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On The Go QOTD: What’s In That Pickup? What’s The Oddest Thing You’ve Seen In...
My sister Ruth sent this shot to me the other day via text, asking me if I could identify what’s in the bed. Since she lives in Alaska, that should have made it easier. But my phone wouldn’t let me...
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Curbside Classic: 1946 Volkswagen 1100 (Type 11): The Beetle Crawls Out Of...
(first posted 2/11/2011) Having the distinction of being the most built car ever (over 21 million), the Volkswagen rightfully gets a lot of CC attention. In this chapter of the VW story, we look...
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CC Outtake: 1993 GMC Rally Van G1500 With Raised Rear Roof – Scenivan
I’ve shown you quite a few vans over the years here, original and…not. Quite a few of the latter, actually, as Eugene is a van kind of town, given quite a few folks’ tendencies to see their vans as a...
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Cohort Outtake: 1959 Dodge Royal, Shot in 1986 – Reminds Me of Someone’s ’59...
When I came across these two pictures posted by stephenpellegrino1 at the Cohort, they reminded me of a picture of similar-vintage big Chrysler Corp. sedan that CC’s Jim Cavanaugh once owned in the...
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QOTD? Why Would Someone Be Repairing Their Tahoe in the Train Station Parking...
CC Cohort Ralf K shot this the other day in Tukwila, WA. He asks: “WTF, major repair job at train station parking lot? Somebody doesn’t have AAA?” Apparently not. So where’s the most unusual or...
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Automotive History: Factory Four Speed Transmission Behind a Slant Six? Yup,...
I’ve long had a fixation on the lack of four speed transmissions being available on American compacts in the 1960s. The standard three speed manual transmission was a relic from the pre-war era when...
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Curbside Space Traveler : 1967 Imperial Crown Coupe: The Empire Strikes...
There’s a new arrival or visitor in my neighborhood. And it’s from outer space. It certainly isn’t from this world, where aerodynamic plastic-clad fish-mobiles with bulging eyes and wavy sides...
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On The Go Cohort Outtake: Mercedes W124 Motorhome Conversion – In My Dreams
Now I’ve seen it all. And I’m still trying to get my jaw off the keyboard, where it’s not doing a lot of good. I guess it was inevitable; just about every other car has had this done to it, but it...
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QOTD: “Has Anyone Actually Had a Good Dealership Experience?”
A CC commenter posed this question yesterday at the Camry COAL, and it made me realize that with one exception, my experiences with buying four new cars in the past 20 years or so has been very good....
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CC Outtake: 1982 Corona and 1986 Cressida Wagons – A Toyota RWD Wagon Lover...
I’d seen this very clean Corona wagon before in town, on the go. But I finally stumbled into where it lives, and it appears that it has a stablemate, parked in the apartment space behind it and that...
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Portlandia Outtake: 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – The Rare Two-Headlight...
I found myself the other day in Curbsidelandia Ultimate Edition, otherwise known as Portland. It was a short trip, and I only managed to squeeze in a brief 15 minute walk-and-shoot, although I saw all...
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Want a “Truly Beautiful” 1959 Cadillac? Then the Brougham Might Be Just Your...
We’ve covered the development of the “out there” 1959 Cadillac and other GM cars a number of time, and this SIA article reprint really tells it well. GM designers were encouraged to let their...
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Cuba Outtakes: 1938 Ford Still Hard at Work, Along With a DKW, a Pair of 404s...
We’ve had several major features on the CCs of Cuba, but this has to be the oldest one we’ve seen so far that’s still at work on the street. This is a 1938 Ford, not exactly one of the best looking of...
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Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Suburban – Finding The “Sport” In SUV
(first posted 5/12/2013) Suburbans are jacks of all trades, capable of playing so many varied roles. One like this taught me the valuable lessons of the limits of vehicle dynamics on winding...
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Portlandia Outtake: Ford Econoline (gen1) Mild Custom – Graysicle
Old Econolines are perpetually cool, or hip, depending on the preferred adjective. So it didn’t surprise me to run into one on my short amble in one of Portland’s neighborhoods. It’s sort of a big...
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CC Outtake Gold: Pontiac Firebird Really Sport – Maybe My Favorite Find Ever
(first posted 5/11/2013) If a Cavalier Rally Sport isn’t quite the real thing for you, how about a Firebird Really Sport? It’s a very rare special version of the Firebird, during a brief period...
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Curbside Classic: 1979 – 1982 Toyota Tercel – Toyota Nails Another One
(first posted 8/22/2013) How exactly did Toyota come to be so dominant, mostly at GM’s expense? One little well-built coffin nail at a time. We will forever hear explanations as to why GM stumbled...
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You Know The Economic Cycle Is Peaking When Pickups Sell For $100k
It isn’t just pricey real estate. Ford introduced the F-450 Limited 4×4 at the Texas State Fair last Thursday, and its MSRP is $87,100, including shipping. With popular options, that goes to $94,445....
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Curbie Award Nomination for Best CC Cover Shot – Pontiac Aztek and Montana
Today’s CC/apologia on the Pontiac Aztek by Will Stopford had a true gem for its top/cover shot: the Aztek with its body/platform donor, a Pontiac Montana minivan, passing right by it on the street....
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Cohort Outtake: “Junked Packard Request Prototype?”
Stephen Pellegrino posted this shot from 1989 at the Cohort, with this caption: “Junked Packard Request Prototype?” The answer is: No. The actual Request has some significant differences from what...
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