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![April 5th, 2013 marks two months since I purchased my Focus. Since then, I’ve been reflecting on just how the Sable stacks up when compared to the new car. So […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sablevsfocus.jpg "Curbside Comparison: 1997 Mercury Sable GS vs. 2013 Ford Focus SE – The Results May Surprise You")
Curbside Comparison: 1997 Mercury Sable GS vs. 2013 Ford Focus SE – The Results May Surprise You
Posted on April 18, 2013 | 48 CommentsApril 5th, 2013 marks two months since I purchased my Focus. Since then, I’ve been reflecting on just how the Sable stacks up when compared to the new car. So […] -
CC Outtake: 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu – Ready For Spring
Posted on April 18, 2013 | 22 CommentsIn a mid-March snow sits this ’66 Chevrolet, -
![Paul’s excellent writeup of the 1965 Lincoln Continental from earlier today prompted me to post this Series 62 Cadillac 2 Door Coupe as an opportunity to more closely compare and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1963_62series_cadillac_2door_coupe04.jpg "Curbside Compare & Contrast: 1963 62 Series Cadillac 2 Door Coupe")
Curbside Compare & Contrast: 1963 62 Series Cadillac 2 Door Coupe
Posted on April 17, 2013 | 24 CommentsPaul’s excellent writeup of the 1965 Lincoln Continental from earlier today prompted me to post this Series 62 Cadillac 2 Door Coupe as an opportunity to more closely compare and […] -
![This is how I remember Iowa City in 1965 when we moved away (the first time). Has it changed? We’ll soon know, at the CC Heartland Gathering on Saturday, May […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Iowa-City-1964-Hawkeye-22-res-hall-crowds.jpg "The CC Heartland Gathering: Meet-up On May 11 In Iowa City")
The CC Heartland Gathering: Meet-up On May 11 In Iowa City
Posted on April 17, 2013 | 50 CommentsThis is how I remember Iowa City in 1965 when we moved away (the first time). Has it changed? We’ll soon know, at the CC Heartland Gathering on Saturday, May […] -
![The delightful detail from the ’65 Continental was too much for even the all-knowing Curbsiders, as there were no guesses even remotely close. For my own last clue, I saw […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Clue130414-crop.jpg "CC Clue")
CC Clue
Posted on April 17, 2013 | 4 CommentsThe delightful detail from the ’65 Continental was too much for even the all-knowing Curbsiders, as there were no guesses even remotely close. For my own last clue, I saw […] -
Concept Classic: 2002 Lincoln Continental Concept – What Might Have Been
Posted on April 17, 2013 | 39 CommentsLincoln is a mess, and has been for a long time. This is the car that could have changed that. -
![A few weeks back, Paul posed the question, “Which Car Would You Most Hate To Be Forced To Drive For A Year?” I’d like to turn that question on its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eeyore_topdown.jpg "Future CC: What Car Would You Choose To Drive For The Next Decade?")
Future CC: What Car Would You Choose To Drive For The Next Decade?
Posted on April 16, 2013 | 129 CommentsA few weeks back, Paul posed the question, “Which Car Would You Most Hate To Be Forced To Drive For A Year?” I’d like to turn that question on its […] -
![Once upon a time, Centurion filled a niche in the truck market, building the vehicles that the manufacturers didn’t. Want a Ford “Suburban”? Centurion would gladly sell you one, for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Centurion-Chevy.jpg "Cohort Sighting: Centurion Chevy Double-Cab Pickup")
Cohort Sighting: Centurion Chevy Double-Cab Pickup
Posted on April 16, 2013 | 32 CommentsOnce upon a time, Centurion filled a niche in the truck market, building the vehicles that the manufacturers didn’t. Want a Ford “Suburban”? Centurion would gladly sell you one, for […] -
![A reader just sent me this picture, asking if I could identify it. He was told it may be a 1940’s Peugeot concept. Well, I don’t recognize it. There were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Mystery-car-french-1200.jpg "Mystery Concept Car: Can Anyone Identify It?")
Mystery Concept Car: Can Anyone Identify It?
Posted on April 16, 2013 | 7 CommentsA reader just sent me this picture, asking if I could identify it. He was told it may be a 1940’s Peugeot concept. Well, I don’t recognize it. There were […] -
![I was stopped at a stop sign a couple of weeks ago when I noticed what appeared to be a late-’60s full-size Pontiac sitting in a driveway across the railroad […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/4-07-2013-002.jpg "CC Outtake: ’67 GP – In Aqua, Yet!")
CC Outtake: ’67 GP – In Aqua, Yet!
Posted on April 16, 2013 | 20 CommentsI was stopped at a stop sign a couple of weeks ago when I noticed what appeared to be a late-’60s full-size Pontiac sitting in a driveway across the railroad […] -
![Let’s take a look at four renderings done as part of the development of the 1973 Colonnade cars; the Cutlass in this case. This fastback has a number of elements […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Colonnade-Cutlass.jpg "Concept Classic: Colonnade Cutlass Precursors")
Concept Classic: Colonnade Cutlass Precursors
Posted on April 15, 2013 | 23 CommentsLet’s take a look at four renderings done as part of the development of the 1973 Colonnade cars; the Cutlass in this case. This fastback has a number of elements […] -
![We’re not in the car sales business, but Hank sent me this link to what must be Australia’s Broughamiest Brougham ever, the Ford LTD P6. I know it’s just a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Ford-AUS-LTD-P6.png "Australia’s Finest Brougham For Sale: 1979 Ford LTD P6 Town Car")
Australia’s Finest Brougham For Sale: 1979 Ford LTD P6 Town Car
Posted on April 15, 2013 | 56 CommentsWe’re not in the car sales business, but Hank sent me this link to what must be Australia’s Broughamiest Brougham ever, the Ford LTD P6. I know it’s just a […] -
![I don’t want to sound like a grumpy old man, but drivers under a certain age (not exclusively, of course) nowadays all-too often exhibit utter cluelessness when trying to parallel […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CC-196-128-900.jpg "Not-Curbside Outtake: Back In My Day, Parallel Parking Was Part Of The Driving Test")
Not-Curbside Outtake: Back In My Day, Parallel Parking Was Part Of The Driving Test
Posted on April 15, 2013 | 42 CommentsI don’t want to sound like a grumpy old man, but drivers under a certain age (not exclusively, of course) nowadays all-too often exhibit utter cluelessness when trying to parallel […] -
![Son Number Two and I drove into town this past weekend to look at a 2002 Ford Ranger XLT he was considering, only to be beaten to the purchase by […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_5156.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1974 Chevrolet El Camino – Sending Mixed Messages")
Curbside Capsule: 1974 Chevrolet El Camino – Sending Mixed Messages
Posted on April 15, 2013 | 27 CommentsSon Number Two and I drove into town this past weekend to look at a 2002 Ford Ranger XLT he was considering, only to be beaten to the purchase by […] -
![Maybe “liberated” might be a better term for this Gran Fury that has had its “halo” vinyl half-top removed. Yes, I’m not the world’s biggest fan of them, as you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Plymouth-Gran-Fury-f.jpg "Cohort Sighting: Plymouth Gran Fury, Denuded And Despoiled")
Cohort Sighting: Plymouth Gran Fury, Denuded And Despoiled
Posted on April 14, 2013 | 19 CommentsMaybe “liberated” might be a better term for this Gran Fury that has had its “halo” vinyl half-top removed. Yes, I’m not the world’s biggest fan of them, as you […]
