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![(first posted 10/6/2012) I do love the odd stuff. A mint, numbers-matching ’69 Camaro? Nice enough, but there are dozens at any given show. On the other hand, something […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1958-Chevrolet-Biscayne.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1958 Chevrolet “Business Coupe”")
Car Show Classic: 1958 Chevrolet “Business Coupe”
Posted on February 6, 2017 | 39 Comments(first posted 10/6/2012) I do love the odd stuff. A mint, numbers-matching ’69 Camaro? Nice enough, but there are dozens at any given show. On the other hand, something […] -
![The car market varies across the world, as we know, and how cars are marketed no less so. But the idea of creating a car brand as an element in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/will_cypha_1.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 2002-2005 WiLL Cypha – Toyota Tries To Look Young")
Curbside Outtake: 2002-2005 WiLL Cypha – Toyota Tries To Look Young
Posted on February 6, 2017 | 32 CommentsThe car market varies across the world, as we know, and how cars are marketed no less so. But the idea of creating a car brand as an element in […] -
![The Camry has an image problem. It perpetually gets hated on as a dull, limp, slow, soulless, beige appliance. That’s despite the fact that it has consistently been competitive in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Toyota-Camry-2018-wallpaper.jpg "The All-New 2018 Toyota Camry: Is This A Bit Less Staid, Dull and Boring?")
The All-New 2018 Toyota Camry: Is This A Bit Less Staid, Dull and Boring?
Posted on February 6, 2017 | 103 CommentsThe Camry has an image problem. It perpetually gets hated on as a dull, limp, slow, soulless, beige appliance. That’s despite the fact that it has consistently been competitive in […] -
![About a decade ago, the idea of “world cars” suddenly got a lot more press and airtime, which was kind of weird because it wasn’t a new notion; it’s easy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "CC Commercial: Hallelujah, It’s the Chrysler Spirit!")
CC Commercial: Hallelujah, It’s the Chrysler Spirit!
Posted on February 6, 2017 | 9 CommentsAbout a decade ago, the idea of “world cars” suddenly got a lot more press and airtime, which was kind of weird because it wasn’t a new notion; it’s easy […] -
![(first posted 10/6/2012) What inspired Plymouth to offer the Mod Top option on the 1969 Plymouths? Quite possibly it was the paint jobs created in 1966 by Chicago […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1966-Chrysler-10-111.jpg "Pop Print/Mod Top Genesis?")
Pop Print/Mod Top Genesis?
Posted on February 5, 2017 | 27 Comments(first posted 10/6/2012) What inspired Plymouth to offer the Mod Top option on the 1969 Plymouths? Quite possibly it was the paint jobs created in 1966 by Chicago […] -
![CC reader CJC sent me this shot of his friend’s superb 530i (which has been converted to Euro bumpers) next to a current i3. Ok, bring on the predictable hate. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BMW-then-now.jpeg "CC Outtake: BMWs, Then and Now")
CC Outtake: BMWs, Then and Now
Posted on February 5, 2017 | 63 CommentsCC reader CJC sent me this shot of his friend’s superb 530i (which has been converted to Euro bumpers) next to a current i3. Ok, bring on the predictable hate. […] -
![A short wheelbase. Hardly any rear overhang. A fully exposed chassis, sitting high, that oozes heavy-dutyness from front bumper to tail lights. That’s the typical profile of a classic 6×6 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_2991.jpg "Truckstop Classic: 1967 DAF AZ 1900 DS-420 6×6 Dump Truck – Rugged Soft Soil Roader")
Truckstop Classic: 1967 DAF AZ 1900 DS-420 6×6 Dump Truck – Rugged Soft Soil Roader
Posted on February 5, 2017 | 12 CommentsA short wheelbase. Hardly any rear overhang. A fully exposed chassis, sitting high, that oozes heavy-dutyness from front bumper to tail lights. That’s the typical profile of a classic 6×6 […] -
![(first posted 10/6/2012) Somebody wasn’t content with GM’s decision to not make Riviera ragtops, and took matters–or Sawzall– into hand. CJCars just posted this to the Cohort, and it certainly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Buick-Riviera-1970-conv-side1.jpg "Cohort Classic: 1970 Buick Riviera GS Roadster – Sawzall Edition, Sans Top")
Cohort Classic: 1970 Buick Riviera GS Roadster – Sawzall Edition, Sans Top
Posted on February 4, 2017 | 35 Comments(first posted 10/6/2012) Somebody wasn’t content with GM’s decision to not make Riviera ragtops, and took matters–or Sawzall– into hand. CJCars just posted this to the Cohort, and it certainly […] -
![The Toyota Van is was the official van of Eugene, having handed the title to its natural (and obvious successor), the Toyota Previa. And the Toyota Van was handed its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CC-316-023.jpg "CC Outtake: One Less Toyota Van?")
