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![(first posted 1/7/2019) I’ve been an AMC fan since my adolescence in the mid-/late-1980s. I don’t know if perhaps it was because something of that make’s “underdog” aura […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_7156-1974-AMC-Hornet-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1974 AMC Hornet – We All Have Our Gifts")
In-Motion Classic: 1974 AMC Hornet – We All Have Our Gifts
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 1/7/2019) I’ve been an AMC fan since my adolescence in the mid-/late-1980s. I don’t know if perhaps it was because something of that make’s “underdog” aura […] -
![Welcome to the second week of the traditional T87 Singles roundup. Cramming three months of brief CC encounters into reasonably digestible posts proved quite challenging, so I hope these won’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20241022_144658_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 3: Foreign Cars (German & French)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 3: Foreign Cars (German & French)
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 24 CommentsWelcome to the second week of the traditional T87 Singles roundup. Cramming three months of brief CC encounters into reasonably digestible posts proved quite challenging, so I hope these won’t […] -
![A happy New Year to you all. Welcome to my little pocket of space/time weirdness! Fancy, it’s 2025 already? I feel like I’m still in 1970. Last year I began […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/70SuperBeePink3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: An Assortment Of Models To Start 2025 (And Coming Attractions)")
CC In Scale: An Assortment Of Models To Start 2025 (And Coming Attractions)
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 20 CommentsA happy New Year to you all. Welcome to my little pocket of space/time weirdness! Fancy, it’s 2025 already? I feel like I’m still in 1970. Last year I began […] -
![It’s the first Tuesday of the new year, and I’d hope everyone in Curbsideland is having a great start to 2025, or at least is giving themselves the grace to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/117-1964-Chevrolet-Corvair-Monza-convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible – It’s Tuesday")
Curbside Musings: 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible – It’s Tuesday
Posted on January 7, 2025 | 34 CommentsIt’s the first Tuesday of the new year, and I’d hope everyone in Curbsideland is having a great start to 2025, or at least is giving themselves the grace to […] -
![With 2024 in our collective rearview mirror, I figured it’s a good time to look back through my photographs at some cars that I only got a glimpse of – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dodge-Rampage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: A Year’s Worth of Random Finds and Other Items")
CC Outtakes: A Year’s Worth of Random Finds and Other Items
Posted on January 6, 2025 | 27 CommentsWith 2024 in our collective rearview mirror, I figured it’s a good time to look back through my photographs at some cars that I only got a glimpse of – […] -
![In the early ’60s, Detroit had a brief flirtation with aluminum engines, but high costs, manufacturing problems, and warranty headaches soon drove automakers back to cast iron, taking advantage of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1962-02_MT_Iron_Parts_Can_Be_Lighter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: Thinwall Iron Castings For Engines – Why Detroit Turned Away From Aluminum")
CC Tech: Thinwall Iron Castings For Engines – Why Detroit Turned Away From Aluminum
Posted on January 6, 2025 | 48 CommentsIn the early ’60s, Detroit had a brief flirtation with aluminum engines, but high costs, manufacturing problems, and warranty headaches soon drove automakers back to cast iron, taking advantage of […] -
![(first posted 11/4/2018) When a Dutch earth moving company was in the market for a new, heavy 6×6 truck in the seventies, there was plenty of choice. Truck […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_7538.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: 1971 And 1975 Magirus-Deutz Eckhauber 6×6 – Square Lined And Air Cooled")
Truck Stop Classics: 1971 And 1975 Magirus-Deutz Eckhauber 6×6 – Square Lined And Air Cooled
Posted on January 5, 2025 | 25 Comments(first posted 11/4/2018) When a Dutch earth moving company was in the market for a new, heavy 6×6 truck in the seventies, there was plenty of choice. Truck […] -
![(first posted 12/20/2018) You want to know why Nissan has run a distant number two to Toyota for almost ever? Here’s just one of very many reasons: inconsistency. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CC-375-013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1987 Nissan Pathfinder – The Long and Winding Path Started Here")
