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![When I see a copy of the “aero sculpted” last generation of the F150-based Ford Bronco, especially when it is dressed in white with the XLT Package, I instantly think […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54159295556_fe7669012b_o-e1732403831580.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994-1996 Ford Bronco XLT in White – Would You Like Some OJ With That?")
Curbside Classic: 1994-1996 Ford Bronco XLT in White – Would You Like Some OJ With That?
Posted on November 26, 2024 | 29 CommentsWhen I see a copy of the “aero sculpted” last generation of the F150-based Ford Bronco, especially when it is dressed in white with the XLT Package, I instantly think […] -
![The quality vs. quantity debate still continues in some areas of my life, but for the most part, it often comes down to bang for the buck when it’s time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/049-1986-BMW-325e-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1986 BMW 325e – Preppy & Peppy")
Curbside Musings: 1986 BMW 325e – Preppy & Peppy
Posted on November 26, 2024 | 27 CommentsThe quality vs. quantity debate still continues in some areas of my life, but for the most part, it often comes down to bang for the buck when it’s time […] -
![(first posted 1/9/2018) Until it was discontinued some years back, the Oldsmobile Ninety Eight was one of the few nameplates that had been around for my entire […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1984Oldsmobile9803-crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight – Your Father’s Last Oldsmobile?")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight – Your Father’s Last Oldsmobile?
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 1/9/2018) Until it was discontinued some years back, the Oldsmobile Ninety Eight was one of the few nameplates that had been around for my entire […] -
![(first posted 11/27/2018) “Kizashi”, the name of Suzuki’s first and last home-made mid-size sedan, translates to “something great is coming”. In a rare example of truth in nomenclature, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/suzuki-kizashi-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2009-16 Suzuki Kizashi – Something Great Came And Went")
Future Classic: 2009-16 Suzuki Kizashi – Something Great Came And Went
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 11/27/2018) “Kizashi”, the name of Suzuki’s first and last home-made mid-size sedan, translates to “something great is coming”. In a rare example of truth in nomenclature, […] -
![It’s time to check out some Blue Oval products as they looked on the roads back in the day. The shots of today’s gallery generally feature the cars as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/tumblr_ppang7FINC1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Fords On The Road In The ’50s-’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Fords On The Road In The ’50s-’60s
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 46 CommentsIt’s time to check out some Blue Oval products as they looked on the roads back in the day. The shots of today’s gallery generally feature the cars as […] -
![BVB (Bas van Buuren) Substrates is a producer of growing media. The company recreated one of their heavy DAF trucks from the eighties, in a period correct livery and all. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_3448.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1989 DAF FAS 2800 Turbo Intercooling 6×2 Truck – An Earthy Job")
Truck Stop Classic: 1989 DAF FAS 2800 Turbo Intercooling 6×2 Truck – An Earthy Job
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 14 CommentsBVB (Bas van Buuren) Substrates is a producer of growing media. The company recreated one of their heavy DAF trucks from the eighties, in a period correct livery and all. […] -
![Initially I wasn’t sure that I was going to share this, my latest find. Don’t get me wrong, I was thrilled to find it seeing as how I hadn’t seen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_6604.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1983 BMW 745i – Boosted Bahn Brenner")
Curbside Recycling: 1983 BMW 745i – Boosted Bahn Brenner
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 25 CommentsInitially I wasn’t sure that I was going to share this, my latest find. Don’t get me wrong, I was thrilled to find it seeing as how I hadn’t seen […] -
![It’s been a while since we’ve explored the deepest recesses of the JDM, so I thought this week, we’d take a look at three or four big RWD Japanese 4-doors. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20231013_095740_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Mazda Luce (HC) Hardtop Limited – Crown Wannabe")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Mazda Luce (HC) Hardtop Limited – Crown Wannabe
