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![GM’s Y-body “senior compacts” — the Buick Special/Skylark, Oldsmobile F-85/Cutlass, and Pontiac Tempest/Le Mans — boasted many interesting engineering features, from their lightweight aluminum V-8 engines to the Tempest’s flexible […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1961-Buick-Dual-Path-Turbine-Drive-cutaway.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: 1961–1963 Buick Dual-Path Turbine Drive Transmission – Forward Thinking About Going Backwards")
CC Tech: 1961–1963 Buick Dual-Path Turbine Drive Transmission – Forward Thinking About Going Backwards
Posted on December 7, 2024 | 21 CommentsGM’s Y-body “senior compacts” — the Buick Special/Skylark, Oldsmobile F-85/Cutlass, and Pontiac Tempest/Le Mans — boasted many interesting engineering features, from their lightweight aluminum V-8 engines to the Tempest’s flexible […] -
![not our actual car; found this at autotraders Between the Mercury Tracer, which was gone by this time, and the Sable which was leaving, Cindy and I decided it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/capala.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1982 Chevrolet Caprice V6 Coupe – Resurrected From The Dead, And Deadly Slow")
My 1982 Chevrolet Caprice V6 Coupe – Resurrected From The Dead, And Deadly Slow
Posted on December 7, 2024 | 42 Commentsnot our actual car; found this at autotraders Between the Mercury Tracer, which was gone by this time, and the Sable which was leaving, Cindy and I decided it was […] -
![Even non-connoisseurs of pre-war automotive delights would have reacted like I did when I saw this silver beauty pulling up. I think what I audibly said was something like “Oooh, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20240317_090413_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1937 Frazer Nash-BMW 328 – Don’t Mention The War")
Curbside Classic: 1937 Frazer Nash-BMW 328 – Don’t Mention The War
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 10 CommentsEven non-connoisseurs of pre-war automotive delights would have reacted like I did when I saw this silver beauty pulling up. I think what I audibly said was something like “Oooh, […] -
![(first posted 12/6/2018) For the past couple of years or so, I have been making an effort to explore new-to-me parts of the greater Chicago area. By “greater Chicago”, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_5305-1990-91-Toyota-4Runner-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1990 Toyota 4Runner – Duct Tape Fire!")
Curbside Find: 1990 Toyota 4Runner – Duct Tape Fire!
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 12/6/2018) For the past couple of years or so, I have been making an effort to explore new-to-me parts of the greater Chicago area. By “greater Chicago”, […] -
![Another day, another CC find (I’ve been quite fruitful recently, see here and here). This time it’s a 1991 GMC Jimmy, with a look and feel you’d expect from a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241201_163446.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Do You Feel About Modern Screens in Classic Interiors?")
QOTD: How Do You Feel About Modern Screens in Classic Interiors?
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 38 CommentsAnother day, another CC find (I’ve been quite fruitful recently, see here and here). This time it’s a 1991 GMC Jimmy, with a look and feel you’d expect from a […] -
![The GMT400 pickup was launched in 1987 for the 1988 model year and continued in production in various forms until 2002. I’ve never owned one but their appeal to me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0507.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: General Motors GMT400 Pickups at Work and Play")
Curbside Outtakes: General Motors GMT400 Pickups at Work and Play
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 32 CommentsThe GMT400 pickup was launched in 1987 for the 1988 model year and continued in production in various forms until 2002. I’ve never owned one but their appeal to me […] -
![The short lived 2007-2011 Chevrolet HHR Panel Van is an interesting footnote in the madness of bankruptcy-era GM. Following in the steps of Chrysler’s successful PT Cruiser, GM’s retro competitor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/hhr_3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Find: 2009 Chevrolet HHR Panel – Quarter Panel Retro Hauler")
Junkyard Find: 2009 Chevrolet HHR Panel – Quarter Panel Retro Hauler
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 25 CommentsThe short lived 2007-2011 Chevrolet HHR Panel Van is an interesting footnote in the madness of bankruptcy-era GM. Following in the steps of Chrysler’s successful PT Cruiser, GM’s retro competitor […] -
![Pontiac’s 1964 GTO rocked the automotive world. Its formula elevated the intermediate car into an all-round performance car, one that not only scorched the pavement in a straight line […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/gs-cl-top2-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport – Buick’s Hot New GTO-Fighter Falls A Bit Short")
