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![(first posted 3/28/2019) Robadr found something rather out of the ordinary in Lisbon, Portugal. It’s a Vauxhall Firenza, made between 1971 and 1975. It was a somewhat pathetic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/46750457884_99d56c2bd0_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Vauxhall Firenza – Euro Road Runner")
Cohort Outtake: Vauxhall Firenza – Euro Road Runner
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 34 Comments(first posted 3/28/2019) Robadr found something rather out of the ordinary in Lisbon, Portugal. It’s a Vauxhall Firenza, made between 1971 and 1975. It was a somewhat pathetic […] -
![(first posted 3/28/2019) Although the VW Beetle had been sold in the US since 1949, when exactly two were imported, its sales were modest for the first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/VW-1955-review-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: Tom McCahill Wrings Out the 1956 VW – And Explains Why It was Suddenly So Popular")
Vintage Review: Tom McCahill Wrings Out the 1956 VW – And Explains Why It was Suddenly So Popular
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 65 Comments(first posted 3/28/2019) Although the VW Beetle had been sold in the US since 1949, when exactly two were imported, its sales were modest for the first […] -
![The sixties was the decade of the four-door hardtop. What had been the exotic hot new thing in American automotive styling in the fifties—along with fins, of course—was now increasingly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-cad-61-6w-crop-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "All Those Glamorous Four-Door Hardtops, Part 2: 1960–1964")
All Those Glamorous Four-Door Hardtops, Part 2: 1960–1964
Posted on March 27, 2025 | 45 CommentsThe sixties was the decade of the four-door hardtop. What had been the exotic hot new thing in American automotive styling in the fifties—along with fins, of course—was now increasingly […] -
![(first posted 8/31/2013) Bryce, our intrepid man in New Zealand, has uploaded a raft of shots at the CC Cohort. So many to chose from, so little time… But this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Ford-AUS-Falcon-XP-fr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Australian Ford Falcon XP Wagon – Shorter Than The American Version, Among Other Things")
Curbside Classic: Australian Ford Falcon XP Wagon – Shorter Than The American Version, Among Other Things
Posted on March 25, 2025 | 50 Comments(first posted 8/31/2013) Bryce, our intrepid man in New Zealand, has uploaded a raft of shots at the CC Cohort. So many to chose from, so little time… But this […] -
![(first posted 9/15/2013) The original 1960 Corvair Monza coupe introduced and pioneered a European-inspired category to the US: the sporty compact coupe. The formula: a new roof line, maybe some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-130-146-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford EXP – Ford’s Ugly Little Sin")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford EXP – Ford’s Ugly Little Sin
Posted on March 23, 2025 | 121 Comments(first posted 9/15/2013) The original 1960 Corvair Monza coupe introduced and pioneered a European-inspired category to the US: the sporty compact coupe. The formula: a new roof line, maybe some […] -
![(first posted 10/27/2016) True confessions: After almost eight years, the number of cars that we’ve never covered here at CC is seriously dwindling. And the number of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CC-304-001-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Toyota 4Runner – Beginning Of A Long Line; End Of The Solid Front Axle")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Toyota 4Runner – Beginning Of A Long Line; End Of The Solid Front Axle
Posted on March 23, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 10/27/2016) True confessions: After almost eight years, the number of cars that we’ve never covered here at CC is seriously dwindling. And the number of […] -
![Simon White is a stellar photographer and has been posting at the CC Cohort for some years now, and we’ve featured his work here before. He’s recently uploaded some new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-sim-23.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Gallery Of Vintage Cars and Trucks Shot By Simon White")
A Gallery Of Vintage Cars and Trucks Shot By Simon White
Posted on March 23, 2025 | 15 CommentsSimon White is a stellar photographer and has been posting at the CC Cohort for some years now, and we’ve featured his work here before. He’s recently uploaded some new […] -
![Given the immediate popularity and glamour of the 2-door hardtop that was first introduced by Cadillac in 1949, it was just a matter of time—five years, precisely—before the first four […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-chev-56-sfq-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "All Those Glamorous Four-Door Hardtops, Part 1: The 1950s")
All Those Glamorous Four-Door Hardtops, Part 1: The 1950s
Posted on March 22, 2025 | 50 CommentsGiven the immediate popularity and glamour of the 2-door hardtop that was first introduced by Cadillac in 1949, it was just a matter of time—five years, precisely—before the first four […] -
![(first posted 3/22/2019) The whole mini-pickup boom is quickly becoming another historical era, like the Great Brougham Epoch. Pickups are of course more in than ever, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CC-385-007.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Ford Courier – A Survivor of the The Lesser Pickup Epoch")
Curbside Classic: Ford Courier – A Survivor of the The Lesser Pickup Epoch
Posted on March 19, 2025 | 41 Comments(first posted 3/22/2019) The whole mini-pickup boom is quickly becoming another historical era, like the Great Brougham Epoch. Pickups are of course more in than ever, but […] -
![All these years, and we’ve never had a proper ’65 or ’66 LTD four door. I wrote my ’65 LTD CC “It Launched the Great Brougham Epoch” using a two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Ford-1966-ltd-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1966 Ford LTD – “Remarkable! I Do Believe Your Ford Is Quieter!”")
