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![Back in the prehistoric-predigital age, folks used to modify pictures of cars in the analog way: with scissors and paste. I did it back in 1972 with a friend (see […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ps-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "What If: Photoshopped Cars, Circa 1965 (and 1972)")
What If: Photoshopped Cars, Circa 1965 (and 1972)
Posted on March 10, 2024 | 19 CommentsBack in the prehistoric-predigital age, folks used to modify pictures of cars in the analog way: with scissors and paste. I did it back in 1972 with a friend (see […] -
![Posted at the CC Cohort by r0b0tr10t (first posted 8/9/2013) This car has a long and fascinating history, if we can get past the usual stereotypical comments of it being […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Wartburg-353-1.3-1988-1991-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988-1991 Wartburg 353 1.3 – The East German Audi, In More Ways Than One")
Curbside Classic: 1988-1991 Wartburg 353 1.3 – The East German Audi, In More Ways Than One
Posted on March 9, 2024 | 72 CommentsPosted at the CC Cohort by r0b0tr10t (first posted 8/9/2013) This car has a long and fascinating history, if we can get past the usual stereotypical comments of it being […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2018) CC’s Yohai Rodin posted shots of this gen1 Renault Espace at the Cohort, apparently shot in Vienna. Roger Carr did a very exhaustive CC on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/25661070497_c338728bc1_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Gen1 Renault Espace – The European Minivan Pioneer Was Going To Be Imported To the US by AMC")
Cohort Outtake: Gen1 Renault Espace – The European Minivan Pioneer Was Going To Be Imported To the US by AMC
Posted on March 7, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 3/7/2018) CC’s Yohai Rodin posted shots of this gen1 Renault Espace at the Cohort, apparently shot in Vienna. Roger Carr did a very exhaustive CC on […] -
![The 440 ‘Cuda — and its corporate sibling, the 440 Dart GTS — is a perfect examples of how the muscle car wars were taken too far at the end […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CN5A2230-02385-scaled-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Vintage CL Road Test: 1969 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 – “A Disturbing Automobile”")
Vintage CL Road Test: 1969 Plymouth ‘Cuda 440 – “A Disturbing Automobile”
Posted on March 6, 2024 | 43 CommentsThe 440 ‘Cuda — and its corporate sibling, the 440 Dart GTS — is a perfect examples of how the muscle car wars were taken too far at the end […] -
![(first posted 3/5/2018) This is one of my very favorite curbside classics in Eugene. Why? Because I actually know its whole story, having met its original owner; that’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CC-282-004-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Buick Apollo – Back To Being a Daily Driver In Its Second Lifetime")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Buick Apollo – Back To Being a Daily Driver In Its Second Lifetime
Posted on March 5, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 3/5/2018) This is one of my very favorite curbside classics in Eugene. Why? Because I actually know its whole story, having met its original owner; that’s […] -
![It’s easy to forget that the SUV era we live in goes back a ways. Like 1946, actually, although that was just the beginning. But the seeds planted with that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2340.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: “Suddenly It’s 1997” – Ford Expedition and Toyota RAV4 – Two Contrasting SUV Pioneers")
Curbside Outtake: “Suddenly It’s 1997” – Ford Expedition and Toyota RAV4 – Two Contrasting SUV Pioneers
Posted on March 5, 2024 | 14 CommentsIt’s easy to forget that the SUV era we live in goes back a ways. Like 1946, actually, although that was just the beginning. But the seeds planted with that […] -
![(first posted 3/4/2018) We covered the original Fiat Sport Coupe (AC) here in rather considerable detail. It was face-lifted twice and received several bumps in engine size and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pages0096.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Fiat Sport Coupe 1800 – “A Larger Engine Keeps It Lively”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Fiat Sport Coupe 1800 – “A Larger Engine Keeps It Lively”
Posted on March 4, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 3/4/2018) We covered the original Fiat Sport Coupe (AC) here in rather considerable detail. It was face-lifted twice and received several bumps in engine size and […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2018) I’ve said everything I have to say about the Mustang II, numerous times, most vociferously here. So I’m just going to let Road and Track […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pages0104.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Mustang Mach 1 – “Neither Fast Nor Particularly Good-Handling…”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Mustang Mach 1 – “Neither Fast Nor Particularly Good-Handling…”
