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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 […] -
![Just one image, uploaded by Stanislav Alexeyeb at the Cohort, with the caption “My 1966 Chrysler Newport”. An ideal shot and setting to capture the right profile to check out this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54065126665_277de46638_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Beachside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Newport – Brutalism By The Beach")
Beachside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Newport – Brutalism By The Beach
Posted on October 28, 2024 | 16 CommentsJust one image, uploaded by Stanislav Alexeyeb at the Cohort, with the caption “My 1966 Chrysler Newport”. An ideal shot and setting to capture the right profile to check out this […] -
![This week, in a blatant attempt at generating a little more enthusiasm than the previous week, we will look at polarizing and controversial designs – and there are plenty of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20220618_141846-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1969 Jaguar E-Type 2+2 (Series II) – The Hunchback Of Notre-Jag")
Curbside Find: 1969 Jaguar E-Type 2+2 (Series II) – The Hunchback Of Notre-Jag
Posted on October 28, 2024 | 30 CommentsThis week, in a blatant attempt at generating a little more enthusiasm than the previous week, we will look at polarizing and controversial designs – and there are plenty of […] -
![Subaru was known for being a bit eccentric back in the day — or was it its owners that were eccentric? Is there a difference? They both seem to have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_2174.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Subaru BRAT With Third Eye “Passing Lamp” – A Brief Passing Fad")
Curbside Classic: 1981 Subaru BRAT With Third Eye “Passing Lamp” – A Brief Passing Fad
Posted on October 28, 2024 | 27 CommentsSubaru was known for being a bit eccentric back in the day — or was it its owners that were eccentric? Is there a difference? They both seem to have […] -
![There was an era, now hard to imagine, when Detroit’s full-sizers were the norm on the roads. It’s a time that some of you remember and lived through, with strong […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240505_154417836_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan – When Full-Size Chevys Roamed The Streets")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan – When Full-Size Chevys Roamed The Streets
Posted on October 28, 2024 | 20 CommentsThere was an era, now hard to imagine, when Detroit’s full-sizers were the norm on the roads. It’s a time that some of you remember and lived through, with strong […] -
Automotive History and CC Cinema: The Cars of Buford Pusser and the Movie “Walking Tall”
Posted on October 27, 2024 | 70 Comments(first posted 6/5/2014) Every once in a while events collide with personalities, resulting in a legend. This was certainly the case with Sheriff Buford Pusser of McNairy County, Tennessee. -
![(first posted 10/27/2018) The GTO has become universally acclaimed as the first of the “muscle cars”, a smaller sedan/coupe packing the punch of a hot V8 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/45339194862_45dab49676_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1964 Studebaker Super Lark – A Better GTO?")
Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1964 Studebaker Super Lark – A Better GTO?
Posted on October 27, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 10/27/2018) The GTO has become universally acclaimed as the first of the “muscle cars”, a smaller sedan/coupe packing the punch of a hot V8 […] -
![It’s fill-up time today. So what ride and what station shall be the one you visit? Here’s a collection of vintage photos to ponder those choices, with vehicles that go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/196.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Gas Stations In The ’50s – ’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Gas Stations In The ’50s – ’60s
Posted on October 27, 2024 | 50 CommentsIt’s fill-up time today. So what ride and what station shall be the one you visit? Here’s a collection of vintage photos to ponder those choices, with vehicles that go […] -
![A lot of Volvos in the Autotron lot on September 28. Rows and rows of classic Volvo cars, neatly arranged. Well, you can see for yourself. Many will look familiar, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_3238.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Autotron September 2024 – Volvo Parking Only")
Car Show Classics: Autotron September 2024 – Volvo Parking Only
Posted on October 27, 2024 | 23 CommentsA lot of Volvos in the Autotron lot on September 28. Rows and rows of classic Volvo cars, neatly arranged. Well, you can see for yourself. Many will look familiar, […] -
![From earlier posts of mine, many have probably reached the logical conclusion that finding old American cars in the open is difficult in Central America. Not impossible, as there are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/460792564_894944548632486_2549836011844104334_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1953 Ranch Wagon & 1956 Country Squire – Ford Wagons Down South")
CC For Sale: 1953 Ranch Wagon & 1956 Country Squire – Ford Wagons Down South
Posted on October 27, 2024 | 9 CommentsFrom earlier posts of mine, many have probably reached the logical conclusion that finding old American cars in the open is difficult in Central America. Not impossible, as there are […] -
![When we ended last week’s post, I had moved from New Jersey to Sweden, where I was to work on the marketing side of a small-car project just then beginning […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/66-Mustang-GT-Conv-1-e1729801265282.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My ’66 Mustang GT: Playing The Ponies In Gothenburg")
My ’66 Mustang GT: Playing The Ponies In Gothenburg
Posted on October 27, 2024 | 11 CommentsWhen we ended last week’s post, I had moved from New Jersey to Sweden, where I was to work on the marketing side of a small-car project just then beginning […]
