there to prove it. There was a break in the space-time continuum and a pink Rambler wagon […] -
![My last posts here at Curbside Classic developed a theme of alternative-powered vehicles. Thus far we’ve progressed through a diesel swap straight to a homemade solar array; the next step […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/renault10-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic: Renault 10 With Serial Hybrid Conversion")
Museum Classic: Renault 10 With Serial Hybrid Conversion
Posted on September 18, 2024 | 15 CommentsMy last posts here at Curbside Classic developed a theme of alternative-powered vehicles. Thus far we’ve progressed through a diesel swap straight to a homemade solar array; the next step […] -
![I’m sorry, I really wanted to hate these things! I started out that way. Luxury SUVs were a joke in my eyes, an abomination! These were not real Lincolns, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SAM_2571.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #18: ’05 Lincoln Navigator — A Millionaire’s Yacht On Wheels")
My Hobby Car of a Lifetime #18: ’05 Lincoln Navigator — A Millionaire’s Yacht On Wheels
Posted on September 18, 2024 | 14 CommentsI’m sorry, I really wanted to hate these things! I started out that way. Luxury SUVs were a joke in my eyes, an abomination! These were not real Lincolns, […] -
![(first posted 9/17/2018. Update: The Cadillac doesn’t seem to be any longer in this spot) Back when I was living in New York City, one day I went walking through […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1970-cadillac-sedan-de-ville-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1970 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – A Local Landmark?")
Curbside Outtake: 1970 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – A Local Landmark?
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 9/17/2018. Update: The Cadillac doesn’t seem to be any longer in this spot) Back when I was living in New York City, one day I went walking through […] -
![(first posted 9/16/2018) The Daihatsu Compagno is not an everyday sight around here. Until I caught this one, I had never seen one in the metal. Earlier […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180905_115713-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Daihatsu Compagno Pickup – The Peugeot 404’s Cute Oriental Cousin")
CC Capsule: 1967 Daihatsu Compagno Pickup – The Peugeot 404’s Cute Oriental Cousin
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 9/16/2018) The Daihatsu Compagno is not an everyday sight around here. Until I caught this one, I had never seen one in the metal. Earlier […]
