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![I was perusing my files for Toyotas I’ve shot but not posted when I stumbled into this gem of a find from some years ago, shot on a cliff overlooking […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CC-226-137-1200.jpg "1969 Toyota Corolla Wagon by The Coast – Home Away From… No Home")
![You think the early 5 mile bumpers were excessively long? CC Cohort William Rubano caught this ’57 Cadillac with a continental spare kit that makes a Pinto’s shelf bumper-butt look […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/32276472425_2042ec25c7_k.jpg "1957 Cadillac With 15 MPH Bumper And Continental Kit – A Rolling Statement")
![The precise evolution of the SUV, like all car genres is debatable, but there’s no question that the International Scout is the critical link between the military Jeep and the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CC-36-144-800.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1963 IH Scout 80 – The Advance (SUV) Scout")
![Somebody wasn’t content with GM’s decision to not make Riviera ragtops, and took matters–or Sawzall– into hands. CJCars just posted this to the Cohort, and it certainly looked like it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Buick-Riviera-1970-conv-side1.jpg "Curbside Find: 1970 Buick Riviera GS Roadster – Custom Sawzall Edition, Sans Top")
![(first posted 4/25/2017) Whereas the Japanese had overwhelming success in the US with their compact and subcompact four cylinder cars, mini-pickups, and did quite well with their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CC-319-068.jpg "Curbside Find: 1982 Datsun Maxima (Nissan 810) – If You Can’t Afford a BMW")
![(first posted 7/20/2017) This blue gen2 Subaru GL AWD wagon is parked just around the corner from my house, and is owned by one of the daughters […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CC-330-042.jpg "Curbside Find: 1983 Subaru GL AWD Wagon – Crunchy")
![(first posted 8/10/2017) As you well know, I’m not exactly a big fan of quite a bit that came from the Big Three during their declining decades (70s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC-330-008.jpg "Curbside Find: 1993 Ford Escort Wagon – The American Corolla")
![Aaron Severson has brought a whole new level of thoroughly-researched in-depth coverage of automotive history to Curbside Classic. It has been an immense pleasure to have him sharing his […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/a-Closed_PCV_Type4_EPA-Nov-1977-PD.jpg "Science, Skullduggery, and Bad Faith: How the U.S. Auto Industry Adopted Positive Crankcase Ventilation — Now At Ate Up With Motor")
![Once upon a time, COE (Cab Over Engine) big trucks dominated the highways in America; No more. Now they’re a rarity. But not only have COE trucks of all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/aa-top-115x115.jpg "A Gallery Of Classic, Rare and Forgotten Big COE Trucks")
![We haven’t had many of these ’59 Chevy wagons here at CC, so when I ran across this fine one shot curbside by Staxman at the Cohort, I bit. Now […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/36345697346_a1d45e1539_k.jpg "Curbside Find: 1959 Chevrolet Parkwood Wagon – Lots of Woods, But No Woodie")
![(Hopefully) this doesn’t happen often, but if you asked me to visualize a 1970-1971 Torino convertible, I would have pictured… a hardtop. I simply can’t remember ever seeing a convertible […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Ford-Torino-1970-conv-fq.jpg "1970 Ford Torino GT Convertible – So Rare I Forgot It Even Came As A Convertible")
![(first posted 12/26/2012) Discovering the RWD Toyota Avanza in Mexico recently made me consider how relatively long Toyota hung on to RWD in their small cars. The last such car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CC-181-109-1200.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1981 Toyota Starlet –The Last Of The Littlest RWD Toyotas")
![(first posted 2/21/2012) The irrepressible Bryce found this Monaro GTS 350 slaking its thirst the other day. Given the cost of fuel down under, that’s going to hurt a bit. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Holden-Monara-GTS-rear-by-Bryce.jpg "Holden Monaro GTS 350 (HT) – Australia’s Chevelle SS Or GTO")
![Yes, patina is cool, and has been for some time now. And yes, I’m quite fond of it, and have been for a very long time. An old vehicle that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC-330-073.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1964 Ford F100 – Patina Royale")
![Procrastination is an evolutionary trait; why expend energy now when the wolf isn’t yet at the door? From the mid-50s on, VW knew it needed to eventually find a true […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-120-040-1200.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1974-1981 VW Dasher (Passat B1) VW Finally Enters The FWD Era")
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