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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 […] -
Wordless Driveway Outtake: Toyota Off-Roaders, New and Old
Posted on August 19, 2020 | 20 Comments -
In Motion Classic: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird GT Convertible – The Spirit of ’89
Posted on August 13, 2020 | 37 CommentsThis car could be viewed in two ways. Was it a comically tarted-up version of an outdated economy car? Or was it an optimistic statement that the malaise era was […] -
Vintage Postcards: Car Dealerships, Vol. 9
Posted on August 4, 2020 | 54 CommentsMore car dealership postcards and other photos from around North America. Enjoy! -
Car Show Classic: 1967 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 Convertible: A Dynamic Convertible With A Frumpy Name
Posted on July 27, 2020 | 87 CommentsOldsmobile 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 Toronado and Cutlass etched their way […] -
CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – Fill ’Er Up With Happiness
Posted on May 28, 2020 | 41 CommentsWe have plenty to be downtrodden about these days, but let’s focus on something good. With gas prices at about $1.90/gallon here in Virginia, there’s never been a better time […] -
Automotive History: An Unlikely Story – How Soviet Ladas Were Almost Sold In The United States
Posted on May 20, 2020 | 84 CommentsIn 1980, much of the world worried that the United States and Soviet Union were hurtling towards World War III. Tensions between the superpowers hadn’t been as strained in over […] -
Wordless Outtake: Famous Last Words
Posted on May 9, 2020 | 26 Comments -
Cohort Capsule: 1972 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – An International Traveler
Posted on May 4, 2020 | 25 CommentsDean Edwards has uploaded quite a few vintage photos to the CC Cohort, many of them featuring Cadillacs. This one caught my eye, not just because of the subject car, […] -
Cohort Capsule: 1989-92 Chrysler LeBaron GTC in France – King Of The Road
Posted on April 19, 2020 | 15 CommentsChrysler’s European sales push in the late 1980s and early 1990s has always intrigued me, so this photo of a French LeBaron posted at the CC Cohort by Benoit, hooked […] -
In-Motion Classic: 1987 Audi Coupe GT – A Familiar Shape
Posted on April 13, 2020 | 31 CommentsSeeing this car on an Ohio highway was like being reunited with an old friend. My first car was an Audi Coupe – though mine was from the beginning of […] -
Cohort Classic: 1987 Plymouth Caravelle SE – Remember Me?
Posted on March 25, 2020 | 52 CommentsIf 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 […] -
Curbside Classic: 2012 Škoda Roomster – A Room With A View
Posted on March 3, 2020 | 33 CommentsOur European readers may find this hard to believe, but the sight of this Škoda Roomster stopped me in my tracks. It’s not just that I’d never seen a Roomster […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 BMW 323i Baur Convertible – A Coachbuilt Curiousity
Posted on February 5, 2020 | 20 CommentsBMW 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. It was a convertible, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1985 Mercury Marquis – Lesser Nobility
Posted on January 16, 2020 | 40 CommentsOne 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 automotive version. The Marquis […]
![Vintage Ad: Los Angeles ca. 1957 – Honey, Look At That Interchange! 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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Los-Angeles-1957.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![In Motion Classic: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird GT Convertible – The Spirit of ’89 This car could be viewed in two ways. Was it a comically tarted-up version of an outdated economy car? Or was it an optimistic statement that the malaise era was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sunbird-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Car Show Classic: 1967 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 Convertible: A Dynamic Convertible With A Frumpy Name 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 Toronado and Cutlass etched their way […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/RF-1-a-1967-Delmont-88.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – Fill ’Er Up With Happiness We have plenty to be downtrodden about these days, but let’s focus on something good. With gas prices at about $1.90/gallon here in Virginia, there’s never been a better time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1976-Eldorado-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: An Unlikely Story – How Soviet Ladas Were Almost Sold In The United States In 1980, much of the world worried that the United States and Soviet Union were hurtling towards World War III. Tensions between the superpowers hadn’t been as strained in over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1973-VAZ-2103.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Cohort Capsule: 1972 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – An International Traveler Dean Edwards has uploaded quite a few vintage photos to the CC Cohort, many of them featuring Cadillacs. This one caught my eye, not just because of the subject car, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Cadillac-Canada-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cohort Capsule: 1989-92 Chrysler LeBaron GTC in France – King Of The Road Chrysler’s European sales push in the late 1980s and early 1990s has always intrigued me, so this photo of a French LeBaron posted at the CC Cohort by Benoit, hooked […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Chrysler-LeBaron-France.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![In-Motion Classic: 1987 Audi Coupe GT – A Familiar Shape Seeing this car on an Ohio highway was like being reunited with an old friend. My first car was an Audi Coupe – though mine was from the beginning of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cohort Classic: 1987 Plymouth Caravelle SE – Remember Me? 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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/LF-1987-Plymouth-Caravelle.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 2012 Škoda Roomster – A Room With A View 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 that I’d never seen a Roomster […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/RR-2-2012-Skoda-Roomster.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1983 BMW 323i Baur Convertible – A Coachbuilt Curiousity 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. It was a convertible, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LR-1-1983-BMW-323i-Baur.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1985 Mercury Marquis – Lesser Nobility 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 automotive version. The Marquis […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RF-2-1985-Mercury-Marquis.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


