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![(first posted 1/11/2019) At a recent classic car show, the lone Packard on display was a beautifully restored 1949 Packard Super Eight Victoria convertible. It was truly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/packard-mexico-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1950 Packard Touring Sedan – A Cormorant In The Wild")
CC Capsule: 1950 Packard Touring Sedan – A Cormorant In The Wild
Posted on January 11, 2025 | 29 Comments(first posted 1/11/2019) At a recent classic car show, the lone Packard on display was a beautifully restored 1949 Packard Super Eight Victoria convertible. It was truly […] -
![Slightly belatedly, due to a rather hectic travel schedule, here is the final part of the late 2024 T87 Singles Collection. We have a lot of British steel to get […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20241022_112644_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 5: Yet More Foreign Cars (British, Swedish & The Rest)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 5: Yet More Foreign Cars (British, Swedish & The Rest)
Posted on January 11, 2025 | 34 CommentsSlightly belatedly, due to a rather hectic travel schedule, here is the final part of the late 2024 T87 Singles Collection. We have a lot of British steel to get […] -
![It seems all vehicle manufacturers were (and are) guilty of it – “badge engineering” or doing as little as possible to distinguish one brand or model of car from another, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1975-dodge-charger-daytona-e1735813183303.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What’s The Worst Case of “Badge Engineering?”")
QOTD: What’s The Worst Case of “Badge Engineering?”
Posted on January 11, 2025 | 78 CommentsIt seems all vehicle manufacturers were (and are) guilty of it – “badge engineering” or doing as little as possible to distinguish one brand or model of car from another, […] -
![(first posted 1/10/2019) It’s not often I see a Datsun Sunny (210). Early last year, I saw a wagon in a church parking lot that belonged to an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/datsun-sunny-wagon-1980-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1980 Datsun Sunny (210) Wagon – California Love")
CC Outtake: 1980 Datsun Sunny (210) Wagon – California Love
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 12 Comments(first posted 1/10/2019) It’s not often I see a Datsun Sunny (210). Early last year, I saw a wagon in a church parking lot that belonged to an […] -
![When big things go wrong on the road, better call a yellow cab with an 8×4 drivetrain, representing the top segment of wreckers. Three of those brutes were on display […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_3108-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Scania And Volvo 8×4 Wreckers – Dealing With Weighty Matters")
CC Global: Scania And Volvo 8×4 Wreckers – Dealing With Weighty Matters
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 6 CommentsWhen big things go wrong on the road, better call a yellow cab with an 8×4 drivetrain, representing the top segment of wreckers. Three of those brutes were on display […] -
![(first posted 1/9/2019) Bravado — derived from the Old Spanish world, “Bravada”, it is defined as an ostentatious display of bravery or defiance, often in order to make a false […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/thumb_IMG_7150_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada – A Bravado For Sure")
CC Capsule: 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada – A Bravado For Sure
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 32 Comments(first posted 1/9/2019) Bravado — derived from the Old Spanish world, “Bravada”, it is defined as an ostentatious display of bravery or defiance, often in order to make a false […] -
![Here’s a nice pair to compare what two automotive eras have offered as daily transport. One more chapter in our ongoing saga of “The Changing Shape Of Cars”. This time, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20241212_163015436.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1974 Dodge Dart And 2014 Honda CR-V – The Changing Shape Of Cars")
Curbside Find: 1974 Dodge Dart And 2014 Honda CR-V – The Changing Shape Of Cars
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 45 CommentsHere’s a nice pair to compare what two automotive eras have offered as daily transport. One more chapter in our ongoing saga of “The Changing Shape Of Cars”. This time, […] -
![We’ve been neglecting the CC Cohort again, so let’s take an abbreviated tour of some of the more recent postings there. This 1961 Ford Falcon with the optional exterior decor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/49417797227_64c6bc75ec_k.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 9, 2025 | 30 CommentsWe’ve been neglecting the CC Cohort again, so let’s take an abbreviated tour of some of the more recent postings there. This 1961 Ford Falcon with the optional exterior decor […] -
