![(first posted 9/14/2016) “There’s an old car driving up behind us,” my wife said as I slowly dozed off in the passenger seat. I unhurriedly looked over my shoulder. “It’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/RR-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1981 Chevrolet Caprice Landau Diesel – An Unlikely Car In The Passing Lane")
![(first posted 8/25/2016) Orphan cars hold a special allure for enthusiasts who appreciate the unusual. And there is perhaps no more fascinating orphan than Rover’s US-market 3500. A groundbreaking car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/LF-1b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1980 Rover 3500 (SD1) – Rover Over Here, Again")
![How would you like to win a new car just by purchasing a common household product, like a bar of soap? Or… even by not purchasing a product at all, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Sweepstakes-Featured-Image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Win A New Car! Enticing Promotions From The Golden Age Of Sweepstakes")
![(first posted 7/26/2013) Few automotive rivalries have been as enduring as that of Lincoln vs. Cadillac. The two preeminent American luxury makes have battled each other for decades, usually with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/F-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car — Sometimes, More Is More")
![Vacation photos typically involve scenery or family members, but this year I added one more subject – interesting vehicles that I came across. And this was a giant road trip. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1978-Oldsmobile-88.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Carspotting On A 6,000-Mile Road Trip")
![(first posted 6/22/2016) Few things are as iconically American as a Firebird convertible. So when the drop-top version of Pontiac’s pony car was discontinued after 1969, an empty place was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RF-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Pontiac Firebird Convertible – Welcome Back, After A Long Time Gone")
![As time rolls on, ordinary things often become more intriguing – such is the case with Chevy Cavaliers. Just a few years ago, I wouldn’t have given this car a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1993-Chevrolet-Cavalier-Wagon-RF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Wagon – Ordinary Has Become Interesting")
![(first posted 5/24/2016) Few things capture the aura of a bygone time like a photograph of an everyday scene. And this picture of a restaurant in Fairfax, Virginia from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Fairfax-Roy-Rogers-1980-B.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Picture Outtake: Lunchtime, Then And Now")
![The world’s supply of amusing transmission ads is rather small. Actually, this 1976 Allison ad is the only example I’ve ever seen – so it deserves a bit attention. Somehow, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Ad-1976-Allison-featured.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1976 Allison AT 540 Transmission – Clutching For Attention")
![Many Americans remember Walter Payton as a football player – as they should, since the Hall of Fame running back proved himself one of the game’s best during his 15 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Walter-Payton-Buick-Century-Olympia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: Walter Payton And A 1984 Buick Century Olympia – Cheering For The Home Team")
![(first posted 3/31/2016) Most cars are representative of their times. This Cadillac Fleetwood is an example of one that is not. It was built to be nostalgic – to harken […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/L-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Fleetwood Coupe – Turning The Clock Back")
![“Hi, I’m Rusty Jones.” For about a decade, he and his homely salutation seemed to be everywhere, greeting people in print ads, commercials and at car dealerships throughout North America. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Rusty-Jones-Sticker.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Rusty Jones – The Face Of Rustproofing")
![(first posted 2/23/2016) It’s always noteworthy when one sees an AMC Gremlin in the wild, and even though Gremlins have been examined previously on this site, there can always be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/L.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 AMC Gremlin – Purposely Contentious")
![In last week’s look at a 1985 Mercury Lynx ad, several comments focused on the Lynx’s name – and other cars named after animals. That discussion brought to mind this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Win-a-Pet-feature-image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1967 DuPont Auto Products Sweepstakes – Win A Pet Impala!")
![Seeing a six-decade-old white Rolls-Royce motoring along an Interstate highway on a drizzly December Saturday has one likely explanation: A wedding. A least that’s the most plausible explanation for this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/RR-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1955 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith – Wedding Bells")
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