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![I was headed north the other day when I saw this southbound apparition pull over at a meter on the other side of Commercial Drive. Gladys provided a parking space […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BMW_E30_ute_1.jpg "Curbside Outtake: U-Built Bimmer Bakkie")
Curbside Outtake: U-Built Bimmer Bakkie
Posted on May 6, 2021 | 22 CommentsI was headed north the other day when I saw this southbound apparition pull over at a meter on the other side of Commercial Drive. Gladys provided a parking space […] -
![Someone really needs to do this generation of vans justice and write up a decent CC post about it all. And it ain’t gonna be me. Something in this Chevy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210318_105047-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet G20 Chevy Van – Just Don’t Do It")
CC Capsule: 1985 Chevrolet G20 Chevy Van – Just Don’t Do It
Posted on May 6, 2021 | 50 CommentsSomeone really needs to do this generation of vans justice and write up a decent CC post about it all. And it ain’t gonna be me. Something in this Chevy […] -
![I’m assuming these were base V8s, which of course put the lighter and smaller Plymouth at even greater advantage with its 230 hp 318 compared to Chevy’s 195 hp 283 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/snip.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1963 Plymouth Beats Ford and Chevrolet In 8 Out Of 10 Official Tests")
Vintage Ad: 1963 Plymouth Beats Ford and Chevrolet In 8 Out Of 10 Official Tests
Posted on May 6, 2021 | 41 CommentsI’m assuming these were base V8s, which of course put the lighter and smaller Plymouth at even greater advantage with its 230 hp 318 compared to Chevy’s 195 hp 283 […] -
![RJ found these two Russian veterans resting peacefully in the sun in Kaunas, Lithuania. The represent the two most common mainline sedans in the USSR, spanning from 1964 (Moskvitch 408) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/51151286355_cea23655ea_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Izh 412 & VAZ 21011 – More Commonly Know As Moskvitch and Lada")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Izh 412 & VAZ 21011 – More Commonly Know As Moskvitch and Lada
Posted on May 5, 2021 | 9 CommentsRJ found these two Russian veterans resting peacefully in the sun in Kaunas, Lithuania. The represent the two most common mainline sedans in the USSR, spanning from 1964 (Moskvitch 408) […] -
![This is small ‘90s pillared hardtop week, it seems. We had the dreary and quite superfluous Nissan Presea on Monday, so in the interest of fairness, we will presently take […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210330_095038-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota Corolla Ceres (AE101) – Jelly Bean Ricer")
CC Capsule: 1993 Toyota Corolla Ceres (AE101) – Jelly Bean Ricer
Posted on May 5, 2021 | 18 CommentsThis is small ‘90s pillared hardtop week, it seems. We had the dreary and quite superfluous Nissan Presea on Monday, so in the interest of fairness, we will presently take […] -
![A couple of weeks ago when viewing the ’66 Chrysler Newport Town Sedan, Aaron65 commented that it’d be hard to go wrong with anything from ’65 or ’66 and thinking […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1597.jpg "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1966 Mercury Park Lane Four Door Hardtop")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1966 Mercury Park Lane Four Door Hardtop
Posted on May 5, 2021 | 74 CommentsA couple of weeks ago when viewing the ’66 Chrysler Newport Town Sedan, Aaron65 commented that it’d be hard to go wrong with anything from ’65 or ’66 and thinking […] -
![I assume it was intentional, but in any case this pairing of red Chryslers posted by Jim Copek was too good to pass up. I was able to pin down […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/51151814739_e127148ad2_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Red Chryslers, Then and Now")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Red Chryslers, Then and Now
Posted on May 4, 2021 | 19 CommentsI assume it was intentional, but in any case this pairing of red Chryslers posted by Jim Copek was too good to pass up. I was able to pin down […] -
![I was just at the parts store picking up some new rear drums for the xB, and the young guy at the counter (whose first car was a ’62 Comet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Drum-brake.jpeg "QOTD: What Was The Last Car Sold In The US With Front Drum Brakes?")
QOTD: What Was The Last Car Sold In The US With Front Drum Brakes?
