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Curbside Recycling Showroom Special: 1989 Buick LeSabre Limited – Was This The Best Buick Ever Made?
Posted on September 29, 2022 | 82 CommentsBuick has obviously had a long and storied history, having been founded long before any of our regular readers were around and perhaps currently in its twilight years itself, at […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1950 Morris Oxford – Here To Respect The Founder
Posted on September 26, 2022 | 16 CommentsIt’s strange how things work out sometimes, isn’t it? There I was, in Lord Nuffield’s billiard room, recounting his life and times for visitors and just reaching the merger of […] -
Curbside Classic: 1995 Buick Riviera – Something To Say
Posted on September 20, 2022 | 61 CommentsNever terribly common, the final generation of the Buick Riviera is getting notable for its increasing absence on the curbs and driveways of our land. This rough looking Riviera’s […] -
CC Advertising : Buick Superbird – Wait, who?
Posted on September 20, 2022 | 29 CommentsThis ad ran in Spring-Summer 1965, about 3½ years before the Plymouth Superbird’s name was surely finalised. Pure chance, nudged a little by the limited number of possible [superlative] + […] -
Curbside Classic Spotted at Target–1954 Cadillac Sedan in Arlington Green
Posted on September 15, 2022 | 63 CommentsSpotting cars from the ’50s while driving around on everyday errands isn’t quite as common as it was in the 1970s and ’80s when I first started doing it. […] -
A COAL Postscript of Sorts: Fire and Rain
Posted on September 11, 2022 | 29 CommentsEnsconced here in Southern California, my cars are kept in what I call the “distributed garage”. At one time, the distribution of cars involved multiple indoor and outdoor rented spaces. […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1979 Chrysler 300 – Red, White And Brougham
Posted on September 10, 2022 | 56 Comments(first posted 4/23/2013) While we have already done the first-gen Cordoba story here on CC, both the original and the facelifted ’78, today I want to tell you a little […] -
Trailside Outtake: Fargo Pickup, I think
Posted on September 9, 2022 | 11 CommentsOn a recent mountain bike ride, I noted a landmark on the map called “Old Truck”. Sure enough, a short climb later and there it was. -
Car Show Classics: Monterey Car Week Part 2 – Lemons and More
Posted on September 3, 2022 | 25 CommentsAs I mentioned in Part 1, this is my second time posting about the Concours d’Lemons show. Self described as “The Oil Stain of the Car Week” it had a […] -
Curbside Follow-Up: US Market Ford Consul Capri
Posted on September 1, 2022 | 33 CommentsBack in April, Paul wrote a Cohort Classic on the Ford Consul Capri, calling it “The British Edsel.” I’d never heard of the Consul Capri at the time, so imagine […] -
Car Show Classics: Monterey Car Week Part 1 – Little Cars
Posted on August 27, 2022 | 16 CommentsThe most publicized events of the annual Car Week in Monterey, California, are the historic races, concours, and of course auctions. Many, though not all, of the cars at […] -
Curbside Cinema: The Cars Of Belmondo’s “The Burglars” (Le Casse)
Posted on August 26, 2022 | 26 CommentsBy the mid 60’s filming technology had ‘freed up’ the camera and moviegoers were to experience an endless supply of ‘behind the wheel’ high-speed pursuits with awesome chair-grabbing qualities. Bullit, […] -
Commute Classic: Casual Carpool – Your Mother Would Not Approve Of This Idea
Posted on August 24, 2022 | 77 Comments(first posted 8/24/2016) Living in the San Francisco area has its undeniable charms and attractions, however the traffic is not one of them. In the late 1990’s to the mid […] -
Curbside Outtakes: Changing of the Guard, Postal Service Edition
Posted on August 22, 2022 | 50 CommentsConsidering its ubiquity in the US, and perhaps Canada, the US Postal Service Long Life Vehicle (LLV) hasn’t gotten a lot of love here at Curbside Classic. Along with the […] -
Vintage Dealer Postcards: Mr. Transportation Renault – And A Couple Of Other Renault Dealers When The Dauphine Was Hot
Posted on August 14, 2022 | 36 CommentsMr. Transportation apparently was doing a pretty good business selling Renault Dauphines in Ventura, CA. The Dauphine was the fastest growing import in 1958, threatening to give the VW some […]