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![Actually, you’re looking at a blatant manipulation of the Taurus to make it look wider than it really is. And no, it’s not that the whole ad somehow got widened […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50899874486_efb3640937_6k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1994 Ford Taurus Wagon – The Rare Wide Body Version")
Vintage Ad: 1994 Ford Taurus Wagon – The Rare Wide Body Version
Posted on March 8, 2021 | 24 CommentsActually, you’re looking at a blatant manipulation of the Taurus to make it look wider than it really is. And no, it’s not that the whole ad somehow got widened […] -
![I couldn’t help noticing how this Studebaker driver and passenger are so good at maintaining their poses, no matter which version of the new ’53 coupes they find themselves in, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Studebaker-1953-coupe-ad-crop-vert.jpg "Vintage Ads: These 1953 Studebaker Models Get Around – The Pre-Photoshop Era")
Vintage Ads: These 1953 Studebaker Models Get Around – The Pre-Photoshop Era
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 21 CommentsI couldn’t help noticing how this Studebaker driver and passenger are so good at maintaining their poses, no matter which version of the new ’53 coupes they find themselves in, […] -
![I was going through stuff in the attic, and I came across some back issues of Architectural Digest magazine. In the November 1998 issue I found an article by Paul […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1141.jpg "Design: Reading Paul Goldberger’s “The Identical Sedan” 23 Years Later")
Design: Reading Paul Goldberger’s “The Identical Sedan” 23 Years Later
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 56 CommentsI was going through stuff in the attic, and I came across some back issues of Architectural Digest magazine. In the November 1998 issue I found an article by Paul […] -
![Recently COAL contributor RetroJerry told us a story about traveling with a cat in a Chrysler PT Cruiser. In the comments, Oh!Gust made mention of driving a cat from Czechoslovakia into […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cats.jpg "QOTD: Traveling With Animals")
QOTD: Traveling With Animals
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 52 CommentsRecently COAL contributor RetroJerry told us a story about traveling with a cat in a Chrysler PT Cruiser. In the comments, Oh!Gust made mention of driving a cat from Czechoslovakia into […] -
![The other day as I was approaching a junkyard I passed someone on the shoulder making adjustments to a load on a trailer. Upon leaving the junkyard some time later, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0104.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Colorado Road Train – A Man Who Could Use A Truck")
Curbside Outtake: Colorado Road Train – A Man Who Could Use A Truck
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 44 CommentsThe other day as I was approaching a junkyard I passed someone on the shoulder making adjustments to a load on a trailer. Upon leaving the junkyard some time later, […] -
![Every couple of years here we have to pay homage to the Subaru Baja. It’s still surprises me that these bombed out so badly. It seems perfect for Eugene—whose official […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CC-433-032.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Subaru Baja – Dead End")
Curbside Outtake: Subaru Baja – Dead End
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 25 CommentsEvery couple of years here we have to pay homage to the Subaru Baja. It’s still surprises me that these bombed out so badly. It seems perfect for Eugene—whose official […] -
![A few specific old (and non-sports) foreign cars have a very solid Japanese fan-base. The Volvo 240 comes to mind, as does the Fiat 500, the Renault 4 or the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210126_090929-copy.jpg "Multiple CCs (Of The W123rd Kind): The Hordes Of Mercedes 280Es, Stuttgart’s Immortal Godzilla, Still Overrunning Tokyo")
Multiple CCs (Of The W123rd Kind): The Hordes Of Mercedes 280Es, Stuttgart’s Immortal Godzilla, Still Overrunning Tokyo
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 19 CommentsA few specific old (and non-sports) foreign cars have a very solid Japanese fan-base. The Volvo 240 comes to mind, as does the Fiat 500, the Renault 4 or the […] -
![(first posted 8/13/2012) Do a google search for “Camaro engine swaps” and 891,000 results come up, of which probably 890,999 have to do with some variation of a bow tie […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-Cama.jpg "The Only 1969 Camaro With A Four Cylinder Cummins Diesel")
The Only 1969 Camaro With A Four Cylinder Cummins Diesel
Posted on March 4, 2021 | 17 Comments(first posted 8/13/2012) Do a google search for “Camaro engine swaps” and 891,000 results come up, of which probably 890,999 have to do with some variation of a bow tie […] -
Vintage Ad: 1965 Chevrolet Stageway Coaches, 12 and 18 Passenger Versions – Suburban XXXL
Posted on March 4, 2021 | 35 Comments -
![Say that title five times fast…I wasn’t aware that Grand Am tires were actually a thing until I did a doubletake when passing by this one. Turns out that they […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_9469.jpg "Junkyard Outtake: Only The Grandest Of Grand Ams Get Grand Am Brand Tires")
Junkyard Outtake: Only The Grandest Of Grand Ams Get Grand Am Brand Tires
Posted on March 4, 2021 | 39 CommentsSay that title five times fast…I wasn’t aware that Grand Am tires were actually a thing until I did a doubletake when passing by this one. Turns out that they […] -
![click image for max. size (first posted 3/3/2011) CC interloper jjd241 has thrown my work plan for the day out the window. He posted a link to this fab pic […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-pass.jpg "Forget Work; How Many Can You Identify?")
Forget Work; How Many Can You Identify?
Posted on March 3, 2021 | 30 Commentsclick image for max. size (first posted 3/3/2011) CC interloper jjd241 has thrown my work plan for the day out the window. He posted a link to this fab pic […] -
![I’ve never seen anything quite like this, such a giant appendage, and attached to the car via the rear bumper. That must generate some serious down force, to the point […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CC-434-103.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Mazda RX7 – Big Wing or Solar Panel?")
Curbside Outtake: Mazda RX7 – Big Wing or Solar Panel?
Posted on March 3, 2021 | 22 CommentsI’ve never seen anything quite like this, such a giant appendage, and attached to the car via the rear bumper. That must generate some serious down force, to the point […] -
![What you’re seeing here is half of my current embarrassment of riches. By which I mean that I caught two ‘60s Fairlady roadsters relatively recently, and this is one of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_20210117_161230-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1969 Datsun Fairlady 2000 (SR311) – Putting The “Lion” In Pygmalion")
CC Capsule: 1969 Datsun Fairlady 2000 (SR311) – Putting The “Lion” In Pygmalion
Posted on March 3, 2021 | 6 CommentsWhat you’re seeing here is half of my current embarrassment of riches. By which I mean that I caught two ‘60s Fairlady roadsters relatively recently, and this is one of […] -
![Mike Hayes just posted this shot to the Cohort, and naturally I was attracted to it, for several reasons: 1.) I’ve always had a thing for the ’56-’57 Corvette; 2.) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50996563612_b4206bbcdc_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1956 or 1957 Corvette – With Very Mysterious Driver")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1956 or 1957 Corvette – With Very Mysterious Driver
Posted on March 3, 2021 | 9 CommentsMike Hayes just posted this shot to the Cohort, and naturally I was attracted to it, for several reasons: 1.) I’ve always had a thing for the ’56-’57 Corvette; 2.) […] -
![My own connection to DeSoto goes no further than knowing it was Howard Cunningham’s vehicle of choice on “Happy Days”. However, as one of Chrysler’s marques it has an interesting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_0021.jpg "Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1954 DeSoto Firedome Sedan")
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1954 DeSoto Firedome Sedan
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 47 CommentsMy own connection to DeSoto goes no further than knowing it was Howard Cunningham’s vehicle of choice on “Happy Days”. However, as one of Chrysler’s marques it has an interesting […]
