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Blog Archive
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![(first posted 8/31/2015) There’s really not much to say about this scene other than to ask you to picture the happiest, geekiest 38-year-old man in the world hooking his Dirty […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Sun-analyzer.jpg "Garage Classic: Sun Performance Analyzer 1115–The Most Fun under the Sun")
Garage Classic: Sun Performance Analyzer 1115–The Most Fun under the Sun
Posted on August 31, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/31/2015) There’s really not much to say about this scene other than to ask you to picture the happiest, geekiest 38-year-old man in the world hooking his Dirty […] -
![(first posted 8/31/2015) Last week my family and I decided to go on an impromptu roadtrip to Nashville, Tennessee. While there, I somehow carved out time to visit the Lane […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/LARC.jpg "Museum Outtake: 1959 LARC LX – Our Largest Curbside Classic (So Far)")
Museum Outtake: 1959 LARC LX – Our Largest Curbside Classic (So Far)
Posted on August 31, 2021 | 41 Comments(first posted 8/31/2015) Last week my family and I decided to go on an impromptu roadtrip to Nashville, Tennessee. While there, I somehow carved out time to visit the Lane […] -
![This is an interesting pairing of cars that represent what was hot in their day (late ’80s): the Chrysler minivan and mid/compact SUVs. The Niedermeyer driveway in 1990 could well […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_7241.jpg "Curbside Twofer: Gen1 Plymouth Grand Voyager and Isuzu Trooper II – This Could Have Been Our House In 1990")
Curbside Twofer: Gen1 Plymouth Grand Voyager and Isuzu Trooper II – This Could Have Been Our House In 1990
Posted on August 31, 2021 | 27 CommentsThis is an interesting pairing of cars that represent what was hot in their day (late ’80s): the Chrysler minivan and mid/compact SUVs. The Niedermeyer driveway in 1990 could well […] -
![The Renault Wind the other day was a new one for me, and I’d certainly never seen one. I am quite aware of the Alpine 110’s existence, but have never […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51333429356_532b189df5_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Alpine 110 – More Forbidden Fruit")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Alpine 110 – More Forbidden Fruit
Posted on August 31, 2021 | 12 CommentsThe Renault Wind the other day was a new one for me, and I’d certainly never seen one. I am quite aware of the Alpine 110’s existence, but have never […] -
![It was an otherwise ordinary, late-summer Sunday afternoon, three years ago. I had just spent an hour or so at the Lincoln Park Zoo, one of my favorite free attractions […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/005-1985-Oldsmobile-Delta-88-Royale-CC.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1985 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Along Came Delta")
Curbside Capsule: 1985 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Along Came Delta
Posted on August 31, 2021 | 50 CommentsIt was an otherwise ordinary, late-summer Sunday afternoon, three years ago. I had just spent an hour or so at the Lincoln Park Zoo, one of my favorite free attractions […] -
![(first posted 8/30/2015) This was the car Lincoln was gunning for with its 1995 Continental. Well, not quite, as today’s article proved: the Continental was ostensibly a Seville rival that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cadillac-1997-seville-sts.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1992-97 Cadillac Seville STS – The Pursuer")
Curbside Capsule: 1992-97 Cadillac Seville STS – The Pursuer
Posted on August 30, 2021 | 79 Comments(first posted 8/30/2015) This was the car Lincoln was gunning for with its 1995 Continental. Well, not quite, as today’s article proved: the Continental was ostensibly a Seville rival that […] -
![We’ve seen a lot of GM’s Advance Design Trucks (1948-1955) here over the years. But this one, posted by Eric Clem, is rather exceptional, as 1953 was the first year […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51327067956_305dca4044_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1953 GMC Pickup With 4-Speed Hydra-Matic – First Year For Automatics In Pickups And Light Trucks")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1953 GMC Pickup With 4-Speed Hydra-Matic – First Year For Automatics In Pickups And Light Trucks
Posted on August 30, 2021 | 24 CommentsWe’ve seen a lot of GM’s Advance Design Trucks (1948-1955) here over the years. But this one, posted by Eric Clem, is rather exceptional, as 1953 was the first year […] -
![The NYT is on my daily reading list, but not for car-related stories, although their industry coverage by Neil Boudette is usually of a high caliber. I couldn’t help noticing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Corvair-Spyder-ad.jpg "Media Watch: New York Times Writer Mangles The History Of GM’s Turbocharged Cars – 50% Right Isn’t Quite Good Enough")
