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![This is a picture of my almost finished F-100 in 2018 except for one minor detail. It didn’t start out like this when I bought it in 2006 to haul […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/F100_0518_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1965 Ford F-100 Custom Cab – Restoration, Part 1")
COAL: 1965 Ford F-100 Custom Cab – Restoration, Part 1
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 27 CommentsThis is a picture of my almost finished F-100 in 2018 except for one minor detail. It didn’t start out like this when I bought it in 2006 to haul […] -
![We are all subject to self-imposed rules, and one of mine is the “90% rule.” Through some swampy combination of genetics and environment, our temperaments are fixed at an early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PXL_20240615_164650448a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Plymouth Valiant Signet Convertible – You Are Who You Are, Until You Aren’t")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Plymouth Valiant Signet Convertible – You Are Who You Are, Until You Aren’t
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 36 CommentsWe are all subject to self-imposed rules, and one of mine is the “90% rule.” Through some swampy combination of genetics and environment, our temperaments are fixed at an early […] -
![I had once told my son that I would never own a small car. But as a young child, my son had seen an early Datsun Z car and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC05894.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Hobby Car Of A Lifetime #6 – 1977 Datsun 280X 2+2 – Z for Two")
COAL: Hobby Car Of A Lifetime #6 – 1977 Datsun 280X 2+2 – Z for Two
Posted on June 26, 2024 | 12 CommentsI had once told my son that I would never own a small car. But as a young child, my son had seen an early Datsun Z car and […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2018, updated 6/24/24 with the full text of the review) Here it is, the Car and Driver review of the ultimate ringer in the form of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pontiac-gto-1964-CD-photo-584008-s-986x603.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car & Driver Review: 1964 Pontiac GTO – The Ultimate Ringer")
Vintage Car & Driver Review: 1964 Pontiac GTO – The Ultimate Ringer
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 6/25/2018, updated 6/24/24 with the full text of the review) Here it is, the Car and Driver review of the ultimate ringer in the form of a […] -
![How does one build a brand, propelling it from near-obscurity to the hottest one on the market? How does one create a legend, one that became the icon of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sdcf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Pontiac GTO – How To Create a Legend and Build a Brand")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Pontiac GTO – How To Create a Legend and Build a Brand
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 64 CommentsHow does one build a brand, propelling it from near-obscurity to the hottest one on the market? How does one create a legend, one that became the icon of a […] -
![David Buckley was twelve in the fall of 1966 when he shot these three Chrysler and Plymouth “Car Art” cars with his new cheap plastic 35mm camera in a mall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: Wild Op Art “Auto Art” Cars Shot In 1966 By A Twelve-Year Old Make Their First Appearance")
Vintage Photos: Wild Op Art “Auto Art” Cars Shot In 1966 By A Twelve-Year Old Make Their First Appearance
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 18 CommentsDavid Buckley was twelve in the fall of 1966 when he shot these three Chrysler and Plymouth “Car Art” cars with his new cheap plastic 35mm camera in a mall […] -
![shot and posted at the CC Cohort by Ralf K (Don Kincl) When was the last time you saw a Fiat Brava (131) at the gas pumps. Don had this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53711567387_e698eef941_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1980 Fiat Brava – Showing Its Best Side")
Curbside Find: 1980 Fiat Brava – Showing Its Best Side
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 14 Commentsshot and posted at the CC Cohort by Ralf K (Don Kincl) When was the last time you saw a Fiat Brava (131) at the gas pumps. Don had this […] -
![I had a great assortment of toys when I was a kid. Though many of them were shared and/or hand-me-downs as I was the middle son of three, some were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/018-1995-Dodge-Neon-Highline-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1995 Dodge Neon Highline – Brite Lite")
Curbside Musings: 1995 Dodge Neon Highline – Brite Lite
Posted on June 25, 2024 | 58 CommentsI had a great assortment of toys when I was a kid. Though many of them were shared and/or hand-me-downs as I was the middle son of three, some were […] -
![(first posted in 2011, and expanded in 2013) Perhaps the Belgian comic books Tintin by Hergé were not so big in most American households, but they certainly played a significant […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/tintin-Lincoln2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars Of Tintin: Can You Identify Them All?")
