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![(first posted 12/13/2012) What a difference a year or two makes. It’s not easy explaining the sixties if one didn’t live through them, except to perhaps suggest that each year […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/old-chevy-ads-66-Corvette-flew-the-coupe.jpg-courtesy-oldchevyads.jpg "Vintage Ads: “The Day She Flew The Coupe” – What A Difference A Year Or Two Made Back Then")
Vintage Ads: “The Day She Flew The Coupe” – What A Difference A Year Or Two Made Back Then
Posted on April 16, 2016 | 34 Comments(first posted 12/13/2012) What a difference a year or two makes. It’s not easy explaining the sixties if one didn’t live through them, except to perhaps suggest that each year […] -
CC Jukebox: 1959 Ford Galaxie – On The Street Where You Live
Posted on April 15, 2016 | 24 Comments -
![Our first day on the road was an exciting experience for more reasons than one. We didn’t have a chance to give the car a good shakedown, and didn’t have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_1555.jpg "CC Roadtrip: Eastward Bound – Vancouver to Banff, A Long Haul…")
CC Roadtrip: Eastward Bound – Vancouver to Banff, A Long Haul…
Posted on April 15, 2016 | 36 CommentsOur first day on the road was an exciting experience for more reasons than one. We didn’t have a chance to give the car a good shakedown, and didn’t have […] -
![Mike Hayes found what has become a rare thing on the road these days: an original Datsun 240Z. Original, in two ways: the first of the long Z Car series, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Datsun-1971-240-Z-fq.png "Cohort Outtake: Original Datsun 240Z – A Rare Survivor")
Cohort Outtake: Original Datsun 240Z – A Rare Survivor
Posted on April 14, 2016 | 28 CommentsMike Hayes found what has become a rare thing on the road these days: an original Datsun 240Z. Original, in two ways: the first of the long Z Car series, […] -
![I took this photo in the spectator parking area at the Winton Historics a couple of years ago, and I don’t know why the car and trailer would have been […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Winton-Raceway-mystery-car.jpg "CC Outtake: Mystery Car")
CC Outtake: Mystery Car
Posted on April 14, 2016 | 17 CommentsI took this photo in the spectator parking area at the Winton Historics a couple of years ago, and I don’t know why the car and trailer would have been […] -
![Greetings everyone, and welcome to my coverage of New York’s biggest and brightest auto show. While the batteries of two cell phones were almost completely drained to bring you this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=675,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160330_121902.jpg "Curbside Classic Visits The 2016 New York International Auto Show, Part 1")
Curbside Classic Visits The 2016 New York International Auto Show, Part 1
Posted on April 14, 2016 | 40 CommentsGreetings everyone, and welcome to my coverage of New York’s biggest and brightest auto show. While the batteries of two cell phones were almost completely drained to bring you this […] -
![In 2014, the Ford Motor Company was the world’s 6th-largest automaker with 6.32 million unit sales. In January of this year, this same global juggernaut announced it was pulling out […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ford-laser-lynx-6.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1994-96 Ford Laser Lynx – The Sun Sets In The East")
Curbside Capsule: 1994-96 Ford Laser Lynx – The Sun Sets In The East
Posted on April 14, 2016 | 34 CommentsIn 2014, the Ford Motor Company was the world’s 6th-largest automaker with 6.32 million unit sales. In January of this year, this same global juggernaut announced it was pulling out […] -
![It’s often been said that you should never buy a car at night. You should also take Craigslist and Kijiji with more than a grain of salt. It’s really a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_1489.jpg "CC Roadtrip: Finding a Suitable Car – What To Buy? – The Final Decision Was All-Too Obvious")
CC Roadtrip: Finding a Suitable Car – What To Buy? – The Final Decision Was All-Too Obvious
Posted on April 13, 2016 | 125 CommentsIt’s often been said that you should never buy a car at night. You should also take Craigslist and Kijiji with more than a grain of salt. It’s really a […] -
![(first posted 12/27/2011; updated 10/26/2022) The development of brakes pretty consistently lagged the development of engines and speed, which made most really old cars very hairy to drive. One of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Rolls-Royce-power-brake.png "Automotive History Capsule: Mechanical Power Brake Servo: Invented In 1919, RR Was Still Using It Up To 1978.")