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 12 CommentsIt’s been a while since we’ve explored the deepest recesses of the JDM, so I thought this week, we’d take a look at three or four big RWD Japanese 4-doors. […] -
![(first posted 11/3/2011) The second half of the 1960s was the last point in time full sized convertibles had any relevance in the American market. A short five years later […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/6303652810_e5879abc4d_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Monterey and the Indian Summer of the Full Sized Convertible")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercury Monterey and the Indian Summer of the Full Sized Convertible
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 81 Comments(first posted 11/3/2011) The second half of the 1960s was the last point in time full sized convertibles had any relevance in the American market. A short five years later […] -
![(first posted 11/25/2018. A comment was left in June 2024 saying that the car was sold to Dubai and was being restored. Photo at bottom of this post) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/44986308605_d181e261a0_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1962 Cadillac Series Sixty-Two Six-Window Sedan – Plug-In Version (Update: It Was Saved and Restored)")
Cohort Outtake: 1962 Cadillac Series Sixty-Two Six-Window Sedan – Plug-In Version (Update: It Was Saved and Restored)
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 40 Comments(first posted 11/25/2018. A comment was left in June 2024 saying that the car was sold to Dubai and was being restored. Photo at bottom of this post) […] -
![In recent months there’s been talk in the news regarding the lowering crime rates in El Salvador. Clearly, the government has taken much credit for the feat. But I suspect […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240521_152112051.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Suzuki Swift – Tropical Gotham Edition")
Curbside Find: Suzuki Swift – Tropical Gotham Edition
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 10 CommentsIn recent months there’s been talk in the news regarding the lowering crime rates in El Salvador. Clearly, the government has taken much credit for the feat. But I suspect […] -
![— Back in 1968, the most popular auto magazine in Germany presented a comprehensive early test drive of a revolutionary new “Wunderauto”: the NSU Ro80. With its futuristic styling and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/NSU-Ro-80-front-3q-bleu.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: NSU Ro80 – The World’s First Rotary Engine Sedan – ‘Wonder-car with dark sides’")
Vintage Review: NSU Ro80 – The World’s First Rotary Engine Sedan – ‘Wonder-car with dark sides’
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 49 Comments— Back in 1968, the most popular auto magazine in Germany presented a comprehensive early test drive of a revolutionary new “Wunderauto”: the NSU Ro80. With its futuristic styling and […] -
![A sign of the times…a forward thinking European city doing its best to be ecologically and environmentally friendly implements an innovative car-sharing service utilizing pure Battery Electric vehicles to reduce […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/xgB1oDiPwQN0JSAgM1WNqqcHDAUxhuE5aU0mRCk8-e1732281529949.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1974 – 1986 Witkar – Have Pod, Will Travel")
Curbside Outtake: 1974 – 1986 Witkar – Have Pod, Will Travel
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 18 CommentsA sign of the times…a forward thinking European city doing its best to be ecologically and environmentally friendly implements an innovative car-sharing service utilizing pure Battery Electric vehicles to reduce […] -
![My assignment in Gothenburg was in many ways the highlight of my thirty-plus years with Volvo. Representing North America’s interests on the project team tasked with developing the replacements for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/P1X-sedan-and-wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Working Where Volvos Were Born – Part Five")
Working Where Volvos Were Born – Part Five
Posted on November 24, 2024 | 26 CommentsMy assignment in Gothenburg was in many ways the highlight of my thirty-plus years with Volvo. Representing North America’s interests on the project team tasked with developing the replacements for […] -
![(first posted 5/29/2012) Even though I am retired, I frequently find myself crossing the state for non-income producing reasons. Now I carry a camera. I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_1080_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1941 Dodge Business Coupe – Dodge Gives America The Business")
Curbside Classic: 1941 Dodge Business Coupe – Dodge Gives America The Business
Posted on November 23, 2024 | 45 Comments(first posted 5/29/2012) Even though I am retired, I frequently find myself crossing the state for non-income producing reasons. Now I carry a camera. I was […]
