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Blog Archive
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What If: Bunkie’s Baby
Posted on March 7, 2015 | 16 Commentspaulvaranasi -
![Ah, the Malaise era. That bit of time when there was very few, if any, good vehicles from American manufacturers. OPEC oil embargos and stringent fuel economy and emissions regulations […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/79MKV-02.jpg "QOTD: Would You Own a Malaise Era Car?")
QOTD: Would You Own a Malaise Era Car?
Posted on March 6, 2015 | 296 CommentsAh, the Malaise era. That bit of time when there was very few, if any, good vehicles from American manufacturers. OPEC oil embargos and stringent fuel economy and emissions regulations […] -
![(first published 3/14/2012) Cavaliers: of course they’re rugged and long lasting. How else did I come about having at least a dozen in my files? The only one I don’t […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CC-59-018-800.jpg "CC Outtake: Cavalier Convertible – All That Glitters Is Not Gold")
CC Outtake: Cavalier Convertible – All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Posted on March 6, 2015 | 75 Comments(first published 3/14/2012) Cavaliers: of course they’re rugged and long lasting. How else did I come about having at least a dozen in my files? The only one I don’t […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1969 and 1968 – Too Long For One Photo
Posted on March 5, 2015 | 60 Comments -
![I’ve always preferred eBay to Craigslist. Call me paranoid, but there’s something about the unpolished, plain-site look of Craigslist that just make me look at absolutely anything within it with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1.jpg "eBay Find: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 – Craigslist? On my eBay?")
eBay Find: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 – Craigslist? On my eBay?
Posted on March 5, 2015 | 26 CommentsI’ve always preferred eBay to Craigslist. Call me paranoid, but there’s something about the unpolished, plain-site look of Craigslist that just make me look at absolutely anything within it with […] -
![How the time flies. These were everywhere back in the day, but that day is now almost thirty years ago. Good luck trying to find an unmolested one, like nifticus […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Mustang-1987m-1989-LX-5.0.jpg "Cohort Outtake: 1987-1989 Mustang 5.0 – A Once Very Common Sight")
Cohort Outtake: 1987-1989 Mustang 5.0 – A Once Very Common Sight
Posted on March 5, 2015 | 139 CommentsHow the time flies. These were everywhere back in the day, but that day is now almost thirty years ago. Good luck trying to find an unmolested one, like nifticus […] -
![Today, Plymouth is remembered for a number of notable cars: the Barracuda pony/muscle car, the Voyager minivan, the Reliant K car, and the high finned Fury, to name a few. But among […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/trailduster-4.jpg "Cohort Capsule: Plymouth Trail Duster – Refusing To Hit The ‘Ol Dusty Trail")
Cohort Capsule: Plymouth Trail Duster – Refusing To Hit The ‘Ol Dusty Trail
Posted on March 5, 2015 | 38 CommentsToday, Plymouth is remembered for a number of notable cars: the Barracuda pony/muscle car, the Voyager minivan, the Reliant K car, and the high finned Fury, to name a few. But among […] -
![Somebody (Constant Reader) heard me thinking about this high mileage Fiat, as just the other day I was wondering whether it was still racking up the miles for owner Gil […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Fiat-1980-Brava.png "CC For Sale: 1980 Fiat Brava (131) With 559,355 Miles – The Original Engine Is Smoking Though")
CC For Sale: 1980 Fiat Brava (131) With 559,355 Miles – The Original Engine Is Smoking Though
Posted on March 4, 2015 | 55 CommentsSomebody (Constant Reader) heard me thinking about this high mileage Fiat, as just the other day I was wondering whether it was still racking up the miles for owner Gil […] -
![Don’t ask me where I found this image, but it caught my eye. I’ve always harbored fantasies about driving on the rails, and what better car to do it in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Caption-Topolino.jpg "There’s A Little Mouse On The Tracks")
There’s A Little Mouse On The Tracks
Posted on March 4, 2015 | 21 CommentsDon’t ask me where I found this image, but it caught my eye. I’ve always harbored fantasies about driving on the rails, and what better car to do it in […] -
![(It’s wonderful how comments appear years later that put a picture we’ve posted into context. This was originally titled “Why Couldn’t I Have Been Wally Schirra’s Son?“, a lament on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Caption-Why-Couldnt-I-Have-Been-Walter-Shirras-son.jpg "Comment Classic: Wally Schirra’s Son Washes His Dad’s Maserati For The Last Time")
Comment Classic: Wally Schirra’s Son Washes His Dad’s Maserati For The Last Time
Posted on March 4, 2015 | 26 Comments(It’s wonderful how comments appear years later that put a picture we’ve posted into context. This was originally titled “Why Couldn’t I Have Been Wally Schirra’s Son?“, a lament on […] -
![Engineering school, 1986: Somebody pranked one of my classmates by wrapping his MGB with the innards of a cassette tape. I found it hilarious enough then to photograph it. But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/PICT0104.jpg "Pranked: In the College Parking Lot, 1986")
Pranked: In the College Parking Lot, 1986
Posted on March 3, 2015 | 85 CommentsEngineering school, 1986: Somebody pranked one of my classmates by wrapping his MGB with the innards of a cassette tape. I found it hilarious enough then to photograph it. But […] -
![A couple of weeks back, I ran a post on a 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight coupe that I found on eBay. Although the large coupe market was virtually dead by that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/OldsEighty-EightCoupe.jpg "What If: 1992 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Regency Coupe")
What If: 1992 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Regency Coupe
Posted on March 3, 2015 | 91 CommentsA couple of weeks back, I ran a post on a 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight coupe that I found on eBay. Although the large coupe market was virtually dead by that […] -
![In addition to today’s gen1 Honda Civic, my brief stop at Springfield’s Walmart yielded another good find. X-Car Skylarks undoubtedly were better built than their Citation brethren, based on the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CC-240-085-1200.jpg "CC Outtake: The Skylark Goes Shopping")
CC Outtake: The Skylark Goes Shopping
Posted on March 3, 2015 | 54 CommentsIn addition to today’s gen1 Honda Civic, my brief stop at Springfield’s Walmart yielded another good find. X-Car Skylarks undoubtedly were better built than their Citation brethren, based on the […] -
![(first published 4/16/2012) Now here’s a true gem, shot in the 1980’s on the island of Malta. It’s a custom bodied (duh!) bread van, built on an ex-Army Bedford truck […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Bedford-Malta-van.jpg "CC Global: The Amazing Maltese Bread Van")
CC Global: The Amazing Maltese Bread Van
Posted on March 2, 2015 | 61 Comments(first published 4/16/2012) Now here’s a true gem, shot in the 1980’s on the island of Malta. It’s a custom bodied (duh!) bread van, built on an ex-Army Bedford truck […] -
![One of the advantages of writing about old cars is that, at least for domestic ones, it’s almost always possible to figure out the model year. Between oldcarbrochures.com, or some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Plymouth-1975-sport-suburban-ffq.jpg "Cohort Outtake: 1975 or 1976 Plymouth Sport Suburban – Can Anyone Tell Which Year It Is?")
Cohort Outtake: 1975 or 1976 Plymouth Sport Suburban – Can Anyone Tell Which Year It Is?
Posted on March 2, 2015 | 50 CommentsOne of the advantages of writing about old cars is that, at least for domestic ones, it’s almost always possible to figure out the model year. Between oldcarbrochures.com, or some […]
