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![JC posted this shot of a Dodge van, but it’s the 1970s Subaru wagon just off the edge of the shot that’s the rare bird here. I see a fair […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/48906309663_40b2613e25_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Nice Dodge Van, But What About That Subaru Wagon?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Nice Dodge Van, But What About That Subaru Wagon?
Posted on April 21, 2023 | 7 CommentsJC posted this shot of a Dodge van, but it’s the 1970s Subaru wagon just off the edge of the shot that’s the rare bird here. I see a fair […] -
![In 1962, Ford was getting blown away by Chevrolet, thanks in very large part due to the Chevy V8’s near dominance in all manner of sporting events as well as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/4-6-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 XL 406 – “Total Performance” Started Here")
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 XL 406 – “Total Performance” Started Here
Posted on April 21, 2023 | 30 CommentsIn 1962, Ford was getting blown away by Chevrolet, thanks in very large part due to the Chevy V8’s near dominance in all manner of sporting events as well as […] -
![Gen 1 Broncos have been red hot for some years now, and I suspect the full size Broncos are not exactly depreciating anymore. But what about the Bronco II? Is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0509.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Ford Bronco II – Still Bucking")
Curbside Outtake: Ford Bronco II – Still Bucking
Posted on April 20, 2023 | 14 CommentsGen 1 Broncos have been red hot for some years now, and I suspect the full size Broncos are not exactly depreciating anymore. But what about the Bronco II? Is […] -
![image source: hemmings (first posted 5/18/2012. updated 4/18/2017) The 1958 – 1960 Lincolns were all about superlatives, especially in size. These were the biggest (non-5 mph bumper) Lincolns ever made […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Lincoln-430-carb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Engine History: Lincoln’s Two-Barrel Carb MEL 430 Engine – Taming The Thirsty Beast")
Engine History: Lincoln’s Two-Barrel Carb MEL 430 Engine – Taming The Thirsty Beast
Posted on April 19, 2023 | 68 Commentsimage source: hemmings (first posted 5/18/2012. updated 4/18/2017) The 1958 – 1960 Lincolns were all about superlatives, especially in size. These were the biggest (non-5 mph bumper) Lincolns ever made […] -
![(first posted March 2014. Based on comments and photos left here, this car was derbied) I promised the owners of this ’58 Continental Mark III that I would post it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/CC-222-176-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1958 Continental Mark III – $3500 Will Save It From The Demolition Derby (Updated: It Was Derbied)")
Curbside Classic: 1958 Continental Mark III – $3500 Will Save It From The Demolition Derby (Updated: It Was Derbied)
Posted on April 19, 2023 | 93 Comments(first posted March 2014. Based on comments and photos left here, this car was derbied) I promised the owners of this ’58 Continental Mark III that I would post it […] -
![(first posted 4/19/2017) One of the great wonders of modern chemistry are plastiwoods. Think of all the beautiful old trees that have been saved thanks to Di-Noc and all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/tggb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Chrysler Town and Country – Ready For Some Sanding And Fresh Varnish")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Chrysler Town and Country – Ready For Some Sanding And Fresh Varnish
Posted on April 19, 2023 | 47 Comments(first posted 4/19/2017) One of the great wonders of modern chemistry are plastiwoods. Think of all the beautiful old trees that have been saved thanks to Di-Noc and all […] -
Vintage PR Shot: What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Posted on April 19, 2023 | 67 Comments -
![no photos of the real races exist; this is a photoshop by Fuzzyman A look at NASCAR’s 1955 short track championship season stats shows something unexpected: Volkswagen is listed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Nascar-VW-composite-final.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "In 1955 A VW Beetle Entered Two NASCAR Stock Car Races And Came In #6 and #8")
In 1955 A VW Beetle Entered Two NASCAR Stock Car Races And Came In #6 and #8
Posted on April 19, 2023 | 18 Commentsno photos of the real races exist; this is a photoshop by Fuzzyman A look at NASCAR’s 1955 short track championship season stats shows something unexpected: Volkswagen is listed […] -
![(first posted 4/18/2017) Time for another “Last of Its Kind On The Streets” edition. Sadly, vintage conversion and cruising vans are another endangered species on the streets. The 70s era […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CC-322-041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Last Of Its Kind On The Street Outtake: 1980s Chevy Starcraft Conversion Van – GT Series, No Less")
Last Of Its Kind On The Street Outtake: 1980s Chevy Starcraft Conversion Van – GT Series, No Less
Posted on April 18, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 4/18/2017) Time for another “Last of Its Kind On The Streets” edition. Sadly, vintage conversion and cruising vans are another endangered species on the streets. The 70s era […] -
![Chevettes on the road are becoming an endangered species. My last sighting was in very remote Christmas Valley, out in Eastern Oregon last summer, and that was a diesel, no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52780551864_62b2ab346c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Chevrolet Chevette – Does Absence Make The Heart Grow Fonder?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Chevrolet Chevette – Does Absence Make The Heart Grow Fonder?