1966 Ford LTD – “Remarkable! I Do Believe Your Ford Is Quieter!”
Posted on March 19, 2025 | 30 CommentsAll these years, and we’ve never had a proper ’65 or ’66 LTD four door. I wrote my ’65 LTD CC “It Launched the Great Brougham Epoch” using a two […] -
![It’s not the first time I’ve said it, but for me, 1954-1956 was the high water mark for Cadillac in the post war era. The ’48-’49s were handsome, but a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CC-236-186-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1955 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – This Is The Cadillac For Me")
1955 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – This Is The Cadillac For Me
Posted on March 18, 2025 | 28 CommentsIt’s not the first time I’ve said it, but for me, 1954-1956 was the high water mark for Cadillac in the post war era. The ’48-’49s were handsome, but a […] -
![Ralf K. (Don Kincl) long ago became one of my favorite posters at the CC Cohort. He not only finds splendid subjects but then does them justice with his superb […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/54092760627_1ce6d96c49_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Gallery Of Vintage Cars and Trucks Shot By Ralf K.")
A Gallery Of Vintage Cars and Trucks Shot By Ralf K.
Posted on March 18, 2025 | 16 CommentsRalf K. (Don Kincl) long ago became one of my favorite posters at the CC Cohort. He not only finds splendid subjects but then does them justice with his superb […] -
![Yes, the 1960 Ford has fans. But the sad reality is that there weren’t nearly enough of them around in 1960 to keep it from being a serious sales flop, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-quest.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The 1960 Ford Was A Big Styling (And Sales) Flop — Here’s How It Might Have Looked")
The 1960 Ford Was A Big Styling (And Sales) Flop — Here’s How It Might Have Looked
Posted on March 18, 2025 | 20 CommentsYes, the 1960 Ford has fans. But the sad reality is that there weren’t nearly enough of them around in 1960 to keep it from being a serious sales flop, […] -
![I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen one of these single-eyed LTDs, which were only made in 1979 and 1980 (as the LTD S). And checking the brochures implies […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford LTD Wagon – First Year Box Panther Wagon")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford LTD Wagon – First Year Box Panther Wagon
Posted on March 17, 2025 | 19 CommentsI can’t remember the last time I’ve seen one of these single-eyed LTDs, which were only made in 1979 and 1980 (as the LTD S). And checking the brochures implies […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2019) Stanislav Alexeyev posted this shot of a ZIL-117 convertible in the comments the other day. Since he also posted it in the Cohort, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ZIL-117-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: ZIL-117 Convertible – Russia’s Big-Wig Ragtop")
Curbside Classic: ZIL-117 Convertible – Russia’s Big-Wig Ragtop
Posted on March 16, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 3/17/2019) Stanislav Alexeyev posted this shot of a ZIL-117 convertible in the comments the other day. Since he also posted it in the Cohort, I […]
