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![It’s time (once again) to step back from the helm and bring in some fresh blood. Effective immediately, Daniel Stern (left) and Rich Baron (right) are the Co-Executive Editors of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/a-dan-horz.jpg "Niedermeyer Retires (Once Again); Daniel Stern and Rich Baron Take the CC Wheel")
Niedermeyer Retires (Once Again); Daniel Stern and Rich Baron Take the CC Wheel
Posted on May 24, 2023 | 61 CommentsIt’s time (once again) to step back from the helm and bring in some fresh blood. Effective immediately, Daniel Stern (left) and Rich Baron (right) are the Co-Executive Editors of […] -
![(First posted 5/24/2017) (Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here) I have faith in the American automobile industry. General Motors emerged from bankruptcy a leaner, more disciplined company, focussed more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=744,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/New-Ford-Mustang-V8-GT-with-Performace-Pack-in-Orange-Fury-2.jpg "27 Favorites: The Cars That Keep Me Loving American Cars – Part 3 (2011-now)")
27 Favorites: The Cars That Keep Me Loving American Cars – Part 3 (2011-now)
Posted on May 24, 2023 | 45 Comments(First posted 5/24/2017) (Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here) I have faith in the American automobile industry. General Motors emerged from bankruptcy a leaner, more disciplined company, focussed more […] -
![Even if vintage cars survive at higher rates in the US West Coast, Lotus sightings don’t come often. Even in posh and ritzy Carmel By The Sea, an Elan out […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52907211777_d131b06812_c.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1965 Lotus Elan In Carmel")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1965 Lotus Elan In Carmel
Posted on May 24, 2023 | 15 CommentsEven if vintage cars survive at higher rates in the US West Coast, Lotus sightings don’t come often. Even in posh and ritzy Carmel By The Sea, an Elan out […] -
![Filed in the drawer of “doing something right while doing something wrong” is being able to line up your 1963-model personal luxury cars for a quick picture. That it has […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230518_185145a.jpg "COAL Capsule: 1963 Thunderbird vs. 1963 Riviera – Side Eye")
COAL Capsule: 1963 Thunderbird vs. 1963 Riviera – Side Eye
Posted on May 24, 2023 | 59 CommentsFiled in the drawer of “doing something right while doing something wrong” is being able to line up your 1963-model personal luxury cars for a quick picture. That it has […] -
![Falkom from the Netherlands builds three types of recovery vehicles: sliding deck trucks, wreckers and rotators. All of them were present at their open house days, live demonstrations were part […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1027.jpg "CC Global: Open House Falkom Tiel – Part Two, All Ready And Up To The Task")
CC Global: Open House Falkom Tiel – Part Two, All Ready And Up To The Task
Posted on May 24, 2023 | 10 CommentsFalkom from the Netherlands builds three types of recovery vehicles: sliding deck trucks, wreckers and rotators. All of them were present at their open house days, live demonstrations were part […] -
![Last summer I was lucky enough to be able to visit the Fort Nelson Heritage Museum during our road trip “up north”. The founder, Marl Brown, collected many of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1940-Diamond-T-6.jpg "Curbside Auction: Fort Nelson Museum Founder Auction – Too Far Away to Buy")
Curbside Auction: Fort Nelson Museum Founder Auction – Too Far Away to Buy
Posted on May 23, 2023 | 17 CommentsLast summer I was lucky enough to be able to visit the Fort Nelson Heritage Museum during our road trip “up north”. The founder, Marl Brown, collected many of the […] -
![It took me close to four years. I kept bumping into all manner of Mitsuokas, mock BMC Princesses, shrunken VW vans and the like. Heck, I even found yet another […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20230421_113157-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 2004 Suzuki Alto Lapin “Quatre” by DAMD – Gimme Four")
CC Capsule: 2004 Suzuki Alto Lapin “Quatre” by DAMD – Gimme Four
Posted on May 23, 2023 | 13 CommentsIt took me close to four years. I kept bumping into all manner of Mitsuokas, mock BMC Princesses, shrunken VW vans and the like. Heck, I even found yet another […] -
![I know we’ve had a few ’63 Plymouth Valiants featured on CC, but I saw this one for sale in Marlton, New Jersey on Facebook Marketplace, and I thought I’d […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-18-at-20-23-15-347390260_905837553853892_2359410038356694647_n.jpg-JPEG-Image-960-×-720-pixels.jpg "CC For Sale: 1963 Plymouth Valiant Sedan–Plain Brown Wrapper")
CC For Sale: 1963 Plymouth Valiant Sedan–Plain Brown Wrapper
Posted on May 23, 2023 | 52 CommentsI know we’ve had a few ’63 Plymouth Valiants featured on CC, but I saw this one for sale in Marlton, New Jersey on Facebook Marketplace, and I thought I’d […] -
![On a trip back home to Flint last June with my friend, Cate, I had stopped into a dollar store near downtown and scored a discounted DVD featuring episodes of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/019-1977-80-Rolls-Royce-Silver-Shadow-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: c. 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II – Affluence")
Curbside Musings: c. 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II – Affluence
Posted on May 23, 2023 | 74 CommentsOn a trip back home to Flint last June with my friend, Cate, I had stopped into a dollar store near downtown and scored a discounted DVD featuring episodes of […] -
Vintage Ad: 1948 Crosley Sports-Utility – The Mini-Proto-SUV
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 18 CommentsWho first used the term “Sports Utility Vehicle”? -
![While out driving today, my thoughts returned as they often do to a nagging noise from the back half of my daily driver that I have lived with for quite […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/e90_diff.jpeg "QOTD – What Auto Repairs Have You Put Off, And Why?")
QOTD – What Auto Repairs Have You Put Off, And Why?
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 96 CommentsWhile out driving today, my thoughts returned as they often do to a nagging noise from the back half of my daily driver that I have lived with for quite […] -
![Pencils have erasers; cars have reverse gears. As a CContributor, then, it was perhaps in the very nature of the beast that a (long) pause would take place. But there’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_20220724_141811-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – Mark? My Word!")
CC Capsule: 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector’s Series – Mark? My Word!
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 45 CommentsPencils have erasers; cars have reverse gears. As a CContributor, then, it was perhaps in the very nature of the beast that a (long) pause would take place. But there’s […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2017) It is no secret that pickup trucks of today have deviated from their humble, utilitarian roots. Most modern pickups feature a smooth ride, four doors and all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Imperial-truck.jpg "What If: Luxury Pickups of the 1950s")
What If: Luxury Pickups of the 1950s
Posted on May 21, 2023 | 68 Comments(first posted 5/21/2017) It is no secret that pickup trucks of today have deviated from their humble, utilitarian roots. Most modern pickups feature a smooth ride, four doors and all […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Orval’s Used Cars
Posted on May 21, 2023 | 15 CommentsShot by John Lloyd in Delta, CO. Click on image for maximum size view. -
![In late 1922, two young men in Blackpool, on the north west coast of England, started a business building motorcycle sidecars, named Swallow Sidecars. By 1926, the company built its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/lyons.1.jpg "Carshow Outtake: 1932 Wolseley Hornet Special – Just One Swallow Helping Make A Summer")
Carshow Outtake: 1932 Wolseley Hornet Special – Just One Swallow Helping Make A Summer
Posted on May 21, 2023 | 6 CommentsIn late 1922, two young men in Blackpool, on the north west coast of England, started a business building motorcycle sidecars, named Swallow Sidecars. By 1926, the company built its […]
