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![Curtis Perry Find: 1946 Cadillac Series 60 Special – The Beginning of Cadillac’s Dominance (Updated 3/23/2026) The immediate post war era was when Cadillac found Eldorado, claimed the luxury car title, and left the others in its dust. Curtis Perry found […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2479487954_0adf1a37d5_k.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1986 Nissan Stanza Wagon (Prairie/Multi) – The First Modern Mini-Van (Updated 3/21/2026) The origin myth of the mini-van is as complicated as evolution itself. No, God is not responsible (he does take credit for the ’59 Caddy, though). It might […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-17-028-800.jpg)
![Curtis Perry Find: Mercedes 190SL – Pretty in San Francisco (Updated 3/16/2026) These shots of a 190SL caught my eye, for obvious reasons. It’s a fetching car, of course, but these photos of it really bring its fine […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2476217720_0e756b80bb_k.jpg)
![Auto-Biography: 1961 Ford Starliner 390-375 – Yes Pop, You Can Get A V8 Four-Speed 1961 Ford If You Really Must Have One (2012, updated 2026. This is one of my “Alter-Auto-Biographies”) Fathers can be hard to figure out sometimes, and none more so than mine. Now you might be willing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-181-040-1200.jpg)
![South African VW T3 “Big Window” Syncro Bus Found in NYC – One of 89 Built! (Updated 3/18/2026) I did not appreciate just what a rare thing this South African VW T3 Syncro found in NYC by wooriegi is when I first […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a-t3-b.jpg)
![Pinto Cruising Wagon (1977-1978)- A Legend From The ’70s William Oliver wins the internet today, having found a genuine curbside Pinto Cruising Wagon. Do you all realize just how rare this is? This is a ’70s icon, a living […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/49677860237_d4c638b5b5_h.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1987 Nissan Pulsar NX Sportbak – Ask And You Shall Receive (Updated 3/17/2026) On June 21, 2018, I posted a Cohort shot of a Nissan Pulsar NX with the Sportbak, titled: When Was the Last Time You Saw a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-368-071.jpg)
![Two-Door vs. Four-Door Cars – The Long-Running War Between Germany And France Once upon a time cars in Europe reflected the cultural traits of their country of origin unlike today, when they all look mostly the same. The most pronounced of these […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/a-ascona-tile-horz-flags-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1977 VW Beetle – The Fuel Injected End Of The Road For The Beetle (Updated 3/15/2026) The Beetle’s decline in the US was fast and brutal. In 1973, 350k Beetles and Super Beetles still found loving homes. In 1977, the last year […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CC-390-010.jpg)
![Auto-Biography: Getting Religion – The Cult Of St. Mark Of Excellence Lew Williams Chevrolet, Eugene, OR 1960 (2007, updated 2026) Three days after our nocturnal arrival in America, my family arrived at our final destination: Iowa City. The transition was a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Chevrolet-dealer-1960-Eugene-former-Romania.jpg)
![Curbside Find: VW 412 Variant – A Rare and Deadly but Intriguing Night Visitor (Updated 3/12/2026) Coming down College Hill on a late walk, few blocks from home, what do I see? Something that I have not seen since May […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-409-123.jpg)
![Curbside Find: BMW 530i With Continental Spare Tire(s) – But Are They Continentals? (Updated 3/11/2026) I ran into this just this afternoon, and it makes a serendipitous follow-up to the earlier T-Bird with its continental spare tire. This is a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-412-048.jpg)
![“Classics On The Street”: Curbside Classics Shot in Paris, 1953 – Bugattis, Hispano-Suiza, Delages, Delahayes, Tatras, and Many More Exotic Daily Drivers (Updated 3/10/2026) Shooting cars found on the streets is hardly a new thing, even if we here have elevated the disease to new heights. But imagine being […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Cover-1.jpg)


