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![It has finally happened. As long as there has been Curbside Classic, there has been one constant in the JPC driveway – the little white 2007 Honda Fit. It has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2007-Honda-Fit-End-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update (Part 1): 2007 Honda Fit – Out With The Old")
COAL Update (Part 1): 2007 Honda Fit – Out With The Old
Posted on June 6, 2024 | 78 CommentsIt has finally happened. As long as there has been Curbside Classic, there has been one constant in the JPC driveway – the little white 2007 Honda Fit. It has […] -
![(first posted 2/4/2014) Every Father’s Day, there is a very nice free car show in Noblesville, Indiana. There is a pleasant variety of things there besides the usual overabundance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1957Brockway01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1957 Brockway 260 – The Big Nor’easter")
Car Show Classic: 1957 Brockway 260 – The Big Nor’easter
Posted on June 3, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 2/4/2014) Every Father’s Day, there is a very nice free car show in Noblesville, Indiana. There is a pleasant variety of things there besides the usual overabundance […] -
![(first posted 8/2/2013) U. S. automotive history is full of examples of horrible timing. Chrysler’s all new 1974 full sized cars that seemed so right during their gestation, debuted just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1955ChryslerNewYorker17.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker DeLuxe – Looks Like a Hundred Million Bucks")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Chrysler New Yorker DeLuxe – Looks Like a Hundred Million Bucks
Posted on May 22, 2024 | 70 Comments(first posted 8/2/2013) U. S. automotive history is full of examples of horrible timing. Chrysler’s all new 1974 full sized cars that seemed so right during their gestation, debuted just […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2018) In Part 1 (here), we looked at the way in which General Motors converted its A, B and C body shells from the old pre-war […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1950-Cadillac-61-62-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 2)")
Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 2)
Posted on May 17, 2024 | 40 Comments(first posted 5/17/2018) In Part 1 (here), we looked at the way in which General Motors converted its A, B and C body shells from the old pre-war […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2018) The General Motors B body provided the basis for some of the most popular cars the company ever built. Its long and proud history spans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1949-Missing-B-Body-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 1)")
Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 1)
Posted on May 16, 2024 | 37 Comments(first posted 5/16/2018) The General Motors B body provided the basis for some of the most popular cars the company ever built. Its long and proud history spans […] -
![(first posted 4/12/2013) Quick: Name an American-built pickup truck from the late 1990s that is not called Ford, Chevy, GMC or Dodge. OK, then, I mean yesterday, before you read […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1996IsuzuHombre01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Isuzu Hombre – When Is An S-10 Not An S-10?")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Isuzu Hombre – When Is An S-10 Not An S-10?
Posted on May 9, 2024 | 107 Comments(first posted 4/12/2013) Quick: Name an American-built pickup truck from the late 1990s that is not called Ford, Chevy, GMC or Dodge. OK, then, I mean yesterday, before you read […] -
![(first posted 4/2/2013) The year 1966 was an exciting time in the American intermediate-car market, with each of the Big Three serving up a fresh, new model. At the time, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1966DodgeCoronet02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 – This B-Body Earns an ‘A’")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 – This B-Body Earns an ‘A’
Posted on May 6, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/2/2013) The year 1966 was an exciting time in the American intermediate-car market, with each of the Big Three serving up a fresh, new model. At the time, […] -
![(first posted 3/14/2014) It has been a tough winter in Indianapolis. We are very near to a seasonal snowfall record and have had some extreme cold to go with it. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1966OldsToronado11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Personal Luxury, Oldsmobile Style")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Personal Luxury, Oldsmobile Style
Posted on April 29, 2024 | 136 Comments(first posted 3/14/2014) It has been a tough winter in Indianapolis. We are very near to a seasonal snowfall record and have had some extreme cold to go with it. […] -
![(first posted 4/18/2018) I suspect that all of us have a car from early in our lives that a parent or relative almost bought but did not. Those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1969LincolnContinental02a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Lincoln Continental – Missed It By THAT Much")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Lincoln Continental – Missed It By THAT Much
Posted on April 18, 2024 | 88 Comments(first posted 4/18/2018) I suspect that all of us have a car from early in our lives that a parent or relative almost bought but did not. Those […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2017) In case anyone missed the news, we are experiencing a total solar eclipse today. Depending upon where you might be in the world, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Moon-Ad-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Astronomy: Sun And Moon – A Safer Way To See A Total Eclipse")
Curbside Astronomy: Sun And Moon – A Safer Way To See A Total Eclipse
Posted on April 8, 2024 | 64 Comments(first posted 8/21/2017) In case anyone missed the news, we are experiencing a total solar eclipse today. Depending upon where you might be in the world, it […] -
![Is it a bonus week when you pay for a five-week course to learn how to drive a semi and actually get six weeks for the same price because you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Truck-Driver-12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Making A Truck Driver – Finale")
Making A Truck Driver – Finale
Posted on April 5, 2024 | 60 CommentsIs it a bonus week when you pay for a five-week course to learn how to drive a semi and actually get six weeks for the same price because you […] -
![(first posted 1/3/2014) After the brilliantly adventurous 1961 Buick Special failed to make much of a splash in the market, Buick (along with the rest of GM’s midmarket divisions) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1964BuickSpecial10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Buick Special DeLuxe – Nothing Special")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Buick Special DeLuxe – Nothing Special
Posted on April 2, 2024 | 106 Comments(first posted 1/3/2014) After the brilliantly adventurous 1961 Buick Special failed to make much of a splash in the market, Buick (along with the rest of GM’s midmarket divisions) […] -
![(first posted 4/1/2018) It is universally recognized that the only reason Studebaker went out of business was because the company was ahead of its time. Not only did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MaximaPresident.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Studebaker: Ahead Of Its Time And The True Source Of Every Postwar Styling Trend")
Studebaker: Ahead Of Its Time And The True Source Of Every Postwar Styling Trend
Posted on April 1, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/1/2018) It is universally recognized that the only reason Studebaker went out of business was because the company was ahead of its time. Not only did […] -
![The final week of my five-week course in learning how to drive a big rig was a week of soaring highs and crashing lows. At the start of the week, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Truck-Driver-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Making A Truck Driver – Week 5")
Making A Truck Driver – Week 5
Posted on March 29, 2024 | 21 CommentsThe final week of my five-week course in learning how to drive a big rig was a week of soaring highs and crashing lows. At the start of the week, […] -
![(first posted 3/26/2018) Most of us have fond memories of the cars of our youth. Didn’t you just love the stuff that was in showrooms before you reached, say, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1968ChryslerNewport07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler Newport – My Fountain Of Youth")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Chrysler Newport – My Fountain Of Youth
Posted on March 26, 2024 | 67 Comments(first posted 3/26/2018) Most of us have fond memories of the cars of our youth. Didn’t you just love the stuff that was in showrooms before you reached, say, […]
