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![Although Hydra-Matic Drive was developed and manufactured by General Motors, GM’s Detroit Transmission Division also sold Hydra-Matic transmissions to outside automakers, including most of the U.S. independents and even […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1940-Oldsmobile-Series-90-blue-Barrett-Jackson-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Early Hydra-Matic Users: Many Non-GM Automakers Bought This Pioneering Automatic Transmission")
Early Hydra-Matic Users: Many Non-GM Automakers Bought This Pioneering Automatic Transmission
Posted on June 22, 2025 | 16 CommentsAlthough Hydra-Matic Drive was developed and manufactured by General Motors, GM’s Detroit Transmission Division also sold Hydra-Matic transmissions to outside automakers, including most of the U.S. independents and even […] -
![Today’s Cohort find by Roshake has been featured before at CC. So, “still looking good” is being used in a very deliberate form in the title, as this 1990 Buick […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/54581036786_efd23c0375_b-copia.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1990 Buick Skylark Custom – Still Looking Good In Budapest")
Curbside Find: 1990 Buick Skylark Custom – Still Looking Good In Budapest
Posted on June 21, 2025 | 14 CommentsToday’s Cohort find by Roshake has been featured before at CC. So, “still looking good” is being used in a very deliberate form in the title, as this 1990 Buick […] -
![I was navigating a CC desert in the nether regions of north Tokyo. In those latitudes, the chances of encountering the older exotics that are often found on Sunday in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20250127_092722_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Find: 1985 Mitsubishi Mirage (C10) 3-Door – When Origami Was All The (Mi)Rage")
CC Find: 1985 Mitsubishi Mirage (C10) 3-Door – When Origami Was All The (Mi)Rage
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 11 CommentsI was navigating a CC desert in the nether regions of north Tokyo. In those latitudes, the chances of encountering the older exotics that are often found on Sunday in […] -
![We were in Port Orford last week and on Thursday morning I dropped Stephanie off at a yoga class and drove the Tracker to the car wash for its first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_3362-crop-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A 45 Minute Driving Tour Of Port Orford, Oregon: Views Of Old Cars, Boats, Old (and Burned) Houses And Of Course The Ocean")
A 45 Minute Driving Tour Of Port Orford, Oregon: Views Of Old Cars, Boats, Old (and Burned) Houses And Of Course The Ocean
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 22 CommentsWe were in Port Orford last week and on Thursday morning I dropped Stephanie off at a yoga class and drove the Tracker to the car wash for its first […] -
![I know there’s no such thing as a pillared hardtop. Except that’s what Ford called it in their brochure and like wildfire the term caught on and now it’s used […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_7446.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1977 Ford LTD 2-Door Pillared Hardtop – Oh Baby. Oh Baby. Oh. /s")
Curbside Recycling: 1977 Ford LTD 2-Door Pillared Hardtop – Oh Baby. Oh Baby. Oh. /s
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 34 CommentsI know there’s no such thing as a pillared hardtop. Except that’s what Ford called it in their brochure and like wildfire the term caught on and now it’s used […] -
![(first posted 10/18/2017) No, I’m not talking about the North American market Odyssey when I apply the “World’s Sexiest Minivan” label. As you can see, the featured Odyssey […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/honda-odyssey-gen-3-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2004-08 & 2008-13 Honda Odyssey – World’s Sexiest Minivan")
2004-08 & 2008-13 Honda Odyssey – World’s Sexiest Minivan
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 43 Comments(first posted 10/18/2017) No, I’m not talking about the North American market Odyssey when I apply the “World’s Sexiest Minivan” label. As you can see, the featured Odyssey […] -
![Doesn’t it sometimes feel like life is all movement, yet going nowhere? Back and forth, up and down. But at the end of the day we’re right where we started. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_3692.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Kiddie Attractions – MOM!!! Can I Ride??")
Curbside Kiddie Attractions – MOM!!! Can I Ride??
