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![(first posted 11/3/2018) Our past few Bus Stop Classics have focused on older buses – those from four or five decades ago. Let’s move forward and look at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/010812-7436ccrta238-1-e1538730178646.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1999 – 2009 Optima Opus Urban Transit Coach – Short Ride")
Bus Stop Classics: 1999 – 2009 Optima Opus Urban Transit Coach – Short Ride
Posted on November 3, 2024 | 17 Comments(first posted 11/3/2018) Our past few Bus Stop Classics have focused on older buses – those from four or five decades ago. Let’s move forward and look at a […] -
![Photo from the CC Cohort by Michael Baker. Found in Maple Rich, British Columbia. What was your generation’s desirable Chevy? And what was your generation’s junky Chevy? Those questions have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54113173658_50d45a2e52_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1974 Chevelle Malibu Sedan – The Once Upon A Time Everyday Chevrolet")
Curbside Find: 1974 Chevelle Malibu Sedan – The Once Upon A Time Everyday Chevrolet
Posted on November 3, 2024 | 24 CommentsPhoto from the CC Cohort by Michael Baker. Found in Maple Rich, British Columbia. What was your generation’s desirable Chevy? And what was your generation’s junky Chevy? Those questions have […] -
Car Show Outtakes: 1998 Volvo V90 And 1997 Volvo S90 – Measure Twice, Cut Once
Posted on November 3, 2024 | 10 CommentsParallel parking only for the brick extensions that caught my attention, last September. Most striking was a 1998 Volvo V90 with a matching trailer. -
![It’s always a bit heart-warming to run into an old friend that you haven’t seen in 15 years and didn’t know that they were still around. I first shot this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_2249.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1962 Ford Falcon Sports Futura Hipster Found Hiding In Alley 15 Years After Its CC Debut")
1962 Ford Falcon Sports Futura Hipster Found Hiding In Alley 15 Years After Its CC Debut
Posted on November 3, 2024 | 9 CommentsIt’s always a bit heart-warming to run into an old friend that you haven’t seen in 15 years and didn’t know that they were still around. I first shot this […] -
![When my Swedish colleagues returned from their 1998 summer vacation period, I found myself working in the Marketing team for a new-car project intended to replace Volvo’s first-generation S40 and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Volvo-Concept-Wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Working Where Volvos Are Born – Part Two")
Auto-Biography: Working Where Volvos Are Born – Part Two
Posted on November 3, 2024 | 15 CommentsWhen my Swedish colleagues returned from their 1998 summer vacation period, I found myself working in the Marketing team for a new-car project intended to replace Volvo’s first-generation S40 and […] -
![(first posted 11/2/2018) I’m always amazed at how many gen1 VW Rabbits (Golf) are still around. Most of them are diesels, which made them more desirable, as they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-359-046.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1984 VW Jetta – A Well Preserved Survivor")
CC Outtake: 1984 VW Jetta – A Well Preserved Survivor
Posted on November 2, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 11/2/2018) I’m always amazed at how many gen1 VW Rabbits (Golf) are still around. Most of them are diesels, which made them more desirable, as they […] -
![(first posted 10/15/2018) What better way is there to explore some of the most iconic locations in the United States than from behind the wheel of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dodge-challenger-nevada-desert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review & Travelogue: 2018 Dodge Challenger R/T – In A Class Of Its Own")
Rental Car Review & Travelogue: 2018 Dodge Challenger R/T – In A Class Of Its Own
Posted on November 2, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 10/15/2018) What better way is there to explore some of the most iconic locations in the United States than from behind the wheel of […] -
![Let’s revisit the “Suddenly It’s 1960!” generation of Chrysler products through these vintage images. Many words have been devoted on this site and elsewhere to these products, in many ways […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/64e2a39f95eec29059cf45859c894b91.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Chrysler Products Of 1957-1958 – Suddenly It’s 1960!")
