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Blog Archive
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![(Long time UK-based CC reader and Cohort poster L. Seddon got to check out and drive a friend’s beautiful ’68 Thunderbird, his first drive in an American car. PN) Today […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/55150341503_49bdbb4ce3_b-115x115.jpg "1968 Thunderbird Landau: I Get To Drive My First American Car – And It’s The Nicest Car I’ve Ever Driven")
1968 Thunderbird Landau: I Get To Drive My First American Car – And It’s The Nicest Car I’ve Ever Driven
Posted on March 19, 2026 | 9 Comments(Long time UK-based CC reader and Cohort poster L. Seddon got to check out and drive a friend’s beautiful ’68 Thunderbird, his first drive in an American car. PN) Today […] -
![Ford produced almost 1 million of these full-size Fords in 1960, and how many remain today? Very few. Not known for their longevity, I would say about 95 to 99 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=450,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-13-at-19-47-50-00I0I_2DI0DFDcfv4_0CI0t2_600x450.jpg-JPEG-Image-600-×-450-pixels-115x115.png "1960 Ford Galaxie 4-Door Hardtop: A Rare Survivor")
1960 Ford Galaxie 4-Door Hardtop: A Rare Survivor
Posted on March 19, 2026 | 33 CommentsFord produced almost 1 million of these full-size Fords in 1960, and how many remain today? Very few. Not known for their longevity, I would say about 95 to 99 […] -
![(Updated 3/18/2026) I did not appreciate just what a rare thing this South African VW T3 Syncro found in NYC by wooriegi is when I first […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a-t3-b.jpg "South African VW T3 “Big Window” Syncro Bus Found in NYC – One of 89 Built!")
South African VW T3 “Big Window” Syncro Bus Found in NYC – One of 89 Built!
Posted on March 18, 2026 | 31 Comments(Updated 3/18/2026) I did not appreciate just what a rare thing this South African VW T3 Syncro found in NYC by wooriegi is when I first […] -
![William Oliver wins the internet today, having found a genuine curbside Pinto Cruising Wagon. Do you all realize just how rare this is? This is a ’70s icon, a living […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/49677860237_d4c638b5b5_h.jpg "Pinto Cruising Wagon (1977-1978)- A Legend From The ’70s")
Pinto Cruising Wagon (1977-1978)- A Legend From The ’70s
Posted on March 18, 2026 | 12 CommentsWilliam Oliver wins the internet today, having found a genuine curbside Pinto Cruising Wagon. Do you all realize just how rare this is? This is a ’70s icon, a living […] -
![This well-preserved example of the second generation of Oldsmobile’s big front-wheel-drive luxury coupe is an unusual car: a lightly equipped base-model Toronado that had only 92 miles when it sold […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1974-Oldsmobile-Toronado-Balsam-Green-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "1974 Oldsmobile Toronado: Only 92 Miles And No Power Windows On This Triple-Green FWD Personal Luxury Coupe")
1974 Oldsmobile Toronado: Only 92 Miles And No Power Windows On This Triple-Green FWD Personal Luxury Coupe
Posted on March 18, 2026 | 38 CommentsThis well-preserved example of the second generation of Oldsmobile’s big front-wheel-drive luxury coupe is an unusual car: a lightly equipped base-model Toronado that had only 92 miles when it sold […] -
![(Updated 3/17/2026) Did you ever wonder who buys Lotus cars? Aside from the Brits, I mean? Well, I’m starting to think it’s the Japanese. Last month, I caught […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200316_162628-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 1987 Lotus Excel SE – Brutish Ricing Green")
Curbside Find: 1987 Lotus Excel SE – Brutish Ricing Green
Posted on March 17, 2026 | 25 Comments(Updated 3/17/2026) Did you ever wonder who buys Lotus cars? Aside from the Brits, I mean? Well, I’m starting to think it’s the Japanese. Last month, I caught […] -
Wordless Find: Caddy Batmobile
Posted on March 17, 2026 | 24 CommentsBatcad photo from the CC Cohort by F Abbot -
![I had a request a while back in the comments section, where one of us (who shall remain nameless, except to say that his name bears the prefix Mopar-) asked […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/69Chargergreen1-115x115.jpg "CC In Scale: 1968 – 1969 Chargers")
CC In Scale: 1968 – 1969 Chargers
