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![On a recent Sunday outing, I saw this tormented snout from afar and exclaimed: “Ooh look! It’s a Ponti-yuck!” I’m clearly not a fan, but at least this car elicits […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20221002_125149-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Pontiac Grand Am SE – Extruding Strongly")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Pontiac Grand Am SE – Extruding Strongly
Posted on October 20, 2022 | 62 CommentsOn a recent Sunday outing, I saw this tormented snout from afar and exclaimed: “Ooh look! It’s a Ponti-yuck!” I’m clearly not a fan, but at least this car elicits […] -
![Big Hondas are odd beasts, sometimes. Scratch that, they always are. And that’s a bit of an issue for yours truly. I like an oddball as much (if not more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20201015_085843-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1999 Honda Prelude – Handsome Turkey")
CC Capsule: 1999 Honda Prelude – Handsome Turkey
Posted on October 19, 2022 | 13 CommentsBig Hondas are odd beasts, sometimes. Scratch that, they always are. And that’s a bit of an issue for yours truly. I like an oddball as much (if not more […] -
![Until fairly recently, the Peugeot range was always a model of neatness. Since the early ‘30s, they instituted a perfectly Cartesian numbering system for their cars: the first number indicated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220523_100804-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Peugeot 309 SI – The Unloved Step-Child")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Peugeot 309 SI – The Unloved Step-Child
Posted on October 17, 2022 | 11 CommentsUntil fairly recently, the Peugeot range was always a model of neatness. Since the early ‘30s, they instituted a perfectly Cartesian numbering system for their cars: the first number indicated […] -
![(first posted 10/15/2016) Few French designers have left their mark on as many cars, trucks and other products as Philippe Charbonneaux. His only real rival would be Raymond […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Charbonneaux.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design Biography: Philippe Charbonneaux – Vive la Différence!")
Design Biography: Philippe Charbonneaux – Vive la Différence!
Posted on October 15, 2022 | 44 Comments(first posted 10/15/2016) Few French designers have left their mark on as many cars, trucks and other products as Philippe Charbonneaux. His only real rival would be Raymond […] -
![This month’s kei car is brought to you by Mitsubishi, also known as the sick man of Japanese carmakers. At least that’s what they have been looking like for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220903_111910-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Mitsubishi Minica (H22) Piace – The Kei That Was Almost Thrown Away")
CC Capsule: 1992 Mitsubishi Minica (H22) Piace – The Kei That Was Almost Thrown Away
Posted on October 14, 2022 | 9 CommentsThis month’s kei car is brought to you by Mitsubishi, also known as the sick man of Japanese carmakers. At least that’s what they have been looking like for the […] -
![CC is a funny place. All this time, all this wealth of knowledge, all this energy and those litres of Internet ink spent on this website to discuss the VW […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220730_104014-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Volkswagen 1303 Cabriolet – Air-Cooled And Breezy")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Volkswagen 1303 Cabriolet – Air-Cooled And Breezy
Posted on October 13, 2022 | 19 CommentsCC is a funny place. All this time, all this wealth of knowledge, all this energy and those litres of Internet ink spent on this website to discuss the VW […] -
![I’ll wager this post will not break the Internet. A relatively obscure JDM-only ‘90s Nissan four-door will probably attract very few CComments – likely fewer than ten, maybe under five. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220628_100838-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Nissan Laurel (C34) Medalist 25 – Personality Not Included")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Nissan Laurel (C34) Medalist 25 – Personality Not Included
Posted on October 12, 2022 | 23 CommentsI’ll wager this post will not break the Internet. A relatively obscure JDM-only ‘90s Nissan four-door will probably attract very few CComments – likely fewer than ten, maybe under five. […] -
![It’s doubtful that those who created the V8 that was pioneered in this Bentley ever imagined, even in their wildest dreams, that it would be remain in the marque’s employ […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220609_090137-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Bentley S2 – New Wine In An Old Bottle")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Bentley S2 – New Wine In An Old Bottle
