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![General Motors had a lot of great hits, but it had plenty of failures too. Like the kid from a good home and with plenty of pocket money that picks […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1979-chevrolet-chevette.jpg "Challenge of the Day: “Say One Nice Thing” – GM Edition")
Challenge of the Day: “Say One Nice Thing” – GM Edition
Posted on August 14, 2015 | 167 CommentsGeneral Motors had a lot of great hits, but it had plenty of failures too. Like the kid from a good home and with plenty of pocket money that picks […] -
![This shell of a car showed up in my neighborhood in Corvallis, OR a few days ago out of nowhere. I was on my morning walk, and seeing this thing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/0375.jpg "CC Outtake: 1968 Pontiac Le Mans – Is It Worth Anything?")
CC Outtake: 1968 Pontiac Le Mans – Is It Worth Anything?
Posted on August 14, 2015 | 48 CommentsThis shell of a car showed up in my neighborhood in Corvallis, OR a few days ago out of nowhere. I was on my morning walk, and seeing this thing […] -
![I’ve only been to Red Hook a handful of times, but this Brooklyn neighborhood has a somewhat ethereal quality. It feels like no other place in New York City: detached […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ford-ltd-country-squire-red-hook-4.jpg "CC Outtake: Classic Fords of Red Hook")
CC Outtake: Classic Fords of Red Hook
Posted on August 14, 2015 | 38 CommentsI’ve only been to Red Hook a handful of times, but this Brooklyn neighborhood has a somewhat ethereal quality. It feels like no other place in New York City: detached […] -
![Chase scenes. No movie seems complete without them, especially if you’re a hardcore car fanatic. The streaking green Ford Mustang and hulking black Dodge Charger in the 1968 Warner Brothers’ film […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/untitled.png "CC Video: “Other” Great Chase Scenes")
CC Video: “Other” Great Chase Scenes
Posted on August 13, 2015 | 67 CommentsChase scenes. No movie seems complete without them, especially if you’re a hardcore car fanatic. The streaking green Ford Mustang and hulking black Dodge Charger in the 1968 Warner Brothers’ film […] -
![Australia is full of RSL Clubs, complexes consisting of restaurants, bars and slot machines (“the pokies”). These clubs are owned and run by the Returned and Services League, and were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toyota-corolla-1.jpg "CC Outtake: A Veteran in the Returned and Services League Parking Lot")
CC Outtake: A Veteran in the Returned and Services League Parking Lot
Posted on August 13, 2015 | 31 CommentsAustralia is full of RSL Clubs, complexes consisting of restaurants, bars and slot machines (“the pokies”). These clubs are owned and run by the Returned and Services League, and were […] -
![Some cars just don’t look as good in coupe form as they do sedans. The GM FWD A-Bodies are one such example: the sedans were generally handsome, while the coupes, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/oldsmobile-cutlass-ciera-coupe-3.jpg "CC Outtake: A-Body Needs A-Nicer Body")
CC Outtake: A-Body Needs A-Nicer Body
Posted on August 13, 2015 | 40 CommentsSome cars just don’t look as good in coupe form as they do sedans. The GM FWD A-Bodies are one such example: the sedans were generally handsome, while the coupes, […] -
![(Submitted by cjcz92) Looking at these two cars from this angle, or any external angle for that matter, you’d be hard pressed to find any striking similarities. For starters, one’s a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/LS_TBird_cjcz92.jpg.jpg "Cohort Outtake: Ford Thunderbird & Lincoln LS – Difference Is Only Skin-Deep")
Cohort Outtake: Ford Thunderbird & Lincoln LS – Difference Is Only Skin-Deep
Posted on August 12, 2015 | 51 Comments(Submitted by cjcz92) Looking at these two cars from this angle, or any external angle for that matter, you’d be hard pressed to find any striking similarities. For starters, one’s a […] -
![It’s summertime in the Northern Hemisphere, and nothing says “summer” like a beautiful drive along the coast. In the summer of 2012, I had the pleasure of driving the Great […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/great-ocean-road-55.jpg "CC Road Trips: The Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia")
CC Road Trips: The Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia
