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![Jason Shafer’s latest company ride had me thinking of the Ford Explorer we bought almost exactly 25 years ago, a 1998 XLT with the 5.0, yo! Me and the wife-to-be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6685.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: Ford Explorer – Don’t Stop, Won’t Stop…")
Curbside Recycling: Ford Explorer – Don’t Stop, Won’t Stop…
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 35 CommentsJason Shafer’s latest company ride had me thinking of the Ford Explorer we bought almost exactly 25 years ago, a 1998 XLT with the 5.0, yo! Me and the wife-to-be […] -
![(first posted 7/5/2013) I should have a “CAUTION – I Brake For Curbside Classics” sign on the back of my car; it’s spotting cars like this that’s going to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-203-045-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Special DeLuxe Wagon – Not So Very Special In 1969")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Special DeLuxe Wagon – Not So Very Special In 1969
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 93 Comments(first posted 7/5/2013) I should have a “CAUTION – I Brake For Curbside Classics” sign on the back of my car; it’s spotting cars like this that’s going to […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2018) Comfort and convenience over style and fun-to-drive nature — it’s an industry trend that is nothing new, more recently seen with crossovers/SUVs overtaking sedans in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/thumb_IMG_2290_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2001 Honda Prelude – The Postlude Of The Flagship Sports Coupe")
Curbside Classic: 2001 Honda Prelude – The Postlude Of The Flagship Sports Coupe
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 5/31/2018) Comfort and convenience over style and fun-to-drive nature — it’s an industry trend that is nothing new, more recently seen with crossovers/SUVs overtaking sedans in […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Southern California In The 1960s
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 27 Comments -
![Time for another look at my display fleet. The back rows of car lots were always the most interesting when I was a kid. They probably were for you too. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Renault-4cv-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: A Look Inside, Part 2 – European And Japanese Cars")
CC In Scale: A Look Inside, Part 2 – European And Japanese Cars
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 27 CommentsTime for another look at my display fleet. The back rows of car lots were always the most interesting when I was a kid. They probably were for you too. […] -
![French Coupé Week takes a handbrake turn for the exceptional, so hold on tight! The standard-issue Renault 5 would not be called a coupé. It’s a 3-door hatchback saloon, strictly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20240421_090208_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Renault 5 Turbo 2 – They Grow Out So Fast")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Renault 5 Turbo 2 – They Grow Out So Fast
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 8 CommentsFrench Coupé Week takes a handbrake turn for the exceptional, so hold on tight! The standard-issue Renault 5 would not be called a coupé. It’s a 3-door hatchback saloon, strictly […] -
![(Author’s Note: You are about to read the longest gestation article of mine to be found at CC. It was started last October and has been repeatedly updated; you shall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240509_091250_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Delayed SUV Review: 2023 Ford Explorer XLT – What Columbus, Magellan, and Dora Have In Common")
Delayed SUV Review: 2023 Ford Explorer XLT – What Columbus, Magellan, and Dora Have In Common
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 40 Comments(Author’s Note: You are about to read the longest gestation article of mine to be found at CC. It was started last October and has been repeatedly updated; you shall […] -
![(first posted 5/22/2013, as a rebuttal to my Deadly Sin post on the Seville) Any way you slice it, General Motors made many mistakes in its long history. Good cars, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-164-153-1200-e1369179415285.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Cadillac Seville – Nope, Nothing Wrong Here")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Cadillac Seville – Nope, Nothing Wrong Here
Posted on May 29, 2024 | 161 Comments(first posted 5/22/2013, as a rebuttal to my Deadly Sin post on the Seville) Any way you slice it, General Motors made many mistakes in its long history. Good cars, […] -
![(first posted 5/29/2018) Ford made headlines last month with its plans to cull almost its entire passenger car lineup, including all of its sedans. Such a wide scale […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nissan-primera-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2001-07 Nissan Primera – La Primera? No, El Último")
Curbside Capsule: 2001-07 Nissan Primera – La Primera? No, El Último
Posted on May 29, 2024 | 25 Comments(first posted 5/29/2018) Ford made headlines last month with its plans to cull almost its entire passenger car lineup, including all of its sedans. Such a wide scale […] -
![We’ve had a somewhat unusual amount of GM colonnades appearing at the Cohort lately, and here’s one more found by nifticus392. Do Colonnades come out in the spring? Or is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/53753457676_cb217da55c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1974 Pontiac LeMans GT 400 – A Spring Colonnade")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1974 Pontiac LeMans GT 400 – A Spring Colonnade
Posted on May 29, 2024 | 20 CommentsWe’ve had a somewhat unusual amount of GM colonnades appearing at the Cohort lately, and here’s one more found by nifticus392. Do Colonnades come out in the spring? Or is […] -
![This gallery of Chryslers of the 1960s is a slightly mixed one. Unlike others, the cars appear by themselves in some shots, and in others, they pose alongside their owners. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tumblr_o160ihtdXq1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Chryslers In The 1960s – A Few 300s And More")
Vintage Snapshots: Chryslers In The 1960s – A Few 300s And More
Posted on May 29, 2024 | 21 CommentsThis gallery of Chryslers of the 1960s is a slightly mixed one. Unlike others, the cars appear by themselves in some shots, and in others, they pose alongside their owners. […] -
![The usual fodder at car shows the world over is meticulously restored, resprayed and re-chromed to look like it came off the dealership forecourt last month. But every once in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20230730_200914_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1972 Peugeot 304 Coupé – They’re Only Original Once")
Car Show Capsule: 1972 Peugeot 304 Coupé – They’re Only Original Once
Posted on May 29, 2024 | 16 CommentsThe usual fodder at car shows the world over is meticulously restored, resprayed and re-chromed to look like it came off the dealership forecourt last month. But every once in […] -
![This car was my Anti Yuppie statement. I was living in the heart of Silicon Valley surrounded by Yuppies. These were real Yuppies who were involved in the electronics and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SCAN0628.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Hobby Car of a Lifetime #3 — 1971 Buick Riviera — My Anti Yuppie Statement.")
COAL: Hobby Car of a Lifetime #3 — 1971 Buick Riviera — My Anti Yuppie Statement.
Posted on May 29, 2024 | 26 CommentsThis car was my Anti Yuppie statement. I was living in the heart of Silicon Valley surrounded by Yuppies. These were real Yuppies who were involved in the electronics and […] -
![(first posted 5/24/2018) Finding Toyota’s absolute top model for their domestic market and Japan’s only production car ever with a V12 engine, what an unexpected treat it was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_6453.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1997 Toyota Century – An Expression Of Japanese Dignity")
Car Show Outtake: 1997 Toyota Century – An Expression Of Japanese Dignity
Posted on May 28, 2024 | 28 Comments(first posted 5/24/2018) Finding Toyota’s absolute top model for their domestic market and Japan’s only production car ever with a V12 engine, what an unexpected treat it was […] -
![(first posted 5/29/2018) As prevalent as a first generation Taurus used to be, so it was with the Boeing 737-200. To see a nice original 1986 Taurus today is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Boeing-737-200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rampside Classic: Boeing 737-200 – Once As Common As a Taurus")
Rampside Classic: Boeing 737-200 – Once As Common As a Taurus
Posted on May 28, 2024 | 83 Comments(first posted 5/29/2018) As prevalent as a first generation Taurus used to be, so it was with the Boeing 737-200. To see a nice original 1986 Taurus today is […]
