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![The Great Wire Wheel Cover Epoch spanned roughly five decades, though not all wire wheel covers are identical. Differences in spoke patterns, center caps, trim rings and other features make […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Clue.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on October 24, 2017 | 49 CommentsThe Great Wire Wheel Cover Epoch spanned roughly five decades, though not all wire wheel covers are identical. Differences in spoke patterns, center caps, trim rings and other features make […] -
Wordless Outtake: For Some Reason, I Feel Like A Midget Today
Posted on August 24, 2017 | 91 CommentsPhotographed in Fairfax, Virginia in June 2017. -
![In America there are two classes of travel – first-class, and with children. Traveling with children corresponds roughly to traveling third-class in Bulgaria. They tell me there is nothing lower […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ad-1966-Ford-Country-Squire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ad Classic: 1966 Ford Country Squire – Better Than Traveling In Bulgaria")
Ad Classic: 1966 Ford Country Squire – Better Than Traveling In Bulgaria
Posted on July 12, 2017 | 39 CommentsIn America there are two classes of travel – first-class, and with children. Traveling with children corresponds roughly to traveling third-class in Bulgaria. They tell me there is nothing lower […] -
![Attempting to envision the future is unavoidable for car enthusiasts; we just can’t help ourselves sometimes. Here at Curbside Classic, we usually look to the past, but often our minds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2017-Intro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Predictions: It’s 2017 – Here’s What You’ll Be Driving")
Vintage Predictions: It’s 2017 – Here’s What You’ll Be Driving
Posted on January 1, 2017 | 37 CommentsAttempting to envision the future is unavoidable for car enthusiasts; we just can’t help ourselves sometimes. Here at Curbside Classic, we usually look to the past, but often our minds […] -
![Earlier this week we looked at a 1985 Oldsmobile Toronado. In that article’s discussion, CC reader Lokki commented that if he were at his “current age and station” in 1985, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Mid-1980s GM Car Would You Buy?")
QOTD: What Mid-1980s GM Car Would You Buy?
Posted on December 2, 2016 | 177 CommentsEarlier this week we looked at a 1985 Oldsmobile Toronado. In that article’s discussion, CC reader Lokki commented that if he were at his “current age and station” in 1985, […] -
![Vintage car brochures are at their best when they contain people and recognizable places. Pictures of a car by itself are interesting, but seeing a car placed in an understandable context […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1968-VW-Brochure-p7a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Brochure Outtake: 1968 Volkswagen At The Afghan Embassy")
Brochure Outtake: 1968 Volkswagen At The Afghan Embassy
Posted on October 27, 2016 | 31 CommentsVintage car brochures are at their best when they contain people and recognizable places. Pictures of a car by itself are interesting, but seeing a car placed in an understandable context […] -
![Japanese cars were certainly “foreign” to Americans in the early 1960s. Worlds different than domestic cars of the era, it was hard to know whether to take the few Japanese imports seriously, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Tiara-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1961 Toyopet Tiara — From Small Things, Big Things One Day Come")
Vintage Review: 1961 Toyopet Tiara — From Small Things, Big Things One Day Come
Posted on January 12, 2016 | 38 CommentsJapanese cars were certainly “foreign” to Americans in the early 1960s. Worlds different than domestic cars of the era, it was hard to know whether to take the few Japanese imports seriously, […] -
![When most people think of Maryland, they typically picture the Chesapeake Bay, or Baltimore, or Washington’s endless suburbs. But few people immediately think of the wooded mountains of Western Maryland, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Capri-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1986 Mercury Capri 5.0L – The Other 5.0")
In Motion Classic: 1986 Mercury Capri 5.0L – The Other 5.0
Posted on January 7, 2016 | 48 CommentsWhen most people think of Maryland, they typically picture the Chesapeake Bay, or Baltimore, or Washington’s endless suburbs. But few people immediately think of the wooded mountains of Western Maryland, […] -
![On the rare occasion when I’ve seen a Datsun sports car such as this one, I usually mistake it for an MGB for a few seconds, before realizing it’s a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fairlady-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1970 Datsun Sports 1600 – Datsun’s Miata")
In Motion Classic: 1970 Datsun Sports 1600 – Datsun’s Miata
Posted on October 19, 2015 | 26 CommentsOn the rare occasion when I’ve seen a Datsun sports car such as this one, I usually mistake it for an MGB for a few seconds, before realizing it’s a […] -
![There are some times and places where seeing a nearly 50-year-old car isn’t so surprising, like on an uncrowded country road on a mild Sunday afternoon. But on a hot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/LF2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1966 Rambler Classic 550 – Still Sensibly Spectacular After 49 Years")
CC Outtake: 1966 Rambler Classic 550 – Still Sensibly Spectacular After 49 Years
Posted on July 1, 2015 | 59 CommentsThere are some times and places where seeing a nearly 50-year-old car isn’t so surprising, like on an uncrowded country road on a mild Sunday afternoon. But on a hot […] -
![Some people buy their Curbside Classics; others inherit them. In my case, I married into mine. More specifically, my wife came with a 1995 Thunderbird as standard equipment – not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/T-bird-feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Thunderbird LX — The First 20 Years")
My Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Thunderbird LX — The First 20 Years
Posted on April 18, 2015 | 72 CommentsSome people buy their Curbside Classics; others inherit them. In my case, I married into mine. More specifically, my wife came with a 1995 Thunderbird as standard equipment – not […]