Vintage Snapshots: Chrysler Products Of 1957-1958 – Suddenly It’s 1960!
Posted on November 2, 2024 | 45 CommentsLet’s revisit the “Suddenly It’s 1960!” generation of Chrysler products through these vintage images. Many words have been devoted on this site and elsewhere to these products, in many ways […] -
![1954: As the year began, Nash President George Mason was disappointed at losing Hudson to Packard, but it was not a major concern. What was a major concern was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Studebaker-Nash-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The History Of The Studebaker-Nash Merger (1954-1957) – What Might Have Been")
The History Of The Studebaker-Nash Merger (1954-1957) – What Might Have Been
Posted on November 2, 2024 | 56 Comments1954: As the year began, Nash President George Mason was disappointed at losing Hudson to Packard, but it was not a major concern. What was a major concern was […] -
![Long-time CC readers may remember our post on Pittsburgh’s “Skybus” – an early attempt at an elevated busway that, unfortunately, didn’t pan out. Here in the Japanese city of Nagoya, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/5930066974_9bba23e8ac_b-e1729669319470.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Nagoya’s Yutorito Elevated Guided Busway – Go Up, Not Out")
Bus Stop Classics: Nagoya’s Yutorito Elevated Guided Busway – Go Up, Not Out
Posted on November 2, 2024 | 16 CommentsLong-time CC readers may remember our post on Pittsburgh’s “Skybus” – an early attempt at an elevated busway that, unfortunately, didn’t pan out. Here in the Japanese city of Nagoya, […] -
![This article is dedicated to Doctor Myron Porter. He served his country in the Naval Reserve. He was stationed in Southeast Asia for two years and then spent another 20 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/unnamed-8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1978 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – Finally, I Get To Experience Cadillac Style")
My 1978 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – Finally, I Get To Experience Cadillac Style
Posted on November 2, 2024 | 35 CommentsThis article is dedicated to Doctor Myron Porter. He served his country in the Naval Reserve. He was stationed in Southeast Asia for two years and then spent another 20 […] -
![We may be heading towards the end of the year, but something that never ceases at CC is our want to hear new car stories. There’s no ending to that. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-11-01-10.50.14.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COALers Needed")
COALers Needed
Posted on November 1, 2024 | 9 CommentsWe may be heading towards the end of the year, but something that never ceases at CC is our want to hear new car stories. There’s no ending to that. […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2013) This has to be one of the best CC Cohort finds ever, by ActuallyMike. I’ve lived in hope of just finding any street-side Charger of this vintage, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Dodge-Charger-1970-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1970 Dodge Charger R/T – Magnum Patina")
Cohort Classic: 1970 Dodge Charger R/T – Magnum Patina
Posted on November 1, 2024 | 60 Comments(first posted 6/6/2013) This has to be one of the best CC Cohort finds ever, by ActuallyMike. I’ve lived in hope of just finding any street-side Charger of this vintage, […] -
![(Paul N. co-authored this post) (first posted 10/31/2018) Tatra87 recently gave us the full back story of how Mercedes came to have a FWD van (L306D “Harburger”) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/P_20181021_165159.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mercedes MB 100D – Grandson Of The DKW Schnellaster")
Curbside Classic: Mercedes MB 100D – Grandson Of The DKW Schnellaster
Posted on November 1, 2024 | 27 Comments(Paul N. co-authored this post) (first posted 10/31/2018) Tatra87 recently gave us the full back story of how Mercedes came to have a FWD van (L306D “Harburger”) […] -
![(first posted 11/1/2018) Pride may be a destructive force, especially in such quantities that it turns into hubris. For Kia, though, Pride was just an example of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/43203505020_5e64fe896c_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 2003 Kia Rio Cinco – No Pride")
Cohort Classic: 2003 Kia Rio Cinco – No Pride
Posted on November 1, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 11/1/2018) Pride may be a destructive force, especially in such quantities that it turns into hubris. For Kia, though, Pride was just an example of […]
