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![A few weeks back we discussed car interiors from the 60s/70s/80s. I thought it might be an interesting follow-up to ask what was the worst interior you’ve sat in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/maxresdefault-e1723532498974.jpg "Curbside Commentary/QOTD – What Was the Worst Production Car Interior You Ever Sat In?")
Curbside Commentary/QOTD – What Was the Worst Production Car Interior You Ever Sat In?
Posted on August 17, 2024 | 80 CommentsA few weeks back we discussed car interiors from the 60s/70s/80s. I thought it might be an interesting follow-up to ask what was the worst interior you’ve sat in […] -
![Well, well, well. Long time no see! An Opel Senator B (second generation), caught in the role of ringmaster, surrounded by many older family members. Kapitän-Admiral-Diplomat-Senator, historically, that’s the whole […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_2661.jpg "Museum Outtake: 1987 Opel Senator B 3.0 i CD – The Last Of The ‘Big Opels’")
Museum Outtake: 1987 Opel Senator B 3.0 i CD – The Last Of The ‘Big Opels’
Posted on August 17, 2024 | 35 CommentsWell, well, well. Long time no see! An Opel Senator B (second generation), caught in the role of ringmaster, surrounded by many older family members. Kapitän-Admiral-Diplomat-Senator, historically, that’s the whole […] -
![(first posted 11/1/2012) Billy was washing his ’79 Nova at the Sloppy Dog Car Wash and grinning from ear to ear. “I’ve got a big night tonight!”, he was thinking, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/P7080024.jpg "Curbside Drama: Billy Takes His Nova To The Races")
Curbside Drama: Billy Takes His Nova To The Races
Posted on August 16, 2024 | 46 Comments(first posted 11/1/2012) Billy was washing his ’79 Nova at the Sloppy Dog Car Wash and grinning from ear to ear. “I’ve got a big night tonight!”, he was thinking, […] -
![‘Twas the day before settling my kid in for another semester of college, and while at the southwestern condo to ensure things were alright I decided that a walk around […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_0848.jpg "Forbidden Fruit Finds: BYD and Peugeot and Chevrolet, Oh My! – Freedom Of Choice")
Forbidden Fruit Finds: BYD and Peugeot and Chevrolet, Oh My! – Freedom Of Choice
Posted on August 16, 2024 | 22 Comments‘Twas the day before settling my kid in for another semester of college, and while at the southwestern condo to ensure things were alright I decided that a walk around […] -
![In early 1978, I was driving home from my after-school job at about 9 p.m. on a cold winter night in my 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible. As I cleared […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2012-Kia-Sedona-Final-02.jpg "My 2012 Kia Sedona Suffers A Series Of Unfortunate Events")
My 2012 Kia Sedona Suffers A Series Of Unfortunate Events
Posted on August 16, 2024 | 38 CommentsIn early 1978, I was driving home from my after-school job at about 9 p.m. on a cold winter night in my 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible. As I cleared […] -
![(first posted 8/15/2018) Nifticus spotted this truck at a classic car dealership in Lynden, WA and posted it at the Cohort along with the question as to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/29924179428_081e73bb5f_k.jpg "Cohort Outtake: Vintage Bedford Truck From Pakistan Found in Washington")
Cohort Outtake: Vintage Bedford Truck From Pakistan Found in Washington
Posted on August 15, 2024 | 35 Comments(first posted 8/15/2018) Nifticus spotted this truck at a classic car dealership in Lynden, WA and posted it at the Cohort along with the question as to […] -
![It’s always good to come upon an old Mini still doing its thing. They’re vanishingly rare in the Midwestern United States, where we live. In this case, we were on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1962-68-Austin-Mini-b.jpg "Curbside Find: Austin Mini – Still Rolling in Berlin")
Curbside Find: Austin Mini – Still Rolling in Berlin
Posted on August 15, 2024 | 27 CommentsIt’s always good to come upon an old Mini still doing its thing. They’re vanishingly rare in the Midwestern United States, where we live. In this case, we were on […] -
![As I sat down to write this, I was in something of a quandary. The British ‘Festival of the Unexceptional’ is something of an homage to what used to be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/76GranTorino3.jpg "CC In Scale: Festival Of The Unexceptional – Some Malaise Era And More")
CC In Scale: Festival Of The Unexceptional – Some Malaise Era And More
Posted on August 15, 2024 | 55 CommentsAs I sat down to write this, I was in something of a quandary. The British ‘Festival of the Unexceptional’ is something of an homage to what used to be […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by Slant Six. Talk about a 1980s 1990s car! The ever-present GM J-cars, so common once upon a time! And this one, a droptop! Probably the most desirable […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/53732666317_1ef90a8047_k.jpg "Cohort Find: 1990-95 Pontiac Sunbird Convertible – One Of The Best Kept J-Car Droptops Still Around?")
