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![(first posted 10/5/2012) By 1969, flower power went mainstream…right up the Detroit River, even. Hoping to cash in on the latest fad, Chrysler unveiled one of the era’s more colorful […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/plymouth-barracuda_mod-top_ad-1_69.jpg "The Mod Top: Introducing The Car You Wear")
The Mod Top: Introducing The Car You Wear
Posted on February 4, 2023 | 84 Comments(first posted 10/5/2012) By 1969, flower power went mainstream…right up the Detroit River, even. Hoping to cash in on the latest fad, Chrysler unveiled one of the era’s more colorful […] -
![Jason Shafer shot and shared this with a few of us in an email last night, and we had some choice comments. Now it’s your turn. Just keep it civil, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_3260.jpg "Wordless Outtake: “Daddy’s Money”")
Wordless Outtake: “Daddy’s Money”
Posted on February 4, 2023 | 31 CommentsJason Shafer shot and shared this with a few of us in an email last night, and we had some choice comments. Now it’s your turn. Just keep it civil, […] -
![posted by RiveraNotario As is my custom once a day or so, I cruised over to the Cohort to see what was new. Not only did I find myself in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/52632056808_72203f0421_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mazda Verisa – Very Satisfactory")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mazda Verisa – Very Satisfactory
Posted on February 4, 2023 | 7 Commentsposted by RiveraNotario As is my custom once a day or so, I cruised over to the Cohort to see what was new. Not only did I find myself in […] -
![San Francisco, California is famous for its ornate Victorian houses, but not many people know that Los Angeles was once a very Victorian city too. To describe it generally, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/default1-1.jpg "CC Photography: Losing Victorian Los Angeles–In Kodachrome (Part 1)")
CC Photography: Losing Victorian Los Angeles–In Kodachrome (Part 1)
Posted on February 3, 2023 | 40 CommentsSan Francisco, California is famous for its ornate Victorian houses, but not many people know that Los Angeles was once a very Victorian city too. To describe it generally, […] -
![The Toyota Chinook was once a very common fixture here, as it was a classic “Eugene-mobile”. I’ve shown you several over the years, including one that was encapsulated in spray […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_0349.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Toyota Chinook – With Upper Story Plumbing")
Curbside Outtake: Toyota Chinook – With Upper Story Plumbing
Posted on February 2, 2023 | 8 CommentsThe Toyota Chinook was once a very common fixture here, as it was a classic “Eugene-mobile”. I’ve shown you several over the years, including one that was encapsulated in spray […] -
![In the summer of 2004 I flew solo to Paris with the intention of meeting our son, who was at that time living outside the city in the 21st […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_7013.jpg "Curbside Newsstand: 2023 European Car of the Year – A Jeep?")
Curbside Newsstand: 2023 European Car of the Year – A Jeep?
Posted on February 2, 2023 | 32 CommentsIn the summer of 2004 I flew solo to Paris with the intention of meeting our son, who was at that time living outside the city in the 21st […] -
![It may seem difficult to conceive today, when even a Prius has close to 200hp and will do 0-60 in a tick over seven seconds, but a car’s ability to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1950-Nash.jpeg "Vintage Ad Tropes: Hill Climbing")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Hill Climbing
Posted on February 2, 2023 | 63 CommentsIt may seem difficult to conceive today, when even a Prius has close to 200hp and will do 0-60 in a tick over seven seconds, but a car’s ability to […] -
Vintage Color Snapshots: Vancouver, B.C. in the 1970s
Posted on February 1, 2023 | 80 Comments(first posted 2/1/2017) Today vintage.es takes us to Vancouver, B.C. in the 1970s. -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Three Hundred
Posted on February 1, 2023 | 18 Commentsposted by Simon White -
![On a snowy Sunday of late, my dad and I made our annual sojourn to a local Model A Restorers Club swap meet, which was unfortunately less well-attended by vendors […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Image-2.jpg "CC Literature: 1977 Ford <em>Noise And Vibration Diagnosis</em> – Never Has A Dollar Been So Useful")
CC Literature: 1977 Ford Noise And Vibration Diagnosis – Never Has A Dollar Been So Useful
Posted on February 1, 2023 | 35 CommentsOn a snowy Sunday of late, my dad and I made our annual sojourn to a local Model A Restorers Club swap meet, which was unfortunately less well-attended by vendors […] -
![“Atkinson Gas Engine Animated” by MichaelFrey – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atkinson_Gas_Engine_Animated.gif#mediaviewer/File:Atkinson_Gas_Engine_Animated.gif (first posted 10/15/2012) Let’s start by stating the obvious: Apparently, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Atkinson-anim-6.gif "The Atkinson (And Miller Cycle) Engines – Not Exactly What They Started Out To Be")
The Atkinson (And Miller Cycle) Engines – Not Exactly What They Started Out To Be
Posted on January 31, 2023 | 63 Comments“Atkinson Gas Engine Animated” by MichaelFrey – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atkinson_Gas_Engine_Animated.gif#mediaviewer/File:Atkinson_Gas_Engine_Animated.gif (first posted 10/15/2012) Let’s start by stating the obvious: Apparently, the […] -
![(first posted 1/31/2017) It was quite simple in the early seventies. If a family wanted a sporty looking and fairly-priced midsize car that could withstand our In Rust We Trust […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_2874.jpg "Car Show Outtakes: 1972 And 1974 Ford Taunus GXL Coupe – Both With A Cologne V6")
Car Show Outtakes: 1972 And 1974 Ford Taunus GXL Coupe – Both With A Cologne V6
Posted on January 31, 2023 | 74 Comments(first posted 1/31/2017) It was quite simple in the early seventies. If a family wanted a sporty looking and fairly-priced midsize car that could withstand our In Rust We Trust […] -
![I run an automotive history site, but the first thing I read every morning is autonews.com. The industry is going through one of the greatest disruptions ever, and it’s a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2021-Ford-Mustang-Mach-E-GT-Performance-Edition-hero.jpg "Curbside Newsstand: “Mustang Mach-E Is Not Profitable And Is Not Going To Be Profitable” But Ford Is Cutting Its Price Anyway – The Model T Effect?")
Curbside Newsstand: “Mustang Mach-E Is Not Profitable And Is Not Going To Be Profitable” But Ford Is Cutting Its Price Anyway – The Model T Effect?
Posted on January 31, 2023 | 70 CommentsI run an automotive history site, but the first thing I read every morning is autonews.com. The industry is going through one of the greatest disruptions ever, and it’s a […] -
![As promised at the end of my last post about imaginary AI-generated 1975 Studebaker Larks, I’m working on working on what mid-70’s Avantis might have looked like if Studebaker had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/04LarkUpscale.jpg "What If: 1975 Studebaker Lark Redux – Making Sausage in a New Way")
What If: 1975 Studebaker Lark Redux – Making Sausage in a New Way
Posted on January 31, 2023 | 31 CommentsAs promised at the end of my last post about imaginary AI-generated 1975 Studebaker Larks, I’m working on working on what mid-70’s Avantis might have looked like if Studebaker had […] -
![The Midwest CC contingent tells me that these Chevy “box” pickups have largely disappeared there. You’ll be happy (or not) to know that there’s still a very healthy contingent out […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0106.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1975 Chevy C10 Pickup – Little Feet")
Curbside Outtake: 1975 Chevy C10 Pickup – Little Feet
Posted on January 31, 2023 | 32 CommentsThe Midwest CC contingent tells me that these Chevy “box” pickups have largely disappeared there. You’ll be happy (or not) to know that there’s still a very healthy contingent out […]
