-
-
Curbside Classics Archives
Recent Posts
-
![When we said goodbye to Valborg, or trusty ’86 745 GLE, in 2013, we needed another daily driver. Ever on the alert for another stick-shift to replace the Volvo, one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Mazda5-side-view.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Our 2010 Mazda5: A Stick Shift Zoom-Zoom Minivan Joins the Family")
Our 2010 Mazda5: A Stick Shift Zoom-Zoom Minivan Joins the Family
Posted on January 12, 2025 | 15 CommentsWhen we said goodbye to Valborg, or trusty ’86 745 GLE, in 2013, we needed another daily driver. Ever on the alert for another stick-shift to replace the Volvo, one […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2019) At a recent classic car show, the lone Packard on display was a beautifully restored 1949 Packard Super Eight Victoria convertible. It was truly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/packard-mexico-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1950 Packard Touring Sedan – A Cormorant In The Wild")
CC Capsule: 1950 Packard Touring Sedan – A Cormorant In The Wild
Posted on January 11, 2025 | 29 Comments(first posted 1/11/2019) At a recent classic car show, the lone Packard on display was a beautifully restored 1949 Packard Super Eight Victoria convertible. It was truly […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2019) Long ago I wrote a CC for a 1982 Lincoln Town Car. It was written specifically for a theme week and, perhaps due to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_4246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Lincoln Town Car – What A Luxury Car Should Be?")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Lincoln Town Car – What A Luxury Car Should Be?
Posted on January 11, 2025 | 89 Comments(first posted 1/11/2019) Long ago I wrote a CC for a 1982 Lincoln Town Car. It was written specifically for a theme week and, perhaps due to […] -
![Being winter time, we shall pay attention again to the tradition of taking a visit to warmer climates. Today’s virtual tour features again postcards of lodging facilities in the Sunshine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/10139797226_0f3cef942d_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcards: Welcome To Florida! – The Sunshine State In The ’50s-’60s")
Vintage Postcards: Welcome To Florida! – The Sunshine State In The ’50s-’60s
Posted on January 11, 2025 | 18 CommentsBeing winter time, we shall pay attention again to the tradition of taking a visit to warmer climates. Today’s virtual tour features again postcards of lodging facilities in the Sunshine […] -
![Slightly belatedly, due to a rather hectic travel schedule, here is the final part of the late 2024 T87 Singles Collection. We have a lot of British steel to get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20241022_112644_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 5: Yet More Foreign Cars (British, Swedish & The Rest)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 5: Yet More Foreign Cars (British, Swedish & The Rest)
Posted on January 11, 2025 | 34 CommentsSlightly belatedly, due to a rather hectic travel schedule, here is the final part of the late 2024 T87 Singles Collection. We have a lot of British steel to get […] -
![It seems all vehicle manufacturers were (and are) guilty of it – “badge engineering” or doing as little as possible to distinguish one brand or model of car from another, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1975-dodge-charger-daytona-e1735813183303.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s The Worst Case of “Badge Engineering?”")
QOTD: What’s The Worst Case of “Badge Engineering?”
