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![Photos from the CC Cohort by Jerome Solberg. For those with a longing for the defunct traditional American luxury land yachts of yore, here’s a pair of survivors to attend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/54391801064_76251cf38c_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1976 Chrysler New Yorker & 1971 Cadillac Coupé DeVille – A Pair Of Luxury Land Yachts, Still Gliding Over California’s Streets")
1976 Chrysler New Yorker & 1971 Cadillac Coupé DeVille – A Pair Of Luxury Land Yachts, Still Gliding Over California’s Streets
Posted on March 19, 2025 | 27 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by Jerome Solberg. For those with a longing for the defunct traditional American luxury land yachts of yore, here’s a pair of survivors to attend […] -
![Back in the ‘60s and for a couple of decades afterwards, French roads were downright dangerous. Full of potholes, lined by unyielding plane trees, half the drivers drunk on cheap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20241103_120206_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1966 Citroën Ami 6 – Nightmarish Deep-CC Creature")
Car Show Classic: 1966 Citroën Ami 6 – Nightmarish Deep-CC Creature
Posted on March 19, 2025 | 34 CommentsBack in the ‘60s and for a couple of decades afterwards, French roads were downright dangerous. Full of potholes, lined by unyielding plane trees, half the drivers drunk on cheap […] -
![I came across this late 1st generation Mazda RX-7 a couple of weeks ago and was struck by just how right this car has always looked to me; in high […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2140.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1985 Mazda RX-7 GSL — Cooler Than Ice")
Junkyard Classic: 1985 Mazda RX-7 GSL — Cooler Than Ice
Posted on March 18, 2025 | 24 CommentsI came across this late 1st generation Mazda RX-7 a couple of weeks ago and was struck by just how right this car has always looked to me; in high […] -
![Ralf K. (Don Kincl) long ago became one of my favorite posters at the CC Cohort. He not only finds splendid subjects but then does them justice with his superb […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/54092760627_1ce6d96c49_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Gallery Of Vintage Cars and Trucks Shot By Ralf K.")
A Gallery Of Vintage Cars and Trucks Shot By Ralf K.
Posted on March 18, 2025 | 16 CommentsRalf K. (Don Kincl) long ago became one of my favorite posters at the CC Cohort. He not only finds splendid subjects but then does them justice with his superb […] -
![When I was young, I had thought that the El Camino was simply a Chevelle or Malibu wagon with the rear section of the roof and cargo area lopped off […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1234-1972-Chevrolet-El-Camino-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1972 Chevrolet El Camino – Repurposed Container")
Curbside Musings: 1972 Chevrolet El Camino – Repurposed Container
Posted on March 18, 2025 | 7 CommentsWhen I was young, I had thought that the El Camino was simply a Chevelle or Malibu wagon with the rear section of the roof and cargo area lopped off […] -
![(first posted 3/9/2019) Most pickups are workhorses, a tool for their owners like a hammer or a pair of pliers. They’re hardy and built to last but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ford-courier-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985-98 Ford Courier & 1986-96 Mitsubishi Triton – Trusty (But Not Rusty) Old Tools")
Curbside Classic: 1985-98 Ford Courier & 1986-96 Mitsubishi Triton – Trusty (But Not Rusty) Old Tools
Posted on March 17, 2025 | 14 Comments(first posted 3/9/2019) Most pickups are workhorses, a tool for their owners like a hammer or a pair of pliers. They’re hardy and built to last but […] -
![An F-Max is certainly the last Ford model I was expecting to see there, neatly parallel parked. Ford Otosan from Turkey builds this textbook example of a heavy-duty, 4×2 Euro-tractor. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_3977.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2024 Ford F-Max – A Ford That Will Not Fit In The Garage")
CC Global: 2024 Ford F-Max – A Ford That Will Not Fit In The Garage
Posted on March 17, 2025 | 13 CommentsAn F-Max is certainly the last Ford model I was expecting to see there, neatly parallel parked. Ford Otosan from Turkey builds this textbook example of a heavy-duty, 4×2 Euro-tractor. […] -