Posted on April 18, 2023 | 44 CommentsChevettes on the road are becoming an endangered species. My last sighting was in very remote Christmas Valley, out in Eastern Oregon last summer, and that was a diesel, no […] -
![European luxury cars had a special niche in the US ever since the beginning of the automobile era; Rolls-Royce even had an assembly plant in Springfield, CT back in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/3-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Trend Comparison Test: 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, Mercedes 300, Facel Vega Excellence – Europe’s Top Luxury Cars")
Vintage Motor Trend Comparison Test: 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, Mercedes 300, Facel Vega Excellence – Europe’s Top Luxury Cars
Posted on April 18, 2023 | 13 CommentsEuropean luxury cars had a special niche in the US ever since the beginning of the automobile era; Rolls-Royce even had an assembly plant in Springfield, CT back in the […] -
![(Updated) Looks to me like they’re both writing him up. To satisfy the need for even more power than the 155 hp 256 Chevy V8, in 1956 Chevrolet also used […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52408577001_2455387b62_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Carrier: 1956 Chevrolet With Buick “Nailhead” V8 Truck Getting Two Speeding Tickets?")
Vintage Car Carrier: 1956 Chevrolet With Buick “Nailhead” V8 Truck Getting Two Speeding Tickets?
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 16 Comments(Updated) Looks to me like they’re both writing him up. To satisfy the need for even more power than the 155 hp 256 Chevy V8, in 1956 Chevrolet also used […] -
![(first posted 4/18/2017) Constantine Hannaher posted a few shots of this ’73 Torino SportsRoof, and as much as it has the ability to attract the attention of the eyeballs, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ford-Torino-1973-coupe-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1973 Gran Torino Sport SportsRoof – The Twilight of the Hardtop Coupe")
Cohort Outtake: 1973 Gran Torino Sport SportsRoof – The Twilight of the Hardtop Coupe
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 82 Comments(first posted 4/18/2017) Constantine Hannaher posted a few shots of this ’73 Torino SportsRoof, and as much as it has the ability to attract the attention of the eyeballs, […] -
![I can’t ever argue with a Art Fitzpatrick and Can Kaufman rendering, especially a wide-track Pontiac (their specialty). But the text? How is this the “wisest wide-track yet”? Am I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52636791278_8295dab1c8_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1961 Pontiac Catalina by F&K – “Wisest Wide-Track Yet!” Wisest?")
Vintage Ad: 1961 Pontiac Catalina by F&K – “Wisest Wide-Track Yet!” Wisest?
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 19 CommentsI can’t ever argue with a Art Fitzpatrick and Can Kaufman rendering, especially a wide-track Pontiac (their specialty). But the text? How is this the “wisest wide-track yet”? Am I […] -
![The other day Jim Klein showed us the brown Plymouth fuselage wagon he spotted in Berlin, and today T.Minor posted this brown Chrysler wagon shot “somewhere in Lower Austria”. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-15-9.50.56-AM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1972 Chrysler Town & Country – Do Austrians And Germans Have A Thing About Fuselage Mopars?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1972 Chrysler Town & Country – Do Austrians And Germans Have A Thing About Fuselage Mopars?
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 24 CommentsThe other day Jim Klein showed us the brown Plymouth fuselage wagon he spotted in Berlin, and today T.Minor posted this brown Chrysler wagon shot “somewhere in Lower Austria”. The […]
