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![The tradition of a genuine car launch at a motor show is now something of the past – the internet finally closed it down some years and most launches are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/article-0-0BA0133A000005DC-809_634x451.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC History: London Motor Show, 1948 – The Start of a New Era")
CC History: London Motor Show, 1948 – The Start of a New Era
Posted on November 3, 2013 | 22 CommentsThe tradition of a genuine car launch at a motor show is now something of the past – the internet finally closed it down some years and most launches are […] -
![(originally published 3/6/2011) No, I haven’t found the time to start playing with Photoshop. This is the VAM Lerma, quite literally a Mexican cross of the AMC Concord and Spirit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/AMC-Lerma-4dr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cross An AMC Concord With A Spirit: The Lerma")
Cross An AMC Concord With A Spirit: The Lerma
Posted on October 30, 2013 | 25 Comments(originally published 3/6/2011) No, I haven’t found the time to start playing with Photoshop. This is the VAM Lerma, quite literally a Mexican cross of the AMC Concord and Spirit […] -
![In comments on the Cadillac in Europe post, Johannes Dutch left a link to a forum (amerikaanseautopagina.com) with a number of even more extreme examples of such contrasts. I just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BS-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "When Big Meets Small: A Few Extreme Examples")
When Big Meets Small: A Few Extreme Examples
Posted on October 3, 2013 | 38 CommentsIn comments on the Cadillac in Europe post, Johannes Dutch left a link to a forum (amerikaanseautopagina.com) with a number of even more extreme examples of such contrasts. I just […] -
![After 53 years of production in Brazil, the end of the road for the last of the classic VW Bus/Transporters (T2) is in sight. Since the T2 Kombi can’t meet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/VW-Brazil-Kombi-Brasil3.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The End Of The Road For The Last Classic VW Bus: Brazilian VW Kombi Production Wraps Up")
The End Of The Road For The Last Classic VW Bus: Brazilian VW Kombi Production Wraps Up
Posted on September 26, 2013 | 19 CommentsAfter 53 years of production in Brazil, the end of the road for the last of the classic VW Bus/Transporters (T2) is in sight. Since the T2 Kombi can’t meet […] -
![Walking down a street in Stockholm in August, I noticed an old-looking small car that I did not recognize parked at a curb. The badge on the grill said DAF, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BeltCVT.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: DAF 66: Four Decades of Dutch Continuous Variability")
CC Global: DAF 66: Four Decades of Dutch Continuous Variability
Posted on September 12, 2013 | 36 CommentsWalking down a street in Stockholm in August, I noticed an old-looking small car that I did not recognize parked at a curb. The badge on the grill said DAF, […] -
![Germany’s dominant and influential automotive magazine Auto Motor und Sport initiated long term reliability tests way back in 1962, when it subjected a VW to a 15,000 km test. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Toyota-Auris-Hybrid-2013-widescreen-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Reliability Day: Toyota Auris Hybrid First Car To Ace 100,000 Km Reliability Test")
Reliability Day: Toyota Auris Hybrid First Car To Ace 100,000 Km Reliability Test
Posted on September 9, 2013 | 80 CommentsGermany’s dominant and influential automotive magazine Auto Motor und Sport initiated long term reliability tests way back in 1962, when it subjected a VW to a 15,000 km test. This […] -
CC Outtake: An American Duck in London
Posted on August 10, 2013 | 17 CommentsThe DUKW amphibious truck, nicknamed the “Duck,” was one of the mechanical marvels of the Second World War. And some of them are still hard at work. -
![Sweden is well known to many people, including the writer of this piece, as a place that is in love with classic American cars. Nevertheless, during an ongoing trip to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Front-view-600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "International Dockside Classic – 1958 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible in Sweden")
International Dockside Classic – 1958 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible in Sweden
Posted on July 18, 2013 | 13 CommentsSweden is well known to many people, including the writer of this piece, as a place that is in love with classic American cars. Nevertheless, during an ongoing trip to […] -
![2013 – 45 =1968. That should help put some of these publicity shots for Citroen’s then-new Mehari into context. Hopefully. If not, just enjoy a glimpse back to another era. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Citroen-mehari-1968-8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Let’s Celebrate The Citroen Mehari’s 45th Birthday With Some Vintage Publicity Shots")
Let’s Celebrate The Citroen Mehari’s 45th Birthday With Some Vintage Publicity Shots
Posted on July 1, 2013 | 23 Comments2013 – 45 =1968. That should help put some of these publicity shots for Citroen’s then-new Mehari into context. Hopefully. If not, just enjoy a glimpse back to another era. […] -
![We’ve yet to do a proper full-on CC on the 403, although our Pug-master in South Africa, Dawid Botha, will undoubtedly share his one of these days. So let’s consider […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Peugeot-403-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: Peugeot 403")
Cohort Capsule: Peugeot 403
Posted on June 27, 2013 | 22 CommentsWe’ve yet to do a proper full-on CC on the 403, although our Pug-master in South Africa, Dawid Botha, will undoubtedly share his one of these days. So let’s consider […] -
![That every organization has a culture rooted in its founder is both inevitable and endlessly fascinating. But some really stand out, few more than Honda Motors. PCH101 sent me this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Honda-soichiro-on-one-of-011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Father Of Honda Motors: A Flashback To 1963")
The Father Of Honda Motors: A Flashback To 1963
Posted on June 16, 2013 | 17 CommentsThat every organization has a culture rooted in its founder is both inevitable and endlessly fascinating. But some really stand out, few more than Honda Motors. PCH101 sent me this […] -
![It’s time to leave poor GM alone for a while, and move on to that all-time favorite automotive scapegoat: British cars. We’ve got a couple of CCs lined up today, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-181-061-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "UK Day Opener: The Highs And Lows Of British Cars")
UK Day Opener: The Highs And Lows Of British Cars
Posted on May 23, 2013 | 68 CommentsIt’s time to leave poor GM alone for a while, and move on to that all-time favorite automotive scapegoat: British cars. We’ve got a couple of CCs lined up today, […] -
![No, we’re getting into industry news. But the Australian Falcon has a special place in our hearts. Not just because of its storied name, that it’s RWD, and the fact […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ford-falcon-ecoboost-2013-w.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Farewell Falcon: Ford Australia To Cease All Car Production By 2016")
Farewell Falcon: Ford Australia To Cease All Car Production By 2016
Posted on May 22, 2013 | 43 CommentsNo, we’re getting into industry news. But the Australian Falcon has a special place in our hearts. Not just because of its storied name, that it’s RWD, and the fact […] -
![While the last of the GAZ-21 Volgas came off the assembly line more than forty years ago, in the summer of 1970, for some reason they are still around, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/volga_gaz-21_cc_0-e1363203415953.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Volga GAZ-21 – Coming Out Of Hibernation")
Curbside Classic: Volga GAZ-21 – Coming Out Of Hibernation
Posted on March 17, 2013 | 27 CommentsWhile the last of the GAZ-21 Volgas came off the assembly line more than forty years ago, in the summer of 1970, for some reason they are still around, and […] -
![Here’s one I don’t bother to keep an eye out for in Eugene. Not only was the Gamma not imported to the US, it was a sales flop in Europe, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lancia-gamma-2-640x437.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A CC We’re Not Likely To Find: 1976 Lancia Gamma – Seductive But Deadly")
A CC We’re Not Likely To Find: 1976 Lancia Gamma – Seductive But Deadly
Posted on February 20, 2013 | 33 CommentsHere’s one I don’t bother to keep an eye out for in Eugene. Not only was the Gamma not imported to the US, it was a sales flop in Europe, […]
