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![posted at the CC cohort by Thomas Jarvis The 1971 – 1973 Mustang is one of those polarizing cars; love it, or don’t. It’s a bit easier to find the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54194878394_27beeb7b77_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1973 Mustang RustRoof Flatback – I Ride An Old Paint")
Curbside Find: 1973 Mustang RustRoof Flatback – I Ride An Old Paint
Posted on December 17, 2024 | 22 Commentsposted at the CC cohort by Thomas Jarvis The 1971 – 1973 Mustang is one of those polarizing cars; love it, or don’t. It’s a bit easier to find the […] -
![posted at the CC Cohort by riveranotario In recent years there’s been a lot of pop culture devoted to dystopian futures; from books to movies to TV shows. Now, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54145127854_d88923e3da_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: ’63-’66 Siam Di Tella Traveller – An Argentinian BMC Product Ready For Future Dystopia")
Curbside Find: ’63-’66 Siam Di Tella Traveller – An Argentinian BMC Product Ready For Future Dystopia
Posted on December 17, 2024 | 24 Commentsposted at the CC Cohort by riveranotario In recent years there’s been a lot of pop culture devoted to dystopian futures; from books to movies to TV shows. Now, the […] -
![Buckets seats in a full-size Buick? Midway through the 1962 model year, Buick added a sporty buckets-and-console model to the B-body Invicta series, with the evocative name of Buick Wildcat. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Car-Life-July-1962-Buick-Wildcat-inset.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Buick Wildcat Sport Coupe – A B-Body Buick Joins The Bucket Brigade")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Buick Wildcat Sport Coupe – A B-Body Buick Joins The Bucket Brigade
Posted on December 17, 2024 | 12 CommentsBuckets seats in a full-size Buick? Midway through the 1962 model year, Buick added a sporty buckets-and-console model to the B-body Invicta series, with the evocative name of Buick Wildcat. […] -
![As I look back through my previous essays at Curbside Classic, I realize there have been a few, specific models to which I’ve often returned. I’ve tried to vary my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/882-1971-Cadillac-Fleetwood-Eldorado-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible – Deuces")
Curbside Musings: 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible – Deuces
Posted on December 17, 2024 | 44 CommentsAs I look back through my previous essays at Curbside Classic, I realize there have been a few, specific models to which I’ve often returned. I’ve tried to vary my […] -
![The year may be coming to an end but before that happens, it’s COAL and Contributor hunt season again here at CC. So, what are we looking for and what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-12-16-10.39.34.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COALers And Contributors Needed")
COALers And Contributors Needed
Posted on December 16, 2024 | 8 CommentsThe year may be coming to an end but before that happens, it’s COAL and Contributor hunt season again here at CC. So, what are we looking for and what […] -
![(first posted 12/16/2018) This is just what I needed back in the day, as in the early ’70s I never stayed in in job or place for more than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CC-376-038.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1946 Chevrolet Hippie Bus – Or Is It Now a Tiny House?")
Curbside Classic: 1946 Chevrolet Hippie Bus – Or Is It Now a Tiny House?
Posted on December 16, 2024 | 19 Comments(first posted 12/16/2018) This is just what I needed back in the day, as in the early ’70s I never stayed in in job or place for more than […] -
![(first posted 12/16/2018) It’s almost bed time Saturday night, so I can’t allow myself to get too worked up at this hour. But why do these ’65-’66 Chryslers tug at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/44083046790_0d0e144aaf_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1965 Chrysler New Yorker Six Window Sedan – Why Do I Want One Of These So Much?")
Curbside Find: 1965 Chrysler New Yorker Six Window Sedan – Why Do I Want One Of These So Much?
