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![The Studebaker Lark Wagonaire was an answer to a question nobody asked. Why would anyone find an opening rear roof panel on a wagon compelling? It sucked in dirt and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/w-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: 1963 Studebaker Lark Wagonaire – Airy Dead End")
Vintage Review: 1963 Studebaker Lark Wagonaire – Airy Dead End
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 33 CommentsThe Studebaker Lark Wagonaire was an answer to a question nobody asked. Why would anyone find an opening rear roof panel on a wagon compelling? It sucked in dirt and […] -
![(first posted 12/13/2017) Nissan Patrols are commonly considered “forbidden fruit” in the US, and often imported privately. But once upon a time, from 1962 to 1969, one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CC-320-050.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1960s Nissan Patrol 60 – Originally a US-Market Patrol? With an IH Speedometer?")
Curbside Capsule: 1960s Nissan Patrol 60 – Originally a US-Market Patrol? With an IH Speedometer?
Posted on December 13, 2023 | 58 Comments(first posted 12/13/2017) Nissan Patrols are commonly considered “forbidden fruit” in the US, and often imported privately. But once upon a time, from 1962 to 1969, one […] -
![We still have a lot of Grumman LLVs in front line duty here, but they do break down from time to time. Given that they’re now some 30-35 years old, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1969.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Breakdown: Another USPS LLV Fails To Deliver The Mail")
Curbside Breakdown: Another USPS LLV Fails To Deliver The Mail
Posted on December 13, 2023 | 40 CommentsWe still have a lot of Grumman LLVs in front line duty here, but they do break down from time to time. Given that they’re now some 30-35 years old, […] -
![Big pickups are by far the best selling light vehicles in the US, occupying ranks one, two and three. In the immortal words of Bub Lutz “electrification is inevitable”, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/16-P11_0241-72663e1f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger – Is A Serial Hybrid System The Solution To Electrifying The Big Pickup?")
Curbside Newsstand: 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger – Is A Serial Hybrid System The Solution To Electrifying The Big Pickup?
Posted on December 12, 2023 | 38 CommentsBig pickups are by far the best selling light vehicles in the US, occupying ranks one, two and three. In the immortal words of Bub Lutz “electrification is inevitable”, […] -
![(first posted 12/11/2017) I’ve been saying it for a long time now: CUVs are just getting back to the size and proportions of my favorite era […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/a-plymouth-wagon-1949-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Comparison: 1949 Plymouth Suburban Wagon and 2017 Toyota RAV4 – Almost Identical Dimensions")
CC Comparison: 1949 Plymouth Suburban Wagon and 2017 Toyota RAV4 – Almost Identical Dimensions
Posted on December 11, 2023 | 104 Comments(first posted 12/11/2017) I’ve been saying it for a long time now: CUVs are just getting back to the size and proportions of my favorite era […] -
![(first posted 12/10/2013) Do I love old B&W photos? I just spent an hour or more perusing about a hundred of them taken at the Santa Maria CA Raceway between […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/drags-victor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Victory Is Sweet: Vintage B&W Drag Racing Photo Gallery")
Victory Is Sweet: Vintage B&W Drag Racing Photo Gallery
Posted on December 10, 2023 | 32 Comments(first posted 12/10/2013) Do I love old B&W photos? I just spent an hour or more perusing about a hundred of them taken at the Santa Maria CA Raceway between […] -
![1961 Chrysler Newport with standard 3-speed floor shift (first posted 12/9/2017) As a rather curious corollary to Chrysler’s very space-age push-button automatic, whose demise was covered here by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Chrysler-1961-3-sp-floor.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Mysterious Appearance of Floor Shifters for 1961-1964 Chrysler Three-Speed Manual Transmissions")
Automotive History: The Mysterious Appearance of Floor Shifters for 1961-1964 Chrysler Three-Speed Manual Transmissions
Posted on December 9, 2023 | 62 Comments1961 Chrysler Newport with standard 3-speed floor shift (first posted 12/9/2017) As a rather curious corollary to Chrysler’s very space-age push-button automatic, whose demise was covered here by […] -
![The easy question would be: Do You Love Or Hate The Cybertruck? But we’re too high-minded to succumb to that; right? So how about we consider the CT in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cybertruck-debut-3.jpg.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "QOTD: Is The Tesla Cybertruck The Most Radically Different Mass Production Vehicle Design Ever? If Not, What Was?")
QOTD: Is The Tesla Cybertruck The Most Radically Different Mass Production Vehicle Design Ever? If Not, What Was?
