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Blog Archive
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Curbside Find: 1989 Nissan Sentra – Tolerable, Basic and Well-Preserved
Posted on October 22, 2024 | 31 CommentsWhen Consumer Guide reviewed the late 1980s Nissan Sentra for its annual auto guides, terms like “basic transportation,” “middle-of-the-pack,” “adequate” and “tolerable” were scattered throughout the reviews. Not quite a […] -
Curbside Musings: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible – Bigger Than Your Appetite
Posted on October 22, 2024 | 67 CommentsChicago is known for its deep-dish pizza. It is one of our city-defining foods, and for good reason. My first slice… Wait a second. Can something that thick and rich […] -
Cohort Sighting: 1952 Goliath GP 700 Rometsch – It Looks Like A Porsche But It Pioneered Fuel Injection
Posted on October 21, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/7/2014) I did a double take when I ran across this at the Cohort, posted by frasier5. There were a number of German low-volume cars that shared certain […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969-70 Holden Brougham – A Case Of GM Following The Market
Posted on October 21, 2024 | 46 Comments(first posted 10/20/2018) Recently I shared this Holden Brougham that was hooked to the front of a classic caravan at the Historic Winton race meeting, and I […] -
Curbside Find: 1971 Chevelle Malibu – Not Exactly What Comes To Mind When You Think “Malibu”
Posted on October 21, 2024 | 35 CommentsQuick: What comes to mind when you hear the word Malibu? Almost certainly not this. It’s a dull four-door sedan with no apparent options other than the two-tone paint job. […] -
Garage Find: 1972 Ford Thunderbird – A Less Remembered ‘Bird?
Posted on October 20, 2024 | 15 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Roshake. As is known, Ford’s Thunderbird was a nameplate that went through as many reinventions as a long-lived rock band does. From its classic (if […] -
Driveway Find: 1967 Pontiac Firebird – Hot Street Machine
Posted on October 19, 2024 | 12 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Slant Six. -
Remembering Author Henry Gregor Felsen (1916-1995) – The Granddaddy Of Hot Rodding Novels
Posted on October 18, 2024 | 24 CommentsWho was this serious looking man and why do I consider him an icon of automotive literature? Like most artists, we remember their work instead of the artists themselves… […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1993 Eagle Summit DL Wagon – Soaring No More
Posted on October 17, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 10/16/2018) This week, while looking in a local junkyard for a part for my newest COAL (yes, you knew it had to happen sooner or…uh, […] -
CC In Scale: Off To The Races!
Posted on October 17, 2024 | 28 CommentsFerrari 275P Racing cars have never been a major interest of mine. I have trouble coping with loud noises, and racing cars do tend to be noisy, of course. This […] -
CC Capsule: 2008-14 Lancia Delta – The Chrysler That Never Was (Except In The UK & Ireland)
Posted on October 15, 2024 | 21 Comments(first posted 10/14/2018) At the 2010 North American International Auto Show, just six months or so after Fiat initially bought into post-Chapter 11 Chrysler, a lone Lancia […] -
Curbside Find: 1967 Chevrolet Impala – Fastback By The Roadside
Posted on October 15, 2024 | 23 CommentsPhoto from the Cohort by Ralf K. -
Curbside Find: ’68-’70 Nissan Junior — Simplicity At Work
Posted on October 15, 2024 | 6 CommentsHere’s a bit of sturdy automotive basicness, still at work, 50+ years since coming out of the assembly line. The kind of vehicle that marked the early years of Japanese […] -
Curbside Musings: c. 1984 Jaguar XJ6 – Black Cat
Posted on October 15, 2024 | 42 CommentsHalloween will be here in just over two weeks from now, and many already seem to be in the spirit. I started seeing Halloween-themed candy and t-shirts for sale in […] -
The Corvair, A Love Affair – An Interview With Ed Cole, The Father of The Corvair
Posted on October 14, 2024 | 47 Comments(first posted 10/14/2018) The Corvair was one of the most unlikely American cars ever, and it is instructive to read the following interview given by Ed Cole […]
![Curbside Find: 1989 Nissan Sentra – Tolerable, Basic and Well-Preserved When Consumer Guide reviewed the late 1980s Nissan Sentra for its annual auto guides, terms like “basic transportation,” “middle-of-the-pack,” “adequate” and “tolerable” were scattered throughout the reviews. Not quite a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Nissan-Sentra-1989-a.jpg)
![Curbside Musings: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible – Bigger Than Your Appetite Chicago is known for its deep-dish pizza. It is one of our city-defining foods, and for good reason. My first slice… Wait a second. Can something that thick and rich […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/260-1975-Chevrolet-Caprice-Classic-convertible-for-CC.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: 1952 Goliath GP 700 Rometsch – It Looks Like A Porsche But It Pioneered Fuel Injection (first posted 6/7/2014) I did a double take when I ran across this at the Cohort, posted by frasier5. There were a number of German low-volume cars that shared certain […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Goliath-GP-700-side.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1969-70 Holden Brougham – A Case Of GM Following The Market (first posted 10/20/2018) Recently I shared this Holden Brougham that was hooked to the front of a classic caravan at the Historic Winton race meeting, and I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Holden-Brougham-rear.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1971 Chevelle Malibu – Not Exactly What Comes To Mind When You Think “Malibu” Quick: What comes to mind when you hear the word Malibu? Almost certainly not this. It’s a dull four-door sedan with no apparent options other than the two-tone paint job. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54061278842_c2af42e139_k.jpg)
![Garage Find: 1972 Ford Thunderbird – A Less Remembered ‘Bird? Photos from the Cohort by Roshake. As is known, Ford’s Thunderbird was a nameplate that went through as many reinventions as a long-lived rock band does. From its classic (if […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/54028296533_828d9457e2_k.jpg)

![Remembering Author Henry Gregor Felsen (1916-1995) – The Granddaddy Of Hot Rodding Novels Who was this serious looking man and why do I consider him an icon of automotive literature? Like most artists, we remember their work instead of the artists themselves… […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/henrygregorfelsenwithpipe.jpg)
![Junkyard Classic: 1993 Eagle Summit DL Wagon – Soaring No More (first posted 10/16/2018) This week, while looking in a local junkyard for a part for my newest COAL (yes, you knew it had to happen sooner or…uh, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_1598.jpg)
![CC In Scale: Off To The Races! Ferrari 275P Racing cars have never been a major interest of mine. I have trouble coping with loud noises, and racing cars do tend to be noisy, of course. This […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ferrari275P-1.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 2008-14 Lancia Delta – The Chrysler That Never Was (Except In The UK & Ireland) (first posted 10/14/2018) At the 2010 North American International Auto Show, just six months or so after Fiat initially bought into post-Chapter 11 Chrysler, a lone Lancia […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lancia-delta-3rd-gen-2.jpg)

![Curbside Find: ’68-’70 Nissan Junior — Simplicity At Work Here’s a bit of sturdy automotive basicness, still at work, 50+ years since coming out of the assembly line. The kind of vehicle that marked the early years of Japanese […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20240318_155323626.jpg)
![Curbside Musings: c. 1984 Jaguar XJ6 – Black Cat Halloween will be here in just over two weeks from now, and many already seem to be in the spirit. I started seeing Halloween-themed candy and t-shirts for sale in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/026-Jaguar-XJ6-for-CC.jpg)
![The Corvair, A Love Affair – An Interview With Ed Cole, The Father of The Corvair (first posted 10/14/2018) The Corvair was one of the most unlikely American cars ever, and it is instructive to read the following interview given by Ed Cole […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1963-Corvair-Ad.jpg)


