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![It’s no secret that we’re fascinated by all things automotive here at CC; be it cars, the people around them, or the spaces they inhabit. In that tradition, we’ll feature […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/master-pnp-mrg-00000-00095u.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Roadside Architecture Across The US — 1970s-1980s")
Vintage Snapshots: Roadside Architecture Across The US — 1970s-1980s
Posted on June 9, 2024 | 29 CommentsIt’s no secret that we’re fascinated by all things automotive here at CC; be it cars, the people around them, or the spaces they inhabit. In that tradition, we’ll feature […] -
![This is exactly how I remember the classic, on-highway big rigs from Germany. One can say the country’s counterpart of the typical US semi-box trailer type. A Mercedes-Benz or MAN […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2482.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1984 MAN F8 19.321 Unterflur Truck And Kässbohrer Full Trailer – Autobahn Oil Burner")
Truck Stop Classic: 1984 MAN F8 19.321 Unterflur Truck And Kässbohrer Full Trailer – Autobahn Oil Burner
Posted on June 9, 2024 | 28 CommentsThis is exactly how I remember the classic, on-highway big rigs from Germany. One can say the country’s counterpart of the typical US semi-box trailer type. A Mercedes-Benz or MAN […] -
![This is incredible! Found this on the Forward Look Forum of forcbodiesonly.com. Thought I’d share it with the CC audience just in case the photos should suddenly disappear from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-05-at-23-23-53-47324165-1245-482F-AEF4-8FE37445B24C.jpeg-JPEG-Image-1024-%C3%97-768-pixels-%E2%80%94-Scaled-97.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 Plymouth Fury–Parked in 1961; Only 15,000 Miles!")
Curbside Classic: 1958 Plymouth Fury–Parked in 1961; Only 15,000 Miles!
Posted on June 9, 2024 | 27 CommentsThis is incredible! Found this on the Forward Look Forum of forcbodiesonly.com. Thought I’d share it with the CC audience just in case the photos should suddenly disappear from the […] -
![“Cars are driven by people. The guiding principle behind everything we make at Volvo, therefore, is, and must remain, safety.” This sentiment was originally attributed to the Swedish automaker’s co-founders, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Untitled-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: The Volvo Safety Concept Car Of 1978")
Auto-Biography: The Volvo Safety Concept Car Of 1978
Posted on June 9, 2024 | 16 Comments“Cars are driven by people. The guiding principle behind everything we make at Volvo, therefore, is, and must remain, safety.” This sentiment was originally attributed to the Swedish automaker’s co-founders, […] -
![(first posted 12/18/2015) “A what??” That response probably greeted quite a few of the 50,000 US consumers who bought Daihatsus during the 5 years when they were offered for sale […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/L-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Daihatsu Rocky SE – Technical Knockout")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Daihatsu Rocky SE – Technical Knockout
Posted on June 8, 2024 | 64 Comments(first posted 12/18/2015) “A what??” That response probably greeted quite a few of the 50,000 US consumers who bought Daihatsus during the 5 years when they were offered for sale […] -
![(first posted 6/8/2018) When someone says “Beep Beep”, the first thing that comes to mind can be generational. In my age group the Road Runner (cartoon or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1959RamblerAmerican01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Rambler American – Beep Beep")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Rambler American – Beep Beep
Posted on June 8, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 6/8/2018) When someone says “Beep Beep”, the first thing that comes to mind can be generational. In my age group the Road Runner (cartoon or […] -
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: Three GM Faces – Two Monte Carlos & One Cadillac
Posted on June 8, 2024 | 17 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. -
![So far, we have featured at CC a few galleries of cars hauling trailers, often on the move. This time, I figured it would be nice to offer a variation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/tumblr_nivdluP3I11txhgk3o1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars, Trailer Parks & Trailer Homes – ’50s-’60s-’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars, Trailer Parks & Trailer Homes – ’50s-’60s-’70s
Posted on June 8, 2024 | 36 CommentsSo far, we have featured at CC a few galleries of cars hauling trailers, often on the move. This time, I figured it would be nice to offer a variation […] -
![That our likes and preferences evolve and shift as we age is an undisputed fact of life. From our love of sweets in our early days, to eventually enjoying bitter […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20240519_160338643_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Peugeot 404 Wagon – On Matters Of Aging And Shifting Delights")
CC Capsule: Peugeot 404 Wagon – On Matters Of Aging And Shifting Delights
Posted on June 8, 2024 | 23 CommentsThat our likes and preferences evolve and shift as we age is an undisputed fact of life. From our love of sweets in our early days, to eventually enjoying bitter […] -
![In 1985 my grandmother died and was to be buried in her birthplace, North Carolina, beside her deceased husband. I never met that grandfather; the closest I came to anything […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/her-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Mercury — Help, I’m Trapped in a Truman Capote Novel")
COAL: 1967 Mercury — Help, I’m Trapped in a Truman Capote Novel
Posted on June 8, 2024 | 25 CommentsIn 1985 my grandmother died and was to be buried in her birthplace, North Carolina, beside her deceased husband. I never met that grandfather; the closest I came to anything […] -
![(first posted 7/24/2012) The full-size three-row station wagon was the stereotypical American family hauler until the rise of the minivan. Just yesterday we wallowed in the luxurious personal automotive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Pictography-3-034-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Saab 95 – Saab Shows Ford How To Make The Shortest Three-Row Wagon")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Saab 95 – Saab Shows Ford How To Make The Shortest Three-Row Wagon
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 7/24/2012) The full-size three-row station wagon was the stereotypical American family hauler until the rise of the minivan. Just yesterday we wallowed in the luxurious personal automotive […] -
![(first posted 6/7/2018) If you’re one of our younger (or even middle-aged) readers and don’t readily recognize this car, you’re forgiven. It’s about as dull and anonymous as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CC-346-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Fairlane – The Most Forgotten Car of the 60s?")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Fairlane – The Most Forgotten Car of the 60s?
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 6/7/2018) If you’re one of our younger (or even middle-aged) readers and don’t readily recognize this car, you’re forgiven. It’s about as dull and anonymous as […] -
![Most people would walk right past this Dodge Ram Van without a second thought. Not me, but of course I have a problem. And even though I want to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0737.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: RAM Van (And More) – Random Access Musings")
CC Outtakes: RAM Van (And More) – Random Access Musings
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 9 CommentsMost people would walk right past this Dodge Ram Van without a second thought. Not me, but of course I have a problem. And even though I want to […] -
![It’s almost the weekend, days that I associate with visits to junkyards from my misspent twenties in search of spare parts. And while this field of Darts isn’t really a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53745469182_1f209448b4_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: A ’63-’64 Dodge Dart Graveyard")
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: A ’63-’64 Dodge Dart Graveyard
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 17 CommentsIt’s almost the weekend, days that I associate with visits to junkyards from my misspent twenties in search of spare parts. And while this field of Darts isn’t really a […] -
![Instead of the usual assortment of anonymous random people, today’s snapshots come from my maternal grandparents’ collection of 35mm slides. So these are all relatives on my mom’s side […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bdkneer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: The Kneer Family Cars")
Vintage Snapshots: The Kneer Family Cars
Posted on June 7, 2024 | 27 CommentsInstead of the usual assortment of anonymous random people, today’s snapshots come from my maternal grandparents’ collection of 35mm slides. So these are all relatives on my mom’s side […]
