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![(first posted 3/29/2014)   It had been a long, crappy day at the office, and I was headed home to a long night of leaning on the youngest boy to make […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/79PontiacGP1jg.jpg "CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Broughamified GM Deadly Sin")
CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Broughamified GM Deadly Sin
Posted on March 18, 2020 | 87 Comments(first posted 3/29/2014)Â Â Â It had been a long, crappy day at the office, and I was headed home to a long night of leaning on the youngest boy to make […] -
![I’ve got nothing I could possibly say that would do justice to this Mega Marquis, shot and posted at the Cohort by Donald Williamson. It’s a mighty big job, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/49030334787_220bdcedf6_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mercury Marquis – Like a Great Big Stick of Butta’")
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Mercury Marquis – Like a Great Big Stick of Butta’
Posted on March 18, 2020 | 37 CommentsI’ve got nothing I could possibly say that would do justice to this Mega Marquis, shot and posted at the Cohort by Donald Williamson. It’s a mighty big job, but […] -
![In part one of my auto show coverage, I lamented the relatively spartan interiors of the 2020 Ford Escape and 2020 Toyota Rav4. Speaking of interiors that aren’t terribly acceptable, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200308_122045.jpg "Curbside Classic Visits The 2020 Hudson Valley Auto Show, Part 2: Cadillac, Buick, Mazda, And Kia")
Curbside Classic Visits The 2020 Hudson Valley Auto Show, Part 2: Cadillac, Buick, Mazda, And Kia
Posted on March 17, 2020 | 29 CommentsIn part one of my auto show coverage, I lamented the relatively spartan interiors of the 2020 Ford Escape and 2020 Toyota Rav4. Speaking of interiors that aren’t terribly acceptable, […] -
![(first posted 3/24/2014)Â Â Â Here’s a car that does not exist, according to the 1971 Chevrolet brochure. Â My Standard Catalog of Chevrolet 1912-1998Â does not mention a Bel Air Sport Coupe either, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Bel-Air-1.jpg "1971 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe – The Car That Doesn’t Exist, In The US Anyway")
1971 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe – The Car That Doesn’t Exist, In The US Anyway
Posted on March 16, 2020 | 88 Comments(first posted 3/24/2014)Â Â Â Here’s a car that does not exist, according to the 1971 Chevrolet brochure. Â My Standard Catalog of Chevrolet 1912-1998Â does not mention a Bel Air Sport Coupe either, […] -
![As with most writers here, the personally unfamiliar subject is the subject most daunting to write about, with opportunities galore for failure and embarrassment. However, sometimes the unfamiliar is also […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_9871.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1946 Ford 698T 1 1/2 Ton Truck – New Adventures Await")
Curbside Outtake: 1946 Ford 698T 1 1/2 Ton Truck – New Adventures Await
Posted on March 16, 2020 | 17 CommentsAs with most writers here, the personally unfamiliar subject is the subject most daunting to write about, with opportunities galore for failure and embarrassment. However, sometimes the unfamiliar is also […] -
CC Global: Fendt 415 Vario And Joskin Cobra – 2020 Growing Season Opener
Posted on March 16, 2020 | 2 CommentsThis combination’s job is to inject energy drink into pasture land. The Fendt tractor is coupled to a Joskin liquid manure tanker, with a Slootsmid pasture injector attached to it. -
![With the NY auto show officially postponed to August, it’s entirely possible that this might be the only auto show coverage you get from us this year. Obviously, automotive enthusiasm […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200308_120230.jpg "Curbside Classic Visits The 2020 Hudson Valley Auto Show, Part 1: Toyota And Ford")
Curbside Classic Visits The 2020 Hudson Valley Auto Show, Part 1: Toyota And Ford
