Curbside Classic Archives
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CC Capsule Archive
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Jimmy’s Five Fine Finds: Alfa, Rolls, Toyota, Porsche, Buick
Posted on June 8, 2026 | 18 CommentsI snap a lot of pictures and hardly have the time to write about all of the subjects. Weeding through my camera roll from today backwards I’ve decided to feature […] -
Tri-Shield Trifecta: A Buick Lover Lives Here!
Posted on June 5, 2026 | 16 CommentsI’ve lived in my current home for seven or eight years now and the whole time I’ve had a neighbor a few houses away with a nice little collection of […] -
Curbside Find: 1955 Ford F-100 Pickup – Shiny Red Toy Truck
Posted on June 3, 2026 | 6 CommentsWoah! Imagine the size of the box this sumptuous Christmas present was wrapped in! It’s amazing how adding a dab of chrome, whitewalls and metallic red paint on what was […] -
Curbside Find: 1966 Chrysler New Yorker — Peak Chrysler
Posted on May 28, 2026 | 18 CommentsBy all accounts, the mid-1960s were peak Chrysler Corporation. They were at the top of their game engineering-wise, and after some brief diversions in the early sixties, back on track […] -
Curbside Find: 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280 TE (W123) Wagon – Estate Of Ecstasy
Posted on May 27, 2026 | 32 Comments(Updated 5/27/2026) As previously mentioned in my monthly round-ups of Tokyo CCs (e.g. this one), there are a fair few W123s about in Japan – pretty much […] -
Curbside Find: 1997 Mitsubishi Legnum – Engrish Spoken
Posted on May 26, 2026 | 6 CommentsFor once, Mitsubishi had done things very well. The 8th generation Galant (1996-2005) was just as good, if not better, than its predecessor from a technical point of view and […] -
Memorial Day Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – Unofficial Start To Convertible Season
Posted on May 22, 2026 | 55 Comments(Updated 5/22/2026) This white Corvair Monza convertible is a great way to inaugurate the start of convertible season, and as a bigger, better, all-American take on the rear-engined economy car, […] -
Classic Cars and the People Who Love Them
Posted on May 21, 2026 | 9 CommentsOne thing that I’ve been trying to do over the past few years is to always ask to take a photo of the owner with their car after I’m done […] -
Curbside Find: 1994 Nissan AD Max – Doing It Euro-Style
Posted on May 21, 2026 | 6 CommentsA van is a van is a van? There’s no agreement as to what a van is, precisely. It rather depends where you are on the planet. With the 1992-99 […] -
1960 Vauxhall Victor Super – The American Dream, in 7/8 Size?
Posted on May 12, 2026 | 50 Comments(Updated 5/12/2026) The CC Cohort comes up trumps again –I was admiring a Hudson Wasp, and I was hit by a “Hey, what’s that in the background?” […] -
Pure “Killer” Brougham Energy — Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cadillac Eldorado Paris Opera Coupe
Posted on May 8, 2026 | 10 CommentsAt first glance, this 1983 Cadillac Eldorado Paris Opera Coupe feels like Brougham excess taken to its logical tacky extreme—piled high with ornate trim and unapologetic flair. It’s the kind […] -
Curbside Find: 1999 Volkswagen Polo “Black Selection” – Last One To Grow An (Extra) Pair
Posted on May 6, 2026 | 2 CommentsFor the longest time, the little VW Polo was, in the best German tradition, a three-door hatchback. We discussed this phenomenon on CC recently: smaller European cars fell into either […] -
1960 and 1964 Rambler Americans — Two Survivors From The “Peak Rambler” Era
Posted on April 29, 2026 | 69 Comments(Updated 4/29/2026) I spotted these two Rambler Americans just a few blocks apart in Berkeley; same name, same hometown, similar colors, and both […] -
1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner And Its Disappearing Hardtop — Touch A Button, Gone In Seconds
Posted on April 26, 2026 | 55 Comments(Updated 4/26/2026) “Darn it,” I muttered as we drove past today’s subject, trying to make sense of what I’d just seen. The sighting nagged at me all […] -
Curbside Find: 1990 GMC Suburban SLE – Fit For Purpose, Not Parking Spaces
Posted on April 24, 2026 | 9 CommentsThis is going to be a small post about a big rig. We’ve had countless encounters with this generation of Suburbans on CC before, including in Japan where I found […]
![Jimmy’s Five Fine Finds: Alfa, Rolls, Toyota, Porsche, Buick I snap a lot of pictures and hardly have the time to write about all of the subjects. Weeding through my camera roll from today backwards I’ve decided to feature […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_5510-115x115.jpg)
