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![As someone whose formative auto years were in the 1960’s, I’ve always been a fan of hidden headlights. While they haven’t completely disappeared, with the focus on aerodynamics, light weight, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/fd511eb8b995c46354970f99a5e7446ce1663edf.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC QOTD: What Make and Model Had the Most Attractive Hidden Headlights?")
CC QOTD: What Make and Model Had the Most Attractive Hidden Headlights?
Posted on May 24, 2025 | 39 CommentsAs someone whose formative auto years were in the 1960’s, I’ve always been a fan of hidden headlights. While they haven’t completely disappeared, with the focus on aerodynamics, light weight, […] -
![It seems to me that these days the Great American Car is in fact the pickup. A bit contradictory, but such is the nature of life. The only American vehicles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/66F100-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC In Scale: Old American Pickups")
CC In Scale: Old American Pickups
Posted on May 23, 2025 | 37 CommentsIt seems to me that these days the Great American Car is in fact the pickup. A bit contradictory, but such is the nature of life. The only American vehicles […] -
![(first posted 7/2/2013) If you’re seeing a whole lot of similarity between the sheet metal (except the grille) of today’s ’62 Cutlass coupe and this ’62 Tempest, you’re not mistaken. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Pontiac-tempest-1962-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1962 Pontiac Tempest Coupe – Badge Engineering On A Very Different Scale")
1962 Pontiac Tempest Coupe – Badge Engineering On A Very Different Scale
Posted on May 22, 2025 | 46 Comments(first posted 7/2/2013) If you’re seeing a whole lot of similarity between the sheet metal (except the grille) of today’s ’62 Cutlass coupe and this ’62 Tempest, you’re not mistaken. […] -
![This picture violates CC’s protocol for top-of-post images that I have been pushing all our contributors to follow: The featured car must be prominent in the photo so as to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_3101.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trailside Classic: Yes, There’s A Car In This Photo – But How Did It Get Here?")
Trailside Classic: Yes, There’s A Car In This Photo – But How Did It Get Here?
Posted on May 22, 2025 | 18 CommentsThis picture violates CC’s protocol for top-of-post images that I have been pushing all our contributors to follow: The featured car must be prominent in the photo so as to […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2019) I’ve been writing about obscure North American special editions and forgotten limited-run models since way back in 2015. Though I’ve travelled extensively in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/studebaker-speedster-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1955 Studebaker Speedster – A Star (Luxury) Liner")
Car Show Classic: 1955 Studebaker Speedster – A Star (Luxury) Liner
Posted on May 21, 2025 | 23 Comments(first posted 5/21/2019) I’ve been writing about obscure North American special editions and forgotten limited-run models since way back in 2015. Though I’ve travelled extensively in the […] -
![(first posted 5/14/2019) In the last installment I discussed some of the early transistor ignitions that were offered in the 1960s. GM, Ford and Chrysler all used similar […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cd-magpulse-brochure11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Electronic Ignition History – Losing the Points, Part 2")
Electronic Ignition History – Losing the Points, Part 2
Posted on May 21, 2025 | 29 Comments(first posted 5/14/2019) In the last installment I discussed some of the early transistor ignitions that were offered in the 1960s. GM, Ford and Chrysler all used similar […] -
![As some of you may have gathered, I’m in the middle of an ‘80s binge and this is American car week. The issue with ‘80s American cars is how unfamiliar […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_20230108_134857_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Find: 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Placeholder Cream Puff")
CC Find: 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Placeholder Cream Puff
Posted on May 21, 2025 | 13 CommentsAs some of you may have gathered, I’m in the middle of an ‘80s binge and this is American car week. The issue with ‘80s American cars is how unfamiliar […] -
