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![(first posted 12/21/2017) Eugene was once a safe haven for Foxes; no longer. They’ve been thoroughly exterminated except for a few cowering in the bushes. But here’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-345-029.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1993 VW Fox – Endangered Species")
Curbside Find: 1993 VW Fox – Endangered Species
Posted on June 9, 2025 | 41 Comments(first posted 12/21/2017) Eugene was once a safe haven for Foxes; no longer. They’ve been thoroughly exterminated except for a few cowering in the bushes. But here’s […] -
![(first posted 6/13/2011) The endless overuse of any given manufacturer’s styling “DNA” has finally subsided, but the reality is what it is: every maker tries to coddle and nurture […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-29-019-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Datsun 610 – Datsun Takes A Bold New Direction: Down")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Datsun 610 – Datsun Takes A Bold New Direction: Down
Posted on June 8, 2025 | 79 Comments(first posted 6/13/2011) The endless overuse of any given manufacturer’s styling “DNA” has finally subsided, but the reality is what it is: every maker tries to coddle and nurture […] -
![Stephanie had a massage appointment in a part of town I don’t get too very often. It’s a typical post-war residential development area, with houses from the late ’40s through […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_3162-crop-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A 90 Minute Bike Ride Yields Quite A Few Curbside Finds")
A 90 Minute Bike Ride Yields Quite A Few Curbside Finds
Posted on June 6, 2025 | 28 CommentsStephanie had a massage appointment in a part of town I don’t get too very often. It’s a typical post-war residential development area, with houses from the late ’40s through […] -
![1968 has gone down in history as a revolutionary year; change was in the air. Lee Iaccoca must have been breathing it in deeply because his decision to slap a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-CC-360-008.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968-1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Right On The Mark")
Curbside Classic: 1968-1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Right On The Mark
Posted on June 5, 2025 | 9 Comments1968 has gone down in history as a revolutionary year; change was in the air. Lee Iaccoca must have been breathing it in deeply because his decision to slap a […] -
![I accidentally stumbled into a trove of old photos of downtown Iowa City, most of them from the years 1970-1976, which perfectly match the years I lived there a second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Dubuque-Street-Looking-South-1970-1976.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: Iowa City Street Scenes In The ’60s & ’70s – Vintage Cars and My Old Haunts Being Demolished Thanks To Urban Renewal")
Vintage Photos: Iowa City Street Scenes In The ’60s & ’70s – Vintage Cars and My Old Haunts Being Demolished Thanks To Urban Renewal
Posted on June 3, 2025 | 41 CommentsI accidentally stumbled into a trove of old photos of downtown Iowa City, most of them from the years 1970-1976, which perfectly match the years I lived there a second […] -
![Yes, I do tend to keep things for…ever? You all know about my truck, which I’ve had for 38 years now, but I have another vehicle I’ve had even longer, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_3121.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Life On Two Wheels – And My 1980 Novara Bicycle Gets Its Second Rebuild in 45 Years")
My Life On Two Wheels – And My 1980 Novara Bicycle Gets Its Second Rebuild in 45 Years
Posted on May 31, 2025 | 35 CommentsYes, I do tend to keep things for…ever? You all know about my truck, which I’ve had for 38 years now, but I have another vehicle I’ve had even longer, […] -
![It doesn’t get better than this lucky shot if you want to tell the story of how VW replaced the Beetle with the Golf 50 years ago, especially considering how […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-CC-43-051-900.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 VW Golf Mk1/Rabbit – The Most Influential Global Compact Car Of The Past 50 Years")
Curbside Classic: 1975 VW Golf Mk1/Rabbit – The Most Influential Global Compact Car Of The Past 50 Years
Posted on May 30, 2025 | 49 CommentsIt doesn’t get better than this lucky shot if you want to tell the story of how VW replaced the Beetle with the Golf 50 years ago, especially considering how […] -
![(note: GM’s Deadly Sins are not numbered chronologically. This is a new and heavily revised version of the original) There it is, a golden yellow Vega, seductive and infinitely irresistible, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-CC-19-077-900.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "GM’s Deadly Sin #2: Chevrolet Vega – GM’s First Deadly Sin")
GM’s Deadly Sin #2: Chevrolet Vega – GM’s First Deadly Sin
