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![(first posted 8/22/2018) Admittedly, the term “game changer” is easily overused and subject to debate in its application. But the all-new Honda Accord made a huge impact on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/top-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road & Track Vintage Review: 1976 Honda Accord – A True Game Changer")
Road & Track Vintage Review: 1976 Honda Accord – A True Game Changer
Posted on August 23, 2024 | 59 Comments(first posted 8/22/2018) Admittedly, the term “game changer” is easily overused and subject to debate in its application. But the all-new Honda Accord made a huge impact on […] -
![(first posted 8/23/2018) If it weren’t for the all-new Accord that arrived at the same time as this Corolla SR-5 Liftback, it would have likely made a bigger impression. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/scans0011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Review: 1976 Toyota Corolla SR-5 Liftback – A Solid Effort, But Upstaged by the Accord")
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1976 Toyota Corolla SR-5 Liftback – A Solid Effort, But Upstaged by the Accord
Posted on August 22, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 8/23/2018) If it weren’t for the all-new Accord that arrived at the same time as this Corolla SR-5 Liftback, it would have likely made a bigger impression. […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2018) America’s love affair with pickups is hardly new. Sure, it took a while for them to become the perennial best sellers, but ever since the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CC-350-084.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Ford Ranchero – America’s Lowest Price and Hippest Pickup")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Ford Ranchero – America’s Lowest Price and Hippest Pickup
Posted on August 20, 2024 | 79 Comments(first posted 8/21/2018) America’s love affair with pickups is hardly new. Sure, it took a while for them to become the perennial best sellers, but ever since the […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2012. Since I’m out working on my van, this one comes to mind) The VW Vanagon, especially the Syncro AWD version, represents an ideal that no other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/CC-166-089-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 VW LT 4×4 Westfalia Camper – The Vanagon Syncro’s Gnarly Globe-Trotting Big Brother")
Curbside Classic: 1990 VW LT 4×4 Westfalia Camper – The Vanagon Syncro’s Gnarly Globe-Trotting Big Brother
Posted on August 18, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 6/20/2012. Since I’m out working on my van, this one comes to mind) The VW Vanagon, especially the Syncro AWD version, represents an ideal that no other […] -
![In the shop where I went to get a new windshield for my xB, I was a bit surprised to see this very ’70s vintage air conditioner in the wall. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1391.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Wallside Classic: 1970 Fedders Air Conditioner – Cool!")
Wallside Classic: 1970 Fedders Air Conditioner – Cool!
Posted on August 17, 2024 | 39 CommentsIn the shop where I went to get a new windshield for my xB, I was a bit surprised to see this very ’70s vintage air conditioner in the wall. […] -
![(first posted 8/15/2018) Nifticus spotted this truck at a classic car dealership in Lynden, WA and posted it at the Cohort along with the question as to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/29924179428_081e73bb5f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Vintage Bedford Truck From Pakistan Found in Washington")
Cohort Outtake: Vintage Bedford Truck From Pakistan Found in Washington
Posted on August 15, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 8/15/2018) Nifticus spotted this truck at a classic car dealership in Lynden, WA and posted it at the Cohort along with the question as to […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2018) C&D got a hold of a Canadian-market VW 1500 S notchback sedan, and put it through the paces. The result is a bit predictable, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/VW-1500-T30010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage C&D Road Research Report: 1964 VW 1500 S (Type 3) – The Beetle Grows Up, For Better or For Worse")
Vintage C&D Road Research Report: 1964 VW 1500 S (Type 3) – The Beetle Grows Up, For Better or For Worse
Posted on August 14, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 8/14/2018) C&D got a hold of a Canadian-market VW 1500 S notchback sedan, and put it through the paces. The result is a bit predictable, as […] -
![After decades of bopping down endless gravel forest roads close to the edge of adhesion in the xB, I lost it, sliding off the side of the very road I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1376.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: I Finally Slid Off A Forest Road Into A Tree – Because I Was Driving Too Slow")
