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![(Updated 3/9/2026) This charming little book arrived totally unexpectedly in the mail the other day, sent by Scott Bremer, who has to be a CC reader. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Dilworth-crop.jpg "Thank You Mark Bremer for “The Dilworth Story”- Pioneer Developer of the Diesel Locomotive")
![(Updated 3/9/2026) It’s strictly a coincidence that I found this Dodge Colt wagon just before the CC Colt Chronicles were scheduled to be rerun. Colts of any […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-406-077.jpg "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1987-1991 Dodge Colt Wagon – A Postscript to Our CC Colt Chronicles")
![(Updated 3/8/2026) In a parallel universe, where GM made only rational decisions, this car would have a bowtie on the front grille instead of the Opel Blitz. Rather than pissing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-156-124-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1975 Opel 1900 (Ascona) – What The Vega Could Have Been")
![(Updated 3/7/2026) Ford was hot on new trends during the sixties. The Falcon, T-Bird, Continental, Mustang and LTD all plowed new ground in their respective categories. And although Ford […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CC-64-038-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1969 Mustang Mach 1 – Sliding Down The Slippery Fastback Slope")
![(2026. A new chapter that I’ve finally gotten to thanks to finally finding a baby-blue ’54 Customline just like ours) Our first car was a highly anticipated event, at least […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ford-1954-Customline-1-crop-vert-115x115.jpg "Auto-Biography: 1954 Ford Customline V8 – Our First Car; It Wasn’t Exactly What I Was Hoping For")
![Ford’s Y-block V8 (1954-1964) was never going to go down in history as an inherently lively engine, especially compared to the Chevy small block V8. It’s easy to rag on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/a-62-sunliner-titles-crop-2-115x115.jpg "The Mystery Of Why The 1960-1962 Ford 292 Y-Block V8 Was Such A Slug Is Finally Solved!")
![Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen’s tenure as President of Ford was very short-lived; 19 months in total. He was hired by Henry Ford II from GM to be the President of Ford, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-400-058.jpg "1970 Mercury Montego Coupe – Bunkie Knudsen Pays Tribute To His Former Employer")
![(Updated 3/4/2026) Mitsubishi was on a roll in the early eighties. Not only was their trend-setting new FWD econobox Mirage-Colt a success in every measure, but then Mitsubishi followed that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CC-57-072-1200.jpg "CC Colt Chronicles Part 6: 1984-1991 Colt Vista Wagon (Mitsubishi Chariot/Space Wagon) – Mitsubishi Invents A New Category of Vehicle")
![As far as I know, this is the last VW Fox still running free on the roads of Eugene. And it better watch out, what with the roads being so […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-409-116-crop.jpg "On The Go Classic: Tiny Fox on the Run")
![(photos by Curtis Perry) Although the mid-sixties are known for the hot V8s that dominated the tracks, red light races and the public perception, the lowly six cylinder engine wasn’t […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/8899108955_3cd09ffcf0_k-115x115.webp "1964 Rambler 770 Typhoon – America’s Newest And Hottest Six Cylinder Engine Gets A Stylish Wrapper")
![(Updated 3/2/2026) The oft-repeated apologia for the travails and downfall of GM during the eighties is that they were just so darn overwhelmed converting their traditional RWD cars to modern […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CC-175-224-12001.jpg "CC Colt Chronicles Part 5: 1979-1983 Dodge Colt and Plymouth Champ/Colt (Mitsubishi Mirage) – New Construction")
![(Updated 3/1/2026) In Part 3 of our CC Colt Chronicles, we covered the fragmentation of the Colt name, as it was applied to both the Lancer and Galant-based Colts starting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CC-36-093-1200.jpg "CC Colt Chronicles Part 4: 1978-1981 Dodge Colt Station Wagon (Mitsubishi Galant) – Looking For A Dart Wagon? Or A Hemi Challenger? Let Me Show You These…")
![images by Tim Finn (Updated 3/1/2026) It first appeared in a country in the Far East. Nobody anticipated that it would find its way to America. We […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/48733100541_400a9ff0d6_k.jpg "Curbside Classic: Corona 1.9 – A Novel Contagion Sweeps the Land")
![We’ve all been on the receiving end of the kindness of strangers; it’s a key element of being human, helping others in their moment of need. It might just be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_0595-1-115x115.jpeg "1979 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – Preserving Dignity While Depending On The Kindness Of Strangers")
![(2007, updated 2026) My first glimpse of America: looking down on a freeway at night, with glow-worm toy cars. It was just like the picture of GM’s World of Tomorrow […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Corvette-1957-white-small.jpg "Auto-Biography: High Speed Assimilation")
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