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![When the fin-tastic “Suddenly It’s 1960!” Mopar offerings of 1957 appeared, they certainly caused an impression. Typical of the era, one could pick and choose from the gaudiest to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/upload_2023-9-6_19-35-31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: 1957-1958 DeSotos On The Road")
Vintage Snapshots: 1957-1958 DeSotos On The Road
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 30 CommentsWhen the fin-tastic “Suddenly It’s 1960!” Mopar offerings of 1957 appeared, they certainly caused an impression. Typical of the era, one could pick and choose from the gaudiest to the […] -
My 1985 Honda Nighthawk 450 – You Can Always Come Home…
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 18 Comments…but you’ll quickly remember why you left. -
![I’d been meaning to check out the Sixes Grange Marketplace near Port Orford, and when I saw this firetruck for sale sitting out front, it was just the incentive I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_1995.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1976 American LaFrance Fire Engine For Sale – Just What You Need")
1976 American LaFrance Fire Engine For Sale – Just What You Need
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 17 CommentsI’d been meaning to check out the Sixes Grange Marketplace near Port Orford, and when I saw this firetruck for sale sitting out front, it was just the incentive I […] -
![It’s usually very difficult to pinpoint anything to do with automotive design with accuracy. The Citroën Traction Avant was not the first mass-produced FWD design. There were all-steel wagons well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240407_092828_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1948 Cisitalia 202 SC – Pinin’s Magnum Opus")
Curbside Classic: 1948 Cisitalia 202 SC – Pinin’s Magnum Opus
Posted on September 27, 2024 | 8 CommentsIt’s usually very difficult to pinpoint anything to do with automotive design with accuracy. The Citroën Traction Avant was not the first mass-produced FWD design. There were all-steel wagons well […] -
![(first posted 4/12/2014) The overarching purpose of CC is to document the older vehicles still on the streets. And when they’re in front-line duty, as daily drivers or work trucks, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CC-224-017-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Latest Ultimate Curbside Classic: 1946 Chevrolet Pickup – The Oldest Working Daily Driver Truck?")
The Latest Ultimate Curbside Classic: 1946 Chevrolet Pickup – The Oldest Working Daily Driver Truck?
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 4/12/2014) The overarching purpose of CC is to document the older vehicles still on the streets. And when they’re in front-line duty, as daily drivers or work trucks, […] -
![(first posted 9/26/2018) Let’s take a step back to a particular point in time. Jaguar has a fairly wide range, offering three separate sedan lines. Unfortunately, two of those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/jaguar-x-type-3-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2001-09 Jaguar X-Type – X-Typecast")
Curbside Classic: 2001-09 Jaguar X-Type – X-Typecast
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 9/26/2018) Let’s take a step back to a particular point in time. Jaguar has a fairly wide range, offering three separate sedan lines. Unfortunately, two of those […] -
Vintage Dealers: 1959-1961 Buicks In The Showroom
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 25 Comments1959 Buicks in the showroom. -
![Everything’s covered up these days! Don’t worry, I’m just talking about most modern, heavy trucks and tractors. You can barely take a close look at their stout undercarriage. But this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3026.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1993 Renault R 340ti Major 4×2 – Le Tractor")
Truck Stop Classic: 1993 Renault R 340ti Major 4×2 – Le Tractor
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 7 CommentsEverything’s covered up these days! Don’t worry, I’m just talking about most modern, heavy trucks and tractors. You can barely take a close look at their stout undercarriage. But this […] -
![Not every Pininfarina design was flawless – even the best in the business get it wrong once in a while. The Alfa Romeo Spider, which had an unusually long production […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240922_091018_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1980 Alfa Romeo Spider 2000 Veloce – Not So Cut And Dry")
Curbside Find: 1980 Alfa Romeo Spider 2000 Veloce – Not So Cut And Dry
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 16 CommentsNot every Pininfarina design was flawless – even the best in the business get it wrong once in a while. The Alfa Romeo Spider, which had an unusually long production […] -
![First and foremost, let’s just take a moment to appreciate that what you see before you is now a Seventy two year old automobile! My mind refused to process that fact […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240423_073031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1952 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – Land Yacht in the Tropics")
Curbside Classic: 1952 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – Land Yacht in the Tropics
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 30 CommentsFirst and foremost, let’s just take a moment to appreciate that what you see before you is now a Seventy two year old automobile! My mind refused to process that fact […] -
![(first posted 9/26/2018) This past Saturday while running errands, I rounded a familiar corner in my suburban Chicago town and saw a decidedly unfamiliar sight. Peeking out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CS1-IMG_2967.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Cutlass Supreme 4-Door Hardtop – Squint And You Can You See The Seventies")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Cutlass Supreme 4-Door Hardtop – Squint And You Can You See The Seventies
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 73 Comments(first posted 9/26/2018) This past Saturday while running errands, I rounded a familiar corner in my suburban Chicago town and saw a decidedly unfamiliar sight. Peeking out […] -
![(first posted 9/25/2018) If there is one car that has built its popularity and reputation on being boring, it’s the Toyota Camry. Make no mistake that through the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/thumb_IMG_3718_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Toyota Camry DX Coupe – A Unicorn Of Camrys")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Toyota Camry DX Coupe – A Unicorn Of Camrys
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 62 Comments(first posted 9/25/2018) If there is one car that has built its popularity and reputation on being boring, it’s the Toyota Camry. Make no mistake that through the […] -
![We spend a good deal of time here at CC devoted to cars, their history, and the world around them. Hotels and motels are clearly part of that world, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/master-pnp-mrg-10600-10692u.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Lodging In The US In The 1970s – Sights & Cars")
Vintage Snapshots: Lodging In The US In The 1970s – Sights & Cars
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 30 CommentsWe spend a good deal of time here at CC devoted to cars, their history, and the world around them. Hotels and motels are clearly part of that world, […] -
![The idea of “low-cost luxury” is certainly a funny sounding one. Nonetheless, a popular notion that has found its way into the marketplace time and time again. In the case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-09-17-01.29.30.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dawn Of The Brougham Epoch: 1965 – 1966 Ford LTD, Chevrolet Caprice, Plymouth VIP, Ambassador DPL – The New Low-Cost Luxury Options Of The Mid Sixties")
Dawn Of The Brougham Epoch: 1965 – 1966 Ford LTD, Chevrolet Caprice, Plymouth VIP, Ambassador DPL – The New Low-Cost Luxury Options Of The Mid Sixties
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 30 CommentsThe idea of “low-cost luxury” is certainly a funny sounding one. Nonetheless, a popular notion that has found its way into the marketplace time and time again. In the case […] -
![Lancia’s final decade as an independent carmaker was glorious in so many ways. They launched two completely new FWD models while carrying on with the elegant Flaminia, and got their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240407_115603_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1968 Lancia Flavia Coupé – Appreciating The Finer Things")
Car Show Classic: 1968 Lancia Flavia Coupé – Appreciating The Finer Things
Posted on September 25, 2024 | 10 CommentsLancia’s final decade as an independent carmaker was glorious in so many ways. They launched two completely new FWD models while carrying on with the elegant Flaminia, and got their […]
