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![(first posted 4/25/2019) Daewoo finally entered the lucrative US market in 1999 and, just as it did, its perilous financial situation caught up with it. Just a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/daewoo-tacuma-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2000-09 Daewoo Tacuma – The Daewoo America Narrowly Missed")
2000-09 Daewoo Tacuma – The Daewoo America Narrowly Missed
Posted on May 1, 2025 | 27 Comments(first posted 4/25/2019) Daewoo finally entered the lucrative US market in 1999 and, just as it did, its perilous financial situation caught up with it. Just a […] -
![I’ve previously noted on CC that if you want to see a Leyland truck, you have to go a classic vehicle show of some sort; to buy one, you go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20250426_143158.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Spotted: 1989 AWD TL 8-14 – An Interesting Horsebox")
Spotted: 1989 AWD TL 8-14 – An Interesting Horsebox
Posted on May 1, 2025 | 2 CommentsI’ve previously noted on CC that if you want to see a Leyland truck, you have to go a classic vehicle show of some sort; to buy one, you go […] -
![For a recent Vintage Review post on the 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda 340, I actually found a different set of photos of the same model in a different, louder, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1970-Plymouth-Cuda-340-pink-Mecum-Auctions-front-3q.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1970 Plymouth Barracuda ‘Cuda 340 In FM3 Moulin Rouge – Loud, Proud, And Only $14.05")
1970 Plymouth Barracuda ‘Cuda 340 In FM3 Moulin Rouge – Loud, Proud, And Only $14.05
Posted on May 1, 2025 | 33 CommentsFor a recent Vintage Review post on the 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda 340, I actually found a different set of photos of the same model in a different, louder, and […] -
![(first posted 4/20/2019) The culling of cars from GM’s lineup has reached its antipodean outpost. One of Holden’s longest-running nameplates, the Barina, has been quietly discontinued after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2016-to-2018-holden-barina-8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2018 Holden Barina (Chevrolet Sonic) – Bye-Bye Beep-Beep Barina")
Future Classic: 2018 Holden Barina (Chevrolet Sonic) – Bye-Bye Beep-Beep Barina
Posted on April 30, 2025 | 30 Comments(first posted 4/20/2019) The culling of cars from GM’s lineup has reached its antipodean outpost. One of Holden’s longest-running nameplates, the Barina, has been quietly discontinued after […] -
![The world is a funny place. The older I get, the more I realize how limited our thinking can be. Unless we have travelled or read widely, we can tend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/72.442.5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: A Collection Of Convertibles")
CC In Scale: A Collection Of Convertibles
Posted on April 30, 2025 | 30 CommentsThe world is a funny place. The older I get, the more I realize how limited our thinking can be. Unless we have travelled or read widely, we can tend […] -
![By the 1930’s, automobiles were really coming into their own. Cars were faster and more reliable. Moving far beyond simple transportation, status-conscious and well-to-do buyers had a wide selection of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-21-06-22-1934-Packard-1108-Twelve-Sport-Sedan-by-Derham-Arizona-2025-RM-Sothebys.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classics: The Rapid Evolution Of American Cars, Part 4 of 4 1931-1939")
Auction Classics: The Rapid Evolution Of American Cars, Part 4 of 4 1931-1939
Posted on April 29, 2025 | 20 CommentsBy the 1930’s, automobiles were really coming into their own. Cars were faster and more reliable. Moving far beyond simple transportation, status-conscious and well-to-do buyers had a wide selection of […] -
![Photos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack (Slant Six), captured at Len’s Auto Sales Service, Blairsville, PA. To us who enjoy cars, unexpected sightings such as this American mix of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/54418410306_dfb866c799_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: ’57 Ford, ’58 Chevrolet, Saturn Vue & Chevy Equinox – What’s 50 Years, After All?")
Curbside Classics: ’57 Ford, ’58 Chevrolet, Saturn Vue & Chevy Equinox – What’s 50 Years, After All?
