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![Subaru was known for being a bit eccentric back in the day — or was it its owners that were eccentric? Is there a difference? They both seem to have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_2174.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Subaru BRAT With Third Eye “Passing Lamp” – A Brief Passing Fad")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Subaru BRAT With Third Eye “Passing Lamp” – A Brief Passing Fad
Posted on October 28, 2024 | 27 CommentsSubaru was known for being a bit eccentric back in the day — or was it its owners that were eccentric? Is there a difference? They both seem to have […] -
![(first posted 10/27/2018) The GTO has become universally acclaimed as the first of the “muscle cars”, a smaller sedan/coupe packing the punch of a hot V8 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/45339194862_45dab49676_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1964 Studebaker Super Lark – A Better GTO?")
Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1964 Studebaker Super Lark – A Better GTO?
Posted on October 27, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 10/27/2018) The GTO has become universally acclaimed as the first of the “muscle cars”, a smaller sedan/coupe packing the punch of a hot V8 […] -
![(First posted Dec. 1, 2013) The 1963 Alfa Romeo Sprint GTV is indisputably one of the finest and most enduring designs of the century. It’s just brilliantly beautiful, clean, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CC-27-035-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint – Giorgetto Giugiaro’s Brilliant Debut")
CC Capsule: Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint – Giorgetto Giugiaro’s Brilliant Debut
Posted on October 23, 2024 | 21 Comments(First posted Dec. 1, 2013) The 1963 Alfa Romeo Sprint GTV is indisputably one of the finest and most enduring designs of the century. It’s just brilliantly beautiful, clean, and […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2014) Turbochargers are becoming ubiquitous. At the rate that manufacturers are adopting down-sized turbocharged engines across their model lines, naturally aspirated engines may one day be a quaint […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CC-227-130-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Corvair Monza Spyder Convertible – The Turbo Revolution Started Here")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Corvair Monza Spyder Convertible – The Turbo Revolution Started Here
Posted on October 23, 2024 | 59 Comments(first posted 6/5/2014) Turbochargers are becoming ubiquitous. At the rate that manufacturers are adopting down-sized turbocharged engines across their model lines, naturally aspirated engines may one day be a quaint […] -
![shot and posted by canadiancatgreen These aren’t cars anymore; they have been liberated from the assumptions, expectations and demands placed on them by their makers and owners. No more! They’re […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/53795970009_e58fb0b9c8_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Junkyard Sculpture Garden")
The Junkyard Sculpture Garden
Posted on October 22, 2024 | 17 Commentsshot and posted by canadiancatgreen These aren’t cars anymore; they have been liberated from the assumptions, expectations and demands placed on them by their makers and owners. No more! They’re […] -
![(first posted 6/7/2014) I did a double take when I ran across this at the Cohort, posted by frasier5. There were a number of German low-volume cars that shared certain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Goliath-GP-700-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: 1952 Goliath GP 700 Rometsch – It Looks Like A Porsche But It Pioneered Fuel Injection")
Cohort Sighting: 1952 Goliath GP 700 Rometsch – It Looks Like A Porsche But It Pioneered Fuel Injection
Posted on October 21, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/7/2014) I did a double take when I ran across this at the Cohort, posted by frasier5. There were a number of German low-volume cars that shared certain […] -
![Quick: What comes to mind when you hear the word Malibu? Almost certainly not this. It’s a dull four-door sedan with no apparent options other than the two-tone paint job. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54061278842_c2af42e139_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1971 Chevelle Malibu – Not Exactly What Comes To Mind When You Think “Malibu”")
Curbside Find: 1971 Chevelle Malibu – Not Exactly What Comes To Mind When You Think “Malibu”
Posted on October 21, 2024 | 35 CommentsQuick: What comes to mind when you hear the word Malibu? Almost certainly not this. It’s a dull four-door sedan with no apparent options other than the two-tone paint job. […] -
![(first posted 1/23/2014) The Gremlin always danced to a different tune. Its design (in the loosest sense of that word) was penned on an air-sickness bag. It was front heavy, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CC-79-030-950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 AMC Gremlin – Pay 8% More, Get 13% Less HP and 33% Fewer Cylinders")
Curbside Classic: 1977 AMC Gremlin – Pay 8% More, Get 13% Less HP and 33% Fewer Cylinders
Posted on October 20, 2024 | 114 Comments(first posted 1/23/2014) The Gremlin always danced to a different tune. Its design (in the loosest sense of that word) was penned on an air-sickness bag. It was front heavy, […] -
![We’ve bestowed a lot of love on the slant six hereabouts, especially the legendary Hyper-Pak version. It’s been portrayed as a V8 killer and able to leap tall buildings. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/la-top.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1961 Dodge Lancer With Three Slant Sixes: 170, 225 & 225 Hyper-Pak – Does It Live Up To The Hype?")
