(first posted 4/12/2014)    The overarching purpose of CC is to document the older vehicles still on the streets. And when they’re in front-line duty, as daily drivers or work trucks, the goal is really being fulfilled. Therefore I called the 1956 Ford F350 that still hauls big loads of recycled cardboard in Eugene every day “The Ultimate Curbside Classic“.

Now, I was aware that this older Chevy truck existed, and had even shot it some years ago, but it was sitting in the driveway of its home. What I didn’t know then is that this ’46 Chevy is still very much in front-line duty; it’s a daily driver, and has been ever since its owner James bought it 45 years ago for $100. So now we have a new Ultimate Curbside Classic, at least until something else tops it; which wouldn’t really surprise me. Is there a Model T still at work? Read the rest of this entry »

(first posted 9/26/2018)        This past Saturday while running errands, I rounded a familiar corner in my suburban Chicago town and saw a decidedly unfamiliar sight.  Peeking out between the trees, parked in front of a stately older home, was this 1972 Cutlass Supreme 4-Door Hardtop, in what looked to be impeccable condition.  Between the brand-new looking Olds, and the timeless house, the glimpse view could just as easily have been in the fall of 1972.

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