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![It’s time for some outdoorsy virtual traveling today, with the help of these images of rides of the past in parks and camping grounds. The locales and the vehicles are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/48501761327_14a306fc00_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars In Parks & Camping Grounds – 1950s-1970s")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars In Parks & Camping Grounds – 1950s-1970s
Posted on November 4, 2024 | 34 CommentsIt’s time for some outdoorsy virtual traveling today, with the help of these images of rides of the past in parks and camping grounds. The locales and the vehicles are […] -
![Photos from the CC Cohort by nifticus392. Choices, choices! That’s the name of the game, isn’t it, Joe? The joys of the free market? And in this fall of 1976, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54097918840_43f29fbef9_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1977 Mercury Bobcat – Choices, Choices!")
Curbside Find: 1977 Mercury Bobcat – Choices, Choices!
Posted on November 4, 2024 | 26 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by nifticus392. Choices, choices! That’s the name of the game, isn’t it, Joe? The joys of the free market? And in this fall of 1976, […] -
![How long is a piece of string? What’s the sound of one hand clapping? Will the Niva ever die? There are just so many questions that cannot be answered in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20240906_111113_ed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2021 Lada Niva Legend (2131) LWB – Soviet Utility Vehicle")
Curbside Classic: 2021 Lada Niva Legend (2131) LWB – Soviet Utility Vehicle
Posted on November 4, 2024 | 19 CommentsHow long is a piece of string? What’s the sound of one hand clapping? Will the Niva ever die? There are just so many questions that cannot be answered in […] -
![(first posted 10/23/2018) John Lloyd posted this shot at the Cohort with the title “Ugliest Thunderbird”. Actually, it’s not, as this one has the rather tame roof instead […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/6840220075_2cf7d91606_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: The Most Pathetic Thunderbird Ever")
Cohort Outtake: The Most Pathetic Thunderbird Ever
Posted on November 3, 2024 | 94 Comments(first posted 10/23/2018) John Lloyd posted this shot at the Cohort with the title “Ugliest Thunderbird”. Actually, it’s not, as this one has the rather tame roof instead […] -
![(first posted 2/15/2011) The fact that Russia did some major automotive cribbing back in the day is old hat. But here’s one that managed to escape me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Zis-112-concept-car5.jpg-Courtesy-Kustomrama.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design Capsule: ZIS 112 Cyclops – Does This Russian Car Look A Bit Too Familiar?")
Design Capsule: ZIS 112 Cyclops – Does This Russian Car Look A Bit Too Familiar?
Posted on November 3, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 2/15/2011) The fact that Russia did some major automotive cribbing back in the day is old hat. But here’s one that managed to escape me […] -
![(first posted 11/3/2018) Our past few Bus Stop Classics have focused on older buses – those from four or five decades ago. Let’s move forward and look at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/010812-7436ccrta238-1-e1538730178646.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: 1999 – 2009 Optima Opus Urban Transit Coach – Short Ride")
Bus Stop Classics: 1999 – 2009 Optima Opus Urban Transit Coach – Short Ride
Posted on November 3, 2024 | 17 Comments(first posted 11/3/2018) Our past few Bus Stop Classics have focused on older buses – those from four or five decades ago. Let’s move forward and look at a […] -
![Photo from the CC Cohort by Michael Baker. Found in Maple Rich, British Columbia. What was your generation’s desirable Chevy? And what was your generation’s junky Chevy? Those questions have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54113173658_50d45a2e52_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1974 Chevelle Malibu Sedan – The Once Upon A Time Everyday Chevrolet")
Curbside Find: 1974 Chevelle Malibu Sedan – The Once Upon A Time Everyday Chevrolet
Posted on November 3, 2024 | 24 CommentsPhoto from the CC Cohort by Michael Baker. Found in Maple Rich, British Columbia. What was your generation’s desirable Chevy? And what was your generation’s junky Chevy? Those questions have […] -
Car Show Outtakes: 1998 Volvo V90 And 1997 Volvo S90 – Measure Twice, Cut Once
