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![In a sea of luxury cars and imports during afternoon rush hour under the Loop tracks of the Chicago Transit Authority, which car stands out in this photograph? When I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/003-1978-Chevrolet-Impala-Coupe-CC.jpg "CC Capsule: 1978 Chevrolet Impala Coupe – To Thine Own Self Be True")
CC Capsule: 1978 Chevrolet Impala Coupe – To Thine Own Self Be True
Posted on September 19, 2015 | 28 CommentsIn a sea of luxury cars and imports during afternoon rush hour under the Loop tracks of the Chicago Transit Authority, which car stands out in this photograph? When I […] -
![It seems after graduating high school a quarter century ago, some elements of that time in my life remain quite vivid despite my willingness to forget them. Perhaps that is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_4602.jpg "QOTD: What Was In Your High School Parking Lot?")
QOTD: What Was In Your High School Parking Lot?
Posted on September 18, 2015 | 84 CommentsIt seems after graduating high school a quarter century ago, some elements of that time in my life remain quite vivid despite my willingness to forget them. Perhaps that is […] -
![(first posted 11/18/2011) Anyone whose been here longer than a few days knows I have a thing for boxy vehicles, as well as practical ones. And multipurpose ones. And […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-143-027-800.jpg "CC Outtake: AM General Postal Van – I Want A Purple Cube Too")
CC Outtake: AM General Postal Van – I Want A Purple Cube Too
Posted on September 18, 2015 | 29 Comments(first posted 11/18/2011) Anyone whose been here longer than a few days knows I have a thing for boxy vehicles, as well as practical ones. And multipurpose ones. And […] -
![Once the Second World War was over, DAF started to develop their own trucks and the series production started in 1949. The Van Doorne brothers’ next goal was to develop […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0297.jpg "Museum Classics: DAF Museum Eindhoven, Part Three – The Cars")
Museum Classics: DAF Museum Eindhoven, Part Three – The Cars
Posted on September 18, 2015 | 44 CommentsOnce the Second World War was over, DAF started to develop their own trucks and the series production started in 1949. The Van Doorne brothers’ next goal was to develop […] -
![Let’s try another clue. FWIW, what you’re looking at is stock, and not some bungled aftermarket affair. Happy hunting! Please note: in order to keep the Clue interesting for subsequent […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CC-140-099-clue.jpg "CC Clue – Vintage Vinyl")
CC Clue – Vintage Vinyl
Posted on September 17, 2015 | 12 CommentsLet’s try another clue. FWIW, what you’re looking at is stock, and not some bungled aftermarket affair. Happy hunting! Please note: in order to keep the Clue interesting for subsequent […] -
![There have been many technical advances based on electronics applied to cars over the last thirty or more years. Some are central to modern safety, such as anti-lock brakes and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/keyless-Entry2.jpg "QOTD: Which Technical Advance Can You Live Without?")
QOTD: Which Technical Advance Can You Live Without?
