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![Renting a car is like playing the slots — you never know when you’ll hit. I thought I hit big when renting a “Jetta or similar” netted me this BMW […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BMW_228i_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2024 BMW 228i — Actually a Sideways Review of the 2024 VW Jetta GLI")
Rental Car Review: 2024 BMW 228i — Actually a Sideways Review of the 2024 VW Jetta GLI
Posted on December 18, 2024 | 34 CommentsRenting a car is like playing the slots — you never know when you’ll hit. I thought I hit big when renting a “Jetta or similar” netted me this BMW […] -
![(first posted 3/23/2013) Ford may have been first to the intermediate dance (among the Big Three, anyway), but GM came fashionably late and better dressed. Styling, they say, sells cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/6668FairlaneWagons1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Fairlane GT – The Unexpected Wallflower")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Ford Fairlane GT – The Unexpected Wallflower
Posted on November 13, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 3/23/2013) Ford may have been first to the intermediate dance (among the Big Three, anyway), but GM came fashionably late and better dressed. Styling, they say, sells cars, […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2018) Since I’ve been writing for Curbside Classic I can count on one hand the number of Chevy Citations I’ve seen. This is the first one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/80Citation1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – It’s the First Chevy of the 80s")
CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – It’s the First Chevy of the 80s
Posted on October 25, 2024 | 132 Comments(first posted 10/25/2018) Since I’ve been writing for Curbside Classic I can count on one hand the number of Chevy Citations I’ve seen. This is the first one […] -
![(first posting 9/20/2018) Go looking online for information about the GMC version of the Advance Design trucks and you’ll come up with very little. For the Chevy you’ll […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/68000016-proc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1952-53 GMC Pickup – New Design, Not Advance Design")
CC Capsule: 1952-53 GMC Pickup – New Design, Not Advance Design
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posting 9/20/2018) Go looking online for information about the GMC version of the Advance Design trucks and you’ll come up with very little. For the Chevy you’ll […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2018) Here at CC we’ve seen lots of American cars, especially muscular ones from the 60s and 70s, now prowling about Europe. But here’s one that made […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/67GP1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix – Wide Tracking It Down Under")
Auction Classic: 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix – Wide Tracking It Down Under
Posted on September 5, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 9/5/2018) Here at CC we’ve seen lots of American cars, especially muscular ones from the 60s and 70s, now prowling about Europe. But here’s one that made […] -
![It’s always good to come upon an old Mini still doing its thing. They’re vanishingly rare in the Midwestern United States, where we live. In this case, we were on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1962-68-Austin-Mini-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Austin Mini – Still Rolling in Berlin")
Curbside Find: Austin Mini – Still Rolling in Berlin
Posted on August 15, 2024 | 27 CommentsIt’s always good to come upon an old Mini still doing its thing. They’re vanishingly rare in the Midwestern United States, where we live. In this case, we were on […] -
![(first posted 7/26/2018) This will always be exactly what I think of when I think of the Chevrolet Corvette: the 1970s-style boulevard cruiser, T tops removed, in some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_1596.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet Corvette – You Must Have At Least This Much Chest Hair To Ride This Ride")
CC Capsule: 1977 Chevrolet Corvette – You Must Have At Least This Much Chest Hair To Ride This Ride
Posted on July 29, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 7/26/2018) This will always be exactly what I think of when I think of the Chevrolet Corvette: the 1970s-style boulevard cruiser, T tops removed, in some […] -
![(first posted 4/23/2013) In the 1970s, when I was a lad, the Studebaker Lark was my hometown’s favorite beater. If some other car was your town’s cheap-transportation choice in those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/60StudebakerLark1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Studebaker Lark – South Bend’s Beater King")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Studebaker Lark – South Bend’s Beater King