Posted on November 3, 2024 | 10 CommentsParallel parking only for the brick extensions that caught my attention, last September. Most striking was a 1998 Volvo V90 with a matching trailer. -
![It’s always a bit heart-warming to run into an old friend that you haven’t seen in 15 years and didn’t know that they were still around. I first shot this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_2249.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1962 Ford Falcon Sports Futura Hipster Found Hiding In Alley 15 Years After Its CC Debut")
1962 Ford Falcon Sports Futura Hipster Found Hiding In Alley 15 Years After Its CC Debut
Posted on November 3, 2024 | 9 CommentsIt’s always a bit heart-warming to run into an old friend that you haven’t seen in 15 years and didn’t know that they were still around. I first shot this […] -
![When my Swedish colleagues returned from their 1998 summer vacation period, I found myself working in the Marketing team for a new-car project intended to replace Volvo’s first-generation S40 and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Volvo-Concept-Wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Working Where Volvos Are Born – Part Two")
Auto-Biography: Working Where Volvos Are Born – Part Two
Posted on November 3, 2024 | 15 CommentsWhen my Swedish colleagues returned from their 1998 summer vacation period, I found myself working in the Marketing team for a new-car project intended to replace Volvo’s first-generation S40 and […] -
![(first posted 11/2/2018) I’m always amazed at how many gen1 VW Rabbits (Golf) are still around. Most of them are diesels, which made them more desirable, as they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CC-359-046.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1984 VW Jetta – A Well Preserved Survivor")
CC Outtake: 1984 VW Jetta – A Well Preserved Survivor
Posted on November 2, 2024 | 50 Comments(first posted 11/2/2018) I’m always amazed at how many gen1 VW Rabbits (Golf) are still around. Most of them are diesels, which made them more desirable, as they […] -
![(first posted 10/15/2018) What better way is there to explore some of the most iconic locations in the United States than from behind the wheel of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dodge-challenger-nevada-desert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review & Travelogue: 2018 Dodge Challenger R/T – In A Class Of Its Own")
Rental Car Review & Travelogue: 2018 Dodge Challenger R/T – In A Class Of Its Own
Posted on November 2, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 10/15/2018) What better way is there to explore some of the most iconic locations in the United States than from behind the wheel of […] -
![Let’s revisit the “Suddenly It’s 1960!” generation of Chrysler products through these vintage images. Many words have been devoted on this site and elsewhere to these products, in many ways […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/64e2a39f95eec29059cf45859c894b91.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Chrysler Products Of 1957-1958 – Suddenly It’s 1960!")
Vintage Snapshots: Chrysler Products Of 1957-1958 – Suddenly It’s 1960!
Posted on November 2, 2024 | 43 CommentsLet’s revisit the “Suddenly It’s 1960!” generation of Chrysler products through these vintage images. Many words have been devoted on this site and elsewhere to these products, in many ways […] -
![1954: As the year began, Nash President George Mason was disappointed at losing Hudson to Packard, but it was not a major concern. What was a major concern was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Studebaker-Nash-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The History Of The Studebaker-Nash Merger (1954-1957) – What Might Have Been")
The History Of The Studebaker-Nash Merger (1954-1957) – What Might Have Been
Posted on November 2, 2024 | 56 Comments1954: As the year began, Nash President George Mason was disappointed at losing Hudson to Packard, but it was not a major concern. What was a major concern was […] -
![Long-time CC readers may remember our post on Pittsburgh’s “Skybus” – an early attempt at an elevated busway that, unfortunately, didn’t pan out. Here in the Japanese city of Nagoya, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/5930066974_9bba23e8ac_b-e1729669319470.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classics: Nagoya’s Yutorito Elevated Guided Busway – Go Up, Not Out")
Bus Stop Classics: Nagoya’s Yutorito Elevated Guided Busway – Go Up, Not Out
Posted on November 2, 2024 | 15 CommentsLong-time CC readers may remember our post on Pittsburgh’s “Skybus” – an early attempt at an elevated busway that, unfortunately, didn’t pan out. Here in the Japanese city of Nagoya, […]
