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![(first posted 8/3/2018) “Overstyled” is a bit of an understatement, but ironically enough, the F-10’s styling was actually just some three or four decades ahead of the curve. High […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CC-50-066.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1976 Vintage R&T Review: Datsun F10 – “Overstyled” or Just Ahead of Its Time?")
1976 Vintage R&T Review: Datsun F10 – “Overstyled” or Just Ahead of Its Time?
Posted on August 3, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/3/2018) “Overstyled” is a bit of an understatement, but ironically enough, the F-10’s styling was actually just some three or four decades ahead of the curve. High […] -
Vintage Dealers: Cadillac Dealers In The 1960s
Posted on August 3, 2024 | 20 Comments -
![Photos from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Here’s a ’66 Chevelle Malibu 2-door hardtop, beat up and worn, the way they used to be found around my high school grounds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/53896832310_27f07c19ee_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1966 Chevelle Malibu At The Shopping Center – The Way It Used To Be")
Curbside Find: 1966 Chevelle Malibu At The Shopping Center – The Way It Used To Be
Posted on August 3, 2024 | 25 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Here’s a ’66 Chevelle Malibu 2-door hardtop, beat up and worn, the way they used to be found around my high school grounds […] -
![While never as popular as General Motors “New Look” transit coach introduced in 1959, Flxible Corporation’s concurrent New Look model had a fairly successful run. Over 17,000 were produced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/RTC-2501_5th-st-1st-ave_cr6-25-77-ap_600x320-1-e1722514281473.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Flxible “New Look” and the Time Detroit Sent Them All Back to the Factory")
Bus Stop Classics: Flxible “New Look” and the Time Detroit Sent Them All Back to the Factory
Posted on August 3, 2024 | 13 CommentsWhile never as popular as General Motors “New Look” transit coach introduced in 1959, Flxible Corporation’s concurrent New Look model had a fairly successful run. Over 17,000 were produced […] -
![I’ll admit right here, I’m an idiot and make lots of dumb calls in life; all in the name of good intentions. Such was a job I took. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Captura-de-pantallaa-2024-08-02-00.07.13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1995 Lincoln Town Car – Meet Louis")
My 1995 Lincoln Town Car – Meet Louis
Posted on August 3, 2024 | 14 CommentsI’ll admit right here, I’m an idiot and make lots of dumb calls in life; all in the name of good intentions. Such was a job I took. I […] -
![(first posted 10/7/2012. This post includes images by the author as well as by P. Niedermeyer) Recently I found this BMW 8-Series parked next to my house. As a departure […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/BMW-840Ci-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: BMW 850i and 840Ci – Nineties Icon Or Technological Overkill?")
Curbside Classic: BMW 850i and 840Ci – Nineties Icon Or Technological Overkill?
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/7/2012. This post includes images by the author as well as by P. Niedermeyer) Recently I found this BMW 8-Series parked next to my house. As a departure […] -
![(first posted 8/2/2018) When the weakening dollar made the German Opel 1900/Manta too expensive to import anymore, GM looked to its affiliate in Japan for the replacement. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CC-248-011-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1976 Vintage R&T Review: Buick Opel by Isuzu – Once You Get Past the Name It’s Not a Bad Car")
1976 Vintage R&T Review: Buick Opel by Isuzu – Once You Get Past the Name It’s Not a Bad Car
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 46 Comments(first posted 8/2/2018) When the weakening dollar made the German Opel 1900/Manta too expensive to import anymore, GM looked to its affiliate in Japan for the replacement. The […] -
![For today, a collection of images of sporty Mopars taken back in the ’60s and ’70s. I’ve generally covered these corporate siblings separately, but this time, why not bring them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tumblr_o73aimVwSM1s3pgtho1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Plymouths And Dodges — Sporty Mopars In The ’60s-’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Plymouths And Dodges — Sporty Mopars In The ’60s-’70s
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 20 CommentsFor today, a collection of images of sporty Mopars taken back in the ’60s and ’70s. I’ve generally covered these corporate siblings separately, but this time, why not bring them […] -
![If this were a ’95 Corolla wagon, I wouldn’t have stopped. And I would know with a great degree of likelihood that it would still be around in a few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_1290.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1995 VW Passat GLC VR6 (B4) – Room To Spare")
Curbside Find: 1995 VW Passat GLC VR6 (B4) – Room To Spare
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 10 CommentsIf this were a ’95 Corolla wagon, I wouldn’t have stopped. And I would know with a great degree of likelihood that it would still be around in a few […] -
![Day 4 of the Cycle the Erie Canal trip started in Seneca Falls, NY, the central NY town that our rolling camping trip had wound up in the previous evening. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0481.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 2)")
Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 2)
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 18 CommentsDay 4 of the Cycle the Erie Canal trip started in Seneca Falls, NY, the central NY town that our rolling camping trip had wound up in the previous evening. […] -
![Who will take care of old vintage cars as time moves on? And who will value them? It’s a topic that appears on and off again in these pages. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG-20240726-WA0002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1930 Ford Model A – True Classics And Their Unending Appeal")
Curbside Classic: 1930 Ford Model A – True Classics And Their Unending Appeal
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 13 CommentsWho will take care of old vintage cars as time moves on? And who will value them? It’s a topic that appears on and off again in these pages. As […] -
![We haven’t done a call-out like this in quite a while, but I feel this would be a good time to find some new blood at CC. With summer in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Help Wanted: CC Contributors, No Experience Needed")
Help Wanted: CC Contributors, No Experience Needed
Posted on August 1, 2024 | 20 CommentsWe haven’t done a call-out like this in quite a while, but I feel this would be a good time to find some new blood at CC. With summer in […] -
![(first posted 7/28/2018) Time to crack open the next Road and Track of my huge stack that a reader sent me a couple of years ago. We’re now into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/scans0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1976 Vintage R&T Comparison: Porsche 924 vs Datsun 280Z vs Alfetta GT")
1976 Vintage R&T Comparison: Porsche 924 vs Datsun 280Z vs Alfetta GT
Posted on August 1, 2024 | 25 Comments(first posted 7/28/2018) Time to crack open the next Road and Track of my huge stack that a reader sent me a couple of years ago. We’re now into […] -
![(first posted 8/1/2018) “The Shape of Speed” may well be a personal high watermark as regards automotive exhibits. I have been utterly fascinated with the streamlined era since I was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_0017.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: “The Shape of Speed” – A Sublime Collection of Streamlined Cars")
Museum Classics: “The Shape of Speed” – A Sublime Collection of Streamlined Cars
Posted on August 1, 2024 | 67 Comments(first posted 8/1/2018) “The Shape of Speed” may well be a personal high watermark as regards automotive exhibits. I have been utterly fascinated with the streamlined era since I was a […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Parking Lots In The 1960s & 1970s
Posted on August 1, 2024 | 34 Comments
