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![First impressions are important, which is why career advisors instruct people to dress for success. If you head to a job interview wearing conservative, fashionable clothing, looking confident, and avoiding […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/LF.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Dressed For Success?")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible – Dressed For Success?
Posted on June 18, 2025 | 12 CommentsFirst impressions are important, which is why career advisors instruct people to dress for success. If you head to a job interview wearing conservative, fashionable clothing, looking confident, and avoiding […] -
![Old cars and trucks are messengers from the past. This one isn’t just a messenger, but a Courier… and over its lifetime, Ford’s Courier witnessed North America’s pickup market change […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1980-Ford-Courier-LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Ford Courier – A Messenger From The Days Of Compact Pickups")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Ford Courier – A Messenger From The Days Of Compact Pickups
Posted on June 5, 2025 | 31 CommentsOld cars and trucks are messengers from the past. This one isn’t just a messenger, but a Courier… and over its lifetime, Ford’s Courier witnessed North America’s pickup market change […] -
![(first posted 5/15/2019) Here in Northern Virginia, our favorite Japanese import is typically considered the cherry blossom. Nearby Washington, DC is famous for its Japanese cherry trees […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/D-LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Mitsubishi Delica & Pajero – Awesome Cherry Blossoms")
Curbside Classics: Mitsubishi Delica & Pajero – Awesome Cherry Blossoms
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 10 Comments(first posted 5/15/2019) Here in Northern Virginia, our favorite Japanese import is typically considered the cherry blossom. Nearby Washington, DC is famous for its Japanese cherry trees […] -
![(first posted 5/6/2019) The rubber-bumper MGB is an unlikely, but plucky survivor. What was once a quick, agile and attractive sports car eventually became slow, clumsy and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 MGB – Determined To Survive")
Curbside Classic: 1978 MGB – Determined To Survive
Posted on May 5, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 5/6/2019) The rubber-bumper MGB is an unlikely, but plucky survivor. What was once a quick, agile and attractive sports car eventually became slow, clumsy and […] -
![Is that new Escort or Fairmont great, but not quite perfect? Well, leaf through Ford’s Accessories Brochure to make that new car feel more like your own! If big-ticket items […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1981-Ford-Accessories-Brochure-Cover-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1981 Ford Accessories Brochure: Make Your Ford Your Own")
1981 Ford Accessories Brochure: Make Your Ford Your Own
Posted on April 28, 2025 | 34 CommentsIs that new Escort or Fairmont great, but not quite perfect? Well, leaf through Ford’s Accessories Brochure to make that new car feel more like your own! If big-ticket items […] -
![(first posted 2/5/2019) Success came relatively easy for 1980s SUVs, since the vehicles formerly known as off-roaders suddenly found themselves in a booming market segment. As the editor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Mitsubishi Montero – An Off-Roader In A Grocery-Getter World")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Mitsubishi Montero – An Off-Roader In A Grocery-Getter World
Posted on April 26, 2025 | 45 Comments(first posted 2/5/2019) Success came relatively easy for 1980s SUVs, since the vehicles formerly known as off-roaders suddenly found themselves in a booming market segment. As the editor […] -
![Many people today consider the 1980s to be the Good Old Days. Folks at that time, though, might have found such a sentiment absurd. It was a tumultuous decade, including […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1983-Buick-Electra-Park-Avenue-RF-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Grandpa, Tell Me ’Bout The Good Old Days")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue – Grandpa, Tell Me ’Bout The Good Old Days
Posted on April 4, 2025 | 30 CommentsMany people today consider the 1980s to be the Good Old Days. Folks at that time, though, might have found such a sentiment absurd. It was a tumultuous decade, including […] -
![(first posted 3/15/2019) There are many things one might expect to come across on a blustery late winter morning: A 55-year-old Morgan being driven by a man in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/In-Motion-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1964 Morgan Plus 4 – Dry And Warm Are Overrated")
In Motion Classic: 1964 Morgan Plus 4 – Dry And Warm Are Overrated
Posted on March 15, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 3/15/2019) There are many things one might expect to come across on a blustery late winter morning: A 55-year-old Morgan being driven by a man in […] -
![(first posted 5/9/2016) Estate sales are great places to pick up household items you never knew you wanted, or at least to browse and see what unexpected treasures await. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Volkswagen 411 – Searching For Its Niche")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Volkswagen 411 – Searching For Its Niche
Posted on March 7, 2025 | 101 Comments(first posted 5/9/2016) Estate sales are great places to pick up household items you never knew you wanted, or at least to browse and see what unexpected treasures await. I […] -
![The idea seemed so simple. Ford could satisfy North Americans’ increasing appetite for sporty European cars by importing one already in production. A popular Euro sports coupe could siphon off […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1989-Merkur-XR4Ti-RF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1989 Merkur XR4Ti – Straight From Germany To A Footnote")
Car Show Classic: 1989 Merkur XR4Ti – Straight From Germany To A Footnote
Posted on February 19, 2025 | 46 CommentsThe idea seemed so simple. Ford could satisfy North Americans’ increasing appetite for sporty European cars by importing one already in production. A popular Euro sports coupe could siphon off […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2016) If cars were horses, the Isuzu Impulse would have been a thoroughbred. With an Italian design, a Lotus suspension, and built by one of Japan’s oldest carmakers, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3-1988-Isuzu-Impulse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1988 Isuzu Impulse – A Thoroughbred That Stumbled Out Of The Gate")
In Motion Classic: 1988 Isuzu Impulse – A Thoroughbred That Stumbled Out Of The Gate
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 4/22/2016) If cars were horses, the Isuzu Impulse would have been a thoroughbred. With an Italian design, a Lotus suspension, and built by one of Japan’s oldest carmakers, […] -
![(first posted 1/9/2019) Imagine an advertising agency employee in the early 1970s, working on Allstate Insurance Company’s latest campaign. One particular ad aims to call people’s attention to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Allstate-Clunker-1971.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ad Classic: Allstate’s Studebaker Clunker")
Ad Classic: Allstate’s Studebaker Clunker
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 84 Comments(first posted 1/9/2019) Imagine an advertising agency employee in the early 1970s, working on Allstate Insurance Company’s latest campaign. One particular ad aims to call people’s attention to […] -
![With 2024 in our collective rearview mirror, I figured it’s a good time to look back through my photographs at some cars that I only got a glimpse of – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dodge-Rampage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: A Year’s Worth of Random Finds and Other Items")
CC Outtakes: A Year’s Worth of Random Finds and Other Items
Posted on January 6, 2025 | 27 CommentsWith 2024 in our collective rearview mirror, I figured it’s a good time to look back through my photographs at some cars that I only got a glimpse of – […] -
![This fall I attended a truck show for the first time. My daughter and I had a great time at this event, wandering past about 200 big rigs and other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1984-Ford-LTL-9000-LF-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1984 Ford LTL-9000 – Fords Don’t Come Any Bigger Than This")
Truck Stop Classic: 1984 Ford LTL-9000 – Fords Don’t Come Any Bigger Than This
Posted on December 18, 2024 | 44 CommentsThis fall I attended a truck show for the first time. My daughter and I had a great time at this event, wandering past about 200 big rigs and other […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2018) For those who love anachronisms, this is a dream car. Not only does it feature a bustleback trunklid, but as a 1987 model, it is the last […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RR-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Continental – Last Of The Bustleback Breed")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Lincoln Continental – Last Of The Bustleback Breed
Posted on December 3, 2024 | 74 Comments(first posted 12/3/2018) For those who love anachronisms, this is a dream car. Not only does it feature a bustleback trunklid, but as a 1987 model, it is the last […]