![In post-war France, convertibles (or, to give it its more apt denomination, cabriolets) were a relative rarity. Peugeot always had them in their range, but they were rather exclusive. Citroën […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20230730_194259_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1964 Renault Caravelle 1100 – Cheap Thrills")
Car Show Classic: 1964 Renault Caravelle 1100 – Cheap Thrills
Posted on March 17, 2025 | 15 CommentsIn post-war France, convertibles (or, to give it its more apt denomination, cabriolets) were a relative rarity. Peugeot always had them in their range, but they were rather exclusive. Citroën […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2019) Stanislav Alexeyev posted this shot of a ZIL-117 convertible in the comments the other day. Since he also posted it in the Cohort, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ZIL-117-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: ZIL-117 Convertible – Russia’s Big-Wig Ragtop")
Curbside Classic: ZIL-117 Convertible – Russia’s Big-Wig Ragtop
Posted on March 16, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 3/17/2019) Stanislav Alexeyev posted this shot of a ZIL-117 convertible in the comments the other day. Since he also posted it in the Cohort, I […] -
![(first posted 3/15/2019) There are many things one might expect to come across on a blustery late winter morning: A 55-year-old Morgan being driven by a man in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/In-Motion-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1964 Morgan Plus 4 – Dry And Warm Are Overrated")
In Motion Classic: 1964 Morgan Plus 4 – Dry And Warm Are Overrated
Posted on March 15, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 3/15/2019) There are many things one might expect to come across on a blustery late winter morning: A 55-year-old Morgan being driven by a man in […] -
![Old Chevy trucks never cease to show up in one form or another; after all these years, they remain neighborhood staples. And no, there’s nothing particularly extraordinary about this one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20241210_142906_PORTRAIT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: A Pair Of 1960s Chevy Trucks – Old Patina Vs. The Mean Rod")
Curbside Classics: A Pair Of 1960s Chevy Trucks – Old Patina Vs. The Mean Rod
Posted on March 15, 2025 | 3 CommentsOld Chevy trucks never cease to show up in one form or another; after all these years, they remain neighborhood staples. And no, there’s nothing particularly extraordinary about this one […] -
![Ah, the Falcon. Has Detroit produced anything blander in the blessed decade of the ‘60s? Maybe AMC, but they were the underdog. Ford, on the other hand, should have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20230924_114836_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1962 Ford Falcon – Birdie Num-Num")
Curbside Find: 1962 Ford Falcon – Birdie Num-Num
Posted on March 14, 2025 | 35 CommentsAh, the Falcon. Has Detroit produced anything blander in the blessed decade of the ‘60s? Maybe AMC, but they were the underdog. Ford, on the other hand, should have been […] -
![The 1980s were certainly an age for the compact hatchback. Not that I know for sure when the concept peaked in sales and execution, but it was certainly the era […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_20220528_162548814_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1985-86 Toyota Starlet (P70) – Small Hatchbacks For The 1980s")
Curbside Find: 1985-86 Toyota Starlet (P70) – Small Hatchbacks For The 1980s
Posted on March 13, 2025 | 10 CommentsThe 1980s were certainly an age for the compact hatchback. Not that I know for sure when the concept peaked in sales and execution, but it was certainly the era […] -
Great Grandma Sue Comes To Visit In Her 1967 Ford LTD
Posted on March 13, 2025 | 38 CommentsThis is my great grandmother Sue, walking up the path to our front door one sunny day in about 1971. That’s her 1967 Ford LTD parked curbside. -
![(first posted 5/13/2019) GM’s Epsilon platform was used by a vast array of vehicles, including the Chevrolet Malibu, Saab 9-3 and Opel Vectra. As part of Fiat’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fiat-croma-front-34.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2005-10 Fiat Croma – Monocromatic")
Curbside Capsule: 2005-10 Fiat Croma – Monocromatic
Posted on March 12, 2025 | 19 Comments(first posted 5/13/2019) GM’s Epsilon platform was used by a vast array of vehicles, including the Chevrolet Malibu, Saab 9-3 and Opel Vectra. As part of Fiat’s […]