Posted on March 17, 2026 | 26 CommentsI had a request a while back in the comments section, where one of us (who shall remain nameless, except to say that his name bears the prefix Mopar-) asked […] -
![Ooooo! A red Camaro… how original! These words weren’t spoken to me by anyone else but my own brain. There’s no shortage of information about Camaros in any of its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/003-1967-Chevrolet-Camaro-RS-SS-for-CC-2026-115x115.jpg "1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS – Identification Issues")
1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS – Identification Issues
Posted on March 17, 2026 | 14 CommentsOoooo! A red Camaro… how original! These words weren’t spoken to me by anyone else but my own brain. There’s no shortage of information about Camaros in any of its […] -
![Here’s a car that does not exist, according to the 1971 Chevrolet brochure. My Standard Catalog of Chevrolet 1912-1998 does not mention a Bel Air Sport Coupe either, yet this car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Bel-Air-1.jpg "1971 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe – The Car That Doesn’t Exist, In The US Anyway")
1971 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe – The Car That Doesn’t Exist, In The US Anyway
Posted on March 16, 2026 | 16 CommentsHere’s a car that does not exist, according to the 1971 Chevrolet brochure. My Standard Catalog of Chevrolet 1912-1998 does not mention a Bel Air Sport Coupe either, yet this car […] -
![It’s classic tiny car time at CC, thanks to this 1990s Daewoo Fino (AKA Tico), still rolling in the streets of Latin America. As many CC readers have noted, old […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_20220608_180511994-115x115.jpg "Curbside Find: 1996 Daewoo Fino (Tico) – Humble City Car Still Doing Its Job")
Curbside Find: 1996 Daewoo Fino (Tico) – Humble City Car Still Doing Its Job
Posted on March 16, 2026 | 8 CommentsIt’s classic tiny car time at CC, thanks to this 1990s Daewoo Fino (AKA Tico), still rolling in the streets of Latin America. As many CC readers have noted, old […] -
![One thing about daily life is how it changes, slowly, with us hardly noticing. Then, one day, it hits; something once commonplace is suddenly gone. In today’s case, the run-down […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/29856667168_a5e2312537_b-115x115.jpg "When Did All The Beater Mustangs Disappear?")
When Did All The Beater Mustangs Disappear?
Posted on March 15, 2026 | 19 CommentsOne thing about daily life is how it changes, slowly, with us hardly noticing. Then, one day, it hits; something once commonplace is suddenly gone. In today’s case, the run-down […] -
![One of the junkyards I frequent in the Denver area has finally, post-pandemic, decided to again start selling some of the less junky machinery that lines up at its chain-link […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_0873-115x115.jpg "Junkyard Sales Lot: 1967 Volvo P1800S – Aaron65, Your (Maybe Running) Parts Car Awaits…")
Junkyard Sales Lot: 1967 Volvo P1800S – Aaron65, Your (Maybe Running) Parts Car Awaits…
Posted on March 13, 2026 | 22 CommentsOne of the junkyards I frequent in the Denver area has finally, post-pandemic, decided to again start selling some of the less junky machinery that lines up at its chain-link […] -
![(Updated 3/12/2026) Coming down College Hill on a late walk, few blocks from home, what do I see? Something that I have not seen since May […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-409-123.jpg "Curbside Find: VW 412 Variant – A Rare and Deadly but Intriguing Night Visitor")
Curbside Find: VW 412 Variant – A Rare and Deadly but Intriguing Night Visitor
Posted on March 12, 2026 | 35 Comments(Updated 3/12/2026) Coming down College Hill on a late walk, few blocks from home, what do I see? Something that I have not seen since May […] -
![In the late 1940s, Ford Motor Company began using a distributor that had no mechanical advance mechanism at all, relying solely on engine vacuum to provide advance based on both […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Galaxie-1-115x115.jpg "The Brain Is In The Carburetor? Understanding Ford’s Forgotten Loadomatic Distributor")
The Brain Is In The Carburetor? Understanding Ford’s Forgotten Loadomatic Distributor
Posted on March 12, 2026 | 20 CommentsIn the late 1940s, Ford Motor Company began using a distributor that had no mechanical advance mechanism at all, relying solely on engine vacuum to provide advance based on both […]
