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![There I was, waiting for an old friend of mine in the corner of 24th and Mission in San Francisco, just by the BART station, when this white Alfa Romeo […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_20241205_151228_aHDR-115x115.jpg "In Motion Classic: Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV – Pure Seduction")
In Motion Classic: Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV – Pure Seduction
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 11 CommentsThere I was, waiting for an old friend of mine in the corner of 24th and Mission in San Francisco, just by the BART station, when this white Alfa Romeo […] -
![(first posted 12/6/2016) Humankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/034a.jpg "Museum Classic: 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 – Around The World For Posterity")
Museum Classic: 1911 Hupmobile Model 20 – Around The World For Posterity
Posted on September 6, 2025 | 25 Comments(first posted 12/6/2016) Humankind is unique among animals for its need to stamp out a legacy for itself; after all, few willingly meet death’s long embrace without raging […] -
![When most people think of GM triple-carburetor engines, they mostly think of the legendary Pontiac Tri-Power setup, but Oldsmobile actually beat Pontiac to the punch with its short-lived J-2 Rocket […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1957-Oldsmobile-Starfire-98-Sapphire-Mist-Victoria-White-RM-Auctions-Darin-Schnabel-left-front-3q-with-brochure-comp-115x115.webp "1957–1958 Oldsmobile J-2 Engine: Similar To Pontiac Tri-Power, It Was Developed First")
1957–1958 Oldsmobile J-2 Engine: Similar To Pontiac Tri-Power, It Was Developed First
Posted on September 6, 2025 | 16 CommentsWhen most people think of GM triple-carburetor engines, they mostly think of the legendary Pontiac Tri-Power setup, but Oldsmobile actually beat Pontiac to the punch with its short-lived J-2 Rocket […] -
![I do love me an old pickup truck, and this one is a gem; I mean a GMC. And not just any old GMC, but a 3/4 ton, 4×4, four-speed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/CC-290-018-1200.jpg "1964 GMC 3/4 Ton 4×4 V6 Pickup – All The Right Numbers")
1964 GMC 3/4 Ton 4×4 V6 Pickup – All The Right Numbers
Posted on September 5, 2025 | 16 CommentsI do love me an old pickup truck, and this one is a gem; I mean a GMC. And not just any old GMC, but a 3/4 ton, 4×4, four-speed […] -
![NSFW warning: our little journey through the ‘30s will now take a turn for the erotic, if not outright pornographic. I mean, can you look at this delicious Delage D8 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC_2630_edited-115x115.jpg "Museum Classic: 1939 Delage D8-120 Roadster by Figoni & Falaschi – Straight Eight, Curvy Everything Else")
Museum Classic: 1939 Delage D8-120 Roadster by Figoni & Falaschi – Straight Eight, Curvy Everything Else
Posted on September 5, 2025 | 8 CommentsNSFW warning: our little journey through the ‘30s will now take a turn for the erotic, if not outright pornographic. I mean, can you look at this delicious Delage D8 […] -
![At first glance, this might look like just another Volkswagen T3 double cab, but appearances can be deceiving. Robadr captured one of the rarest versions ever built: the T3 Transporter […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/54743427037_c0d819cc8f_b-115x115.jpg "Rare Find: VW T3 Transporter Double-Cabin TriStar – The 4-Door Transporter")
Rare Find: VW T3 Transporter Double-Cabin TriStar – The 4-Door Transporter
Posted on September 5, 2025 | 10 CommentsAt first glance, this might look like just another Volkswagen T3 double cab, but appearances can be deceiving. Robadr captured one of the rarest versions ever built: the T3 Transporter […] -
![I was going to make this one a “CC Wordless Outtake”, but I couldn’t keep silent. Nope. I realize I write a lot about having grown up in Flint, Michigan, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/164-Frankenstang-CC.jpg "1982 Mustang-Chevy: Fox Body, Chevy Power – Identity Crisis")
1982 Mustang-Chevy: Fox Body, Chevy Power – Identity Crisis
Posted on September 5, 2025 | 12 CommentsI was going to make this one a “CC Wordless Outtake”, but I couldn’t keep silent. Nope. I realize I write a lot about having grown up in Flint, Michigan, […] -
![Streamlining in cars really became a thing in the early ‘30s, but it was a process of trial and error that took a little sorting out. Chrysler’s odd-looking Airflow bowed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC_2573_edited-115x115.jpg "Museum Classic: 1937 Lincoln Zephyr – Ford’s Streamline Revolution")
