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Blog Archive
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Curbside Space Traveler: 1967 Imperial Crown Coupe – The Empire Strikes Backwards
Posted on September 22, 2023 | 104 Comments(first posted 9/22/207) There’s a new arrival or visitor in my neighborhood and it’s from outer space. It certainly isn’t from this world, where aerodynamic plastic-clad fish-mobiles with […] -
CC Capsule: 1998 Isuzu VehiCross – Can’t Unsee It
Posted on September 22, 2023 | 23 CommentsThis one took me by surprise. You learn something every day when you’re out hunting for CCs, but I wasn’t mentally prepared for this. I lived in several countries – […] -
Automotive History: Factory Four Speed Transmission Behind a Slant Six? Yup, For a Couple of Years Anyway
Posted on September 21, 2023 | 81 Comments(first posted 9/21/2017) I’ve long had a fixation on the lack of four speed transmissions being available on American compacts in the 1960s. The standard three […] -
CC In Scale – Part 5: Japanese Cars Gallery – Taking a Look Around
Posted on September 21, 2023 | 47 CommentsYou may have been wondering what my house looks like with all these models. Here’s one display area. -
CC Capsule: 2020 MLT Méhari E-Story 2+1 – Third Time’s A Charm
Posted on September 21, 2023 | 12 CommentsThis is not what it looks like. Oh, sure, it’s awful close to the 1968-87 Citroën Méhari. I mean, it was built by folks who specialized in manufacturing parts for […] -
Cohort Classic: 1979 Datsun 210 (Sunny) – The Many Identities Of A Nissan Sunny; A Gallery Of Curbside Finds
Posted on September 21, 2023 | 16 CommentsDatsun 210 images from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. It’s no surprise to Curbside readers that some car models have different lives, all depending on what market they are sold […] -
Vintage Advertising: Choose a Plymouth, or Dodge. Maybe an Imperial? – Avis Rent-A-Car 1970
Posted on September 20, 2023 | 21 Comments -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1982 Chevrolet El Camino – In The Golden Hour
Posted on September 19, 2023 | 6 CommentsImages from the Cohort by robadr. -
CC For Sale: 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis – Port Orford’s Grandest
Posted on September 19, 2023 | 28 CommentsPort Orford is littered with CC’s, most of them showing the signs of decades of use, even if it’s just for scooting around town. But this one, found sitting in […] -
Curbside Musings: 1959 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – All Of The Things
Posted on September 19, 2023 | 44 CommentsThis ’59 Sedan DeVille is emblematic of the sheer bigness that has been my summer this year. That’s the gist of my essay for today, to spare any of you […] -
Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: 1996 Toyota Camry Wagon & 1999 Ford Taurus Wagon – Wagons From the ’90s
Posted on September 18, 2023 | 23 CommentsHere are two wagons from the ’90s, uploaded by canadiancatgreen at the Cohort. Both belong to the best-selling models of the decade; the Camry and the Taurus. Only an Accord […] -
Curbside Outtakes: Honda CRX, Insight and CR-Z – Honda’s Small, Low Two-Seaters All Found Within Two Blocks
Posted on September 18, 2023 | 23 CommentsOut on one of our urban walks last May, I saw and shot the red CRX, which is becoming a bit rare. Then in the next block there was this […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1992 Toyota Corolla – 440,960 Miles, How’d It Hold Up?
Posted on September 18, 2023 | 46 CommentsBehold the humble Corolla. Respected the world over, doing its job day in and day out, year after year, decade after decade. Demanding little, yet giving all of itself. This […] -
On The Go Outtake: Toyota Tercel – Who Needs Current Plates Anyway?
Posted on September 17, 2023 | 41 CommentsThis gen2 Tercel was at a light ahead of me when I noticed its “18” (2018) license plate sticker; that’s the year it expired. So what are the odds of […] -
Wordless Outtake: Photobooms
Posted on September 17, 2023 | 4 Comments
![Curbside Space Traveler: 1967 Imperial Crown Coupe – The Empire Strikes Backwards (first posted 9/22/207) There’s a new arrival or visitor in my neighborhood and it’s from outer space. It certainly isn’t from this world, where aerodynamic plastic-clad fish-mobiles with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CC-335-007.jpg)
![CC Capsule: 1998 Isuzu VehiCross – Can’t Unsee It This one took me by surprise. You learn something every day when you’re out hunting for CCs, but I wasn’t mentally prepared for this. I lived in several countries – […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230212_134928_edited.jpg)
![Automotive History: Factory Four Speed Transmission Behind a Slant Six? Yup, For a Couple of Years Anyway (first posted 9/21/2017) I’ve long had a fixation on the lack of four speed transmissions being available on American compacts in the 1960s. The standard three […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Slant-6-4-speed-64-dart-br.jpg)

![CC Capsule: 2020 MLT Méhari E-Story 2+1 – Third Time’s A Charm This is not what it looks like. Oh, sure, it’s awful close to the 1968-87 Citroën Méhari. I mean, it was built by folks who specialized in manufacturing parts for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230807_173302_edited.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: 1979 Datsun 210 (Sunny) – The Many Identities Of A Nissan Sunny; A Gallery Of Curbside Finds Datsun 210 images from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. It’s no surprise to Curbside readers that some car models have different lives, all depending on what market they are sold […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/53006524357_462ff94361_o.jpg)


![CC For Sale: 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis – Port Orford’s Grandest Port Orford is littered with CC’s, most of them showing the signs of decades of use, even if it’s just for scooting around town. But this one, found sitting in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0898.jpg)
![Curbside Musings: 1959 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – All Of The Things This ’59 Sedan DeVille is emblematic of the sheer bigness that has been my summer this year. That’s the gist of my essay for today, to spare any of you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230730_152511599-1959-Cadillac-for-CC.jpg)
![Cohort Pic(k)s Of The Day: 1996 Toyota Camry Wagon & 1999 Ford Taurus Wagon – Wagons From the ’90s Here are two wagons from the ’90s, uploaded by canadiancatgreen at the Cohort. Both belong to the best-selling models of the decade; the Camry and the Taurus. Only an Accord […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/53084454622_6aed3cb0c4_k.jpg)
![Curbside Outtakes: Honda CRX, Insight and CR-Z – Honda’s Small, Low Two-Seaters All Found Within Two Blocks Out on one of our urban walks last May, I saw and shot the red CRX, which is becoming a bit rare. Then in the next block there was this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0817-crop-vert.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 1992 Toyota Corolla – 440,960 Miles, How’d It Hold Up? Behold the humble Corolla. Respected the world over, doing its job day in and day out, year after year, decade after decade. Demanding little, yet giving all of itself. This […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_9293.jpg)
![On The Go Outtake: Toyota Tercel – Who Needs Current Plates Anyway? This gen2 Tercel was at a light ahead of me when I noticed its “18” (2018) license plate sticker; that’s the year it expired. So what are the odds of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_1376-crop-2.jpg)



