Curbside Classic Archives
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American Brands: GM 
American Brands: Ford 
American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
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Asian Brands 
UK Brands 
Australian Brands 
European Brands 
Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
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Trucks, Pickups and Vans 
Design 
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Motorcycles, Trikes, Bicycles 
Engines, Transmissions and other Tech 
Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers Privacy
Curbside Conumdrum Archive
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Curbside Commentary: Everything You Wanted to Know About Japanese License Plates – Or More Useless Trivia
Posted on December 14, 2024 | 33 CommentsWith the exception of Tatra87 and myself, there’s probably not a lot of other Curbsiders that have a yen (no pun intended) for a tutorial on Japanese license plates. But […] -
Curbside Outtake: Isuzu P’up – The Only Puppy Left In Town
Posted on February 6, 2024 | 22 CommentsOld Japanese pickups, like this Isuzu P’up were once a common sight, but it seems they’ve all grown up into big dogs; even the Tacoma seems huge compared to this. […] -
CC For Sale: 1958 Packard Hawk – “Parts car here will cut up Soon”
Posted on December 19, 2023 | 26 CommentsFound on Facebook Marketplace, location: Poolesville, MD. No other description given. Only 588 of these Packard Hawks were made; who knows how many survive today in any form. Is […] -
CC Conundrum: 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham & ’77 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Quantity Vs. Quality?
Posted on June 13, 2023 | 126 Comments(first posted 6/13/2017) Quantity vs. quality: the eternal dilemma. I spotted both of these cars in nearly the same spot on the same April weekend, last year. For 20% […] -
Curbside Conundrum: Is This 1968 GTO A Royal Bobcat 428? – You Be The Judge
Posted on July 20, 2022 | 67 CommentsGrowing up in America, you hear all about various legendary cars. Well, legendary American cars, that is. You’ve got your Shelbys, your 442s, Charger Superbirds, Yenko Camaros and so on, […] -
Curbside Musings, Conundrums, & QOTD: How Old Is Too Old?
Posted on June 1, 2022 | 62 CommentsLong ago my grandfather told me the older one gets, the faster time passes by. When I first heard this observation around age 15 or so, I was somewhat […] -
Curbside Musings: Hearing A Traffic Accident Occur In Real-Time
Posted on February 8, 2022 | 31 CommentsI have my Canon camera with me most of the time when I’m out and about, which has led to some fantastic photo opportunities. Many of those pictures have been […] -
Curbside Conundrum: Jeep Grand Waginator or Gladineer?
Posted on September 25, 2021 | 7 CommentsTokyo – it never ceases to amaze me. Who would think I’d run across this chopped American icon here. Other than three-fourths of a mid-to-late 80’s Grand Wagoneer, I’m not […] -
Curbside Conundrum: The Confusing World of Japan’s Kei Cars
Posted on March 30, 2019 | 28 CommentsOver the past several years CC has reviewed a number of “kei jidosha” – the small minicar segment here in Japan. For new readers, this class of car sets below […] -
CC Mystery: Does Anyone Know The History Of This Fiat 124 Racecar?
Posted on August 30, 2016 | 8 CommentsA member on one of the forums I follow recently bought this, a 1972 Fiat 124 Spider race car/custom. The owner believes it started life as a hard-core race car, […] -
CC Conundrum/QOTD: Are Car Controls Getting Too Complicated And Distracting?
Posted on July 2, 2015 | 156 CommentsThis is my great-aunt Mary’s 2005 Cadillac DeVille. Her husband, my great-uncle Joe drives a similar, slightly updated version of this car, a 2006 Cadillac DTS. At 78 and 88 years […]
![Curbside Commentary: Everything You Wanted to Know About Japanese License Plates – Or More Useless Trivia With the exception of Tatra87 and myself, there’s probably not a lot of other Curbsiders that have a yen (no pun intended) for a tutorial on Japanese license plates. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/New-Local-Patterns-Japanese-License-Plate-1_600x-e1733452655879.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Curbside Outtake: Isuzu P’up – The Only Puppy Left In Town Old Japanese pickups, like this Isuzu P’up were once a common sight, but it seems they’ve all grown up into big dogs; even the Tacoma seems huge compared to this. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_0411.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Conundrum: 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham & ’77 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Quantity Vs. Quality? (first posted 6/13/2017) Quantity vs. quality: the eternal dilemma. I spotted both of these cars in nearly the same spot on the same April weekend, last year. For 20% […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Toro-CDV-collage-REDO-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Conundrum: Is This 1968 GTO A Royal Bobcat 428? – You Be The Judge Growing up in America, you hear all about various legendary cars. Well, legendary American cars, that is. You’ve got your Shelbys, your 442s, Charger Superbirds, Yenko Camaros and so on, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_1519.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Musings, Conundrums, & QOTD: How Old Is Too Old? Long ago my grandfather told me the older one gets, the faster time passes by. When I first heard this observation around age 15 or so, I was somewhat […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/time-flies.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Musings: Hearing A Traffic Accident Occur In Real-Time I have my Canon camera with me most of the time when I’m out and about, which has led to some fantastic photo opportunities. Many of those pictures have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Collision-Collage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Conundrum: Jeep Grand Waginator or Gladineer? Tokyo – it never ceases to amaze me. Who would think I’d run across this chopped American icon here. Other than three-fourths of a mid-to-late 80’s Grand Wagoneer, I’m not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/92786879a0922457fd5c342f682a2634-1-e1631584393376.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Conundrum: The Confusing World of Japan’s Kei Cars Over the past several years CC has reviewed a number of “kei jidosha” – the small minicar segment here in Japan. For new readers, this class of car sets below […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/n-one-2-1-e1553082930314.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Mystery: Does Anyone Know The History Of This Fiat 124 Racecar? A member on one of the forums I follow recently bought this, a 1972 Fiat 124 Spider race car/custom. The owner believes it started life as a hard-core race car, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fiat-124-racer-e1470066489119.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Conundrum/QOTD: Are Car Controls Getting Too Complicated And Distracting? This is my great-aunt Mary’s 2005 Cadillac DeVille. Her husband, my great-uncle Joe drives a similar, slightly updated version of this car, a 2006 Cadillac DTS. At 78 and 88 years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/FullSizeRender-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


