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![This is not the typical Pontiac ad of the era. Pontiac was the excitement division, and their ads played that up to the hilt. So where did this run? Good […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/49993723636_401c6a87ae_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1968 Pontiac Catalina Two-Door Stripper For $2945 – Grandma Approves")
![Isn’t that a handsome beast? At first, I thought I didn’t know Mack built vans. But I quickly realized that this isn’t really a van as we think of it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/50091415853_6426c9251c_b.jpg "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1935-1936 Mack CJ – The Streamlined Mack of Vans")
![(first posted 12/16/2011) There are two very powerful and recurring dreams that males with a certain proclivity are prone to: to manufacture cars with their name on it, and to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-156-060.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1967 Kellison Astra X-300 GT – Dreams Are Made Of Fiberglass")
![Continuing this series, in 1956 the photographer bought himself a new Volkswagen to replace his ’53 Ford wagon. He wasn’t the only one, as VW sales suddenly took off rather […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8588096650_a51e17eeae_h.jpg "Vintage Kodachrome: Exploring and Off-Roading In The Southwest In A ’56 Volkswagen")
![pictures from an old classified ad As much as I am a fan of the original (and unmolested) ’55 Nomad, the ’57 is a bit over the top, especially when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/5509885563_0c662b586e_k.jpg "Non-Curbside Classic: 1960 Studebaker Lark VIII Two-Door Wagon – Studebaker’s Nomad")
![I spotted this at a Park and Ride lot at the Fairgrounds, and it looks very much to be a regular driver. Given it’s an ’88, that makes it the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-395-059.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1988 Chevy Sprint – More Of A Long Distance Runner Than A Sprinter")
![(first posted 12/7/2014. I don’t normally repost old QOTDs, but there’s a lot of great stuff in the 358 comments. And you might find some newer cars since then to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-78-046-1200-1.jpg "Classic QOTD: And You Think Today’s Cars and Trucks Have Ugly Faces? What’s The Ugliest Front End Ever?")
![There was a third review in the same issue of Road & Track along with the Grand Prix and Espada, the new Sunbeam Alpine GT. I’m obviously being a bit […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Sunbeam-1.jpg "Vintage R&T Review: 1969 Sunbeam Alpine GT – The British Espada?")
![Hall-Scott hemi-head gas engines were commonly used in fire truck pumpers because of their exceptional power output. But back when this fire truck was built, Hall-Scott was only building airplane […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Shorpy-Fire-motor.jpg "Vintage Photo: 1913 Robinson Fire Truck Engine With 1242.5 Cubic Inches – Biggest Fire Truck Engine Ever?")
![Not surprisingly, today’s Studeamino brought up some semi-dormant thought about a new front clip on my xB. I love my toaster, but the front end is my least favorite part. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-clip2-vert.jpg "QOTD: What New Front Clip Would You Like To See On Your Car?")
![(first posted 12/29/2011) I really wanted to like the Escort when it arrived in 1981. Just like I really wanted to like Ford then. Ford was just coming out of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-9-027-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1981 Ford Escort – You Never Get A Second Chance To Make A Good First Impression")
![color photos by PN Having finished reading the Lamborghini Espada review in the July 1969 Road & Track, I flipped back to the other review, of a 1969 Pontiac […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-67-019-vert.jpg "Vintage R&T Review: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix – The American Espada")
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