Automotive History Capsule: Mechanical Power Brake Servo: Invented In 1919, RR Was Still Using It Up To 1978.
Posted on April 13, 2016 | 31 Comments(first posted 12/27/2011; updated 10/26/2022) The development of brakes pretty consistently lagged the development of engines and speed, which made most really old cars very hairy to drive. One of […] -
![I stumbled into this (full document after the jump) at the GM Heritage Center site, a letter from Oldsmobile to all its dealers clarifying the retail price discounts. They’re pretty […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Olds-1969-dealer-discount.png "CC History Capsule: 1969 Olds Dealer Discounts – Back When Dealers Made Serious Money From Selling New Cars")
CC History Capsule: 1969 Olds Dealer Discounts – Back When Dealers Made Serious Money From Selling New Cars
Posted on April 13, 2016 | 106 CommentsI stumbled into this (full document after the jump) at the GM Heritage Center site, a letter from Oldsmobile to all its dealers clarifying the retail price discounts. They’re pretty […] -
![I’ve always been a fan of the first generation LH sedans, with their graceful curves and grandiose proportions. The LHS/New Yorker body was an especially striking design, combining futuristic looks […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Chrysler-LHS-coupe-Brendan-Saur.jpg "What If: Chrysler LH Coupe? – “Last Hope” For The Mopar Personal Luxury Coupe")
What If: Chrysler LH Coupe? – “Last Hope” For The Mopar Personal Luxury Coupe
Posted on April 13, 2016 | 44 CommentsI’ve always been a fan of the first generation LH sedans, with their graceful curves and grandiose proportions. The LHS/New Yorker body was an especially striking design, combining futuristic looks […] -
![Any Rover 3500 SD1 series 1 is a noteworthy sight. A left hooker, in France, with a Parisian registration and yellow headlights and in mid 1970s brown, is almost certainly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1420.jpg "CC Outtake: 1977 Rover 3500 SD1 Series 1 – Calling To Me To Say “Release Me!”")
CC Outtake: 1977 Rover 3500 SD1 Series 1 – Calling To Me To Say “Release Me!”
Posted on April 12, 2016 | 33 CommentsAny Rover 3500 SD1 series 1 is a noteworthy sight. A left hooker, in France, with a Parisian registration and yellow headlights and in mid 1970s brown, is almost certainly […] -
![As many of the CCognoscenti here will know, the Citroen DS was named after a pun; ‘Déesse’ being French for ‘Goddess’. Of course this (French?) blue example may well be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/goddess.jpg "CC Outtake: Goddesses")
CC Outtake: Goddesses
Posted on April 12, 2016 | 55 CommentsAs many of the CCognoscenti here will know, the Citroen DS was named after a pun; ‘Déesse’ being French for ‘Goddess’. Of course this (French?) blue example may well be […] -
![Here in southeastern Massachusetts, it’s quite rare to see a pre-1990s compact sedan on the roads that isn’t a Honda or Toyota. That’s why, as this very nondescript, salt-covered car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_4001.jpg "CC Outtake: Passing A Mazda 323 On The Left – So Far From Home")
CC Outtake: Passing A Mazda 323 On The Left – So Far From Home
Posted on April 12, 2016 | 29 CommentsHere in southeastern Massachusetts, it’s quite rare to see a pre-1990s compact sedan on the roads that isn’t a Honda or Toyota. That’s why, as this very nondescript, salt-covered car […] -
![American Curbsiders, imagine that all the best-selling cars of the 1980s vanished off of your local roads. Ford Tempos, Chevrolet Cavaliers, Honda Accords, all gone. Now, for some of you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/mitsubishi-sigma-wagon.jpg "CC Outtake: 1978-87 Mitsubishi Sigma – Hugely Popular Becomes Hugely Rare")
CC Outtake: 1978-87 Mitsubishi Sigma – Hugely Popular Becomes Hugely Rare
Posted on April 11, 2016 | 43 CommentsAmerican Curbsiders, imagine that all the best-selling cars of the 1980s vanished off of your local roads. Ford Tempos, Chevrolet Cavaliers, Honda Accords, all gone. Now, for some of you […]
