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![It was a sunny weekend and I was in a part of town I hadn’t yet explored. Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of the Volvo’s characteristic rear fin gleaming from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220826_163459-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1971 Volvo 1800E – Scandinavian Grime Drama")
CC Capsule: 1971 Volvo 1800E – Scandinavian Grime Drama
Posted on September 20, 2022 | 16 CommentsIt was a sunny weekend and I was in a part of town I hadn’t yet explored. Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of the Volvo’s characteristic rear fin gleaming from […] -
![(first posted 9/19/2016) This is a one-hit (or rather one-year) wonder. Take the advanced, yet proven engine and drivetrain of a popular car, the Citroën 11CV Traction Avant, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Rosengart_Supetrac_coupe1.jpg "Car Show Classic: Monday Morning Rarities – 1939 Rosengart Supertraction LR 539")
Car Show Classic: Monday Morning Rarities – 1939 Rosengart Supertraction LR 539
Posted on September 19, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 9/19/2016) This is a one-hit (or rather one-year) wonder. Take the advanced, yet proven engine and drivetrain of a popular car, the Citroën 11CV Traction Avant, and […] -
![Welcome to the second round of the tour. With a good number of Cadillacs this time, from the early fifties right up to the mid-eighties. The oldest vehicle on display […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_0530.jpg "Car Show Classics: 2022 Internationaal Classic USA Cars Treffen Reuver – Part Two")
Car Show Classics: 2022 Internationaal Classic USA Cars Treffen Reuver – Part Two
Posted on September 19, 2022 | 22 CommentsWelcome to the second round of the tour. With a good number of Cadillacs this time, from the early fifties right up to the mid-eighties. The oldest vehicle on display […] -
![We’ve seen lots of beaters in this series, we’ve also seen cars that looked very well preserved, and we’ve seen cars that we’ve bemoaned the fact that they weren’t offered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4028.jpg "Curbside Recycling: E-Waste Special – Why Were A Batch Of Brand New 2017 Ford Focus EVs Sent To The Junkyard in 2022? (UPDATED!)")
Curbside Recycling: E-Waste Special – Why Were A Batch Of Brand New 2017 Ford Focus EVs Sent To The Junkyard in 2022? (UPDATED!)
Posted on September 19, 2022 | 50 CommentsWe’ve seen lots of beaters in this series, we’ve also seen cars that looked very well preserved, and we’ve seen cars that we’ve bemoaned the fact that they weren’t offered […] -
![Like the swallows returning to Capistrano or the appearance of wooly bear caterpillars, one sure sign of fall – at least here in the US – is the sighting of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1486.jpeg "Bus Stop Classic — School Bus Thoughts and Memories")
Bus Stop Classic — School Bus Thoughts and Memories
Posted on September 19, 2022 | 105 CommentsLike the swallows returning to Capistrano or the appearance of wooly bear caterpillars, one sure sign of fall – at least here in the US – is the sighting of […] -
![(first posted 9/18/2016) When we use the phrase, “separated at birth”, we often apply it to similar looking celebrities born to different generations. It also spawned this post, because the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/reliant-and-valiant-revised.jpg "Family Values: May They Be Valiant, May They Be Reliant")
Family Values: May They Be Valiant, May They Be Reliant
Posted on September 18, 2022 | 98 Comments(first posted 9/18/2016) When we use the phrase, “separated at birth”, we often apply it to similar looking celebrities born to different generations. It also spawned this post, because the […] -
![The CC Effect™ is working at the Cohort. After finding the ’66 Galaxie there and posting it as an alter-COAL for Jim Cavanaugh’s Fury, I was hoping for a Chevy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/52360953800_630cae4e46_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: 1966 Chevrolet Impala – What Would It Take To Get Jim Into One Of These?")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: 1966 Chevrolet Impala – What Would It Take To Get Jim Into One Of These?
