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![Last month I lost my beloved mom, LaVerne, who died peacefully at age 90. After her long, slow decline, our whole extended family is feeling relieved, grateful, and blessed. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FastFoto_0248_a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mom’s Driveway Shots: Just Using Up the End of the Roll")
Mom’s Driveway Shots: Just Using Up the End of the Roll
Posted on May 18, 2025 | 33 CommentsLast month I lost my beloved mom, LaVerne, who died peacefully at age 90. After her long, slow decline, our whole extended family is feeling relieved, grateful, and blessed. […] -
![Apart from the lighting on the roof top, I don’t see any aftermarket bits and pieces on this fairly new DAF. A straight(forward) truck in the pure and simple, yet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_3996.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2024 DAF XF 530 FAN Hooklift Truck – Bare Metal")
CC Global: 2024 DAF XF 530 FAN Hooklift Truck – Bare Metal
Posted on May 17, 2025 | 12 CommentsApart from the lighting on the roof top, I don’t see any aftermarket bits and pieces on this fairly new DAF. A straight(forward) truck in the pure and simple, yet […] -
![Here’s another classic example of a car that once was seen everywhere, but is now virtually extinct. Oh, you might find a convertible or high-performance version of a ’61 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-21-24-25-16867_main_l.jpg-JPEG-Image-1200-%C3%97-800-pixels-%E2%80%94-Scaled-89.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1961 Ford Galaxie 6 Cylinder With Manual Transmission: El Cheapo Luxury")
1961 Ford Galaxie 6 Cylinder With Manual Transmission: El Cheapo Luxury
Posted on May 17, 2025 | 28 CommentsHere’s another classic example of a car that once was seen everywhere, but is now virtually extinct. Oh, you might find a convertible or high-performance version of a ’61 […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2019) Lincoln is many things to many people, but mention the name to me, this is what always comes to mind first. Well, perhaps not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2869.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1962 Lincoln Continental – Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust")
Junkyard Classic: 1962 Lincoln Continental – Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust
Posted on May 16, 2025 | 93 Comments(first posted 5/16/2019) Lincoln is many things to many people, but mention the name to me, this is what always comes to mind first. Well, perhaps not […] -
![(first posted 5/15/2019) Here in Northern Virginia, our favorite Japanese import is typically considered the cherry blossom. Nearby Washington, DC is famous for its Japanese cherry trees […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/D-LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Mitsubishi Delica & Pajero – Awesome Cherry Blossoms")
Curbside Classics: Mitsubishi Delica & Pajero – Awesome Cherry Blossoms
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 10 Comments(first posted 5/15/2019) Here in Northern Virginia, our favorite Japanese import is typically considered the cherry blossom. Nearby Washington, DC is famous for its Japanese cherry trees […] -
![(first posted 7/9/2013) So this is what I stopped to shoot the other day, before I got distracted by the ’65 Ranger F-250. When I first spotted it, I thought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CC-203-094-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1963.5 Falcon Futura Sports Coupe – The Un-Sprint")
1963.5 Falcon Futura Sports Coupe – The Un-Sprint
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 7/9/2013) So this is what I stopped to shoot the other day, before I got distracted by the ’65 Ranger F-250. When I first spotted it, I thought […] -
![(first posted 5/15/2019) It’s almost Gemini Season. I’m no astrologer but this is apparently a period of tremendous energy, motion and change, sometimes unpredictable. That likely doesn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/holden-rb-gemini-sle-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1985-87 Holden Gemini SL/E – Missing The I-Mark")
Curbside Capsule: 1985-87 Holden Gemini SL/E – Missing The I-Mark
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 15 Comments(first posted 5/15/2019) It’s almost Gemini Season. I’m no astrologer but this is apparently a period of tremendous energy, motion and change, sometimes unpredictable. That likely doesn’t […] -
![The hot hatch par excellence, the one that is always claimed to have invented the concept, was the Golf GTI, launched in 1976. The competition, as is its wont, did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DSC_1139_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI Oettinger – GTIs Are Just Too Common")
