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![It was impossible to miss this little morsel as it sat in the morning sun, its bright colours certainly making it stand out and providing a good test for my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/D-hijet.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 2001 Daihatsu Hijet – Italian in a Flowery Kimono")
Curbside Capsule: 2001 Daihatsu Hijet – Italian in a Flowery Kimono
Posted on August 21, 2023 | 8 CommentsIt was impossible to miss this little morsel as it sat in the morning sun, its bright colours certainly making it stand out and providing a good test for my […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2017) Pity poor Lincoln: As I mentioned in my 1957 Lincoln Premiere CC, they were still selling trunk-mounted air conditioning systems into 1957, well after […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/3-1.jpg "Cold Comfort: 1958-60 Lincoln Continental – Craziest Factory Air Conditioning Ever?")
Cold Comfort: 1958-60 Lincoln Continental – Craziest Factory Air Conditioning Ever?
Posted on August 20, 2023 | 44 Comments(first posted 8/20/2017) Pity poor Lincoln: As I mentioned in my 1957 Lincoln Premiere CC, they were still selling trunk-mounted air conditioning systems into 1957, well after […] -
Vintage Promo Shots: MGAs In Crates, Ready For Shipping
Posted on August 20, 2023 | 12 Comments -
![The Mercedes W124 certainly does not need any special introduction on the pages of Curbside. Many of them have been featured over the years and the collective opinion seems unanimous. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG-20230320-WA0119.jpg "COAL : 1995 Mercedes Benz E200 (W124) – Meet Your Heroes, Part 2")
COAL : 1995 Mercedes Benz E200 (W124) – Meet Your Heroes, Part 2
Posted on August 20, 2023 | 35 CommentsThe Mercedes W124 certainly does not need any special introduction on the pages of Curbside. Many of them have been featured over the years and the collective opinion seems unanimous. […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1964 Valiant Convertible – Engelized Sun Chaser
Posted on August 19, 2023 | 19 CommentsHere’s a new entry from robadr at the Cohort. A rather nice survivor that doesn’t look too pampered, nor too ruined; and with the top down, it’s very curbside chic! -
![It’s coming up that time. Time to get the state inspection sticker. In my driving year, this is pretty much the time when my car is most in jeopardy of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sticker.jpeg "QOTD – No Sticker for YOU! Any Good Annual Vehicle Inspection Stories?")
QOTD – No Sticker for YOU! Any Good Annual Vehicle Inspection Stories?
Posted on August 18, 2023 | 92 CommentsIt’s coming up that time. Time to get the state inspection sticker. In my driving year, this is pretty much the time when my car is most in jeopardy of […] -
![Based on their marketing, I interpret GMC as having one job in this world: to give Chevrolet truck buyers an attainable aspirational upgrade without leaving the family. Invest a little […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20230731_160844.jpg "Rental Car Review: 2022 GMC Terrain SLT AWD – Brand Dilution?")
Rental Car Review: 2022 GMC Terrain SLT AWD – Brand Dilution?
Posted on August 18, 2023 | 31 CommentsBased on their marketing, I interpret GMC as having one job in this world: to give Chevrolet truck buyers an attainable aspirational upgrade without leaving the family. Invest a little […] -
![We continue our time travel in the museum from where we left off, in the late seventies. When Simca faded away, initially became Talbot, yet disappeared completely just a few […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_1388.jpg "Museum Classics: Visscher Classique Buren – Point Of Interest For Francophiles, Part Two")
Museum Classics: Visscher Classique Buren – Point Of Interest For Francophiles, Part Two
Posted on August 17, 2023 | 22 CommentsWe continue our time travel in the museum from where we left off, in the late seventies. When Simca faded away, initially became Talbot, yet disappeared completely just a few […] -
![To me, this is a new car. My parents have owned it since 1990, and they even permitted me to drive it to school once a week when I turned […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PXL_20230814_182220683a.jpg "CC Tech: 1988 Ford Mustang GT – Plastic, A Better Idea In Quarter Windows")
CC Tech: 1988 Ford Mustang GT – Plastic, A Better Idea In Quarter Windows
Posted on August 17, 2023 | 40 CommentsTo me, this is a new car. My parents have owned it since 1990, and they even permitted me to drive it to school once a week when I turned […] -
![Smoking is a smelly, dangerous habit, one that I luckily have never felt the urge in which to partake. However, last century smoking was a much more socially accepted practice […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/window.jpg "Vintage Ad Non-Trope: Smoking")
Vintage Ad Non-Trope: Smoking
Posted on August 17, 2023 | 56 CommentsSmoking is a smelly, dangerous habit, one that I luckily have never felt the urge in which to partake. However, last century smoking was a much more socially accepted practice […] -
![St. Joseph Auto and Furniture Fabric slipcover sign; St, Joseph, Missouri (1988) (first posted 8/16/2017) John Margolies was an American photographer who in the 1970s began traveling secondary […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Margolies_betts.jpg "Roadside Classics: Signs of America in the ’70s,’80s and 90s – By John Margolies at the Library of Congress")
Roadside Classics: Signs of America in the ’70s,’80s and 90s – By John Margolies at the Library of Congress
Posted on August 16, 2023 | 51 CommentsSt. Joseph Auto and Furniture Fabric slipcover sign; St, Joseph, Missouri (1988) (first posted 8/16/2017) John Margolies was an American photographer who in the 1970s began traveling secondary […] -
![(first posted 8/16/2017) Brougham fever was virulent in 1966 at Ford, and the results speak for themselves. Who needs rear side windows anyway? Despite the fact that switching […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC-333-007.jpg "CC Capsule: 1966 Thunderbird Town Landau – The T Bird Comes Down With Brougham Fever")
CC Capsule: 1966 Thunderbird Town Landau – The T Bird Comes Down With Brougham Fever
Posted on August 16, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 8/16/2017) Brougham fever was virulent in 1966 at Ford, and the results speak for themselves. Who needs rear side windows anyway? Despite the fact that switching […] -
![Here’s a pair recently posted at the Cohort by J.C. A rather unlikely duo, which share a few traits. First, both vehicles reflect their parent companies’ answer to shifting markets. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/53077557092_aec41047de_5k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1969 AMC AMX, ’98-’05 Mercedes M-Class – Chasing Trends")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1969 AMC AMX, ’98-’05 Mercedes M-Class – Chasing Trends
Posted on August 16, 2023 | 6 CommentsHere’s a pair recently posted at the Cohort by J.C. A rather unlikely duo, which share a few traits. First, both vehicles reflect their parent companies’ answer to shifting markets. […] -
![Here’s one more find by canadiancatgreen at the Cohort. Just one view this time, but I think one should suffice for this Chrysler New Yorker 2-door Hardtop; particularly when the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/52987778797_0b6431036f_o.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: ’76-’78 Chrysler New Yorker – The Imperial, Rechristened")
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: ’76-’78 Chrysler New Yorker – The Imperial, Rechristened
Posted on August 15, 2023 | 24 CommentsHere’s one more find by canadiancatgreen at the Cohort. Just one view this time, but I think one should suffice for this Chrysler New Yorker 2-door Hardtop; particularly when the […] -
![After staring at literally thousands of vintage car ads, one of the most striking differences between vintage and modern ads is how much vintage ads focus on the simple pleasure […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1961-Oldsmobile-F-85.jpg "Vintage Ad Tropes: The Joy of Driving")
Vintage Ad Tropes: The Joy of Driving
Posted on August 15, 2023 | 39 CommentsAfter staring at literally thousands of vintage car ads, one of the most striking differences between vintage and modern ads is how much vintage ads focus on the simple pleasure […]