![I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time detailing my friends’ cars and sometimes fixing / breaking them. They’re largely hand-me-down desperation-mobiles, but that makes their stories even more CC-worthy. You […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/crv-compare-4.jpg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2003 Honda CR-V: Desperate Car Shopping in 2025 – A Hopeless Hooptie Adventure")
2003 Honda CR-V: Desperate Car Shopping in 2025 – A Hopeless Hooptie Adventure
Posted on May 21, 2025 | 25 CommentsI’ve spent an inordinate amount of time detailing my friends’ cars and sometimes fixing / breaking them. They’re largely hand-me-down desperation-mobiles, but that makes their stories even more CC-worthy. You […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2019) These two highly durable veterans from another era hang out a lot at this corner, sharing stories from the 1980s. I know the MR2 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CC-383-017.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Two Long Life Cars, or Suddenly It’s 1985")
Curbside Classics: Two Long Life Cars, or Suddenly It’s 1985
Posted on May 20, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 5/21/2019) These two highly durable veterans from another era hang out a lot at this corner, sharing stories from the 1980s. I know the MR2 […] -
![(first posted 5/10/2019) This caught my attention in traffic heading out West 6th Avenue, and I was just barely able to peel off a couple of Hail […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CC-390-022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1957-1958 Fiat 1200 Spyder – Pre-Pininfarina")
1957-1958 Fiat 1200 Spyder – Pre-Pininfarina
Posted on May 20, 2025 | 16 Comments(first posted 5/10/2019) This caught my attention in traffic heading out West 6th Avenue, and I was just barely able to peel off a couple of Hail […] -
![I’ve been having a bad case of Beetle Fever. I finally broke down and spent a bit of time at BAT (Bring A Trailer) to see what has been sold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2T6A5424-41292-scaled-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Buyer Beware! Brazilian VW Beetles Don’t Have Heaters – I Was Tempted By This One Until I Realized That")
Buyer Beware! Brazilian VW Beetles Don’t Have Heaters – I Was Tempted By This One Until I Realized That
Posted on May 20, 2025 | 45 CommentsI’ve been having a bad case of Beetle Fever. I finally broke down and spent a bit of time at BAT (Bring A Trailer) to see what has been sold […] -
![It’s time to do some catch up with the finds CC Cohort contributors have been uploading in the last few weeks. First, a ’62-’71 Jeep Gladiator shot by Matt Wilda. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-13-00.16.55.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort")
A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort
Posted on May 19, 2025 | 9 CommentsIt’s time to do some catch up with the finds CC Cohort contributors have been uploading in the last few weeks. First, a ’62-’71 Jeep Gladiator shot by Matt Wilda. […] -
![“Tribute cars” have become trendy in the old car hobby for a while now. A ’58 Plymouth is painted red and becomes “Christine”. An old Ford sedan from the early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-18-22.17.18.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1975 Dodge Monaco CHP Police Pursuit Cars: True Bluesmobiles (Two of ’em!)")
1975 Dodge Monaco CHP Police Pursuit Cars: True Bluesmobiles (Two of ’em!)
Posted on May 19, 2025 | 31 Comments“Tribute cars” have become trendy in the old car hobby for a while now. A ’58 Plymouth is painted red and becomes “Christine”. An old Ford sedan from the early […] -
![(first posted 5/20/2019) I recently watched a movie made in 1971 for Italian TV called “L’Automobile”, which was originally part of a trilogy called “Tre Donne” (translated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1981-FIAT-Spider-2000-6-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 FIAT Spider 2000 – La Macchina")
Curbside Classic: 1979 FIAT Spider 2000 – La Macchina
Posted on May 18, 2025 | 30 Comments(first posted 5/20/2019) I recently watched a movie made in 1971 for Italian TV called “L’Automobile”, which was originally part of a trilogy called “Tre Donne” (translated […] -
![We’re in Port Orford for a few days, where we come to our little cabin every couple of weeks when we’re not traveling elsewhere. This afternoon we walked down to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_3086.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Beachcombing Find: The Rustiest Ford Flathead V8 Ever – And A Little Tribute To Little Man")
Beachcombing Find: The Rustiest Ford Flathead V8 Ever – And A Little Tribute To Little Man
Posted on May 18, 2025 | 44 CommentsWe’re in Port Orford for a few days, where we come to our little cabin every couple of weeks when we’re not traveling elsewhere. This afternoon we walked down to […]
