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![Lincoln’s Liquamatic Drive History (first posted 6/19/2013) I have long been fascinated with the many stops and starts that eventually led to the automatic transmission as we know it today. We are likely all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1942-Lincoln-Ad031.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Missing the Mark (first posted 6/22/2013) From the introduction of the 1969 Continental Mark III through the last 1979 Mark V, Lincoln absolutely owned the personal luxury market. Then came the 1980 Continental […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1983LincContMarkVI02.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1953456789601234 Studebaker ChampmanderStarhawk – The Ultimate Kit Car [If we needed more proof of the CC Effect it was in full force this week when, with zero coordination between two editors on two continents, we see two complementary […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/195whatStudebakerCoupe02Small.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1941 Studebaker President Skyway Cruising Sedan – Former President Could the 1941 Studebaker President be the most obscure car from the late pre-war years? It could very well be, which is a shame. While “Every Car Has A Story”, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1941StudebakerPresident09Small.jpg)
![CCs Through The JPC Windshield – 2018 Edition From the time I began writing for CC I have taken virtually all of my pictures with a cell phone camera. Some of my early efforts were, let’s just say […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/06OnTheRoad2018Apr-cropSmall.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford XL Convertible – The XL Goes XX (first posted 3/14/2019) It is by pure coincidence that this car comes on the heels of yesterday’s roundup of last editions of the big American convertibles. So […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1970FordXL07Small.jpg)
![In Motion Outtakes: Santa’s All Done We always knew that once the sun comes up Santa’s work is over for another year. He seems to have finished his route in Indianapolis this year. Perhaps yesterday’s discussion […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SantaDayOff-crop.jpg)

![CC Classic Rental Review: 2009 Nissan Quest 3.5S – Let’s Go With Interesting A long, long time ago I used to read an automotive site that was abbreviated TTAC. Long before there was such a thing as CC (and long before I ever […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2007-Nissan-Quest.jpg)
![CC DIY: 2007 Honda Fit – A Rattlecan Rust Repair I grew up in the salty north where rusty cars were a fact of life. In my youth anything I could afford would undoubtedly come with some rust. And having […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/FitRust31-crop-crop.jpg)
![CC Outtake – Is This Really a New York Taxicab? A friend of mine is visiting New York City. Although a taxi in New York is hardly an unusual sight, my friend recognized that one like this certainly is. My […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/72FordTaxi.jpg)
![CC Rental Review: 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan – Old Faithful In my recent review of the 2018 Kia Sedona, I mentioned that one of the terms of the rental provided by my Kia dealer was that I could not take […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018DodgeGrandCaravanFeature.jpg)
![CC Rental Car Review: 2018 Kia Sedona SX – Comparing Apples And Oranges I am currently spending time in a new Kia Sedona, courtesy of the manufacturer. Yes, there is a story here. I recently opened one of those Recall envelopes. You can […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018KiaSedonaFeature.jpg)



