![(Updated 10/07/2026) Car-based pickups will always cause me to look twice… but one with fake wood trim? Well, that’s enough to slam on the brakes and take […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1973-Ford-Ranchero-Squire-LF-b.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Ranchero Squire – The Pickup Car Goes Luxury")
![Jaguar produced 115,000 examples of its long, low XJ-S over two decades, and like all cars with long production lives, some variants were pretty rare. This Signal Red coupe with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1989-Jaguar-XJ-S-Rouge-RR-1-115x115.jpg "1989 Jaguar XJ-S Rouge: When An XJ-S Just Isn’t Exclusive Enough")
![(Updated 8/10/2026) This car could be viewed in two ways. Was it a comically tarted-up version of an outdated economy car? Or was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sunbird-1.jpg "In Motion Classic: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird GT Convertible – The Spirit of ’89")
![(Updated 7/25/2026) Oldsmobile enjoyed a great run during the 1960s. Annual production doubled, the brand became America’s 5th-best selling car make, and models such as the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/RF-1-a-1967-Delmont-88.jpg "1967 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 Convertible: A Dynamic Convertible With A Frumpy Name")
![It’s time to clean out my file of car pictures that have been accumulating through the first half of this year – all vehicles big and small that I found […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-a-Outtakes-Cover-115x115.jpg "My Random Finds From The First Half Of 2026")
![I hold a special affection for cars that were built for so long, they eventually wound up being sold alongside their successors. By virtue of their long life spans, these […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1968-Volvo-122-S-wagon-RF-2-115x115.jpg "1968 Volvo 122 S Station Wagon: A Stodgy Trailblazer")
![What do beauty parlors, real estate agents and auto repair shops have in common? They all belong to industries that gave rise to new English vocabulary in the 1920s. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/9754-Lee-Highway-a-115x115.jpg "Early Quick Lube And Oil Change Shops: Take Your Car To the “Lubritorium” — The Grimy History Of Two Obsolete Terms")
![(Updated 5/21/2026) In 1980, much of the world worried that the United States and Soviet Union were hurtling towards World War III. Tensions between the superpowers […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1973-VAZ-2103.jpg "An Unlikely Story — How Soviet Ladas Were Almost Sold In The United States")
![When Cadillac debuted its restyled 1965 cars, many established visual cues were tossed away in favor of a new look. But designers worked to ensure that the car was still […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Cadillac-DeVille-convertible-1965-RF-1-115x115.jpg "1965 Cadillac DeVille Convertible – So Obviously Cadillac")
![If there’s a more forgettable Big Three car from the 1980s, I can’t remember what it could be. Just thinking of Plymouth’s Caravelle can create mental gymnastics: For example, When […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/LF-1987-Plymouth-Caravelle.jpg "1987 Plymouth Caravelle SE: Remember Me? – From Showroom To Obscurity")
![(Updated 3/4/2026) Our European readers may find this hard to believe, but the sight of this Škoda Roomster stopped me in my tracks. It’s not just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/RR-2-2012-Skoda-Roomster.jpg "Curbside Classic: 2012 Škoda Roomster – A Room With A View")
![This past year, my daughter turned sixteen, and embarked on a rite of passage for American teenagers. As part of obtaining her driver’s license, she participated in a Driver Education […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Neyhart-Graham-Paige-115x115.jpg "Amos Neyhart, The Father of Driver Education: The Man Who Engineered Drivers")
![(Updated 2/3/2026) BMW E30 cars are not exactly rare, and I’m no fan of M3-inspired bodykits, but this car made me look twice. Something about it was… different. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LR-1-1983-BMW-323i-Baur.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1983 BMW 323i Baur Convertible – A Coachbuilt Curiousity")
![(Updated 1/14/2026) One is not assured of accolades solely on account of noble birth. History is full characters who embody that cautionary statement, and here we have an […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RF-2-1985-Mercury-Marquis.jpg "1985 Mercury Marquis: Lesser Nobility")
![As 2026 begins, it seems like a natural time to revisit some random car photos I took during the second half of last year. These are cars and trucks I’ve […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1968-Ford-Thunderbird-in-mirror-115x115.jpg "Looking Back On A Few Months of Random Finds")
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