Vintage Review: 1961 Dodge Lancer With Three Slant Sixes: 170, 225 & 225 Hyper-Pak – Does It Live Up To The Hype?
Posted on October 20, 2024 | 31 CommentsWe’ve bestowed a lot of love on the slant six hereabouts, especially the legendary Hyper-Pak version. It’s been portrayed as a V8 killer and able to leap tall buildings. But […] -
![(first posted 1/22/2014) A not uncommon accusation around these parts is that folks who haven’t driven a certain car have no right to write articles or comment on them. There’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Rambler-American-1964-CD-001-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road Test: Car & Driver Tests The New 1964 Rambler American, Rather Unhappily")
Vintage Road Test: Car & Driver Tests The New 1964 Rambler American, Rather Unhappily
Posted on October 16, 2024 | 98 Comments(first posted 1/22/2014) A not uncommon accusation around these parts is that folks who haven’t driven a certain car have no right to write articles or comment on them. There’s […] -
![(first posted 10/16/2018) Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. I’ve had my fun with the Champ, suggesting one of the stepside versions be turned […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-366-Portland-022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Studebaker Champ Long Bed Pickup – I’m a Chump for This Champ")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Studebaker Champ Long Bed Pickup – I’m a Chump for This Champ
Posted on October 16, 2024 | 50 Comments(first posted 10/16/2018) Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. I’ve had my fun with the Champ, suggesting one of the stepside versions be turned […] -
![I’m sure most of you are familiar with the origins of the Mustang and evolution through 1973, but this R&T feature encapsulates very concisely, especially its origins as a response […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/8-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Feature: Development And Evolution Of The Mustang, 1960-1973 – Ford’s Response To The Corvair Monza Showed Its Falcon Chassis Roots But Was Highly Successful")
Vintage R&T Feature: Development And Evolution Of The Mustang, 1960-1973 – Ford’s Response To The Corvair Monza Showed Its Falcon Chassis Roots But Was Highly Successful
Posted on October 16, 2024 | 3 CommentsI’m sure most of you are familiar with the origins of the Mustang and evolution through 1973, but this R&T feature encapsulates very concisely, especially its origins as a response […] -
![Let’s return to a favorite polarizing topic at CC, the much beloved and maligned Mustang II. I’ve said my piece on it here, so I’m going to leave it mostly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cover.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Technical Analysis and Driving Impressions: Mustang II – Connecting The Dots With The Pinto And Disappointment With Its Dynamic Qualities")
Vintage R&T Technical Analysis and Driving Impressions: Mustang II – Connecting The Dots With The Pinto And Disappointment With Its Dynamic Qualities
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 16 CommentsLet’s return to a favorite polarizing topic at CC, the much beloved and maligned Mustang II. I’ve said my piece on it here, so I’m going to leave it mostly […] -
![Despite being from different manufacturers, not only are these cars the same color and largely the same otherwise, but they’re even the same MY, based on a plate check. Coincidence, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_2164.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Someone Loves Dark Blue 2005 Escapes and Tributes – Coincidence Or Obsession?")
Someone Loves Dark Blue 2005 Escapes and Tributes – Coincidence Or Obsession?
Posted on October 12, 2024 | 18 CommentsDespite being from different manufacturers, not only are these cars the same color and largely the same otherwise, but they’re even the same MY, based on a plate check. Coincidence, […] -
![I wasn’t going going to do a post on Tesla’s Cybercab Robotaxi, as it’s a bit out of our mission here, but here’s the thing: I immediately noticed that it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Tesla’s Cybercab Robotaxi Raises Many Questions Including Why It Has Bigger Wheels On The Back Than The Front")
Tesla’s Cybercab Robotaxi Raises Many Questions Including Why It Has Bigger Wheels On The Back Than The Front
Posted on October 11, 2024 | 25 CommentsI wasn’t going going to do a post on Tesla’s Cybercab Robotaxi, as it’s a bit out of our mission here, but here’s the thing: I immediately noticed that it […]
