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Blog Archive
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![Given the relentless growth of the SUV market, it’s a bit ironic that one of the pioneers of the segment is no more. But in the 1990s and aughts, they […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/7000822648_fec0ce068a_o.jpg "Vintage Ads: Isuzu SUV Concepts (1994 – 2000)")
Vintage Ads: Isuzu SUV Concepts (1994 – 2000)
Posted on January 30, 2022 | 15 CommentsGiven the relentless growth of the SUV market, it’s a bit ironic that one of the pioneers of the segment is no more. But in the 1990s and aughts, they […] -
![When I saw this rather fresh-looking B210 parked behind a coffee cart on West 11th, I did a double take. Not just because B210s have become a rare sight, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_6264.jpg "Curbside Classic Capsule: Datsun B210 – It’s Been Given A New Lease On Life")
Curbside Classic Capsule: Datsun B210 – It’s Been Given A New Lease On Life
Posted on January 29, 2022 | 27 CommentsWhen I saw this rather fresh-looking B210 parked behind a coffee cart on West 11th, I did a double take. Not just because B210s have become a rare sight, but […] -
![Starting the show’s last tour with an array of Iveco S-Way tractors, the truck maker’s top model since 2019. They may look familiar to the BEV trucking business followers, as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_9676.jpg "CC Global: 2021 Truck Show Twenthe – Final Report")
CC Global: 2021 Truck Show Twenthe – Final Report
Posted on January 28, 2022 | 9 CommentsStarting the show’s last tour with an array of Iveco S-Way tractors, the truck maker’s top model since 2019. They may look familiar to the BEV trucking business followers, as […] -
![Work had taken us to a vintage household in downtown Santa Tecla (El Salvador), a town with still some semblance of the old Spanish style city grid. The house was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20191110_170907429.jpg "Curbside Recycling: BMW 2002, Bavarian Chocolate")
Curbside Recycling: BMW 2002, Bavarian Chocolate
Posted on January 28, 2022 | 12 CommentsWork had taken us to a vintage household in downtown Santa Tecla (El Salvador), a town with still some semblance of the old Spanish style city grid. The house was […] -
![Is it just me, or is there something a bit odd about the clothing of these folks out on the Serengeti, or wherever they’re supposed to be? Yes, Banana Republic […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/8255806394_c858604691_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: On Safari In A 1985 Mercury Lynx")
Vintage Ad: On Safari In A 1985 Mercury Lynx
Posted on January 27, 2022 | 41 CommentsIs it just me, or is there something a bit odd about the clothing of these folks out on the Serengeti, or wherever they’re supposed to be? Yes, Banana Republic […] -
![This shot (no pun intended) of a 1958 Simca Aronde 1300 Chatelaine gives us an opportunity to sharpen up our vocabulary a bit, starting with the term “shooting brake” and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/8254897463_31e8099772_o.jpg "Vintage PR Shot: 1958 Simca Aronde 1300 Chatelaine – A Shooting Brake For The Chatelaine")
Vintage PR Shot: 1958 Simca Aronde 1300 Chatelaine – A Shooting Brake For The Chatelaine
Posted on January 26, 2022 | 22 CommentsThis shot (no pun intended) of a 1958 Simca Aronde 1300 Chatelaine gives us an opportunity to sharpen up our vocabulary a bit, starting with the term “shooting brake” and […] -
![EPA’s 2021 Automotive Trends Report is out, and as usual, it is a treasure trove of statistics. I’m going to dive in and extract some key charts and summaries, as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/epa-1.jpg "Data Diving EPA’s 2021 Automotive Trends Report: Charting The Big Changes Since 1975")
Data Diving EPA’s 2021 Automotive Trends Report: Charting The Big Changes Since 1975
Posted on January 26, 2022 | 37 CommentsEPA’s 2021 Automotive Trends Report is out, and as usual, it is a treasure trove of statistics. I’m going to dive in and extract some key charts and summaries, as […] -
![You never know what will pop up in the yard at my mechanic’s. Seems like anytime I’m over there dropping off or picking up one of our cars, there’s something […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/196x_Jeepster_Commando_a.jpg "CC Capsule: 1966-69 Kaiser Jeepster Commando — Beechwood, Aged")
CC Capsule: 1966-69 Kaiser Jeepster Commando — Beechwood, Aged
Posted on January 26, 2022 | 18 CommentsYou never know what will pop up in the yard at my mechanic’s. Seems like anytime I’m over there dropping off or picking up one of our cars, there’s something […] -
