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![The car show season is now opening, in the Northern Hemisphere at least. And what better way to start than Spring Alfa Day in the grounds of the Imperial War […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSC00834-2.jpg "Carshow Outtake: 2005 Alfa Romeo 156 Crosswagen Q4 1.9JTD – Almost Everything Alfa Wasn’t")
Carshow Outtake: 2005 Alfa Romeo 156 Crosswagen Q4 1.9JTD – Almost Everything Alfa Wasn’t
Posted on April 21, 2023 | 11 CommentsThe car show season is now opening, in the Northern Hemisphere at least. And what better way to start than Spring Alfa Day in the grounds of the Imperial War […] -
![JC posted this shot of a Dodge van, but it’s the 1970s Subaru wagon just off the edge of the shot that’s the rare bird here. I see a fair […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/48906309663_40b2613e25_o.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Nice Dodge Van, But What About That Subaru Wagon?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Nice Dodge Van, But What About That Subaru Wagon?
Posted on April 21, 2023 | 7 CommentsJC posted this shot of a Dodge van, but it’s the 1970s Subaru wagon just off the edge of the shot that’s the rare bird here. I see a fair […] -
![Gen 1 Broncos have been red hot for some years now, and I suspect the full size Broncos are not exactly depreciating anymore. But what about the Bronco II? Is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0509.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Ford Bronco II – Still Bucking")
Curbside Outtake: Ford Bronco II – Still Bucking
Posted on April 20, 2023 | 14 CommentsGen 1 Broncos have been red hot for some years now, and I suspect the full size Broncos are not exactly depreciating anymore. But what about the Bronco II? Is […] -
Wordless Outtake: Rebadging On a Daily Basis
Posted on April 20, 2023 | 15 Comments -
![Welcome back after a short work-related delay…Lest you fear that we spent all of our Berlin-based days visiting car manufacturers in the countryside, fret not, as we still had two […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_2658.jpg "Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Days 8-9, Berlin")
Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Days 8-9, Berlin
Posted on April 20, 2023 | 43 CommentsWelcome back after a short work-related delay…Lest you fear that we spent all of our Berlin-based days visiting car manufacturers in the countryside, fret not, as we still had two […] -
![image source: hemmings (first posted 5/18/2012. updated 4/18/2017) The 1958 – 1960 Lincolns were all about superlatives, especially in size. These were the biggest (non-5 mph bumper) Lincolns ever made […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Lincoln-430-carb.jpg "Engine History: Lincoln’s Two-Barrel Carb MEL 430 Engine – Taming The Thirsty Beast")
Engine History: Lincoln’s Two-Barrel Carb MEL 430 Engine – Taming The Thirsty Beast
Posted on April 19, 2023 | 68 Commentsimage source: hemmings (first posted 5/18/2012. updated 4/18/2017) The 1958 – 1960 Lincolns were all about superlatives, especially in size. These were the biggest (non-5 mph bumper) Lincolns ever made […] -
![(first posted March 2014. Based on comments and photos left here, this car was derbied) I promised the owners of this ’58 Continental Mark III that I would post it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/CC-222-176-1200.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1958 Continental Mark III – $3500 Will Save It From The Demolition Derby (Updated: It Was Derbied)")
Curbside Classic: 1958 Continental Mark III – $3500 Will Save It From The Demolition Derby (Updated: It Was Derbied)
Posted on April 19, 2023 | 93 Comments(first posted March 2014. Based on comments and photos left here, this car was derbied) I promised the owners of this ’58 Continental Mark III that I would post it […] -
![(first posted 4/19/2017) One of the great wonders of modern chemistry are plastiwoods. Think of all the beautiful old trees that have been saved thanks to Di-Noc and all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/tggb.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1985 Chrysler Town and Country – Ready For Some Sanding And Fresh Varnish")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Chrysler Town and Country – Ready For Some Sanding And Fresh Varnish
Posted on April 19, 2023 | 47 Comments(first posted 4/19/2017) One of the great wonders of modern chemistry are plastiwoods. Think of all the beautiful old trees that have been saved thanks to Di-Noc and all […] -
![no photos of the real races exist; this is a photoshop by Fuzzyman A look at NASCAR’s 1955 short track championship season stats shows something unexpected: Volkswagen is listed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Nascar-VW-composite-final.jpg "In 1955 A VW Beetle Entered Two NASCAR Stock Car Races And Came In #6 and #8")
In 1955 A VW Beetle Entered Two NASCAR Stock Car Races And Came In #6 and #8
Posted on April 19, 2023 | 18 Commentsno photos of the real races exist; this is a photoshop by Fuzzyman A look at NASCAR’s 1955 short track championship season stats shows something unexpected: Volkswagen is listed […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1965 Chevrolet Sportvan – Room Service
Posted on April 19, 2023 | 8 CommentsGetting a late start. -
![(first posted 4/18/2017) Time for another “Last of Its Kind On The Streets” edition. Sadly, vintage conversion and cruising vans are another endangered species on the streets. The 70s era […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CC-322-041.jpg "Last Of Its Kind On The Street Outtake: 1980s Chevy Starcraft Conversion Van – GT Series, No Less")
Last Of Its Kind On The Street Outtake: 1980s Chevy Starcraft Conversion Van – GT Series, No Less
Posted on April 18, 2023 | 56 Comments(first posted 4/18/2017) Time for another “Last of Its Kind On The Streets” edition. Sadly, vintage conversion and cruising vans are another endangered species on the streets. The 70s era […] -
![Chevettes on the road are becoming an endangered species. My last sighting was in very remote Christmas Valley, out in Eastern Oregon last summer, and that was a diesel, no […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52780551864_62b2ab346c_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Chevrolet Chevette – Does Absence Make The Heart Grow Fonder?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Chevrolet Chevette – Does Absence Make The Heart Grow Fonder?
Posted on April 18, 2023 | 44 CommentsChevettes on the road are becoming an endangered species. My last sighting was in very remote Christmas Valley, out in Eastern Oregon last summer, and that was a diesel, no […] -
![‘Twas a boring early Sunday morning’s drive to Laramie via I-80 Westbound to work on some fencing and gates for a rental property, suddenly livened up by a glimpse of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_3823.jpg "In-Motion Classic: Being Passed By The Ghost Of Dan Gurney On The Laramie Straight")
In-Motion Classic: Being Passed By The Ghost Of Dan Gurney On The Laramie Straight
Posted on April 18, 2023 | 21 Comments‘Twas a boring early Sunday morning’s drive to Laramie via I-80 Westbound to work on some fencing and gates for a rental property, suddenly livened up by a glimpse of […] -
![I have read in automotive news lately that the 2024 model year will be the Camaro’s last, at least for a while. This has given me strong déjà vu from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/021-1995-Chevrolet-Camaro-base-convertible-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1995 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible – The Halfway Point")
Curbside Musings: 1995 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible – The Halfway Point
Posted on April 18, 2023 | 40 CommentsI have read in automotive news lately that the 2024 model year will be the Camaro’s last, at least for a while. This has given me strong déjà vu from […] -
![(first posted 11/24/2015) So many times when seeing a car parked next to a fixed object, getting pictures from all angles is tough. Such isn’t the case here, since […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_0118.jpg "CC Capsule: 1969 Dodge Polara and Monaco – Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun")
CC Capsule: 1969 Dodge Polara and Monaco – Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 78 Comments(first posted 11/24/2015) So many times when seeing a car parked next to a fixed object, getting pictures from all angles is tough. Such isn’t the case here, since […]
