![There are some cars you wouldn’t expect to encounter parked next to a vacant commercial building in Virginia. A Rolls-Royce hearse is one of them. Before coming across this vehicle, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1991-Rolls-Royce-Hearse-RR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II Hearse – One Foot In The Grave")
![(first posted 5/19/2017) This morning’s post by Jason Shafer on Shockingly Low Volume Plymouths comes with a dash of irony. Last month, Jason and I met up one day to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1989 Plymouth Reliant America 2-Door – Staring Down Extinction")
![(first posted 4/24/2017) Who would be driving a 33-year-old Pontiac on a late winter afternoon when the roads were wet with messy, melting snow? That question was on my mind […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/LF-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Pontiac Bonneville LE – Better Than A New Volkswagen")
![(first posted 3/15/2017) Datsun’s 1st generation 200-SX found itself in the right place at the right time. Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite the right car. Sold in the US from 1977 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/R-3e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Datsun 200-SX (Nissan Silvia) – Not All Shots Hit The Target")
![Do you remember life before cupholders? Several decades ago, bringing a drink in a moving car was a risky endeavor – not so today. But before cupholders became a prosaic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Cupholders-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Hold My Drink! The Story Of When Cupholders Became Good")
![(first posted 2/15/2017) The mid-priced car market has often perplexed manufacturers. Should mid-priced cars be cheaper versions of high-end models, costlier versions of low-end models, or should they comprise a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/LF-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Chrysler Newport Custom – Upscale, Downscale")
![If you are still unsure how to best please that special someone in your life for Valentine’s Day, take some advice from car ads. As a Valentine’s Day treat for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/feat1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Heart-to-Heart Car Ads")
![(first posted 1/26/2017) We’re now slogging through the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, which means it’s a perfect time to daydream about a summer road trip. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/LR-3.2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1989 Pontiac Safari – Highway Scenery")
![When people think about Volkswagen’s GTI, several models likely come to mind: the original European Golf GTI, the fun 1983-84 North American Rabbit GTI, or many of those cars’ successors. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Ad-1980-Volkswagen-Rabbit-GTI-Featured-Image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1980 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI – Good Try Imitation")
![(first posted 1/3/2017) Sunsets can be glorious to watch, even knowing that what follows will be much dimmer and less satisfying. When I first spotted this limited edition Saab […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/L-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Saab 900 Turbo SPG – The Sun Sets On Saab’s Independence")
![For decades, Santa Claus has conducted public relations work for car dealerships, as shown by this shot, taken 95 years ago today – December 17, 1927. In the above picture, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Christmas-Essex.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: The Christmas Essex")
![(first posted 11/29/2016) General Motors has produced quite a few deadly sins, as well as numerous greatest hits. Then there are the cars in between. Neither trend-setting nor fatally flawed, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Oldsmobile Toronado Caliente – Middle Ground Never Looked So Good")
![If one compiled a list of all car ads that borrowed a tagline from a brand of household supplies, we’d end up with… well, maybe just this example. Using a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Ad-1985-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-featured-image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix – Aren’t You Glad?")
![(first posted 10/18/2016) Nothing looks like an El Camino. Unless it’s a GMC Caballero – the lesser known of General Motors’ half-car/half-pickup vehicles. For 17 of the El […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/RF-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 GMC Caballero – The Gentleman Of The Truck World")
![Have you ever had a day at work when you thought “What am I supposed to be doing here?” Maybe your job became directionless, your tasks poorly defined, changed over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1971-Mercury-Marquis-RF1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Mercury Monterey – Why Am I Here?")
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