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![(first posted 9/23/2014) In this day of nine-speed automatics and CVTs, a two-speed automatic transmission may seem downright antediluvian. Not infrequently, comments here express shock, surprise or disdain for the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Powerglode-shifter-crop-horz.jpg "Automotive History: Two-Speed Automatics vs. Three-Speed Manuals – When 2 = 3, More Or Less")
![EVs have come a very long way in just 15 years. In case you need reminding, in 2008, the Zap Xebra was just about the only EV a regular person […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_0743-1.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Long-Dead Zap Xebras – EVs Have Come A Long Way In 15 Years")
![(first posted 3/30/2012. Revised 6/11/2017) Or some of both? All depends…among other things, whether we’re talking 1950 or 1973. Powerglide was the first automatic transmission available on a low-priced car. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Powerglide-01.jpg "Powerglide: A GM’s Greatest Hit Or Deadly Sin?")
![There were some very compelling reasons why Cadillac was creaming Lincoln and the Chrysler Imperial in the 1950s, and no they weren’t just its styling and fins. Aside from that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cad-1.jpg "Vintage Motor Life Road Test: 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 – The Fastest And All-Round Best Car Of Its Time")
![(first posted 5/23/2017) OK; old British cars have a rep, but this one has been defying it for many years. I’ve seen it coming and going on the streets of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-164-087-900.jpg "Curbside Classic: Triumph TR4A IRS – Stereotype Defying Tractor-Engined IRS Daily Driver")
![(first posted 11/8/2013) What are the odds of stumbling into an original 1968 Dodge Charger these days, never mind a red one? Take if from me: not good, as I’ve […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CC-212-089-925.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Dodge Charger Six – Rarer Than An (Original) Hemi Charger")
![(a second reminder) The First Annual Malaise Invitational was a success, and there will be a second, this time in Philomath, about 45 minutes north of Eugene. The theme […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "The Second Annual Malaise Invitational Is Set For June 24th. See You There!")
![(first posted 8/10/2012) From the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, Ford showed a lot of new product moxie, upstaging GM with two iconic, trend-setting vehicles: the 1958 T-Bird, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/a-fut.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Falcon Sports Futura – Ford Sees The Future; At Chevrolet")
![(first posted 8/15/2012) Maybe I should start a new series: Psychedelic Outtakes. This is about the fourth or fifth time my camera has suddenly flipped out on me, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/CC-174-050-1200.jpg "CC Capsule: Hudson Hornet Convertible – The Mae West of Cars, In Psychedelic And Straight Versions")
![(first posted 5/26/2023) When we think of this second generation Tercel (L20) the tendency is to focus on the wagon, especially the 4WD version. We’ve covered it here and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CC-319-016.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1986 Toyota Tercel – Eugene-Mobile of Yesteryear")
![hood not closed all the way from our ogling the engine (first posted 5/25/2017) What guy my age hasn’t wanted to take a 327/350 4-speed Corvette Sting Ray convertible […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Corvette-1967-engine-1.jpg "Curbside Classic Driving Impressions: 1967 Corvette L79 327/350 Convertible – A 50 Year-Old Dream Fulfilled")
![It’s time (once again) to step back from the helm and bring in some fresh blood. Effective immediately, Daniel Stern (left) and Rich Baron (right) are the Co-Executive Editors of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/a-dan-horz.jpg "Niedermeyer Retires (Once Again); Daniel Stern and Rich Baron Take the CC Wheel")
![0-60 in 10.9 seconds? With a six backed by the less-than-stellar B/W automatic? That’s very much V8 territory. AMC’s new 232 cubic inch six, in this case with a two-barrel […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/440-1.jpg "Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1965 Rambler American 440-H – Hot Six!")
![(first posted 11/28/2012) Toyota’s Supra had a rather linear evolution, unlike the Datsun/Nissan Z-car, which lost its way and re-invented itself how many times? Starting out as a soft-sporty semi-luxo […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-8-005.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1979 Toyota Celica Supra Mk1 – “Plush, Lush; The Powerful Pleasure” Or The Lexus Of Celicas")
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