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![This was once one of the most expensive and desirable cars. For almost twenty years (1971-1989) the R107 SL was the default choice for someone who was obviously more interested […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0844.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mercedes 450 SL Found Abandoned – How The Mighty Have Fallen")
Mercedes 450 SL Found Abandoned – How The Mighty Have Fallen
Posted on July 12, 2024 | 31 CommentsThis was once one of the most expensive and desirable cars. For almost twenty years (1971-1989) the R107 SL was the default choice for someone who was obviously more interested […] -
![(first posted 7/6/2018) One of the satisfying experiences when walking the streets of Eugene is encountering a CC from the past, seen once and never again, and assumed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CC-364-073.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Revisited: 1982 Eagle SX/4 – Found Again Seven Years Later")
CC Revisited: 1982 Eagle SX/4 – Found Again Seven Years Later
Posted on July 10, 2024 | 19 Comments(first posted 7/6/2018) One of the satisfying experiences when walking the streets of Eugene is encountering a CC from the past, seen once and never again, and assumed […] -
![posted at the Cohort by robadr This would be a very fine original specimen of a 1962 Chrysler, but it’s even more fascinating by being a Saratoga, a model that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/28464022327_1f7db7b364_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic Capsule: 1962 Chrysler Saratoga – Canada’s Mid-Line Chrysler")
Cohort Classic Capsule: 1962 Chrysler Saratoga – Canada’s Mid-Line Chrysler
Posted on July 10, 2024 | 63 Commentsposted at the Cohort by robadr This would be a very fine original specimen of a 1962 Chrysler, but it’s even more fascinating by being a Saratoga, a model that […] -
![It’s always a treat to find a special edition version of one of my favorite cars. The Alero La Femme was one of Olds’ last ditch efforts to carve out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CC-364-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2003 Olds Alero La Femme Edition – Pretty In Pink")
CC Outtake: 2003 Olds Alero La Femme Edition – Pretty In Pink
Posted on July 9, 2024 | 23 CommentsIt’s always a treat to find a special edition version of one of my favorite cars. The Alero La Femme was one of Olds’ last ditch efforts to carve out […] -
![How should we treat our automotive soulmates? Nag them about how they’re aging? Tell them to get cosmetic surgery, go to the gym, get Botox and dyed hair? Or embrace […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_1686.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The CC Logo-mobile 1950 Cadillac Is Aging, Like Mike And The Rest Of Us")
The CC Logo-mobile 1950 Cadillac Is Aging, Like Mike And The Rest Of Us
Posted on July 8, 2024 | 17 CommentsHow should we treat our automotive soulmates? Nag them about how they’re aging? Tell them to get cosmetic surgery, go to the gym, get Botox and dyed hair? Or embrace […] -
![(first posted 2/2/2013) coopey shot this in Spain, and has a bit of commentary on the Spanish version of the Simca 1307/1308GT, which in its day was a quite advanced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Chrysler-150-Spain.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Sighting: 1979 Chrysler 150 GT (C6) – A Rare Survivor From Spain")
Cohort Sighting: 1979 Chrysler 150 GT (C6) – A Rare Survivor From Spain
Posted on July 7, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 2/2/2013) coopey shot this in Spain, and has a bit of commentary on the Spanish version of the Simca 1307/1308GT, which in its day was a quite advanced […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2013) In the history of the Russian automobile industry, there were moments of light that punctuated the years and decades of drab. Clearly, this Moskvitch 2142 Prince Vladmir […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Moskvitch-2142.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: Moskvitch 2142 Prince Vladimir – If You Think This Is Bad, Wait ‘Til You See The Brougham and SL Versions")
Cohort Classic: Moskvitch 2142 Prince Vladimir – If You Think This Is Bad, Wait ‘Til You See The Brougham and SL Versions
Posted on July 6, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 2/3/2013) In the history of the Russian automobile industry, there were moments of light that punctuated the years and decades of drab. Clearly, this Moskvitch 2142 Prince Vladmir […] -
![(first posted 3/19/2011) It’s no secret I’m a big fan of big old buses. The challenge is what direction to take with them. Given today’s weather, that would be South. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-118-139-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Blue Bird All American Bus: The All American Dream Comes In Many Variations And Colors")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Blue Bird All American Bus: The All American Dream Comes In Many Variations And Colors
