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COAL: 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D’Elegance – Exceptional, What With RHD and 500 Cubic Inches
Posted on October 6, 2015 | 64 Comments(Submitted by Peter Jenkins) I am a new contributor, from Auckland, New Zealand. This is my 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D’Elegance, which is much like other Cadillacs of this […] -
Cohort Outtake: 1951 Chevrolet Deluxe – It Saw The USA
Posted on July 19, 2015 | 43 Comments(posted by A. Kwanten) It may be down at the heel at 64 years old, but this ’51 Chevy Deluxe would surely do Dinah Shore proud. It is apparently […] -
QOTD: Should The Ignition Key To My 1978 Olds 88 Be Removable While The Engine Is Running?
Posted on March 25, 2015 | 101 Comments(David Linge left this question as a comment, and I think he’s more likely to get help with it from you if I post it here) I am […] -
Eugene’s Curbside Classics In 1968: Can You ID Them All?
Posted on March 24, 2015 | 15 Comments(This was sent in by CC reader Norm Thompson, and originally published in 2011. But it’s a great picture, and shows a surprising number of import brands at one student […] -
Curbside Classic: Holden EK (1961-1962)
Posted on March 2, 2015 | 53 CommentsHere is an EK Holden daily driver I found in Orange, New South Wales, Australia. The ‘EK’ model was on the market from mid-1961 to mid-1962. It was a slightly […] -
My Curbside Classic: 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva SC – Underachieva
Posted on February 26, 2015 | 98 Comments(This ode to an old Olds comes to us by way of Tom Cangialosi) The folks at Oldsmobile must have felt pretty good when they unleashed what they believed was a […] -
CC Global: CCs From Shenzhen, China
Posted on February 1, 2015 | 25 CommentsMy name is Chen Kai Wei, I live in Guangdong Province, China (in the city of Shenzhen) I have been a daily reader of CC for over three years. -
Comment Classic: Why Volvo Still Exists And Why Austin Doesn’t
Posted on January 20, 2015 | 52 Comments(Every so often, someone really spells something out in the comments that really drives home a point through personal experience which trumps all. Last night Bill Malcom left the following […] -
Curbside Classic: 1962 Pontiac Parisienne – What’s The Story Here?
Posted on January 10, 2015 | 49 Comments(submitted by Garry Melnyk) I have been driving by a house on the way to my mother’s senior’s residence for two plus years now. The 1962 Pontiac Parisienne in the […] -
My Curbside Classic: 1986 GMC “Longhorn” – My Version of a GM Concept
Posted on November 2, 2014 | 48 Comments(by Bill Prince) I bought my 1986 GMC Sierra Classic long bed truck about 15 years ago. It was an original truck, including the paint, interior and 305 engine. I […] -
QOTD: 1997 Ford F-250 Seven Lug Wheels – Marketing BS or Engineering Brilliance?