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 38 CommentsDoesn’t it sometimes feel like life is all movement, yet going nowhere? Back and forth, up and down. But at the end of the day we’re right where we started. […] -
![(first posted 10/23/2017) Some time ago, GN posed a question to CC readers as to which were some of our favorite designs from General Motors during the Irv […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/257-1990-Chevrolet-1500-Pickup-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1994 Chevrolet 1500 Pickup – Still Hard At Work")
Curbside Find: 1994 Chevrolet 1500 Pickup – Still Hard At Work
Posted on June 18, 2025 | 67 Comments(first posted 10/23/2017) Some time ago, GN posed a question to CC readers as to which were some of our favorite designs from General Motors during the Irv […] -
![(First posted 6/17/2019) Kombi, German and short for Kombinationskraftwagen. That’s a combination of a motor car and a (small) truck, perfectly capable of transporting both people and goods. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_7879.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 1960 Borgward Isabella Combi And 1970 Volkswagen 411 LE Variant – Kombi Variants")
Car Show Classics: 1960 Borgward Isabella Combi And 1970 Volkswagen 411 LE Variant – Kombi Variants
Posted on June 17, 2025 | 24 Comments(First posted 6/17/2019) Kombi, German and short for Kombinationskraftwagen. That’s a combination of a motor car and a (small) truck, perfectly capable of transporting both people and goods. And […] -
![(first posted 4/11/2018) Welcome to another edition of my lowly-acclaimed Missed It By That Much series. Today, we get to see almost all of the bodies produced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/XAGTcoupe.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: Missed It By That Much – Red Ford XA GT Edition")
In-Motion Classic: Missed It By That Much – Red Ford XA GT Edition
Posted on June 16, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 4/11/2018) Welcome to another edition of my lowly-acclaimed Missed It By That Much series. Today, we get to see almost all of the bodies produced […] -
![Who doesn’t love an oil thread? I found myself looking at my various containers of oil in the garage and thinking about my habits in that regard. Nowadays I do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_7259.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech QOTD: Oil – What’s Your Pleasure?")
Curbside Tech QOTD: Oil – What’s Your Pleasure?
Posted on June 16, 2025 | 68 CommentsWho doesn’t love an oil thread? I found myself looking at my various containers of oil in the garage and thinking about my habits in that regard. Nowadays I do […] -
![(first posted 3/5/2018) Maximum driving thrills at an affordable price, that’s the Peugeot 106 Rallye in a nutshell. Go-kart handling at its finest. As a matter of fact, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_5408.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1998 Peugeot 106 Rallye Phase 2 – Screaming Little Lion")
Car Show Classic: 1998 Peugeot 106 Rallye Phase 2 – Screaming Little Lion
Posted on June 15, 2025 | 19 Comments(first posted 3/5/2018) Maximum driving thrills at an affordable price, that’s the Peugeot 106 Rallye in a nutshell. Go-kart handling at its finest. As a matter of fact, […] -
![I have long been fascinated with the many stops and starts that eventually led to the automatic transmission as we know it today. We are likely all familiar with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1942-Lincoln-Liquamatic-cutaway.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lincoln’s Liquamatic Drive – Failure To Upshift")
Lincoln’s Liquamatic Drive – Failure To Upshift
Posted on June 15, 2025 | 13 CommentsI have long been fascinated with the many stops and starts that eventually led to the automatic transmission as we know it today. We are likely all familiar with the […] -
![As regular CC readers know, Ralf K. (Don Kincl) has been one of our favorite Cohort contributors over the years. After all, his eye for detail and composition truly pay […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-11-23.45.46.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A New Gallery Of Vintage Cars And Trucks Shot By Ralf K")
A New Gallery Of Vintage Cars And Trucks Shot By Ralf K
Posted on June 15, 2025 | 14 CommentsAs regular CC readers know, Ralf K. (Don Kincl) has been one of our favorite Cohort contributors over the years. After all, his eye for detail and composition truly pay […] -
![In the late sixties, the German Rheinstahl conglomerate merged the commercial vehicle divisions of their Hanomag and Henschel subsidiaries into Hanomag-Henschel-Fahrzeugwerke GmbH, with Daimler-Benz as a 51% shareholder. Shortly after, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_4041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1973 Hanomag-Henschel F45 And 2018 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter – Same Class, 45 Years Apart")
CC Global: 1973 Hanomag-Henschel F45 And 2018 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter – Same Class, 45 Years Apart
Posted on June 15, 2025 | 12 CommentsIn the late sixties, the German Rheinstahl conglomerate merged the commercial vehicle divisions of their Hanomag and Henschel subsidiaries into Hanomag-Henschel-Fahrzeugwerke GmbH, with Daimler-Benz as a 51% shareholder. Shortly after, […]