![A while ago my mom found something that was rather interesting while looking at stuff that I might be interested in: On a old but recently updated webpage was a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/the-olson-story.jpeg "The Olson’s Chrysler Turbine Car Story – And Other Hot Links To Turbine Car “Ownership”")
The Olson’s Chrysler Turbine Car Story – And Other Hot Links To Turbine Car “Ownership”
Posted on January 25, 2022 | 16 CommentsA while ago my mom found something that was rather interesting while looking at stuff that I might be interested in: On a old but recently updated webpage was a […] -
![This Canadian Caravelle coupe is of course another one of those many north-of-the-border alternate reality-mobiles, as there never was a Caravelle coupe in the US, and the sedan didn’t arrive […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/8256406510_8d72f2a08b_o.jpg "Vintage Brochure Photo: 1983 Plymouth Caravelle Two-Door Coupe – An Alien And Now Extinct(?) Species")
Vintage Brochure Photo: 1983 Plymouth Caravelle Two-Door Coupe – An Alien And Now Extinct(?) Species
Posted on January 25, 2022 | 17 CommentsThis Canadian Caravelle coupe is of course another one of those many north-of-the-border alternate reality-mobiles, as there never was a Caravelle coupe in the US, and the sedan didn’t arrive […] -
![It makes me a bit sad to not see this generation of Colts around anymore, as it was a car that always elicited a positive response from. That was on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/51839296287_9625978564_o.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mitsubishi Colt – Good To Know There’s One Still In Russia Because There’s None Here")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mitsubishi Colt – Good To Know There’s One Still In Russia Because There’s None Here
Posted on January 25, 2022 | 17 CommentsIt makes me a bit sad to not see this generation of Colts around anymore, as it was a car that always elicited a positive response from. That was on […] -
![I was barely a teenager and had my bedroom walls covered with pictures of and advertisements for various vehicles when I had decided I wanted an actual piece of a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_3548-1979-Chevrolet-Corvette-CC.jpg "In-Motion Classic: 1979 Chevrolet Corvette – My Own Piece Of The Legacy")
In-Motion Classic: 1979 Chevrolet Corvette – My Own Piece Of The Legacy
Posted on January 25, 2022 | 45 CommentsI was barely a teenager and had my bedroom walls covered with pictures of and advertisements for various vehicles when I had decided I wanted an actual piece of a […] -
![The decision to essentially merge GMC and Chevrolet trucks in 1968 had several repercussions. Chevrolet would have access to GMC’s HD truck line (and engines), rebadged as Chevys. And reciprocally, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/46679976934_3c4e965721_k.jpg "Vintage Truck: 1968 -1972 GMC ME-6500 Semi With 427 V8 – A Chevy Except For The Badges")
Vintage Truck: 1968 -1972 GMC ME-6500 Semi With 427 V8 – A Chevy Except For The Badges
Posted on January 24, 2022 | 23 CommentsThe decision to essentially merge GMC and Chevrolet trucks in 1968 had several repercussions. Chevrolet would have access to GMC’s HD truck line (and engines), rebadged as Chevys. And reciprocally, […] -
![I did a momentary double take when I saw that little red hatchback in this shot. Looks rather Chevettish, but this is 1972. Aha! It’s a Vauxhall Firenza, as this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/8262403868_4311f045a5_b.jpg "Vintage Brochure: 1972 Pontiac Wagons – Firenza?")
Vintage Brochure: 1972 Pontiac Wagons – Firenza?
Posted on January 24, 2022 | 38 CommentsI did a momentary double take when I saw that little red hatchback in this shot. Looks rather Chevettish, but this is 1972. Aha! It’s a Vauxhall Firenza, as this […] -
![The history of the fastback roofline is one of crests and troughs; wildly popular in the 1940s, it was almost instantly deemed unfashionable and unceremoniously dumped in the early 1950s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/020a-1.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1949 Buick Super Sedanet – Superannuated Super, Some Said")
Car Show Classic: 1949 Buick Super Sedanet – Superannuated Super, Some Said
Posted on January 24, 2022 | 31 CommentsThe history of the fastback roofline is one of crests and troughs; wildly popular in the 1940s, it was almost instantly deemed unfashionable and unceremoniously dumped in the early 1950s […]
