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![Could the 1941 Studebaker President be the most obscure car from the late pre-war years? It could very well be, which is a shame. While “Every Car Has A Story”, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1941StudebakerPresident09Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1941 Studebaker President Skyway Cruising Sedan – The Ex President")
Curbside Classic: 1941 Studebaker President Skyway Cruising Sedan – The Ex President
Posted on April 23, 2019 | 78 CommentsCould the 1941 Studebaker President be the most obscure car from the late pre-war years? It could very well be, which is a shame. While “Every Car Has A Story”, […] -
![From the time I began writing for CC I have taken virtually all of my pictures with a cell phone camera. Some of my early efforts were, let’s just say […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/06OnTheRoad2018Apr-cropSmall.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs Through The JPC Windshield – 2018 Edition")
CCs Through The JPC Windshield – 2018 Edition
Posted on April 2, 2019 | 30 CommentsFrom the time I began writing for CC I have taken virtually all of my pictures with a cell phone camera. Some of my early efforts were, let’s just say […] -
![For quite a few years, the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors had a job to do. It’s job was to recall the Division’s great bygone days as the company’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1986Pontiac6000STE10Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac 6000 STE – STE Means Short Term Excitement")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac 6000 STE – STE Means Short Term Excitement
Posted on April 2, 2019 | 94 CommentsFor quite a few years, the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors had a job to do. It’s job was to recall the Division’s great bygone days as the company’s […] -
![It is by pure coincidence that this car comes on the heels of yesterday’s roundup of last editions of the big American convertibles. So let’s keep the theme rolling with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1970FordXL07Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford XL Convertible – The XL Goes XX")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford XL Convertible – The XL Goes XX
Posted on March 14, 2019 | 50 CommentsIt is by pure coincidence that this car comes on the heels of yesterday’s roundup of last editions of the big American convertibles. So let’s keep the theme rolling with […] -
![The Buick LeSabre. Everyone knows what it is. Or at least was. It was the car that Buick brought forth to replace the price-leader Special when it gave all-new names […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1986BuickLeSabreBlack06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick LeSabre and LeSabre T-Type – The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick LeSabre and LeSabre T-Type – The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Posted on February 15, 2019 | 44 CommentsThe Buick LeSabre. Everyone knows what it is. Or at least was. It was the car that Buick brought forth to replace the price-leader Special when it gave all-new names […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2014) To a certain degree, every new car purchase is a bit of a gamble. You put down your money and you make your choice. Sometimes you pick […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1973BuickLeSabre03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick LeSabre Custom – A Safe Bet")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick LeSabre Custom – A Safe Bet
Posted on February 10, 2019 | 108 Comments(first posted 5/1/2014) To a certain degree, every new car purchase is a bit of a gamble. You put down your money and you make your choice. Sometimes you pick […] -
![Let’s just get this out there. Camaros have never interested me. They did not interest me in 1967, they did not interest me in 1977 and they have not interested […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1978ChevroletZ28Camaro03Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 – Wherein The Author Finds An Interesting Camaro")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 – Wherein The Author Finds An Interesting Camaro
Posted on February 1, 2019 | 49 CommentsLet’s just get this out there. Camaros have never interested me. They did not interest me in 1967, they did not interest me in 1977 and they have not interested […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2014) An integral part of the traveling circus was the advance man. The show business equivalent of John the Baptist, his job was to spread the word […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cc56Mercury006-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Mercury Medalist – The Big M")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Mercury Medalist – The Big M
Posted on January 28, 2019 | 48 Comments(first posted 3/3/2014) An integral part of the traveling circus was the advance man. The show business equivalent of John the Baptist, his job was to spread the word […] -
![What is there to say about GM’s Colonnade cars of the mid 1970’s that we have not already said here at CC? Sometimes, however, one presents itself and just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1976BuickRegalSedan12Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Sedan – The End-Stage Beater")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Sedan – The End-Stage Beater
Posted on January 10, 2019 | 103 CommentsWhat is there to say about GM’s Colonnade cars of the mid 1970’s that we have not already said here at CC? Sometimes, however, one presents itself and just […] -
![We always knew that once the sun comes up Santa’s work is over for another year. He seems to have finished his route in Indianapolis this year. Perhaps yesterday’s discussion […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SantaDayOff-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Outtakes: Santa’s All Done")
In Motion Outtakes: Santa’s All Done
Posted on December 25, 2018 | 7 CommentsWe always knew that once the sun comes up Santa’s work is over for another year. He seems to have finished his route in Indianapolis this year. Perhaps yesterday’s discussion […] -
CC Outtake: A Scene From Car-rier & Ives
Posted on December 13, 2018 | 35 CommentsHave you ever looked at something and had it remind you of something else? Of course you have. Howabout this snow-capped Buick? It made me think of Currier & Ives. -
![A long, long time ago I used to read an automotive site that was abbreviated TTAC. Long before there was such a thing as CC (and long before I ever […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2007-Nissan-Quest.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Classic Rental Review: 2009 Nissan Quest 3.5S – Let’s Go With Interesting")
CC Classic Rental Review: 2009 Nissan Quest 3.5S – Let’s Go With Interesting
Posted on November 14, 2018 | 38 CommentsA long, long time ago I used to read an automotive site that was abbreviated TTAC. Long before there was such a thing as CC (and long before I ever […] -
![I grew up in the salty north where rusty cars were a fact of life. In my youth anything I could afford would undoubtedly come with some rust. And having […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/FitRust31-crop-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC DIY: 2007 Honda Fit – A Rattlecan Rust Repair")
CC DIY: 2007 Honda Fit – A Rattlecan Rust Repair
Posted on November 9, 2018 | 51 CommentsI grew up in the salty north where rusty cars were a fact of life. In my youth anything I could afford would undoubtedly come with some rust. And having […] -
![A friend of mine is visiting New York City. Although a taxi in New York is hardly an unusual sight, my friend recognized that one like this certainly is. My […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/72FordTaxi.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake – Is This Really a New York Taxicab?")
CC Outtake – Is This Really a New York Taxicab?
Posted on October 24, 2018 | 34 CommentsA friend of mine is visiting New York City. Although a taxi in New York is hardly an unusual sight, my friend recognized that one like this certainly is. My […] -
![In my recent review of the 2018 Kia Sedona, I mentioned that one of the terms of the rental provided by my Kia dealer was that I could not take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018DodgeGrandCaravanFeature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Rental Review: 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan – Old Faithful")
CC Rental Review: 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan – Old Faithful
Posted on October 17, 2018 | 61 CommentsIn my recent review of the 2018 Kia Sedona, I mentioned that one of the terms of the rental provided by my Kia dealer was that I could not take […]
