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![posted by William Oliver Why do I struggle so much with these mid-70s Fords and Mercurys? Is it their overwrought but underachieving styling? Their sodden handling? Their limp engines? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50885655056_8862381900_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: 1973 Mercury Mercury Montego Wagon – I Hate To Be A Killbuzz, But…")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day #2: 1973 Mercury Mercury Montego Wagon – I Hate To Be A Killbuzz, But…
Posted on January 29, 2021 | 68 Commentsposted by William Oliver Why do I struggle so much with these mid-70s Fords and Mercurys? Is it their overwrought but underachieving styling? Their sodden handling? Their limp engines? […] -
![I meant to put something up on this story yesterday, but we decided to go snowshoeing; keeping our priorities straight. So it’s old news now, unless you get CC delivered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GM-electric-future.jpg "Curbside Newsstand: GM Plans To Stop Selling Gasoline Vehicles By 2035, Be Carbon Neutral by 2040")
Curbside Newsstand: GM Plans To Stop Selling Gasoline Vehicles By 2035, Be Carbon Neutral by 2040
Posted on January 29, 2021 | 82 CommentsI meant to put something up on this story yesterday, but we decided to go snowshoeing; keeping our priorities straight. So it’s old news now, unless you get CC delivered […] -
![Yes, I’ve still got Ramblers on the brain. That explains why as soon as I saw this madly cute Bianchina at the Cohort, posted by J.C., the original 1950 Rambler […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/48890820523_ff3410e3b9_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Autobianchi Bianchina Trasformabile – The Italian Rambler Convertible Landau")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Autobianchi Bianchina Trasformabile – The Italian Rambler Convertible Landau
Posted on January 29, 2021 | 13 CommentsYes, I’ve still got Ramblers on the brain. That explains why as soon as I saw this madly cute Bianchina at the Cohort, posted by J.C., the original 1950 Rambler […] -
![cozy even in Antarctica If I had a dollar for every comment I’ve read over the years about the terrible/non-existent heaters in old air-cooled VWs, I’d be…a few thousand dollars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/VW-antarctica.jpg "Why Millions Of People Think Air Cooled VWs Had Terrible Heating – Operator Error")
Why Millions Of People Think Air Cooled VWs Had Terrible Heating – Operator Error
Posted on January 28, 2021 | 76 Commentscozy even in Antarctica If I had a dollar for every comment I’ve read over the years about the terrible/non-existent heaters in old air-cooled VWs, I’d be…a few thousand dollars […] -
![A previous post featured a GAZ 13 Chaika, but these photos I discovered on eBay show a much nicer example, with a lot of detailed, close-up shots. So I thought […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/s-l16001-22.jpg "eBay Classic: It’s Not a Packard–It’s a ’63 Chaika! $220,000!!")
eBay Classic: It’s Not a Packard–It’s a ’63 Chaika! $220,000!!
Posted on January 28, 2021 | 50 CommentsA previous post featured a GAZ 13 Chaika, but these photos I discovered on eBay show a much nicer example, with a lot of detailed, close-up shots. So I thought […] -
![Corey Behrens keeps posting his awesome finds at the Cohort, so how can I resist this? A last-year big Pontiac convertible, and the last year for the Grand Ville series […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50740573827_92bbd03ec7_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1975 Pontiac Grand Ville Convertible – Looking Right At Home In The Netherlands")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1975 Pontiac Grand Ville Convertible – Looking Right At Home In The Netherlands
Posted on January 28, 2021 | 21 CommentsCorey Behrens keeps posting his awesome finds at the Cohort, so how can I resist this? A last-year big Pontiac convertible, and the last year for the Grand Ville series […] -
![So, Stellantis is now official, and trading in Stellantis stock has started in New York, Milan and Paris. This is, of course, the new company created by the merger of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AMC-tile.jpg "QOTD: Stellantis – A Star Is Born, But Which One Are You Rooting For?")
QOTD: Stellantis – A Star Is Born, But Which One Are You Rooting For?