The Cars Of Tintin: Can You Identify Them All?
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 60 Comments(first posted in 2011, and expanded in 2013) Perhaps the Belgian comic books Tintin by Hergé were not so big in most American households, but they certainly played a significant […] -
![(first posted 9/3/2013) Californian Charlie Fehn first had the idea to design and build a two-wheel drive motorcycle in the late fifties, and was eventually granted a patent in 1963. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CC-208-074-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Rokon Trail Breaker – The Two-Wheel Drive Motorcycle That’s Been Rocking On For Over Sixty Years")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Rokon Trail Breaker – The Two-Wheel Drive Motorcycle That’s Been Rocking On For Over Sixty Years
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 59 Comments(first posted 9/3/2013) Californian Charlie Fehn first had the idea to design and build a two-wheel drive motorcycle in the late fifties, and was eventually granted a patent in 1963. […] -
![(first posted 7/10/2017) The Corvair may have been outsold by the dishwater-dull Falcon, but good luck finding so many vintage snapshots of Falcons with their doting owners. Americans loved the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CV-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Me and My Corvair – The Ultimate Corvair Album")
Vintage Snapshots: Me and My Corvair – The Ultimate Corvair Album
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 70 Comments(first posted 7/10/2017) The Corvair may have been outsold by the dishwater-dull Falcon, but good luck finding so many vintage snapshots of Falcons with their doting owners. Americans loved the […] -
![When I saw this Nova SS coupe swing into a gas station I was literally shocked to see it had its original wheel covers still on. Let’s face it; probably […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chevy-2-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevy II Nova SS Coupe – The Only One Left Wearing Its Original Wheel Covers?")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevy II Nova SS Coupe – The Only One Left Wearing Its Original Wheel Covers?
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 46 CommentsWhen I saw this Nova SS coupe swing into a gas station I was literally shocked to see it had its original wheel covers still on. Let’s face it; probably […] -
![Alas, when I arrived at the show nearby my place, many participants had already left. Some guys were already vacuuming up the steel road plates (used as temporary pavement) from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2572.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: Too Late To The Party – The Guys Are Already Vacuuming")
Truck Show Outtakes: Too Late To The Party – The Guys Are Already Vacuuming
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 4 CommentsAlas, when I arrived at the show nearby my place, many participants had already left. Some guys were already vacuuming up the steel road plates (used as temporary pavement) from […] -
![Car magazines from back in the day tend to get stereotyped, with Road & Track commonly being called out for being very anti-Detroit. Well, it wasn’t quite as simple as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Seville-diesel-1-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1980 Cadillac Seville Diesel – “Seems To Serve Little Purpose Other Than To Force The Rich Go Slumming In Truck Stops”")
Vintage Review: 1980 Cadillac Seville Diesel – “Seems To Serve Little Purpose Other Than To Force The Rich Go Slumming In Truck Stops”
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 47 CommentsCar magazines from back in the day tend to get stereotyped, with Road & Track commonly being called out for being very anti-Detroit. Well, it wasn’t quite as simple as […] -
![To belatedly close our British roadster week with an extra dose of panache, we’re going to contemplate, in slack-jawed admiration, the best sports car of the early post-war era. A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20240303_094621_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Jaguar XK 120 Roadster – The Feline Bares Its Fangs")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Jaguar XK 120 Roadster – The Feline Bares Its Fangs
Posted on June 24, 2024 | 10 CommentsTo belatedly close our British roadster week with an extra dose of panache, we’re going to contemplate, in slack-jawed admiration, the best sports car of the early post-war era. A […]
