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![Pat yourselves on the back, patient readers. You’ve come along for this multi-chapter ride during which we’ve covered the first nine model years of the Volvo 240’s U.S. story (already […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/85-Volvo-244.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Volvo 240’s U.S. Journey – Chapter Five")
The Volvo 240’s U.S. Journey – Chapter Five
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 15 CommentsPat yourselves on the back, patient readers. You’ve come along for this multi-chapter ride during which we’ve covered the first nine model years of the Volvo 240’s U.S. story (already […] -
![(first posted 10/1/2012) Not to beat the poor 1960 Ford brochure to death, but I couldn’t help but stop at this fine rendering of an Orchid Gray Starliner with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Ford-Starliner-1960-brochure.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "So Why Didn’t They Show The 1960 Starliner With A Starfighter?")
So Why Didn’t They Show The 1960 Starliner With A Starfighter?
Posted on July 27, 2024 | 69 Comments(first posted 10/1/2012) Not to beat the poor 1960 Ford brochure to death, but I couldn’t help but stop at this fine rendering of an Orchid Gray Starliner with a […] -
![(first posted 7/24/2018) I received my driver’s license on my 16th birthday in the fall of 1985. Just like Samantha Baker, my dream car was not in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Gas Station Classic: 1986 Saab 900 Turbo – Sixteen Candles")
Gas Station Classic: 1986 Saab 900 Turbo – Sixteen Candles
Posted on July 27, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 7/24/2018) I received my driver’s license on my 16th birthday in the fall of 1985. Just like Samantha Baker, my dream car was not in the […] -
![(first posted 7/27/2018) As Chrysler Corporation lurched and stumbled from crisis to crisis through the years, hidden in the mistimed mayhem were a few oddly compelling products. One […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CD1279-Mirada-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1980 Dodge Mirada – Retro Before Retro Was Cool")
Vintage Review: 1980 Dodge Mirada – Retro Before Retro Was Cool
Posted on July 27, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 7/27/2018) As Chrysler Corporation lurched and stumbled from crisis to crisis through the years, hidden in the mistimed mayhem were a few oddly compelling products. One […] -
Vintage Dealers: Buick Dealers In The ’50s-’60s
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![A straightforward dry bulk tanker, consisting of a 4×2 tractor and a tridem axle semi-trailer. Similar combinations can be found all over the Continent, their task is transporting dry cement […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_2290.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2017 Volvo FM And 2018 Spitzer Dry Bulk Tanker – No-Frills Carrier")
Truck Show Outtake: 2017 Volvo FM And 2018 Spitzer Dry Bulk Tanker – No-Frills Carrier
Posted on July 27, 2024 | 8 CommentsA straightforward dry bulk tanker, consisting of a 4×2 tractor and a tridem axle semi-trailer. Similar combinations can be found all over the Continent, their task is transporting dry cement […] -
![It is easy to mark significant events in my life by remembering the cars involved in most of my adventures growing up and growing older. After 72 years my family […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1960-Ford-12-13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Our Family’s Ford Fairlanes – A Lifetime With Cars; Chapter 1")
Our Family’s Ford Fairlanes – A Lifetime With Cars; Chapter 1
Posted on July 27, 2024 | 20 CommentsIt is easy to mark significant events in my life by remembering the cars involved in most of my adventures growing up and growing older. After 72 years my family […] -
![(first posted 10/4/2012) Quite recently, the wife and I went to our weekend house for the city-wide garage sale. I got our items arranged bright and early Saturday morning. Shortly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/P9180072.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Desoto Firesweep – Curbside Service")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Desoto Firesweep – Curbside Service
Posted on July 26, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 10/4/2012) Quite recently, the wife and I went to our weekend house for the city-wide garage sale. I got our items arranged bright and early Saturday morning. Shortly […] -
![(first posted 7/26/2018) Lancia’s renewed effort in the US market with its new Fiat-based cars was a mixed blessing. They were stylish, and had lovely interiors. And they had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Chrysler-1961-concpet0007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Intro: 1976 Lancia Beta HPE and Scorpion – Now Federalized")
Vintage R&T Intro: 1976 Lancia Beta HPE and Scorpion – Now Federalized
Posted on July 26, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 7/26/2018) Lancia’s renewed effort in the US market with its new Fiat-based cars was a mixed blessing. They were stylish, and had lovely interiors. And they had […] -
![Let’s do a bit of car spotting today with these images of freeways and highways from the ’50s and ’60s. Unsurprisingly, most are in California and to offset that imbalance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tumblr_p69y6yp5mu1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Freeways And Highways In The ’50-’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Freeways And Highways In The ’50-’60s
Posted on July 26, 2024 | 28 CommentsLet’s do a bit of car spotting today with these images of freeways and highways from the ’50s and ’60s. Unsurprisingly, most are in California and to offset that imbalance […] -
Curbside Find: Ford Tempo – My, What Colors You Wear!
Posted on July 26, 2024 | 16 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by robadr. -
![It’s no secret that I am a fan of all things transportation. Of course this is one of the ties that bind me to this site, and it’s something that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0524.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 1)")
Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 1)
Posted on July 26, 2024 | 39 CommentsIt’s no secret that I am a fan of all things transportation. Of course this is one of the ties that bind me to this site, and it’s something that […] -
![When the lease on my SE-R was up, rather than replacing it with another new, or newish, car, I went completely the other way and replaced it with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Vovlo-740GLE-blue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1985 Volvo 740GLE – Years Ahead of the Germans")
My 1985 Volvo 740GLE – Years Ahead of the Germans
Posted on July 26, 2024 | 17 CommentsWhen the lease on my SE-R was up, rather than replacing it with another new, or newish, car, I went completely the other way and replaced it with the […] -
![(first posted 10/2/2012) The grand Marmon Sixteen may have died in the depths of the Depression, but Walter Marmon certainly didn’t go down with it. Instead, he joined forces with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Marmom-H-Ford.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1940 Marmon-Herrington Ford 4×4 Woodie Wagon – The Jeep Grand Wagoneer Prequel")
1940 Marmon-Herrington Ford 4×4 Woodie Wagon – The Jeep Grand Wagoneer Prequel
Posted on July 25, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 10/2/2012) The grand Marmon Sixteen may have died in the depths of the Depression, but Walter Marmon certainly didn’t go down with it. Instead, he joined forces with […] -
![(first posted 7/25/2018) About seven years ago I was a fresh, new CC contributor/editor and was a thrill with the state of the world. New and interesting curbside subjects […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1964PontiacTempestSafari04Featire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Custom Safari – In Defense Of The Barn Cat")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Custom Safari – In Defense Of The Barn Cat
Posted on July 25, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 7/25/2018) About seven years ago I was a fresh, new CC contributor/editor and was a thrill with the state of the world. New and interesting curbside subjects […]
