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![Curbside Classic: 1980 Peugeot 505 SD – Waiting Patiently For Its CC Ever Since It Broke Down Here In 1994 As an ardent RWD Peugeotphile and having spent a lot of time in the early days of CC sharing with you all the unmitigated joys of 404s, the highs and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9042.jpg)
![Vintage PR Shot: 1956 Mercury XM-Turnpike Cruiser Concept Car – Now About That Claim If asked what was the most outlandish car of the goofy mid-50s, my answer on many days will be the ’57-’58 Mercury. It was simply over the top, with cheap […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/4130662438_3c35863754_o-1.jpg)
![cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1991 Dodge Colt Vista – A Vista Of The Past shot in Punta Arenas, Chile by Rivera Notario These used to be so common, at least in California. These were part of a major revolution of family cars; the boomers […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/52106212512_f3acf3cabb_k.jpg)
![Automotive History Capsule: NSU Ro80–The Tragic Automotive Goddess (first posted 12/28/2012) In the Pantheon of automotive gods and godesses, the Ro80 occupies a long-guaranteed spot. Simply put, it is one of the boldest, most influential and revolutionary cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NSU-Ro80.jpg)
![Truckstop Classic: 1954 Dodge V8 Job-Rated Truck – That Thing Got A Hemi? (first posted 7/12/2011) Next up on our tour through the Official CC Truck Lot: a 1954 “Job Rated” Dodge, with another utility-type bed (that similar-colored “tower” in the back is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dddgre.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1944 GMC CCKW 6×6 – We Take The Famous WW2 “Deuce and a Half” Jimmy Out For A High-Speed Run (With Video) (first posted 2/7/2014. It’s Memorial Day in the US, and in honor of all the men and women who gave their lives in service to this country, let’s take another […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/gmc-cckw.jpg)
![Vintage PR Shots: 1978 Plymouth Volare Funrunner and Dodge Aspen Sunrise – Same Location, Same Model, Same Car? Looking at the taillights, seems to me the ones on the Sunrise look more pasted on than the Funrunner’s. The bigger question is: Why was I not aware of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/a-funrunner-vert.jpg)
![Truckstop Classic: 1966 International R190 AWD Truck – My (Enduring) Lust Object (first posted 4/27/2011). Nothing beats a helping hand. Summer is around the corner, and some four years of procrastination and denial while writing for TTAC and starting CC have caught […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/r109.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1980 VW Jetta – Just Slap A Big Butt On The Back For Those Damn Amerikaner! (first posted 9/23/2013) Poor Volkswagen. Their relationship with the US has always been a bit complicated. Without resorting to stereotypes, let’s just say that it was undoubtedly painful for VW […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/vwjetta-butt.jpg)

![Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Datsun 2000 Sports – “Abundantly More Powerful” The Datsun 2000 Sports was one of those unexpected boons that suddenly dropped in our laps. The 1600 Sports had been around for several years, and offered competitive if not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Datsun-2000-1a.jpeg)
![Vintage Ad: 1970 Oldsmobile Rallye 350 – Turns Out Painted Bumpers Weren’t Quite As Cool As Dr. Oldsmobile Thought The 1970 Olds Rallye 350 was one of several “junior muscle cars” that arrived that year in response to drastic increases in insurance costs for the real thing. The formula […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/4133195256_8c3eb8dcf5_o.jpg)

![Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Two Squarebacks, One More Square Than The Other, And It’s Just Hijacked This Post I don’t think it was intentional, but this shot of a VW Squareback shot by furanku2 in Mojiko, Fukuoka makes a nice twosome with that rolling cube behind it, which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-26-8.39.15-PM.jpg)
![Vintage Truck: The Ultimate “Needle Nose” Kenworth The classic “needle nose” Kenworths are of course icons, and instantly familiar. They trace their origins back to the 1940s, and were built until 1961, when the W900, with a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/49327924337_3ffeb5f119_k.jpg)


