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Curbside Classics Archives
pickup Archive
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![After coming across and posting the first 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz I found last month, I’ve been stealthily creeping around trying to flush a new Ford Maverick out of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_6748.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Ford Maverick XLT AWD – Game On…")
Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Ford Maverick XLT AWD – Game On…
Posted on October 27, 2021 | 58 CommentsAfter coming across and posting the first 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz I found last month, I’ve been stealthily creeping around trying to flush a new Ford Maverick out of the […] -
![While selling in smaller numbers than the mini trucks from Datsun and Toyota during the 1970s the Mazda B-series still made an impact on the North American market. Admittedly some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/mazda-pu.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Time Warp 1975 Mazda B1800 Pickup")
Car Show Classic: Time Warp 1975 Mazda B1800 Pickup
Posted on October 10, 2021 | 38 CommentsWhile selling in smaller numbers than the mini trucks from Datsun and Toyota during the 1970s the Mazda B-series still made an impact on the North American market. Admittedly some […] -
![Driving by the local Hyundai dealer’s empty lot this afternoon I spied an unfamiliar shape parked out front, ooh, one of the new Santa Cruz pickups! This highly anticipated small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_5745.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz SEL – The Iceman Cometh")
Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz SEL – The Iceman Cometh
Posted on September 6, 2021 | 41 CommentsDriving by the local Hyundai dealer’s empty lot this afternoon I spied an unfamiliar shape parked out front, ooh, one of the new Santa Cruz pickups! This highly anticipated small […] -
![Another week, another sighting of a what appears to be an impeccably kept vehicle waiting to make a left turn in the same place as the Lincoln Mark VII last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_5735-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC One Shot: 1991 Toyota Pickup – Caught On Creampuff Corner")
CC One Shot: 1991 Toyota Pickup – Caught On Creampuff Corner
Posted on September 6, 2021 | 13 CommentsAnother week, another sighting of a what appears to be an impeccably kept vehicle waiting to make a left turn in the same place as the Lincoln Mark VII last […] -
![(first posted 8/28/2012) As I remember the early 1970s, there were two kinds of Dads. There were the guys who were reasonably fashionable and with the times, who kept with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1975DodgePowerWagon11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Dodge Power Wagon – A (Sort-Of) Civilized Outdoorsman")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Dodge Power Wagon – A (Sort-Of) Civilized Outdoorsman
Posted on August 5, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/28/2012) As I remember the early 1970s, there were two kinds of Dads. There were the guys who were reasonably fashionable and with the times, who kept with […] -
![Toyota became the top selling auto manufacturer in the United States last quarter, making it the first time that GM was outsold in a quarter since Q3 of 1998 (Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_3388.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Sell A Person A Good Truck And 40 Years Later They’ll Come Back For Another")
CC Outtake: Sell A Person A Good Truck And 40 Years Later They’ll Come Back For Another
Posted on July 3, 2021 | 71 CommentsToyota became the top selling auto manufacturer in the United States last quarter, making it the first time that GM was outsold in a quarter since Q3 of 1998 (Ford […] -
![Midsize trucks are hot. Actually, all trucks are hot right now, have been for some time, and will likely continue to be so for the foreseeable future, at least here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_2350.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 GMC Canyon 4WD AT4 Crew Cab – The Strong, Silent Type")
Curbside Review: 2021 GMC Canyon 4WD AT4 Crew Cab – The Strong, Silent Type
Posted on June 2, 2021 | 52 CommentsMidsize trucks are hot. Actually, all trucks are hot right now, have been for some time, and will likely continue to be so for the foreseeable future, at least here […] -
![There’s still one small mound of snow left on the lawn that hasn’t melted away from the big storm a few weeks ago. And a lot of trees in town […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_0873.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1974 Dodge W200 “SNO-FITER” – Hopefully This Means We Are Done With Snow For This Year")
Curbside Recycling: 1974 Dodge W200 “SNO-FITER” – Hopefully This Means We Are Done With Snow For This Year
Posted on April 7, 2021 | 30 CommentsThere’s still one small mound of snow left on the lawn that hasn’t melted away from the big storm a few weeks ago. And a lot of trees in town […] -
![Walking though a not-quite-as-local-as-my-favorite junkyard on Friday I came across this pickup that looked instantly familiar. I wouldn’t normally stop for a Dodge pickup of this generation as they really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0629.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling Outtake: 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 – Fish(ed) Out Of Water")
Curbside Recycling Outtake: 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 – Fish(ed) Out Of Water
Posted on March 28, 2021 | 21 CommentsWalking though a not-quite-as-local-as-my-favorite junkyard on Friday I came across this pickup that looked instantly familiar. I wouldn’t normally stop for a Dodge pickup of this generation as they really […] -
![When I was a small kid, I thought and believed that only two types of vehicles should always be bright red, those of course being sports cars and fire engines. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9795-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4WD LTZ Crew Cab – The Not So Little Red Wagon")
Curbside Review: 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4WD LTZ Crew Cab – The Not So Little Red Wagon
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 52 CommentsWhen I was a small kid, I thought and believed that only two types of vehicles should always be bright red, those of course being sports cars and fire engines. […] -
![I’ve decided to start a new series with occasional posts focusing on interesting junkyard finds of older subjects that I’m personally not particularly familiar with and just don’t have the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_3909.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1959-1961 International Harvester B-Series 4×4 Pickup")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1959-1961 International Harvester B-Series 4×4 Pickup
Posted on February 1, 2021 | 38 CommentsI’ve decided to start a new series with occasional posts focusing on interesting junkyard finds of older subjects that I’m personally not particularly familiar with and just don’t have the […] -
![Ford and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1973-Ford-F-150-08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race
Posted on January 29, 2021 | 45 CommentsFord and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […] -
![That was pretty much the gist of what the man said to me outside of the Harbor Freight store as I climbed out of the TRX’s cab. He, like a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_8295-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 RAM 1500 TRX Crew Cab 4×4 – “So It’s Kind Of Like A Raptor, But With A Powerful Engine, Right?”")
Curbside Review: 2021 RAM 1500 TRX Crew Cab 4×4 – “So It’s Kind Of Like A Raptor, But With A Powerful Engine, Right?”
Posted on January 18, 2021 | 36 CommentsThat was pretty much the gist of what the man said to me outside of the Harbor Freight store as I climbed out of the TRX’s cab. He, like a […] -
![Any feature about a pickup seems to be accompanied by comments lamenting the loss of basic pickups. Despite these perceptions, basic spec pickups do still exist although they have become […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2021-Silverado.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Losing The Plot? The History Of The American Pickup Becoming More Civilized")
Automotive History: Losing The Plot? The History Of The American Pickup Becoming More Civilized
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 63 CommentsAny feature about a pickup seems to be accompanied by comments lamenting the loss of basic pickups. Despite these perceptions, basic spec pickups do still exist although they have become […] -
![Have you priced out a new Toyota Tacoma lately? How about a used one? In both cases, it’s simply astounding what prices they fetch. One would think that perhaps this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_7879-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro 4×4 DoubleCab – Laughing All The Way To The Bank")
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro 4×4 DoubleCab – Laughing All The Way To The Bank
Posted on December 21, 2020 | 36 CommentsHave you priced out a new Toyota Tacoma lately? How about a used one? In both cases, it’s simply astounding what prices they fetch. One would think that perhaps this […]