Posted on June 11, 2024 | 63 Comments(first posted 4/23/2013) In the 1970s, when I was a lad, the Studebaker Lark was my hometown’s favorite beater. If some other car was your town’s cheap-transportation choice in those […] -
![(first posted 7/27/2013) Tom Klockau’s post about a ’74 Delta 88 Royale convertible last weekend reminded me of my own photos of a ’71 Delta 88 Royale taken a couple […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/71OldsDelta88Royale1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1971 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – A Real G-Ride")
CC Capsule: 1971 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – A Real G-Ride
Posted on June 2, 2024 | 67 Comments(first posted 7/27/2013) Tom Klockau’s post about a ’74 Delta 88 Royale convertible last weekend reminded me of my own photos of a ’71 Delta 88 Royale taken a couple […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2018) My wife and I currently live in the most expensive suburb of Indianapolis. Lest you think our ship has come in, understand that this suburb […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_1126.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1961 Ford Falcon – Oh, to Live in a Neighborhood Where I Can Encounter Curbside Classics on a Stroll")
CC Capsule: 1961 Ford Falcon – Oh, to Live in a Neighborhood Where I Can Encounter Curbside Classics on a Stroll
Posted on May 16, 2024 | 50 Comments(first posted 5/16/2018) My wife and I currently live in the most expensive suburb of Indianapolis. Lest you think our ship has come in, understand that this suburb […] -
![(first posted 5/9/2024) My dad pinched his pennies so hard he had Lincoln thumbs. It had galled him deeply to borrow money to buy his 1983 Renault Alliance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_2165.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986 Ford Escort Pony – The Ultimate Car for the Man Who Hates to Spend Money")
CC Capsule: 1986 Ford Escort Pony – The Ultimate Car for the Man Who Hates to Spend Money
Posted on May 9, 2024 | 57 Comments(first posted 5/9/2024) My dad pinched his pennies so hard he had Lincoln thumbs. It had galled him deeply to borrow money to buy his 1983 Renault Alliance […] -
![(first posted 2/16/2018) My great uncle William was short, stout, and bald, and always chomped a cigar. He wore slacks and a dress shirt and suspenders and, when he […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_1858.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1973 Chrysler Newport Custom – A Real Car for a Real Man")
CC Capsule: 1973 Chrysler Newport Custom – A Real Car for a Real Man
Posted on February 17, 2024 | 55 Comments(first posted 2/16/2018) My great uncle William was short, stout, and bald, and always chomped a cigar. He wore slacks and a dress shirt and suspenders and, when he […] -
![Every now and then I take my team at work out for lunch, as on this late-spring day. Brandon, one of the software engineers on my team, and I had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1961-Mercury-Monterey-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1961 Mercury Monterey Convertible – You Never Know When Someone You Already Know Is Secretly Another Old-Car Fan")
CC Capsule: 1961 Mercury Monterey Convertible – You Never Know When Someone You Already Know Is Secretly Another Old-Car Fan
Posted on February 1, 2024 | 21 CommentsEvery now and then I take my team at work out for lunch, as on this late-spring day. Brandon, one of the software engineers on my team, and I had […] -
![My brother was out and about on the Old Northside of Indianapolis one chilly day a couple years ago when he came upon this 1960 Facel Vega HK 500. He […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1960_Facel_Vega_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1960 Facel Vega HK 500 – On Adult Relationships with Siblings")
CC Capsule: 1960 Facel Vega HK 500 – On Adult Relationships with Siblings
Posted on January 4, 2024 | 29 CommentsMy brother was out and about on the Old Northside of Indianapolis one chilly day a couple years ago when he came upon this 1960 Facel Vega HK 500. He […] -
![(first posted 1/20/2013) Somebody needs to draw the K-car family tree (Update: it’s right here). It sure can be confusing trying to figure out all the cars begat by the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/87Caravelle2jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Plymouth Caravelle SE–This Ship Still Sails")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Plymouth Caravelle SE–This Ship Still Sails
Posted on November 4, 2023 | 89 Comments(first posted 1/20/2013) Somebody needs to draw the K-car family tree (Update: it’s right here). It sure can be confusing trying to figure out all the cars begat by the […]