Curbside Find: 1987 Nissan Pathfinder – The Long and Winding Path Started Here
Posted on January 5, 2025 | 47 Comments(first posted 12/20/2018) You want to know why Nissan has run a distant number two to Toyota for almost ever? Here’s just one of very many reasons: inconsistency. […] -
![A 1972 Buick, 1971 Opel, 1969 Tatra, and 1977 Chevy Corvette, captured in one picture. An eclectic mix of vehicles is guaranteed when visiting an Autotron classic car event in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_3754.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: Autotron, November 2 – Part One Of Several Parts")
Car Show Classics: Autotron, November 2 – Part One Of Several Parts
Posted on January 5, 2025 | 29 CommentsA 1972 Buick, 1971 Opel, 1969 Tatra, and 1977 Chevy Corvette, captured in one picture. An eclectic mix of vehicles is guaranteed when visiting an Autotron classic car event in […] -
![Photos from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. On a recent visit to California, it was nice to see in person that the Golden State is still one place to find […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/54220773297_dc1ddb524b_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: 1971 Dodge Coronet and 1968 Pontiac GTO – Stuck In The Early ’70s")
Curbside Finds: 1971 Dodge Coronet and 1968 Pontiac GTO – Stuck In The Early ’70s
Posted on January 5, 2025 | 32 CommentsPhotos from the Cohort by Jerome Solberg. On a recent visit to California, it was nice to see in person that the Golden State is still one place to find […] -
![The holidays saw the Kleins visiting the in-laws in Orange County, California once again, although this time the climate was curiously rather the same as here in Northern Colorado, i.e. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_8830.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Grab Bag: Mixed Nuts, California Style (and Two More Things!)")
Curbside Grab Bag: Mixed Nuts, California Style (and Two More Things!)
Posted on January 5, 2025 | 25 CommentsThe holidays saw the Kleins visiting the in-laws in Orange County, California once again, although this time the climate was curiously rather the same as here in Northern Colorado, i.e. […] -
![(first posted 12/20/2018) Benoît found and posted something a bit out of the ordinary for us to savor. It’s a Vanden Plas Princess 1100, the most luxurious and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/32173093908_7ab7b5343e_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Vanden Plas Princess 1100 – When Status Came In Small Packages")
Cohort Outtake: Vanden Plas Princess 1100 – When Status Came In Small Packages
Posted on January 4, 2025 | 72 Comments(first posted 12/20/2018) Benoît found and posted something a bit out of the ordinary for us to savor. It’s a Vanden Plas Princess 1100, the most luxurious and […] -
![The recent holiday season has brought two major, perhaps landmark, automotive news stories from Japan. The first is obviously the potential merger of Honda and Nissan. Lots of commentary and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/images-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Commentary: Two Key Automotive Industry Developments from Japan")
CC Commentary: Two Key Automotive Industry Developments from Japan
Posted on January 4, 2025 | 23 CommentsThe recent holiday season has brought two major, perhaps landmark, automotive news stories from Japan. The first is obviously the potential merger of Honda and Nissan. Lots of commentary and […] -
![Ford’s compact Cardinal never made it to America, but Ford of Germany managed to sell 680,206 units of the German Taunus 12M P4 version through 1966, plus a further […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1968-Ford-15M-RS-front-3q-IMG_1155-e1736104988772.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC History: 1968 German Ford 15M RS (P6) – The Successor To Dearborn’s FWD Cardinal Dons Its Track Suit, But Prefers To Walk")
CC History: 1968 German Ford 15M RS (P6) – The Successor To Dearborn’s FWD Cardinal Dons Its Track Suit, But Prefers To Walk
Posted on January 4, 2025 | 12 CommentsFord’s compact Cardinal never made it to America, but Ford of Germany managed to sell 680,206 units of the German Taunus 12M P4 version through 1966, plus a further […] -
![Round two for the JDM stuff and we’ll start with the meat and potatoes (are rather rice and seaweed) of the matter: Toyota. These S130 Crown wagons are always a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_20241108_105913_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 2: More Japanese Cars (Toyota & The Rest)")
CC Outtakes: T87’s Singles Collection (October-December 2024) – Part 2: More Japanese Cars (Toyota & The Rest)
Posted on January 3, 2025 | 13 CommentsRound two for the JDM stuff and we’ll start with the meat and potatoes (are rather rice and seaweed) of the matter: Toyota. These S130 Crown wagons are always a […]