Posted on December 16, 2024 | 76 Comments(first posted 12/16/2018) It’s almost bed time Saturday night, so I can’t allow myself to get too worked up at this hour. But why do these ’65-’66 Chryslers tug at […] -
![I spotted these two little coupe-cabrios at the curb, a Fiat 500C and a Smart Cabrio, and of course I couldn’t resist a few shots. What a great pairing. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/small-8-vert-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: Fiat 500C & Smart – Two Of The Shortest Coupes Ever Sold In The US, About The Same Length As The Longest One")
Curbside Finds: Fiat 500C & Smart – Two Of The Shortest Coupes Ever Sold In The US, About The Same Length As The Longest One
Posted on December 16, 2024 | 28 CommentsI spotted these two little coupe-cabrios at the curb, a Fiat 500C and a Smart Cabrio, and of course I couldn’t resist a few shots. What a great pairing. I […] -
![With Buicks of the 1950s being such eye-grabbing designs, it’s only natural that they easily stand out in vintage images. As such, it’s time again to celebrate the brand from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ccf7adcb51d30b3dc80195216eec79cd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Buicks On The Road In The 1950s")
Vintage Snapshots: Buicks On The Road In The 1950s
Posted on December 16, 2024 | 32 CommentsWith Buicks of the 1950s being such eye-grabbing designs, it’s only natural that they easily stand out in vintage images. As such, it’s time again to celebrate the brand from […] -
![So I’m driving on my way to the airport to return my rental before my flight back to El Salvador, and what do I see parked by the curbside? None […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20241212_111500_PORTRAITa.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1980s Dodge Aries K – UnliKely Survivor")
Curbside Find: 1980s Dodge Aries K – UnliKely Survivor
Posted on December 16, 2024 | 18 CommentsSo I’m driving on my way to the airport to return my rental before my flight back to El Salvador, and what do I see parked by the curbside? None […] -
![Kind words from me about a ’70s land yacht might suggest a cold snap in the infernal realms, but I was grudgingly impressed by this handsome Energy Crisis-era flagship […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1974-oldsmobile-98-regency-front-3q-Orlando-Classic-Cars.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Coupe – A Car With A Dress Code (And A Drinking Problem)")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Coupe – A Car With A Dress Code (And A Drinking Problem)
Posted on December 16, 2024 | 62 CommentsKind words from me about a ’70s land yacht might suggest a cold snap in the infernal realms, but I was grudgingly impressed by this handsome Energy Crisis-era flagship […] -
![(first posted 12/15/2018) A few weeks back we looked at the Dyson Land Liner coach, which was essentially a trailer bus with the prime mover tractor replaced by a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SantaFeTrailwaysplywoodbus_01_resized-e1543137624245.jpg?resize=115%2C77&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1942 Santa Fe Trailways “Victory Liner” Coach – Another Innovation During War That Didn’t Make the Transition to Peacetime")
Bus Stop Classics: 1942 Santa Fe Trailways “Victory Liner” Coach – Another Innovation During War That Didn’t Make the Transition to Peacetime
Posted on December 15, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 12/15/2018) A few weeks back we looked at the Dyson Land Liner coach, which was essentially a trailer bus with the prime mover tractor replaced by a […] -
![Owner-operator worthy, the combination vehicles of the Leverink hauling company. This type of semi, consisting of a 4×2 cabover tractor with a tri-axle curtainsider, can be seen all over the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2788.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2024 Scania R500 And 2023 Schmitz Cargobull Curtainsider – Don’t Park On Tall, Dry Grass")
CC Global: 2024 Scania R500 And 2023 Schmitz Cargobull Curtainsider – Don’t Park On Tall, Dry Grass
Posted on December 15, 2024 | 15 CommentsOwner-operator worthy, the combination vehicles of the Leverink hauling company. This type of semi, consisting of a 4×2 cabover tractor with a tri-axle curtainsider, can be seen all over the […] -
![If a wise man once said that change was the only constant, then he surely must have been privy to Volvo’s organizational charts during my career there. In the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Volvo-News-July-76-Headline-rotated-e1734215963555.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Years At Volvo: Organizational Ch-ch-changes")
My Years At Volvo: Organizational Ch-ch-changes
Posted on December 15, 2024 | 8 CommentsIf a wise man once said that change was the only constant, then he surely must have been privy to Volvo’s organizational charts during my career there. In the […] -
![I first found and shot this splendid “flying wing” roof Impala 4-door hardtop in 2009 (top), on a visit to in-laws in San Mateo, CA., but it never got a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/60-imp-5-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan – Its Flying Wing Roof Is No Less Over The Top 15 Years Later")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan – Its Flying Wing Roof Is No Less Over The Top 15 Years Later
Posted on December 15, 2024 | 55 CommentsI first found and shot this splendid “flying wing” roof Impala 4-door hardtop in 2009 (top), on a visit to in-laws in San Mateo, CA., but it never got a […]
