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![(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 […] -
![posted at the Cohort by Bruno Ferlito Finding a compact car with a rear engine in Rome, and Italy generally, cannot be difficult. From 1955, first with the 600, then […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/52635659145_177e6c6027_o.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Sunbeam Imp – A Different Rear Engined Car For Rome")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Sunbeam Imp – A Different Rear Engined Car For Rome
Posted on January 30, 2023 | 21 Commentsposted at the Cohort by Bruno Ferlito Finding a compact car with a rear engine in Rome, and Italy generally, cannot be difficult. From 1955, first with the 600, then […] -
![One of the events I want to visit this year is the annually held Truckstar Mack & Speciaaltransportdag. Middle-of-the-road trucks and combination vehicles are not allowed (and will probably be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/broshuis.jpg "CC Video: Pas Op! Zwenkt Uit *)")
CC Video: Pas Op! Zwenkt Uit *)
Posted on January 30, 2023 | 13 CommentsOne of the events I want to visit this year is the annually held Truckstar Mack & Speciaaltransportdag. Middle-of-the-road trucks and combination vehicles are not allowed (and will probably be […] -
![Not long after my father’s passing, I decided to explore the world of his young adulthood by delving into somewhat forgotten pop culture events. That to-do list included Claude Lelouch’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screen-Shot-2022-12-04-at-3.29.43-PM.jpg "CC Cinema: The Cars Of “A Man And A Woman” (Un Homme Et Une Femme)")
CC Cinema: The Cars Of “A Man And A Woman” (Un Homme Et Une Femme)
Posted on January 30, 2023 | 23 CommentsNot long after my father’s passing, I decided to explore the world of his young adulthood by delving into somewhat forgotten pop culture events. That to-do list included Claude Lelouch’s […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2013) On Sundays, we usually head for the great outdoors, a break from cars and CC. But sometimes they’re hard to get away from, even in the deep […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-199-045-900.jpg "Creekside Classics: Opal Creek Mining Camp Survivors – They Rust In Pieces")
Creekside Classics: Opal Creek Mining Camp Survivors – They Rust In Pieces
Posted on January 29, 2023 | 50 Comments(first posted 4/22/2013) On Sundays, we usually head for the great outdoors, a break from cars and CC. But sometimes they’re hard to get away from, even in the deep […] -
![RiveraNotario (Ramon Rivera) posted this shot of a 1987 GAZ-14 Chaika, one of five formerly in Fidel Castro’s stable. With their armor removed and their thirsty V8s replaced by Mercedes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/8628940395_e761e0bb88_3k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Fidel Castro’s Chaika Is Now A Taxi – Even The Lumpenproletariat Can Now Ride In Revolutionary Luxury")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Fidel Castro’s Chaika Is Now A Taxi – Even The Lumpenproletariat Can Now Ride In Revolutionary Luxury
Posted on January 29, 2023 | 14 CommentsRiveraNotario (Ramon Rivera) posted this shot of a 1987 GAZ-14 Chaika, one of five formerly in Fidel Castro’s stable. With their armor removed and their thirsty V8s replaced by Mercedes […] -
![There was a time when a visit to a gas station – aka filling station or service station – would involve encountering branding that was clearly intended to differentiate the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DSC_9213.jpeg "Roadside Classics: A Tiger On Your Roof and Other Gas Station Memorabilia")
Roadside Classics: A Tiger On Your Roof and Other Gas Station Memorabilia
Posted on January 29, 2023 | 59 CommentsThere was a time when a visit to a gas station – aka filling station or service station – would involve encountering branding that was clearly intended to differentiate the […] -
![Action! For almost as long as there has been the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, automakers have been trying to get some of that movie magic to rub off on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1939-De-Soto-Myrna-Loy.jpg "Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars on Movie Sets")
Vintage Ad Tropes: Cars on Movie Sets
Posted on January 29, 2023 | 30 CommentsAction! For almost as long as there has been the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, automakers have been trying to get some of that movie magic to rub off on […] -
![can I interest you in a “new” Dodge Dart? Given the fact that dealers have to pay interest on their “floor plan” loans, it seems a bit odd that some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2013-Dodge-Dart-01.jpg "Zombie “New” Cars Sold in 2022: Dodge Darts, Viper, & Journeys, Chrysler 200, VW CC, And…A Suzuki XL7")
Zombie “New” Cars Sold in 2022: Dodge Darts, Viper, & Journeys, Chrysler 200, VW CC, And…A Suzuki XL7
Posted on January 28, 2023 | 20 Commentscan I interest you in a “new” Dodge Dart? Given the fact that dealers have to pay interest on their “floor plan” loans, it seems a bit odd that some […] -
![(first posted 1/28/2017) CC reader Michael M. sent me a link to a gallery of photos shot on Van Nuys Blvd. in 1972, by photographer Rick McCloskey, and part […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/LA-72-3.jpg "Vintage Photos: Cruising Van Nuys Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1972")
Vintage Photos: Cruising Van Nuys Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1972
Posted on January 28, 2023 | 94 Comments(first posted 1/28/2017) CC reader Michael M. sent me a link to a gallery of photos shot on Van Nuys Blvd. in 1972, by photographer Rick McCloskey, and part […] -
![The last classic meeting I visited and reported here, got my taste buds going. I used to go to such meetings on a weekly basis- every Friday afternoon, to be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/P1200039.jpg "Car Show Classics: A Visit at The Weekly Meeting Of The Israeli Five Club")
Car Show Classics: A Visit at The Weekly Meeting Of The Israeli Five Club
Posted on January 28, 2023 | 16 CommentsThe last classic meeting I visited and reported here, got my taste buds going. I used to go to such meetings on a weekly basis- every Friday afternoon, to be […] -
![The Fuego has become almost mythical in the US. It seems to typify all of the issues that plagued Renault in its final years in the US: attractive if quirky […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/52651222522_aa81aa3487_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Renault Fuego Turbo – Welcome To The Turbo Zone")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Renault Fuego Turbo – Welcome To The Turbo Zone
Posted on January 28, 2023 | 45 CommentsThe Fuego has become almost mythical in the US. It seems to typify all of the issues that plagued Renault in its final years in the US: attractive if quirky […]