1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI Oettinger – GTIs Are Just Too Common
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 11 CommentsThe hot hatch par excellence, the one that is always claimed to have invented the concept, was the Golf GTI, launched in 1976. The competition, as is its wont, did […] -
![I try to avoid stereotypes as they inevitably don’t hold up, but early Celicas did rather seem to appeal to young women. And they obviously still do, even 50 years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_3031-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1976 Toyota Celica – Still Attracting Young Women First Time Owners")
Curbside Find: 1976 Toyota Celica – Still Attracting Young Women First Time Owners
Posted on May 15, 2025 | 19 CommentsI try to avoid stereotypes as they inevitably don’t hold up, but early Celicas did rather seem to appeal to young women. And they obviously still do, even 50 years […] -
![(first posted 5/7/2019) Earlier this year Daniel Stern wrote an article that looked at General Motor’s HEI ignition system. The GM HEI ignition is well known among car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Ford-Transistor-Ignition-Decal-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Electronic Ignition History – Losing the Points, Part 1")
Electronic Ignition History – Losing the Points, Part 1
Posted on May 14, 2025 | 67 Comments(first posted 5/7/2019) Earlier this year Daniel Stern wrote an article that looked at General Motor’s HEI ignition system. The GM HEI ignition is well known among car […] -
![(first posted 5/11/2019) This competition could be called the “Old Off” given the cars at hand – it’s been 7 or so months since I purchased the 91 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_6960.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2007 Mercury Grand Marquis vs 1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille")
2007 Mercury Grand Marquis vs 1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
Posted on May 13, 2025 | 28 Comments(first posted 5/11/2019) This competition could be called the “Old Off” given the cars at hand – it’s been 7 or so months since I purchased the 91 […] -
![Photos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. When I think of the 1970s, one of the main things that comes to my mind are the earthy tones that dominated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/54418372594_f509f91648_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Duster In “Plum Crazy”- Sweetened Deal")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Duster In “Plum Crazy”- Sweetened Deal
Posted on May 13, 2025 | 22 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack. When I think of the 1970s, one of the main things that comes to my mind are the earthy tones that dominated […] -
![(note: the Microlino is not available in the US) Do you miss the Isetta and Messerschmidt bubble cars? Do you think one could be an answer to today’s traffic, width […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250115_110417.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2024 Micro Microlino – This Electric Bubble Car May Be All You Need If You Don’t Need To Exceed 56 MPH")
2024 Micro Microlino – This Electric Bubble Car May Be All You Need If You Don’t Need To Exceed 56 MPH
Posted on May 13, 2025 | 16 Comments(note: the Microlino is not available in the US) Do you miss the Isetta and Messerschmidt bubble cars? Do you think one could be an answer to today’s traffic, width […] -
![The Magic Year of 1957 must have been a wonderful time to shop for a car! Chrysler had its dynamic Forward Look; Ford was all-new and graceful; Chevy had a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/571-17.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser–Wowing Prospects on the Showroom Floor!")
1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser–Wowing Prospects on the Showroom Floor!
Posted on May 13, 2025 | 30 CommentsThe Magic Year of 1957 must have been a wonderful time to shop for a car! Chrysler had its dynamic Forward Look; Ford was all-new and graceful; Chevy had a […] -
![It has occurred to me lately that each of my new acquisitions of a diecast scale model has been of a car or truck that has personal significance to me. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/024-2002-Ford-Thunderbird-3.9L-V8-Wixom-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2002 Ford Thunderbird – Selling Things")
Curbside Musings: 2002 Ford Thunderbird – Selling Things
Posted on May 13, 2025 | 46 CommentsIt has occurred to me lately that each of my new acquisitions of a diecast scale model has been of a car or truck that has personal significance to me. […]
