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![1969 could well be considered the apex of the muscle car era. The ’64 GTO created the genre and 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner redefined it by stripping it down to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/6-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car & Driver Comparison Test: 1969 Hemi Roadrunner, Chevelle 396, Ford Cobra, Cyclone CJ, Superbee and GTO The Judge – “Six Econo-Racers”")
Vintage Car & Driver Comparison Test: 1969 Hemi Roadrunner, Chevelle 396, Ford Cobra, Cyclone CJ, Superbee and GTO The Judge – “Six Econo-Racers”
Posted on December 2, 2023 | 55 Comments1969 could well be considered the apex of the muscle car era. The ’64 GTO created the genre and 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner redefined it by stripping it down to the […] -
![(first posted 12/1/2013) Alfa has always been known and loved for their engines as well as all the rest of their seductive qualities. Perhaps even more so than the others, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-124-070-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Engine History: Alfa Romeo Twin Cam Four – A Pioneer, And As Beautiful As The Cars It Powered")
Engine History: Alfa Romeo Twin Cam Four – A Pioneer, And As Beautiful As The Cars It Powered
Posted on December 1, 2023 | 60 Comments(first posted 12/1/2013) Alfa has always been known and loved for their engines as well as all the rest of their seductive qualities. Perhaps even more so than the others, […] -
![(first posted 11/29/2017) Chrysler’s L-Body Bobbsey twins, the Plymouth Horizon and Dodge Omni had a very long run (13 years) with very few obvious changes. Without doing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-343-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1988 Dodge Omni – Not Omnipresent But Still Accounted For")
CC Outtake: 1988 Dodge Omni – Not Omnipresent But Still Accounted For
Posted on November 29, 2023 | 78 Comments(first posted 11/29/2017) Chrysler’s L-Body Bobbsey twins, the Plymouth Horizon and Dodge Omni had a very long run (13 years) with very few obvious changes. Without doing […] -
![(first posted 12/18/2013) Imagine lifting the hood of a 1967 Cadillac, and seeing this alloy SOHC V12 nestled there. It’s hardly a far-fetched notion. In the mid sixties, Cadillac came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CadV12_01_1000-450x387.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Engine History: The OHC V12 Engine That Cadillac Almost Built")
Engine History: The OHC V12 Engine That Cadillac Almost Built
Posted on November 28, 2023 | 102 Comments(first posted 12/18/2013) Imagine lifting the hood of a 1967 Cadillac, and seeing this alloy SOHC V12 nestled there. It’s hardly a far-fetched notion. In the mid sixties, Cadillac came […] -
![(First posted 8/28/2014. This was probably my favorite CC For sale I found in Eugene) Let’s celebrate Two-Door Sedan Day with this 1965 Ford Custom two-door (“Tudor” in old-time Ford-speak). […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-22-001-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom – The End Of The Stripper Tudor Era")
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford Custom – The End Of The Stripper Tudor Era
Posted on November 28, 2023 | 125 Comments(First posted 8/28/2014. This was probably my favorite CC For sale I found in Eugene) Let’s celebrate Two-Door Sedan Day with this 1965 Ford Custom two-door (“Tudor” in old-time Ford-speak). […] -
![Where do have all the thousands of CCs I’ve shot over the years ended up? It’s a question that haunts me at three o’clock in the morning. Undoubtedly the majority […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_1010.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1978 Olds Cutlass Salon Aeroback – A Former CC Is Found Forlorn")
Curbside Outtake: 1978 Olds Cutlass Salon Aeroback – A Former CC Is Found Forlorn
Posted on November 28, 2023 | 27 CommentsWhere do have all the thousands of CCs I’ve shot over the years ended up? It’s a question that haunts me at three o’clock in the morning. Undoubtedly the majority […] -
![(first posted 11/25/2017) When I saw this rig posted at the Cohort by Simon White, it reminded me of a somewhat similar one, but built back around the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/38493120966_ab4174bc2e_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Commander Gatti’s Famous “Jungle Yacht” Updated")
Cohort Outtake: Commander Gatti’s Famous “Jungle Yacht” Updated
Posted on November 26, 2023 | 16 Comments(first posted 11/25/2017) When I saw this rig posted at the Cohort by Simon White, it reminded me of a somewhat similar one, but built back around the […] -
