![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&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Bentley S2 – New Wine In An Old Bottle")
![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&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule : 1988 Toyota Corona Coupé (T160) 2.0 GT-R – Identity Crisis")
![(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&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Small Ford Flathead V8 (V8-60), Part Three – The Simca Years")
![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&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2002 Fiat Multipla – Muffin Top")
![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&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Isuzu 117 Coupé XE – Square In The Eye")
![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&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2010 Superformance GT40-R – Genuine GT, But Less Than 40")
![(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&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Small Flathead V8 (V8-60), Part Deux – The Post-War European Fords"){kind=icon}
![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&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Mitsuoka Galue I – Who Do You Think You R-R?")
![I’m almost embarrassed to write anything about the W123 on CC. I have a serious soft spot for them, but their ubiquity means they barely qualify as classics, in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220512_095821-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Storage Lot Classics: Mercedes-Benz W123 – If You’re Looking For Treble…")
![(first posted 9/27/2016) When the Ford flathead V8 began production in 1932, the expression “game-changer” was yet to be coined – though that’s exactly what it was. Ford’s V8 changed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/matford_moteur.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Small Ford Flathead V8 (V8-60), Part One – The Pre-War Years")
![For a car with such a stellar name, the Nissan Pulsar usually isn’t the shiniest object in the vicinity. At least, that’s been true of my (admittedly limited) past Pulsar […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220221_163749-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1992 Nissan Pulsar (N14) GTI-R – B-List Star Tries Breaking Into Group A")
![Finally, CC can be treated to the coolest Mini variant of them all: the woody Traveller. I had been catching glimpses of these here and there in this Mini-mad town, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220503_150927-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Morris Mini Traveller – 1966 And All That")
![A few weeks ago, we looked at the Autozam Carol – another kei car from the very early 660cc period. A very prim and proper little thing, totally stock, with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220903_145700-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1990 Suzuki Alto (CN21) Works RS/X – Miniature Hot Hatch")
![It was a sunny weekend and I was in a part of town I hadn’t yet explored. Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of the Volvo’s characteristic rear fin gleaming from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220826_163459-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1971 Volvo 1800E – Scandinavian Grime Drama")
![(first posted 9/19/2016) This is a one-hit (or rather one-year) wonder. Take the advanced, yet proven engine and drivetrain of a popular car, the Citroën 11CV Traction Avant, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Rosengart_Supetrac_coupe1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Monday Morning Rarities – 1939 Rosengart Supertraction LR 539")
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