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![Do curbside classics attract each other? Is there any truth to the CC effect? Or is it all just odd coincidences? Whichever the case may be -magical destiny or plain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/50903650601_e18630b650_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969-70 Ford Capri – Golden Attraction")
Curbside Classic: 1969-70 Ford Capri – Golden Attraction
Posted on February 24, 2023 | 13 CommentsDo curbside classics attract each other? Is there any truth to the CC effect? Or is it all just odd coincidences? Whichever the case may be -magical destiny or plain […] -
![The U-Pull-&-Pay junk yard near US 36 and Broadway in North Denver appears to include a vortex drawing in obscure English Fords. Some months ago, I captured a very modified […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Zephyr-Brochure-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1955 (English) Ford Zephyr")
Junkyard Classic: 1955 (English) Ford Zephyr
Posted on February 21, 2023 | 32 CommentsThe U-Pull-&-Pay junk yard near US 36 and Broadway in North Denver appears to include a vortex drawing in obscure English Fords. Some months ago, I captured a very modified […] -
![Peugeot, from the end of WW2 to the 1970s and beyond, had a reputation of being more than just a Renault, Fiat or BMC rival. The engineering of the cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/52670321043_bf4d9db914_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1990 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 – The Best Version Of The Best Peugeot?")
Cohort Outtake: 1990 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 – The Best Version Of The Best Peugeot?
Posted on February 18, 2023 | 15 CommentsPeugeot, from the end of WW2 to the 1970s and beyond, had a reputation of being more than just a Renault, Fiat or BMC rival. The engineering of the cars, […] -
![While in Cuba we had to take a ride on a home grown peculiar vehicle known as a Coco taxi. They are named this as they alleged look like half […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221105_172534.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Taxi Ride: A Cuban Fiberglass Half Coconut")
CC Taxi Ride: A Cuban Fiberglass Half Coconut
Posted on February 17, 2023 | 14 CommentsWhile in Cuba we had to take a ride on a home grown peculiar vehicle known as a Coco taxi. They are named this as they alleged look like half […] -
![(first posted 2/14/2017) The Citroën DS may have been legendary but each flagship Citroën that has followed has enjoyed less and less success. First there was the CX, then the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/citroen-c6-at-dealership-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2006-12 Citroën C6 – Classic French Luxury For The 21st Century")
Curbside Classic: 2006-12 Citroën C6 – Classic French Luxury For The 21st Century
Posted on February 14, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 2/14/2017) The Citroën DS may have been legendary but each flagship Citroën that has followed has enjoyed less and less success. First there was the CX, then the […] -
Coal Update: 1963 VW Beetle – A Summer of Discontent
Posted on February 3, 2023 | 59 CommentsAfter reading several positive update articles by Aaron65 on his classic fleet, I thought an update on my VW was in order, which has a decidedly different slant. -
![posted at the Cohort by Bruno Ferlito Finding a compact car with a rear engine in Rome, and Italy generally, cannot be difficult. From 1955, first with the 600, then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/52635659145_177e6c6027_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Sunbeam Imp – A Different Rear Engined Car For Rome")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Sunbeam Imp – A Different Rear Engined Car For Rome
Posted on January 30, 2023 | 21 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Bruno Ferlito Finding a compact car with a rear engine in Rome, and Italy generally, cannot be difficult. From 1955, first with the 600, then […] -
![There was a time when a visit to a gas station – aka filling station or service station – would involve encountering branding that was clearly intended to differentiate the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DSC_9213.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roadside Classics: A Tiger On Your Roof and Other Gas Station Memorabilia")
Roadside Classics: A Tiger On Your Roof and Other Gas Station Memorabilia
Posted on January 29, 2023 | 59 CommentsThere was a time when a visit to a gas station – aka filling station or service station – would involve encountering branding that was clearly intended to differentiate the […] -
![One of the all time greatest hits to come out of GM, the original Buick Riviera has acquired full classic status in the minds of car lovers if not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1963-Buick-Riviera-02-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Console Stereoside Classic: 1963 Buick Riviera – The Ride And Sound Of Tomorrow")
Console Stereoside Classic: 1963 Buick Riviera – The Ride And Sound Of Tomorrow
Posted on January 25, 2023 | 19 CommentsOne of the all time greatest hits to come out of GM, the original Buick Riviera has acquired full classic status in the minds of car lovers if not […] -
![Britain’s Rootes Group had a very different infrastructure compared to many other manufacturers. The company’s key assembly plant was at Ryton, just outside Coventry; engines were built in Coventry itself; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/c66a157486c51cfc3e8e30f86f24f8ac.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Photo Outtake: The Rootes Group Supply Chain In Action")
Photo Outtake: The Rootes Group Supply Chain In Action
Posted on January 23, 2023 | 22 CommentsBritain’s Rootes Group had a very different infrastructure compared to many other manufacturers. The company’s key assembly plant was at Ryton, just outside Coventry; engines were built in Coventry itself; […] -
![Subtract two decades from this morning’s ’91 NYer and we arrive at this indubitably collectible, elegant, extremely present 1971 I spotted a few years ago not far away. With standard-issue […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/71-Chrysler-New-Yorker_RF34.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1971 Chrysler New Yorker – Whale, That’s More Like It!")
CC Capsule: 1971 Chrysler New Yorker – Whale, That’s More Like It!
Posted on January 22, 2023 | 32 CommentsSubtract two decades from this morning’s ’91 NYer and we arrive at this indubitably collectible, elegant, extremely present 1971 I spotted a few years ago not far away. With standard-issue […] -
CC’s Best of 2023—CC Capsule: 1988 Chrysler New Yorker – Whence R/T Thou?
Posted on January 22, 2023 | 78 CommentsHello, what’s this? There on the right headlight door, what is that? There isn’t-never-was a thing such as a Chrysler New Yorker R/T, and -
![It’s Spa Day for the CX-5 at the local boutique, which means I am ensconced in the upscale embrace of the recently remodeled showroom at the neighborhood Mazda emporium with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_6949.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Town Service Station and its Consequences")
The Town Service Station and its Consequences
Posted on January 15, 2023 | 63 CommentsIt’s Spa Day for the CX-5 at the local boutique, which means I am ensconced in the upscale embrace of the recently remodeled showroom at the neighborhood Mazda emporium with […] -
![Time had come to deal with my long-suffering ’68 VW Beetle, and provide it with a much delayed tune up. The pandemic hadn’t been kind to the human body or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_20221214_145021905.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: ’62-’65 Opel Kadett A – Time Portal")
In-Motion Classic: ’62-’65 Opel Kadett A – Time Portal
Posted on January 13, 2023 | 6 CommentsTime had come to deal with my long-suffering ’68 VW Beetle, and provide it with a much delayed tune up. The pandemic hadn’t been kind to the human body or […] -
![Lancia Kappa Coupe. A successor to a series of storied cars carrying a combination of the automotive style only Italy can do with a level of ingenuity and technical complexity […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/52527470851_c90dd01d7a_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1998 Lancia Kappa 2.0T Coupe – Trying To Recapture That Something")
Cohort Classic: 1998 Lancia Kappa 2.0T Coupe – Trying To Recapture That Something
Posted on January 6, 2023 | 25 CommentsLancia Kappa Coupe. A successor to a series of storied cars carrying a combination of the automotive style only Italy can do with a level of ingenuity and technical complexity […]