Posted on September 17, 2015 | 263 CommentsThere have been many technical advances based on electronics applied to cars over the last thirty or more years. Some are central to modern safety, such as anti-lock brakes and […] -
![Strictly speaking, the American versions of the J-car (Chevrolet Cavalier, Pontiac J2000/Sunbird, Olds Firenza, Buick Skyhawk, Cadillac Cimarron) didn’t have a ‘Euro’ badged version, as that was reserved for the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CC-258-Europe-229-1200-crop.jpg "European Vacation Outtake: Opel Ascona C – The Genuine Euro J-Car")
European Vacation Outtake: Opel Ascona C – The Genuine Euro J-Car
Posted on September 17, 2015 | 44 CommentsStrictly speaking, the American versions of the J-car (Chevrolet Cavalier, Pontiac J2000/Sunbird, Olds Firenza, Buick Skyhawk, Cadillac Cimarron) didn’t have a ‘Euro’ badged version, as that was reserved for the […] -
Wordless Junkyard Outtake: So This Is Where All The Quests and Villagers Have Gone
Posted on September 17, 2015 | 32 Comments -
![It should be noted that luggage racks are functional accessories, especially on convertibles, where trunk space is usually limited. However, in the Great Brougham Epoch, where any chrome addition was welcomed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_6346.jpg "CC Outtake: 1999 BMW 328iC – If Lee Iacocca Owned A Bimmer")
CC Outtake: 1999 BMW 328iC – If Lee Iacocca Owned A Bimmer
Posted on September 16, 2015 | 11 CommentsIt should be noted that luggage racks are functional accessories, especially on convertibles, where trunk space is usually limited. However, in the Great Brougham Epoch, where any chrome addition was welcomed […] -
![I will state right off the bat that I cannot say with certainty that this is car is an ’83, though the grille and taillamp lenses indicate it’s an ’83, or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/181-1983-Pontiac-T1000-CC.jpg "Front-Lawn Classic: 1983 Pontiac T1000 – No Need To Shove It")
Front-Lawn Classic: 1983 Pontiac T1000 – No Need To Shove It
Posted on September 16, 2015 | 71 CommentsI will state right off the bat that I cannot say with certainty that this is car is an ’83, though the grille and taillamp lenses indicate it’s an ’83, or […] -
![I’m not sure I’m going to add much commentary, except that I couldn’t resist this fine shot of this old Colonnade Malibu posted at the Cohort by A. Kwanten. This […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Chevrolet-1975-Malibu-A-kwanten.png "Cohort Outtake: 1975 Malibu – Basking In Sunny Memories")
Cohort Outtake: 1975 Malibu – Basking In Sunny Memories
Posted on September 15, 2015 | 71 CommentsI’m not sure I’m going to add much commentary, except that I couldn’t resist this fine shot of this old Colonnade Malibu posted at the Cohort by A. Kwanten. This […] -
![My wife and I have recently completed a two week holiday in France, partly in Brittany on the north west tip of the country and partly in the south west, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RENAULT-4.21.jpg "French Holiday Outtakes: Lots Of CCs Ageing Like Fine Wines")
French Holiday Outtakes: Lots Of CCs Ageing Like Fine Wines
Posted on September 15, 2015 | 46 CommentsMy wife and I have recently completed a two week holiday in France, partly in Brittany on the north west tip of the country and partly in the south west, […] -
![My Vote for the Beginning and End of BMW’s Modern Large Drivers’ Cars On the right, we have a 1975 (or 1976) BMW 3.0Si (E3 in BMW parlance), and on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/3.0si-and-740i.jpg "CC Capsule: Big BMW Bookends")
CC Capsule: Big BMW Bookends
Posted on September 15, 2015 | 23 CommentsMy Vote for the Beginning and End of BMW’s Modern Large Drivers’ Cars On the right, we have a 1975 (or 1976) BMW 3.0Si (E3 in BMW parlance), and on […] -
![CC Cohort nifticus posted this shot of a Jaguar D-Type on the go. Now that’s something I would have liked to seen, never mind heard. The D-Type was one of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Jaguar-D-type-rq.png "Cohort Outtake: Jaguar D-Type – On The Go, But Not On The Mulsanne Straight")
Cohort Outtake: Jaguar D-Type – On The Go, But Not On The Mulsanne Straight
Posted on September 15, 2015 | 25 CommentsCC Cohort nifticus posted this shot of a Jaguar D-Type on the go. Now that’s something I would have liked to seen, never mind heard. The D-Type was one of […] -
![Although I appreciate older Volvos well enough, their simplistic Scandinavian squareness is hardly head-turning styling. But driving through an empty parking lot on a drizzly Sunday morning, this appropriately taupe 1993 240 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0879.jpg "CC Outtake/QOTD: 1993 Volvo 240 – Which Once-Common Car Don’t You See Anymore?")
CC Outtake/QOTD: 1993 Volvo 240 – Which Once-Common Car Don’t You See Anymore?
Posted on September 14, 2015 | 161 CommentsAlthough I appreciate older Volvos well enough, their simplistic Scandinavian squareness is hardly head-turning styling. But driving through an empty parking lot on a drizzly Sunday morning, this appropriately taupe 1993 240 […]
