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![We’ve been clueless for a while, so here’s one to whet your appetite… If you’re new or simply have forgotten, make your guess in the comments, but please, no pictures – […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/clue.jpg "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on February 14, 2015 | 20 CommentsWe’ve been clueless for a while, so here’s one to whet your appetite… If you’re new or simply have forgotten, make your guess in the comments, but please, no pictures – […] -
![The large dent in the photo increased the value of this 1980 Malibu by over 20 times its value in 1992, but this is not a story about a car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Meteor-malibu.jpg "How A Dent Astronomically Increased The Value Of This 1980 Malibu")
How A Dent Astronomically Increased The Value Of This 1980 Malibu
Posted on February 14, 2015 | 45 CommentsThe large dent in the photo increased the value of this 1980 Malibu by over 20 times its value in 1992, but this is not a story about a car […] -
![In a past article, I noted that it was amazing to me that Chrysler was using great names from the past to market their products. The 8-speed automatic gearbox that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=626,height=382,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/upload1.png "QOTD: What Name Do You Want Back?")
QOTD: What Name Do You Want Back?
Posted on February 14, 2015 | 167 CommentsIn a past article, I noted that it was amazing to me that Chrysler was using great names from the past to market their products. The 8-speed automatic gearbox that […] -
CC Wordless Outtake: Reinforcing Stereotypes
Posted on February 13, 2015 | 72 CommentsUnfortunately, I didn’t dare shoot the couple as they got out of their clapped-out ZX. It would have reinforced stereotypes even further. -
![In 1938, Buick unveiled the Y-Job, a one off Harley Earl custom, which foreshadowed Buick’s post war styling. The Y-Job was built on a stretched Buick chassis, but only provided two […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/62-Buick-front-3-quarter.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1962 Buick Special DeLuxe – A Different Kind of Y-Job")
Curbside Capsule: 1962 Buick Special DeLuxe – A Different Kind of Y-Job
Posted on February 13, 2015 | 40 CommentsIn 1938, Buick unveiled the Y-Job, a one off Harley Earl custom, which foreshadowed Buick’s post war styling. The Y-Job was built on a stretched Buick chassis, but only provided two […] -
![I just stumbled into this by accident, but as soon as I saw it all I could see was the 1966 Toronado. I found it at osi20mts.com, about the origins […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Exner-fiat-ghia-1500-clay_small.jpg "Did This 1962 Exner Model Inspire The 1966 Toronado?")
Did This 1962 Exner Model Inspire The 1966 Toronado?
Posted on February 13, 2015 | 34 CommentsI just stumbled into this by accident, but as soon as I saw it all I could see was the 1966 Toronado. I found it at osi20mts.com, about the origins […] -
![The Opel Omega wasn’t the only car to be sliced down the middle and widened for Australian consumption. Three years prior, Mitsubishi introduced the Magna, a car that helped cement […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mitsubishi-magna-1.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1985-91 Mitsubishi Magna – Mitsubishi’s Taurus")
Curbside Capsule: 1985-91 Mitsubishi Magna – Mitsubishi’s Taurus
Posted on February 13, 2015 | 43 CommentsThe Opel Omega wasn’t the only car to be sliced down the middle and widened for Australian consumption. Three years prior, Mitsubishi introduced the Magna, a car that helped cement […] -
![Exiting the local Target store early one morning about a week ago, I was struck by an unusual car/license plate combination. The vehicle was a Chrysler Pacifica, which is becoming a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pacificrap-license.jpg "CC Outtake: The GR8 Pacifica Mystery")
CC Outtake: The GR8 Pacifica Mystery
Posted on February 12, 2015 | 73 CommentsExiting the local Target store early one morning about a week ago, I was struck by an unusual car/license plate combination. The vehicle was a Chrysler Pacifica, which is becoming a […] -