![This humble Ford Escort Mk4 spotted in a supermarket parking lot in São Paulo, Brazil, is a true survivor. This example is one of the so-called Mk4 models built in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rear-view-X.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1987-1996 Ford Escort Mk4 – Survivor From Brazil")
Curbside Find: 1987-1996 Ford Escort Mk4 – Survivor From Brazil
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 16 CommentsThis humble Ford Escort Mk4 spotted in a supermarket parking lot in São Paulo, Brazil, is a true survivor. This example is one of the so-called Mk4 models built in […] -
![Onwards and updwards through the Tokyo finds of the final quarter of 2024! I’m pairing the Italian and the American marques together for no other reason than the number of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20241110_090711_1_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 4: More Foreign Cars (Italian & American)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 4: More Foreign Cars (Italian & American)
Posted on January 8, 2025 | 17 CommentsOnwards and updwards through the Tokyo finds of the final quarter of 2024! I’m pairing the Italian and the American marques together for no other reason than the number of […] -
![A bob-tailed Cadillac? Strange but true: Between 1961 and 1963, Cadillac briefly offered short-deck versions of its four-door hardtop, aimed at owners who’d complained that the big cars were getting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1963-Cadillac-Sedan-de-Ville-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1961–1963 Cadillac Town Sedan And Park Avenue Sedan De Ville – Cadillac’s Bob-Tailed Nags")
1961–1963 Cadillac Town Sedan And Park Avenue Sedan De Ville – Cadillac’s Bob-Tailed Nags
Posted on January 8, 2025 | 26 CommentsA bob-tailed Cadillac? Strange but true: Between 1961 and 1963, Cadillac briefly offered short-deck versions of its four-door hardtop, aimed at owners who’d complained that the big cars were getting […] -
![(first posted 1/5/2012) TheProfessor47 managed to catch a rare bird indeed, the Eagle branded version of the Mitsubishi RVR, known in the US as the Expo LRV, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Eagle-Summit-1993-1996-side-by-theProfessor47.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1993-1996 Eagle Summit – Not To Americans’ Taste")
Curbside Find: 1993-1996 Eagle Summit – Not To Americans’ Taste
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 1/5/2012) TheProfessor47 managed to catch a rare bird indeed, the Eagle branded version of the Mitsubishi RVR, known in the US as the Expo LRV, and […] -
![(first posted 1/7/2019) I’ve been an AMC fan since my adolescence in the mid-/late-1980s. I don’t know if perhaps it was because something of that make’s “underdog” aura […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_7156-1974-AMC-Hornet-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1974 AMC Hornet – We All Have Our Gifts")
In-Motion Classic: 1974 AMC Hornet – We All Have Our Gifts
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 1/7/2019) I’ve been an AMC fan since my adolescence in the mid-/late-1980s. I don’t know if perhaps it was because something of that make’s “underdog” aura […] -
![Welcome to the second week of the traditional T87 Singles roundup. Cramming three months of brief CC encounters into reasonably digestible posts proved quite challenging, so I hope these won’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20241022_144658_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 3: Foreign Cars (German & French)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 3: Foreign Cars (German & French)
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 24 CommentsWelcome to the second week of the traditional T87 Singles roundup. Cramming three months of brief CC encounters into reasonably digestible posts proved quite challenging, so I hope these won’t […] -
![A happy New Year to you all. Welcome to my little pocket of space/time weirdness! Fancy, it’s 2025 already? I feel like I’m still in 1970. Last year I began […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/70SuperBeePink3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: An Assortment Of Models To Start 2025 (And Coming Attractions)")
CC In Scale: An Assortment Of Models To Start 2025 (And Coming Attractions)
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 20 CommentsA happy New Year to you all. Welcome to my little pocket of space/time weirdness! Fancy, it’s 2025 already? I feel like I’m still in 1970. Last year I began […]
