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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Robert Kim
Posts by Robert Kim
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![(first posted 4/28/2014) The short-lived GMC Syclone pickup and Typhoon SUV, which burst onto the automotive scene in 1991 only to disappear after 1993, turned the usual modus operandi of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1-Front-quarter-e1398392585193.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: GMC Syclone – GM Blazes a Trail and Abandons It")
Curbside Classic: GMC Syclone – GM Blazes a Trail and Abandons It
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 104 Comments(first posted 4/28/2014) The short-lived GMC Syclone pickup and Typhoon SUV, which burst onto the automotive scene in 1991 only to disappear after 1993, turned the usual modus operandi of […] -
![(first posted 7/1/2014) Say the words “big truck” to someone who grew up in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s, such as myself, and the first image to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/16c8htl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1959-95 Mercedes L Series Trucks")
CC Global: 1959-95 Mercedes L Series Trucks
Posted on December 8, 2024 | 154 Comments(first posted 7/1/2014) Say the words “big truck” to someone who grew up in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s, such as myself, and the first image to […] -
![(first posted 6/3/2014) In the area of Northern Virginia where I live, well-kept classic cars with For Sale signs appear on the street frequently, and several times a year I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1200-2012-05-07_12-32-31_643.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1937 Lincoln Zephyr V-12")
Curbside Classic: 1937 Lincoln Zephyr V-12
Posted on October 26, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 6/3/2014) In the area of Northern Virginia where I live, well-kept classic cars with For Sale signs appear on the street frequently, and several times a year I […] -
![(first posted Sept. 3, 2014) The Ultimate Driving Machine. With this famous advertising slogan in its 40th year and the BMW 3-Series entrenched worldwide for an equally long time as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1-photo-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977-83 BMW 320i (E21) – The Ur-Ultimate Driving Machine")
Curbside Classic: 1977-83 BMW 320i (E21) – The Ur-Ultimate Driving Machine
Posted on October 20, 2024 | 87 Comments(first posted Sept. 3, 2014) The Ultimate Driving Machine. With this famous advertising slogan in its 40th year and the BMW 3-Series entrenched worldwide for an equally long time as […] -
![(first posted 1/8/2013) The Triumph TR7 is an uncommon sight in the United States these days. Last produced in 1981, the TR7 was briefly popular following its introduction in 1975, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1-600-TR7-Street.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Triumph TR7 – The Shape Of Things To Come; Or Not")
Curbside Classic: Triumph TR7 – The Shape Of Things To Come; Or Not
Posted on August 20, 2024 | 82 Comments(first posted 1/8/2013) The Triumph TR7 is an uncommon sight in the United States these days. Last produced in 1981, the TR7 was briefly popular following its introduction in 1975, […] -
![On July 26, 2024, the Paris Olympics opening ceremony will feature a Parade of Nations unlike any other in the history of the Olympic Games. The River Seine will be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Amphicar-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Quaiside Classic: An Amphicar in Paris")
Quaiside Classic: An Amphicar in Paris
Posted on July 1, 2024 | 5 CommentsOn July 26, 2024, the Paris Olympics opening ceremony will feature a Parade of Nations unlike any other in the history of the Olympic Games. The River Seine will be […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2014) In GM’s E-Body line of personal luxury cars from 1963 to 1992, the Oldsmobile Toronado occupied the lowest position in the divisional hierarchy and for the most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1980-Oldsmobile-Toronado-XSC-ad-732x1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979-85 Oldsmobile Toronado – The Forgotten E-Body")
Curbside Classic: 1979-85 Oldsmobile Toronado – The Forgotten E-Body
Posted on March 18, 2024 | 73 Comments(first posted 8/20/2014) In GM’s E-Body line of personal luxury cars from 1963 to 1992, the Oldsmobile Toronado occupied the lowest position in the divisional hierarchy and for the most […] -
![(first posted 2/21/2018) On December 28, 2011, the funeral of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il displayed to the world a sight that many found shocking: a Lincoln Continental […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/lincoln-jumbo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: North Korea, Land of Lincolns")