Posted on July 5, 2024 | 72 Comments(first posted 3/19/2011) It’s no secret I’m a big fan of big old buses. The challenge is what direction to take with them. Given today’s weather, that would be South. […] -
![(first posted 9/6/2011) This car made me embarrassed to be a newly minted American in the fall of 1960. We had just arrived for the unveiling of Detroit’s spectacular […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-142-121-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler American – The Hip Ugly American")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler American – The Hip Ugly American
Posted on July 4, 2024 | 101 Comments(first posted 9/6/2011) This car made me embarrassed to be a newly minted American in the fall of 1960. We had just arrived for the unveiling of Detroit’s spectacular […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2013) For some odd reason, on this (another) gray day, I have summer on the brain…so let’s dig out something apropos. Like this gnarly Jeep Commando, to take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/CC-144-037-950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Lite: 1967 Jeep Commando – Rough And Ready")
Curbside Classic Lite: 1967 Jeep Commando – Rough And Ready
Posted on July 2, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 2/3/2013) For some odd reason, on this (another) gray day, I have summer on the brain…so let’s dig out something apropos. Like this gnarly Jeep Commando, to take […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2018) To say that the all-new VW Rabbit (Golf Mk1) arrived half-baked is stating the obvious. After building essentially the same cars for some 30 years, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Chrysler-1961-concpet0013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1975 VW Rabbit 36,000 Mile Long-Term Test Update – Serious Teething Pains")
Vintage R&T Review: 1975 VW Rabbit 36,000 Mile Long-Term Test Update – Serious Teething Pains
Posted on July 2, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 7/2/2018) To say that the all-new VW Rabbit (Golf Mk1) arrived half-baked is stating the obvious. After building essentially the same cars for some 30 years, […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2018) This is what really turns my crank, seeing a 51 year old Dodge van still doing the work it was designed to be doing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CC-362-004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Dodge A108 Van – Still On The Job at Age 51")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Dodge A108 Van – Still On The Job at Age 51
Posted on July 1, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 7/2/2018) This is what really turns my crank, seeing a 51 year old Dodge van still doing the work it was designed to be doing […] -
![Beatty, Nevada is only a bit more than a hundred miles from Las Vegas, but it might as well be in a different universe. Of course that applies to much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2082.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1986 (or so) Lincoln Town Car Short Stretch Limo – Retired In Beatty, NV. From Las Vegas")
Curbside Find: 1986 (or so) Lincoln Town Car Short Stretch Limo – Retired In Beatty, NV. From Las Vegas
Posted on June 29, 2024 | 10 CommentsBeatty, Nevada is only a bit more than a hundred miles from Las Vegas, but it might as well be in a different universe. Of course that applies to much […] -
![Buick’s golden decade was the 1950s, when its market share was at its all-time highs. They were the number three selling brand in ’55 and ’56, and typically a close […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DG-B-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Buicks – In Their Best Decade, The 1950s")
Vintage Snapshots: Buicks – In Their Best Decade, The 1950s
Posted on June 28, 2024 | 68 CommentsBuick’s golden decade was the 1950s, when its market share was at its all-time highs. They were the number three selling brand in ’55 and ’56, and typically a close […] -
![It’s almost as if the VW Transporter/Bus was conceived as a camper van from the very beginning. It just lent itself to the task better than anything before, and it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2310.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1961 VW Transporter – Van Life Survivor With No Cosmetic Surgery")
Curbside Find: 1961 VW Transporter – Van Life Survivor With No Cosmetic Surgery
Posted on June 28, 2024 | 19 CommentsIt’s almost as if the VW Transporter/Bus was conceived as a camper van from the very beginning. It just lent itself to the task better than anything before, and it […]
