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![GM’s Y-body “senior compacts” — the Buick Special/Skylark, Oldsmobile F-85/Cutlass, and Pontiac Tempest/Le Mans — boasted many interesting engineering features, from their lightweight aluminum V-8 engines to the Tempest’s flexible […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1961-Buick-Dual-Path-Turbine-Drive-cutaway.jpg "CC Tech: 1961–1963 Buick Dual-Path Turbine Drive Transmission – Forward Thinking About Going Backwards")
CC Tech: 1961–1963 Buick Dual-Path Turbine Drive Transmission – Forward Thinking About Going Backwards
Posted on December 7, 2024 | 23 CommentsGM’s Y-body “senior compacts” — the Buick Special/Skylark, Oldsmobile F-85/Cutlass, and Pontiac Tempest/Le Mans — boasted many interesting engineering features, from their lightweight aluminum V-8 engines to the Tempest’s flexible […] -
![(first posted 12/6/2018) For the past couple of years or so, I have been making an effort to explore new-to-me parts of the greater Chicago area. By “greater Chicago”, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_5305-1990-91-Toyota-4Runner-CC.jpg "Curbside Find: 1990 Toyota 4Runner – Duct Tape Fire!")
Curbside Find: 1990 Toyota 4Runner – Duct Tape Fire!
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 12/6/2018) For the past couple of years or so, I have been making an effort to explore new-to-me parts of the greater Chicago area. By “greater Chicago”, […] -
![Another day, another CC find (I’ve been quite fruitful recently, see here and here). This time it’s a 1991 GMC Jimmy, with a look and feel you’d expect from a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241201_163446.jpg "QOTD: How Do You Feel About Modern Screens in Classic Interiors?")
QOTD: How Do You Feel About Modern Screens in Classic Interiors?
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 38 CommentsAnother day, another CC find (I’ve been quite fruitful recently, see here and here). This time it’s a 1991 GMC Jimmy, with a look and feel you’d expect from a […] -
![The GMT400 pickup was launched in 1987 for the 1988 model year and continued in production in various forms until 2002. I’ve never owned one but their appeal to me […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0507.jpeg "Curbside Outtakes: General Motors GMT400 Pickups at Work and Play")
Curbside Outtakes: General Motors GMT400 Pickups at Work and Play
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 32 CommentsThe GMT400 pickup was launched in 1987 for the 1988 model year and continued in production in various forms until 2002. I’ve never owned one but their appeal to me […] -
![The short lived 2007-2011 Chevrolet HHR Panel Van is an interesting footnote in the madness of bankruptcy-era GM. Following in the steps of Chrysler’s successful PT Cruiser, GM’s retro competitor […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/hhr_3.jpg "Junkyard Find: 2009 Chevrolet HHR Panel – Quarter Panel Retro Hauler")
Junkyard Find: 2009 Chevrolet HHR Panel – Quarter Panel Retro Hauler
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 25 CommentsThe short lived 2007-2011 Chevrolet HHR Panel Van is an interesting footnote in the madness of bankruptcy-era GM. Following in the steps of Chrysler’s successful PT Cruiser, GM’s retro competitor […] -
![(first posted 12/5 2018) Yes, I’m digging up up some pretty obscure stuff here deep in the tubes of you, but I find these kinds of old home movies […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "Vintage Video: Eugene’s Westside Motorcycle Club Does Stunts on Hwy 99 in 1938")
Vintage Video: Eugene’s Westside Motorcycle Club Does Stunts on Hwy 99 in 1938
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 22 Comments(first posted 12/5 2018) Yes, I’m digging up up some pretty obscure stuff here deep in the tubes of you, but I find these kinds of old home movies […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2018) One of the nice things of living on Canada’s mild West Coast is the myriad of older cars we see. It is rarely below freezing here […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_20181201_144634.jpg "Curbside Find: All Original Ford Fairmont With Clear Plastic Seat Covers")
Curbside Find: All Original Ford Fairmont With Clear Plastic Seat Covers
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 69 Comments(first posted 12/5/2018) One of the nice things of living on Canada’s mild West Coast is the myriad of older cars we see. It is rarely below freezing here […] -
![There’s a popular phrase: The heart wants what it wants. Most of us have done things for love (or lust) that we knew ahead of time were terrible ideas, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1971-Alfa-Romeo-Montreal-side.jpg "Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Covet Even Though You Know Better?")
Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Covet Even Though You Know Better?
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 98 CommentsThere’s a popular phrase: The heart wants what it wants. Most of us have done things for love (or lust) that we knew ahead of time were terrible ideas, but […] -
![I spotted this Citroën Ami 8 while I was on a bike ride this weekend. It may very well be the only Ami, 6 or 8, sedan or Break (wagon) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0838.jpeg "Citroën Ami 8 Found Curbside In California – Cherie Ami")
Citroën Ami 8 Found Curbside In California – Cherie Ami
Posted on December 4, 2024 | 26 CommentsI spotted this Citroën Ami 8 while I was on a bike ride this weekend. It may very well be the only Ami, 6 or 8, sedan or Break (wagon) […] -
![(first posted 12/5/2018) When I was a child, I used to read Noddy books. For those who aren’t familiar with the Enid Blyton character, Noddy was a little wooden […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Daihatsu-Copen-6.jpg "Curbside Find: 2002-12 Daihatsu Copen – Parp Parp!")
Curbside Find: 2002-12 Daihatsu Copen – Parp Parp!
Posted on December 3, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 12/5/2018) When I was a child, I used to read Noddy books. For those who aren’t familiar with the Enid Blyton character, Noddy was a little wooden […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2018) The Vehicross has been covered at least 3 times: 2011, 2014, and 2016. Yesterday was the first time I’d seen one in many years, and it’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/P_20181130_112653.jpg "Curbside Find: Isuzu Vehicross – Not Exactly Common, or Cheap")
Curbside Find: Isuzu Vehicross – Not Exactly Common, or Cheap
Posted on December 3, 2024 | 39 Comments(first posted 12/3/2018) The Vehicross has been covered at least 3 times: 2011, 2014, and 2016. Yesterday was the first time I’d seen one in many years, and it’s […] -
![Peter Egan has been a contributing editor to Road and Track and Cycle World magazine for so many years. His column “Side Glances” has enriched my life as an […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/download-1.jpg "Curbside Commentary: In Praise of Peter Egan.")
Curbside Commentary: In Praise of Peter Egan.
Posted on December 3, 2024 | 25 CommentsPeter Egan has been a contributing editor to Road and Track and Cycle World magazine for so many years. His column “Side Glances” has enriched my life as an […] -
![While the illustration above might look a lot like Chevrolet’s ubiquitous aluminum Powerglide, it’s actually a completely different transmission: the Buick-built two-speed Super Turbine 300 automatic transmission, which went into […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Buick-Super-Turbine-300-automatic-transmission-640099-F05.jpg "CC Tech: The Buick Super Turbine 300 Automatic Transmission – Not a Powerglide")
CC Tech: The Buick Super Turbine 300 Automatic Transmission – Not a Powerglide
Posted on December 3, 2024 | 30 CommentsWhile the illustration above might look a lot like Chevrolet’s ubiquitous aluminum Powerglide, it’s actually a completely different transmission: the Buick-built two-speed Super Turbine 300 automatic transmission, which went into […] -
![I realize that I’ve made reference to my sweet tooth countless times as interwoven into my essays here at Curbside Classic, but you’ll have to indulge me (pun intended) once […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/080-1979-Chevrolet-G20-Ambulance-For-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1979 Chevrolet G20 Ambulance – Sugar Me")
Curbside Musings: 1979 Chevrolet G20 Ambulance – Sugar Me
Posted on December 3, 2024 | 34 CommentsI realize that I’ve made reference to my sweet tooth countless times as interwoven into my essays here at Curbside Classic, but you’ll have to indulge me (pun intended) once […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2018) William Stopford entertained us with the VW1500 in a recent chapter of his epic “Obscure Rebadges From Around the World“. It was of course a rebadged Dodge […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/45241850305_82b3fb63ea_k.jpg "Dodge 1500 Still On the Go In Buenos Aires, Argentina – Where’s a Cricket?")
Dodge 1500 Still On the Go In Buenos Aires, Argentina – Where’s a Cricket?
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 33 Comments(first posted 12/4/2018) William Stopford entertained us with the VW1500 in a recent chapter of his epic “Obscure Rebadges From Around the World“. It was of course a rebadged Dodge […]