Posted on May 4, 2021 | 64 CommentsI was just at the parts store picking up some new rear drums for the xB, and the young guy at the counter (whose first car was a ’62 Comet […] -
![Imagine that you have endured an entire Midwestern winter, especially the often brutally windy and cold kind that we have in Chicago, and have done so with a smile on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4182-1995-Volkswagen-Cabrio-CC.jpg "Curbside Outtakes: 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio – Dang It")
Curbside Outtakes: 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio – Dang It
Posted on May 4, 2021 | 26 CommentsImagine that you have endured an entire Midwestern winter, especially the often brutally windy and cold kind that we have in Chicago, and have done so with a smile on […] -
![Much digital hand-wringing has taken place here at Curbside over the seemingly inevitable demise of the sedan and station wagon body styles. Regardless of your opinion on this, as enthusiasts […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/fiat-124.jpg "Curbside Newstand: Carpocalypse Edition – Are Affordable Convertibles Next to Disappear?")
Curbside Newstand: Carpocalypse Edition – Are Affordable Convertibles Next to Disappear?
Posted on May 4, 2021 | 26 CommentsMuch digital hand-wringing has taken place here at Curbside over the seemingly inevitable demise of the sedan and station wagon body styles. Regardless of your opinion on this, as enthusiasts […] -
![“The Laser Club Car is a ‘limited-edition’, custom-built car….and….its concept reflects the progress and advances that will emerge during the decade of the 1980’s. The Laser is of special design […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/24772401957_ad9af7ff05_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1980 Laser Club Car “Available Only To A Select Few”")
Vintage Ad: 1980 Laser Club Car “Available Only To A Select Few”
Posted on May 3, 2021 | 29 Comments“The Laser Club Car is a ‘limited-edition’, custom-built car….and….its concept reflects the progress and advances that will emerge during the decade of the 1980’s. The Laser is of special design […] -
![The four-door saloon isn’t dead yet in Japan. It’s no longer the force it once was, but it has managed to resist the successive onslaughts of the hatchback, the minivan, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20201215_162429-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1998 Nissan Presea (R11) Refina L – Losing The Plot")
CC Capsule: 1998 Nissan Presea (R11) Refina L – Losing The Plot
Posted on May 3, 2021 | 11 CommentsThe four-door saloon isn’t dead yet in Japan. It’s no longer the force it once was, but it has managed to resist the successive onslaughts of the hatchback, the minivan, […] -
![posted at the Cohort by nifticus 1966 was a big year for the intermediates from the Big Three, as all of them sported brand new styling. The curvaceous A-Bodies […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/51146292541_8bdfaae3cb_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1966 Plymouth Belvedere II 2-Door Hardtop – Suddenly It’s 1963")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1966 Plymouth Belvedere II 2-Door Hardtop – Suddenly It’s 1963
Posted on May 3, 2021 | 52 Commentsposted at the Cohort by nifticus 1966 was a big year for the intermediates from the Big Three, as all of them sported brand new styling. The curvaceous A-Bodies […] -
![(first posted 5/2/2015) The transition years, 1969-1974 It’s time for the first front-wheel-drive entrant in this Muscle Cars to Malaise Era series. As you can probably guess, we won’t be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1966-olds-toronado.jpg "Automotive History: Muscle Cars To Malaise Era-Part 5")
Automotive History: Muscle Cars To Malaise Era-Part 5
Posted on May 2, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 5/2/2015) The transition years, 1969-1974 It’s time for the first front-wheel-drive entrant in this Muscle Cars to Malaise Era series. As you can probably guess, we won’t be […] -
![At a short distance from my place, there’s a big manufacturing plant where all kinds of concrete paving materials are produced. It’s situated in the river forelands and only one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_9548.jpg "In Motion Outtakes: The Flatbedders Are On a Roll")
In Motion Outtakes: The Flatbedders Are On a Roll
Posted on May 2, 2021 | 7 CommentsAt a short distance from my place, there’s a big manufacturing plant where all kinds of concrete paving materials are produced. It’s situated in the river forelands and only one […]
