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![(first posted 1/16/2018) The reason we took a longer but scenic route from Eugene to Joshua Tree via Western Nevada was not just for the opportunity to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CC-347-004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Road Trip Journal: Goldfield, Nevada – A CC Goldmine")
Road Trip Journal: Goldfield, Nevada – A CC Goldmine
Posted on January 28, 2024 | 45 Comments(first posted 1/16/2018) The reason we took a longer but scenic route from Eugene to Joshua Tree via Western Nevada was not just for the opportunity to […] -
![I’m beginning to identify more and more with this Buick LeSabre: It’s old: √ It’s still in pretty decent shape for its age: √ Some non-vital body parts are getting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1823.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1983 Buick LeSabre Limited – The Lights Are On But Nobody’s Home")
Curbside Outtake: 1983 Buick LeSabre Limited – The Lights Are On But Nobody’s Home
Posted on January 27, 2024 | 41 CommentsI’m beginning to identify more and more with this Buick LeSabre: It’s old: √ It’s still in pretty decent shape for its age: √ Some non-vital body parts are getting […] -
![(first posted 11/9/2017) I never got to all the cars I shot in Portland a few months back, but this set needs to be released from the digital […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-338-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Portlandia Outtake: Mercedes 450SLC and Bonus 1973 Ford F250")
Portlandia Outtake: Mercedes 450SLC and Bonus 1973 Ford F250
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 11/9/2017) I never got to all the cars I shot in Portland a few months back, but this set needs to be released from the digital […] -
![The Cobra is of course iconic and legendary. But that certainly wasn’t the case in 1963 when the first Cobras were built, and not in the way you might expect: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1964-shelby-cobra-289-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Vintage Car and Driver Review: 1963 AC Cobra – The Birth Of A Legend, But Will It Be A Commercial Success?")
Vintage Car and Driver Review: 1963 AC Cobra – The Birth Of A Legend, But Will It Be A Commercial Success?
Posted on January 17, 2024 | 18 CommentsThe Cobra is of course iconic and legendary. But that certainly wasn’t the case in 1963 when the first Cobras were built, and not in the way you might expect: […] -
![(first posted 1/15/2018) Return with us now to the good old days of 1971 and relive the joys of new car ownership of Detroit’s import-fighters. After you’ve read […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/15k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 15,000 Mile C&D Comparison Test of 1971 Vega vs. Pinto – A Primer In Why The Japanese Came To Dominate the Passenger Car Market in the US")
Vintage Review: 15,000 Mile C&D Comparison Test of 1971 Vega vs. Pinto – A Primer In Why The Japanese Came To Dominate the Passenger Car Market in the US
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/15/2018) Return with us now to the good old days of 1971 and relive the joys of new car ownership of Detroit’s import-fighters. After you’ve read […] -
![(first posted 1/8/2018) If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I’ve got a big thing for the Ultra Van. It’s my ultimate motorhome, combining Corvair […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_8340.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Road Trip Outtake: Ultra Van – Corvair Powered Ultralight Motorhome")
Road Trip Outtake: Ultra Van – Corvair Powered Ultralight Motorhome
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 1/8/2018) If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I’ve got a big thing for the Ultra Van. It’s my ultimate motorhome, combining Corvair […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2011) Curbside Classic takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. There it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-19-076-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Chevrolet Vega – Winner Of 1971 Small Car Comparison And GM’s Deadly Sin No.2")
Curbside Classic: Chevrolet Vega – Winner Of 1971 Small Car Comparison And GM’s Deadly Sin No.2
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 138 Comments(first posted 3/3/2011) Curbside Classic takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. There it […] -
![International was once the best selling truck brand; now its successor brand, Navistar, is barely hanging on to the #4 slot for semi trucks. Let’s go back to the time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4556036825_b4f522c403_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Trucks: A Gallery of International COE Semis – Some More Unconventional Than Others")
Vintage Trucks: A Gallery of International COE Semis – Some More Unconventional Than Others
Posted on January 14, 2024 | 41 CommentsInternational was once the best selling truck brand; now its successor brand, Navistar, is barely hanging on to the #4 slot for semi trucks. Let’s go back to the time […] -
![Curbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. Car #3 is here. First posted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Simca-1204-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Un-Curbside Classic: Simca 1204 (1100) – 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 2")
Un-Curbside Classic: Simca 1204 (1100) – 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 2
Posted on January 12, 2024 | 100 CommentsCurbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. Car #3 is here. First posted […] -
![Curbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. This is actually a 1974 with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-23-042-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Toyota Corolla – 1971 Small Car Comparison #3")
Curbside Classic: Toyota Corolla – 1971 Small Car Comparison #3
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 45 CommentsCurbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. This is actually a 1974 with […] -
![Exactly 588 1958 Packard Hawks were ever built, and one of them ended up in the capable hands of Ray Brock, Hot Rod magazine’s Technical Editor. Back in the fifties, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pa-3-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage HRM Performance Test: 1958 Packard Hawk – “Truly A Tough Competitor”")
Vintage HRM Performance Test: 1958 Packard Hawk – “Truly A Tough Competitor”
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 19 CommentsExactly 588 1958 Packard Hawks were ever built, and one of them ended up in the capable hands of Ray Brock, Hot Rod magazine’s Technical Editor. Back in the fifties, […] -
![Curbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. First posted here in 2011. Few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-16-033-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Pinto – 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 4")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Pinto – 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 4
Posted on January 10, 2024 | 54 CommentsCurbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. First posted here in 2011. Few […] -
![Curbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. This piece tries to give a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-18-007-1000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 VW Super Beetle: 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 5")
Curbside Classic: 1971 VW Super Beetle: 1971 Small Car Comparison No. 5
Posted on January 9, 2024 | 73 CommentsCurbside Classics takes you back to 1971 for a virtual comparison test of six small cars, based (and partly borrowed) from a C/D test. This piece tries to give a […] -
![(first posted at TTAC in 2009 and on 2/21/2011 here) Was a car ever born with the odds so stacked against it? Its name is defined as “a small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-27-168-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: AMC Gremlin – 1971 Small Car Comparison Number 6")
Curbside Classic: AMC Gremlin – 1971 Small Car Comparison Number 6
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 78 Comments(first posted at TTAC in 2009 and on 2/21/2011 here) Was a car ever born with the odds so stacked against it? Its name is defined as “a small […] -
![The years 1956-1959 were extremely ugly for US mid-priced brands, their collective market share dropping by 37%. The recession of 1957-1958 is often credited with this drop, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Chart-Mid-price-market-share-1955-1964.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Chart: Mid-Priced Brands Market Share, 1955-1964 – A 37% Collapse, And Not Just Because Of The 1958 Recession")
CC Chart: Mid-Priced Brands Market Share, 1955-1964 – A 37% Collapse, And Not Just Because Of The 1958 Recession
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 28 CommentsThe years 1956-1959 were extremely ugly for US mid-priced brands, their collective market share dropping by 37%. The recession of 1957-1958 is often credited with this drop, but […]