Cohort Find: 1990-95 Pontiac Sunbird Convertible – One Of The Best Kept J-Car Droptops Still Around?
Posted on August 14, 2024 | 7 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Slant Six. Talk about a 1980s 1990s car! The ever-present GM J-cars, so common once upon a time! And this one, a droptop! Probably the most desirable […] -
![No towering sleeper cab tractors today, but a classic example of a ‘trip around the church’ delivery truck. A modern fuel tanker whose task is supplying diesel juice to farmers, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_2709.jpg "CC Global: 2021 DAF CF 370 FAN Tanker Truck – Day Cab In Broad Daylight")
CC Global: 2021 DAF CF 370 FAN Tanker Truck – Day Cab In Broad Daylight
Posted on August 14, 2024 | 20 CommentsNo towering sleeper cab tractors today, but a classic example of a ‘trip around the church’ delivery truck. A modern fuel tanker whose task is supplying diesel juice to farmers, […] -
![Car shows turn up unexpected gems; either something that was once common and is now not, was always rare everywhere but somehow one endures, or that look to have been […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240803_104750-tile.jpg "Car Show Outtake: ’59 Edsel Ranger And ’72 Ford Pinto – An Unusual Compare And Contrast")
Car Show Outtake: ’59 Edsel Ranger And ’72 Ford Pinto – An Unusual Compare And Contrast
Posted on August 14, 2024 | 14 CommentsCar shows turn up unexpected gems; either something that was once common and is now not, was always rare everywhere but somehow one endures, or that look to have been […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2018) (Me, in 1973): “Hello? Yes, good morning, I would like to get an insurance quote on a new car please? Of course I can wait….Oh, yes. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/29421417588_0a551844ee_z.jpg "Cohort Classic: 1973 Pontiac GTO – Insurer’s Special")
Cohort Classic: 1973 Pontiac GTO – Insurer’s Special
Posted on August 13, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 8/14/2018) (Me, in 1973): “Hello? Yes, good morning, I would like to get an insurance quote on a new car please? Of course I can wait….Oh, yes. […] -
![The legend of El Dorado is quite well known. A mythical city in Precolumbian America where gold was commonplace and its ruler covered himself in gold dust for ceremonies. A […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/449087965_3963204643913973_6314193175601968231_n.jpg "CC For Sale: 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz In Mexico")
CC For Sale: 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz In Mexico
Posted on August 13, 2024 | 4 CommentsThe legend of El Dorado is quite well known. A mythical city in Precolumbian America where gold was commonplace and its ruler covered himself in gold dust for ceremonies. A […] -
![It was around last Christmas that I discovered that a local estate sale shop in a small storefront not far from my home was selling some first-choice, die cast, 1:18 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240719_174708247_HDR-Gate-Chrysler-PT-Cruiser-1-18-Scale-Model-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: Chrysler PT Cruiser – Black Licorice")
Curbside Musings: Chrysler PT Cruiser – Black Licorice
Posted on August 13, 2024 | 30 CommentsIt was around last Christmas that I discovered that a local estate sale shop in a small storefront not far from my home was selling some first-choice, die cast, 1:18 […] -
![(first posted 8/12/2018) Behold one of the oldest and most prized possessions in my modest automotive library: The Car Spotter’s Encyclopedia 1940-1980, by the Editors of Consumer Guide. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_9504.jpg "BOAL: Car Spotter’s Encyclopedia 1940-1980 – Book of a Lifetime")
BOAL: Car Spotter’s Encyclopedia 1940-1980 – Book of a Lifetime
Posted on August 12, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 8/12/2018) Behold one of the oldest and most prized possessions in my modest automotive library: The Car Spotter’s Encyclopedia 1940-1980, by the Editors of Consumer Guide. […]