Posted on April 28, 2025 | 11 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack (Slant Six), captured at Len’s Auto Sales Service, Blairsville, PA. To us who enjoy cars, unexpected sightings such as this American mix of […] -
![How many of us would like to call the local Cadillac dealer at midnight, order a Fleetwood or two, and pick them up after waking up at about 3:30 in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pink_cadillac_graceland.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars Of Elvis Presley")
The Cars Of Elvis Presley
Posted on April 28, 2025 | 14 CommentsHow many of us would like to call the local Cadillac dealer at midnight, order a Fleetwood or two, and pick them up after waking up at about 3:30 in […] -
![(first posted 4/16/2019) As promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_122249-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That")
Car Show Classic: 1969 Honda N360 AT – Think Small… No, Smaller Than That
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 41 Comments(first posted 4/16/2019) As promised in my recent double post on a classic car meet I attended in France, here’s one car I saw there that merits its […] -
![The motto of the Belgium-based Sarens company is ‘Nothing too heavy, nothing too high’. No further explanation needed. Last year, the thorough restoration of one of their classic, custom-built heavy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_3553.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: Late 80s DAF NATE 2826 DKS 6×6 Tractor – Heavily Customized")
Truck Stop Classic: Late 80s DAF NATE 2826 DKS 6×6 Tractor – Heavily Customized
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 6 CommentsThe motto of the Belgium-based Sarens company is ‘Nothing too heavy, nothing too high’. No further explanation needed. Last year, the thorough restoration of one of their classic, custom-built heavy […] -
![Well then, here you have it, CC friends, the final result of my most recent search for a new (to me) automotive millstone. Any of you who have read the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20240917_112917-e1739600530827.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1999 Alfa Romeo 166 – Was There Ever Really Another Choice?")
My 1999 Alfa Romeo 166 – Was There Ever Really Another Choice?
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 20 CommentsWell then, here you have it, CC friends, the final result of my most recent search for a new (to me) automotive millstone. Any of you who have read the […] -
![(first posted 4/25/2019) I’ve been wanting to write about this car ever since I started posting on CC, and finally the day has come. As I reported earlier, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_123724-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic(s): 1966 Panhard 24 B (and CT) – Be Still, My Beating Twin")
Car Show Classic(s): 1966 Panhard 24 B (and CT) – Be Still, My Beating Twin
Posted on April 26, 2025 | 43 Comments(first posted 4/25/2019) I’ve been wanting to write about this car ever since I started posting on CC, and finally the day has come. As I reported earlier, I […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2019) Not only are Subaru XTs becoming a bit scarce, but this one posing with a more recent Outback compelled me to take a few shots. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CC-387-023.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Subaru XT – Subarus Then and Now")
Curbside Classic: Subaru XT – Subarus Then and Now
Posted on April 25, 2025 | 27 Comments(first posted 4/22/2019) Not only are Subaru XTs becoming a bit scarce, but this one posing with a more recent Outback compelled me to take a few shots. […] -
![I’d come to accept that there was nothing on the market either now or in the near future that could tempt me to replace my beloved ’05 xB. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a-slate.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "I Just Put Down A Deposit On My Next New Car: The Slate – It’s Brilliant, It’s Simple, It’s Changeable, It Starts At Under $20k, And It’s Just What I’ve Been Waiting For")
I Just Put Down A Deposit On My Next New Car: The Slate – It’s Brilliant, It’s Simple, It’s Changeable, It Starts At Under $20k, And It’s Just What I’ve Been Waiting For
Posted on April 25, 2025 | 81 CommentsI’d come to accept that there was nothing on the market either now or in the near future that could tempt me to replace my beloved ’05 xB. I […] -
![I’d been noticing a buildup of older cars at this lot right between 7th and 6th Avenues for a while, but when my roving eye spied the red gen1 Caravan, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a-lot-new.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Lot Finds: Two Stick Shift Gen1 Chrysler Minivans, Two Chevy Cobalts, And Many Other Gems")
Storage Lot Finds: Two Stick Shift Gen1 Chrysler Minivans, Two Chevy Cobalts, And Many Other Gems
Posted on April 25, 2025 | 31 CommentsI’d been noticing a buildup of older cars at this lot right between 7th and 6th Avenues for a while, but when my roving eye spied the red gen1 Caravan, […]
