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![The best selling passenger car in 1985 (first posted 1/30/2013. I can’t vouch for its accuracy or completeness) In addition to documenting the best selling cars from some 170 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CC-149-068-950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Best And Worst Selling Cars Of 1985 (And All 159 In Between)")
The Best And Worst Selling Cars Of 1985 (And All 159 In Between)
Posted on January 20, 2022 | 122 CommentsThe best selling passenger car in 1985 (first posted 1/30/2013. I can’t vouch for its accuracy or completeness) In addition to documenting the best selling cars from some 170 […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2016 There seem to be lingering misunderstandings about the import of US cars to Japan. Specifically, that Japan has managed to stave off a tsunami of Chevy Cavaliers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Toyota-cavalier-black.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1995 – 2000 Toyota Cavalier – GM Tries To Invade The Japanese Market With A Little Help")
1995 – 2000 Toyota Cavalier – GM Tries To Invade The Japanese Market With A Little Help
Posted on January 16, 2022 | 89 Comments(first posted 1/18/2016 There seem to be lingering misunderstandings about the import of US cars to Japan. Specifically, that Japan has managed to stave off a tsunami of Chevy Cavaliers […] -
![Consumer Reports has been testing new cars and writing about them since the 1930s. They also became semi-famous for their dot charts showing the repair incidence of used cars with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/s-l16001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts–Every Dot Has a Story: Part One–1954-63")
Consumer Reports’ Automotive Dot Charts–Every Dot Has a Story: Part One–1954-63
Posted on January 10, 2022 | 49 CommentsConsumer Reports has been testing new cars and writing about them since the 1930s. They also became semi-famous for their dot charts showing the repair incidence of used cars with […] -
![I belong to a social media group that posts panels from comic books out of context for funny or weird effect. I enjoy searching early comic books (now in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Featured-Comix.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comix")
Curbside Comix
Posted on January 3, 2022 | 32 CommentsI belong to a social media group that posts panels from comic books out of context for funny or weird effect. I enjoy searching early comic books (now in the […] -
![(first posted 3/12/2013) Yesterday’s post on the vintage Kenworth bus reminded me of a couple of their more distinctive designs. The GMC-Greyhound bi-level Scenicruiser was iconic, and set off a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Kenworth-bus-1937.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Kenworth Bi-Level Buses Predict The Famous Scenicruiser Twenty-Five Years Earlier")
Kenworth Bi-Level Buses Predict The Famous Scenicruiser Twenty-Five Years Earlier
Posted on December 13, 2021 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/12/2013) Yesterday’s post on the vintage Kenworth bus reminded me of a couple of their more distinctive designs. The GMC-Greyhound bi-level Scenicruiser was iconic, and set off a […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2015) The recent conversations here about the Corvair’s excessive rear-weight bias (64%) got me thinking about what car had the most excessive rear weight bias ever. And this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/bbguy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1930 Burney Streamliner: Worst Case Of Rear Weight Bias Ever?")
