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![I found it parked at Whole Foods, looking a bit diminished between the Jeep and the Ford. But the Fiat 500 in front of it is making it feel better. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6333.jpg "Curbside Outtake: There’s Still One Dodge Omni Daily Driver Left Here")
![Here’s another one that slipped by me in the great custom kitschmobile era: the Damen Road Star, obviously Cadillac Edorado based, and priced at a nifty $55k, or $175k in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/19846648126_1981155508_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1980 Damen Road Star – The Ultimate Damensportwagen For $175k 2021 Dollars")
![(first posted 10/3/2011) Since we’re indulging in toy cars, let’s trot out some Metrovertibles. There’s something so endearingly goofy about this little ragtop, like it somehow escaped the Autopia ride […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Geo-Metro-conv.jpg "Curbside Classic: Geo Metro Convertible – Did I Take The Autopia Offramp?")
![Mike Hayes has been one of our oldest and most consistent Cohorts. He know what I like, and he’s found a lot of them over the years. And I always […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51221646218_ec84856a92_k.jpg "Cohort Find of the Day: 1954 Ford Mainline Ranch Wagon (and Mystery Car)")
![Update: thanks to a comment by Bill McCoskey, it turns out this wood kit was supplied by Chevrolet as an option on 1948 Chevrolets. Full details at the end of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51222566490_e26821cf8a_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline Country Club “Woodie” Coupe")
![Ideally this would be a 1971 Chevrolet Impala, to make my title truly accurate; but close enough. The ’74 is almost identical except for the 5-mile bumpers and a new […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6324.jpg "The Changing Shape Of Cars: The Best Selling Cars 50 Years Ago And Now – 1974 Chevrolet Impala and Toyota RAV4")
![Toyota’s first exports to the US were with this Crown sedan in 1958, and it flopped. Too expensive, too heavy, too slow; it wasn’t what the US market was looking […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51121005000_4ef035c863_k.jpg "Vintage Ads: 1960 Toyopet Crown Custom – Toyota’s False Start")
![When someone pulls up to your house in one of twenty-nine 1948 Ford Sportsman convertibles ever built and offers you a ride, there’s no need to guess what the answer […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6565.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1948 Ford Super Deluxe Sportsman “Woodie” Convertible – Want To Take A Ride In The Family Heirwood?")
![Frank Spring was such a talented designer, but was crushed when he was forced by executives to make the compact Hudson Jet tall and dumpy. As a consolation, management allowed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51162540404_722dbd9902_k.jpg "Vintage PR Shot: Hudson Italia – Milan On The Hudson")
![Is the UAZ-452 line the oldest vehicle in continuous production? It started life in 1958 as the UAZ-450, and it wasn’t exactly all that new under the skin then as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51224065741_7c4eb3f671_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: UAZ-452 – Model Year Sometime Between 1958 And 2021 – A Living Dinosaur")
![(first posted 6/8/2015) Historically Buick always occupied a special place in GM’s collection of brands. Understandably so — William Durant turned Buick into a powerhouse in the early days […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Buick-1952-Special-conv.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1952 Buick Special Convertible – Still Quite Special")
![(first posted 6/8/2015. We may augment the reruns of some convertibles with a fresh one or two. I have a very special one I’ve been saving) Summer has arrived (at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Convertible.jpg "Welcome To Convertible Week – And A Short Illustrated History of the Convertible"){kind=small}
![I’ve been saying it like a mantra for many years: EV’s are most compelling and effective as city cars, for all those short runs to the store, errands, work, etc.. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Wuling-Mini-top.jpeg "Why Do I Find GM-Wuling’s $4,500 Mini EV So Compelling? How About A Free One For Any American Who Wants One?")
![After the Datsun 520 Pickup was bestowed with the new and lively 96 hp 1.6 L OHC four, it was dubbed “The Lil’ Hustelr” by Datsun. Prior to that, it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51180660229_96e73a1c17_k.jpg "Vintage PR Shot: 1966 Datsun 1300 Pickup With Perris Valley Camper – With 67 HP, Not Quite A “Hustler”")
![At Home Depot, it’s usually a sea of late-model big 4×4 HD trucks, so this veteran of the 1970s caught my eye. Well, that and the multi-color paint job, with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6290.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1970’s F-350 “Harlequin” Still Hard At Work")
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