![(first posted 8/23/2011) Your task: imagine and design the hottest consumer good of the day, one that will have folks lined up at the store to get their first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CC-140-015-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Chevrolet – The iCar – GM’s All-Time Greatest Hit")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Chevrolet – The iCar – GM’s All-Time Greatest Hit
Posted on November 24, 2023 | 126 Comments(first posted 8/23/2011) Your task: imagine and design the hottest consumer good of the day, one that will have folks lined up at the store to get their first […] -
![(first posted 11/26/2011) We’re close to wrapping up Turkey Week, and so we mustn’t forget Sterling, Rover’s final blow-out in the US. When it comes to persistence (idiocy) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-61-009-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Sterling 825 SL – Turkey In The Grass")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Sterling 825 SL – Turkey In The Grass
Posted on November 24, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 11/26/2011) We’re close to wrapping up Turkey Week, and so we mustn’t forget Sterling, Rover’s final blow-out in the US. When it comes to persistence (idiocy) […] -
![(first posted 11/23/2017) To properly understand the Corolla, and why it has perpetually been so successful, one needs to spend a couple of hours driving the freeways […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-337-029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Toyota Corolla – The Working Woman’s Hard-Working Car of Choice Retires to Eugene")
CC Capsule: 1987 Toyota Corolla – The Working Woman’s Hard-Working Car of Choice Retires to Eugene
Posted on November 23, 2023 | 74 Comments(first posted 11/23/2017) To properly understand the Corolla, and why it has perpetually been so successful, one needs to spend a couple of hours driving the freeways […] -
![(first posted 11/20/2017) How could I possibly resist the shots of this Travelall posted at the Cohort by William Oliver? What a gem, with original paint […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/26592125929_b6eb458d5b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1954-1955 International R-110 Travelall – Original Elite Decoration")
Cohort Outtake: 1954-1955 International R-110 Travelall – Original Elite Decoration
Posted on November 20, 2023 | 40 Comments(first posted 11/20/2017) How could I possibly resist the shots of this Travelall posted at the Cohort by William Oliver? What a gem, with original paint […] -
![(first posted 11/14/2017) When I first spotted the jacked-up rear end of this ’68 Chevelle coupe from a block or two down the street on my afternoon walk […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-343-048.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevelle 300 Deluxe Sport Coupe – The Living High School Time Capsule From 1974")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevelle 300 Deluxe Sport Coupe – The Living High School Time Capsule From 1974
Posted on November 14, 2023 | 64 Comments(first posted 11/14/2017) When I first spotted the jacked-up rear end of this ’68 Chevelle coupe from a block or two down the street on my afternoon walk […] -
![The 1950 Studebaker is proof that polarization works. From the day it arrived, folks immediately either hated it or loved it . Not surprisingly, traditionalists, conservatives and older folks were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_1788.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1950 Studebaker Champion – The Bullet Nose Hits The Bullseye")
Curbside Classic: 1950 Studebaker Champion – The Bullet Nose Hits The Bullseye
Posted on November 13, 2023 | 39 CommentsThe 1950 Studebaker is proof that polarization works. From the day it arrived, folks immediately either hated it or loved it . Not surprisingly, traditionalists, conservatives and older folks were […] -
![In 1963 Chrysler did something very unusual, and rather forward-looking. It created a new top trim version of the Chrysler New Yorker that came loaded with every possible option — […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sa-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage MT Road Test: 1964 Chrysler New Yorker Salon – Less Is More, But More Expensive Than An Imperial")
Vintage MT Road Test: 1964 Chrysler New Yorker Salon – Less Is More, But More Expensive Than An Imperial
Posted on November 12, 2023 | 22 CommentsIn 1963 Chrysler did something very unusual, and rather forward-looking. It created a new top trim version of the Chrysler New Yorker that came loaded with every possible option — […] -
1954 Chrysler Crown Imperial: The Widest Production Car Ever
Posted on November 11, 2023 | 74 Comments(first posted 2/10/2013) Not only does the 1973 Imperial hold the record for the longest production (non-extended) sedan and coupe, but another Imperial also holds another record as well.
