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Curbside Classics Archives
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![There was a Lagonda before it became a four-door Aston Martin, lest we forget. The marque was created in 1900, started making cars a decade later and was independent until […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230402_143531_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1935 Lagonda Rapier – Mightier Than The Sword")
Car Show Capsule: 1935 Lagonda Rapier – Mightier Than The Sword
Posted on October 13, 2023 | 6 CommentsThere was a Lagonda before it became a four-door Aston Martin, lest we forget. The marque was created in 1900, started making cars a decade later and was independent until […] -
![(This marks new entry No. 500 for me here at Curbside Classic.) I had written an essay in high school about my dislike of the word “potential”. This word was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/670-1979-Plymouth-Volare-Road-Runner-for-CC-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1979 Plymouth Volaré Road Runner – Potential")
Curbside Musings: 1979 Plymouth Volaré Road Runner – Potential
Posted on October 10, 2023 | 50 Comments(This marks new entry No. 500 for me here at Curbside Classic.) I had written an essay in high school about my dislike of the word “potential”. This word was […] -
![What is it about a Chevelle? It’s a fair assumption that an average red-blooded car-loving American will likely refer to some Chevelle in the 1968-1972 range of model years as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PXL_20230917_152457080.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu – There’s Something About A Chevelle")
Car Show Classic: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu – There’s Something About A Chevelle
Posted on September 28, 2023 | 64 CommentsWhat is it about a Chevelle? It’s a fair assumption that an average red-blooded car-loving American will likely refer to some Chevelle in the 1968-1972 range of model years as […] -
![(first posted 9/21/2017) Back in the Spring, when, according to the Good Book, “kings go off to war”, I hauled the Esposita out to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170430_112905-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 2003 VW Type 1 Beetle: Last of the Mohicans")
Car Show Classic: 2003 VW Type 1 Beetle: Last of the Mohicans
Posted on September 24, 2023 | 90 Comments(first posted 9/21/2017) Back in the Spring, when, according to the Good Book, “kings go off to war”, I hauled the Esposita out to the […] -
![(first posted 9/6/2017) I imagine many CC readers are familiar with the “brown manual diesel rear-wheel drive station wagon” car enthusiast stereotype, but surely a V8 manual rear-wheel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MG-ZT-T-260-V8-wagon-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: MG ZT-T V8 – A Better Form Of Automotive Stereotype?")
Car Show Classic: MG ZT-T V8 – A Better Form Of Automotive Stereotype?
Posted on September 6, 2023 | 22 Comments(first posted 9/6/2017) I imagine many CC readers are familiar with the “brown manual diesel rear-wheel drive station wagon” car enthusiast stereotype, but surely a V8 manual rear-wheel […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2017) GTi, a Grand Tourer with fuel injection. A comfortable and luxurious automobile with sublime handling, perfectly capable of high speed and long-distance driving. It seems […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4679.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1982 Citroën CX 2400 GTi – Fuel Injected Flying Carpet")
Car Show Outtake: 1982 Citroën CX 2400 GTi – Fuel Injected Flying Carpet
Posted on September 5, 2023 | 39 Comments(first posted 9/5/2017) GTi, a Grand Tourer with fuel injection. A comfortable and luxurious automobile with sublime handling, perfectly capable of high speed and long-distance driving. It seems […] -
![The license plate on our featured Camaro may say 1974, but to me, this car is pure 1985. In that year, I would have been a junior at Rutherford B. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_4384.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Camaro – Glory of the ‘80s")
Car Show Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Camaro – Glory of the ‘80s
Posted on August 29, 2023 | 40 CommentsThe license plate on our featured Camaro may say 1974, but to me, this car is pure 1985. In that year, I would have been a junior at Rutherford B. […] -
![(first posted 8/11/2017) The Hupmobile feature from last week triggered for me a memory of seeing an American streamlined sedan that was a little similar. I found this 1935 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1935-Nash-Aeroform-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1935 Nash Aeroform – Picking Up On The Aero Era")
Car Show Classic: 1935 Nash Aeroform – Picking Up On The Aero Era
Posted on August 12, 2023 | 33 Comments(first posted 8/11/2017) The Hupmobile feature from last week triggered for me a memory of seeing an American streamlined sedan that was a little similar. I found this 1935 […] -
![CC reader John Kelly has sent me a link to what is described as the “Rarest SS Malibu Built”. Instead of the expected hot Chevy V8, it has a six […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Chevelle-1965-SS-int.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1965 Chevelle Malibu Super Sport With A Six, Three-Speed Column Shift And Fender Skirts – “Rarest SS Chevelle Built”?")
