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![Anna Thompson Dodge was the widow of Horace, the younger of the famously roisterous (and rich) Dodge Brothers. When Horace passed away in 1920, less than a year after his […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PXL_20251025_165217446-115x115.jpg "1938 Packard Twelve Town Car By Rollston: A Packard Fit For The Dodge Family")
1938 Packard Twelve Town Car By Rollston: A Packard Fit For The Dodge Family
Posted on November 4, 2025 | 21 CommentsAnna Thompson Dodge was the widow of Horace, the younger of the famously roisterous (and rich) Dodge Brothers. When Horace passed away in 1920, less than a year after his […] -
![It was the day of the annual Chicago Marathon when I happened upon our featured convertible. I had completely forgotten that the race was happening that day, but the hoards […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/017-1998-Ford-Mustang-convertible-for-CC-115x115.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1998 Ford Mustang Convertible – Still Going The Distance")
Curbside Musings: 1998 Ford Mustang Convertible – Still Going The Distance
Posted on November 4, 2025 | 40 CommentsIt was the day of the annual Chicago Marathon when I happened upon our featured convertible. I had completely forgotten that the race was happening that day, but the hoards […] -
![(Updated 11/3/2025) There’s nothing more frustrating than seeing something special approaching from more than a block away and realizing there is no way to get any closer […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_6781-2.jpg "In Motion Classic: 1959–1966 Alfa Romeo Giulietta/Giulia Sprint Speciale – They Drive On The Wrong Side In Japan As Well")
In Motion Classic: 1959–1966 Alfa Romeo Giulietta/Giulia Sprint Speciale – They Drive On The Wrong Side In Japan As Well
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 15 Comments(Updated 11/3/2025) There’s nothing more frustrating than seeing something special approaching from more than a block away and realizing there is no way to get any closer […] -
![It’s old Datsun time today, with this find uploaded at the CC Cohort by car_spots_aus. And it’s one of those you don’t see anymore, a 1974-1977 Datsun 180B wagon, or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1974-1977-Datsun-180B-station-wagon-orange-car_spots_aus-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "1974–1977 Datsun 180B (610/Bluebird) Wagon: A Faded Orange 1970s Time Capsule Still Going")
1974–1977 Datsun 180B (610/Bluebird) Wagon: A Faded Orange 1970s Time Capsule Still Going
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 10 CommentsIt’s old Datsun time today, with this find uploaded at the CC Cohort by car_spots_aus. And it’s one of those you don’t see anymore, a 1974-1977 Datsun 180B wagon, or […] -
Wordless Outtake: A Renault High Five!
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 20 Comments -
![So stated the auto editors at Consumer Reports, the Great Arbiter of automotive quality since the 1930s. In their view, Chrysler’s higher-priced models (DeSoto, Chrysler, Imperial) offered very little more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1959-Dodge-Custom-Royal-Lancer-2HT-blue-FBMarketplace-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "1959 Dodge Custom Royal 2-Door Hardtop: “Among All Chrysler Corporation Cars, This Is A Good Middle-Of-The-Road Choice.”")
