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![Curbside Classic: 1989 Daihatsu Charade – Treat And Retreat (Updated 10/4/2026) What a difference twenty years makes. The eighties was the Japanese decade, when they were going to take over the US, if not the world. They […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-24-030.jpg)
![Vintage R&T Review: Opel Diplomat V8 – “Something That GM Could, And Should, Build In The US” (Updated 10/3/2026) Now that’s an interesting line, as this Diplomat was actually seriously considered as the basis of the 1976 Cadillac Seville. As the story goes, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Opel-1-a.jpg)
![Zimmer Quicksilver – The Fiero Brougham (Updated 9/30/2026) I’ve been wondering when one of these would show up at the Cohort, and thanks to LeSabretoothTiger, it finally has. And now that it’s here, I’m a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-z.jpg)
![Curbside Classic/Vintage Review: 1984 Honda CRX – “Mind-Boggling. Simply Mind-Boggling” (Updated 9/30/2026) In the fall of 1983, Honda dropped a bombshell. The new generation of Civics were not only all-new and highly advanced, but there were four […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CC-423-030-c.jpg)
![Auto-Biography: Super Duty Truckin’ (2007, updated and expanded 2026) It was a successful launch, and I was going for the record books. The 534 cubic inch Ford Super Duty V8 bellowed and roared […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/a-t900-comp-115x115.png)
![Curtis Perry Gallery: A GMC “Cannonball” And A Whole Lot More (Updated 9/25/2026) I’ve had GMC and Chevy trucks on the brain lately (along with Ferdinand Porsche’s war-time work, 1955 Hot Rod Magazines, and some vintage Road […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/15747711156_aa444c9e19_k.jpg)
![My 1964 VW 1200 – Why The Beetle Was The Greatest Car Ever And My Automotive Soulmate There is no other car in the world that I feel more intimately connected to and familiar with than the Volkswagen Beetle. I’ve called the Beetle my surrogate mother and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/a-64-vw-115x115.webp)
![Design Shoot-Out: 1977 Chevrolet B-Body vs. 1979 Ford LTD – The Boxing Match (Updated 9/17/2026) There’s been a long-simmering debate here about the respective designs of the all-new downsized Chevy/GM 1977 B-Bodies and Ford’s response-imitation in 1979. It’s time to settle the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Chevrolet-1977-caprice-large-silver-800-crop-vert.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1960s Cabana FG 23 Motor Home – A Survivor (Updated 9/17/2026) This vintage Cabana motor home showed up in our neighborhood about a year ago, and it’s still around. I saw it parked by the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CC-394-073.jpg)
![Why The ’57 Chevy Became An Icon The word “icon” is overused but no one is likely to dispute the iconic status that the ’57 Chevy has acquired. It has become the most universally recognized symbol of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/a-57-fq-p-2-115x115.png)
![Curbside Find: Opel Manta (A) 1900 – There’s A Good Reason Why I Have A Soft Spot For It (Updated 9/14/2026) I can’t ever resist stopping for a Manta, like this one just posted at the Cohort by William Oliver. Yes, they were based on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/50274877128_bc2fcb1ddf_k.jpg)
![A Gallery Of Rare And Unusual Vintage Cab-Over Trucks All big cab-over-engine (“COE”) trucks have become rare in the US, but some brands and models were rare (and unusual) even back in their day. In this gallery we’ll take […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/a-FWD-forward-mover-tile-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1963 Ford Ranchero With Fresh Air Intake (Updated 9/13/2026) I ran into this in my neighborhood earlier this year, and forgot to share it sooner. It’s a bit odd, but I suppose […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CC-407-081.jpg)
![Curbside Find: Isuzu Vehicross – Has It Mellowed With Age? (Updated 9/12/2026) The thing about cars that were considered very ugly when new is that they often tend to mellow with age, like the perpetually-maligned Pontiac Aztek; it doesn’t […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Isuzu-Vehicross-s.jpg)
![Auto-Biography: 1964 Ford Falcon – The Long, Slow, Un-Fun Trip To New York City (2018, updated 2026) I’ve been waiting for a long time to find a baby-blue ’64 Falcon 2-door sedan with the 170 inch six and 2-speed Fordomatic. The location […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/a-falc-115x115.png)


