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![Text submitted by Ted Mathis. Bessie loved her Gremlin. She bought it new in 1971 and it was equipped very nicely. She had the larger 258 ci engine, roof […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/53031919397_a4034ec274_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bessie’s 1971 AMC Gremlin")
Bessie’s 1971 AMC Gremlin
Posted on March 23, 2025 | 19 CommentsText submitted by Ted Mathis. Bessie loved her Gremlin. She bought it new in 1971 and it was equipped very nicely. She had the larger 258 ci engine, roof […] -
![Text and photos by riveranotario. I had just a couple of weeks’ notice before taking a short trip to Abu Dhabi for work. Just a little under 48 hours in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-03-02-15.31.12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Carspotting In Abu Dhabi – Leave The Excess To Dubai")
Carspotting In Abu Dhabi – Leave The Excess To Dubai
Posted on March 3, 2025 | 12 CommentsText and photos by riveranotario. I had just a couple of weeks’ notice before taking a short trip to Abu Dhabi for work. Just a little under 48 hours in […] -
![Text submitted by Lorena Juárez. It all began the day a message with a link appeared on my cell phone. “Blue 1959 Chevrolet for sale.” The ad’s link came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/366021565_9832726690101690_1862982217618621515_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air – A Child’s Daydream Machine, Now Hidden Under Covers (And With A Curious Engine Swap)")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air – A Child’s Daydream Machine, Now Hidden Under Covers (And With A Curious Engine Swap)
Posted on August 23, 2024 | 16 CommentsText submitted by Lorena Juárez. It all began the day a message with a link appeared on my cell phone. “Blue 1959 Chevrolet for sale.” The ad’s link came […] -
![Text and photos by StuartH. To further to my recent contribution of a 1967 Buick Skylark 2-door hardtop, today upon arrival at my workplace I was surprised to see parked […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: More 1967 Finds — Oldsmobile 4-4-2, Chevrolet Malibu & Buick Skylark")
Curbside Finds: More 1967 Finds — Oldsmobile 4-4-2, Chevrolet Malibu & Buick Skylark
Posted on July 29, 2024 | 6 CommentsText and photos by StuartH. To further to my recent contribution of a 1967 Buick Skylark 2-door hardtop, today upon arrival at my workplace I was surprised to see parked […] -
![Text and photos by StuartH. For my work, I rent a space at a multi-unit light industrial spot. It so happens that among the many businesses are several automobile shops […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1967 Buick Skylark – 2-Door Hardtop Looking Good, By The Curbside")
Curbside Find: 1967 Buick Skylark – 2-Door Hardtop Looking Good, By The Curbside
Posted on July 21, 2024 | 16 CommentsText and photos by StuartH. For my work, I rent a space at a multi-unit light industrial spot. It so happens that among the many businesses are several automobile shops […] -
![(Text submitted by Erik Fretland) My father taught me many things that prepared me for adult life, but the top lessons that have helped shape my life as a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Untitled-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 2002 Cadillac Eldorado – The Spring Break Eldorado; From Ocala, FL to Rogers, AR – 2,200 Miles Of Memories!")
My 2002 Cadillac Eldorado – The Spring Break Eldorado; From Ocala, FL to Rogers, AR – 2,200 Miles Of Memories!
Posted on July 4, 2024 | 38 Comments(Text submitted by Erik Fretland) My father taught me many things that prepared me for adult life, but the top lessons that have helped shape my life as a […] -
![Text by Staxman I’m in the market for a car (specifically an 8th- or 9th-generation Honda Civic) for the first time since the pandemic, and obviously the landscape has changed. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/379.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: How Do You Find A Good Used Car These Days?")
QOTD: How Do You Find A Good Used Car These Days?
Posted on May 28, 2024 | 39 CommentsText by Staxman I’m in the market for a car (specifically an 8th- or 9th-generation Honda Civic) for the first time since the pandemic, and obviously the landscape has changed. […] -
![(Yesterday we shared Part 1 of the curbside finds at Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay. We follow today with Part 2) Text and photos by riveranotario. Car spotting was even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/renault.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Car Spotting In Uruguay, Part 2")
CC Outtakes: Car Spotting In Uruguay, Part 2
Posted on April 30, 2024 | 16 Comments(Yesterday we shared Part 1 of the curbside finds at Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay. We follow today with Part 2) Text and photos by riveranotario. Car spotting was even […] -
![Text and Images by Riveranotario. This February I was for the first time in Colonia del Sacramento, in Uruguay. This city is one of the most well-known tourist destinations in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/unnamed-8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Car Spotting In Uruguay, Part 1")
CC Outtakes: Car Spotting In Uruguay, Part 1
Posted on April 29, 2024 | 8 CommentsText and Images by Riveranotario. This February I was for the first time in Colonia del Sacramento, in Uruguay. This city is one of the most well-known tourist destinations in […] -
![Text submitted by Jack Allen. Way back when, our US pro sports leagues originated with only a few teams in big, magnet cities – the rest initially located in whatever […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/5561656754_79de913137_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A CC Super Bowl Dream")
A CC Super Bowl Dream
Posted on February 8, 2024 | 6 CommentsText submitted by Jack Allen. Way back when, our US pro sports leagues originated with only a few teams in big, magnet cities – the rest initially located in whatever […] -
![Text and photos submitted by Ted Mathis. A recent discovery of 35mm slides my father took stretching back over 70 years ago has provided our family with priceless memories of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/6-20-Mom-Ted-June-58.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: The Pink 1958 Buick And I – Brand New For 1958; A Lifetime Of Buicks")
COAL: The Pink 1958 Buick And I – Brand New For 1958; A Lifetime Of Buicks
Posted on October 13, 2023 | 33 CommentsText and photos submitted by Ted Mathis. A recent discovery of 35mm slides my father took stretching back over 70 years ago has provided our family with priceless memories of […] -
Wordless Outtake: Someone Doesn’t Like Their Chevy
Posted on October 12, 2023 | 22 Comments -
![(Today’s COAL was kindly submitted by Charley Connolly) When I was 24-years old I met the woman I would marry. At the time I was driving this 1982 Buick Riviera, a car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/unnamed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1982 Buick Riviera")
COAL: 1982 Buick Riviera
Posted on July 5, 2023 | 25 Comments(Today’s COAL was kindly submitted by Charley Connolly) When I was 24-years old I met the woman I would marry. At the time I was driving this 1982 Buick Riviera, a car […] -
![(Please enjoy this latest COAL, submitted by Denise Lima-Laskiewicz) A survivor! My 1985 ½ Ford Escort is referred to that whenever I participate in a car show. The vehicles are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/AR-160609829_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1985 1/2 Ford Escort – A Survivor")
COAL: 1985 1/2 Ford Escort – A Survivor
Posted on June 28, 2023 | 43 Comments(Please enjoy this latest COAL, submitted by Denise Lima-Laskiewicz) A survivor! My 1985 ½ Ford Escort is referred to that whenever I participate in a car show. The vehicles are […] -
![(sent to me by CC reader Nate. First posted 4/10/2017) I was in a gas station yesterday morning when this car pulled in behind me and I chatted up the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_17471.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Nate Finds A ’77 Pontiac Bonneville with Rare Valencia Interior")
CC Outtake: Nate Finds A ’77 Pontiac Bonneville with Rare Valencia Interior
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 70 Comments(sent to me by CC reader Nate. First posted 4/10/2017) I was in a gas station yesterday morning when this car pulled in behind me and I chatted up the […]
