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About Author: Robert Kim
Posts by Robert Kim
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The GAZ-66 History: The Soviet 4×4 Built For Any Terrain
Posted on August 26, 2025 | 25 Comments(first posted 5/11/2014) A title so straightforward is appropriate for the story of the GAZ-66, a 4×4 truck that was one of the mainstays of both the Soviet Army […] -
1977 Chrysler Cordoba With Original Checkmate Interior – No Cuero Corintio?
Posted on August 21, 2025 | 8 Comments“Soft Corinthian Leather” — an advertising phrase so famous that people who were not yet born when the advertisement was on TV know it and can attribute it to the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1946-48 Indian Chief – A Postwar Motorcycle Legend
Posted on August 15, 2025 | 7 CommentsThe big Indian Chief with skirted fenders is the iconic Indian motorcycle, it is safe to say, the first image that comes to mind when anyone thinks of Indian. The […] -
Curbside Find: 1977 Datsun 200SX – Back to Work at 40
Posted on July 29, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 8/14/2017) The 1977-79 Datsun 200SX, not the most beloved of 1970s sport coupes, had the story behind its quirky styling told by Paul a year […] -
Curbside Classic: GMC Syclone – GM Blazes a Trail and Abandons It
Posted on February 5, 2025 | 105 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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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, […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […]
![The GAZ-66 History: The Soviet 4×4 Built For Any Terrain (first posted 5/11/2014) A title so straightforward is appropriate for the story of the GAZ-66, a 4×4 truck that was one of the mainstays of both the Soviet Army […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1-GAZ66.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1977 Chrysler Cordoba With Original Checkmate Interior – No Cuero Corintio? “Soft Corinthian Leather” — an advertising phrase so famous that people who were not yet born when the advertisement was on TV know it and can attribute it to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/0-Upholstery-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1946-48 Indian Chief – A Postwar Motorcycle Legend The big Indian Chief with skirted fenders is the iconic Indian motorcycle, it is safe to say, the first image that comes to mind when anyone thinks of Indian. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1-Opening-Photo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: 1977 Datsun 200SX – Back to Work at 40 (first posted 8/14/2017) The 1977-79 Datsun 200SX, not the most beloved of 1970s sport coupes, had the story behind its quirky styling told by Paul a year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: GMC Syclone – GM Blazes a Trail and Abandons It (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 1959-95 Mercedes L Series Trucks (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1937 Lincoln Zephyr V-12 (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1977-83 BMW 320i (E21) – The Ur-Ultimate Driving Machine (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Triumph TR7 – The Shape Of Things To Come; Or Not (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Quaiside Classic: An Amphicar in Paris 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1979-85 Oldsmobile Toronado – The Forgotten E-Body (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: North Korea, Land of Lincolns (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Daimler DS420 Limousine – Forgotten Lesser Royalty (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1959 Imperial – I Don’t Care, I Love It (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Audi Fox/80 (B1) – The Foxy Mother Of The Modern VW/Audi Era (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&quality=75&ssl=1)