Posted on May 29, 2025 | 28 Comments(note: GM’s Deadly Sins are not numbered chronologically. This is a new and heavily revised version of the original) There it is, a golden yellow Vega, seductive and infinitely irresistible, […] -
![The 1972-1973 “Fuselage V2.0” cars are hardly a common sight anymore. Well, they weren’t all that common in their day, which of course explains that and a few other things. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/a-CC-103-114-900.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Fury Coupe – Rarer Than A Lamborghini")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Fury Coupe – Rarer Than A Lamborghini
Posted on May 28, 2025 | 23 CommentsThe 1972-1973 “Fuselage V2.0” cars are hardly a common sight anymore. Well, they weren’t all that common in their day, which of course explains that and a few other things. […] -
![I was feeling a bit unmotivated so I turned around to my bookshelf and grabbed for some inspiration…the July 1953 Popular Science that’s been gathering dust there for some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/neck-crop-horz-top.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Better Living Through Science: Highlights From The July 1953 Issue Of Popular Science")
Better Living Through Science: Highlights From The July 1953 Issue Of Popular Science
Posted on May 25, 2025 | 17 CommentsI was feeling a bit unmotivated so I turned around to my bookshelf and grabbed for some inspiration…the July 1953 Popular Science that’s been gathering dust there for some […] -
![(first posted 6/24/2013. Updated 5/25/19) The big Opels always looked the most like their Detroit cousins, and this 1954 Kapitän certainly doesn’t belie its stylistic origins. In Germany at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BL-Opel-Kapitan.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rampside Classics: The Stratocruiser Captain’s Kapitän – Updated With Two Videos")
Rampside Classics: The Stratocruiser Captain’s Kapitän – Updated With Two Videos
Posted on May 24, 2025 | 84 Comments(first posted 6/24/2013. Updated 5/25/19) The big Opels always looked the most like their Detroit cousins, and this 1954 Kapitän certainly doesn’t belie its stylistic origins. In Germany at the […] -
![(first posted 6/25/2013) What’s that coming down the other side of 18th Avenue, playing that infernal tune ice cream trucks are notorious for? I have a rather deep loathing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC-202-085-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Cushman Truckster Ice Cream Truck")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Cushman Truckster Ice Cream Truck
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 40 Comments(first posted 6/25/2013) What’s that coming down the other side of 18th Avenue, playing that infernal tune ice cream trucks are notorious for? I have a rather deep loathing […] -
![(first posted 10/1/2015) So how did this rusty and beat up Opel Admiral end up in the US? These were certainly never imported, and by 1973, it would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Opel-Admiral-1973-side.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Opel Admiral – This Could Have Been The Seville; Now Someone Should Turn It Into One")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Opel Admiral – This Could Have Been The Seville; Now Someone Should Turn It Into One
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 96 Comments(first posted 10/1/2015) So how did this rusty and beat up Opel Admiral end up in the US? These were certainly never imported, and by 1973, it would […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2013) If you’re seeing a whole lot of similarity between the sheet metal (except the grille) of today’s ’62 Cutlass coupe and this ’62 Tempest, you’re not mistaken. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Pontiac-tempest-1962-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1962 Pontiac Tempest Coupe – Badge Engineering On A Very Different Scale")
1962 Pontiac Tempest Coupe – Badge Engineering On A Very Different Scale
Posted on May 22, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 7/2/2013) If you’re seeing a whole lot of similarity between the sheet metal (except the grille) of today’s ’62 Cutlass coupe and this ’62 Tempest, you’re not mistaken. […] -
![This picture violates CC’s protocol for top-of-post images that I have been pushing all our contributors to follow: The featured car must be prominent in the photo so as to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_3101.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trailside Classic: Yes, There’s A Car In This Photo – But How Did It Get Here?")
Trailside Classic: Yes, There’s A Car In This Photo – But How Did It Get Here?
Posted on May 22, 2025 | 18 CommentsThis picture violates CC’s protocol for top-of-post images that I have been pushing all our contributors to follow: The featured car must be prominent in the photo so as to […]