CC Global: North Korea, Land of Lincolns
Posted on February 25, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 2/21/2018) On December 28, 2011, the funeral of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il displayed to the world a sight that many found shocking: a Lincoln Continental […] -
![(first posted 12/20/2013) An automobile used by a beloved member of the British royal family and other royalty, produced for 24 years, and which may have inspired one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Angle-600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Daimler DS420 Limousine – Forgotten Lesser Royalty")
Curbside Classic: Daimler DS420 Limousine – Forgotten Lesser Royalty
Posted on December 21, 2023 | 93 Comments(first posted 12/20/2013) An automobile used by a beloved member of the British royal family and other royalty, produced for 24 years, and which may have inspired one of the […] -
![(first posted 11/18/2014. Posted by request of Lennon L., who asked for a ’59 Imperial CC on his birthday) The wild 1957-60 Imperials and their slightly toned down 1961-63 successors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1-Front-quarter-view.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Imperial – I Don’t Care, I Love It")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Imperial – I Don’t Care, I Love It
Posted on September 18, 2023 | 154 Comments(first posted 11/18/2014. Posted by request of Lennon L., who asked for a ’59 Imperial CC on his birthday) The wild 1957-60 Imperials and their slightly toned down 1961-63 successors […] -
![(first posted 9/25/2013) The Audi Fox, called the Audi 80 in Europe, was a milestone car for both Audi and Volkswagen. Introduced in 1972 in Europe and sold in North […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1-Rear-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Audi Fox/80 (B1) – The Foxy Mother Of The Modern VW/Audi Era")
Curbside Classic: Audi Fox/80 (B1) – The Foxy Mother Of The Modern VW/Audi Era
Posted on August 31, 2023 | 101 Comments(first posted 9/25/2013) The Audi Fox, called the Audi 80 in Europe, was a milestone car for both Audi and Volkswagen. Introduced in 1972 in Europe and sold in North […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2013) Take a compact economy car chassis and make it into an inexpensive utility vehicle for your country’s armed forces. In Germany, this formula produced the Volkswagen-based Kubelwagen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1-Moke-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Austin Mini Moke – The Mini Thing")
Curbside Classic: Austin Mini Moke – The Mini Thing
Posted on June 15, 2023 | 62 Comments(first posted 5/23/2013) Take a compact economy car chassis and make it into an inexpensive utility vehicle for your country’s armed forces. In Germany, this formula produced the Volkswagen-based Kubelwagen […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2017) Pride in one’s car finds many ways to be expressed. For many, a cap or t-shirt is enough; some may go as far as to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1200-Plaque.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtake: To Eternity, With a 1958 Edsel")
CC Global Outtake: To Eternity, With a 1958 Edsel
Posted on June 10, 2023 | 22 Comments(first posted 6/10/2017) Pride in one’s car finds many ways to be expressed. For many, a cap or t-shirt is enough; some may go as far as to […] -
![(first posted 6/6/2017) The IKA/Renault Torino, produced first by Industrias Kaiser Argentina and then by Renault from 1966 to 1982, has become a minor legend in the North […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1200-Front-corner.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global Outtake: IKA Torino in Buenos Aires")
CC Global Outtake: IKA Torino in Buenos Aires
Posted on June 6, 2023 | 29 Comments(first posted 6/6/2017) The IKA/Renault Torino, produced first by Industrias Kaiser Argentina and then by Renault from 1966 to 1982, has become a minor legend in the North […] -
![(first posted 4/3/2017) The MS Gripsholm, a passenger liner built in 1924 for the Swedish American Line, was the first diesel powered transatlantic liner, a very significant first. Modest in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/gripny.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dockside Classic: MS Gripsholm – The First Diesel-Powered Transatlantic Liner")
Dockside Classic: MS Gripsholm – The First Diesel-Powered Transatlantic Liner
Posted on April 3, 2023 | 40 Comments(first posted 4/3/2017) The MS Gripsholm, a passenger liner built in 1924 for the Swedish American Line, was the first diesel powered transatlantic liner, a very significant first. Modest in […]