Media Watch: New York Times Writer Mangles The History Of GM’s Turbocharged Cars – 50% Right Isn’t Quite Good Enough
Posted on August 30, 2021 | 47 CommentsThe NYT is on my daily reading list, but not for car-related stories, although their industry coverage by Neil Boudette is usually of a high caliber. I couldn’t help noticing […] -
![Photo by Ilya Panov Previous weekend I, together with two of my friends – Eugene and Ilya, took part in a classic car show. Well, kind of. For the most […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Ford-G-Granada.jpg "Car Show: Gorky Classic, 2021 – A Celebration Of Russian Cars")
Car Show: Gorky Classic, 2021 – A Celebration Of Russian Cars
Posted on August 30, 2021 | 23 CommentsPhoto by Ilya Panov Previous weekend I, together with two of my friends – Eugene and Ilya, took part in a classic car show. Well, kind of. For the most […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2015) For two generations, Mercury offered the Villager minivan. A joint development with Nissan, who offered the near-identical Quest, the Villager soon found itself to be one of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mercury-2004-Monterey.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 2004-07 Mercury Monterey – Last Hurrah")
Curbside Capsule: 2004-07 Mercury Monterey – Last Hurrah
Posted on August 29, 2021 | 29 Comments(first posted 8/29/2015) For two generations, Mercury offered the Villager minivan. A joint development with Nissan, who offered the near-identical Quest, the Villager soon found itself to be one of […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2015) I love Michigan. Our state goes car-crazy pretty much the entire month of August. There are many noteworthy shows occurring that month, including the Woodward Dream Cruise […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/939-1973-AMC-Javelin-AMX-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 AMC Javelin AMX – Right On Target")
Curbside Classic: 1973 AMC Javelin AMX – Right On Target
Posted on August 29, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/29/2015) I love Michigan. Our state goes car-crazy pretty much the entire month of August. There are many noteworthy shows occurring that month, including the Woodward Dream Cruise […] -
![After GMC’s brutalist “crackerbox” tractors, its successor, the GMC Astro was a relief for sore eyes. Arguably the best designed big COE tractor of its era, the vaunted GM design […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/24603905535_d3fca86f43_h.jpg "Vintage Truck of the Day: Chevrolet Titan (1969-1980) – GM’s Design Center Sets A New Standard For Big Trucks")
Vintage Truck of the Day: Chevrolet Titan (1969-1980) – GM’s Design Center Sets A New Standard For Big Trucks
Posted on August 29, 2021 | 38 CommentsAfter GMC’s brutalist “crackerbox” tractors, its successor, the GMC Astro was a relief for sore eyes. Arguably the best designed big COE tractor of its era, the vaunted GM design […] -
![Summer is drawing to a close, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s been, in the UK at least, a bit of an odd one. Not only has the weather […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20210417_122723-tile.jpg "Curbside Classic Finds: The Sights Of Summer")
Curbside Classic Finds: The Sights Of Summer
Posted on August 29, 2021 | 21 CommentsSummer is drawing to a close, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s been, in the UK at least, a bit of an odd one. Not only has the weather […] -
![(first posted 8/28/2015) It is well-known that GM has always struggled somewhat when it’s come to small cars. Most of the time, this can be attributed to the actual product, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2001ChevyPrizm.jpg "CC Capsule: 2001 Chevrolet Prizm – A Corolla By Any Other Name")
CC Capsule: 2001 Chevrolet Prizm – A Corolla By Any Other Name
Posted on August 28, 2021 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/28/2015) It is well-known that GM has always struggled somewhat when it’s come to small cars. Most of the time, this can be attributed to the actual product, […] -
![I’ve seen pictures before of Loewy’s BMW 507 Coupe that he designed and had built for himself, but they were invariably in profile or from the rear. When I came […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Loewy-507-f.jpg "Design Milestone: Raymond Loewy’s 1957 BMW 507 Coupe – Ahead Of Its Time In At Least One Key Way")
Design Milestone: Raymond Loewy’s 1957 BMW 507 Coupe – Ahead Of Its Time In At Least One Key Way
Posted on August 28, 2021 | 46 CommentsI’ve seen pictures before of Loewy’s BMW 507 Coupe that he designed and had built for himself, but they were invariably in profile or from the rear. When I came […]
