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![That damned new-car itch is back. I was hoping it would stay away, but it’s an irritating cyclical visitor that emerges out of nowhere at the 6-7 year mark–like a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-06-07-at-06-49-14-1996-BMW-328-Specs-Price-MPG-Reviews-Cars.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Used Car Shopping, Yuppiemobile Edition: 2019 BMW 430i Gran Coupe")
Used Car Shopping, Yuppiemobile Edition: 2019 BMW 430i Gran Coupe
Posted on June 15, 2023 | 36 CommentsThat damned new-car itch is back. I was hoping it would stay away, but it’s an irritating cyclical visitor that emerges out of nowhere at the 6-7 year mark–like a […] -
COAL: 1977 Toyota Celica GT · A Nicer Little Car
Posted on June 15, 2023 | 19 CommentsA gift from a friend ended a decade-long search for a car I thought I would never drive, let alone own. -
![A sanitary Beetle—a real Beetle, parked up at the curb, just as regular as you please: a sight that was so common as to be invisible, all round the world, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/68_Beetle_LF34_7524.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2023: 1968 Volkswagen Beetle With Roof Rack – Speaking of Chewing Gum…")
CC’s Best of 2023: 1968 Volkswagen Beetle With Roof Rack – Speaking of Chewing Gum…
Posted on June 13, 2023 | 80 CommentsA sanitary Beetle—a real Beetle, parked up at the curb, just as regular as you please: a sight that was so common as to be invisible, all round the world, […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1959 Buick LeChemin
Posted on June 12, 2023 | 24 Comments -
![We’ve all been there. The dusty paths, the “Radio Flyer” aired up for a weekend of walking, the families with no spatial awareness, the golf carts, the DJ who thinks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230603_113311a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Swap Meet: Monacos, Meteors, Baby Flatheads, and Autolites – Monday Swap Meet Miscellanea")
CC Swap Meet: Monacos, Meteors, Baby Flatheads, and Autolites – Monday Swap Meet Miscellanea
Posted on June 12, 2023 | 64 CommentsWe’ve all been there. The dusty paths, the “Radio Flyer” aired up for a weekend of walking, the families with no spatial awareness, the golf carts, the DJ who thinks […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2017) Just before I headed to Detroit for the CC meetup I received an invitation to the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press’ 2017 Track and Off-Road Day. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_1637-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classics: Curbside Classic Goes To The Track")
Future Classics: Curbside Classic Goes To The Track
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 20 Comments(first posted 6/11/2017) Just before I headed to Detroit for the CC meetup I received an invitation to the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press’ 2017 Track and Off-Road Day. So […] -
CC For Sale: 1961 De Soto 2-Door Hardtop–Rare and Unrestored
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 43 CommentsImagine you’re walking or driving down an unfamiliar street, and you see this! -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: Vauxhall Victor And A Few Others By Ralf K
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 15 Comments -
![Here’s a rather disposable car that barely left a memory, for good reason. It escaped the ‘deadly sin’ label when it appeared in our ‘The Truth Hertz’ post years ago. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Scan-220826-0004A.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R & T Review: 1997 Chevrolet Malibu – If You Can’t Beat Them…")
Vintage R & T Review: 1997 Chevrolet Malibu – If You Can’t Beat Them…
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 28 CommentsHere’s a rather disposable car that barely left a memory, for good reason. It escaped the ‘deadly sin’ label when it appeared in our ‘The Truth Hertz’ post years ago. […] -
![After a brief flurry of interest in the late ’50s, Renault Dauphines are mostly known in the US for giving up the ghost not long after purchase. Though to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Renault Brochure: Ghosts Of Dauphine’s Past")
Vintage Renault Brochure: Ghosts Of Dauphine’s Past
Posted on June 9, 2023 | 36 CommentsAfter a brief flurry of interest in the late ’50s, Renault Dauphines are mostly known in the US for giving up the ghost not long after purchase. Though to be […] -
![The imposing presence of a Fleetwood 75 appears on our pages again, courtesy of nifticus392 at the Cohort. In this occasion our Cadillac has enough nicks and bits of rust […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/52932672699_3c0066862a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1966 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 – Imposing Curbside Elegance")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1966 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 – Imposing Curbside Elegance
Posted on June 9, 2023 | 30 CommentsThe imposing presence of a Fleetwood 75 appears on our pages again, courtesy of nifticus392 at the Cohort. In this occasion our Cadillac has enough nicks and bits of rust […] -
Checker Times Two: A Marathon Runner Lives Here
Posted on June 8, 2023 | 28 CommentsI don’t know a whole lot about Checkers, but I think the silver one’s a Marathon. The green one appears to have done service as a taxicab. Stainless -
Vintage Ad Two-Fer: 1956 Cadillac and Lincoln
Posted on June 8, 2023 | 38 CommentsThis ad is from the June 1956 issue of Sunset Magazine (the magazine of western living!). And -
![The images in some of these old brochures are just delightfully perplexing: The nicely attired couple, the haystacks, the LP records, a phonograph? And the not-quite-Mustang-hip Ambassador Sports Sedan? What […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/52944501896_1611ffd517_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure: 1967 Ambassador – Fun In The Hay")
Vintage Brochure: 1967 Ambassador – Fun In The Hay
Posted on June 7, 2023 | 38 CommentsThe images in some of these old brochures are just delightfully perplexing: The nicely attired couple, the haystacks, the LP records, a phonograph? And the not-quite-Mustang-hip Ambassador Sports Sedan? What […] -
![The UK has just had that most remarkable thing – a bright, sunny, warm public holiday weekend, over the last weekend in May. Normally, we expect rain; this year was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230527_100954-tile.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: All In Day’s Work")
Curbside Outtakes: All In Day’s Work
Posted on June 7, 2023 | 12 CommentsThe UK has just had that most remarkable thing – a bright, sunny, warm public holiday weekend, over the last weekend in May. Normally, we expect rain; this year was […]