![(hat tip to Kevin Li) Depreciation is a bitch; the minute you drive off the lot, your new car is worth a whole lot less. Even more so if you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Pontiac-1984-Fiero-fq.jpg "Exceptional CL Find: “Brand New” 1984 Pontiac Fiero – Heavily Discounted From Its Original Price")
Exceptional CL Find: “Brand New” 1984 Pontiac Fiero – Heavily Discounted From Its Original Price
Posted on February 12, 2015 | 46 Comments(hat tip to Kevin Li) Depreciation is a bitch; the minute you drive off the lot, your new car is worth a whole lot less. Even more so if you […] -
![Son Ed was perusing Craigslist when he found this unusual find: a 1953 Packard “hearse”. I assume it’s most likely actually a “service car”, used to transport corpses to the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Packard-1953-hearse-side.jpg "CL Find: 1953 Packard Henney “Junior” Professional Car – Two Door Sedan Delivery Version")
CL Find: 1953 Packard Henney “Junior” Professional Car – Two Door Sedan Delivery Version
Posted on February 12, 2015 | 23 CommentsSon Ed was perusing Craigslist when he found this unusual find: a 1953 Packard “hearse”. I assume it’s most likely actually a “service car”, used to transport corpses to the […] -
![SOME SAY that in the next 1,000 years homo sapiens will split in two camps: homo pauperis, poor ordinary folk with bad teeth (a little like today’s English); and wealthy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2016-Mazda-MX-5.jpg "Future Classic: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata – A Tea-Cup Sized Tempest")
Future Classic: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata – A Tea-Cup Sized Tempest
Posted on February 12, 2015 | 37 CommentsSOME SAY that in the next 1,000 years homo sapiens will split in two camps: homo pauperis, poor ordinary folk with bad teeth (a little like today’s English); and wealthy […] -
![And I didn’t even really ask, just suggest. But our PS-Meister Barko/Barry Koch has realized what I now desperately want to be driving. I’ve had a thing for dorsal fins […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Buick-1959-fin.jpg "What If: Ask And You Shall Receive…A Dorsal Fin")
What If: Ask And You Shall Receive…A Dorsal Fin
Posted on February 11, 2015 | 30 CommentsAnd I didn’t even really ask, just suggest. But our PS-Meister Barko/Barry Koch has realized what I now desperately want to be driving. I’ve had a thing for dorsal fins […] -
![BigOldChryslers posted this picture of the 1968 Olds Mini-Toronado in a comment, and I just had to share it, as it graphically shows how much unnecessary front end space there […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Oldsmobile-Mini-Toronado_1968.jpg "1968 Oldsmobile Mini-Toronado – Need A Push?")
1968 Oldsmobile Mini-Toronado – Need A Push?
Posted on February 11, 2015 | 36 CommentsBigOldChryslers posted this picture of the 1968 Olds Mini-Toronado in a comment, and I just had to share it, as it graphically shows how much unnecessary front end space there […] -
![Prices of classic cars are going completely insane. Just last week a man spent 14.20 million Euros (16.05 million USD) buying an extremely deteriorated Ferrari 250GT California. Fortunately for the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1.jpg "eBay Find: 1950 DeSoto Custom – The 65-Year-Old Daily Driver")
eBay Find: 1950 DeSoto Custom – The 65-Year-Old Daily Driver
Posted on February 11, 2015 | 26 CommentsPrices of classic cars are going completely insane. Just last week a man spent 14.20 million Euros (16.05 million USD) buying an extremely deteriorated Ferrari 250GT California. Fortunately for the […] -
![Toyota Hi-Lux pickups have been the favorite vehicle for often unsavory para-military types and insurgents or whatever, but this one has not been imported from Africa. In fact, it was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CC-239-159-1200.jpg "CC Outtake: Toyota Hi-Lux In Military Drag – Waiting For The Revolution")
CC Outtake: Toyota Hi-Lux In Military Drag – Waiting For The Revolution
Posted on February 11, 2015 | 19 CommentsToyota Hi-Lux pickups have been the favorite vehicle for often unsavory para-military types and insurgents or whatever, but this one has not been imported from Africa. In fact, it was […]