Auto-Biography: I Finally Slid Off A Forest Road Into A Tree – Because I Was Driving Too Slow
Posted on August 13, 2024 | 45 CommentsAfter decades of bopping down endless gravel forest roads close to the edge of adhesion in the xB, I lost it, sliding off the side of the very road I […] -
![(first posted 8/11/2018) The VW Type 3 (1500/1600) came out in Europe in 1962, but was not sold in the US, VW’s by far largest and most profitable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CD-April-1964-001-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage 1964 C&D Feature: The Volkswagen 1500 (Type3) Story – Forbidden Fruit in the US for VW Lovers")
Vintage 1964 C&D Feature: The Volkswagen 1500 (Type3) Story – Forbidden Fruit in the US for VW Lovers
Posted on August 11, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 8/11/2018) The VW Type 3 (1500/1600) came out in Europe in 1962, but was not sold in the US, VW’s by far largest and most profitable […] -
![I never get tired of shooting old Jeep Wagoneers; the only problem is trying to determine their model year. This one has me stumped because it shows elements of different […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1258.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Jeep Wagoneer – Mix And Match")
Curbside Find: Jeep Wagoneer – Mix And Match
Posted on August 8, 2024 | 11 CommentsI never get tired of shooting old Jeep Wagoneers; the only problem is trying to determine their model year. This one has me stumped because it shows elements of different […] -
![(first posted 9/29/2012) Leave it to Mazda to enter the highly-contested compact sporty coupe market with something quite out of the ordinary. Mazda’s timing was a bit curious too, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CC-158-086-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Mazda MX-3 GS – Smallest Production V6 Engine Ever?")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Mazda MX-3 GS – Smallest Production V6 Engine Ever?
Posted on August 6, 2024 | 89 Comments(first posted 9/29/2012) Leave it to Mazda to enter the highly-contested compact sporty coupe market with something quite out of the ordinary. Mazda’s timing was a bit curious too, as […] -
![Patina is a controversial subject; folks either like it or hate it. And of course it’s become a big fad, and fake patina is now commonly “applied” to old cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1299.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1951 Chevrolet – How Do You Feel About Patina?")
Curbside Find: 1951 Chevrolet – How Do You Feel About Patina?
Posted on August 6, 2024 | 34 CommentsPatina is a controversial subject; folks either like it or hate it. And of course it’s become a big fad, and fake patina is now commonly “applied” to old cars […] -
![(first posted 7/5/2018) Third generation Corollas have become a bit scarce, but since they are Corollas, there will undoubtedly always be a few around, forever. Could life in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CC-353-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1976 (or so) Toyota Corolla (E30) Wagon – And a Toyota Pickup in the Alley")
CC Outtake: 1976 (or so) Toyota Corolla (E30) Wagon – And a Toyota Pickup in the Alley
Posted on August 5, 2024 | 30 Comments(first posted 7/5/2018) Third generation Corollas have become a bit scarce, but since they are Corollas, there will undoubtedly always be a few around, forever. Could life in […] -
![Folks often tend to remember Car & Driver as cynical and anti-Detroit; actually that was all-too often not the case. Case in point: the AMC-Hurst SC/Rambler: they were a lot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sc-10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1969 AMC-Hurst SC/Rambler – AMC Pulls A Fast One On Us")
Vintage Review: 1969 AMC-Hurst SC/Rambler – AMC Pulls A Fast One On Us
Posted on August 5, 2024 | 12 CommentsFolks often tend to remember Car & Driver as cynical and anti-Detroit; actually that was all-too often not the case. Case in point: the AMC-Hurst SC/Rambler: they were a lot […] -
![(first posted 9/30/2012) Nothing like seeing a car to jog the old memory banks. c5karl posted this ’67 Bonnie at the Cohort, and the lights flashed on: I “had” one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Pontiac-Bonneville-1967-fr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic/Auto-Biography: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – I Almost Forgot I Had One")
Cohort Classic/Auto-Biography: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville – I Almost Forgot I Had One
Posted on August 4, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/30/2012) Nothing like seeing a car to jog the old memory banks. c5karl posted this ’67 Bonnie at the Cohort, and the lights flashed on: I “had” one […]