Posted on March 16, 2020 | 11 CommentsWith the NY auto show officially postponed to August, it’s entirely possible that this might be the only auto show coverage you get from us this year. Obviously, automotive enthusiasm […] -
![CC reader Jonathan F. sent me a link to this video, which I quite enjoyed. But then having taken my Corvair off-road a number of times, it was of particular […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "CC Cinema: “From Here To There” – 1960 Corvairs Tackle the Inter-American Highway – And Some Wild River Crossings Near the End")
CC Cinema: “From Here To There” – 1960 Corvairs Tackle the Inter-American Highway – And Some Wild River Crossings Near the End
Posted on March 15, 2020 | 14 CommentsCC reader Jonathan F. sent me a link to this video, which I quite enjoyed. But then having taken my Corvair off-road a number of times, it was of particular […] -
![I’ve seen a few of these around my neighborhood and have long meant to share one with you. And so here it is, in case you’re thinking of sitting at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-409-135.jpg "Curbside Outtake: “Food Growing Zone” – Only In Eugene")
Curbside Outtake: “Food Growing Zone” – Only In Eugene
Posted on March 14, 2020 | 27 CommentsI’ve seen a few of these around my neighborhood and have long meant to share one with you. And so here it is, in case you’re thinking of sitting at […] -
![Â (First published 14 March 2020)This weekend was expected to see the start of the 2020 Formula One Grand Prix season and, whilst many British fans will be willing Lewis […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/image.jpg "Pitlane Biography: Sir Frank Williams – Formula One’s Great Survivor")
Pitlane Biography: Sir Frank Williams – Formula One’s Great Survivor
Posted on March 14, 2020 | 22 Comments (First published 14 March 2020)This weekend was expected to see the start of the 2020 Formula One Grand Prix season and, whilst many British fans will be willing Lewis […] -
![It’s tough on my ego to admit it, but over 48 years of driving, I’ve bought a few stinkers – cars with some REALLY bad reputations; a 1981 Buick Skylark […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/d91e1eabc6b3783a99eb5d403fffec72-e1584015000970.jpg "COAL/QOTD: 1981 Olds Cutlass Diesel – Did You Ever Own a Car With a Terrible Reputation That Was Actually Pretty Good?")
COAL/QOTD: 1981 Olds Cutlass Diesel – Did You Ever Own a Car With a Terrible Reputation That Was Actually Pretty Good?
Posted on March 14, 2020 | 84 CommentsIt’s tough on my ego to admit it, but over 48 years of driving, I’ve bought a few stinkers – cars with some REALLY bad reputations; a 1981 Buick Skylark […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Lincoln Continental In A Suitable Setting
Posted on March 14, 2020 | 21 CommentsShot and posted at the Chort by mtwilda. The attached caption reads: On display at the TWA Hotel (former TWA terminal) at JFK. -
![The Astro van gets a lot of love around here, and it’s understandable. While it didn’t make such a great genuine minivan, it sure made a terrific mid-sized van, a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-402-017.jpg "CC Outtake: Chevy Astro RVs – Big and Small")
CC Outtake: Chevy Astro RVs – Big and Small
Posted on March 13, 2020 | 19 CommentsThe Astro van gets a lot of love around here, and it’s understandable. While it didn’t make such a great genuine minivan, it sure made a terrific mid-sized van, a […] -
![I was walking past the Falling Sky Deli when I saw the distinctive butt of a Subaru XT. And then its backup lights came on. The driver waved me on, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CC-409-138.jpg "On The Go Outtake: Subaru XT6")
On The Go Outtake: Subaru XT6
Posted on March 12, 2020 | 15 CommentsI was walking past the Falling Sky Deli when I saw the distinctive butt of a Subaru XT. And then its backup lights came on. The driver waved me on, […] -
CC Cinema: Prewar Dry Lakes Hot Rod Racing Home Movies – Even a Bugatti Joins In
Posted on March 11, 2020 | 11 CommentsI know hot rodding is not exactly a core interest here, undoubtedly because of what it came to largely be in more recent decades (repetitive and predictable). But I have […]