CC Outtake: One Less Toyota Van?
Posted on February 4, 2017 | 38 CommentsThe Toyota Van is was the official van of Eugene, having handed the title to its natural (and obvious successor), the Toyota Previa. And the Toyota Van was handed its […] -
![(first posted 10/8/2012) The 1971 Pontiac had a fairly ambitious front end, but like most production cars, was a watered-down version of what was contemplated in the design studios. Here’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Pontiac-1971-design-rendering-glenh.jpg "Design Concepts: The 1971 Pontiac’s Nose Before It Got Tamed Down")
Design Concepts: The 1971 Pontiac’s Nose Before It Got Tamed Down
Posted on February 3, 2017 | 30 Comments(first posted 10/8/2012) The 1971 Pontiac had a fairly ambitious front end, but like most production cars, was a watered-down version of what was contemplated in the design studios. Here’s […] -
![I was perusing the latest postings at the Cohort when this Packard (1948 or so) woody wagon shot by Lee Perrin at a museum caught my eye. Ouch! That is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/packard-1948-woodie-wagon.jpg "Cohort Outtake: 1948 Packard Station Sedan: How Not To Do A Woody Wagon")
Cohort Outtake: 1948 Packard Station Sedan: How Not To Do A Woody Wagon
Posted on February 3, 2017 | 45 CommentsI was perusing the latest postings at the Cohort when this Packard (1948 or so) woody wagon shot by Lee Perrin at a museum caught my eye. Ouch! That is […] -
![For a while back in 2013, it seemed every other time I’d stop by my favorite thrift store, I’d catch an old Ford hanging out in the parking lot. After […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1982-LTD-Crown-Vic-Front.jpg "CC Outtake: Thrift Store Fords No. 4 – 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria")
CC Outtake: Thrift Store Fords No. 4 – 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria
Posted on February 3, 2017 | 57 CommentsFor a while back in 2013, it seemed every other time I’d stop by my favorite thrift store, I’d catch an old Ford hanging out in the parking lot. After […] -
![(first posted 10/16/2012) Cohort glen.h has posted a very rare car, a first-generation Isuzu Florian. Named after a fictional white Lipizzaner stallion from the novel “Florian – The Emperor’s Stallion” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Isuzu-Florian-fr.jpg "Cohort Classic: Isuzu Florian – Luv At First Sight")
Cohort Classic: Isuzu Florian – Luv At First Sight
Posted on February 2, 2017 | 18 Comments(first posted 10/16/2012) Cohort glen.h has posted a very rare car, a first-generation Isuzu Florian. Named after a fictional white Lipizzaner stallion from the novel “Florian – The Emperor’s Stallion” […] -
CC Commercial: Selling the New Chevrolet, 1977
Posted on February 2, 2017 | 47 CommentsThe new-for-’77 GM B-bodies are an evergreen topic, usually emblematised—then as now—by the Chev Caprice. These cars were big news, a game-changer, a harbinger, blahbitty blah, et cetera; if you’re […] -
![I’ve always considered these two wagons, the Volvo 240 and the Volare/Aspen the best of their kind from each side of the Atlantic. They’re both a very good compromise between […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CC-315-044.jpg "CC Outtake: Trans-Atlantic Kissing Cousin Wagons")
CC Outtake: Trans-Atlantic Kissing Cousin Wagons
Posted on February 2, 2017 | 33 CommentsI’ve always considered these two wagons, the Volvo 240 and the Volare/Aspen the best of their kind from each side of the Atlantic. They’re both a very good compromise between […]