Museum Classic: 1937 Lincoln Zephyr – Ford’s Streamline Revolution
Posted on September 4, 2025 | 18 CommentsStreamlining in cars really became a thing in the early ‘30s, but it was a process of trial and error that took a little sorting out. Chrysler’s odd-looking Airflow bowed […] -
![I don’t know if it’s the constant exposure over the last almost-decade to CC or the recent binge-watching of Mindhunter but somehow I’ve come 180 degrees on the Fairmont. While […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5036.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1980 Ford Fairmont Wagon – Business Outside, Party Inside")
Junkyard Classic: 1980 Ford Fairmont Wagon – Business Outside, Party Inside
Posted on September 4, 2025 | 32 CommentsI don’t know if it’s the constant exposure over the last almost-decade to CC or the recent binge-watching of Mindhunter but somehow I’ve come 180 degrees on the Fairmont. While […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2019) During the 1980s, one of Nissan’s advertising taglines was “Major Motion” — cheesy to be sure, but looking at the company’s products with hindsight, Nissan […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Four-Nissans.jpg "Curbside Finds: 1980s Nissans – Four Doses Of Major Motion")
Curbside Finds: 1980s Nissans – Four Doses Of Major Motion
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 38 Comments(first posted 9/5/2019) During the 1980s, one of Nissan’s advertising taglines was “Major Motion” — cheesy to be sure, but looking at the company’s products with hindsight, Nissan […] -
![Time for another chapter in my series of American cars lost in the tropics, with this 1975 Ford Thunderbird that showed up recently in my FB Marketplace feed. It’s a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/516200957_2633287860343555_5264828458364067086_n-115x115.jpg "1975 Ford Thunderbird: Copper-Toned Neoclassical Time-Capsule")
1975 Ford Thunderbird: Copper-Toned Neoclassical Time-Capsule
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 17 CommentsTime for another chapter in my series of American cars lost in the tropics, with this 1975 Ford Thunderbird that showed up recently in my FB Marketplace feed. It’s a […] -
![VW Things aren’t common in the first place, given that only about 29,000 of them were sold in the US and it’s estimated that only 35 to 50 percent of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/type-182-a-115x115.jpg "Rare Find: Volkswagen Type 182 With RHD Spotted In Indiana")
Rare Find: Volkswagen Type 182 With RHD Spotted In Indiana
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 8 CommentsVW Things aren’t common in the first place, given that only about 29,000 of them were sold in the US and it’s estimated that only 35 to 50 percent of […] -
![Although it’s already been canceled after its one and only season, the 2025 HBO Max show Duster is a car lover’s dream. Set in Phoenix in 1972, it’s full of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Duster-and-AMX-115x115.jpeg "The Cars Of Duster – A Car-Spotter’s Dream On HBO Max")
The Cars Of Duster – A Car-Spotter’s Dream On HBO Max
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 15 CommentsAlthough it’s already been canceled after its one and only season, the 2025 HBO Max show Duster is a car lover’s dream. Set in Phoenix in 1972, it’s full of […] -
![Strother MacMinn, an ex-GM designer and long-time teacher at the Art Center College of Design, had this to say about Harley Earl: “[He] designed so you could walk around a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/52-Olds-4.jpg "1952 Oldsmobile Super 88 – A Classic That Entertains From Any Angle")
1952 Oldsmobile Super 88 – A Classic That Entertains From Any Angle
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 15 CommentsStrother MacMinn, an ex-GM designer and long-time teacher at the Art Center College of Design, had this to say about Harley Earl: “[He] designed so you could walk around a […] -
![(first posted 9/3/2019) Everybody has their favorite time of year. Each season has its own particular set of perks but none of them equal the sheer splendor and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_0482.jpg "In Motion Classic: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – Farewell Summer")
In Motion Classic: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – Farewell Summer
Posted on September 2, 2025 | 31 Comments(first posted 9/3/2019) Everybody has their favorite time of year. Each season has its own particular set of perks but none of them equal the sheer splendor and […]