Vintage Review: 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport – Buick’s Hot New GTO-Fighter Falls A Bit Short
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 28 CommentsPontiac’s 1964 GTO rocked the automotive world. Its formula elevated the intermediate car into an all-round performance car, one that not only scorched the pavement in a straight line […] -
![(first posted 12/5 2018) Yes, I’m digging up up some pretty obscure stuff here deep in the tubes of you, but I find these kinds of old home movies […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Vintage Video: Eugene’s Westside Motorcycle Club Does Stunts on Hwy 99 in 1938")
Vintage Video: Eugene’s Westside Motorcycle Club Does Stunts on Hwy 99 in 1938
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 22 Comments(first posted 12/5 2018) Yes, I’m digging up up some pretty obscure stuff here deep in the tubes of you, but I find these kinds of old home movies […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2018) One of the nice things of living on Canada’s mild West Coast is the myriad of older cars we see. It is rarely below freezing here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_20181201_144634.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: All Original Ford Fairmont With Clear Plastic Seat Covers")
Curbside Find: All Original Ford Fairmont With Clear Plastic Seat Covers
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 69 Comments(first posted 12/5/2018) One of the nice things of living on Canada’s mild West Coast is the myriad of older cars we see. It is rarely below freezing here […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2018) The story begins in 1964 when my mother was working as a secretary for David Long, Northeast Regional Sales Manager for Ford Motor Company in Teterboro, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20181201_151538_resized.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My (Car Of A Lifetime: 1962 Mercury Comet S-22")
My (Car Of A Lifetime: 1962 Mercury Comet S-22
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 65 Comments(first posted 12/5/2018) The story begins in 1964 when my mother was working as a secretary for David Long, Northeast Regional Sales Manager for Ford Motor Company in Teterboro, […] -
![Time to pay one more visit to the City By The Bay. We’ll start with the almost obligatory cable car shot, climbing up the typically steep San Francisco hill. Plus, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/tumblr_mkwu5qEeRZ1snaq79o1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: San Francisco In The ’50s & ’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: San Francisco In The ’50s & ’60s
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 36 CommentsTime to pay one more visit to the City By The Bay. We’ll start with the almost obligatory cable car shot, climbing up the typically steep San Francisco hill. Plus, […] -
![There’s a popular phrase: The heart wants what it wants. Most of us have done things for love (or lust) that we knew ahead of time were terrible ideas, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1971-Alfa-Romeo-Montreal-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Covet Even Though You Know Better?")
Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Covet Even Though You Know Better?
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 98 CommentsThere’s a popular phrase: The heart wants what it wants. Most of us have done things for love (or lust) that we knew ahead of time were terrible ideas, but […] -
![Different parts of the world often have very different expectations of power and performance. If you grew up reading American car magazines of the 1960s, you probably had a strong […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/a-1965-porsche-911.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage AMS Review: How the 1964 German Cars Accelerate – Including the New Porsche 911")
Vintage AMS Review: How the 1964 German Cars Accelerate – Including the New Porsche 911
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 8 CommentsDifferent parts of the world often have very different expectations of power and performance. If you grew up reading American car magazines of the 1960s, you probably had a strong […] -
![The ‘30s were the decade of automotive streamlining, as we all know. Because this science was in its infancy and progress is always uneven, there were a lot of questionable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20240929_093439_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1935 Fiat 508S Balilla Berlinetta Aerodinamica – Thousand Miglia Stare")
Curbside Classic: 1935 Fiat 508S Balilla Berlinetta Aerodinamica – Thousand Miglia Stare
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 13 CommentsThe ‘30s were the decade of automotive streamlining, as we all know. Because this science was in its infancy and progress is always uneven, there were a lot of questionable […]
