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![The newest Pontiac Firebird to roll off the assembly line is now twenty years old. As I traced this one with my camera as it passed the bus stop where […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/006-2001-Pontiac-Firebird-for-CC.jpg "In-Motion Classic: 2001 Pontiac Firebird – Flameout")
In-Motion Classic: 2001 Pontiac Firebird – Flameout
Posted on October 4, 2022 | 24 CommentsThe newest Pontiac Firebird to roll off the assembly line is now twenty years old. As I traced this one with my camera as it passed the bus stop where […] -
![This is sad to see—Gertie the Bookmobile is finally retiring and for sale. I shot and wrote her up back in 2011, and saw her on the street somewhere just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1,height=8,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/00K0K_d1x8whtoZmKz_0CI0t2_600x450.jpg "CC For Sale: 1968 International Loadstar Bookmobile – “Gertie” Is Finally Retiring")
CC For Sale: 1968 International Loadstar Bookmobile – “Gertie” Is Finally Retiring
Posted on October 4, 2022 | 18 CommentsThis is sad to see—Gertie the Bookmobile is finally retiring and for sale. I shot and wrote her up back in 2011, and saw her on the street somewhere just […] -
![(first posted 10/3/2016) In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the four-cylinder engine available in Ford trucks in the early 1940s. For Part 2, let’s jump ahead twenty […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/170-slant-six.jpg "The Little Engines That Could, Part 2: How 170 Cubic Inches Of Dodge Rammed A Challenge By Volkswagen")
The Little Engines That Could, Part 2: How 170 Cubic Inches Of Dodge Rammed A Challenge By Volkswagen
Posted on October 3, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 10/3/2016) In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the four-cylinder engine available in Ford trucks in the early 1940s. For Part 2, let’s jump ahead twenty […] -
![Given Rambler’s image as something of a cheapskate brand in the 60s, it’s easy to forget that it was rather the opposite in the early-mid ’50s. Rambler targeted women, with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/3982464349_634636dbb8_h.jpg "Vintage Ad: “She Drives A Rambler”, And No, She “Wasn’t Lavishly Spending Her Husband’s Money”")
Vintage Ad: “She Drives A Rambler”, And No, She “Wasn’t Lavishly Spending Her Husband’s Money”
Posted on October 3, 2022 | 29 CommentsGiven Rambler’s image as something of a cheapskate brand in the 60s, it’s easy to forget that it was rather the opposite in the early-mid ’50s. Rambler targeted women, with […] -
Housekeeping: 404 Errors Galore
Posted on October 3, 2022 | 5 CommentsYes, some of the links to older posts are throwing 404 Errors. David Saunders is working on a fix. Thanks for your patience. -
![Depending on how much you pay attention to liquor trends, you may or may not know that Pabst Blue Ribbon has enjoyed an unlikely resurgence as a favorite beer of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220917_134659.jpg "Racetrack Classic: 1969 AMC Ambassador DPL Wagon – “What’ll You Have, Hipster?”")
Racetrack Classic: 1969 AMC Ambassador DPL Wagon – “What’ll You Have, Hipster?”