Posted on March 3, 2024 | 48 Comments(first posted 3/3/2018) I’ve said everything I have to say about the Mustang II, numerous times, most vociferously here. So I’m just going to let Road and Track […] -
![(first posted 3/2/2018) From some distance across the parking lot, I thought maybe I was really going to score. That mellow-honey colored peanut of a car just screamed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CC-343-068.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Datsun B210 – Bit•O•Honey")
Curbside Classic: Datsun B210 – Bit•O•Honey
Posted on March 2, 2024 | 73 Comments(first posted 3/2/2018) From some distance across the parking lot, I thought maybe I was really going to score. That mellow-honey colored peanut of a car just screamed […] -
![(first posted 3/1/2018) “Pleasant” is a bit mild of a word when I think of the X1/9. But then my exposure to it was not exactly with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Fiat-x19-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Fiat X1/9 – “A Pleasant Surprise”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Fiat X1/9 – “A Pleasant Surprise”
Posted on March 1, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 3/1/2018) “Pleasant” is a bit mild of a word when I think of the X1/9. But then my exposure to it was not exactly with a […] -
![(first posted 7/18/2013) For Ford, the eighties was the most miraculous decade for any American automaker since Chrysler’s first magic ten years (1924-1933). After nearly going bankrupt in 1981 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-205-039-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford Mustang SVO – A Turbocharged Tribute To Philip Caldwell And Donald Petersen")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford Mustang SVO – A Turbocharged Tribute To Philip Caldwell And Donald Petersen
Posted on February 28, 2024 | 80 Comments(first posted 7/18/2013) For Ford, the eighties was the most miraculous decade for any American automaker since Chrysler’s first magic ten years (1924-1933). After nearly going bankrupt in 1981 […] -
![(first posted 2/28/2018) The first energy crisis really took the shine off Mazda’s rotary engine cars. The timing of the introduction of its new RX-4, larger and heavier than […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pages0108.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Mazda RX4 – “The Best Mazda Yet”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Mazda RX4 – “The Best Mazda Yet”
Posted on February 28, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 2/28/2018) The first energy crisis really took the shine off Mazda’s rotary engine cars. The timing of the introduction of its new RX-4, larger and heavier than […] -
![(first posted 2/24/2018) The Capri, especially with the V6, was a real bright spot on the market in its early days; it was even the number 2 selling import […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pages0102.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Capri 2800 V6 – “Still Outstanding Among Compact Sporting Cars”")
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Capri 2800 V6 – “Still Outstanding Among Compact Sporting Cars”
Posted on February 24, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 2/24/2018) The Capri, especially with the V6, was a real bright spot on the market in its early days; it was even the number 2 selling import […] -
![(first posted 7/29/2011) Is the final version of the RWD Cutlass Coupe a Classic? Not exactly in the definition of the CCCA. More like CC, as in Coca […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-13-064-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CCCCC Part 12: 1982 Cutlass Supreme Brougham Coupe – A Classic Death")
CCCCC Part 12: 1982 Cutlass Supreme Brougham Coupe – A Classic Death
Posted on February 23, 2024 | 91 Comments(first posted 7/29/2011) Is the final version of the RWD Cutlass Coupe a Classic? Not exactly in the definition of the CCCA. More like CC, as in Coca […] -
![(first posted 6/23/2011) There were benefits to being GM. Rush out on stage in a bold new outfit, and get laughed right off it? No problem, just run […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-139-055-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CCCCC #11: 1980-1987 Cutlass Supreme Sedan – The Oldsmobile Seville")
CCCCC #11: 1980-1987 Cutlass Supreme Sedan – The Oldsmobile Seville
Posted on February 22, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 6/23/2011) There were benefits to being GM. Rush out on stage in a bold new outfit, and get laughed right off it? No problem, just run […]
