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Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Impala – A Kind Of Youth
Posted on May 11, 2022 | 69 Comments(originally posted 5/11/22) I know us Curbside Classic readers are a strange breed, because I think there are precious few others, at large or even in car circles, who would […] -
1966 New Cars Complete Price Data – What Would You Buy?
Posted on May 5, 2022 | 60 Commentsclick on image for all the pages of this book Let’s pretend: It is August, 1966, and you are a 20 year old guy (about to be 21) headed back […] -
Car Show Classics: 1963 Rover 2000 and Triumph 2000 – Britain Leads The Way
Posted on April 14, 2022 | 40 Comments(first posted 10/19/2013) 1963 was an important year in the United States for new cars, but possibly just as important in the UK and Europe. It was the birth […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Datsun Ute Coupe U620 – Meeting the Ugly
Posted on April 13, 2022 | 12 CommentsHere in the metal is a follow up to Don Andreina’s entry The Long, the Short and the Ugly. Most of the goodies on Datsun’s popular 620 pickups are discussed […] -
Consumer Reports Automotive Dot Charts: Every Dot Has a Story, Part 4 (1972-75)
Posted on April 10, 2022 | 62 CommentsI was originally going to call this “Car Wars IV: Rise of the [Japanese] Machines”. -
Trailside Classics: A Lincoln V8 Pickup, and More
Posted on April 8, 2022 | 20 CommentsEarlier this year we camped and hiked at Joshua Tree National Park in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. Renowned for its famous rock formations, and the namesake trees, it […] -
CC Design: Chrysler Studies Ergonomics in 1962, and Now Just Look!
Posted on April 3, 2022 | 128 CommentsErgonomics, also called human factors, is the science of design and arrangement to maximise the efficiency, ease, and safety of people’s interaction with things. It was a -
In-Motion Classic: 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix SE/WTF – The Ultimate Version Of The Penultimate Grand Prix
Posted on March 29, 2022 | 32 CommentsI’ve never done an In-Motion article because others have done them quite well and even made something of an art form of them (most notably Joseph Dennis). I’m not […] -
Wordless Outtake: Costco Parking Lot
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Car Show Photo Report – MIT Car 2021, Gaydon, England
Posted on March 26, 2022 | 10 CommentsThe title sounds a bit odd, doesn’t it? The 2021 bit is easy enough, England hopefully obvious, and maybe Gaydon is familiar as the home of the British Motor Museum […] -
CC Outtake: 1964-1966 GMC Truck – V6, Y’understand?
Posted on March 20, 2022 | 47 CommentsI heard an exhaust note that sounded old, unusual, and unfamiliar before I came upon the source: this ol’ GMC pickup, running at a fast idle as the owner tinkered […] -
Curbside Rental Review: 2021 Hyundai Kona Hybrid Premium – For Many, Competence And Convenience Will Win Out
Posted on March 17, 2022 | 14 CommentsWhat do you need from a hire car over two days and 350 miles? Safety, security, dependability, decently comfortable and spacious enough for those using it (in this case just […] -
Curbside Outtakes: A Neighborhood Variety
Posted on March 5, 2022 | 12 CommentsOn a recent jog through the neighborhood, I encountered some new curbside sights that I thought were worth sharing. -
Car Show Photo Report – Italian Car Day, Brooklands, October 2021 – Part 2
Posted on February 27, 2022 | 19 CommentsYou may have read my recent post on the Italian Car Day organised at Brooklands by a group of owner and enthusiast clubs, including the Alfa Romeo Owners’ Club. […] -
Cohort Outtake: 1995-2002 Ford Escort Van – No Street Corner Should Ever Be Without One
Posted on February 23, 2022 | 18 CommentsIs it really twenty years since Ford ended production of the Escort van? Like the larger Transit, in the UK it defined its sector to the extent that vans became […]