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![How to create a legend out of a prosaic British sports car? Stuff a V8 under its hood. It sure worked for Carroll Shelby and his Cobra. Having seen what […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tiger-1-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Sunbeam Tiger II – “There’s Sufficient Power On Tap To Embarrass The Incautious”")
![We’ve seen a vast array of cars shot and posted by Roshake in Hungary. But a Mercury Tracer? That I didn’t expect. And we know it wasn’t an original import; […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/52036564502_2ecb545b62_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mercury Tracer – How Did You End Up In Hungary?")
![We can’t let a classic Riviera go by at the Cohort without paying our respects. Tim Finn shot this outside the One Moto Show in Portland; if you love motorcycles, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/52047009873_ec6e7cbefb_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1963 or 1964 Buick Riviera")
![Before I jump into the commentary on this review, it’s worth noting that this car was identified as a “VW Automatic”, and the badge on the rear engine lid reads […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/VW-auto-1-top.jpeg "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1968 VW 1500 Automatic – Where’s The “Automatic Stickshift”?")
![If you’re wondering where the inspiration came for that green and pink BMW Z4 in the previous post, look no further. The Japanese venerate the flowering trees of spring, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/52043872886_85510f90f6_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1964 (?) GMC Pickup – Fairy Dust")
![The world’s largest hatchback? Or at least with the biggest engine (500 CID)? But don’t tell the folks that spent some ridiculous amount on one of these new that it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/4152222678_59719fa84a_o.jpg "Vintage PR Photo: 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Comstock Sport Wagon – Looks Like A Hatchback To Me")
![(first posted 5/2/2016) This Knew Yorker caught my eye, as we walked through the Lane County Events Center. Not because I’m particularly fond of them—which I’m not—but because it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/kjknhg.jpg "CC Outtake: 1986 Chrysler New Yorker Turbo With Two Different License Plates and Wheel Covers")
![CC reader Dave B. sent me these two shots of “a neat little hot rod. Any idea what it is?” Yes, it’s a Corolla, from about 1976-77 or so (E30/50). […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220430_094757035_HDR.jpg "Reader Sighting: Toyota Corolla “Boss 302” – There’s More Here Than First Meets The Eye")
![The GM PD-4101 is my all-time favorite bus, and has been since I first laid eyes as a kid. It set the template for the modern highway coach back in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_8764.jpg "Curbside Classic: GM PD-4104 – My Dream Bus Comes To Visit, With A Formula Ford Racing Car In Its Belly")
![(first posted 9/20/2013) If you hadn’t seen the title, and I told you I had found a rare 1966 Beijing Sedan (aka: “The East Glows”) or a GAZ-13 “Chaika” would […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-32-020.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1967 Checker Marathon – This Ultimate Long-Life Vehicle Is Still Being Driven By Its Original Owners")
![posted by J.C. I’ve vented my feelings for the Versailles quite adequately here, and once is enough for a lifetime. That was some ten years ago, and I’ve not seen […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/52030885909_059482b24b_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Lincoln Versailles – It’s Nice To Know Someone Loves Their Versailles")
![click image for full size (first posted 9/18/2013. Let’s beat up on C/D some more) In 1967, I used to count the days until the next C/D issue came out; […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ggbvc.jpg "One Of Car & Driver’s Dumber Moments: Pontiac OHC Six-Powered Jaguar XK-E")
![(In yesterday’s vintage review Car and Driver gave an Opel the win in its comparison. A few years earlier, it was a very different story. First posted 3/9/2012) Car and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hhhkj.jpg "The Opel Kadett Asassination – By Car and Driver")
![According to Shelby’s account in The Cobra Story, after securing a body and chassis from AC and the new small-block V-8 engine from Ford, “a strange thing happened. One night […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4093790657_c1a5c4e5db_o.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1961 Ford “Cobra Quick” – Is This The True Origin Of The Name Of Shelby’s Cobra?")
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