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- Huey on Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – The Best European Car Ever Made In America
- PDF on CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (July-September 2024) – Part 3: More Foreign Cars (German & British)
- JT on Vintage Dealers: Fords In Quebec In The Mid ’60s – Space Age Sale!
- JT on Vintage Dealers: Fords In Quebec In The Mid ’60s – Space Age Sale!
- TheTireWhisperer on Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – The Best European Car Ever Made In America
- Peter Wilding on CC In Scale: Cruising Across 49th Street – Customs & Customs
- Samuel Castillo on CC Capsule: 1986 Mitsubishi Mighty Max – Nagoya Homeboy
- Paul Niedermeyer on CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (July-September 2024) – Part 3: More Foreign Cars (German & British)
- oldnorthstate on Vintage Dealers: Fords In Quebec In The Mid ’60s – Space Age Sale!
- David Palmeter on CC In Scale: Cruising Across 49th Street – Customs & Customs
About Author: Perry Shoar
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Curbside Classic: 1994 Ford Escort – Success And Shame
Posted on September 13, 2024 | 70 Comments(first posted 4/2/2014) When is a world car not a world car? When it’s Japanese. I can hear our readers’ responses already: Ford didn’t call the 1991 Escort a world […] -
Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190E (W201) – Das Beste oder….Baby!
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 114 Comments(first posted 12/13/2017) If the average age of cars on the road is creeping upward, it’s difficult to notice in Upper Arlington, the wealthy Columbus, Ohio suburb where I unexpectedly […] -
Cohort Classic: 1970 Pontiac Executive Safari – Our Kind Of Brown Station Wagon
Posted on November 8, 2023 | 54 Comments(first posted 6/9/2014) A running joke in the comment threads mocks the strain of enthusiasm for the mythical object of today’s four-wheel lust: the brown, turbo diesel, manually-shifted station wagon. Could this […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 Malibu Wagon – What’s Got Six Cylinders, Four Wheels and Is Not a Deadly Sin?
Posted on January 12, 2023 | 113 Comments(first posted 1/12/2017) Why, this 1983 Malibu! We have run the full gamut GM Deadly Sins, and I figured this would make for a nice break from the topic of […] -
Curbside Classic: Subaru XT6 – Outcast in the Speciality Coupe Group
Posted on December 15, 2022 | 54 Comments(first posted 12/16/2016) There’s a classic Subaru for which I’ve been searching a long time. This isn’t it. The first-gen Legacy Sport Sedan remains a rarity which hasn’t been […] -
Curbside Classic: 1992 Saab 9000 – Snapshot From The Heydey of Snaabery
Posted on December 12, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 12/12/2016) It wasn’t hard to notice this green machine in this dreary parking lot last Thursday. I’ve always found these to be one of the most elegant sedan […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 – 1985 Fiat 128 – The Fiat We Must Remember
Posted on March 21, 2022 | 85 Comments(first posted 3/21/2016) Fiat’s present day existence presents a rather inconsistent picture. On one hand, we see a multinational with the savvy to buy a gigantic presence in the all-important […] -
Curbside Classic: Datsun 810 Maxima – Maximum Mobility
Posted on April 25, 2021 | 32 Comments(first posted 4/25/2015) Datsun/Nissan’s missteps during the renaming era were many, from soft sports cars to shockingly conservative mainstream compacts, but the Maxima was a major success which captured the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1989 Mazda MPV – A Flash In The Minivan Pan
Posted on February 28, 2021 | 58 Comments(first posted 2/28/2015) Free from its relationship with Ford, Mazda is forging ahead as an independent against unfavorable odds. Perhaps it’s only natural for a carmaker born out of Hiroshima’s […] -
Curbside Classic: Volkswagen Quantum – The Bad Old Days
Posted on February 24, 2021 | 110 Comments(first posted 2/24/2015) Those of our readers who keep current on automotive news may have noticed snippets about Volkswagen’s lackluster sales growth. Some bloggers have expressed vindication by the sales […] -
CC Capsule: 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – If You Can’t Take The Heat…
Posted on February 23, 2021 | 62 Comments(first posted 2/23/2015) I found this car in an abandoned car lot in Northeast Indiana on my way home from the CC Meet-up in Auburn last October. The story of […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Nissan NX1600 – Yokohoma Goes Organic
Posted on October 11, 2020 | 33 Comments(first posted 10/11/2014) Ack–another white car! Don’t have my head; I capture what comes my way and it’s truly perplexing how I encounter so many cars of the same color; […] -
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – The Joys Of Getting Lost
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 117 Comments(first posted 10/8/2014) This past weekend, as most of you have read, was a rather fun-filled affair; not only did I get to meet a large handful of our […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1980 Toyota Corolla Tercel – A Definitive CC
Posted on October 7, 2020 | 85 Comments(first posted 10/7/2014) Say hello to the Tercel from Hell. As this old California plate indicates, it’s been in use for a very long time, and as all this […] -
Curbside Classic: 1952 Hudson Wasp – A Day For Orphans
Posted on October 4, 2020 | 60 Comments(first posted 10/4/2014) Spotted during a dreaded visit to Target last spring, this Hudson Wasp resulted in my partner going inside while I snapped pictures. If he never had to […]