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![My recent tome on how Rambler survived the 50s focused on the cars, statistics and some commonly accepted snippets of Nash/Rambler/AMC history. It didn’t adequately delve into the key player […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Romney-1959-ramblers.jpg "Automotive History: George Romney At Nash/Rambler/AMC (1947-1962) – Unflinching Vision and Determination To Take On The Big Three Dinosaurs With Compacts")
![(first posted 2/4/2015) We’ve had a few gen1 Caravans here lately, but they were all the long wheelbase versions, with their inevitable V6 engines, automatics and three-row seating. But in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Dodge-1987-Caravan.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1987 Dodge Caravan – Rare Five-Speed Stick-Shift Five-Passenger Version")
![(first posted 2/4/2015. Updated 2/3/2021 with new and more images) Looks a bit like a BMW 3.0/Bavaria or Fiat 130, eh? Under that re-tailored Italian suit by Carrozzeria Fissore […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Monteverdi-Sierra.jpg "CC Global: Monteverdi Sierra – The Plymouth Volare Gets Some Expensive Italian Tailoring")
![(first posted 12/19/2011) The utter dominance of the Volkswagen made life very difficult for anyone else vaguely close to it in price and size, such as Lloyd. Although the Lloyds […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Lloyd.jpg "Automotive History: Lloyd LP 300, 400, 600, Alexander – Steamrollered By VW")
![(first posted 2/3/2015) This is nothing less than the quintessential Saab of the classic era; a car profoundly compelling to classic Saabistas, being in their eyes the last true […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Saab-900-Turbo.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1993 Saab 900 Turbo – Not Lagging In Appeal")
![Who turned the clock back a couple of decades? This would have been a typical sight 20, 15 or even 10 years ago, but not so much in 2021. Both […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CC-433-092.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Toyota Tercel (gen1) Liftback and Mercedes 400E (W124) – Two Oldies Reminiscing")
![(Update: this appears to be a 1950 with a 1951 front end). We’re back in the Netherlands with another of Corey Behrens’ finds, and it’s a gem. It’s a final […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50740538637_e5c4034a08_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1951 Pontiac Streamliner Eight – The Tail End of the Streamliner and Straight Eight Era")
![still rolling coal in 2035 I regret not having had more time to properly analyze GM’s announcement last week. There’s a few key issues that are important to note: GM […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chevrolet-pickup-2021-HD.jpg "Curbside Newsstand Update: GM’s EV-Only “Aspirations” Only Impact Light Duty Vehicles – And Is Of Course Subject To Change, As Are All “Aspirations”")
![another CC is photobombing in the background (first posted 8/11/2011) Everybody wants a Ferrari, at least at some point in their life. Once most of us get old enough […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CC-143-057.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1964 Fiat 1500 Spider/Cabriolet – The Ferrari 250 GT Wanna-Be")
![My main desktop PC is going through a very protracted and long dreaded update to Windows 10, from my dearly beloved W7. In fact, it’s stuck at “Working on udpated […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/48891470882_f091aaa269_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #1: Lancia Fulvia Sport")
![Remember the Great SUV Boom? I mean old-school Body-On-Frame SUVs, that were mostly just a truck with a longer body. Yes, there’s still a few around, but they’re mostly on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CC-432-062.jpg "Curbside Classic Lite: 1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport – Almost Forgotten Veteran Of The Great SUV Boom")
![posted by William Oliver Why do I struggle so much with these mid-70s Fords and Mercurys? Is it their overwrought but underachieving styling? Their sodden handling? Their limp engines? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50885655056_8862381900_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: 1973 Mercury Mercury Montego Wagon – I Hate To Be A Killbuzz, But…")
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