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![(first posted 2/18/2019) Yes, I’m a fan of patina, if it’s been come by honestly. And this old Chevy truck has earned it more honestly than any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-320-065.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1962 Chevy C10 Pickup – Saint Patina of Goodwill")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1962 Chevy C10 Pickup – Saint Patina of Goodwill
Posted on February 18, 2025 | 19 Comments(first posted 2/18/2019) Yes, I’m a fan of patina, if it’s been come by honestly. And this old Chevy truck has earned it more honestly than any […] -
![In the summer of 2024 I was lucky enough to visit the east coast for the first time, including the city of Halifax as well as a road trip along […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chevrolet-Chevette-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Cars of Nova Scotia and the Cabot Trail")
Curbside Classics: Cars of Nova Scotia and the Cabot Trail
Posted on February 18, 2025 | 33 CommentsIn the summer of 2024 I was lucky enough to visit the east coast for the first time, including the city of Halifax as well as a road trip along […] -
![Last summer, I had made my first-ever appearance at the annual tailgate party at my former high school. On what is usually the second Saturday of August, the rear parking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/171-rotated-1.00-shift-FINAL-1977-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-V-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V – Keeping It Classy")
Curbside Musings: 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V – Keeping It Classy
Posted on February 18, 2025 | 52 CommentsLast summer, I had made my first-ever appearance at the annual tailgate party at my former high school. On what is usually the second Saturday of August, the rear parking […] -
![Several times I have begun to write this article and each time it has spiralled out of control. As a result, I figure I have three articles at least in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/67Mustang-B7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Pony Cars 1960s-1970s – A Sampler")
CC In Scale: Pony Cars 1960s-1970s – A Sampler
Posted on February 17, 2025 | 25 CommentsSeveral times I have begun to write this article and each time it has spiralled out of control. As a result, I figure I have three articles at least in […] -
![French Large ‘80s Saloon Week is finally here, folks – and it’s off to a great start, as I’m sure you’ll agree. After all, who doesn’t like a CX? But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240331_121530_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1985 Citroën CX 25 GTI – Better Than Original")
Curbside Find: 1985 Citroën CX 25 GTI – Better Than Original
Posted on February 17, 2025 | 11 CommentsFrench Large ‘80s Saloon Week is finally here, folks – and it’s off to a great start, as I’m sure you’ll agree. After all, who doesn’t like a CX? But […] -
![photos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. The ’80-’85 X-body is one of GM’s most notorious deadly sins, but let’s not hold that against this incredibly well-preserved ’85 Buick Skylark Limited. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54188549102_07cc5f9db1_k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1985 Buick Skylark – The Best Preserved X-Body Still Around?")
Curbside Find: 1985 Buick Skylark – The Best Preserved X-Body Still Around?
Posted on February 16, 2025 | 17 Commentsphotos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. The ’80-’85 X-body is one of GM’s most notorious deadly sins, but let’s not hold that against this incredibly well-preserved ’85 Buick Skylark Limited. […] -
![(first posted 2/14/2019) How much does car styling change over the course of 20 years through three different decades? Quite a bit actually. Avid Cohort contributor Canadiancatgreen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/39751772213_11c6fe16ef_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Cohort Outtakes: Three Decades Of Chrysler Rooflines")
CC Cohort Outtakes: Three Decades Of Chrysler Rooflines
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 34 Comments(first posted 2/14/2019) How much does car styling change over the course of 20 years through three different decades? Quite a bit actually. Avid Cohort contributor Canadiancatgreen […] -
![Photos by Corey Behrens from the CC Cohort. Someone is a fan of their BRATs in this Colorado neighborhood, with a rough-looking pair that seems to still be in use. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/54313542132_83a15badff_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: ’82-’86 Subaru BRATs – One Very BRATty Street")
Curbside Find: ’82-’86 Subaru BRATs – One Very BRATty Street
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 10 CommentsPhotos by Corey Behrens from the CC Cohort. Someone is a fan of their BRATs in this Colorado neighborhood, with a rough-looking pair that seems to still be in use. […] -
![In the Riley post we looked at recently, I stated that BMC were past masters at badge-engineering – and they certainly were. But in the British automotive landscape of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240407_115140_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1963 Humber Sceptre – Lipstick On A Minx")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Humber Sceptre – Lipstick On A Minx
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 21 CommentsIn the Riley post we looked at recently, I stated that BMC were past masters at badge-engineering – and they certainly were. But in the British automotive landscape of the […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2016) If cars were horses, the Isuzu Impulse would have been a thoroughbred. With an Italian design, a Lotus suspension, and built by one of Japan’s oldest carmakers, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3-1988-Isuzu-Impulse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1988 Isuzu Impulse – A Thoroughbred That Stumbled Out Of The Gate")
In Motion Classic: 1988 Isuzu Impulse – A Thoroughbred That Stumbled Out Of The Gate
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 4/22/2016) If cars were horses, the Isuzu Impulse would have been a thoroughbred. With an Italian design, a Lotus suspension, and built by one of Japan’s oldest carmakers, […] -
![(first posted 2/11/2019) These pictures posted by William Oliver are dated December 2018. It’s nice to know that in sunny Southern California folks were still driving with their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/44365349800_21dd8cd272_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Jeepster Commando – Somewhere Folks Are Driving Top-Down With an F-head")
Cohort Outtake: Jeepster Commando – Somewhere Folks Are Driving Top-Down With an F-head
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 19 Comments(first posted 2/11/2019) These pictures posted by William Oliver are dated December 2018. It’s nice to know that in sunny Southern California folks were still driving with their […] -
![Building trailers, semi-trailers, and an eclectic variety of other, on-/off-road transport related products for both the civilian market and the military. That was DAF in a nutshell, especially in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3633.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1969 DAF FA 1690 A ‘Standaard Tankauto’ – DAF’s Turnkey Tanker Solutions")
Truck Stop Classic: 1969 DAF FA 1690 A ‘Standaard Tankauto’ – DAF’s Turnkey Tanker Solutions
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 20 CommentsBuilding trailers, semi-trailers, and an eclectic variety of other, on-/off-road transport related products for both the civilian market and the military. That was DAF in a nutshell, especially in the […] -
![This post concerns Apple TV+’s science fiction/thriller/cult documentary/lord-knows-what show, Severance. As of this writing, the episodic show is about half way through its second season. There are four more episodes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3140.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Time Warp: Severance’s Strange Universe of Cars")
Curbside Time Warp: Severance’s Strange Universe of Cars
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 20 CommentsThis post concerns Apple TV+’s science fiction/thriller/cult documentary/lord-knows-what show, Severance. As of this writing, the episodic show is about half way through its second season. There are four more episodes […] -
![The 1958 Oldsmobile has often been maligned for its over-the-top styling. But that’s exactly what makes it so wonderful and compelling, to me at least. So I’m happily going out […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-04-at-23-14-06-.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88: So Much Incredible Styling All In One Car!")
1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88: So Much Incredible Styling All In One Car!
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 43 CommentsThe 1958 Oldsmobile has often been maligned for its over-the-top styling. But that’s exactly what makes it so wonderful and compelling, to me at least. So I’m happily going out […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2014) A recent business trip to California allowed me a little curbside classic hunting opportunity out in the sun rather than in the snow. My favorite find was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Cadillac-Seville-custom.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Custom Cadillac Seville – Old School Custom")
CC Capsule: Custom Cadillac Seville – Old School Custom
Posted on February 12, 2025 | 95 Comments(first posted 4/24/2014) A recent business trip to California allowed me a little curbside classic hunting opportunity out in the sun rather than in the snow. My favorite find was […]