Posted on October 10, 2022 | 16 CommentsIt’s doubtful that those who created the V8 that was pioneered in this Bentley ever imagined, even in their wildest dreams, that it would be remain in the marque’s employ […] -
![Here we go for another JDM parallel universe oddball, this time in two-door form: the curious case of the Celica notchback that got facelifted and rebranded as a Corona. Was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20211113_135025-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule : 1988 Toyota Corona Coupé (T160) 2.0 GT-R – Identity Crisis")
CC Capsule : 1988 Toyota Corona Coupé (T160) 2.0 GT-R – Identity Crisis
Posted on October 6, 2022 | 9 CommentsHere we go for another JDM parallel universe oddball, this time in two-door form: the curious case of the Celica notchback that got facelifted and rebranded as a Corona. Was […] -
![(first posted 10/5/2016) In 1955, flathead V8s were no longer powering North American cars. The creator of this legendary engine, Ford, had moved on to more modern designs. Side-valves were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/simca-tufo-emblema.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Small Ford Flathead V8 (V8-60), Part Three – The Simca Years")
Automotive History: The Small Ford Flathead V8 (V8-60), Part Three – The Simca Years
Posted on October 5, 2022 | 37 Comments(first posted 10/5/2016) In 1955, flathead V8s were no longer powering North American cars. The creator of this legendary engine, Ford, had moved on to more modern designs. Side-valves were […] -
![I don’t know what it was like before the Edsel came out. Nor did I witness the launch of the Citroën Ami 6, the Austin Allegro or the VW 411/412. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20220821_134133-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2002 Fiat Multipla – Muffin Top")
CC Capsule: 2002 Fiat Multipla – Muffin Top
Posted on October 5, 2022 | 24 CommentsI don’t know what it was like before the Edsel came out. Nor did I witness the launch of the Citroën Ami 6, the Austin Allegro or the VW 411/412. […] -
![It is said that blood cannot be squeezed out of a stone and old dogs can’t learn new tricks. But can I wring another post out of the Isuzu 117 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20200702_134923-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Isuzu 117 Coupé XE – Square In The Eye")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Isuzu 117 Coupé XE – Square In The Eye
Posted on October 4, 2022 | 13 CommentsIt is said that blood cannot be squeezed out of a stone and old dogs can’t learn new tricks. But can I wring another post out of the Isuzu 117 […] -
![There are replicas and there are replicas. The difference is clear. Remember those Fieros dressed in unconvincing plastic Testarossa or Countach kits? The Superformance GT40 is the other kind of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220821_112318-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2010 Superformance GT40-R – Genuine GT, But Less Than 40")
Curbside Classic: 2010 Superformance GT40-R – Genuine GT, But Less Than 40
Posted on October 3, 2022 | 16 CommentsThere are replicas and there are replicas. The difference is clear. Remember those Fieros dressed in unconvincing plastic Testarossa or Countach kits? The Superformance GT40 is the other kind of […] -
![(first posted 10/1/2016) When Henry Ford II replaced his grandfather as president of the Ford Motor Company in 1945, he immediately saw that Ford was becoming a zombie corporation. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/FordSAF_badge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Small Flathead V8 (V8-60), Part Deux – The Post-War European Fords")
Automotive History: The Small Flathead V8 (V8-60), Part Deux – The Post-War European Fords
Posted on October 1, 2022 | 36 Comments(first posted 10/1/2016) When Henry Ford II replaced his grandfather as president of the Ford Motor Company in 1945, he immediately saw that Ford was becoming a zombie corporation. But […] -
![Those of us who appreciate the finer things in life sadly do not always have the means to afford them. One may desire a bottle of vintage wine, a trip […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20211113_144851-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Mitsuoka Galue I – Who Do You Think You R-R?")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Mitsuoka Galue I – Who Do You Think You R-R?
Posted on September 29, 2022 | 13 CommentsThose of us who appreciate the finer things in life sadly do not always have the means to afford them. One may desire a bottle of vintage wine, a trip […]
