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![(Updated 11/25/2025) Our family had four of these, the Audi 100, the first generation of Audi’s larger sedan (C1 generation, current model now called A6). Two in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_7576.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1977 Audi 100LS – My Dad Was The Lord Of The Four Rings")
Junkyard Classic: 1977 Audi 100LS – My Dad Was The Lord Of The Four Rings
Posted on November 25, 2025 | 71 Comments(Updated 11/25/2025) Our family had four of these, the Audi 100, the first generation of Audi’s larger sedan (C1 generation, current model now called A6). Two in […] -
![What’s the deal with early Toronados being constantly transformed into all kinds of curious conversions? From six-wheelers to motorhomes to stretched bodies, and even shortened ones. Yes, I know GM’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/54937533942_c119fdfc83_k-115x115.webp "Junkyard Curiosity: 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado Camper Motorhome")
Junkyard Curiosity: 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado Camper Motorhome
Posted on November 25, 2025 | 8 CommentsWhat’s the deal with early Toronados being constantly transformed into all kinds of curious conversions? From six-wheelers to motorhomes to stretched bodies, and even shortened ones. Yes, I know GM’s […] -
![It is a golden age for those of us weirdos completely normal people who enjoy “ephemeral films,” those education flicks that were shown on crackling 16mm projectors in schools from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-4-115x115.png "Old Bikes, Old Cars: Cars from A Bicycle Safety Film – Bicycle Rules Of The Road")
Old Bikes, Old Cars: Cars from A Bicycle Safety Film – Bicycle Rules Of The Road
Posted on November 25, 2025 | 22 CommentsIt is a golden age for those of us weirdos completely normal people who enjoy “ephemeral films,” those education flicks that were shown on crackling 16mm projectors in schools from […] -
![This past summer while at the annual Back To The Bricks car festival in downtown Flint, I came across yet another once-ordinary vehicle which fascinated me more than the much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/54795900997_68dd50b4a2_o-1987-Ford-Escort-GT-for-CC-115x115.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1987 Ford Escort GT – Proper Form")
Curbside Musings: 1987 Ford Escort GT – Proper Form
Posted on November 25, 2025 | 24 CommentsThis past summer while at the annual Back To The Bricks car festival in downtown Flint, I came across yet another once-ordinary vehicle which fascinated me more than the much […] -
![(Updated 11/24/2025) The early days of the automotive industry in the United States saw a multitude of different makes, many now forgotten or rarely mentioned. The Luverne could […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG_0607.jpg "1916 Luverne – The Truck That Sparked a Company")
1916 Luverne – The Truck That Sparked a Company
Posted on November 24, 2025 | 24 Comments(Updated 11/24/2025) The early days of the automotive industry in the United States saw a multitude of different makes, many now forgotten or rarely mentioned. The Luverne could […] -
![(Updated 11/24/2025) I spent eight years in the tropics, where the seasons are either scorching and sunny or steamy and wet. I am therefore really enjoying my […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191114_101315-copy.jpg "In-Motion Classic: 1970 Nissan Skyline 2000GT (C10) – Heaven Sent")
In-Motion Classic: 1970 Nissan Skyline 2000GT (C10) – Heaven Sent
Posted on November 24, 2025 | 13 Comments(Updated 11/24/2025) I spent eight years in the tropics, where the seasons are either scorching and sunny or steamy and wet. I am therefore really enjoying my […] -
![Cars have been a common source of inspiration for rock and pop musicians for as long as the genres have existed. “Rocket 88,” an ode to Oldsmobile released by Jackie […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=1012,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/03_streetlifeserenade_1100px-1024x1012-1-115x115.jpg "CC Album Cover Art: What’s In Your Hall Of Fame?")
CC Album Cover Art: What’s In Your Hall Of Fame?
Posted on November 24, 2025 | 114 CommentsCars have been a common source of inspiration for rock and pop musicians for as long as the genres have existed. “Rocket 88,” an ode to Oldsmobile released by Jackie […] -
![The Mercedes W124 can probably be called CC’s favourite Mercedes model without argument, such is the level of positive feeling that exists towards it over here. There are pages upon […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20250413_072027-115x115.jpg "Driving Impressions: 1988 Mercedes Benz W124 300E – Still the Best?")
Driving Impressions: 1988 Mercedes Benz W124 300E – Still the Best?
