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![(first posted 1/13/24) A common fantasy is to be able to live in the world forever, not as an old man but as a young man in the prime of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240109_121418-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2024: CC Outtake: 1964 Buick Wildcat – The Car Of Dorian Gray")
CC’s Best Of 2024: CC Outtake: 1964 Buick Wildcat – The Car Of Dorian Gray
Posted on December 26, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 1/13/24) A common fantasy is to be able to live in the world forever, not as an old man but as a young man in the prime of […] -
![(first posted in 12/25/2013) I was living with my brother in the dumpiest rental house between Cheyenne and Denver at a railroad crossing on the fringe of town. The tracks shipped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/FixerUpper.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Grande Mustang Christmas Story")
A Grande Mustang Christmas Story
Posted on December 25, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted in 12/25/2013) I was living with my brother in the dumpiest rental house between Cheyenne and Denver at a railroad crossing on the fringe of town. The tracks shipped […] -
![(a CC Classic/first posted 12/24/2011) “Some men are Baptist, others Catholic; my father was an Oldsmobile man.” The 1983 film A Christmas Story, by the great American writer and storyteller […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/OldsParked.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Christmas Classic: 1937 Oldsmobile Six – “A Christmas Story”")
Christmas Classic: 1937 Oldsmobile Six – “A Christmas Story”
Posted on December 24, 2024 | 109 Comments(a CC Classic/first posted 12/24/2011) “Some men are Baptist, others Catholic; my father was an Oldsmobile man.” The 1983 film A Christmas Story, by the great American writer and storyteller […] -
![Once upon a time, before automotive type approval standards began to converge, each major automotive market offered some unique products that were strictly for local consumption, and which were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1990-Eunos-Cosmo-front-3q-Mazda.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Automotive “Forbidden Fruit”?")
QOTD: What’s Your Favorite Automotive “Forbidden Fruit”?
Posted on December 24, 2024 | 63 CommentsOnce upon a time, before automotive type approval standards began to converge, each major automotive market offered some unique products that were strictly for local consumption, and which were […] -
![(First Posted 2/26/2024) In a recent post that touched on travel, I offered the opinion that the best food is found at gas stations. Perhaps. Still, this is hardly a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/liversandgizzards-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: I’ll Take One of Those Too – Curbside Gas Station Cuisine")
CC’s Best of 2024: I’ll Take One of Those Too – Curbside Gas Station Cuisine
Posted on December 24, 2024 | 75 Comments(First Posted 2/26/2024) In a recent post that touched on travel, I offered the opinion that the best food is found at gas stations. Perhaps. Still, this is hardly a […] -
![The time has come once again to wish you all Happy Holidays and a great New Year. As is our custom, CC will take a break from its regular posting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/44583636401_f24f6d9038_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas And Welcome To CC’s Best Of 2024")
Vintage Snapshot: Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas And Welcome To CC’s Best Of 2024
Posted on December 24, 2024 | 8 CommentsThe time has come once again to wish you all Happy Holidays and a great New Year. As is our custom, CC will take a break from its regular posting […] -
![(first posted 12/29/2018) Here’s a bus that caught my eye when doing a little research on the Mercedes O321H – this is a 1954 Krauss-Maffei KML (Krauss-Maffei […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1954-krauss-maffei-kml-110-body-also.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1954 Krauss-Maffei KML 110 Coach – Wind Cheater")
Bus Stop Classics: 1954 Krauss-Maffei KML 110 Coach – Wind Cheater
Posted on December 23, 2024 | 16 Comments(first posted 12/29/2018) Here’s a bus that caught my eye when doing a little research on the Mercedes O321H – this is a 1954 Krauss-Maffei KML (Krauss-Maffei […] -
![(first posted 12/24/2018) Mention to non Curbside Classic devotees that you’ve bought a Reliant and many people’s first reaction could well be (still be) “You’re driving a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/scimiat9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Reliant Scimitar GTE – Princess Anne Had One, You Know. And Another, And Another…")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Reliant Scimitar GTE – Princess Anne Had One, You Know. And Another, And Another…
