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![The auction listing for this attractive Tampico Red 1961 Buick Electra 225 convertible claims that it has a “column-shifted two-speed automatic transmission.” As you may already know if you’re […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1961-Buick-Electra-225-convertible-RM-Sothebys-front-3q.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: Inside Buick’s Turbine Drive (Twin Turbine) Automatic Transmission")
CC Tech: Inside Buick’s Turbine Drive (Twin Turbine) Automatic Transmission
Posted on April 7, 2025 | 31 CommentsThe auction listing for this attractive Tampico Red 1961 Buick Electra 225 convertible claims that it has a “column-shifted two-speed automatic transmission.” As you may already know if you’re […] -
![Before drunken revelers rang in the calendar year 1960 with tenuous optimism, Edsel was already a dead player. A few unceremonious months out of the 1960 model year’s starting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/068.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1960 Edsel Villager — This Orphan Would Take a Village to Raise")
Junkyard Classic: 1960 Edsel Villager — This Orphan Would Take a Village to Raise
Posted on April 6, 2025 | 26 CommentsBefore drunken revelers rang in the calendar year 1960 with tenuous optimism, Edsel was already a dead player. A few unceremonious months out of the 1960 model year’s starting […] -
![The annual September truck show in the east of the Netherlands has become a must-visit. Well-organized, held at a perfect location, and featuring a wide variety of modern, heavy vehicles. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_2746-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2024 Trucks@Twenthe – The Yearly And Orderly Color Fest")
CC Global: 2024 Trucks@Twenthe – The Yearly And Orderly Color Fest
Posted on April 6, 2025 | 12 CommentsThe annual September truck show in the east of the Netherlands has become a must-visit. Well-organized, held at a perfect location, and featuring a wide variety of modern, heavy vehicles. […] -
![I ran across the listing for this handsome Mulliner-bodied Bentley S2 Continental coupe while looking for photos of green cars for another recent post, but it’s attractive enough to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1960-Bentley-Continental-S2-coupe-Tom-Wood-RM-Sothebys-front-3q-left-high.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1960 Bentley S2 Continental Coupe By H.J. Mulliner – From The Waning Days Of Coachbuilt British Luxury")
1960 Bentley S2 Continental Coupe By H.J. Mulliner – From The Waning Days Of Coachbuilt British Luxury
Posted on April 5, 2025 | 16 CommentsI ran across the listing for this handsome Mulliner-bodied Bentley S2 Continental coupe while looking for photos of green cars for another recent post, but it’s attractive enough to […] -
![(first posted 4/2/2019) kurzos has posted a couple of shots of a Dodge 3700 GT. If it looks a bit different than an American Dart sedan, that’s because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/47464328512_90f9f57379_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Dodge 3700 GT – The Four-Speed Slant-Six Luxo-Sport Dart We Never Got Here")
Curbside Classic: Dodge 3700 GT – The Four-Speed Slant-Six Luxo-Sport Dart We Never Got Here
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 26 Comments(first posted 4/2/2019) kurzos has posted a couple of shots of a Dodge 3700 GT. If it looks a bit different than an American Dart sedan, that’s because […] -
![(first posted 12/6/2012) Now here’s a future CC I better shoot now, because it’s going to be hard to find in twenty years. They’re already scarce, or maybe it’s just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CC-182-102-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2003 Infiniti M45 – The Closest Thing To An American-Style V8 Four-Door Hardtop In A Long Time")
2003 Infiniti M45 – The Closest Thing To An American-Style V8 Four-Door Hardtop In A Long Time
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 62 Comments(first posted 12/6/2012) Now here’s a future CC I better shoot now, because it’s going to be hard to find in twenty years. They’re already scarce, or maybe it’s just […] -
![The German contingent was the most numerous by a long shot, for this edition, so let’s get to the Fleisch und Kartoffeln of the matter. We’ll start things light and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/DSC_1297_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 3: More Foreign Cars (German, Italian, etc.)")
T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 3: More Foreign Cars (German, Italian, etc.)