Posted on November 24, 2025 | 18 CommentsThe Mercedes W124 can probably be called CC’s favourite Mercedes model without argument, such is the level of positive feeling that exists towards it over here. There are pages upon […] -
![(Updated 11/23/2025) Returning from Dallas this week, I spotted this 1959 Ranchero in a car lot in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Appropriately enough, the lot faced Old Route […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Tucumcari-Dealer-5.jpg "Storage Lot Classics: Used Car Lot In Tucumcari, New Mexico")
Storage Lot Classics: Used Car Lot In Tucumcari, New Mexico
Posted on November 23, 2025 | 28 Comments(Updated 11/23/2025) Returning from Dallas this week, I spotted this 1959 Ranchero in a car lot in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Appropriately enough, the lot faced Old Route […] -
![Art-car time today here at CC, with this find by Ralf K uploaded at the CC Cohort; a third-generation Firebird (I think), reborn as a “Phoenix”. And isn’t it appropriate? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/54934948005_942710ffc8_k-115x115.webp "Curbside Find: From Firebird To Phoenix – Can You Identify The Pieces Of This Strange Art Car?")
Curbside Find: From Firebird To Phoenix – Can You Identify The Pieces Of This Strange Art Car?
Posted on November 23, 2025 | 19 CommentsArt-car time today here at CC, with this find by Ralf K uploaded at the CC Cohort; a third-generation Firebird (I think), reborn as a “Phoenix”. And isn’t it appropriate? […] -
![In late 1959, Ford introduced a new lightweight unit-body compact called Falcon. As Paul has previously chronicled, the Ford Falcon “platform” survived in the U.S. through 1980, and spawned some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Ford-Falcon-Comet-Fairlane-Mustang-Classic-Auto-Mall-front-composite-115x115.webp "CC Tech: Ford Falcon, Comet, and Fairlane – How These Unit-Body Fords Were Alike (And Different)")
CC Tech: Ford Falcon, Comet, and Fairlane – How These Unit-Body Fords Were Alike (And Different)
Posted on November 23, 2025 | 39 CommentsIn late 1959, Ford introduced a new lightweight unit-body compact called Falcon. As Paul has previously chronicled, the Ford Falcon “platform” survived in the U.S. through 1980, and spawned some […] -
![(Updated 11/22/2025) Here are a couple of BMWs you are unlikely to meet curbside, classic though they may be. We’re at the same Tokyo showroom where Jim Klein […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191026_124852-copy.jpg "1973 BMW 3.0 CSL & 1981 BMW M1 – Legends In Aspic")
1973 BMW 3.0 CSL & 1981 BMW M1 – Legends In Aspic
Posted on November 22, 2025 | 12 Comments(Updated 11/22/2025) Here are a couple of BMWs you are unlikely to meet curbside, classic though they may be. We’re at the same Tokyo showroom where Jim Klein […] -
![pictures by Triborough Let’s take a quick look at the final-year big GPs, before it was reconstituted in 1969 as a mid-plus sized coupe (CC here). That rather brilliant move […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-11-21-16.28.39-115x115.png "1968 Pontiac Grand Prix: Big But Not Quite So Grand Anymore")
1968 Pontiac Grand Prix: Big But Not Quite So Grand Anymore
Posted on November 22, 2025 | 20 Commentspictures by Triborough Let’s take a quick look at the final-year big GPs, before it was reconstituted in 1969 as a mid-plus sized coupe (CC here). That rather brilliant move […] -
![What could these two very different vehicles from 1991 have in common? Enough in common to combine them into a CC Double Feature? More than you might first think, as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1991-Cadillac-Explorer-Combine2.jpg "Curbside Classic Comparison: 1991 Cadillac Coupe De Ville Vs. Ford Explorer – Which One Was The “Real” Cadillac?")
Curbside Classic Comparison: 1991 Cadillac Coupe De Ville Vs. Ford Explorer – Which One Was The “Real” Cadillac?
Posted on November 22, 2025 | 9 CommentsWhat could these two very different vehicles from 1991 have in common? Enough in common to combine them into a CC Double Feature? More than you might first think, as […] -
![It was Day Of The Dead this past November 2nd in El Salvador, a day that, besides using to take flowers to our lost relatives, we took with my wife […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_20251102_150545_PORTRAIT-115x115.jpg "Curbside Finds: 1985–1989 Chevrolet Spectrum – And Other Old Japanese Cars Staying In The Realm Of The Living")
Curbside Finds: 1985–1989 Chevrolet Spectrum – And Other Old Japanese Cars Staying In The Realm Of The Living
Posted on November 22, 2025 | 5 CommentsIt was Day Of The Dead this past November 2nd in El Salvador, a day that, besides using to take flowers to our lost relatives, we took with my wife […]
