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![We’ve had a number of folks send us photos of unidentified mystery cars over the years, and we’ve managed to solve them all. But then my younger brother Franz sent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mystery-car-2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: The Ultimate Mystery Car? Or Have We Wandered Into The Answer?")
Vintage Photo: The Ultimate Mystery Car? Or Have We Wandered Into The Answer?
Posted on May 21, 2024 | 17 CommentsWe’ve had a number of folks send us photos of unidentified mystery cars over the years, and we’ve managed to solve them all. But then my younger brother Franz sent […] -
![The 1964 Fairlane is widely considered to be the most attractive of the first generation (1962-1965). That’s undoubtedly in part due to its losing its rear finlets, which were getting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_0529-2.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Road Test: 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe – 289 V8, Four Speed And Good To Go")
Vintage M/T Road Test: 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe – 289 V8, Four Speed And Good To Go
Posted on May 19, 2024 | 19 CommentsThe 1964 Fairlane is widely considered to be the most attractive of the first generation (1962-1965). That’s undoubtedly in part due to its losing its rear finlets, which were getting […] -
![(first posted 5/18/2018) When I ran across these shots of this Gräf und Stift Austrian Post bus from the 1950s at the Cohort (posted by T Minor), I had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/28200276778_c7e2b62e94_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bus Stop Classic: Gräf und Stift 120 OGL Austrian Post Bus – Where’s the Trailer Bus?")
Bus Stop Classic: Gräf und Stift 120 OGL Austrian Post Bus – Where’s the Trailer Bus?
Posted on May 18, 2024 | 22 Comments(first posted 5/18/2018) When I ran across these shots of this Gräf und Stift Austrian Post bus from the 1950s at the Cohort (posted by T Minor), I had […] -
![Aaron Severson has been writing extremely high quality in-depth automotive histories at his site Ate Up With Motor for some 15 years or so. AUWM was an inspiration to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ate-Up-With-Motor-circle-720.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ate Up With Motor Is In Dire Need Of Financial Support – Please Consider Helping Out")
Ate Up With Motor Is In Dire Need Of Financial Support – Please Consider Helping Out
Posted on May 15, 2024 | 29 CommentsAaron Severson has been writing extremely high quality in-depth automotive histories at his site Ate Up With Motor for some 15 years or so. AUWM was an inspiration to […] -
![(first posted 5/14/2018) Renault had high hopes for its R5 in the US. After struggling to get back its footing after the rise and fall of the Dauphine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/scans0009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1976 Renault 5 GTL – “The Kind of Comfort Detroit Claims is Impossible” (In a Small Car)")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1976 Renault 5 GTL – “The Kind of Comfort Detroit Claims is Impossible” (In a Small Car)
Posted on May 14, 2024 | 59 Comments(first posted 5/14/2018) Renault had high hopes for its R5 in the US. After struggling to get back its footing after the rise and fall of the Dauphine […] -
![taking my brothers for a drive, age 12 I visited my youngest brother Franz in Seattle a couple of weeks ago and asked him about old family photos. He dug […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Paul-driving-Coronet-1965.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: Lost Vintage Snapshots of Niedermeyer-Mobiles Found (1965-1982) – The Towson Years And Beyond")
Auto-Biography: Lost Vintage Snapshots of Niedermeyer-Mobiles Found (1965-1982) – The Towson Years And Beyond
Posted on May 14, 2024 | 29 Commentstaking my brothers for a drive, age 12 I visited my youngest brother Franz in Seattle a couple of weeks ago and asked him about old family photos. He dug […] -
![(first posted 5/11/2018) CC reader Peter N. sent me these shots of a Canadian Mercury pickup, which would be a ’65 if its grille is consistent with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180508_153343.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1965 Mercury M-100 Pickup – I Should Rebadge My F-100 Into a Mercury")
Cohort Outtake: 1965 Mercury M-100 Pickup – I Should Rebadge My F-100 Into a Mercury
Posted on May 12, 2024 | 30 Comments(first posted 5/11/2018) CC reader Peter N. sent me these shots of a Canadian Mercury pickup, which would be a ’65 if its grille is consistent with the […] -
![(first posted 8/1/2013) Eighteen years ago, when John Gallo was all of fifteen and only had a learner’s permit, he saw this ’66 Monaco 500 hardtop with a For Sale […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-205-140-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge Monaco 500 – A First Love Song In C Major")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Dodge Monaco 500 – A First Love Song In C Major
