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![Photos from the CC Cohort by nifticus392 “Now in the Lincoln tradition…” is how Mercury referred to their new models of 1965. One could argue buyers took to that claim. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/53872100218_5cbdee6be2_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1965 Mercury Park Lane Breezeway Sedan – Boxy Breeze")
Curbside Find: 1965 Mercury Park Lane Breezeway Sedan – Boxy Breeze
Posted on July 22, 2024 | 18 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by nifticus392 “Now in the Lincoln tradition…” is how Mercury referred to their new models of 1965. One could argue buyers took to that claim. […] -
![Here’s a face that should be new to US readers but familiar to folks in Southeast Asia and Down Under. And of course, it’s familiar to us in Latin America. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_20220516_160439344_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1977-1982 Toyota HiAce – Toyota’s People Mover; Round Two")
Curbside Find: 1977-1982 Toyota HiAce – Toyota’s People Mover; Round Two
Posted on July 22, 2024 | 9 CommentsHere’s a face that should be new to US readers but familiar to folks in Southeast Asia and Down Under. And of course, it’s familiar to us in Latin America. […] -
![The hot collector cars these days are from the 1980s as today’s 40-something year olds want to relive their childhoods spent in the back of cars like this fine 1984 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_1121.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1984 Plymouth Reliant K-Car Wagon For Sale – Relive The ’80s!")
Curbside Find: 1984 Plymouth Reliant K-Car Wagon For Sale – Relive The ’80s!
Posted on July 22, 2024 | 31 CommentsThe hot collector cars these days are from the 1980s as today’s 40-something year olds want to relive their childhoods spent in the back of cars like this fine 1984 […] -
![(First posted 7/14/2018) CC has covered several of Japan’s small “minicars”; referred to in Japanese as the “kei jidosha” class of automobiles. One of my favorites is Paul’s “bucket list” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/honda-s660-kei-sportscar-is-a-baby-mclaren-with-lost-of-cool-details-photo-gallery_4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Honda S660, Daihatsu Copen, and Daihatsu Move Canbus – My Top 3 Favorite Kei Cars")
Curbside Outtake: Honda S660, Daihatsu Copen, and Daihatsu Move Canbus – My Top 3 Favorite Kei Cars
Posted on July 21, 2024 | 31 Comments(First posted 7/14/2018) CC has covered several of Japan’s small “minicars”; referred to in Japanese as the “kei jidosha” class of automobiles. One of my favorites is Paul’s “bucket list” […] -
![Text and photos by StuartH. For my work, I rent a space at a multi-unit light industrial spot. It so happens that among the many businesses are several automobile shops […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1967 Buick Skylark – 2-Door Hardtop Looking Good, By The Curbside")
Curbside Find: 1967 Buick Skylark – 2-Door Hardtop Looking Good, By The Curbside
Posted on July 21, 2024 | 16 CommentsText and photos by StuartH. For my work, I rent a space at a multi-unit light industrial spot. It so happens that among the many businesses are several automobile shops […] -
![Flatbeds with a 4×2 drivetrain, the oldest and most elementary form of trucking. Commercial vehicles with a full-size bakkie, like several classic MAN trucks at the show I visited in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_2435.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: MAN (Diesel) Flatbed Trucks – Back To Basics")
Truck Stop Classics: MAN (Diesel) Flatbed Trucks – Back To Basics
Posted on July 21, 2024 | 8 CommentsFlatbeds with a 4×2 drivetrain, the oldest and most elementary form of trucking. Commercial vehicles with a full-size bakkie, like several classic MAN trucks at the show I visited in […] -
![(first posted 7/21/2018) Neither robadr (who posted these shots at the Cohort) nor I seem to be able to pin down the exact year of this Ford Model T, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/29666433578_a3219f7689_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Ford Model T – In Praise of Driving a Hundred Year Old Car")
Cohort Outtake: Ford Model T – In Praise of Driving a Hundred Year Old Car
Posted on July 20, 2024 | 50 Comments(first posted 7/21/2018) Neither robadr (who posted these shots at the Cohort) nor I seem to be able to pin down the exact year of this Ford Model T, […] -
![The old saying “variety is the spice of life” certainly applies to my car ownership experience. I’ve owned multiple models from all of the Big Three US manufacturers, and though […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/bae7bf315a7a05763f96a54864acb808.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Commentary/QOTD: Random Reminiscences on Auto Interiors from the US Big Four – Sixties to Mid-Eighties.")
