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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Aaron Severson
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![Different parts of the world often have very different expectations of power and performance. If you grew up reading American car magazines of the 1960s, you probably had a strong […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/a-1965-porsche-911.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage AMS Review: How the 1964 German Cars Accelerate – Including the New Porsche 911")
Vintage AMS Review: How the 1964 German Cars Accelerate – Including the New Porsche 911
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 8 CommentsDifferent parts of the world often have very different expectations of power and performance. If you grew up reading American car magazines of the 1960s, you probably had a strong […] -
![Sometimes, the most familiar objects can seem strange and even exotic when transplanted to an unfamiliar environment. In this 1962 review from das Auto, Motor und Sport (AMS) — which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AMS-1962-04-cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage AMS Review: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – A German Take on an American “Dream Car”")
Vintage AMS Review: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – A German Take on an American “Dream Car”
Posted on December 4, 2024 | 14 CommentsSometimes, the most familiar objects can seem strange and even exotic when transplanted to an unfamiliar environment. In this 1962 review from das Auto, Motor und Sport (AMS) — which […] -
![While the illustration above might look a lot like Chevrolet’s ubiquitous aluminum Powerglide, it’s actually a completely different transmission: the Buick-built two-speed Super Turbine 300 automatic transmission, which went into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Buick-Super-Turbine-300-automatic-transmission-640099-F05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: The Buick Super Turbine 300 Automatic Transmission — Not a Powerglide")
CC Tech: The Buick Super Turbine 300 Automatic Transmission — Not a Powerglide
Posted on December 3, 2024 | 26 CommentsWhile the illustration above might look a lot like Chevrolet’s ubiquitous aluminum Powerglide, it’s actually a completely different transmission: the Buick-built two-speed Super Turbine 300 automatic transmission, which went into […] -
![Chet Forrest and Bob Wright wrote the song “It’s a Blue World” in 1939, for the Columbia musical Music in My Heart, and its first commercial release was by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1941-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Hyperpack-front-3q.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – It’s a Blue World")
Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – It’s a Blue World
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 21 CommentsChet Forrest and Bob Wright wrote the song “It’s a Blue World” in 1939, for the Columbia musical Music in My Heart, and its first commercial release was by […] -
![In 2018, a juvenile bobcat nicknamed “Mr. Murderbritches” became the darling of the Internet for his incredible ferocity during a brief capture-and-release by Utah wildlife officials. Fifty-six years earlier, Car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1962-07_CL_Pontiac_Royal_Bobcat_1-6-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Pontiac Royal Bobcat – Dry Run for the GTO")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Pontiac Royal Bobcat – Dry Run for the GTO
Posted on November 29, 2024 | 33 CommentsIn 2018, a juvenile bobcat nicknamed “Mr. Murderbritches” became the darling of the Internet for his incredible ferocity during a brief capture-and-release by Utah wildlife officials. Fifty-six years earlier, Car […] -
![When you’re a young auto enthusiast — whether or not you’re yet old enough to drive — you often develop dogmatic attitudes about certain cars or types of cars. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1987-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-SS-and-LS-brochure.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Used to Hate (and How Do You Feel About It Today)?")
Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Used to Hate (and How Do You Feel About It Today)?
Posted on November 28, 2024 | 114 CommentsWhen you’re a young auto enthusiast — whether or not you’re yet old enough to drive — you often develop dogmatic attitudes about certain cars or types of cars. […] -
![— Back in 1968, the most popular auto magazine in Germany presented a comprehensive early test drive of a revolutionary new “Wunderauto”: the NSU Ro80. With its futuristic styling and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/NSU-Ro-80-front-3q-bleu.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: NSU Ro80 – The World’s First Rotary Engine Sedan – ‘Wonder-car with dark sides’")
Vintage Review: NSU Ro80 – The World’s First Rotary Engine Sedan – ‘Wonder-car with dark sides’
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 49 Comments— Back in 1968, the most popular auto magazine in Germany presented a comprehensive early test drive of a revolutionary new “Wunderauto”: the NSU Ro80. With its futuristic styling and […]
