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![First car I remember is my parents’ MG 1100. Dark green. A lot like this one. Looked like a somewhat bigger Mini, pretty much. Big enough for a kid in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/82337999_o-2392851052.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars Of My Parents")
Cars Of My Parents
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 33 CommentsFirst car I remember is my parents’ MG 1100. Dark green. A lot like this one. Looked like a somewhat bigger Mini, pretty much. Big enough for a kid in […] -
![Have car prices really plummeted in the past half century, or is it house prices that have just gone mad? I’m guessing the answer might be somewhere in the middle, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20230108_151630_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Bentley S3 Continental Flying Spur – Three Houses’ Worth")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Bentley S3 Continental Flying Spur – Three Houses’ Worth
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 15 CommentsHave car prices really plummeted in the past half century, or is it house prices that have just gone mad? I’m guessing the answer might be somewhere in the middle, […] -
![The 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 offered a complete performance package with image, name recognition, and the power of the vast Chevrolet dealer network. There was only one problem: As Car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1970-01-CL-30-a.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 – Bruiser With A Glass Jaw")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 – Bruiser With A Glass Jaw
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 31 CommentsThe 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 offered a complete performance package with image, name recognition, and the power of the vast Chevrolet dealer network. There was only one problem: As Car […] -
![The older I get the less is my inclination to believe in coincidence. Maybe that is due to devout skepticism about such things or simply how everything in life seems […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20240715_100856_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190D – Heck, Flossie, I Haven’t Seen You In Years!")
Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190D – Heck, Flossie, I Haven’t Seen You In Years!
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 14 CommentsThe older I get the less is my inclination to believe in coincidence. Maybe that is due to devout skepticism about such things or simply how everything in life seems […] -
![I doubt that few could have guessed that SUVs, with their favorable seating position, versatility, and somewhat inflated sense of security would ultimately overtake the automobile industry and leave the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1990_GrandWagoneer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – The Elite-Ender Weekender")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – The Elite-Ender Weekender
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 50 CommentsI doubt that few could have guessed that SUVs, with their favorable seating position, versatility, and somewhat inflated sense of security would ultimately overtake the automobile industry and leave the […] -
![(first posted 7/11/2015) a·nom·a·ly: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. I had a Windstar. I drove it for almost 10 years without major problems. It still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Freestar.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1996 Ford Windstar – Anomaly")
My 1996 Ford Windstar – Anomaly
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 50 Comments(first posted 7/11/2015) a·nom·a·ly: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. I had a Windstar. I drove it for almost 10 years without major problems. It still […] -
![(first posted 3/28/2019) Although the VW Beetle had been sold in the US since 1949, when exactly two were imported, its sales were modest for the first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/VW-1955-review-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Tom McCahill Wrings Out the 1956 VW – And Explains Why It was Suddenly So Popular")
Vintage Review: Tom McCahill Wrings Out the 1956 VW – And Explains Why It was Suddenly So Popular
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 65 Comments(first posted 3/28/2019) Although the VW Beetle had been sold in the US since 1949, when exactly two were imported, its sales were modest for the first […] -
![Saabs have become increasingly rare on the roads in recent times, but if you miss the days when Trollhättan’s products were somewhat common on the roads, a walk around this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/54392984882_5f4d26c1de_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classics: Welcome To Saab Heaven")
Junkyard Classics: Welcome To Saab Heaven
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 25 CommentsSaabs have become increasingly rare on the roads in recent times, but if you miss the days when Trollhättan’s products were somewhat common on the roads, a walk around this […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have another addition to our vintage Oldsmobile galleries. There is a good selection of cars and people to view, so climb aboard! It may […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/upload_2023-5-24_22-53-15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Oldsmobile Owners & People In The ’50s-’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Oldsmobile Owners & People In The ’50s-’60s
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 33 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today we have another addition to our vintage Oldsmobile galleries. There is a good selection of cars and people to view, so climb aboard! It may […] -
![Why This? Due to a request on one of my previous articles, I decided to provide you all with an honest review of my new-ish 2023 Cadillac Lyriq. Why did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1-e1741619717862.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 2023 Cadillac Lyriq: An Honest Review")
My 2023 Cadillac Lyriq: An Honest Review
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 43 CommentsWhy This? Due to a request on one of my previous articles, I decided to provide you all with an honest review of my new-ish 2023 Cadillac Lyriq. Why did […] -
![The sixties was the decade of the four-door hardtop. What had been the exotic hot new thing in American automotive styling in the fifties—along with fins, of course—was now increasingly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-cad-61-6w-crop-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "All Those Glamorous Four-Door Hardtops, Part 2: 1960–1964")
All Those Glamorous Four-Door Hardtops, Part 2: 1960–1964
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 45 CommentsThe sixties was the decade of the four-door hardtop. What had been the exotic hot new thing in American automotive styling in the fifties—along with fins, of course—was now increasingly […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2019) Unlike Invicta and Standard, the incredible story of Reliant Motors is one that stretches to living memory for most people over 30, especially if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/GB_DS3_rel.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 3) – Reliant Kitten, The Discreet Charm Of The Toiling Masses")
British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 3) – Reliant Kitten, The Discreet Charm Of The Toiling Masses
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 58 Comments(first posted 3/7/2019) Unlike Invicta and Standard, the incredible story of Reliant Motors is one that stretches to living memory for most people over 30, especially if […] -
![(first posted 3/27/2019) Cascada is the name of two things created in Germany: a dance music group and an Opel (albeit one assembled in Poland). The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/holden-cascada-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2013-19 Buick/Holden/Opel/Vauxhall Cascada – Not Going Platinum")
Future Classic: 2013-19 Buick/Holden/Opel/Vauxhall Cascada – Not Going Platinum
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 45 Comments(first posted 3/27/2019) Cascada is the name of two things created in Germany: a dance music group and an Opel (albeit one assembled in Poland). The […] -
![The automobile played a prominent role in the history of bootlegging, especially in northwest Washington. This form of smuggling was a result of Prohibition, which cut off liquor supplies […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/W-K-2788123270_18b506c082_c-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bootleggers And Their Booze Cars")
Bootleggers And Their Booze Cars
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 21 CommentsThe automobile played a prominent role in the history of bootlegging, especially in northwest Washington. This form of smuggling was a result of Prohibition, which cut off liquor supplies […] -
![Is it completely wrong to call the Aston DB6 Vantage a muscle car? In a way, it isn’t: these are refined, handcrafted 6-cyl. machines that cost three or four times […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20240929_083019_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage – The Aristocratic Muscle Car")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage – The Aristocratic Muscle Car
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 5 CommentsIs it completely wrong to call the Aston DB6 Vantage a muscle car? In a way, it isn’t: these are refined, handcrafted 6-cyl. machines that cost three or four times […]
