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CC Capsule: 1986 Toyota Truck – A Basic Shaggin’ Wagon from Toyota’s Angular Period
Posted on June 30, 2015 | 37 CommentsJust what year is this truck, anyway? The angular styling gives away that it’s a 4th-gen Toyota Truck from 1984-1988. But Toyota changed these trucks’ styling so little from year […] -
CC Outtake: 1970s Chevy Truck – Dogs Love Trucks
Posted on April 28, 2015 | 26 CommentsWhen Nissan introduced its Frontier truck in 1997 with this ad, it tried to tug at our heartstrings for its new, bigger truck by having a dog lead its owner to buy […] -
CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet C10 – Roll On, Old Blue, Roll On
Posted on September 16, 2014 | 23 CommentsI was in Roann, pop. 479, in northern Indiana to visit the town’s covered bridge and operating grist mill. I didn’t know until I arrived that it was the weekend […] -
COAL: 1982 Toyota SR5 Pickup – I Killed The Pizza Planet Truck
Posted on August 31, 2014 | 15 CommentsAnyone who has kids of a certain age knows the Pizza Planet pickup truck that appears in most every Pixar film, most prominently in the Toy Story franchise. As my […] -
Cars of a Lifetime: 1986 Mazda B2000 Pickup – Short Timer Hauler
Posted on May 11, 2014 | 30 CommentsAs was the case with my Hyundai Stellar, my ownership of this 1986 Mazda B2000 can be tied to my Locost Seven project. Luckily, the Mazda met a happier fate […] -
CC Brochure: 1966 Mercury Pickup Truck – For the Canadian Paul
Posted on March 18, 2014 | 24 CommentsI recently attended a local swap meet and while I thoroughly enjoy the experience, I rarely buy anything. Almost all the parts are for mainstream classic cars like the Ford […] -
Best International Collection in the World? – Kirkham International Motor Collection
Posted on February 4, 2014 | 39 CommentsI had the honor of being able to visit the Kirkham International Motor Collection a while back and figured Big Rig Week was the perfect time to share some of […] -
CC Outtake: Truck Thursday – Fall Edition
Posted on November 7, 2013 | 10 CommentsFall can be a fantastic time of year for car spotting. Many folks are giving their summer vehicles a final fling before winter hibernation and the changing leaves add some […] -
CC Outtake: Chevy Van 30 Mongrel
Posted on August 8, 2013 | 28 CommentsA mongrel is a plant or animal produced by the interbreeding of at least two different breeds; the product of mixed or undetermined origins. Although the term is applied mostly […] -
CC Capsule: 1980 Dodge D-series Adventurer – The Essence of a Truck
Posted on March 30, 2013 | 17 CommentsI surely write about a lot of trucks here at Curbside Classic. It’s not that I’m particularly partial to them; actually, I’m much more a car guy. But old trucks […] -
Curbside Classic: A Big, Basic Bruiser Of A Truck With A Slant Six
Posted on December 2, 2012 | 42 CommentsWhen I first came across this this four-door Dodge pickup I thought I’d surely found a kind of vehicular unicorn. After all, how many Dodge D200 Crew Cabs with the […] -
Curbside Classic: Lada Niva Pickup Truck
Posted on October 16, 2012 | 32 CommentsSadly, the Lada Niva SUV is no longer a common sight on Canadian roads. They sold in moderate numbers during the 1980s and 1990s, but rust, neglect and parts-supply issues […] -
CC Outtake: Ford Econoline Tow Rig
Posted on August 18, 2012 | 12 CommentsA few weeks I showed you a heavy duty Suburban that in the 1980s was one solution to towing things on family trips–unless you needed to a haul a fifth-wheel […] -
CC Outtake: Huge Cache Of Classic Trucks And A Ball Of Twine
Posted on February 28, 2012 | 14 CommentsLast year the family and I did a drive from Alberta, Canada right down to Texas, USA in our family minivan. We did this in four days so there wasn’t […]