1959 Dodge Custom Royal 2-Door Hardtop: “Among All Chrysler Corporation Cars, This Is A Good Middle-Of-The-Road Choice.”
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 21 CommentsSo stated the auto editors at Consumer Reports, the Great Arbiter of automotive quality since the 1930s. In their view, Chrysler’s higher-priced models (DeSoto, Chrysler, Imperial) offered very little more […] -
![In fall 1961, only two years after the introduction of the radical air-cooled, rear-engine Corvair, Chevrolet rolled out a second compact model, the conventionally engineered water-cooled, front-engine Chevy II. How […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1962-Chevrolet-Chevy-II-100-and-Corvair-Monza-Spyder-convertible-115x115.webp "1962 Chevy II vs. Corvair: Why Chevrolet Thought These Similarly Priced Compacts Could Coexist")
1962 Chevy II vs. Corvair: Why Chevrolet Thought These Similarly Priced Compacts Could Coexist
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 49 CommentsIn fall 1961, only two years after the introduction of the radical air-cooled, rear-engine Corvair, Chevrolet rolled out a second compact model, the conventionally engineered water-cooled, front-engine Chevy II. How […] -
![(Updated 11/2/2025) After finishing the repair work on my ’95 F150 yesterday, I drove up into town (pop. 1400) to fill up the gas tanks. As I crested the final […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013_68deville_fleft.jpg "1968 Cadillac de Ville Convertible: Casting A Long Shadow")
1968 Cadillac de Ville Convertible: Casting A Long Shadow
Posted on November 2, 2025 | 44 Comments(Updated 11/2/2025) After finishing the repair work on my ’95 F150 yesterday, I drove up into town (pop. 1400) to fill up the gas tanks. As I crested the final […] -
![If you ask the seasoned Mopar fan when Chrysler first offered disc brakes, there’s a good chance they’ll tell you 1966, which was when caliper discs became optional for many […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1954-Chrysler-Crown-Imperial-8-passenger-sedan-Everglades-Green-bnicetwo-via-Hemmings-front-3q-right-brake-overlays-1-115x115.webp "Chrysler’s Unusual 1949–1955 Four-Wheel Disc Brakes: A Very Different Kind of Disc")
Chrysler’s Unusual 1949–1955 Four-Wheel Disc Brakes: A Very Different Kind of Disc
Posted on November 2, 2025 | 37 CommentsIf you ask the seasoned Mopar fan when Chrysler first offered disc brakes, there’s a good chance they’ll tell you 1966, which was when caliper discs became optional for many […] -
Wordless Find: 1975 Dodge Dart Sport – When MoPar Love Meets Mother Nature
Posted on November 1, 2025 | 10 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. Found at Doug’s Auto, in Acme, PA. -
![This is one of the first full-size 1970s Ford wagon I’ve seen, which showed up in a Melbourne classic car show. It is probably as close as I will come […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Ford-Country-Squire-wagon.jpg "1975–1978 Ford Country Squire Wagon: A Family Toy, Come To Life")
1975–1978 Ford Country Squire Wagon: A Family Toy, Come To Life
Posted on November 1, 2025 | 14 CommentsThis is one of the first full-size 1970s Ford wagon I’ve seen, which showed up in a Melbourne classic car show. It is probably as close as I will come […] -
![A perfect machine to feed a Kleemann impact crusher and a perfect big rig to bring it to the job. A Caterpillar 374 tracked excavator, carried by a Nooteboom Euro-PX […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_4639-115x115.jpg "From The Files Of Transportbedrijf Schoones – The Cat 374 Episode")
From The Files Of Transportbedrijf Schoones – The Cat 374 Episode
Posted on November 1, 2025 | 22 CommentsA perfect machine to feed a Kleemann impact crusher and a perfect big rig to bring it to the job. A Caterpillar 374 tracked excavator, carried by a Nooteboom Euro-PX […] -
![(Updated 10/31/2025) This is a good date to feature at least one hearse, and here is one that was seen at the Picnic at Hanging Rock car show which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Matador-hearse.jpg "1973 Rambler Matador Hearse: Not Necessary?")
1973 Rambler Matador Hearse: Not Necessary?
Posted on October 31, 2025 | 33 Comments(Updated 10/31/2025) This is a good date to feature at least one hearse, and here is one that was seen at the Picnic at Hanging Rock car show which […] -
![So, it’s Halloween, a fun date to talk about cars in spooky films. But me being me, I’ll abstain from the obvious; no Christine Plymouths, nor the devil-possessed customized Lincoln […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screen-Shot-2025-10-29-at-11.11.03-PM-115x115.png "When The Love Bug Got Creepy: Inside The “Herbie Rides Again” Nightmare Sequence")
When The Love Bug Got Creepy: Inside The “Herbie Rides Again” Nightmare Sequence
Posted on October 31, 2025 | 15 CommentsSo, it’s Halloween, a fun date to talk about cars in spooky films. But me being me, I’ll abstain from the obvious; no Christine Plymouths, nor the devil-possessed customized Lincoln […] -
![Anyone who has spent more than three weeks at this site knows that I am a sucker for the big original cars that are never seen at car shows because […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1967-Pontiac-Bonneville-02.jpg "1967 Pontiac Bonneville 4-Door Hardtop: Mixed Metaphor With A Tasty Combination")
1967 Pontiac Bonneville 4-Door Hardtop: Mixed Metaphor With A Tasty Combination
Posted on October 31, 2025 | 20 CommentsAnyone who has spent more than three weeks at this site knows that I am a sucker for the big original cars that are never seen at car shows because […]
