People all over the world love their cars and also love superhero movies. In 2009, a film combining both came from Russia: Black Lightning, the story of an ordinary young […]
The Mercedes W123 series of 1976-85 has become a cult classic in the United States, in particular the diesel engine models that Mercedes emphasized in response to fuel economy concerns but decades later became trendy as a biodiesel burner and as a […]
The original Fiat 500 is an automotive icon of Italy, on par with the Beetle for Germany, the Mini for the United Kingdom, or the 2CV for France. The Cinquecento […]
(First posted 1/27/14) For almost half a century, numerous American cars from the 1950s were in daily use in a country outside of North America, where they were completely isolated […]
Lost children of European royalty living in destitution is a familiar and popular theme, recurring in stories such as those of Grand Duchess Anastasia and Kaspar Hauser. Their tales and […]
Toyota rose to a leading position in the automobile industry by emphasizing quality and value above all else. From the early utilitarian Land Cruisers that conquered developing country and off-roading markets, […]
After months of seeing the “Dodge Brothers” television ads showing the Roaring Twenties hijinks of fictionalized versions of John and Horace Dodge, who actually each died in 1920, do you yearn for some more authentic nostalgia from […]
Romania has become a significant part of the global automobile industry, with its industry leader Dacia producing the Renault/Dacia Logan that has been one of Europe’s top selling cars since its introduction in […]
If you find a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am with its “screaming chicken” hood decoration to be so overdone that the sight of one makes you want to vomit, in this […]
Now that the hoopla over the 30th anniversary of Back To The Future and the DeLorean’s moment in the spotlight has started to subside, Curbsiders can appreciate the 30th anniversary of another car unappreciated in its […]
Sweden’s Ingmar Bergman is world-renowned as one of the greatest movie directors of all time, the creator of The Seventh Seal and other classics in a career that spanned more […]
Curbside parking your collection of four red classics in a space just long enough for a 1960s Cadillac is possible when your classics are a Honda CRX and three motorcycles. […]
Anyone who has walked through a shopping mall or downtown shopping district recently has seen H&M stores multiply like rabbits in recent years. From Sweden, H&M is a pioneer in inexpensive fashion […]
The 1980-84 Oldsmobile 98 Regency was part of the last generation of full size rear wheel drive sedans from Oldsmobile, and now is a relic of a very different time in the […]
The inner city is a tough environment for cars, with stop-and-go driving, potholed streets, lack of garages, and break-ins conspiring to send most cars to early deaths, but on one street […]