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Fire Truck Classic: 1941 Ford With Howe Body – Hey Buddy, Where’s The Fire? 27 Aug 2013 | 09:23 pm
It looks like today is going to be an improptu “Old Truck Day” here at CC, which is timely, as I shot this 1941 Ford fire truck just yesterday (be careful, the pixels are still wet). The Howe company...
State Fair Capsule: 1916 Luverne – The Truck That Sparked a Company 27 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
The early days of the automotive industry in the United States saw a multitude of different makes, many now forgotten or rarely mentioned. The Luverne could easily fall into the latter category. The...
Mintbinder Classic: 1950 International L-Series Farm Truck Still At Work Making Peppermint Oil 27 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
On our way to Mt. Pisgah, our favorite edge-of-town hiking spot, I finally caught this venerable old IH farm truck. Finally? I’ve seen four of these identical trucks parked at Jim Evonuk’s Seavy Loop ...
Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville Convertible – The Lady in Waiting 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
She sat staring at the lightly traveled highway, looking rather lonely on a warm, overcast summer day. It was an experience she had not endured previously, although she knew the intent; this process ...
CC Clue 27 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
Impalafleetta guessed a ’71 Fury first, with Roger628 doing so a bit later. While both guessed a coupe, the make, model, and year were nailed by Impalafleetta first to take the win. Great job! Afte...
CC Capsule: 1967 Pontiac Le Mans 389 – This Un-GTO-Clone Deserves A Thumbs Up 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Originality is getting hard to find, most of all when it comes to muscle and pony cars from the classic era. Almost every ’69 Camaro left has been turned into a rumbling Z-28, or at least an SS. And t...
Brochure Classic: 1971 Plymouth Fury I Coupe – The Rarest Of All The Fuselages? 26 Aug 2013 | 10:16 pm
Three cheers for oldcarbrochures! I was looking for a shot of the 1971 Fury III 2-door Formal Sedan to add to a comment I left on today’s CC, when I stumbled into a car I never knew existed, and certa...
Post Toyota Week Outtake #2: ’69 Chevy Wagon Also In White Over Flat Black 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
I shot this just a few blocks from the white over flat black MGM. So is the color combo of 2013?
Curbside Classic: 1969 Porsche 912- The Economical 911 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
As I rolled through a parking lot in San Pedro, the bright plumage of this Porsche tail section caught my eye. From a distance, the small bumpers identified it as a pre-74 model, and thus worth furthe...
Post Toyota Week Outtake: MGM In Flat Black 26 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Now that we’ve all survived Toyota Week, it’s time to unleash all that big American iron shot in the past week or two. Yes, flat black is way too common. I can be a real idiot when it comes to popular...
