![(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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/BMC-ADO-1800-landcrab-snip-vert.jpg "Comment Classic: Why Volvo Still Exists And Why Austin Doesn’t")
![(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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Parisienne-2.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1962 Pontiac Parisienne – What’s The Story Here?")
![(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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/GMC-1986-at-Ottos-1-Copy.jpg "My Curbside Classic: 1986 GMC “Longhorn” – My Version of a GM Concept")
![(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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Ford-F250-1997-wheel-2.jpg "QOTD: 1997 Ford F-250 Seven Lug Wheels – Marketing BS or Engineering Brilliance?")
![(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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Mazda-Cosmo-Leno-1.png "On The Go Outtake: Jay Leno Out For A Spin In His 1970 Mazda Cosmo")
![(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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/after.jpg "COAL: 1982 Toyota Celica XX – A Supra By Any Other Name")
![(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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Goggomobil-TS-300-original.jpg "COAL/What If? Goggomobil 300TS/Goggomobil 300C")
![(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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_0603.jpg "CC Outtake: SSangyong Actyon Sports – Things You Never Expect To See In Georgia")
![(This latest COAL comes to us by way of CC reader Leon Eckell, aka eckell3) This past April, while returning to my car after a visit to the notary, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Pic-1-1.jpg "COAL: 2006 Ford Taurus – Temporarily Tolerable Transport")
![(Please enjoy this latest COAL submitted by Ben Settler, aka Sodbuster) The magnificent beast you are looking at was purchased new by my great-grandfather in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Pic-14.jpg "COAL: 1961 Dodge Dart Seneca – Forward Look Family Heirloom")
![(Submitted by bootiebike) Years of being a gear head and of reading this blog have left me aware both of vintage American car-truck hybrids and of American car buffs’ appreciation […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/holden_hr_sedan_1.jpg "Curbside Classic: Holden HR Ute – It’s A Beaut")
![(Submitted by Chuck Gajewski) Most gearheads and car enthusiasts can go way back and tell you exactly when and where it all began. For me, it was circa […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/plow1.jpg "CC Kids: 1969 Jeep CJ-5 – A Snowplow And Slot Mags…A Jersey Kid Becomes A Gearhead")
![(Submitted by Dan Cluley) After one of the worst winters in recent years, we are finally starting to see signs of Spring, and in the middle of Michigan, these include […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/A-1974-Dart.jpg "CC Outtakes: Wintertime Blues")
![(Submitted by Stephane) Ever wonder what form the Alliance would’ve taken if AMC survived? If so, say bonjour to the Renault 19! Though disappearing in number, this late production cabriolet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/6-renault-cabriolet-1997.jpg "Curbside Classic: Renault 19 – La Regie’s Final Number")
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