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![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 […] -
![(first posted 4/15/2017) In doing a bit of research, I stumbled into this scanned article from DieselPower, posted at the studebakerdriversclub.com, about Studebaker’s experiments with swapping in a Mercedes 180 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Studebaker-diesel-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Automotive Oddities: 1958 Studebaker Diesel, Powered by Mercedes – The Germanic Scotsman. And The 1963 Production Lark Diesel")
Automotive Oddities: 1958 Studebaker Diesel, Powered by Mercedes – The Germanic Scotsman. And The 1963 Production Lark Diesel
Posted on April 15, 2023 | 45 Comments(first posted 4/15/2017) In doing a bit of research, I stumbled into this scanned article from DieselPower, posted at the studebakerdriversclub.com, about Studebaker’s experiments with swapping in a Mercedes 180 […] -
![Two beautiful 1961 Impalas, showing off their sleek new rear ends, and both have dog dish hubcaps? Seems so unlikely, especially so for a convertible. Back in the day, one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52639458833_5dad5a45bf_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shots: What’s With All The Dog Dish Hubcaps?")
Vintage PR Shots: What’s With All The Dog Dish Hubcaps?
Posted on April 15, 2023 | 65 CommentsTwo beautiful 1961 Impalas, showing off their sleek new rear ends, and both have dog dish hubcaps? Seems so unlikely, especially so for a convertible. Back in the day, one […] -
![Yes, I’m a fan of Mopar A-Bodies, and this Mexican Dart, shot and posted by RiveraNotario, is perfect; my ideal of a late-model Dart. I don’t know the exact year, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52801567892_a6c7bef580_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Dodge Dart – Bulls Eye")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Dodge Dart – Bulls Eye
Posted on April 15, 2023 | 23 CommentsYes, I’m a fan of Mopar A-Bodies, and this Mexican Dart, shot and posted by RiveraNotario, is perfect; my ideal of a late-model Dart. I don’t know the exact year, […] -
![(first posted 4/14/2017) Is it karma, for all of the risky, jail-baiting, high-speed driving I’ve done over the years? Because for some reason, I keep getting invites to drive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CC-323-004.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "CC Driving Review (With Video): Mercedes 220 Diesel – I Drive The Second Slowest Car Sold In America")
CC Driving Review (With Video): Mercedes 220 Diesel – I Drive The Second Slowest Car Sold In America
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 59 Comments(first posted 4/14/2017) Is it karma, for all of the risky, jail-baiting, high-speed driving I’ve done over the years? Because for some reason, I keep getting invites to drive […] -
Vintage Postcard: 1908 Overland, “Good Day Or Night” and “Come Ride With Me”- Sex Sells
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 16 CommentsUpdate: there’s another in this series: -
![. shot and posted by nifticus How did this Eldorado slip through our Deadly Sin fingers until now? Because it’s so small, obviously. Rather surprisingly, the double-downsized 1986 Eldo has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52813552334_398e2c07f7_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1986 Cadillac Eldorado, GM’s Deadly Sin #38 – How To Downsize Oneself Out Of Business")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1986 Cadillac Eldorado, GM’s Deadly Sin #38 – How To Downsize Oneself Out Of Business
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 46 Comments. shot and posted by nifticus How did this Eldorado slip through our Deadly Sin fingers until now? Because it’s so small, obviously. Rather surprisingly, the double-downsized 1986 Eldo has […] -
![The Buick-Olds-Pontiac “senior compacts” all shared a body that looked way too much the same, not unlike the problem GM had with their look-alike cars in the ’80s. But the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/b-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1962 Pontiac Tempest 4, Buick Special V6, Olds F-85 V8 – Decisions, Decisions")
Vintage Car Life Comparison: 1962 Pontiac Tempest 4, Buick Special V6, Olds F-85 V8 – Decisions, Decisions
Posted on April 14, 2023 | 47 CommentsThe Buick-Olds-Pontiac “senior compacts” all shared a body that looked way too much the same, not unlike the problem GM had with their look-alike cars in the ’80s. But the […] -
![(first posted 4/13/2017) Now that’s a face I could stare at for a while. I just love these Studebaker M-Series trucks, built from 1941 – 1948. And not just because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/32994935123_d061ce792d_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1947 Studebaker M5 Pickup – What A Face. What A Truck")
Cohort Outtake: 1947 Studebaker M5 Pickup – What A Face. What A Truck
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 31 Comments(first posted 4/13/2017) Now that’s a face I could stare at for a while. I just love these Studebaker M-Series trucks, built from 1941 – 1948. And not just because […] -
Vintage Ad: What Is It? Mark IV? Rolls?
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 21 Comments -
![This post started out as just another Outtake about this bruised and battered Tempo in my neighborhood that’s still chugging along, on the good days. But then I stumbled upon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0553.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1989 Ford Tempo – ” The Tempo And Topaz Have Been Losing Money For More Than A Decade”")
Curbside Outtake: 1989 Ford Tempo – ” The Tempo And Topaz Have Been Losing Money For More Than A Decade”
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 54 CommentsThis post started out as just another Outtake about this bruised and battered Tempo in my neighborhood that’s still chugging along, on the good days. But then I stumbled upon […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Chrysler Aspen – Forgettable
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 17 Commentsshot in Mexico by RiveraNotario -
![(first posted 4/12/2017) Nifticus posted shots of this International Loadstar at the Cohort, and I can’t just walk by. These were once by far the best selling medium truck in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IH-Loadstar-1700-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: International Loadstar 1700 – Makes A Rugged Pickup")
Cohort Outtake: International Loadstar 1700 – Makes A Rugged Pickup
Posted on April 12, 2023 | 31 Comments(first posted 4/12/2017) Nifticus posted shots of this International Loadstar at the Cohort, and I can’t just walk by. These were once by far the best selling medium truck in […] -
![I’ve always been utterly baffled by how many people will buy a new car and then instantly (or very shortly thereafter) put it in storage, never to be driven. What […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/3m.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "QOTD: Why Do People Store Brand New Cars And Never Drive Them?")
QOTD: Why Do People Store Brand New Cars And Never Drive Them?
Posted on April 12, 2023 | 75 CommentsI’ve always been utterly baffled by how many people will buy a new car and then instantly (or very shortly thereafter) put it in storage, never to be driven. What […]
