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![(first posted 2/28/2014) The fourth highest grossing film in the United States in 1977 was the Academy Award nominated Smokey & The Bandit. Some people have ripped this film as being […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/big-and-little-enos.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cinema: The Cars of “Smokey & The Bandit” – What We Have Here Is a Total Lack of Respect for the Law")
CC Cinema: The Cars of “Smokey & The Bandit” – What We Have Here Is a Total Lack of Respect for the Law
Posted on January 25, 2025 | 106 Comments(first posted 2/28/2014) The fourth highest grossing film in the United States in 1977 was the Academy Award nominated Smokey & The Bandit. Some people have ripped this film as being […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2014) When writing for anoraks such our readers, it’s difficult to gauge whether Claus Luthe needs an introduction. Certainly, his cars are famous and almost unanimously well-regarded, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/NSU_Ro_80_-_2009-10-11_Foto_Sp.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design: The Cars Of Claus Luthe")
Design: The Cars Of Claus Luthe
Posted on January 25, 2025 | 77 Comments(first posted 3/7/2014) When writing for anoraks such our readers, it’s difficult to gauge whether Claus Luthe needs an introduction. Certainly, his cars are famous and almost unanimously well-regarded, but […] -
![Time to pay a few minutes of attention to the finds that have been stockpiling at the Cohort in the last few days. Once again, this will be a sampling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-01-21-23.59.32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort")
A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort
Posted on January 25, 2025 | 8 CommentsTime to pay a few minutes of attention to the finds that have been stockpiling at the Cohort in the last few days. Once again, this will be a sampling […] -
![The odds of this Thunderbird flying majestically again are almost nil. Its sequential taillights are dimmed forever, unless someone comes along and strips them, as the rear bumper and enclosed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2654.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Thunderbird Town Hardtop – This Bird Is Grounded, For Good")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Thunderbird Town Hardtop – This Bird Is Grounded, For Good
Posted on January 25, 2025 | 17 CommentsThe odds of this Thunderbird flying majestically again are almost nil. Its sequential taillights are dimmed forever, unless someone comes along and strips them, as the rear bumper and enclosed […] -
![I live in a place with a winter climate for many months of the year. I like to get out into the wilderness and do things away from people. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-03-24-at-8.37.04-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1980 Ski Doo Alpine 640ER")
My 1980 Ski Doo Alpine 640ER
Posted on January 24, 2025 | 26 CommentsI live in a place with a winter climate for many months of the year. I like to get out into the wilderness and do things away from people. The […] -
![Let’s delve, once again, into the world of small cars thanks to this short festival of Kia Prides found in San Salvador. A model that you all knew -at some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20220901_120951932_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: A Brief Kia Pride Festiva(l) – Your 4-Door Festivas Are Here")
Curbside Finds: A Brief Kia Pride Festiva(l) – Your 4-Door Festivas Are Here
Posted on January 23, 2025 | 9 CommentsLet’s delve, once again, into the world of small cars thanks to this short festival of Kia Prides found in San Salvador. A model that you all knew -at some […] -
![What does 1966 mean to you? Are there any special memories, or maybe was it before your time? My dad was one of four boys, but growing up in an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/66Merc5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Let’s Visit 1966")
CC In Scale: Let’s Visit 1966
Posted on January 23, 2025 | 30 CommentsWhat does 1966 mean to you? Are there any special memories, or maybe was it before your time? My dad was one of four boys, but growing up in an […] -
![Most fans of the Pontiac GTO have heard of the legendary Royal Bobcat tuning kit for Pontiac 389 and 421 engines. In the June 1963 Car Life, automotive writer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1964-Pontiac-Tempest-GTO-coupe-Royal-Bobcat-decal-Mecum.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: Pontiac Royal Bobcat Kit – “The Screwdriver Tune-Up” For Hot 389s And 421s")
CC Tech: Pontiac Royal Bobcat Kit – “The Screwdriver Tune-Up” For Hot 389s And 421s
Posted on January 22, 2025 | 21 CommentsMost fans of the Pontiac GTO have heard of the legendary Royal Bobcat tuning kit for Pontiac 389 and 421 engines. In the June 1963 Car Life, automotive writer […] -
Car Show Classics: Autotron, November 2 – Part Three Of Three Parts
Posted on January 21, 2025 | 25 CommentsOne more report of last year’s Autotron classic car event and another trip down the four wheelers’ memory lane. -
![Mere weeks before we entered 2025, I was blessed with a visit from my college-aged niece and her best friend, with their friendship going back to young childhood. It had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/012-1967-Ford-Thunderbird-Landau-Sedan-for-CC-2024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Dressed Like A Grownup")
Curbside Musings: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Dressed Like A Grownup
Posted on January 21, 2025 | 46 CommentsMere weeks before we entered 2025, I was blessed with a visit from my college-aged niece and her best friend, with their friendship going back to young childhood. It had […] -
![(first posted 1/21/2019) It’s no secret that Portland, OR has been one of the fastest growing cities in the country in recent years. It’s “where young […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/31716242047_9b9c47653e_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curtis Perry Outtake: 1965 Rambler Classic 550 – Portland, Old and New")
Curtis Perry Outtake: 1965 Rambler Classic 550 – Portland, Old and New
Posted on January 20, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 1/21/2019) It’s no secret that Portland, OR has been one of the fastest growing cities in the country in recent years. It’s “where young […] -
![(first posted 1/20/2019. Update 1/19/2025: Aiden still has the Camaro. He graduated from the U of Arizona is working in Phoenix but the Camaro is still sitting at his parents’house […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CC-380-204.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic & Driving Impressions: 1979 Camaro Z-28 – Nephew Aidan’s First Car")
Curbside Classic & Driving Impressions: 1979 Camaro Z-28 – Nephew Aidan’s First Car
Posted on January 20, 2025 | 82 Comments(first posted 1/20/2019. Update 1/19/2025: Aiden still has the Camaro. He graduated from the U of Arizona is working in Phoenix but the Camaro is still sitting at his parents’house […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by tbm3fan. There was little of the Imperial name by the time I was in my early twenties, other than a few worn-out ones from its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/54096615700_92d0f952e6_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1967 Imperial – Stately Space-Age")
Curbside Find: 1967 Imperial – Stately Space-Age
Posted on January 20, 2025 | 17 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by tbm3fan. There was little of the Imperial name by the time I was in my early twenties, other than a few worn-out ones from its […] -
![The ever-accessible small Japanese pickups from the 80s and even 90s are finally starting to age out of their affordable all-purpose work and leisure vehicle roles. But these famously resilient […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tty.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Hooptie : 1973 Toyota Hilux Pickup – Long Lived Backyard Convertible")
Curbside Hooptie : 1973 Toyota Hilux Pickup – Long Lived Backyard Convertible
Posted on January 20, 2025 | 7 CommentsThe ever-accessible small Japanese pickups from the 80s and even 90s are finally starting to age out of their affordable all-purpose work and leisure vehicle roles. But these famously resilient […] -
![I was in the middle of a long stroll in San Francisco this past December, during what was a brief visit to the city I had lived in twenty years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20241204_161655_PORTRAIT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2000-2005 Buick LeSabre – End Of A Century")
Curbside Find: 2000-2005 Buick LeSabre – End Of A Century
Posted on January 19, 2025 | 26 CommentsI was in the middle of a long stroll in San Francisco this past December, during what was a brief visit to the city I had lived in twenty years […]