Car Show Outtake: 1965 Chevelle Malibu Super Sport With A Six, Three-Speed Column Shift And Fender Skirts – “Rarest SS Chevelle Built”?
Posted on August 9, 2023 | 37 CommentsCC reader John Kelly has sent me a link to what is described as the “Rarest SS Malibu Built”. Instead of the expected hot Chevy V8, it has a six […] -
![(first posted 7/30/2017) We all know that cars are inanimate objects, but if they were capable of feeling emotions, I would nominate this 1979 Buick Skyhawk Road Hawk […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_7854.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1979 Buick Skyhawk Road Hawk – Saddest Car Ever Made?")
Car Show Outtake: 1979 Buick Skyhawk Road Hawk – Saddest Car Ever Made?
Posted on July 30, 2023 | 142 Comments(first posted 7/30/2017) We all know that cars are inanimate objects, but if they were capable of feeling emotions, I would nominate this 1979 Buick Skyhawk Road Hawk […] -
![Confession time: I have a real soft spot for the 1971-72 Ford LTD. Yes, the very same Bunkie-beaked Fords that Paul famously whipped while working for Towson Ford as a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_6979.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1977 Ford LTD – Fall From Grace")
Car Show Classic: 1977 Ford LTD – Fall From Grace
Posted on July 28, 2023 | 32 CommentsConfession time: I have a real soft spot for the 1971-72 Ford LTD. Yes, the very same Bunkie-beaked Fords that Paul famously whipped while working for Towson Ford as a […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2017) In the world of BMW’s Z-Series (“Z” short for “Zukunft”, or “Future” in English), it’s the regular production Z3 and Z4 roadsters that typically […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_5250_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1990 BMW Z1 – Haben Sie Doors?")
Car Show Classic: 1990 BMW Z1 – Haben Sie Doors?
Posted on July 20, 2023 | 37 Comments(first posted 7/20/2017) In the world of BMW’s Z-Series (“Z” short for “Zukunft”, or “Future” in English), it’s the regular production Z3 and Z4 roadsters that typically […] -
![It’s been over a year since I last posted one of these drives, which were just starting up again after the pandemic when the economic crisis hit us, causing another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230716_073826-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Drive And Show – Colombo Sunday Run July 2023")
CC Drive And Show – Colombo Sunday Run July 2023
Posted on July 18, 2023 | 18 CommentsIt’s been over a year since I last posted one of these drives, which were just starting up again after the pandemic when the economic crisis hit us, causing another […] -
![To paraphrase a common saying: I am envious of those who see a Cord L-29 for the first time. One of the grand names of the Classic Age, E.L. Cord […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PXL_20230628_151834004.MPa_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Car Show: Leaks and L-29s, A Car Show Where I Didn’t Know There Would Be A Car Show (COAL Thunderbird Content Included)")
CC Car Show: Leaks and L-29s, A Car Show Where I Didn’t Know There Would Be A Car Show (COAL Thunderbird Content Included)
Posted on July 17, 2023 | 49 CommentsTo paraphrase a common saying: I am envious of those who see a Cord L-29 for the first time. One of the grand names of the Classic Age, E.L. Cord […] -
![Americans have always had a certain fascination with the French people, their language, and their culture. Does this mid-engined, French-speaking, gray-market 1983 Matra Murena (a car that was never imported […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_2712.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Outtake: 1983 Talbot-Matra Murena – Je ne sais quoi")
Car Show Outtake: 1983 Talbot-Matra Murena – Je ne sais quoi
Posted on July 13, 2023 | 15 CommentsAmericans have always had a certain fascination with the French people, their language, and their culture. Does this mid-engined, French-speaking, gray-market 1983 Matra Murena (a car that was never imported […]