Posted on January 27, 2021 | 79 CommentsSo, Stellantis is now official, and trading in Stellantis stock has started in New York, Milan and Paris. This is, of course, the new company created by the merger of […] -
![Here’s something you don’t see every day. A pair of cream-colored 1979 Lincolns with as-delivered mileage: A 1979 Mark V with 10 miles, and a matching 1979 Continental with just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/dsc0655-1610117000138@2x.jpg "Auction Classic: Matched Pair of Brand New 1979 Lincolns")
Auction Classic: Matched Pair of Brand New 1979 Lincolns
Posted on January 27, 2021 | 64 CommentsHere’s something you don’t see every day. A pair of cream-colored 1979 Lincolns with as-delivered mileage: A 1979 Mark V with 10 miles, and a matching 1979 Continental with just […] -
Curbside Outtake: Not Ready For Winter
Posted on January 27, 2021 | 14 CommentsJust a few days after I shot a Mustang convertible with a tarp on it, I found this on a (typical) rainy day sorely needing one. -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Valiant With Upgraded Seats – Nice Place To Sit And Watch The Scenery
Posted on January 26, 2021 | 13 Commentsby Don Kincl -
![In the long history of the Cedric / Gloria, the Y32 (i.e. the 8th generation for the Cedric, 9th for the Gloria) is the anti-climax of the saga. At this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20201105_155641-copy.jpg "CC Capsule: 1994 Nissan Cedric (Y32) Brougham J – The Unravelling Beckons")
CC Capsule: 1994 Nissan Cedric (Y32) Brougham J – The Unravelling Beckons
Posted on January 26, 2021 | 18 CommentsIn the long history of the Cedric / Gloria, the Y32 (i.e. the 8th generation for the Cedric, 9th for the Gloria) is the anti-climax of the saga. At this […] -
![Not surprisingly, this caught my attention as soon as I paid a visit to the Cohort. The superb Bentley Continental S2 Flying Spur 4-Door Saloon by H.J. Mulliner was shot […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/48890798223_f5e005f363_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1959-1962 Bentley S2 Continental Flying Spur – The Beautiful Beginning Of The Longest Produced V8 Engine Ever")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 1959-1962 Bentley S2 Continental Flying Spur – The Beautiful Beginning Of The Longest Produced V8 Engine Ever
Posted on January 26, 2021 | 16 CommentsNot surprisingly, this caught my attention as soon as I paid a visit to the Cohort. The superb Bentley Continental S2 Flying Spur 4-Door Saloon by H.J. Mulliner was shot […] -
![(first posted 1/24/2015) If I haven’t learned something new each day here, it’s been a waste. A couple of days ago, at the V5 diesel post, I got into a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-gas.jpg "CC Tech: Why Gasoline Engines Intrinsically Make More Torque and Power Than Diesel Engines")
CC Tech: Why Gasoline Engines Intrinsically Make More Torque and Power Than Diesel Engines
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 160 Comments(first posted 1/24/2015) If I haven’t learned something new each day here, it’s been a waste. A couple of days ago, at the V5 diesel post, I got into a […] -
![Tokyo is 9400km away from Stuttgart and 10,300km away from Detroit, so both of these big beauties traveled about the same distance to end up next to each other. From […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_20201129_164712-copy.jpg "CC Twofer: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Brougham LS & Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL (W126) – Blue Collar Meets Blue Blood")
CC Twofer: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Brougham LS & Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL (W126) – Blue Collar Meets Blue Blood
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 24 CommentsTokyo is 9400km away from Stuttgart and 10,300km away from Detroit, so both of these big beauties traveled about the same distance to end up next to each other. From […] -
![If daydreaming were currency, I’d be rich. In my vernacular, it’s “spacing out,” and my lovely bride is forced almost daily to reel me in with a quick utterance: “Snap […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/111_0830a.jpg "Museum Classic(s) – 1966 International Travelall: Someday, My Dear, We Camp Without A Tent!")
Museum Classic(s) – 1966 International Travelall: Someday, My Dear, We Camp Without A Tent!
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 27 CommentsIf daydreaming were currency, I’d be rich. In my vernacular, it’s “spacing out,” and my lovely bride is forced almost daily to reel me in with a quick utterance: “Snap […]