Posted on May 12, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 8/1/2013) Eighteen years ago, when John Gallo was all of fifteen and only had a learner’s permit, he saw this ’66 Monaco 500 hardtop with a For Sale […] -
![(First posted 5/10/2018) (how is it that in almost ten years we’ve never covered this car?) In 1965, the Ford LTD launched The Great Brougham Epoch. And those iconic three […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CC-354-022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford LTD – The Father of the Brougham Era Becomes the Surrogate Mother of the Aero Era")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford LTD – The Father of the Brougham Era Becomes the Surrogate Mother of the Aero Era
Posted on May 10, 2024 | 100 Comments(First posted 5/10/2018) (how is it that in almost ten years we’ve never covered this car?) In 1965, the Ford LTD launched The Great Brougham Epoch. And those iconic three […] -
![(first posted 3/28/2013) Memorable (def): 1. worth remembering 2. easily remembered Maurauder (def): one who raids for booty In my 1967-1968 Cougar CC, I claimed there were only three Mercuries […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CC-101-008-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Mercury Marauder X-100 – Bootylicious")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Mercury Marauder X-100 – Bootylicious
Posted on May 8, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 3/28/2013) Memorable (def): 1. worth remembering 2. easily remembered Maurauder (def): one who raids for booty In my 1967-1968 Cougar CC, I claimed there were only three Mercuries […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2018) CC reader Franco P. sent me this shot of two Nissan Cubes side-by-side. A while back, this might not have been so unusual, but the Cube […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Nissan-Cubes-x2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Cube Squared, and Squares Cubed – A Look at the Near-Forgotten Nissan Cube")
CC Capsule: Cube Squared, and Squares Cubed – A Look at the Near-Forgotten Nissan Cube
Posted on May 7, 2024 | 87 Comments(first posted 5/1/2018) CC reader Franco P. sent me this shot of two Nissan Cubes side-by-side. A while back, this might not have been so unusual, but the Cube […] -
![(first posted 4/5/2013) All hail the mighty Metro! The finest step van ever made; the icon of the whole genre. I’ve been hoping to find one for years, and here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IH-Metro-f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 International Metro – The Original And Greatest Step Van")
Curbside Classic: 1958 International Metro – The Original And Greatest Step Van
Posted on May 4, 2024 | 67 Comments(first posted 4/5/2013) All hail the mighty Metro! The finest step van ever made; the icon of the whole genre. I’ve been hoping to find one for years, and here […] -
![My van sojourns in the West take me through many small towns and hamlets invariably populated by a very high percentage of curbside classics. I’ve shot and shown many examples […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_0200-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "All The Curbside Classics of Harrington, WA – A Complete Survey Of One Small Rural Town")
All The Curbside Classics of Harrington, WA – A Complete Survey Of One Small Rural Town
Posted on May 4, 2024 | 28 CommentsMy van sojourns in the West take me through many small towns and hamlets invariably populated by a very high percentage of curbside classics. I’ve shot and shown many examples […] -
![(first posted 5/3/2018) It’s a real treat to run into a car that I’d utterly forgotten about. When I was scrolling down at the Cohort, and this orange […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/39828235780_78eabf4d67_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: Fiat 125 “Samantha” Coupe – One of 100 Built")
Cohort Capsule: Fiat 125 “Samantha” Coupe – One of 100 Built
Posted on May 4, 2024 | 57 Comments(first posted 5/3/2018) It’s a real treat to run into a car that I’d utterly forgotten about. When I was scrolling down at the Cohort, and this orange […] -
![(first posted 4/14/2013) History does tend to repeat itself, especially in the car business. Detroit’s more recent efforts to compete with import compact trucks was once a serious undertaking, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-61-043-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Ford Econoline Pickup – Keep The Sand Bags Handy")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Ford Econoline Pickup – Keep The Sand Bags Handy
Posted on May 3, 2024 | 91 Comments(first posted 4/14/2013) History does tend to repeat itself, especially in the car business. Detroit’s more recent efforts to compete with import compact trucks was once a serious undertaking, but […]
