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![This line-up is the end result of an investment of over one billion euros, the biggest innovation project in the truck maker’s history so far. An entirely new generation of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/DAF-new-generation.jpg "CC Global: 2021 DAF XG+, XG And XF – An All-New Generation Of Big DAFs, After 34 Years")
CC Global: 2021 DAF XG+, XG And XF – An All-New Generation Of Big DAFs, After 34 Years
Posted on June 13, 2021 | 14 CommentsThis line-up is the end result of an investment of over one billion euros, the biggest innovation project in the truck maker’s history so far. An entirely new generation of […] -
![I found it parked at Whole Foods, looking a bit diminished between the Jeep and the Ford. But the Fiat 500 in front of it is making it feel better. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_6333.jpg "Curbside Outtake: There’s Still One Dodge Omni Daily Driver Left Here")
Curbside Outtake: There’s Still One Dodge Omni Daily Driver Left Here
Posted on June 13, 2021 | 44 CommentsI found it parked at Whole Foods, looking a bit diminished between the Jeep and the Ford. But the Fiat 500 in front of it is making it feel better. […] -
![Here’s another one that slipped by me in the great custom kitschmobile era: the Damen Road Star, obviously Cadillac Edorado based, and priced at a nifty $55k, or $175k in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/19846648126_1981155508_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1980 Damen Road Star – The Ultimate Damensportwagen For $175k 2021 Dollars")
Vintage Ad: 1980 Damen Road Star – The Ultimate Damensportwagen For $175k 2021 Dollars
Posted on June 13, 2021 | 34 CommentsHere’s another one that slipped by me in the great custom kitschmobile era: the Damen Road Star, obviously Cadillac Edorado based, and priced at a nifty $55k, or $175k in […] -
![Since 1955, almost like clockwork, every four years or so Toyota has introduced a new Crown model. The current S220 version is the fifteenth generation of that line – with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/toyota-crown-kluger-2021-f-424a-1-e1623473313713.jpeg "Curbside Newsstand: Will the Next Toyota Crown Be a SUV?")
Curbside Newsstand: Will the Next Toyota Crown Be a SUV?
Posted on June 13, 2021 | 16 CommentsSince 1955, almost like clockwork, every four years or so Toyota has introduced a new Crown model. The current S220 version is the fifteenth generation of that line – with […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2015) It’s hard for someone of my generation to imagine a time when full-size convertibles graced the lineup of nearly every domestic brand. With the advent of air […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/thumb_IMG_8484_1024.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – Fading Sky")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Convertible – Fading Sky
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 38 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) It’s hard for someone of my generation to imagine a time when full-size convertibles graced the lineup of nearly every domestic brand. With the advent of air […] -
![(first posted 6/12/2015) Southfield was the headquarter of AMC when it existed, and there are still few AMCs running around here, including a Gremlin owned by a campus security guy. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Citroen-DS-Cabrio.jpg "CC Outtake: Citroën DS Cabriolet – Spotted in Southfield, Michigan,")
CC Outtake: Citroën DS Cabriolet – Spotted in Southfield, Michigan,
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 52 Comments(first posted 6/12/2015) Southfield was the headquarter of AMC when it existed, and there are still few AMCs running around here, including a Gremlin owned by a campus security guy. […] -
![Mike Hayes has been one of our oldest and most consistent Cohorts. He know what I like, and he’s found a lot of them over the years. And I always […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51221646218_ec84856a92_k.jpg "Cohort Find of the Day: 1954 Ford Mainline Ranch Wagon (and Mystery Car)")
Cohort Find of the Day: 1954 Ford Mainline Ranch Wagon (and Mystery Car)
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 26 CommentsMike Hayes has been one of our oldest and most consistent Cohorts. He know what I like, and he’s found a lot of them over the years. And I always […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2015) Have you ever tried to define “a grand tourer”, with a sense of affordability and familiarity, to someone who is less familiar with cars than yourself? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1976-triumph-stag-2.jpg "Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph Stag – What If Public Appeal Was The Only Criterion For Success?")
Carshow Classic: 1976 Triumph Stag – What If Public Appeal Was The Only Criterion For Success?
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 62 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) Have you ever tried to define “a grand tourer”, with a sense of affordability and familiarity, to someone who is less familiar with cars than yourself? […] -
![Update: thanks to a comment by Bill McCoskey, it turns out this wood kit was supplied by Chevrolet as an option on 1948 Chevrolets. Full details at the end of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51222566490_e26821cf8a_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline Country Club “Woodie” Coupe")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline Country Club “Woodie” Coupe
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 18 CommentsUpdate: thanks to a comment by Bill McCoskey, it turns out this wood kit was supplied by Chevrolet as an option on 1948 Chevrolets. Full details at the end of […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2015) How can we have Convertible Week without a four-door convertible Continental? Long, low, and lithe. Rival Cadillac may have been at the top of its styling game […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-1965-conv.jpg "CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of?")
CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of?
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 6/10/2015) How can we have Convertible Week without a four-door convertible Continental? Long, low, and lithe. Rival Cadillac may have been at the top of its styling game […] -
![Is it a challenge to write for CC? Well, it all depends what one has to work with. Sometimes, it’s a true classic, something from the ‘60s or earlier – […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_20201207_092346-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1995 Nissan Cefiro (A32) Excimo – Playing It Too Safe")
CC Capsule: 1995 Nissan Cefiro (A32) Excimo – Playing It Too Safe
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 30 CommentsIs it a challenge to write for CC? Well, it all depends what one has to work with. Sometimes, it’s a true classic, something from the ‘60s or earlier – […] -
![Again I had to join two months in order to produce another post in this series. Given that dash-cam captures were rather depleted, I will try to balance that with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/40133958952_da1cb1058f_o.jpg "CCs in Israel: April-May 2021 – Germany vs. US")
CCs in Israel: April-May 2021 – Germany vs. US
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 13 CommentsAgain I had to join two months in order to produce another post in this series. Given that dash-cam captures were rather depleted, I will try to balance that with […] -
![Frank Spring was such a talented designer, but was crushed when he was forced by executives to make the compact Hudson Jet tall and dumpy. As a consolation, management allowed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51162540404_722dbd9902_k.jpg "Vintage PR Shot: Hudson Italia – Milan On The Hudson")
Vintage PR Shot: Hudson Italia – Milan On The Hudson
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 32 CommentsFrank Spring was such a talented designer, but was crushed when he was forced by executives to make the compact Hudson Jet tall and dumpy. As a consolation, management allowed […] -
![(first posted 6/9/2015) I recently read Patrick Foster’s American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America’s Last Independent Automaker, and Mr. Foster, in so many words, felt that AMC may […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Rambler-1967-rogue-conv.jpg "CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rogue Convertible–A Rascally Scoundrel?")
CC Capsule: 1967 Rambler Rogue Convertible–A Rascally Scoundrel?
Posted on June 9, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 6/9/2015) I recently read Patrick Foster’s American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America’s Last Independent Automaker, and Mr. Foster, in so many words, felt that AMC may […] -
CC Outtake: Cutie, Your Death Cab is Here
Posted on June 9, 2021 | 16 CommentsI’m not sure how the band “Death Cab for Cutie” decided on their name, but it appears we’ve found the titular Death Cab.