Posted on October 28, 2014 | 65 Comments(Submitted by Keith B.) So seriously, what the heck is the story here? Wheel bolt patterns for passenger cars and light trucks have been pretty consistent over the past sixty […] -
On The Go Outtake: Jay Leno Out For A Spin In His 1970 Mazda Cosmo
Posted on October 24, 2014 | 24 Comments(Today seems to be the day for exotic cars shot on the go. Cohort poster T-Bar-Bear caught this Mazda Cosmo in traffic, and quickly realized who was behind the wheel. […] -
COAL: 1982 Toyota Celica XX – A Supra By Any Other Name
Posted on October 18, 2014 | 22 Comments(submitted by Michael Leckie) Way back in the mid 90’s, when I was a teenager looking for my first car I fell in love with the many JDM Celica XX’s […] -
COAL/What If? Goggomobil 300TS/Goggomobil 300C
Posted on October 13, 2014 | 21 Comments(Welcome our newest Contributor/Photoshopper “Barko”, whom I recruited from the comments thanks to his photoshop of a denuded 1960 Valiant. Barko actually owned one of these charming Goggo coupes, but […] -
CC Outtake: SSangyong Actyon Sports – Things You Never Expect To See In Georgia
Posted on September 27, 2014 | 56 Comments(This delightful oddball comes to us by way of SaaberJon) I admit it–I love oddball cars (I collect SAABs for crying out loud), so when I spotted a SsangYong Actyon […]
![COAL: 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D’Elegance – Exceptional, What With RHD and 500 Cubic Inches (Submitted by Peter Jenkins) I am a new contributor, from Auckland, New Zealand. This is my 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D’Elegance, which is much like other Cadillacs of this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Cadillac-1981-COAL-fq.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Cohort Outtake: 1951 Chevrolet Deluxe – It Saw The USA (posted by A. Kwanten) It may be down at the heel at 64 years old, but this ’51 Chevy Deluxe would surely do Dinah Shore proud. It is apparently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Chevrolet-1951-Deluxe.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![QOTD: Should The Ignition Key To My 1978 Olds 88 Be Removable While The Engine Is Running? (David Linge left this question as a comment, and I think he’s more likely to get help with it from you if I post it here) I am […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Olds-ignition-switch.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Eugene’s Curbside Classics In 1968: Can You ID Them All? (This was sent in by CC reader Norm Thompson, and originally published in 2011. But it’s a great picture, and shows a surprising number of import brands at one student […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Patterson-St.CC-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Holden EK (1961-1962) Here is an EK Holden daily driver I found in Orange, New South Wales, Australia. The ‘EK’ model was on the market from mid-1961 to mid-1962. It was a slightly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/holden-EK-_wagon_frunt_3_4_bootiebike.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My Curbside Classic: 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva SC – Underachieva (This ode to an old Olds comes to us by way of Tom Cangialosi) The folks at Oldsmobile must have felt pretty good when they unleashed what they believed was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2223_001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Comment Classic: Why Volvo Still Exists And Why Austin Doesn’t (Every so often, someone really spells something out in the comments that really drives home a point through personal experience which trumps all. Last night Bill Malcom left the following […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/BMC-ADO-1800-landcrab-snip-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1962 Pontiac Parisienne – What’s The Story Here? (submitted by Garry Melnyk) I have been driving by a house on the way to my mother’s senior’s residence for two plus years now. The 1962 Pontiac Parisienne in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Parisienne-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![My Curbside Classic: 1986 GMC “Longhorn” – My Version of a GM Concept (by Bill Prince) I bought my 1986 GMC Sierra Classic long bed truck about 15 years ago. It was an original truck, including the paint, interior and 305 engine. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/GMC-1986-at-Ottos-1-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: 1997 Ford F-250 Seven Lug Wheels – Marketing BS or Engineering Brilliance? (Submitted by Keith B.) So seriously, what the heck is the story here? Wheel bolt patterns for passenger cars and light trucks have been pretty consistent over the past sixty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Ford-F250-1997-wheel-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![On The Go Outtake: Jay Leno Out For A Spin In His 1970 Mazda Cosmo (Today seems to be the day for exotic cars shot on the go. Cohort poster T-Bar-Bear caught this Mazda Cosmo in traffic, and quickly realized who was behind the wheel. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Mazda-Cosmo-Leno-1.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1982 Toyota Celica XX – A Supra By Any Other Name (submitted by Michael Leckie) Way back in the mid 90’s, when I was a teenager looking for my first car I fell in love with the many JDM Celica XX’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/after.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL/What If? Goggomobil 300TS/Goggomobil 300C (Welcome our newest Contributor/Photoshopper “Barko”, whom I recruited from the comments thanks to his photoshop of a denuded 1960 Valiant. Barko actually owned one of these charming Goggo coupes, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Goggomobil-TS-300-original.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: SSangyong Actyon Sports – Things You Never Expect To See In Georgia (This delightful oddball comes to us by way of SaaberJon) I admit it–I love oddball cars (I collect SAABs for crying out loud), so when I spotted a SsangYong Actyon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_0603.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