Posted on October 3, 2022 | 53 CommentsDepending on how much you pay attention to liquor trends, you may or may not know that Pabst Blue Ribbon has enjoyed an unlikely resurgence as a favorite beer of […] -
![There are replicas and there are replicas. The difference is clear. Remember those Fieros dressed in unconvincing plastic Testarossa or Countach kits? The Superformance GT40 is the other kind of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220821_112318-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 2010 Superformance GT40-R – Genuine GT, But Less Than 40")
Curbside Classic: 2010 Superformance GT40-R – Genuine GT, But Less Than 40
Posted on October 3, 2022 | 16 CommentsThere are replicas and there are replicas. The difference is clear. Remember those Fieros dressed in unconvincing plastic Testarossa or Countach kits? The Superformance GT40 is the other kind of […] -
![Taxi cabs were once primarily the domain of the more affluent segment of society, as regular folks took public transportation. That’s why fine big cars like Packards, DeSotos and Checkers […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3988674793_ac38060055_b.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1948 Packard Taxi Cabs – Ride In Luxury")
Vintage Ad: 1948 Packard Taxi Cabs – Ride In Luxury
Posted on October 2, 2022 | 39 CommentsTaxi cabs were once primarily the domain of the more affluent segment of society, as regular folks took public transportation. That’s why fine big cars like Packards, DeSotos and Checkers […] -
![The first time I saw a Duett I fell in love. These were quite uncommon in the US, and I’d already fallen in love with my brother’s best friend’s PV544 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/52112821176_468e3cb846_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Volvo PV445 Duett – The Swedish Suburban")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Volvo PV445 Duett – The Swedish Suburban
Posted on October 2, 2022 | 7 CommentsThe first time I saw a Duett I fell in love. These were quite uncommon in the US, and I’d already fallen in love with my brother’s best friend’s PV544 […] -
![(first posted 10/1/2016) When Henry Ford II replaced his grandfather as president of the Ford Motor Company in 1945, he immediately saw that Ford was becoming a zombie corporation. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/FordSAF_badge.jpg "Automotive History: The Small Flathead V8 (V8-60), Part Deux – The Post-War European Fords")
Automotive History: The Small Flathead V8 (V8-60), Part Deux – The Post-War European Fords
Posted on October 1, 2022 | 36 Comments(first posted 10/1/2016) When Henry Ford II replaced his grandfather as president of the Ford Motor Company in 1945, he immediately saw that Ford was becoming a zombie corporation. But […] -
Vintage Ad: 1951 Frazer Mortuary Car – Death With Dignity
Posted on October 1, 2022 | 29 CommentsIs it a coincidence that 1951 was Frazer’s last year? -
![A couple of days ago, Jim Klein titled his 1989 LeSabre post “Was This The Best Buick Ever Made?” That does rather beg the question of which Buick was the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1958-Buick-Ad-08.jpg "QOTD: What Was The Best Buick Ever Made?")
QOTD: What Was The Best Buick Ever Made?
Posted on September 30, 2022 | 51 CommentsA couple of days ago, Jim Klein titled his 1989 LeSabre post “Was This The Best Buick Ever Made?” That does rather beg the question of which Buick was the […] -
![posted by mncarspotter AMC managed to keep updating the styling of its 1955 108″ wb cars all the way through 1962, but by then they were musty old things. So […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/49923277321_25ce7df80b_o.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1963 Rambler Classic 770 – Curved Side Windows Were Not Enough")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1963 Rambler Classic 770 – Curved Side Windows Were Not Enough
Posted on September 30, 2022 | 44 Commentsposted by mncarspotter AMC managed to keep updating the styling of its 1955 108″ wb cars all the way through 1962, but by then they were musty old things. So […] -
![The VW Cabrio’s luggage compartment was tiny. The owner of this one solved that issue, and turned the whole back end into a pickup bed, of sorts. Who needs a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_9553.jpg "Curbside Outtake: VW Converti-ute")
Curbside Outtake: VW Converti-ute
Posted on September 30, 2022 | 5 CommentsThe VW Cabrio’s luggage compartment was tiny. The owner of this one solved that issue, and turned the whole back end into a pickup bed, of sorts. Who needs a […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2012) Perfect timing: I was just about to write a piece on the challenges of the full-sized fastback, and how certain later ones in the sixties just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Buick-1950-side.jpg "Curbside Classic/Design Analysis: 1950 Buick Special Sedanet – The Full-Sized Fastback Problem")
Curbside Classic/Design Analysis: 1950 Buick Special Sedanet – The Full-Sized Fastback Problem
Posted on September 29, 2022 | 102 Comments(first posted 9/5/2012) Perfect timing: I was just about to write a piece on the challenges of the full-sized fastback, and how certain later ones in the sixties just […]
