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![Happy new year to all! Check out what I have for your viewing pleasure: the best of last year’s Tokyo CC sightings. Autumn is easily the most classic-friendly time of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20241215_090255_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 1: Japanese Cars (Honda, Mitsubishi & Nissan)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 1: Japanese Cars (Honda, Mitsubishi & Nissan)
Posted on January 2, 2025 | 14 CommentsHappy new year to all! Check out what I have for your viewing pleasure: the best of last year’s Tokyo CC sightings. Autumn is easily the most classic-friendly time of […] -
![Long before he appeared on big screens played by Samuel L. Jackson, Nick Fury was a stalwart of Marvel comic books, the cigar-smoking head of one of those acronymic spy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Strange-Tales-135-05-p-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Newsstand Classic: The Cars Of Nick Fury, Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Sixties Supercars By Kirby And Steranko")
Newsstand Classic: The Cars Of Nick Fury, Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Sixties Supercars By Kirby And Steranko
Posted on January 2, 2025 | 11 CommentsLong before he appeared on big screens played by Samuel L. Jackson, Nick Fury was a stalwart of Marvel comic books, the cigar-smoking head of one of those acronymic spy […] -
My 2024 Audi Q5 S line 45 TFSI quattro
Posted on January 2, 2025 | 26 CommentsA newish addition to the family, with a name that is quite a mouthful! -
![Previewing tomorrow’s Vintage Snapshot gallery, I instantly noticed this car in the top photo because it did not look familiar, at all. I’m utterly stumped. As is Google Lens. Hopefully […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/a-mystery.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Can You ID This Mystery Car?")
Can You ID This Mystery Car?
Posted on January 1, 2025 | 31 CommentsPreviewing tomorrow’s Vintage Snapshot gallery, I instantly noticed this car in the top photo because it did not look familiar, at all. I’m utterly stumped. As is Google Lens. Hopefully […] -
![1965 would turn out to be a very happy new year for Plymouth with sales up 32% I’d like to wish all of you a CC readers and contributors a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/happy-new-year.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Happy New Year! And Thank You For Making 2024 Another Record Year For Curbside Classic")
Happy New Year! And Thank You For Making 2024 Another Record Year For Curbside Classic
Posted on January 1, 2025 | 15 Comments1965 would turn out to be a very happy new year for Plymouth with sales up 32% I’d like to wish all of you a CC readers and contributors a […] -
![(First Posted 8/9/2024) Cycle the Erie Canal Day 6 was a Car SAG day for me. A driving day seems an appropriate way to start the third and final installment […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0618.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 3)")
CC’s Best of 2024: Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 3)
Posted on January 1, 2025 | 16 Comments(First Posted 8/9/2024) Cycle the Erie Canal Day 6 was a Car SAG day for me. A driving day seems an appropriate way to start the third and final installment […] -
![Today, it’s time to feature products from the bow tie division as they were back in the day; either on the roads, parked by the curbside, or in the open. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/51426480051_055f8d6580_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Chevrolets On The Road In The ’60s – ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Chevrolets On The Road In The ’60s – ’70s
Posted on December 30, 2024 | 35 CommentsToday, it’s time to feature products from the bow tie division as they were back in the day; either on the roads, parked by the curbside, or in the open. […] -
![(First published 4/9/24) I’ve been away from CC for a while. One of the things occupying my time has been a piece on the American two-door wagon. In an extract […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mero3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: The American Two-Door Wagon 1928-1981: Ponies")
CC’s Best of 2024: The American Two-Door Wagon 1928-1981: Ponies
Posted on December 30, 2024 | 62 Comments(First published 4/9/24) I’ve been away from CC for a while. One of the things occupying my time has been a piece on the American two-door wagon. In an extract […] -
