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![Car builders recycling names, or continuing naming policies, can confuse; about where a product fits in with existing or preceding models (Renault 14 to Renault 9, for exmple), why it’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20200801_181209-tile.jpg "Curbside Classics: 1951 and 1959 Austin A40 – European Progress")
Curbside Classics: 1951 and 1959 Austin A40 – European Progress
Posted on April 6, 2022 | 26 CommentsCar builders recycling names, or continuing naming policies, can confuse; about where a product fits in with existing or preceding models (Renault 14 to Renault 9, for exmple), why it’s […] -
![(first posted 4/5/2016) How long since you saw a first-generation K-car? In one piece, I mean? The facelifted ’85-’89 versions are still seen every odd and then, but the ’81-’84 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kkkkkk.jpg "CC For Sale: 1983 Dodge Aries In Like-New Condition – ‘K, Then!")
CC For Sale: 1983 Dodge Aries In Like-New Condition – ‘K, Then!
Posted on April 5, 2022 | 178 Comments(first posted 4/5/2016) How long since you saw a first-generation K-car? In one piece, I mean? The facelifted ’85-’89 versions are still seen every odd and then, but the ’81-’84 […] -
![One could be forgiven if one didn’t know that Detroit was home to one of America’s greatest art museums. Yes: Detroit, Michigan. Where there is money, there are art collectors, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20220331_124726a.jpg "CC Art Museum Tour: Detroit Institute of Arts, “Car Design In The Motor City, 1950-2020” – Paying Reverence Where It’s Due")
CC Art Museum Tour: Detroit Institute of Arts, “Car Design In The Motor City, 1950-2020” – Paying Reverence Where It’s Due
Posted on April 5, 2022 | 21 CommentsOne could be forgiven if one didn’t know that Detroit was home to one of America’s greatest art museums. Yes: Detroit, Michigan. Where there is money, there are art collectors, […] -
![shot and posted by Tim Finn Who says Dodge was the first with an extended cab pickup? Yes, It’s only a two-door, and it would have been fairly easy to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/51981335213_dfe24ce23e_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1967 Chevrolet C10 Extended Cab")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1967 Chevrolet C10 Extended Cab
Posted on April 5, 2022 | 15 Commentsshot and posted by Tim Finn Who says Dodge was the first with an extended cab pickup? Yes, It’s only a two-door, and it would have been fairly easy to […] -
![I was in my early twenties when my second apartment got broken into. My insurance career was in its infancy, and my meager, post-college earnings meant a limited allowance for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2013-02-15-Friday-1999-Jaguar-S-Type-Flint-Michigan-CC.jpg "Curbside Capsule: c. 2000 Jaguar S-Type – Hacked")
Curbside Capsule: c. 2000 Jaguar S-Type – Hacked
Posted on April 5, 2022 | 45 CommentsI was in my early twenties when my second apartment got broken into. My insurance career was in its infancy, and my meager, post-college earnings meant a limited allowance for […] -
![(first posted 4/4/2016) After nearly 60 years with no definitive aesthetic consensus on GM’s ’59 models, it might be time to accept them at face value. They were wild but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DSCF4055.jpg "Car Show Classics: A Celebration of GM’s ’59 Models–Bats and Deltas, but No 88s")
Car Show Classics: A Celebration of GM’s ’59 Models–Bats and Deltas, but No 88s
Posted on April 4, 2022 | 93 Comments(first posted 4/4/2016) After nearly 60 years with no definitive aesthetic consensus on GM’s ’59 models, it might be time to accept them at face value. They were wild but […] -
![Tim Finn found a veritable uncorn: a Winnebago LeSharo, from the eighties. Given that they were powered by a Renault four cylinder, initially a diesel, but when that turned out […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/51976854478_3d697938d6_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Winnebago LeSharo – A Rare Survivor")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Winnebago LeSharo – A Rare Survivor
Posted on April 4, 2022 | 23 CommentsTim Finn found a veritable uncorn: a Winnebago LeSharo, from the eighties. Given that they were powered by a Renault four cylinder, initially a diesel, but when that turned out […] -
Vintage Ad: 1987 Yugo, $3990 — $9840 In Today’s Dollars
Posted on April 4, 2022 | 39 CommentsIs t time for another $10k new car? -
![(first posted 10/15/2013) Quite a few cars have made a lasting impression on society, such as the ’57 Chevrolet and ’65 Mustang. These are cars that for whatever reasons have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1963-2-tags-imcdb.jpg "Automotive History: The Involvement of the 1963 Ford in American Society")
Automotive History: The Involvement of the 1963 Ford in American Society
Posted on April 3, 2022 | 48 Comments(first posted 10/15/2013) Quite a few cars have made a lasting impression on society, such as the ’57 Chevrolet and ’65 Mustang. These are cars that for whatever reasons have […] -
CC Design: Chrysler Studies Ergonomics in 1962, and Now Just Look!
Posted on April 3, 2022 | 128 CommentsErgonomics, also called human factors, is the science of design and arrangement to maximise the efficiency, ease, and safety of people’s interaction with things. It was a -
![A little shiver of joy went through me when I saw this X1/9 at parked at Jerry’s. Yes; you’re still on the road! I found this same car at in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_8434.jpg "Curbside Update: Fiat X1/9 – No, It Wasn’t Taken Away From Him And Replaced With A “Soulless” Pontiac Sunbird")
Curbside Update: Fiat X1/9 – No, It Wasn’t Taken Away From Him And Replaced With A “Soulless” Pontiac Sunbird
Posted on April 3, 2022 | 32 CommentsA little shiver of joy went through me when I saw this X1/9 at parked at Jerry’s. Yes; you’re still on the road! I found this same car at in […] -
![This striking combination was parked in a nearby industrial area – I just couldn’t miss it, when passing by. It’s owned by hauling company Simon Loos and is working for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_9962.jpg "CC Global: Two Foodstuff Transporters For Different End Users")
CC Global: Two Foodstuff Transporters For Different End Users
Posted on April 3, 2022 | 3 CommentsThis striking combination was parked in a nearby industrial area – I just couldn’t miss it, when passing by. It’s owned by hauling company Simon Loos and is working for […] -
CC Cinema: How to Drive Strine (in the 1970s)
Posted on April 2, 2022 | 30 CommentsIn the early 1970s, Australia’s Department of Transport put out a series of safe-driving films. Strine, of course, is -
Vintage PR Shots: The 1982 Stutz Line Of Fine Automobiles
Posted on April 2, 2022 | 31 CommentsThe Bearcat Convertible -
![(first posted 3/31/2016) The Great American Diesel Boom got its start during the 1973-1974 energy crisis I, when certain diesel imports with their ability to go about 50% further on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cccvb.jpg "CC Outtake: 1983 Mazda B2200 Diesel – A Veteran Of The Great Diesel Boom, With A License-Built Perkins Engine")
CC Outtake: 1983 Mazda B2200 Diesel – A Veteran Of The Great Diesel Boom, With A License-Built Perkins Engine
Posted on April 1, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 3/31/2016) The Great American Diesel Boom got its start during the 1973-1974 energy crisis I, when certain diesel imports with their ability to go about 50% further on […]
