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![(first posted 8/14/2017) Despite the title, this isn’t technically a Monaro, instead it is the result of GM-H getting things a bit wrong in several respects. One of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1976-Holden-HX-Monaro-LE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Holden Monaro LE – Beginning of the End of an Era")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Holden Monaro LE – Beginning of the End of an Era
Posted on August 14, 2023 | 62 Comments(first posted 8/14/2017) Despite the title, this isn’t technically a Monaro, instead it is the result of GM-H getting things a bit wrong in several respects. One of […] -
![(first posted 8/11/2017) The Hupmobile feature from last week triggered for me a memory of seeing an American streamlined sedan that was a little similar. I found this 1935 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1935-Nash-Aeroform-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1935 Nash Aeroform – Picking Up On The Aero Era")
Car Show Classic: 1935 Nash Aeroform – Picking Up On The Aero Era
Posted on August 12, 2023 | 33 Comments(first posted 8/11/2017) The Hupmobile feature from last week triggered for me a memory of seeing an American streamlined sedan that was a little similar. I found this 1935 […] -
![(first posted 7/7/2017) I started writing this article as news came through that the very last Ford car to be produced in Australia had started its journey down […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Ford-Falcon-orange-2016-sedan-Ford-Territory-black-2016-suv-and-Ford-Falcon-ute-silver-2016-3_0.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: A Tribute To The Australian Ford Falcon")
Automotive History: A Tribute To The Australian Ford Falcon
Posted on August 7, 2023 | 93 Comments(first posted 7/7/2017) I started writing this article as news came through that the very last Ford car to be produced in Australia had started its journey down […] -
![(first posted 7/13/2017) Sometimes you see a car parked on the side of the road that you simply have to stop and photograph*, such as this Rolls Royce […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Black-Camargue-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Rolls-Royce Camargue – Much Ado About Nothing?")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Rolls-Royce Camargue – Much Ado About Nothing?
Posted on July 13, 2023 | 82 Comments(first posted 7/13/2017) Sometimes you see a car parked on the side of the road that you simply have to stop and photograph*, such as this Rolls Royce […] -
![Originally posted 16 June 2017 Here is a car I did not expect to ever see on the road: a Tesla Roadster! After initially thinking I was looking at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2011-Tesla-Roadster.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2011 Tesla Roadster")
Curbside Classic: 2011 Tesla Roadster
Posted on June 16, 2023 | 42 CommentsOriginally posted 16 June 2017 Here is a car I did not expect to ever see on the road: a Tesla Roadster! After initially thinking I was looking at a […] -
![(first posted 6/4/2017) After a very long delay it is time to complete the tour of the Castlemaine Lancia Rally, because there were some pretty interesting non-Lancia cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1974-Lamborghini-Uracco.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Castlemaine Lancia Rally Part 5 – Non-Lancias")
Car Show Classics: Castlemaine Lancia Rally Part 5 – Non-Lancias
Posted on June 4, 2023 | 18 Comments(first posted 6/4/2017) After a very long delay it is time to complete the tour of the Castlemaine Lancia Rally, because there were some pretty interesting non-Lancia cars […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2017) The saga that was the Ford/Mercury Capri has been told many times, from its extended gestation to its disastrous birth. After it became clear that things […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1992-Ford-Capri-Barchetta-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Ford Capri Barchetta – Full Circle")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Ford Capri Barchetta – Full Circle
Posted on May 23, 2023 | 23 Comments(first posted 5/23/2017) The saga that was the Ford/Mercury Capri has been told many times, from its extended gestation to its disastrous birth. After it became clear that things […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2016) This may not be on the street, but surely a public carpark is fair game? I came across this great-looking XJC recently, and knew it had to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Jaguar-XJC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – Jaguar XJC, The British Personal Car")
CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – Jaguar XJC, The British Personal Car
Posted on June 20, 2022 | 37 Comments(first posted 6/20/2016) This may not be on the street, but surely a public carpark is fair game? I came across this great-looking XJC recently, and knew it had to […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2016) It is somewhat ironic that less than a week after I posted about how rare it was to see 1970s GM intermediate cars in Australia, that I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/gtttto.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – 1973 Pontiac “Luxury LeMans GTO” (& Friends)")
CC Capsule: Monday Morning Rarities – 1973 Pontiac “Luxury LeMans GTO” (& Friends)
Posted on May 16, 2022 | 60 Comments(first posted 5/16/2016) It is somewhat ironic that less than a week after I posted about how rare it was to see 1970s GM intermediate cars in Australia, that I […] -
![(first posted 3/29/2016) At the outdoor display area at last year’s Motorclassica show there were a few cars in a ‘park and sell’ area, including this 1975 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/hghgk.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Laguna S-3")
Car Show Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Laguna S-3
Posted on March 29, 2022 | 75 Comments(first posted 3/29/2016) At the outdoor display area at last year’s Motorclassica show there were a few cars in a ‘park and sell’ area, including this 1975 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2016) Looking back on photos after you have seen a CC on the street can be interesting. Parked next to this saucy old Minx is something that illustrates […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ffmfn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1951 Hillman Minx")
Curbside Capsule: 1951 Hillman Minx
Posted on February 3, 2022 | 89 Comments(first posted 2/3/2016) Looking back on photos after you have seen a CC on the street can be interesting. Parked next to this saucy old Minx is something that illustrates […] -
![(first posted 2/25/2015) In our last installment, we covered the introduction of the Valiant and the subsequent Australian models based on the US Valiant (and Dart), but beginning in 1971, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CM-GLX-towing-race-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History – The Valiant in Australia, Part Two")
Automotive History – The Valiant in Australia, Part Two
Posted on February 25, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 2/25/2015) In our last installment, we covered the introduction of the Valiant and the subsequent Australian models based on the US Valiant (and Dart), but beginning in 1971, […] -
![(first posted 1/16/2015) When writing the post about the 1972 Chrysler by Chrysler the other week, I thought I should explain why there was a full-blown Brougham version of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/S-series-ute.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History – The Valiant in Australia, Part 1")
Automotive History – The Valiant in Australia, Part 1
Posted on January 17, 2021 | 82 Comments(first posted 1/16/2015) When writing the post about the 1972 Chrysler by Chrysler the other week, I thought I should explain why there was a full-blown Brougham version of a […] -
![(first posted 12/17/2014) As a change of pace from coverage of Motorclassica, here is an in-depth look at one of the rarer cars on show, the 1972 Chrysler by Chrysler […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1972-Chrysler-Hardtop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1972 Chrysler by Chrysler Hardtop – Brougham Australian Style")
Car Show Classics: 1972 Chrysler by Chrysler Hardtop – Brougham Australian Style
Posted on December 19, 2020 | 88 Comments(first posted 12/17/2014) As a change of pace from coverage of Motorclassica, here is an in-depth look at one of the rarer cars on show, the 1972 Chrysler by Chrysler […] -
![This shot is from the small town of Wallan, just north of Melbourne, back in June when I was passing through town. I don’t know why there was a display […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Historic-Ambulances.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Classic Ambulance Wagons")
CC Capsule: Classic Ambulance Wagons
Posted on December 28, 2018 | 38 CommentsThis shot is from the small town of Wallan, just north of Melbourne, back in June when I was passing through town. I don’t know why there was a display […]