Posted on December 8, 2023 | 107 CommentsThe easy question would be: Do You Love Or Hate The Cybertruck? But we’re too high-minded to succumb to that; right? So how about we consider the CT in […] -
![Given that the 1961-1963 Tempest’s four cylinder was one half of Pontiac’s 389 cubic inch V8 and that John DeLorean’s performance proclivities were well known, it’s not surprising that there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/t-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Trend Road Test: 1962 Pontiac Tempest Le Mans Four – Half A GTO Engine Is Still Faster Than Many V8s")
Vintage Motor Trend Road Test: 1962 Pontiac Tempest Le Mans Four – Half A GTO Engine Is Still Faster Than Many V8s
Posted on December 8, 2023 | 47 CommentsGiven that the 1961-1963 Tempest’s four cylinder was one half of Pontiac’s 389 cubic inch V8 and that John DeLorean’s performance proclivities were well known, it’s not surprising that there […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2013) Why did I pick this 240SX to write up? Because its a fine-looking car, as well as being one of the last of its genre: affordable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CC-98-029-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan 240SX And Silvia/SX History – Who’s The Prettiest Silvia Of Them All?")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan 240SX And Silvia/SX History – Who’s The Prettiest Silvia Of Them All?
Posted on December 4, 2023 | 62 Comments(first posted 12/3/2013) Why did I pick this 240SX to write up? Because its a fine-looking car, as well as being one of the last of its genre: affordable […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2017. revised 12/3/2023) The fact that the downsized and unusually-styled 1962 Plymouth and Dodge were a blunder is indisputable, in terms of their failure on the market. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ffffv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Brilliant Blunder: 1962 Plymouth & Dodge – The Real Reason They Were Downsized")
Brilliant Blunder: 1962 Plymouth & Dodge – The Real Reason They Were Downsized
Posted on December 4, 2023 | 180 Comments(first posted 12/4/2017. revised 12/3/2023) The fact that the downsized and unusually-styled 1962 Plymouth and Dodge were a blunder is indisputable, in terms of their failure on the market. But […] -
![CC commenter Martin left a link to this very brisk drive of a 1969 hemi Charger Daytona at today’s vintage comparison. The driver is Canadian driver Jacques Duval, and the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: 1969 Hemi Chargers Get Wrung Out On The Track By Jacques Duval and Bud Lindemann")
CC Video: 1969 Hemi Chargers Get Wrung Out On The Track By Jacques Duval and Bud Lindemann
Posted on December 2, 2023 | 17 CommentsCC commenter Martin left a link to this very brisk drive of a 1969 hemi Charger Daytona at today’s vintage comparison. The driver is Canadian driver Jacques Duval, and the […] -
![1969 could well be considered the apex of the muscle car era. The ’64 GTO created the genre and 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner redefined it by stripping it down to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/6-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Car & Driver Comparison Test: 1969 Hemi Roadrunner, Chevelle 396, Ford Cobra, Cyclone CJ, Superbee and GTO The Judge – “Six Econo-Racers”")
Vintage Car & Driver Comparison Test: 1969 Hemi Roadrunner, Chevelle 396, Ford Cobra, Cyclone CJ, Superbee and GTO The Judge – “Six Econo-Racers”
Posted on December 2, 2023 | 56 Comments1969 could well be considered the apex of the muscle car era. The ’64 GTO created the genre and 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner redefined it by stripping it down to the […] -
![(first posted 12/1/2013) Alfa has always been known and loved for their engines as well as all the rest of their seductive qualities. Perhaps even more so than the others, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-124-070-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Engine History: Alfa Romeo Twin Cam Four – A Pioneer, And As Beautiful As The Cars It Powered")
Engine History: Alfa Romeo Twin Cam Four – A Pioneer, And As Beautiful As The Cars It Powered
Posted on December 1, 2023 | 60 Comments(first posted 12/1/2013) Alfa has always been known and loved for their engines as well as all the rest of their seductive qualities. Perhaps even more so than the others, […] -
![(first posted 11/29/2017) Chrysler’s L-Body Bobbsey twins, the Plymouth Horizon and Dodge Omni had a very long run (13 years) with very few obvious changes. Without doing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CC-343-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1988 Dodge Omni – Not Omnipresent But Still Accounted For")
CC Outtake: 1988 Dodge Omni – Not Omnipresent But Still Accounted For
Posted on November 29, 2023 | 78 Comments(first posted 11/29/2017) Chrysler’s L-Body Bobbsey twins, the Plymouth Horizon and Dodge Omni had a very long run (13 years) with very few obvious changes. Without doing […]
