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Blog Archive
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![(Originally posted on 4/13/17.) I’ve always loved going on road trips. From making periodic jaunts from Michigan to visit family in rural Ohio during childhood, to early-adulthood treks between college […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/440-1977-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-V-CC.jpg "Roadside Classic: 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V – On Holiday")
Roadside Classic: 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V – On Holiday
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 89 Comments(Originally posted on 4/13/17.) I’ve always loved going on road trips. From making periodic jaunts from Michigan to visit family in rural Ohio during childhood, to early-adulthood treks between college […] -
![This post started out as just another Outtake about this bruised and battered Tempo in my neighborhood that’s still chugging along, on the good days. But then I stumbled upon […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0553.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1989 Ford Tempo – ” The Tempo And Topaz Have Been Losing Money For More Than A Decade”")
Curbside Outtake: 1989 Ford Tempo – ” The Tempo And Topaz Have Been Losing Money For More Than A Decade”
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 54 CommentsThis post started out as just another Outtake about this bruised and battered Tempo in my neighborhood that’s still chugging along, on the good days. But then I stumbled upon […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Chrysler Aspen – Forgettable
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 17 Commentsshot in Mexico by RiveraNotario -
![(first posted 4/12/2017) Nifticus posted shots of this International Loadstar at the Cohort, and I can’t just walk by. These were once by far the best selling medium truck in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IH-Loadstar-1700-fq.jpg "Cohort Outtake: International Loadstar 1700 – Makes A Rugged Pickup")
Cohort Outtake: International Loadstar 1700 – Makes A Rugged Pickup
Posted on April 12, 2023 | 31 Comments(first posted 4/12/2017) Nifticus posted shots of this International Loadstar at the Cohort, and I can’t just walk by. These were once by far the best selling medium truck in […] -
![(first posted 4/12/2017) Despite Buick’s marketing materials using words like “technology” and “future”, and featuring an attractive, young and blonde female runner on multiple pages, I’m willing to bet the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/thumb_IMG_2784_1024.jpg "CC Outtake: 1990 Buick Skylark Luxury Edition – Nana’s Got A Hot Date On A Saturday Night")
CC Outtake: 1990 Buick Skylark Luxury Edition – Nana’s Got A Hot Date On A Saturday Night
Posted on April 12, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 4/12/2017) Despite Buick’s marketing materials using words like “technology” and “future”, and featuring an attractive, young and blonde female runner on multiple pages, I’m willing to bet the […] -
![I’ve always been utterly baffled by how many people will buy a new car and then instantly (or very shortly thereafter) put it in storage, never to be driven. What […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/3m.jpg "QOTD: Why Do People Store Brand New Cars And Never Drive Them?")
QOTD: Why Do People Store Brand New Cars And Never Drive Them?
Posted on April 12, 2023 | 75 CommentsI’ve always been utterly baffled by how many people will buy a new car and then instantly (or very shortly thereafter) put it in storage, never to be driven. What […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Lots Of Junk In The Driveway
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 24 Commentsshot and posted by plonguem Not the ’58 Cadillac, of course. And it’s not the only one in the driveway. -
![We left Copenhagen in the late morning of Day 6, and our next destination was Berlin, Germany. We’d been to Berlin once before back in the late ’90s and only […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_2449.jpg "Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Days 6-7, Berlin With Wolfsburg Day Trip")
Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Days 6-7, Berlin With Wolfsburg Day Trip
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 65 CommentsWe left Copenhagen in the late morning of Day 6, and our next destination was Berlin, Germany. We’d been to Berlin once before back in the late ’90s and only […] -
![My personification of cars stretches back to early childhood. Even before I could read and understand the nuances of the printed ad copy in my parents’ National Geographic magazines, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_20170513_094937261-1964-Buick-Riviera-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1964 Buick Riviera – Emulating One’s Heroes")
Curbside Musings: 1964 Buick Riviera – Emulating One’s Heroes
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 47 CommentsMy personification of cars stretches back to early childhood. Even before I could read and understand the nuances of the printed ad copy in my parents’ National Geographic magazines, I […] -
![(sent to me by CC reader Nate. First posted 4/10/2017) I was in a gas station yesterday morning when this car pulled in behind me and I chatted up the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_17471.jpg "CC Outtake: Nate Finds A ’77 Pontiac Bonneville with Rare Valencia Interior")
CC Outtake: Nate Finds A ’77 Pontiac Bonneville with Rare Valencia Interior
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 70 Comments(sent to me by CC reader Nate. First posted 4/10/2017) I was in a gas station yesterday morning when this car pulled in behind me and I chatted up the […] -
![Countless gearheads contend that the Jaguar E-Type is the most beautiful car ever made, particularly the models produced from 1961-1968, and especially the coupes. Whether you agree with that assertion […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/023a.jpg "CC Capsule: 1968 Jaguar E-Type – The Pride Of An Ethos")
CC Capsule: 1968 Jaguar E-Type – The Pride Of An Ethos
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 27 CommentsCountless gearheads contend that the Jaguar E-Type is the most beautiful car ever made, particularly the models produced from 1961-1968, and especially the coupes. Whether you agree with that assertion […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 50 Commentsshot and posted by plonguem -
![One of the more common myths that I’ve heard over the years is that the Corvair was essentially a failure, a sales and commercial flop. Far from it! In 1962 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Chart-Compacts-mkt-share-58-69.jpg "CC Charts: Domestic Compacts, 1958-1970 — No, The Corvair Was Not A Flop; It Had A Higher Market Share Than The F-Series Does Today")
CC Charts: Domestic Compacts, 1958-1970 — No, The Corvair Was Not A Flop; It Had A Higher Market Share Than The F-Series Does Today
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 47 CommentsOne of the more common myths that I’ve heard over the years is that the Corvair was essentially a failure, a sales and commercial flop. Far from it! In 1962 […] -
![For everything the second-generation Corvette had going for it, the Sting Ray’s image and desirability suffered from one major flaw. As the self-described “America’s sports car”, and having held […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1EA0083A-330E-477B-990F-5A5864C192C6.jpeg "Corvettes, Shelbys, and the SCCA – The Rules of the Club")
Corvettes, Shelbys, and the SCCA – The Rules of the Club
Posted on April 9, 2023 | 18 CommentsFor everything the second-generation Corvette had going for it, the Sting Ray’s image and desirability suffered from one major flaw. As the self-described “America’s sports car”, and having held […] -
![I was riding the bus one day, on my way back home. As we passed a central crossroads in my hometown, I caught a glimpse of this undoubtedly K-car, its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230404_140019.jpg "CC Outtake: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron Turbo Convertible – K-Scrumptious")
CC Outtake: 1986 Chrysler LeBaron Turbo Convertible – K-Scrumptious
Posted on April 9, 2023 | 18 CommentsI was riding the bus one day, on my way back home. As we passed a central crossroads in my hometown, I caught a glimpse of this undoubtedly K-car, its […]