Posted on January 11, 2025 | 78 CommentsIt seems all vehicle manufacturers were (and are) guilty of it – “badge engineering” or doing as little as possible to distinguish one brand or model of car from another, […] -
![“It’s been a long time since the car has left me stranded. Indeed, it’s been running good for several months…” That line of thought is a dangerous one to have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20241008_151503573a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1996 VW Golf (Update) – Breakdown Afternoon (And Roadside Outtakes)")
My 1996 VW Golf (Update) – Breakdown Afternoon (And Roadside Outtakes)
Posted on January 11, 2025 | 14 Comments“It’s been a long time since the car has left me stranded. Indeed, it’s been running good for several months…” That line of thought is a dangerous one to have […] -
![(first posted 1/10/2019) It’s not often I see a Datsun Sunny (210). Early last year, I saw a wagon in a church parking lot that belonged to an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/datsun-sunny-wagon-1980-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1980 Datsun Sunny (210) Wagon – California Love")
CC Outtake: 1980 Datsun Sunny (210) Wagon – California Love
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 12 Comments(first posted 1/10/2019) It’s not often I see a Datsun Sunny (210). Early last year, I saw a wagon in a church parking lot that belonged to an […] -
![(first posted 1/10/2019) What is there to say about GM’s Colonnade cars of the mid 1970’s that we have not already said here at CC? Sometimes, however, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1976BuickRegalSedan12Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Sedan – The End-Stage Beater")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Sedan – The End-Stage Beater
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 113 Comments(first posted 1/10/2019) What is there to say about GM’s Colonnade cars of the mid 1970’s that we have not already said here at CC? Sometimes, however, […] -
![When big things go wrong on the road, better call a yellow cab with an 8×4 drivetrain, representing the top segment of wreckers. Three of those brutes were on display […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_3108-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Scania And Volvo 8×4 Wreckers – Dealing With Weighty Matters")
CC Global: Scania And Volvo 8×4 Wreckers – Dealing With Weighty Matters
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 6 CommentsWhen big things go wrong on the road, better call a yellow cab with an 8×4 drivetrain, representing the top segment of wreckers. Three of those brutes were on display […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have another chapter of wagons in our series. There is a great selection to view as well as some great locations. Some appear to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tumblr_nio4n9lFw51txhgk3o1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Station Wagons In The 1950s – Part 3")
Vintage Snapshots: Station Wagons In The 1950s – Part 3
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 21 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today we have another chapter of wagons in our series. There is a great selection to view as well as some great locations. Some appear to […] -
![First-gen. Isuzu Rodeo photo from the Cohort by J.C. Last week, we looked at a 2004 Honda CR-V we bought for my wife to complete our family fleet. We weren’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/53849148427_5faf4e3ee7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Our 1994 Isuzu Rodeo – The Tough Rodeo Of Delayed Maintenance")
Our 1994 Isuzu Rodeo – The Tough Rodeo Of Delayed Maintenance
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 12 CommentsFirst-gen. Isuzu Rodeo photo from the Cohort by J.C. Last week, we looked at a 2004 Honda CR-V we bought for my wife to complete our family fleet. We weren’t […] -
![For today, how about a double helping of J-car nostalgia with the aid of some second-generation models; a Pontiac Sunbird and a Chevrolet Cavalier wagon? Would that appease your late […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20231001_165514013-e1736575019246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: ’90-’94 Pontiac Sunbird & Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – J-Cars Surviving Away From Home (Plus; The Hard Work Of Brand Styling Differentiation)")
Curbside Classics: ’90-’94 Pontiac Sunbird & Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – J-Cars Surviving Away From Home (Plus; The Hard Work Of Brand Styling Differentiation)
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 17 CommentsFor today, how about a double helping of J-car nostalgia with the aid of some second-generation models; a Pontiac Sunbird and a Chevrolet Cavalier wagon? Would that appease your late […] -
![(first posted 1/9/2019) Imagine an advertising agency employee in the early 1970s, working on Allstate Insurance Company’s latest campaign. One particular ad aims to call people’s attention to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Allstate-Clunker-1971.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ad Classic: Allstate’s Studebaker Clunker")
Ad Classic: Allstate’s Studebaker Clunker
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 84 Comments(first posted 1/9/2019) Imagine an advertising agency employee in the early 1970s, working on Allstate Insurance Company’s latest campaign. One particular ad aims to call people’s attention to […] -
![(first posted 1/9/2019) Bravado — derived from the Old Spanish world, “Bravada”, it is defined as an ostentatious display of bravery or defiance, often in order to make a false […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/thumb_IMG_7150_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada – A Bravado For Sure")
CC Capsule: 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada – A Bravado For Sure
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 32 Comments(first posted 1/9/2019) Bravado — derived from the Old Spanish world, “Bravada”, it is defined as an ostentatious display of bravery or defiance, often in order to make a false […]
