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![(first posted 10/30/2018) It’s funny that I consider myself more a GM man than anything because some of my fondest memories have been in Fords. The first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ford-xf-falcon-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Outtakes: 1984-88 Ford XF Falcon – Have You Reminisced About A Ford Lately?")
In-Motion Outtakes: 1984-88 Ford XF Falcon – Have You Reminisced About A Ford Lately?
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 10/30/2018) It’s funny that I consider myself more a GM man than anything because some of my fondest memories have been in Fords. The first […] -
![(first posted 10/30/2018) Eagle. Such a majestic bird of prey, and a fitting name for a vehicle of worthy credentials. Unfortunately, Chrysler’s Eagle brand was from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Renault_Medallion_3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Renault Medallion Wagon – To Live Like “un Réfugié”")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Renault Medallion Wagon – To Live Like “un Réfugié”
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 96 Comments(first posted 10/30/2018) Eagle. Such a majestic bird of prey, and a fitting name for a vehicle of worthy credentials. Unfortunately, Chrysler’s Eagle brand was from […] -
![It’s time for another visit to the now-gone world of station wagons in the open. Today’s series collects images of wagons in day-to-day activities: at work, at play, or even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/c131229484be0a89d2d30d776b518054-station-wagon-cars-and-trucks.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Daily Life With Station Wagons – 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Daily Life With Station Wagons – 1950s-1960s
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 37 CommentsIt’s time for another visit to the now-gone world of station wagons in the open. Today’s series collects images of wagons in day-to-day activities: at work, at play, or even […] -
![Recently I happened to be around a familiar classic –well, familiar to me at least. And was witness to another example of the all-too-common neglect; a classic car owner who […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241025_101727.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1978 Oldsmobile Omega – Looking Worse for Wear")
Curbside Find: 1978 Oldsmobile Omega – Looking Worse for Wear
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 19 CommentsRecently I happened to be around a familiar classic –well, familiar to me at least. And was witness to another example of the all-too-common neglect; a classic car owner who […] -
![To me, 1965 is one of those years. A year when so much seemed new, seemed changed, and not just in the automotive world. At seven, I was in second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/65-Riv-grn-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Cars Of 1965! – Some Years Are Special")
CC In Scale: Cars Of 1965! – Some Years Are Special
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 25 CommentsTo me, 1965 is one of those years. A year when so much seemed new, seemed changed, and not just in the automotive world. At seven, I was in second […] -
![’74 Chevrolet C20 image from the Cohort by nifticus392. While I was carless after our wedding, Barbara did have a grey ‘71 Pontiac LeMans pillared two-door coupe with a 350 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/24523149246_b83e26738a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My ’75 Chevrolet C20 – A New Beginning (A Lifetime With Cars, Chapter 8)")
My ’75 Chevrolet C20 – A New Beginning (A Lifetime With Cars, Chapter 8)
Posted on October 30, 2024 | 7 Comments’74 Chevrolet C20 image from the Cohort by nifticus392. While I was carless after our wedding, Barbara did have a grey ‘71 Pontiac LeMans pillared two-door coupe with a 350 […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2018) Sometimes, a CC subject can be a bit borderline. I like old cars, but there are two kinds: the really old ones and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_20180826_105607.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Micra (K10) – Beating The Europeans At Their Own Game")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Nissan Micra (K10) – Beating The Europeans At Their Own Game
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 10/10/2018) Sometimes, a CC subject can be a bit borderline. I like old cars, but there are two kinds: the really old ones and […] -
![(first posted 10/29/2018) I was getting gas at my usual station this weekend, when I saw an unusual olive green sight: a pristine 1969 Dodge Dart 2-door […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Dart-Main-Image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC And Vintage Review: 1969 Dodge Dart 2-Door Hardtop – Swinger Or Solid Citizen?")
CC And Vintage Review: 1969 Dodge Dart 2-Door Hardtop – Swinger Or Solid Citizen?
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posted 10/29/2018) I was getting gas at my usual station this weekend, when I saw an unusual olive green sight: a pristine 1969 Dodge Dart 2-door […] -
Vintage Dealers: Volkswagens In California In The 1960s
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 28 CommentsSanucci Volkswagen, Reseda. -
![On my way home from Canadian Tire I can choose to travel through an older community with mature trees, which is always a wonderful sight in fall even if we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1961-Singer-Gazelle-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Singer Gazelle – Unexpected Fall Find")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Singer Gazelle – Unexpected Fall Find
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 29 CommentsOn my way home from Canadian Tire I can choose to travel through an older community with mature trees, which is always a wonderful sight in fall even if we […] -
![Nobody does retro like the Japanese. They (re-)invented the fad in the late ‘80s, and less than ten years later, the whole world was at it. But no country took […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240629_145311_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2001 Mitsubishi Minica Town Bee – Retro Nightmare")
CC Capsule: 2001 Mitsubishi Minica Town Bee – Retro Nightmare
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 7 CommentsNobody does retro like the Japanese. They (re-)invented the fad in the late ‘80s, and less than ten years later, the whole world was at it. But no country took […] -
![I wrote the first draft for this essay from a window seat on an airplane while returning to Chicago after a Las Vegas vacation. This is an annual trip for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20240721_163926733-1995-97-Ford-Probe-GT-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1996 Ford Probe GT – The Correct Connotation")
Curbside Musings: c. 1996 Ford Probe GT – The Correct Connotation
Posted on October 29, 2024 | 35 CommentsI wrote the first draft for this essay from a window seat on an airplane while returning to Chicago after a Las Vegas vacation. This is an annual trip for […] -
![(first posted 10/24/2018) I’m not sure what will have appeared in the comments in response to JPC’s Outtake of a 1972 Ford taxi in NYC, but since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NYC-taxis-1972-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: The Real Taxis of New York in 1972 – My Bias is Confirmed")
Vintage Snapshots: The Real Taxis of New York in 1972 – My Bias is Confirmed
Posted on October 28, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 10/24/2018) I’m not sure what will have appeared in the comments in response to JPC’s Outtake of a 1972 Ford taxi in NYC, but since […] -
![(first posted 10/28/2018) When I first spotted this Buick sedan from some distance in a weedy empty lot outside Baker City, Oregon, on our recent trip, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-374-078-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Lite: 1967 Buick LeSabre 400 Sedan – That Does Not Mean a 400 Engine, Oddly Enough")
Curbside Classic Lite: 1967 Buick LeSabre 400 Sedan – That Does Not Mean a 400 Engine, Oddly Enough
Posted on October 28, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 10/28/2018) When I first spotted this Buick sedan from some distance in a weedy empty lot outside Baker City, Oregon, on our recent trip, I […] -
![Just one image, uploaded by Stanislav Alexeyeb at the Cohort, with the caption “My 1966 Chrysler Newport”. An ideal shot and setting to capture the right profile to check out this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54065126665_277de46638_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Beachside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Newport – Brutalism By The Beach")
Beachside Classic: 1966 Chrysler Newport – Brutalism By The Beach
Posted on October 28, 2024 | 16 CommentsJust one image, uploaded by Stanislav Alexeyeb at the Cohort, with the caption “My 1966 Chrysler Newport”. An ideal shot and setting to capture the right profile to check out this […]
