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![(first posted 4/23/2013) In the 1970s, when I was a lad, the Studebaker Lark was my hometown’s favorite beater. If some other car was your town’s cheap-transportation choice in those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/60StudebakerLark1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Studebaker Lark – South Bend’s Beater King")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Studebaker Lark – South Bend’s Beater King
Posted on June 11, 2024 | 63 Comments(first posted 4/23/2013) In the 1970s, when I was a lad, the Studebaker Lark was my hometown’s favorite beater. If some other car was your town’s cheap-transportation choice in those […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2013) Okay, boss, here’s the copy for the Firenza brochure (I can’t believe I went to college for this *sigh*). Corporate keeps pushing these tin cans on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/86_firenza_badge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1986 Oldsmobile Firenza S Coupe – J-School Graduate")
Curbside Capsule: 1986 Oldsmobile Firenza S Coupe – J-School Graduate
Posted on June 11, 2024 | 117 Comments(first posted 5/16/2013) Okay, boss, here’s the copy for the Firenza brochure (I can’t believe I went to college for this *sigh*). Corporate keeps pushing these tin cans on […] -
Vintage Dealers: New 1959 & 1960 Oldsmobiles In Indiana
Posted on June 11, 2024 | 15 Comments -
![Here’s one I posted about two years ago and that has recently reappeared after missing for some time; a 1965 Plymouth Belvedere wagon. And unlike some other CC follow-ups, looking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20231222_152652599_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Follow-Up: 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Wagon – Revisiting The Engel-Exner Hauler")
CC Follow-Up: 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Wagon – Revisiting The Engel-Exner Hauler
Posted on June 11, 2024 | 9 CommentsHere’s one I posted about two years ago and that has recently reappeared after missing for some time; a 1965 Plymouth Belvedere wagon. And unlike some other CC follow-ups, looking […] -
CC Road Trip: Across the USA in a 2016 Ford Focus; Part 2 of 2
Posted on June 11, 2024 | 22 CommentsWelcome back, in yesterday’s episode we were in Wyoming approaching Devils Tower. -
![It’s not often that I’ll find a subject car with which I’ve had firsthand experience. The discovery of this Cutlass Ciera in the neighborhood adjacent to mine was one such […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/014-1994-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Ciera-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL – Reluctant Admiration")
Curbside Musings: 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL – Reluctant Admiration
Posted on June 11, 2024 | 65 CommentsIt’s not often that I’ll find a subject car with which I’ve had firsthand experience. The discovery of this Cutlass Ciera in the neighborhood adjacent to mine was one such […] -
![(first posted 4/29/2013) “Car Show”, said the sign pointing into the church parking lot a couple blocks from my cave in the far north suburbs of Houston. “Probably just the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/001-62-DKW-front-3_4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1962 DKW Junior Deluxe – Connoisseurs Drive DKW")
Car Show Classic: 1962 DKW Junior Deluxe – Connoisseurs Drive DKW
Posted on June 10, 2024 | 62 Comments(first posted 4/29/2013) “Car Show”, said the sign pointing into the church parking lot a couple blocks from my cave in the far north suburbs of Houston. “Probably just the […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2018) I’ve always loved taking road trips, especially to places I’ve never been before. When I had originally sat down to write this piece, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/327-1956-Pontiac-Bob-In-Again-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roadside Classics: A September Trek To Northern Michigan")
Roadside Classics: A September Trek To Northern Michigan
Posted on June 10, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 6/11/2018) I’ve always loved taking road trips, especially to places I’ve never been before. When I had originally sat down to write this piece, I […] -
![No Hawaiian shirts on this post, nor any other casual-looking attire. We’re going for smart fashions on this post, all quite away from the relaxed dress codes of today. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-06-09-17.30.55.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars and Sharply Dressed People In The ’50s & ’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars and Sharply Dressed People In The ’50s & ’60s
Posted on June 10, 2024 | 58 CommentsNo Hawaiian shirts on this post, nor any other casual-looking attire. We’re going for smart fashions on this post, all quite away from the relaxed dress codes of today. As […] -
![In Saul Bellow’s Henderson the Rain King, Eugene Henderson said that “in an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness is a form of madness. But the pursuit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PXL_20240601_125059596a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Swap Meet: Random Buys And Finds At The Local Antique Festival – An Age Of Madness (And Boxes Of Transmission Parts)")
CC Swap Meet: Random Buys And Finds At The Local Antique Festival – An Age Of Madness (And Boxes Of Transmission Parts)
Posted on June 10, 2024 | 17 CommentsIn Saul Bellow’s Henderson the Rain King, Eugene Henderson said that “in an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness is a form of madness. But the pursuit […] -
CC Road Trip: Across the USA in a 2016 Ford Focus; Part 1 of 2
Posted on June 10, 2024 | 41 CommentsThe adventurous Miss Erin D had already spent the past two summers in the west, and now for 2024 she had done it again. -
![There are lookalikes, and there are lookalikes. How many Cadillac hearses – of various vintages – have been predictably turned into ECTO-1? What about the dozens of DeLoreans that got […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20230709_114843_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Pontiac Trans Am “Knight Rider” Replica – Knowing When To KITT")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Pontiac Trans Am “Knight Rider” Replica – Knowing When To KITT
Posted on June 10, 2024 | 16 CommentsThere are lookalikes, and there are lookalikes. How many Cadillac hearses – of various vintages – have been predictably turned into ECTO-1? What about the dozens of DeLoreans that got […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2018) This lovely orange with white stripe and IH 200 box truck stopped me in my tracks after dinner one evening a couple of weeks ago. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_1058.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Hauler: 1974 International Harvester 200 Eight Box Truck – Creamsicle Cowboy")
Curbside Hauler: 1974 International Harvester 200 Eight Box Truck – Creamsicle Cowboy
Posted on June 9, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 6/9/2018) This lovely orange with white stripe and IH 200 box truck stopped me in my tracks after dinner one evening a couple of weeks ago. […] -
![(first posted 6/7/2018) Saab’s fall from grace is long and well-chronicled, morphing from a charmingly quirky Swedish innovator to yet another GM parts-bin special over the course of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DSC06541.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2011 Saab 9-3X – A Swedish Sunset")
Curbside Classic: 2011 Saab 9-3X – A Swedish Sunset
Posted on June 9, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 6/7/2018) Saab’s fall from grace is long and well-chronicled, morphing from a charmingly quirky Swedish innovator to yet another GM parts-bin special over the course of […] -
![It’s no secret that we’re fascinated by all things automotive here at CC; be it cars, the people around them, or the spaces they inhabit. In that tradition, we’ll feature […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/master-pnp-mrg-00000-00095u.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Roadside Architecture Across The US — 1970s-1980s")
Vintage Snapshots: Roadside Architecture Across The US — 1970s-1980s
Posted on June 9, 2024 | 29 CommentsIt’s no secret that we’re fascinated by all things automotive here at CC; be it cars, the people around them, or the spaces they inhabit. In that tradition, we’ll feature […]
