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![“Who put a Suzuki badge on a… wait… what is that truck?” OK, I admit that I’d completely forgotten that Suzuki once sold a pickup in the US, but that’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Suzuki-Equator-LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2009-12 Suzuki Equator – Suzuki’s Last Frontier In Badge Engineering")
Curbside Capsule: 2009-12 Suzuki Equator – Suzuki’s Last Frontier In Badge Engineering
Posted on April 20, 2021 | 16 Comments“Who put a Suzuki badge on a… wait… what is that truck?” OK, I admit that I’d completely forgotten that Suzuki once sold a pickup in the US, but that’s […] -
![In today’s safety-obsessed world, it seems like we might as well be wearing helmets while going about our daily lives. Well, it turns out someone thought of that already… over […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Buco3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1965 Buco Helmet-Hat – It Makes An MGB Perfectly Safe")
Vintage Ad: 1965 Buco Helmet-Hat – It Makes An MGB Perfectly Safe
Posted on March 25, 2021 | 20 CommentsIn today’s safety-obsessed world, it seems like we might as well be wearing helmets while going about our daily lives. Well, it turns out someone thought of that already… over […] -
![Variety is the spice of life. That 18th century adage wasn’t written about vehicles, but it applies nicely to the cars in this driveway. Here’s someone with diverse automotive tastes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Roadmaster-and-Leaf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Driveway Outtake: The Woody And The Leafy")
Driveway Outtake: The Woody And The Leafy
Posted on March 21, 2021 | 10 CommentsVariety is the spice of life. That 18th century adage wasn’t written about vehicles, but it applies nicely to the cars in this driveway. Here’s someone with diverse automotive tastes […] -
![One expects to see certain things in suburban driveways during wintertime… but a Rolls-Royce Corniche? Not so much. Even back in the 1980s when this example was built, I considered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1982-Rolls-Royce-Corniche-d2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche – Bringing A Slice Of Fantasy To Suburbia")
Curbside Capsule: 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche – Bringing A Slice Of Fantasy To Suburbia
Posted on March 11, 2021 | 64 CommentsOne expects to see certain things in suburban driveways during wintertime… but a Rolls-Royce Corniche? Not so much. Even back in the 1980s when this example was built, I considered […] -
![Daewoo marketed cars in the United States for only about 1,300 days, but its story was as interesting as its cars were bland. The narrative of the company’s rapid home-market […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Daewoo-Leganza-2001-RF2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Tangled Story Of Daewoo In The United States")
Automotive History: The Tangled Story Of Daewoo In The United States
Posted on February 16, 2021 | 88 CommentsDaewoo marketed cars in the United States for only about 1,300 days, but its story was as interesting as its cars were bland. The narrative of the company’s rapid home-market […] -
![December isn’t typically the best time of year for seeing rare cars on the road, so when I noticed an unusual green shape in my rearview mirror last week, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lotus-Caterham-Ferrari-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: These Three Drivers Might Be Together")
CC Outtake: These Three Drivers Might Be Together
Posted on December 24, 2020 | 15 CommentsDecember isn’t typically the best time of year for seeing rare cars on the road, so when I noticed an unusual green shape in my rearview mirror last week, I […] -
![Vintage ads are at their best when they include both period-specific graphics and an obscure product that’s all but forgotten. This ad has both. I’m not sure what stands out […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Ad-1961-Renault-Hi-Boy-VAN.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ad Classic: 1960 Renault Hi-Boy – High Van, But Low Sales")
Ad Classic: 1960 Renault Hi-Boy – High Van, But Low Sales
Posted on December 8, 2020 | 23 CommentsVintage ads are at their best when they include both period-specific graphics and an obscure product that’s all but forgotten. This ad has both. I’m not sure what stands out […] -
![Would you want to drive for 16 hours straight with two adults and two kids in a minivan? Last year, my answer to that question would have been an emphatic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Predawn2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Cannonball Run, Family Style")
CC Road Trip: Cannonball Run, Family Style
Posted on November 30, 2020 | 43 CommentsWould you want to drive for 16 hours straight with two adults and two kids in a minivan? Last year, my answer to that question would have been an emphatic […] -
![“What is that big old car?” A passerby asked that question as I was taking the above photo… timely, since I was transfixed by seeing a 1940s-era car in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Comparison-F-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster – What’s New Became Old; Now It’s New Again")
Curbside Classic: 1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster – What’s New Became Old; Now It’s New Again
Posted on November 3, 2020 | 49 Comments“What is that big old car?” A passerby asked that question as I was taking the above photo… timely, since I was transfixed by seeing a 1940s-era car in a […] -
![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 some pictures. Which is just […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1973-Ford-Ranchero-Squire-LF-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Ranchero Squire – The Pickup Car Goes Luxury")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford Ranchero Squire – The Pickup Car Goes Luxury
Posted on October 12, 2020 | 36 CommentsCar-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 some pictures. Which is just […] -
![I rarely peruse my local Craigslist. Maybe I should do it a bit more often, because I came across this car recently – not the typical car one would expect […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cit01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Craigslist Find: 1976 Citroen CX 2200 Diesel Wagon – Not Your Typical Anything")
Craigslist Find: 1976 Citroen CX 2200 Diesel Wagon – Not Your Typical Anything
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 25 CommentsI rarely peruse my local Craigslist. Maybe I should do it a bit more often, because I came across this car recently – not the typical car one would expect […] -
![When I first saw this car from a block or so away, it looked like a familiar shape that was somehow distorted to appear smaller. Upon getting closer, I thought… […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1995-Mitsubishi-Pajero-Mini-LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Mitsubishi Pajero Mini VR-II – Little Car, Big Personality")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Mitsubishi Pajero Mini VR-II – Little Car, Big Personality
Posted on September 17, 2020 | 30 CommentsWhen I first saw this car from a block or so away, it looked like a familiar shape that was somehow distorted to appear smaller. Upon getting closer, I thought… […] -
![Let’s try a large expanse of sheetmetal for today’s CC Clue. Of course, last weekend’s analysis of car colors may provide some evidence as to this car’s approximate year of […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CC-Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on September 16, 2020 | 14 CommentsLet’s try a large expanse of sheetmetal for today’s CC Clue. Of course, last weekend’s analysis of car colors may provide some evidence as to this car’s approximate year of […] -
![Two weeks ago, CC’s Joseph Dennis wrote about a Mercedes-Benz 380SL in a piece titled The Art of Aging Gracefully. Joe’s featured SL was battered, but still exuded the classiness […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Mercedes-450SL-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Capsule: Mercedes-Benz 450SL – The Art Of Aging Gracefully, Part 2")
In Motion Capsule: Mercedes-Benz 450SL – The Art Of Aging Gracefully, Part 2
Posted on September 2, 2020 | 12 CommentsTwo weeks ago, CC’s Joseph Dennis wrote about a Mercedes-Benz 380SL in a piece titled The Art of Aging Gracefully. Joe’s featured SL was battered, but still exuded the classiness […] -
![Yesterday’s post of a vintage 1968 photo of Los Angeles’s traffic-clogged Hollywood Freeway reminded me of one of my favorite vintage travel ads… this one from 1957 sponsored by the […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Los-Angeles-1957.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Los Angeles ca. 1957 – Honey, Look At That Interchange!")
Vintage Ad: Los Angeles ca. 1957 – Honey, Look At That Interchange!
Posted on August 22, 2020 | 39 CommentsYesterday’s post of a vintage 1968 photo of Los Angeles’s traffic-clogged Hollywood Freeway reminded me of one of my favorite vintage travel ads… this one from 1957 sponsored by the […]