![(First published 6/18/24) Since I wrote my bio of Paul Bracq in 2018, a lot more BMW material has come to light. Olivier Guin over at Car Design Archive has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/michcover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: CC Design: How E12 Spelled The End For Michelotti And Bertone At BMW")
CC’s Best of 2024: CC Design: How E12 Spelled The End For Michelotti And Bertone At BMW
Posted on December 29, 2024 | 32 Comments(First published 6/18/24) Since I wrote my bio of Paul Bracq in 2018, a lot more BMW material has come to light. Olivier Guin over at Car Design Archive has […] -
![After we said goodbye to the ’65 Ranchero when it crossed the auction block in Palm Springs, there was an obvious empty space in our Riverside County, California garage. What […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/66-Mustang-in-Perris-2-e1735429125955.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My ’66 & ’67 Mustangs: Keeping The Mustang Flame Alive in the Southwest")
My ’66 & ’67 Mustangs: Keeping The Mustang Flame Alive in the Southwest
Posted on December 29, 2024 | 18 CommentsAfter we said goodbye to the ’65 Ranchero when it crossed the auction block in Palm Springs, there was an obvious empty space in our Riverside County, California garage. What […] -
![’84-’85 Dodge 600 ES photo from the Cohort by L Seddon By 1999 we had ditched the domestic brands and had become a full-fledged Honda family, with a fleet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/53491704294_02a0f76ff7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Our Family’s ’84 Dodge 600, ’86 Mustang, And A Fleet Of Hondas – Teenage Impulses, And More Used Car Troubles")
Our Family’s ’84 Dodge 600, ’86 Mustang, And A Fleet Of Hondas – Teenage Impulses, And More Used Car Troubles
Posted on December 28, 2024 | 10 Comments’84-’85 Dodge 600 ES photo from the Cohort by L Seddon By 1999 we had ditched the domestic brands and had become a full-fledged Honda family, with a fleet […] -
![(Update: I’ve added CC reader Patrick Bell’s detailed comments on each picture) A nice neighborhood probably built in the 1930’s where the sidewalks are cleaner than the streets. In the foreground […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-12-21-01.33.21.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: The Cars In Our Neighborhoods In The ’50s & ’60s – Winter Edition")
Vintage Snapshots: The Cars In Our Neighborhoods In The ’50s & ’60s – Winter Edition
Posted on December 27, 2024 | 40 Comments(Update: I’ve added CC reader Patrick Bell’s detailed comments on each picture) A nice neighborhood probably built in the 1930’s where the sidewalks are cleaner than the streets. In the foreground […] -
![(First Posted 2/16/2024) Oh my. I am not happy starting this article with this photo. But it is the teaser photo I used to end an earlier post on snow […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/closeupbmw.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: The Lengths Gone To – Addressing the Rusty Consequences of Winter-Driving")
CC’s Best of 2024: The Lengths Gone To – Addressing the Rusty Consequences of Winter-Driving
Posted on December 27, 2024 | 63 Comments(First Posted 2/16/2024) Oh my. I am not happy starting this article with this photo. But it is the teaser photo I used to end an earlier post on snow […] -
![(first posted 1/13/24) A common fantasy is to be able to live in the world forever, not as an old man but as a young man in the prime of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240109_121418-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best Of 2024: CC Outtake: 1964 Buick Wildcat – The Car Of Dorian Gray")
CC’s Best Of 2024: CC Outtake: 1964 Buick Wildcat – The Car Of Dorian Gray
Posted on December 26, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 1/13/24) A common fantasy is to be able to live in the world forever, not as an old man but as a young man in the prime of […] -
![(first posted in 12/25/2013) I was living with my brother in the dumpiest rental house between Cheyenne and Denver at a railroad crossing on the fringe of town. The tracks shipped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/FixerUpper.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Grande Mustang Christmas Story")
A Grande Mustang Christmas Story
Posted on December 25, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted in 12/25/2013) I was living with my brother in the dumpiest rental house between Cheyenne and Denver at a railroad crossing on the fringe of town. The tracks shipped […]
