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Curbside Classics Archives
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![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Isuzu P’up – The Only Puppy Left In Town")
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. […] -
![Found 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-14-at-20-26-41-409182606_7226733637366305_1392915141045358127_n.jpg-JPEG-Image-960-×-720-pixels.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1958 Packard Hawk – “Parts car here will cut up Soon”")
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 […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "CC Conundrum: 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham & ’77 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Quantity Vs. Quality?")
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% […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Conundrum: Is This 1968 GTO A Royal Bobcat 428? – You Be The Judge")
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, […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings, Conundrums, & QOTD: How Old Is Too Old?")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: Hearing A Traffic Accident Occur In Real-Time")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Conundrum: Jeep Grand Waginator or Gladineer?")
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 […] -
![The world really is chock full of surprises. No one foresaw the First World War and the 1929 Wall Street Crash. No one expects the Spanish Inquisition. Nobody knows the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190924_114429-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Conundrum: 2012 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon RHD – Those Inscrutable Americans")
CC Conundrum: 2012 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon RHD – Those Inscrutable Americans
Posted on September 28, 2019 | 19 CommentsThe world really is chock full of surprises. No one foresaw the First World War and the 1929 Wall Street Crash. No one expects the Spanish Inquisition. Nobody knows the […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Conundrum: The Confusing World of Japan’s Kei Cars")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Mystery: Does Anyone Know The History Of This Fiat 124 Racecar?")
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, […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Conundrum/QOTD: Are Car Controls Getting Too Complicated And Distracting?")
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 […]