Posted on August 12, 2015 | 31 CommentsIt’s summertime in the Northern Hemisphere, and nothing says “summer” like a beautiful drive along the coast. In the summer of 2012, I had the pleasure of driving the Great […] -
![I spotted this trusty old Holden ute in Clayfield, on Brisbane’s north side. Sepia tone this photo a bit and it could be a snapshot from several decades ago, although what […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/holden-eh-ute.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1963-65 Holden EH Utility – I Saw Her Standing There")
Curbside Outtake: 1963-65 Holden EH Utility – I Saw Her Standing There
Posted on August 11, 2015 | 29 CommentsI spotted this trusty old Holden ute in Clayfield, on Brisbane’s north side. Sepia tone this photo a bit and it could be a snapshot from several decades ago, although what […] -
![I just counted. Of the 149 posts I’ve written for Curbside Classic, a full 15% of them are about trucks, or vehicles based on truck platforms. That’s a huge proportion. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1986-Mitsubishi-Mighty-Max-Sport-e.jpg "CC Capsule: 1985 Mitsubishi Mighty Max Sport – Unpopular in the Heartland")
CC Capsule: 1985 Mitsubishi Mighty Max Sport – Unpopular in the Heartland
Posted on August 11, 2015 | 35 CommentsI just counted. Of the 149 posts I’ve written for Curbside Classic, a full 15% of them are about trucks, or vehicles based on truck platforms. That’s a huge proportion. […] -
![(Photo Credit: Ann Saur) It appears my practice of photographing curbside classics has brushed off on my mom. The other day while leaving the ATM, her first thought upon seeing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0075.jpg "CC Outtake: 1967 Plymouth Fury III – Thanks Mom")
CC Outtake: 1967 Plymouth Fury III – Thanks Mom
Posted on August 10, 2015 | 52 Comments(Photo Credit: Ann Saur) It appears my practice of photographing curbside classics has brushed off on my mom. The other day while leaving the ATM, her first thought upon seeing […] -
![A lot is written about the impending death of the V8 engine, but where are the articles about that moribund styling affectation, the classic hood ornament? Nevertheless, reports of their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hyundai-equus-1.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Vail, Hood Ornament")
Curbside Outtake: Vail, Hood Ornament
Posted on August 10, 2015 | 47 CommentsA lot is written about the impending death of the V8 engine, but where are the articles about that moribund styling affectation, the classic hood ornament? Nevertheless, reports of their […] -
![Early Tempests were flawed compacts from a period when General Motors seemed willing to try anything, but I still love them. I think they’re the best looking of the Special/F-85/Tempest […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/0261.jpg "Junkyard Outtake: 1961 Pontiac Tempest–The Rare Wood-Powered Prototype")
Junkyard Outtake: 1961 Pontiac Tempest–The Rare Wood-Powered Prototype
Posted on August 10, 2015 | 42 CommentsEarly Tempests were flawed compacts from a period when General Motors seemed willing to try anything, but I still love them. I think they’re the best looking of the Special/F-85/Tempest […] -
![In 1990, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston was robbed of thirteen works of art, including three Rembrandts, a Vermeer, and a Manet. 25 years later, this unseen video footage […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-07-at-6.18.14-PM.png "Curbside Clue: Name This Car – Catch A Crook")
Curbside Clue: Name This Car – Catch A Crook
Posted on August 9, 2015 | 48 CommentsIn 1990, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston was robbed of thirteen works of art, including three Rembrandts, a Vermeer, and a Manet. 25 years later, this unseen video footage […] -
![Even on a bright, sunny day in Brooklyn, this Grand National looks decidedly menacing. Stripping a car of chrome and painting it black will have that effect, and fortunately these […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/buick-grand-national-2.jpg "CC Outtake: Black As Night, Bright As Day")
CC Outtake: Black As Night, Bright As Day
Posted on August 9, 2015 | 29 CommentsEven on a bright, sunny day in Brooklyn, this Grand National looks decidedly menacing. Stripping a car of chrome and painting it black will have that effect, and fortunately these […]
