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![I’ll admit that this post has less car content than most of our vintage galleries. But the gatherings in these are rather large, and there’s only so much space for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/3-9-0.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Large Families And Groups With Cars — 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Large Families And Groups With Cars — 1950s-1960s
Posted on June 2, 2024 | 35 CommentsI’ll admit that this post has less car content than most of our vintage galleries. But the gatherings in these are rather large, and there’s only so much space for […] -
![Don’t let the title fool you: the Ford 427 V8 with a single four-barrel carb may have been rated at 410 hp by the factory, but by the time Holman […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/na-1-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test: 1963 Ford Galaxie 427 NASCAR Stock Car – “Wild Bursts of Speed…Unbelievable Massive Four-Wheel Drifts”")
Vintage Road Test: 1963 Ford Galaxie 427 NASCAR Stock Car – “Wild Bursts of Speed…Unbelievable Massive Four-Wheel Drifts”
Posted on June 2, 2024 | 15 CommentsDon’t let the title fool you: the Ford 427 V8 with a single four-barrel carb may have been rated at 410 hp by the factory, but by the time Holman […] -
![One of the parking-lot curiosities I noticed after joining Volvo of America Corporation in mid-1976 was a diminutive, boxy two-door sedan that bore absolutely no resemblance to any of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/343-GT-Interior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: The Volvo 343 GT Project")
Auto-Biography: The Volvo 343 GT Project
Posted on June 2, 2024 | 27 CommentsOne of the parking-lot curiosities I noticed after joining Volvo of America Corporation in mid-1976 was a diminutive, boxy two-door sedan that bore absolutely no resemblance to any of […] -
![(first posted 7/30/2013) One of the reasons I love 1970s luxury cars is because not many have survived to the present day–and Mopars in particular. Why, you ask? Simple. From […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/aa-5-01-2013-009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler New Yorker – Living Large")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Chrysler New Yorker – Living Large
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 135 Comments(first posted 7/30/2013) One of the reasons I love 1970s luxury cars is because not many have survived to the present day–and Mopars in particular. Why, you ask? Simple. From […] -
![(first posted 6/1/2018) For today’s CC, let’s look at something from the mysterious end of the spectrum. My last CC was on a white pickup that generated some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_3777.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Mystery: 1974 Chevrolet El Camino Spirit of America (Or Is It?) – Better Than Any Dime Store Mystery Novel")
Curbside Classic Mystery: 1974 Chevrolet El Camino Spirit of America (Or Is It?) – Better Than Any Dime Store Mystery Novel
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 89 Comments(first posted 6/1/2018) For today’s CC, let’s look at something from the mysterious end of the spectrum. My last CC was on a white pickup that generated some […] -
![One more gallery with outdoorsy images, all in the spirit of the upcoming early summer days. This time they feature traveling folks either snacking along the road or picnicking next […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-05-21-23.44.33.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Picnics And Roadside Snacks – Images From the 1950s")
Vintage Snapshots: Picnics And Roadside Snacks – Images From the 1950s
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 20 CommentsOne more gallery with outdoorsy images, all in the spirit of the upcoming early summer days. This time they feature traveling folks either snacking along the road or picnicking next […] -
![These folks just can’t bear to go on vacation and leave anything at home. There’s the skis on the roof, the motorcycle out back, the cargo trailer full of…and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0653.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Ready For Anything")
Curbside Outtake: Ready For Anything
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 10 CommentsThese folks just can’t bear to go on vacation and leave anything at home. There’s the skis on the roof, the motorcycle out back, the cargo trailer full of…and the […] -
What’s This Tesla Cybertruck Doing At The Gas Pumps?
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 22 Comments -
![In my last COAL, I shared that we were a Ford family, but that the Ford motor company was really failing out of favor with all of us. So when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0294.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1992 Blazer – One Special Blazer")
COAL: 1992 Blazer – One Special Blazer
Posted on June 1, 2024 | 12 CommentsIn my last COAL, I shared that we were a Ford family, but that the Ford motor company was really failing out of favor with all of us. So when […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2012. Updated 6/1/2018) For sixty years, Checker Motors had a record unbroken run of profits building a few thousand cars per year in a small little factory in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/5bd365cd3d601.image_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: An Illustrated History Of Checker Motors")
Automotive History: An Illustrated History Of Checker Motors
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 8/25/2012. Updated 6/1/2018) For sixty years, Checker Motors had a record unbroken run of profits building a few thousand cars per year in a small little factory in […] -
![(first posted 5/19/2018) A few weeks back we looked at Motor Coach Industries’ (MCI) Courier bus – MCI’s first mass-produced model and the forerunner for its later success in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/500-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1955 – 1968 Western Flyer Canuck Intercity Coach – Proud Canadian")
Bus Stop Classics: 1955 – 1968 Western Flyer Canuck Intercity Coach – Proud Canadian
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 11 Comments(first posted 5/19/2018) A few weeks back we looked at Motor Coach Industries’ (MCI) Courier bus – MCI’s first mass-produced model and the forerunner for its later success in the […] -
![What mental picture do you get from the name “Simca”? Assuming it rings a bell, you might think of the Aronde, the 1000 or the 1100 – Fiat-influenced four door […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20240331_090746_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Simca 1200 S – Dress To Impress")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Simca 1200 S – Dress To Impress
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 16 CommentsWhat mental picture do you get from the name “Simca”? Assuming it rings a bell, you might think of the Aronde, the 1000 or the 1100 – Fiat-influenced four door […] -
![Sometimes when I browse through vintage postcards, I get the impression folks in the ’60s only traveled to stay at motels and spend all day at their pools while overseeing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-05-30-18.40.30.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcards: Motels, Pools And Cars In The 1960s")
Vintage Postcards: Motels, Pools And Cars In The 1960s
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 36 CommentsSometimes when I browse through vintage postcards, I get the impression folks in the ’60s only traveled to stay at motels and spend all day at their pools while overseeing […] -
![Completely free of knickknacks and without stance ‘improvements’. As if they’ve just rolled off the production line. Or left the body manufacturer’s workshop. A trio of mighty fine classic Volkswagen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2430.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: All Cool Air-Cooled Things Come In Threes")
CC Outtakes: All Cool Air-Cooled Things Come In Threes
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 11 CommentsCompletely free of knickknacks and without stance ‘improvements’. As if they’ve just rolled off the production line. Or left the body manufacturer’s workshop. A trio of mighty fine classic Volkswagen […] -
![Jason Shafer’s latest company ride had me thinking of the Ford Explorer we bought almost exactly 25 years ago, a 1998 XLT with the 5.0, yo! Me and the wife-to-be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6685.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: Ford Explorer – Don’t Stop, Won’t Stop…")
Curbside Recycling: Ford Explorer – Don’t Stop, Won’t Stop…
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 35 CommentsJason Shafer’s latest company ride had me thinking of the Ford Explorer we bought almost exactly 25 years ago, a 1998 XLT with the 5.0, yo! Me and the wife-to-be […]
