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![Last week, I revisited the Visscher Classique car museum in the Netherlands. Their collection is far from static and has clearly been expanded since my previous visit in August 2023. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_2629.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Two Wheeler Classics: Get Your Moped Runnin’ – Head Out On The Bike Path")
Two Wheeler Classics: Get Your Moped Runnin’ – Head Out On The Bike Path
Posted on August 11, 2024 | 19 CommentsLast week, I revisited the Visscher Classique car museum in the Netherlands. Their collection is far from static and has clearly been expanded since my previous visit in August 2023. […] -
![1993 Volvo brochure cover. Faithful CC readers, we’ve now come to the last chapter of our Volvo 240-series chronology, focusing on the annual changes and updates made to the U.S. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/93-Volvo-244-and-Amazon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Volvo 240’s U.S. Journey – Chapter Seven")
The Volvo 240’s U.S. Journey – Chapter Seven
Posted on August 11, 2024 | 26 Comments1993 Volvo brochure cover. Faithful CC readers, we’ve now come to the last chapter of our Volvo 240-series chronology, focusing on the annual changes and updates made to the U.S. […] -
![This vintage R&T review is being posted in 2018, 47 years after this review was originally written. Grasp that, 47 years, almost 50 years, almost half a century from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CCI08072018_0031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T $3500 GT Comparison Test, July 1971: Opel GT & Datsun 240Z — When the Land Of The Rising Sun Eclipsed The Old European Order.")
Vintage R&T $3500 GT Comparison Test, July 1971: Opel GT & Datsun 240Z — When the Land Of The Rising Sun Eclipsed The Old European Order.
Posted on August 10, 2024 | 24 CommentsThis vintage R&T review is being posted in 2018, 47 years after this review was originally written. Grasp that, 47 years, almost 50 years, almost half a century from the […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2018) We all experience a change in priorities as we go through life. Many of the things that we strive for in our 20s quickly fade […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_3883.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Evolving Priorities")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Evolving Priorities
Posted on August 10, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 8/10/2018) We all experience a change in priorities as we go through life. Many of the things that we strive for in our 20s quickly fade […] -
Vintage Postcards: Texas In The 1950s
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![If you’d asked me to name the least likely car I’d stumble across while passing through Kearney, Nebraska, a Renault Encore would certainly be close to the top of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_0501-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Find: 1985 Renault Encore GS – Bonjour, Suckers!")
CC Find: 1985 Renault Encore GS – Bonjour, Suckers!
Posted on August 10, 2024 | 31 CommentsIf you’d asked me to name the least likely car I’d stumble across while passing through Kearney, Nebraska, a Renault Encore would certainly be close to the top of the […] -
![Just recently the subject of “patina” came up. Then I found this ultra-rare 1959 Plymouth Belvedere 2-door sedan for sale in Yukon, PA (near Pittsburgh). The paint is original–Pearl Gray […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-21-54-01-s-l1600.webp-WEBP-Image-1600-%C3%97-1200-pixels-%E2%80%94-Scaled-62.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1959 Plymouth Belvedere–Keep The Patina or Repaint?")
CC For Sale: 1959 Plymouth Belvedere–Keep The Patina or Repaint?
Posted on August 10, 2024 | 43 CommentsJust recently the subject of “patina” came up. Then I found this ultra-rare 1959 Plymouth Belvedere 2-door sedan for sale in Yukon, PA (near Pittsburgh). The paint is original–Pearl Gray […] -
![We needed a car. I had never tried buying a car online before, since it was still somewhat new in 2010. However, my research showed me a 1993 white […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-08-09-17.38.31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1993 Buick Park Avenue: Helping a Salesman Start a Career")
My 1993 Buick Park Avenue: Helping a Salesman Start a Career
Posted on August 10, 2024 | 11 CommentsWe needed a car. I had never tried buying a car online before, since it was still somewhat new in 2010. However, my research showed me a 1993 white […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2018) I hope readers of the antipodean persuasion will not be offended when I confess, from the get go, that I’m way out of my depth […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_20180705_120147.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Holden Camira JE Wagon – Chimera Obscura")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Holden Camira JE Wagon – Chimera Obscura
Posted on August 9, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 8/10/2018) I hope readers of the antipodean persuasion will not be offended when I confess, from the get go, that I’m way out of my depth […] -
![(first posted 8/9/2018) Americans and wagons are a combination that baffles the mind of product developers everywhere. From being the darling of families looking for a second car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/43257854132_9eb4b8e549_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback – Another One-Year Wonder")
Cohort Classic: 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback – Another One-Year Wonder
Posted on August 9, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 8/9/2018) Americans and wagons are a combination that baffles the mind of product developers everywhere. From being the darling of families looking for a second car […] -
Curbside Find: 1955 Packard Caribbean Convertible – Going Out In Style
Posted on August 9, 2024 | 29 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by William Garrett. -
![When we look at the past, one thing to remember is that we do so through an askew view. Rose-tinted or otherwise. I won’t deny that in the last year, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/7482600170_695cc718b6_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Black Americans And Their Cars – 1940s – 1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Black Americans And Their Cars – 1940s – 1960s
Posted on August 9, 2024 | 32 CommentsWhen we look at the past, one thing to remember is that we do so through an askew view. Rose-tinted or otherwise. I won’t deny that in the last year, […] -
![Cycle the Erie Canal Day 6 was a Car SAG day for me. A driving day seems an appropriate way to start the third and final installment of this series, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0618.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 3)")
Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 3)
Posted on August 9, 2024 | 15 CommentsCycle the Erie Canal Day 6 was a Car SAG day for me. A driving day seems an appropriate way to start the third and final installment of this series, […] -
![The retro craze that raged throughout the ‘90s produced a bunch of questionable designs, to be sure. Although it originated in Japan, it soon contaminated the whole world, like a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240428_084831_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2001 BMW Z8 – Throwback To The Future")
Curbside Classic: 2001 BMW Z8 – Throwback To The Future
Posted on August 9, 2024 | 11 CommentsThe retro craze that raged throughout the ‘90s produced a bunch of questionable designs, to be sure. Although it originated in Japan, it soon contaminated the whole world, like a […] -
![(first posted 8/8/2018) The Datsun 240Z (Fairlady) was the second generation of a Datsun (Nissan) sports car. The first was the Nissan 1500/1600/2000 Roadster, produced from 1961 until […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CCI08072018.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review, April 1970: Datsun 240Z")
Vintage R&T Review, April 1970: Datsun 240Z
Posted on August 8, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 8/8/2018) The Datsun 240Z (Fairlady) was the second generation of a Datsun (Nissan) sports car. The first was the Nissan 1500/1600/2000 Roadster, produced from 1961 until […]
