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![Ah! We meet at last, Biturbo coupé. You embody everything that went so wrong during the dreaded De Tomaso era, even if you’re not the ugliest of the bunch (Ghibli […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20231011_115711_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Maserati Biturbo (AM331) 222 E – Plastic Trident")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Maserati Biturbo (AM331) 222 E – Plastic Trident
Posted on October 31, 2024 | 6 CommentsAh! We meet at last, Biturbo coupé. You embody everything that went so wrong during the dreaded De Tomaso era, even if you’re not the ugliest of the bunch (Ghibli […] -
![(first posted 10/30/2018) It’s funny that I consider myself more a GM man than anything because some of my fondest memories have been in Fords. The first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ford-xf-falcon-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Outtakes: 1984-88 Ford XF Falcon – Have You Reminisced About A Ford Lately?")
In-Motion Outtakes: 1984-88 Ford XF Falcon – Have You Reminisced About A Ford Lately?
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 10/30/2018) It’s funny that I consider myself more a GM man than anything because some of my fondest memories have been in Fords. The first […] -
![(first posted 10/30/2018) Eagle. Such a majestic bird of prey, and a fitting name for a vehicle of worthy credentials. Unfortunately, Chrysler’s Eagle brand was from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Renault_Medallion_3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Renault Medallion Wagon – To Live Like “un Réfugié”")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Renault Medallion Wagon – To Live Like “un Réfugié”
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 96 Comments(first posted 10/30/2018) Eagle. Such a majestic bird of prey, and a fitting name for a vehicle of worthy credentials. Unfortunately, Chrysler’s Eagle brand was from […] -
![It’s time for another visit to the now-gone world of station wagons in the open. Today’s series collects images of wagons in day-to-day activities: at work, at play, or even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/c131229484be0a89d2d30d776b518054-station-wagon-cars-and-trucks.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Daily Life With Station Wagons – 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Daily Life With Station Wagons – 1950s-1960s
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 37 CommentsIt’s time for another visit to the now-gone world of station wagons in the open. Today’s series collects images of wagons in day-to-day activities: at work, at play, or even […] -
![Recently I happened to be around a familiar classic –well, familiar to me at least. And was witness to another example of the all-too-common neglect; a classic car owner who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241025_101727.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1978 Oldsmobile Omega – Looking Worse for Wear")
Curbside Find: 1978 Oldsmobile Omega – Looking Worse for Wear
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 23 CommentsRecently I happened to be around a familiar classic –well, familiar to me at least. And was witness to another example of the all-too-common neglect; a classic car owner who […] -
![To me, 1965 is one of those years. A year when so much seemed new, seemed changed, and not just in the automotive world. At seven, I was in second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/65-Riv-grn-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Cars Of 1965! – Some Years Are Special")
CC In Scale: Cars Of 1965! – Some Years Are Special
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 25 CommentsTo me, 1965 is one of those years. A year when so much seemed new, seemed changed, and not just in the automotive world. At seven, I was in second […] -
![’74 Chevrolet C20 image from the Cohort by nifticus392. While I was carless after our wedding, Barbara did have a grey ‘71 Pontiac LeMans pillared two-door coupe with a 350 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/24523149246_b83e26738a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My ’75 Chevrolet C20 – A New Beginning (A Lifetime With Cars, Chapter 8)")
My ’75 Chevrolet C20 – A New Beginning (A Lifetime With Cars, Chapter 8)
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 7 Comments’74 Chevrolet C20 image from the Cohort by nifticus392. While I was carless after our wedding, Barbara did have a grey ‘71 Pontiac LeMans pillared two-door coupe with a 350 […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2018) Sometimes, a CC subject can be a bit borderline. I like old cars, but there are two kinds: the really old ones and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_20180826_105607.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Micra (K10) – Beating The Europeans At Their Own Game")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Micra (K10) – Beating The Europeans At Their Own Game
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 10/10/2018) Sometimes, a CC subject can be a bit borderline. I like old cars, but there are two kinds: the really old ones and […] -
![(first posted 10/29/2018) I was getting gas at my usual station this weekend, when I saw an unusual olive green sight: a pristine 1969 Dodge Dart 2-door […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Dart-Main-Image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC And Vintage Review: 1969 Dodge Dart 2-Door Hardtop – Swinger Or Solid Citizen?")
CC And Vintage Review: 1969 Dodge Dart 2-Door Hardtop – Swinger Or Solid Citizen?
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posted 10/29/2018) I was getting gas at my usual station this weekend, when I saw an unusual olive green sight: a pristine 1969 Dodge Dart 2-door […] -
![On my way home from Canadian Tire I can choose to travel through an older community with mature trees, which is always a wonderful sight in fall even if we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1961-Singer-Gazelle-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Singer Gazelle – Unexpected Fall Find")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Singer Gazelle – Unexpected Fall Find
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 32 CommentsOn my way home from Canadian Tire I can choose to travel through an older community with mature trees, which is always a wonderful sight in fall even if we […] -
Vintage Dealers: Volkswagens In California In The 1960s
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 29 CommentsSanucci Volkswagen, Reseda. -
![Nobody does retro like the Japanese. They (re-)invented the fad in the late ‘80s, and less than ten years later, the whole world was at it. But no country took […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240629_145311_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2001 Mitsubishi Minica Town Bee – Retro Nightmare")
CC Capsule: 2001 Mitsubishi Minica Town Bee – Retro Nightmare
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 7 CommentsNobody does retro like the Japanese. They (re-)invented the fad in the late ‘80s, and less than ten years later, the whole world was at it. But no country took […] -
![I wrote the first draft for this essay from a window seat on an airplane while returning to Chicago after a Las Vegas vacation. This is an annual trip for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240721_163926733-1995-97-Ford-Probe-GT-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1996 Ford Probe GT – The Correct Connotation")
Curbside Musings: c. 1996 Ford Probe GT – The Correct Connotation
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 35 CommentsI wrote the first draft for this essay from a window seat on an airplane while returning to Chicago after a Las Vegas vacation. This is an annual trip for […] -
![(first posted 10/24/2018) I’m not sure what will have appeared in the comments in response to JPC’s Outtake of a 1972 Ford taxi in NYC, but since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NYC-taxis-1972-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: The Real Taxis of New York in 1972 – My Bias is Confirmed")
Vintage Snapshots: The Real Taxis of New York in 1972 – My Bias is Confirmed
Posted on October 28, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 10/24/2018) I’m not sure what will have appeared in the comments in response to JPC’s Outtake of a 1972 Ford taxi in NYC, but since […] -
![(first posted 10/28/2018) When I first spotted this Buick sedan from some distance in a weedy empty lot outside Baker City, Oregon, on our recent trip, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-374-078-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Lite: 1967 Buick LeSabre 400 Sedan – That Does Not Mean a 400 Engine, Oddly Enough")
Curbside Classic Lite: 1967 Buick LeSabre 400 Sedan – That Does Not Mean a 400 Engine, Oddly Enough
Posted on October 28, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 10/28/2018) When I first spotted this Buick sedan from some distance in a weedy empty lot outside Baker City, Oregon, on our recent trip, I […]