CC Commentary/QOTD: Random Reminiscences on Auto Interiors from the US Big Four – Sixties to Mid-Eighties.
Posted on July 20, 2024 | 20 CommentsThe old saying “variety is the spice of life” certainly applies to my car ownership experience. I’ve owned multiple models from all of the Big Three US manufacturers, and though […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2018) What comes to mind when you think of the name “Chevelle?” A high-performance SS? The car your local teenage gas-station employee drove in the 1980s? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/RR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sedan – Finding Excitement In The Ordinary")
CC Capsule: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sedan – Finding Excitement In The Ordinary
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 7/20/2018) What comes to mind when you think of the name “Chevelle?” A high-performance SS? The car your local teenage gas-station employee drove in the 1980s? […] -
![Photos from the CC Cohort by Richard Mm Car-wise speaking, one of the oddest feelings of my 1980s teen years was to see how automotive design had gone rational, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/53854157415_6961b1da42_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1982-83 Dodge 400 Convertible With Continental Kit")
Curbside Find: 1982-83 Dodge 400 Convertible With Continental Kit
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 41 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by Richard Mm Car-wise speaking, one of the oddest feelings of my 1980s teen years was to see how automotive design had gone rational, and […] -
![Abandoned cars, by their very nature, lose their prime mission as a means of transport, but they do become an important fixture of any streetscape they inhabit. Take this Laurel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_20240521_122628_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988 Nissan Laurel Hardtop (C32) Super Medalist – More Décor Than Decoration")
CC Capsule: 1988 Nissan Laurel Hardtop (C32) Super Medalist – More Décor Than Decoration
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 10 CommentsAbandoned cars, by their very nature, lose their prime mission as a means of transport, but they do become an important fixture of any streetscape they inhabit. Take this Laurel […] -
Cohort Find: 1979-80 Mercury Bobcat Runabout – Not Quite Ready To Pounce
Posted on July 18, 2024 | 6 CommentsPhoto from the CC Cohort by canadiancatgreen. -
![Photos from the CC Cohort by Slant Six, found on State Route 36 in Greigsville, Piffar, NY. Jump online and discover lots about stuff you never even knew existed. Like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/53831400988_1eb127a8a1_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1955 Cadillac Horse Race Gate Car")
Curbside Find: 1955 Cadillac Horse Race Gate Car
Posted on July 18, 2024 | 12 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by Slant Six, found on State Route 36 in Greigsville, Piffar, NY. Jump online and discover lots about stuff you never even knew existed. Like […] -
![Since I wrote my bio of Paul Bracq in 2018, a lot more BMW material has come to light. Olivier Guin over at Car Design Archive has been constantly feeding […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/michcover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Design: How E12 Spelled The End For Michelotti And Bertone At BMW")
CC Design: How E12 Spelled The End For Michelotti And Bertone At BMW
Posted on July 18, 2024 | 33 CommentsSince I wrote my bio of Paul Bracq in 2018, a lot more BMW material has come to light. Olivier Guin over at Car Design Archive has been constantly feeding […] -
![Foden Alpha has posted shots of a pristine Dodge Colt wagon, sporting wood no less. These relatively large RWD Colts were a Mitsubishi Galant, of course, but these wagons were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Dodge-colt-woody-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: 1978-1981 Dodge Colt Woody Wagon")
Cohort Outtake: 1978-1981 Dodge Colt Woody Wagon
Posted on July 17, 2024 | 28 CommentsFoden Alpha has posted shots of a pristine Dodge Colt wagon, sporting wood no less. These relatively large RWD Colts were a Mitsubishi Galant, of course, but these wagons were […]