1930 Burney Streamliner: Worst Case Of Rear Weight Bias Ever?
Posted on December 3, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 12/3/2015) The recent conversations here about the Corvair’s excessive rear-weight bias (64%) got me thinking about what car had the most excessive rear weight bias ever. And this […] -
![(first posted 11/30/2015) We drive phenomenally safe cars today. Safety factors into just about every aspect of car design and engineering. The number of deaths per 100 million vehicle miles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/unfds.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "‘Unsafe At Any Speed’ Turns 50: The Most Influential Book Ever On The Automobile Industry")
‘Unsafe At Any Speed’ Turns 50: The Most Influential Book Ever On The Automobile Industry
Posted on November 30, 2021 | 198 Comments(first posted 11/30/2015) We drive phenomenally safe cars today. Safety factors into just about every aspect of car design and engineering. The number of deaths per 100 million vehicle miles […] -
![(first posted 11/21/2015; expanded 11/20/2021) I happened to notice bucket seats in the 1960 Bonneville rendering that was at the top of the Art Fitzpatrick post the other day, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Pontiac-1958-Pontiac-Bonneville-DV-11-GCA_i002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Bucket Seat Era Started Modestly In 1958 And Now Bench Seats Are History")
Automotive History: The Bucket Seat Era Started Modestly In 1958 And Now Bench Seats Are History
Posted on November 21, 2021 | 119 Comments(first posted 11/21/2015; expanded 11/20/2021) I happened to notice bucket seats in the 1960 Bonneville rendering that was at the top of the Art Fitzpatrick post the other day, which […] -
CC History: “Midnight Motoring” – the Dawn of Driving (and Dazzle) in the Dark
Posted on November 6, 2021 | 28 CommentsOver a hundred years ago, the big innovation in vehicular lighting was its very existence. -
![(originally published in 2007 at ttac.com. First posted here on 10/22/2015) When I first heard about the Audi “Sudden Unintended Acceleration” segment on CBS’s 60 Minutes in 1986, I knew […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ijh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Audi 5000 Unintended Acceleration Debacle – Blowing Smoke")
The Audi 5000 Unintended Acceleration Debacle – Blowing Smoke
Posted on October 22, 2021 | 110 Comments(originally published in 2007 at ttac.com. First posted here on 10/22/2015) When I first heard about the Audi “Sudden Unintended Acceleration” segment on CBS’s 60 Minutes in 1986, I knew […] -
![(first posted 10/17/2015) Have you ever looked at a picture and might not have recognized the characters, setting, event, but something just seems so familiar about it? Here is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Harald.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Fourth Generation Lincoln Continentals Used In Official Roles.")
Automotive History: Fourth Generation Lincoln Continentals Used In Official Roles.
Posted on October 17, 2021 | 63 Comments(first posted 10/17/2015) Have you ever looked at a picture and might not have recognized the characters, setting, event, but something just seems so familiar about it? Here is […] -
![Once an Air Force base, now an event venue. The old buildings still scattered alongside the runway and a few military vehicles from bygone times are just sitting there as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9775.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC History: DAF YA 328 Artillery Tractor And Some Other Cold War Relics")
CC History: DAF YA 328 Artillery Tractor And Some Other Cold War Relics
Posted on October 1, 2021 | 15 CommentsOnce an Air Force base, now an event venue. The old buildings still scattered alongside the runway and a few military vehicles from bygone times are just sitting there as […] -
![(first posted 7/26/2011) One of the more obscure footnotes in automotive history is Chrysler’s premature fling with disc brakes, as fitted standard to the 1950 through 1954 Crown Imperial […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Chrysler-1950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1950 Chrysler Crown Imperial: Four Wheel Disc Brakes Standard – But Not Like Modern Discs")
1950 Chrysler Crown Imperial: Four Wheel Disc Brakes Standard – But Not Like Modern Discs
Posted on September 24, 2021 | 58 Comments(first posted 7/26/2011) One of the more obscure footnotes in automotive history is Chrysler’s premature fling with disc brakes, as fitted standard to the 1950 through 1954 Crown Imperial […] -
![(first posted 10/2/2011) It’s home built RV weekend, and I’ve been sitting on this for quite a while. It’s the ShamRockAway, and yes, two 1962 Buick wagons are in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/shamrockaway.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "This Homebuilt RV Has A Name: ShamRockAway – Two ’62 Buicks Gave Their Lives For It")
This Homebuilt RV Has A Name: ShamRockAway – Two ’62 Buicks Gave Their Lives For It
Posted on September 15, 2021 | 33 Comments(first posted 10/2/2011) It’s home built RV weekend, and I’ve been sitting on this for quite a while. It’s the ShamRockAway, and yes, two 1962 Buick wagons are in […] -
![(first posted 6/28/2015. I drove by here on the way to Nevada two weeks ago, and saw the damage a forest fire had made to the park, but fortunately the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/collier.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Live Steamers and More: Living History Days at Collier State Park Logging Museum (With Video)")
Live Steamers and More: Living History Days at Collier State Park Logging Museum (With Video)
Posted on June 28, 2021 | 16 Comments(first posted 6/28/2015. I drove by here on the way to Nevada two weeks ago, and saw the damage a forest fire had made to the park, but fortunately the […]
