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Kurbside Classic: 1983 Grumman KubVan – Tiny, FWD, VW Diesel Powered, And Very Rare
Posted on April 24, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 5/4/2013. One of my better finds) The early eighties was the most revolutionary and unique time in the American automobile industry ever. Thanks to exploding oil and fuel […] -
Curbside Classic: 1962 Buick Electra 225 Riviera – Thriver
Posted on April 22, 2024 | 30 CommentsThis 1962 Electra 225 Riviera sees a fair bit of the street here in Melbourne and I’ve managed to capture it on multiple occasions. I’ve also managed to meet its […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Buick Riviera – A Ray of Light in the Darkness
Posted on April 21, 2024 | 106 Comments(first posted 5/8/2013) As we all know, boys in their teens tend to focus on two subjects- girls and cars. Since I graduated High School in 1979, the girls of my […] -
Curbside Classic: 1987 Dodge Ram 250 – Oh Ye Ultimate Goddess Of Pickups, Thy Name Be Dodge!
Posted on April 20, 2024 | 90 Comments(first posted 4/20/2018) There is no beating around the bush. The epiphany cannot be contained. The truth must spring forth… This is the ultimate in pickups. There. I […] -
Curbside Classsic: 1969 Lincoln Continental – Missed It By THAT Much
Posted on April 18, 2024 | 88 Comments(first posted 4/18/2018) I suspect that all of us have a car from early in our lives that a parent or relative almost bought but did not. Those […] -
CC Capsule: 1954 Allard K2 – Proto-Cobra With World’s Most Contorted Shift Lever
Posted on April 17, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 3/31/2013. Updated 4/15/2018) Passing by the Sports Car Shop always requires a brief stop to see what’s currently on display. I’d seen this splendid Allard K2 through the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac Star Chief Executive – Executive Privilege
Posted on April 16, 2024 | 91 Comments(first posted 5/21/2013) If you look and listen, you can almost hear the late night television commercial: “Hey, folks, Honest Abe here at Honest Abe’s Used Car Emporium, Tire Shop, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994 Pontiac Trans Sport SE – Can U Get A Witness?
Posted on April 14, 2024 | 100 Comments(first posted 5/31/2013) I come here neither to praise nor to bury the Pontiac Trans Sport. The market did the latter quite some time ago, not only with this model, […] -
Quarryside Classics: Mack R-Series – Rock Solid Since 1966
Posted on April 13, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 4/7/2013) I recently rented a little three-yard dump truck and used it to pay several visits to one of the local quarries–partly to haul gravel, but also as […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Jeep Gladiator J3000 – The Truck Of The Future
Posted on April 12, 2024 | 112 Comments(first posted 5/30/2013) In the early sixties, the vast majority of pickups were wimpy, low-riding, six cylinder-powered things; downright effeminate, one might almost say (with a bit of tongue in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1975 Subaru 4WD Wagon (Leone) – The Revolutionary Four Wheel Drive Wagon That Started The Subaru Legacy
Posted on April 10, 2024 | 79 Comments(first posted 7/3/2013) Honda CRV, Toyota Rav4, Audi Quattro, VW Syncro, and the whole host of all-wheel drive cars, crossovers and CUVs: they all trace their roots back to this […] -
Lawnside Classics: Burt’s – Vintage and Used Riding Mower And Garden Tractor Heaven, Including One Of The Oldest Riding Mowers Ever
Posted on April 7, 2024 | 180 Comments(first posted 5/18/2013) Note : Burt only sells locally. He is retiring, is selling everything in his lot, and is willing to make deals to clear it out. He is […] -
Curbside Lazarus: Chevrolet Citation – The Car That Launched 22 Million Camrys To Date
Posted on April 4, 2024 | 67 CommentsSome people claim they recently saw Bigfoot, some saw Elvis, but nobody ever seems to snap a clear picture. Yet the Lazarus effect is real wherein a random species commonly […] -
Curbside Classic: 1964 Buick Special DeLuxe – Nothing Special
Posted on April 2, 2024 | 106 Comments(first posted 1/3/2014) After the brilliantly adventurous 1961 Buick Special failed to make much of a splash in the market, Buick (along with the rest of GM’s midmarket divisions) […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Toyota Cressida — That Euro-Brougham Kind Of Thing
Posted on March 28, 2024 | 24 CommentsI don’t quite remember the first time I ever saw a Toyota Cressida, but I do remember noticing it. Not a common feat for a Toyota with me. When it […]