Posted on December 23, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 12/24/2018) Mention to non Curbside Classic devotees that you’ve bought a Reliant and many people’s first reaction could well be (still be) “You’re driving a […] -
![2024 is ending; how about a quick canter through some of the best parts of it, from a European perspective? In no particular order, and with no controlling theme or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WP_20151219_003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: My Pick Of 2024")
Curbside Outtakes: My Pick Of 2024
Posted on December 23, 2024 | 14 Comments2024 is ending; how about a quick canter through some of the best parts of it, from a European perspective? In no particular order, and with no controlling theme or […] -
![Porsche 944s are getting a bit scarce around here these days, so I was cheered by seeing one pull into this gas station from a ways off. I did notice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2491.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Porsche 944 Wearing Christmas Lights – The Rolling CC Christmas Car(d)")
Porsche 944 Wearing Christmas Lights – The Rolling CC Christmas Car(d)
Posted on December 23, 2024 | 16 CommentsPorsche 944s are getting a bit scarce around here these days, so I was cheered by seeing one pull into this gas station from a ways off. I did notice […] -
![I previously talked about how the unusual 1961–1963 Buick Dual-Path Turbine Drive automatic went backwards. Here’s the rest of the story of this remarkable, short-lived transmission, including the question […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1961-Buick-Skylark-Dual-Path-Turbine-Drive-AACA-Forums.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: More on the Buick Dual-Path Turbine Drive Transmission – Asking “Why” As Well As “How”")
CC Tech: More on the Buick Dual-Path Turbine Drive Transmission – Asking “Why” As Well As “How”
Posted on December 23, 2024 | 18 CommentsI previously talked about how the unusual 1961–1963 Buick Dual-Path Turbine Drive automatic went backwards. Here’s the rest of the story of this remarkable, short-lived transmission, including the question […] -
![For decades a Cadillac was something of a gold standard in the automotive realm, going right back to its very beginning. It could be counted on to be very well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/a-49-tile-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Inflation Adjusted Prices Of New Cadillac Coupe DeVilles (1949-1993) And In Price Per Pound – The True Cost Of A Cadillac Over The Decades")
The Inflation Adjusted Prices Of New Cadillac Coupe DeVilles (1949-1993) And In Price Per Pound – The True Cost Of A Cadillac Over The Decades
Posted on December 23, 2024 | 22 CommentsFor decades a Cadillac was something of a gold standard in the automotive realm, going right back to its very beginning. It could be counted on to be very well […] -
![(first posted 12/25/2015) By 2003 the problems in Taurusland were more than apparent. The Taurus, the American car that gave the Honda Accord a thrashing, the car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Five Hundred – This Is Not a Taurus, Is It?")
Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Five Hundred – This Is Not a Taurus, Is It?
Posted on December 22, 2024 | 71 Comments(first posted 12/25/2015) By 2003 the problems in Taurusland were more than apparent. The Taurus, the American car that gave the Honda Accord a thrashing, the car […] -
![(first posted 12/20/2018) Believe it or not, this is my second post at CC on a J-Body Buick Skyhawk spotted in my neighborhood within the past […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1982-86-Buick-Skyhawk-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: J-Body Buick Skyhawk Coupe At Sam’s")
CC Outtake: J-Body Buick Skyhawk Coupe At Sam’s
Posted on December 22, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 12/20/2018) Believe it or not, this is my second post at CC on a J-Body Buick Skyhawk spotted in my neighborhood within the past […] -
![Time to pay a few minutes of attention to the products from South Bend, as they were back in the day. The photos cover mostly the 1950s era, with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/upload_2022-10-11_22-22-53.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Studebaker Owners In The ’50s – Bullet Noses, Starlights And Larks")
Vintage Snapshots: Studebaker Owners In The ’50s – Bullet Noses, Starlights And Larks
Posted on December 22, 2024 | 40 CommentsTime to pay a few minutes of attention to the products from South Bend, as they were back in the day. The photos cover mostly the 1950s era, with a […]
