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![(first posted 9/25/2018) Beware: one CC can hide another. It has happened to me a few times now, so when I find a good subject, I know […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/redfords_pic.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1965 Mustang / 1978 Escort Mk II – Unlikely Red Ford Duo")
CC Twofer: 1965 Mustang / 1978 Escort Mk II – Unlikely Red Ford Duo
Posted on September 24, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 9/25/2018) Beware: one CC can hide another. It has happened to me a few times now, so when I find a good subject, I know […] -
![(first posted 9/23/2018) This French Deadly Sins installment’s final case study will take us back to the late ‘40s and into the rarefied air of bespoke coachwork […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/FR_DS3_topPic_Delahaye.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (Third Helping, part 3) – Delahaye 4.5 Litres (type 175 / 178 / 180) & Delage D6: Cream And Punishment")
Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (Third Helping, part 3) – Delahaye 4.5 Litres (type 175 / 178 / 180) & Delage D6: Cream And Punishment
Posted on September 23, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 9/23/2018) This French Deadly Sins installment’s final case study will take us back to the late ‘40s and into the rarefied air of bespoke coachwork […] -
![For this Italian-themed week, we will regale our eyes with a few coupés styled (and sometimes also built) by Pininfarina. We might as well start at an 11 with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20220917_123241_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Dino 246 GT – A Supercar For The Superpeople")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Dino 246 GT – A Supercar For The Superpeople
Posted on September 23, 2024 | 10 CommentsFor this Italian-themed week, we will regale our eyes with a few coupés styled (and sometimes also built) by Pininfarina. We might as well start at an 11 with the […] -
![(first posted 9/22/2018) On to our second French Deadly Sin of the Third Kind and over to the glorious ‘50s we go! As we saw yesterday, Berliet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/FR_DS3_topPic_Salmson.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (Third Helping, part 2) – Salmson Randonnée, The French Alfa That Never Was")
Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (Third Helping, part 2) – Salmson Randonnée, The French Alfa That Never Was
Posted on September 22, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 9/22/2018) On to our second French Deadly Sin of the Third Kind and over to the glorious ‘50s we go! As we saw yesterday, Berliet […] -
![(first posted 9/21/2018) It’s been a while since our last European Deadly Sins series. And it so happens I’ve recently regained access to a few documents pertaining to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/FR_DS3_topPic_Berliet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (Third Helping, part 1) – Berliet Dauphine 39: Collateral Damage")
Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (Third Helping, part 1) – Berliet Dauphine 39: Collateral Damage
Posted on September 21, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 9/21/2018) It’s been a while since our last European Deadly Sins series. And it so happens I’ve recently regained access to a few documents pertaining to the […] -
![And lo, it came to pass that there was despair and ruination in the fair city of Dearborn, for the chariots of Ford were stuck in a rut. In the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20231217_102140_ed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Tudor – The Messiah Of Rouge River")
Curbside Classic: 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe Tudor – The Messiah Of Rouge River
Posted on September 20, 2024 | 12 CommentsAnd lo, it came to pass that there was despair and ruination in the fair city of Dearborn, for the chariots of Ford were stuck in a rut. In the […] -
![I have no idea how this happened, but it did. The pictures are there to prove it. There was a break in the space-time continuum and a pink Rambler wagon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230129_111457_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Capsule: 1955 Nash Rambler Cross Country – The Highlight Zone")
In-Motion Capsule: 1955 Nash Rambler Cross Country – The Highlight Zone
Posted on September 18, 2024 | 23 CommentsI have no idea how this happened, but it did. The pictures are there to prove it. There was a break in the space-time continuum and a pink Rambler wagon […] -
![(first posted 9/16/2018) The Daihatsu Compagno is not an everyday sight around here. Until I caught this one, I had never seen one in the metal. Earlier […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20180905_115713-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1967 Daihatsu Compagno Pickup – The Peugeot 404’s Cute Oriental Cousin")
CC Capsule: 1967 Daihatsu Compagno Pickup – The Peugeot 404’s Cute Oriental Cousin
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 9/16/2018) The Daihatsu Compagno is not an everyday sight around here. Until I caught this one, I had never seen one in the metal. Earlier […] -
![Imagine being in the market for a new American car in 1949. What a time, what choices! Statuesque Studebakers, portly Packards, handsome Hudsons, curvaceous Cadillacs and many other alarmingly alliterative […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240407_120418_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – We Don’t Build Excitement")
Car Show Classic: 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – We Don’t Build Excitement
Posted on September 17, 2024 | 24 CommentsImagine being in the market for a new American car in 1949. What a time, what choices! Statuesque Studebakers, portly Packards, handsome Hudsons, curvaceous Cadillacs and many other alarmingly alliterative […] -
![When I was about 12, I got my hands on a compilation of Chuck Berry’s earlier hits. It was on a cassette (remember those?), and I listened to that thing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230730_185728_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Oh! Maybellene")
Car Show Capsule: 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – Oh! Maybellene
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 14 CommentsWhen I was about 12, I got my hands on a compilation of Chuck Berry’s earlier hits. It was on a cassette (remember those?), and I listened to that thing […] -
![Let’s end this flawed Froggish four-door foursome with – in my opinion – one of the most horrid cars ever committed by Citroën, the indescribable Visa. The problem is that, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230730_190210_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Citroën Visa Club – Ugliness Does Sell")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Citroën Visa Club – Ugliness Does Sell
Posted on September 13, 2024 | 19 CommentsLet’s end this flawed Froggish four-door foursome with – in my opinion – one of the most horrid cars ever committed by Citroën, the indescribable Visa. The problem is that, […] -
![Of all the traditional French luxury carmakers, the one that could have conceivably survived a bit longer was Hotchkiss. They had a deep industrial roots, a large factory, were still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC_0312_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1951 Hotchkiss Anjou 13.50 – Wasted Potential")
Curbside Classic: 1951 Hotchkiss Anjou 13.50 – Wasted Potential
Posted on September 12, 2024 | 12 CommentsOf all the traditional French luxury carmakers, the one that could have conceivably survived a bit longer was Hotchkiss. They had a deep industrial roots, a large factory, were still […] -
![For the past 95 years, Peugeot have used the “zero in the middle” numbering system for their car models. The first number is like a series – the bigger it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240505_083550_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Peugeot 605 – The Curse Of The Six")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Peugeot 605 – The Curse Of The Six
Posted on September 11, 2024 | 16 CommentsFor the past 95 years, Peugeot have used the “zero in the middle” numbering system for their car models. The first number is like a series – the bigger it […] -
![This week we will explore a category of cars that is relatively difficult to find nowadays, despite there being many examples of their occurrence. “French Four-door (or Five-door, in this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC_0265_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1981 Renault 14 TL – Why Don’t You Grow A Pear")
Car Show Classic: 1981 Renault 14 TL – Why Don’t You Grow A Pear
Posted on September 9, 2024 | 38 CommentsThis week we will explore a category of cars that is relatively difficult to find nowadays, despite there being many examples of their occurrence. “French Four-door (or Five-door, in this […] -
![Having recovered from a litany of dramas, faux-pas and catastrophes (allied bombings, the loss of the Eisenach factory, the V8 debacle, etc.) in the post-war years, BMW spent the ‘60s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240901_085011_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 BMW M1 – There Can Be Only 1")
Curbside Classic: 1980 BMW M1 – There Can Be Only 1
Posted on September 6, 2024 | 16 CommentsHaving recovered from a litany of dramas, faux-pas and catastrophes (allied bombings, the loss of the Eisenach factory, the V8 debacle, etc.) in the post-war years, BMW spent the ‘60s […]