Posted on September 18, 2022 | 17 CommentsThe CC Effect™ is working at the Cohort. After finding the ’66 Galaxie there and posting it as an alter-COAL for Jim Cavanaugh’s Fury, I was hoping for a Chevy […] -
![When I saw this ’66 Galaxie 500 at the Cohort (shot by William Garrett) I figured it would make a nice complement to Jim’s ’66 Plymouth Fury COAL today. FWIW, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/52354858812_264217de35_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 – Jim Cavanaugh’s Alter-COAL")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 – Jim Cavanaugh’s Alter-COAL
Posted on September 18, 2022 | 8 CommentsWhen I saw this ’66 Galaxie 500 at the Cohort (shot by William Garrett) I figured it would make a nice complement to Jim’s ’66 Plymouth Fury COAL today. FWIW, […] -
![(first posted 4/12/2013) The revolutionary Datsun 240Z (CC here) had a long and somewhat tortuous development process. Albrecht Goertz was a consultant to Nissan, and the results of his early […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Datsun-240Z-proposal-1.jpg "Concept Classic (And Video): Datsun 240Z Design Proposal: Just One Milestone Of A Long Process")
Concept Classic (And Video): Datsun 240Z Design Proposal: Just One Milestone Of A Long Process
Posted on September 17, 2022 | 20 Comments(first posted 4/12/2013) The revolutionary Datsun 240Z (CC here) had a long and somewhat tortuous development process. Albrecht Goertz was a consultant to Nissan, and the results of his early […] -
![Nice Camaro; I approve. But as a family vacation hauler? With two little kids, lost in the dark cave of its back seat with no side windows? And how much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/52085327083_7be4523b90_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: Building A Better Way To See The USA – Really? Ask The Kids In The Back")
Vintage Ad: Building A Better Way To See The USA – Really? Ask The Kids In The Back
Posted on September 17, 2022 | 33 CommentsNice Camaro; I approve. But as a family vacation hauler? With two little kids, lost in the dark cave of its back seat with no side windows? And how much […] -
![posted by William Garrett There’s something about the suicide-door Contis that always stirs something in me. It’s the anti-Cadillac, with its huge flat clean flanks, no fins, suicide doors, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/52358260211_b5df85030c_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1968 Lincoln Continental – Unmistakable")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1968 Lincoln Continental – Unmistakable
Posted on September 17, 2022 | 13 Commentsposted by William Garrett There’s something about the suicide-door Contis that always stirs something in me. It’s the anti-Cadillac, with its huge flat clean flanks, no fins, suicide doors, and […] -
CC Outtake: 1966 Studebaker Wagonaire – Convertible Wayback
Posted on September 17, 2022 | 57 CommentsI’m a bigger fan of the quad-headlamp ’64-’65 Studebaker front end; this ’66 configuration seems a big downscale skid towards the generic. And -
![No luggage space left inside with seven passengers already seated. That’s what the tailgate is for: load up the suitcases on it and secure them with a strap. That’s how […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3998045809_4ef0ceef11_h.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1949 Chevrolet Carryall Suburban – The Benefits Of A Drop-Down Tailgate")
Vintage Ad: 1949 Chevrolet Carryall Suburban – The Benefits Of A Drop-Down Tailgate
Posted on September 16, 2022 | 20 CommentsNo luggage space left inside with seven passengers already seated. That’s what the tailgate is for: load up the suitcases on it and secure them with a strap. That’s how […] -
![Here we go for another dive into the ocean of oddities that is GM’s Japanese market offerings. Today, we are faced with one of the few mid-‘80s Chevrolets that would […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220828_153953-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1986(ish) Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Big In Japan")
CC Capsule: 1986(ish) Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Big In Japan
Posted on September 16, 2022 | 27 CommentsHere we go for another dive into the ocean of oddities that is GM’s Japanese market offerings. Today, we are faced with one of the few mid-‘80s Chevrolets that would […] -
![I can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve seen one of these hereabouts. But they’re all gone, or in hiding. canadiancatgreen caught this one at Walmart, and it’s sporting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/52314593772_78a5edfe23_k-1.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1987 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – Custom Paint Job")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1987 Chrysler Fifth Avenue – Custom Paint Job
Posted on September 16, 2022 | 25 CommentsI can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve seen one of these hereabouts. But they’re all gone, or in hiding. canadiancatgreen caught this one at Walmart, and it’s sporting […]