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 7 CommentsThe German contingent was the most numerous by a long shot, for this edition, so let’s get to the Fleisch und Kartoffeln of the matter. We’ll start things light and […] -
![When this car was new in 1959, it was one of the most luxurious, most powerful, most optioned, most lushly trimmed, “ultimate dreamboat” American cars you could buy–and it had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-27-at-20-52-51-464498225_1098764371956660_1042799004112935624_n.jpg-JPEG-Image-960-%C3%97-720-pixels-%E2%80%94-Scaled-99.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Coupe — Fallen Riches")
1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Coupe — Fallen Riches
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 27 CommentsWhen this car was new in 1959, it was one of the most luxurious, most powerful, most optioned, most lushly trimmed, “ultimate dreamboat” American cars you could buy–and it had […] -
![It’s time to take another look at vintage cars around the globe with a series of highlights from our Cohort contributors. I’ll start with this ’91-’96 full-size GM B-body wagon, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-03-25-17.34.35.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort")
A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 8 CommentsIt’s time to take another look at vintage cars around the globe with a series of highlights from our Cohort contributors. I’ll start with this ’91-’96 full-size GM B-body wagon, […] -
![Welcome to the import section of our little tour. Let’s jump right in and ogle some 55-year-old fiberglass in the shape of a lovely Lotus Elan. I must have gone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20250224_105324_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 2: Foreign Cars (British, French & American)")
T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 2: Foreign Cars (British, French & American)
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 16 CommentsWelcome to the import section of our little tour. Let’s jump right in and ogle some 55-year-old fiberglass in the shape of a lovely Lotus Elan. I must have gone […] -
![Well, well, well, it’s come to this again – all the quick sightings yours truly has had over the past three months, curated, sorted and conveniently located within a few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20250126_083429_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "T87’s Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars")
T87’s Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 10 CommentsWell, well, well, it’s come to this again – all the quick sightings yours truly has had over the past three months, curated, sorted and conveniently located within a few […] -
![There’s no “April fooling” when I say that this may be it. This may possibly be the year that I get corrective lenses. Again. Almost immediately following my move to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/138-2008-Ford-Focus-Coupe-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2008 Ford Focus Two-Door – Blurred Stylistic Vision")
Curbside Musings: 2008 Ford Focus Two-Door – Blurred Stylistic Vision
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 66 CommentsThere’s no “April fooling” when I say that this may be it. This may possibly be the year that I get corrective lenses. Again. Almost immediately following my move to […] -
![(first posted 3/29/2019) Kia’s first attempt at a minivan was a commercial success. Just two years after its launch, it became the best-selling minivan in Australia. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kia-sedona-carnival-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1998-2005 Kia Carnival/Sedona – How Easy It Is To Make A Minivan")
Curbside Capsule: 1998-2005 Kia Carnival/Sedona – How Easy It Is To Make A Minivan
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/29/2019) Kia’s first attempt at a minivan was a commercial success. Just two years after its launch, it became the best-selling minivan in Australia. In […] -
![What picture does that title conjure up for you? A 1960s Scrooge McDuck style money bin? A strong room entered through a foot-thick door and lined with safe deposit boxes? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/41-woody-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: A Trip To The Vault – Forgotten Personal Treasures")
CC In Scale: A Trip To The Vault – Forgotten Personal Treasures
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 17 CommentsWhat picture does that title conjure up for you? A 1960s Scrooge McDuck style money bin? A strong room entered through a foot-thick door and lined with safe deposit boxes? […] -
![On my two-month hitchhiking trip to the West Coast in 1972 I saw many new things for the first time, but one of the more puzzling ones were these COE […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-fl-lwb-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Those Curious Long Wheelbase West Coast COE Trucks – Why Did They Do This?")
Those Curious Long Wheelbase West Coast COE Trucks – Why Did They Do This?
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 30 CommentsOn my two-month hitchhiking trip to the West Coast in 1972 I saw many new things for the first time, but one of the more puzzling ones were these COE […]
