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![(first posted 1/8/2018) If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I’ve got a big thing for the Ultra Van. It’s my ultimate motorhome, combining Corvair […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_8340.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Outtake: Ultra Van – Corvair Powered Ultralight Motorhome")
Road Trip Outtake: Ultra Van – Corvair Powered Ultralight Motorhome
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 1/8/2018) If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I’ve got a big thing for the Ultra Van. It’s my ultimate motorhome, combining Corvair […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2011) Curbside Classic takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. There it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-19-076-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Chevrolet Vega – Winner Of 1971 Small Car Comparison And GM’s Deadly Sin No.2")
Curbside Classic: Chevrolet Vega – Winner Of 1971 Small Car Comparison And GM’s Deadly Sin No.2
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 138 Comments(first posted 3/3/2011) Curbside Classic takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. There it […] -
![International was once the best selling truck brand; now its successor brand, Navistar, is barely hanging on to the #4 slot for semi trucks. Let’s go back to the time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4556036825_b4f522c403_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Trucks: A Gallery of International COE Semis – Some More Unconventional Than Others")
Vintage Trucks: A Gallery of International COE Semis – Some More Unconventional Than Others
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 40 CommentsInternational was once the best selling truck brand; now its successor brand, Navistar, is barely hanging on to the #4 slot for semi trucks. Let’s go back to the time […] -
![Curbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. Car #3 is here. First posted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Simca-1204-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Un-Curbside Classic: Simca 1204 (1100) – 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 2")
Un-Curbside Classic: Simca 1204 (1100) – 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 2
Posted on January 12, 2024 | 100 CommentsCurbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. Car #3 is here. First posted […] -
![Curbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. This is actually a 1974 with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-23-042-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Toyota Corolla – 1971 Small Car Comparison #3")
Curbside Classic: Toyota Corolla – 1971 Small Car Comparison #3
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 45 CommentsCurbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. This is actually a 1974 with […] -
![Exactly 588 1958 Packard Hawks were ever built, and one of them ended up in the capable hands of Ray Brock, Hot Rod magazine’s Technical Editor. Back in the fifties, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pa-3-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage HRM Performance Test: 1958 Packard Hawk – “Truly A Tough Competitor”")
Vintage HRM Performance Test: 1958 Packard Hawk – “Truly A Tough Competitor”
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 19 CommentsExactly 588 1958 Packard Hawks were ever built, and one of them ended up in the capable hands of Ray Brock, Hot Rod magazine’s Technical Editor. Back in the fifties, […] -
![Curbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. First posted here in 2011. Few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-16-033-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Pinto – 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 4")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Pinto – 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 4
Posted on January 10, 2024 | 54 CommentsCurbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. First posted here in 2011. Few […] -
![Curbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. This piece tries to give a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-18-007-1000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 VW Super Beetle: 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 5")
Curbside Classic: 1971 VW Super Beetle: 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 5
Posted on January 9, 2024 | 73 CommentsCurbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. This piece tries to give a […] -
![(first posted at TTAC in 2009 and on 2/21/2011 here) Was a car ever born with the odds so stacked against it? Its name is defined as “a small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-27-168-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: AMC Gremlin – 1971 Small Car Comparison Number 6")
Curbside Classic: AMC Gremlin – 1971 Small Car Comparison Number 6
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 78 Comments(first posted at TTAC in 2009 and on 2/21/2011 here) Was a car ever born with the odds so stacked against it? Its name is defined as “a small […] -
![The years 1956-1959 were extremely ugly for US mid-priced brands, their collective market share dropping by 37%. The recession of 1957-1958 is often credited with this drop, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Chart-Mid-price-market-share-1955-1964.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Chart: Mid-Priced Brands Market Share, 1955-1964 – A 37% Collapse, And Not Just Because Of The 1958 Recession")
CC Chart: Mid-Priced Brands Market Share, 1955-1964 – A 37% Collapse, And Not Just Because Of The 1958 Recession
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 28 CommentsThe years 1956-1959 were extremely ugly for US mid-priced brands, their collective market share dropping by 37%. The recession of 1957-1958 is often credited with this drop, but […] -
![(for full-size view of this spreadsheet, click the furthest right icon (“View full size workbook”) on the menu bar directly above) I’ve been working on this spreadsheet on and off […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dfth.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "US Car Sales And Market Share By Brand And Model Category, 1946 – 1975 – A CC Exclusive Database")
US Car Sales And Market Share By Brand And Model Category, 1946 – 1975 – A CC Exclusive Database
Posted on January 5, 2024 | 28 Comments(for full-size view of this spreadsheet, click the furthest right icon (“View full size workbook”) on the menu bar directly above) I’ve been working on this spreadsheet on and off […] -
![Can I interest you in a 1961 Falcon with 50% more weight, 25% less power, and 100% more fluff? (first posted 12/27/2017) I admit to having had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ford-granada-1975-ad-4-door-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History/Vintage Review: 1975 Ford Granada Wins “The Most Malaise Car Ever” Award – A Triumph of (Imitative) Style Over Substance")
Automotive History/Vintage Review: 1975 Ford Granada Wins “The Most Malaise Car Ever” Award – A Triumph of (Imitative) Style Over Substance
Posted on January 3, 2024 | 216 CommentsCan I interest you in a 1961 Falcon with 50% more weight, 25% less power, and 100% more fluff? (first posted 12/27/2017) I admit to having had […] -
![(first posted 1/3/2018) I’ve brought over most of my CCs from the old site, but for some reason, I held off on the one on this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-13-076.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Studebaker Lark VI – The Family Stud For 37 Years")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Studebaker Lark VI – The Family Stud For 37 Years
Posted on January 3, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 1/3/2018) I’ve brought over most of my CCs from the old site, but for some reason, I held off on the one on this […] -
![(First posted 2/13/2011. Expanded and revised 2017 & 2023) Change is impossible to predict. Who could have predicted that ultimate decade of change, the sixties? That the Beatles would appear, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-126-130-800-SS-sky-vert-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – False Prophet Of A New Era")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – False Prophet Of A New Era
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 76 Comments(First posted 2/13/2011. Expanded and revised 2017 & 2023) Change is impossible to predict. Who could have predicted that ultimate decade of change, the sixties? That the Beatles would appear, […] -
CC TV: What I Want For Christmas – How About You?
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 33 Commentshat tip to John Kelly
