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![As has been oft-repeated, the A-body GM midsizers were all new for 1968, with swoopy, near-fastback styling in all Chevy, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick flavors. We’ve all seen umpteen fake […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/c-5-24-2013-012-800x533-e1376862504347.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Skylark Custom – No, It’s Not A Chevelle…")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Buick Skylark Custom – No, It’s Not A Chevelle…
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 17 CommentsAs has been oft-repeated, the A-body GM midsizers were all new for 1968, with swoopy, near-fastback styling in all Chevy, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick flavors. We’ve all seen umpteen fake […] -
![By the mid-1960s, performance-minded buyers’ interest was rapidly shifting away from big cars, but that didn’t stop Ford from giving the full-size sporty car theme one more shot with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1966-01_CL_1966_Ford_Galaxie_7L_43.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1966 Ford Galaxie 7-Litre – “Tends To Confuse Bigger With Better”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1966 Ford Galaxie 7-Litre – “Tends To Confuse Bigger With Better”
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 34 CommentsBy the mid-1960s, performance-minded buyers’ interest was rapidly shifting away from big cars, but that didn’t stop Ford from giving the full-size sporty car theme one more shot with the […] -
![(first posted 1/14/2014) As my father could have told you, I never was very good at listening to advice. I really appreciate all the great suggestions and tips in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/fgg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Thank You All For Your Great Car Buying Advice, But I Ignored It And Bought This Pristine 1972 Ford LTD Instead")
Thank You All For Your Great Car Buying Advice, But I Ignored It And Bought This Pristine 1972 Ford LTD Instead
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 130 Comments(first posted 1/14/2014) As my father could have told you, I never was very good at listening to advice. I really appreciate all the great suggestions and tips in […] -
![While passing through a neighborhood in San Diego I stumbled across an oddity: a Land Rover Defender. Well, not exactly an oddity in the sense that it’s still on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1996-Land-Rover-Defender-90-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Land Rover Defender Diesel – An English Off-Roading Icon")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Land Rover Defender Diesel – An English Off-Roading Icon
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 7 CommentsWhile passing through a neighborhood in San Diego I stumbled across an oddity: a Land Rover Defender. Well, not exactly an oddity in the sense that it’s still on […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Fantastic Fords are our feature for today. We have many fine photos full of Fords from the sixties, with one from the seventies for extra fun. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tumblr_nx5cfcMm4i1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Fords In The 1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Fords In The 1960s
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 22 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Fantastic Fords are our feature for today. We have many fine photos full of Fords from the sixties, with one from the seventies for extra fun. […] -
![Well, well, well, it’s come to this again – all the quick sightings yours truly has had over the past three months, curated, sorted and conveniently located within a few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20250126_083429_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "T87’s Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
T87’s Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 10 CommentsWell, well, well, it’s come to this again – all the quick sightings yours truly has had over the past three months, curated, sorted and conveniently located within a few […] -
![I first found this double-ended Coronet police car in Eugene in 2011. It sat here for sale for the following 14 years. I had planned to rerun its story again […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CC-133-020-800.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bi-Directional Dual 440-Powered 1973 Dodge Coronet Police Pursuit – The Legendary CoronoroC Is Saved")
Bi-Directional Dual 440-Powered 1973 Dodge Coronet Police Pursuit – The Legendary CoronoroC Is Saved
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 13 CommentsI first found this double-ended Coronet police car in Eugene in 2011. It sat here for sale for the following 14 years. I had planned to rerun its story again […] -
![There’s no “April fooling” when I say that this may be it. This may possibly be the year that I get corrective lenses. Again. Almost immediately following my move to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/138-2008-Ford-Focus-Coupe-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2008 Ford Focus Two-Door – Blurred Stylistic Vision")
Curbside Musings: 2008 Ford Focus Two-Door – Blurred Stylistic Vision
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 66 CommentsThere’s no “April fooling” when I say that this may be it. This may possibly be the year that I get corrective lenses. Again. Almost immediately following my move to […] -
![(first posted 3/30/2019) Welcome, one and all, to the Grand Finale of this edition of Italian Deadly Sins. And I’m not using the term lightly. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Ita_DS2_dT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Italian Deadly Sins (Peninsular Peccadilloes, Part 3) – De Tomaso, The Serial Sinner")
Italian Deadly Sins (Peninsular Peccadilloes, Part 3) – De Tomaso, The Serial Sinner
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/30/2019) Welcome, one and all, to the Grand Finale of this edition of Italian Deadly Sins. And I’m not using the term lightly. This […] -
![(first posted 3/29/2019) Kia’s first attempt at a minivan was a commercial success. Just two years after its launch, it became the best-selling minivan in Australia. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kia-sedona-carnival-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1998-2005 Kia Carnival/Sedona – How Easy It Is To Make A Minivan")
Curbside Capsule: 1998-2005 Kia Carnival/Sedona – How Easy It Is To Make A Minivan
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/29/2019) Kia’s first attempt at a minivan was a commercial success. Just two years after its launch, it became the best-selling minivan in Australia. In […] -
![For quite a few years, the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors had a job to do. Its job was to recall the Division’s great bygone days as the company’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1986Pontiac6000STE10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac 6000 STE – STE Means Short Term Excitement")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Pontiac 6000 STE – STE Means Short Term Excitement
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 23 CommentsFor quite a few years, the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors had a job to do. Its job was to recall the Division’s great bygone days as the company’s […] -
Vintage Postcards: Cadillac Dealers – 1950s to 1970s
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 31 CommentsCadillac Corner, Santa Monica, CA. -
![What picture does that title conjure up for you? A 1960s Scrooge McDuck style money bin? A strong room entered through a foot-thick door and lined with safe deposit boxes? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/41-woody-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: A Trip To The Vault – Forgotten Personal Treasures")
CC In Scale: A Trip To The Vault – Forgotten Personal Treasures
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 17 CommentsWhat picture does that title conjure up for you? A 1960s Scrooge McDuck style money bin? A strong room entered through a foot-thick door and lined with safe deposit boxes? […] -
![On my two-month hitchhiking trip to the West Coast in 1972 I saw many new things for the first time, but one of the more puzzling ones were these COE […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-fl-lwb-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Those Curious Long Wheelbase West Coast COE Trucks – Why Did They Do This?")
Those Curious Long Wheelbase West Coast COE Trucks – Why Did They Do This?
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 30 CommentsOn my two-month hitchhiking trip to the West Coast in 1972 I saw many new things for the first time, but one of the more puzzling ones were these COE […] -
![Is this the grandest Grand Prix? If you could poll every living Pontiac fan, the 1969 GP would stand a good change of coming out on top for its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1969_pontiac_bonneville_1969_pontiac_bonneville_575046f4-a70f-4d9f-b583-c884ce46a983-OrDfXV-27936-27937-scaled-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix Model SJ – “Tiger In Tuxedo”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix Model SJ – “Tiger In Tuxedo”
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 34 CommentsIs this the grandest Grand Prix? If you could poll every living Pontiac fan, the 1969 GP would stand a good change of coming out on top for its […]