![Tri-Shield Trifecta: A Buick Lover Lives Here! I’ve lived in my current home for seven or eight years now and the whole time I’ve had a neighbor a few houses away with a nice little collection of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_5512-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1955 Ford F-100 Pickup – Shiny Red Toy Truck Woah! Imagine the size of the box this sumptuous Christmas present was wrapped in! It’s amazing how adding a dab of chrome, whitewalls and metallic red paint on what was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG20260215102859_edited-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1966 Chrysler New Yorker — Peak Chrysler By all accounts, the mid-1960s were peak Chrysler Corporation. They were at the top of their game engineering-wise, and after some brief diversions in the early sixties, back on track […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_6584.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280 TE (W123) Wagon – Estate Of Ecstasy (Updated 5/27/2026) As previously mentioned in my monthly round-ups of Tokyo CCs (e.g. this one), there are a fair few W123s about in Japan – pretty much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200520_175504-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1997 Mitsubishi Legnum – Engrish Spoken For once, Mitsubishi had done things very well. The 8th generation Galant (1996-2005) was just as good, if not better, than its predecessor from a technical point of view and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DSC_3252_edited-115x115.jpg)
![Memorial Day Classic: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza – Unofficial Start To Convertible Season (Updated 5/22/2026) This white Corvair Monza convertible is a great way to inaugurate the start of convertible season, and as a bigger, better, all-American take on the rear-engined economy car, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_1050.jpg)
![Classic Cars and the People Who Love Them One thing that I’ve been trying to do over the past few years is to always ask to take a photo of the owner with their car after I’m done […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-17_04-08-33-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1994 Nissan AD Max – Doing It Euro-Style A van is a van is a van? There’s no agreement as to what a van is, precisely. It rather depends where you are on the planet. With the 1992-99 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG20260503154035_edited-115x115.jpg)
![1960 Vauxhall Victor Super – The American Dream, in 7/8 Size? (Updated 5/12/2026) The CC Cohort comes up trumps again –I was admiring a Hudson Wasp, and I was hit by a “Hey, what’s that in the background?” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/49786517256_1b60d93929_o.jpg)
![Pure “Killer” Brougham Energy — Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cadillac Eldorado Paris Opera Coupe At first glance, this 1983 Cadillac Eldorado Paris Opera Coupe feels like Brougham excess taken to its logical tacky extreme—piled high with ornate trim and unapologetic flair. It’s the kind […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/a-paris-2-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1999 Volkswagen Polo “Black Selection” – Last One To Grow An (Extra) Pair For the longest time, the little VW Polo was, in the best German tradition, a three-door hatchback. We discussed this phenomenon on CC recently: smaller European cars fell into either […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_20220821_140046_edited-115x115.jpg)
![1960 and 1964 Rambler Americans — Two Survivors From The “Peak Rambler” Era (Updated 4/29/2026) I spotted these two Rambler Americans just a few blocks apart in Berkeley; same name, same hometown, similar colors, and both […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20191102_104329-115x115.jpg)
![1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner And Its Disappearing Hardtop — Touch A Button, Gone In Seconds (Updated 4/26/2026) “Darn it,” I muttered as we drove past today’s subject, trying to make sense of what I’d just seen. The sighting nagged at me all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/B8886770-FE0B-4AB6-AF4A-F5CD5417D710.jpeg)
![Curbside Find: 1990 GMC Suburban SLE – Fit For Purpose, Not Parking Spaces This is going to be a small post about a big rig. We’ve had countless encounters with this generation of Suburbans on CC before, including in Japan where I found […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_20221105_105140_edited-115x115.jpg)


