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Blog Archive
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1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie – “Thunderbird In Looks, Thunderbird In Luxury”
Posted on March 1, 2025 | 33 CommentsIf you’re more familiar with cars of the 1960s and 1970s, seeing both “Fairlane” and “Galaxie” badges on the same car might be puzzling, but prior to 1961, the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988-90 Toyota Cressida – Toyota Luxury In The Pre Lexus Days
Posted on February 28, 2025 | 11 CommentsHere was one I hadn’t come across in the flesh (metal, really) in quite a while; a late 1980s Toyota Cressida. In many markets, Toyota’s most luxury-oriented model at the […] -
COALers Needed
Posted on February 27, 2025 | 6 CommentsGot a car story to tell with our community? If so, this may be your chance, since we’re once again searching for new COAL contributors here at CC. Should you […] -
CC Vintage: 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham Designer Interior – Renaissance!
Posted on February 27, 2025 | 40 Comments(first posted 2/28/2019) You think they would have learned. After serving up slow-selling Native American-themed “Designer Interiors” for select 1979 Cutlass models, Oldsmobile tried again for […] -
A 1967 Rambler American Goes Rogue At The Indiana State Fair
Posted on February 27, 2025 | 29 CommentsMy August birthday always happens during the Indiana State Fair, and what I often want for my birthday is a trip to the fair with as many of our (all […] -
Found: Two Supercharged Rarities – 1958 Packard Hawk And 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk
Posted on February 26, 2025 | 15 Commentsoriginal photos shot and posted at the CC Cohort by Christian Els You’re looking at the only two American cars ever built in the 20th century with standard factory-equipped supercharged […] -
Curbside Classic / CC Jukebox: 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais – High Society
Posted on February 25, 2025 | 64 Comments(first posted 2/25/2019) The “Calais” name had ultimately been used by General Motors on three different occasions, spanning from the mid-1960s through the early ’90s. It […] -
Curbside Musings: 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Cruella
Posted on February 25, 2025 | 33 CommentsI loved animated Disney movies as a kid. When I was in elementary school in the early ’80s, there was this period when I had not only seen many classics […] -
Curbside Find: 1967 Sunbeam Alpine – Let’s Try To Remember Summer
Posted on February 24, 2025 | 38 Comments(first posted 2/24/2019) I know, complaining about winter is boring. And it’s not really cold here, just perpetually rainy and cloudy. It’s dumping as I write this. So let’s […] -
CC Global: Concrete Screw Piling – Our Work Will Never See The Light Of Day
Posted on February 23, 2025 | 7 CommentsFive years ago, I walked by a construction site where the NederFund company was setting up their concrete screw piling equipment. More background information about the whole process and the […] -
AI-Generated “Classic Car Guide” – Polluting The Web With Garbage
Posted on February 23, 2025 | 47 CommentsBy now we’re all-too familiar with AI-generated images of cars, among other things. Some of them are quite artistic, and we’ve had our fun with them here in the past […] -
Curbside Newsstand: Why The Japanese Invasion of Europe Never Happened – Update: Why The Chinese Invasion Is Happening
Posted on February 22, 2025 | 57 Comments(first posted 2/21/2019. Updated 2/18/2025 at the end about an even greater threat to the European auto industry from Chinese manufacturers) For today’s CN, we’re going to tackle a […] -
Curbside Find: ’82-’91 Ford Ranchero – Argentina’s Ranchero, Ready For The Hacienda And The City
Posted on February 22, 2025 | 6 CommentsPhoto from the CC Cohort by riveranotario. Let’s revisit once again the alternative reality of South American Fords. Today’s subject, the Argentinian version of the Ranchero which remained in production […] -
CC Vintage: 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Designer Interiors – Going Native (American)
Posted on February 21, 2025 | 65 Comments(first posted 2/21/2019) “Mojave”: That was the name Oldsmobile bestowed on the rather shocking interior trim pictured above. It was one of two Native American-themed “Designer Interiors” […] -
A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort
Posted on February 21, 2025 | 23 CommentsOnce again, it’s time to give a few minutes of attention to the many finds our Cohort contributors have recently uploaded. And how about starting this tour by reliving the […]
![1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie – “Thunderbird In Looks, Thunderbird In Luxury” If you’re more familiar with cars of the 1960s and 1970s, seeing both “Fairlane” and “Galaxie” badges on the same car might be puzzling, but prior to 1961, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1959-Ford-Galaxie-Town-Sedan-Cory-Behrens-Cohort-rear-3q.webp)
![Curbside Classic: 1988-90 Toyota Cressida – Toyota Luxury In The Pre Lexus Days Here was one I hadn’t come across in the flesh (metal, really) in quite a while; a late 1980s Toyota Cressida. In many markets, Toyota’s most luxury-oriented model at the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240922_172157926.jpg)
![COALers Needed Got a car story to tell with our community? If so, this may be your chance, since we’re once again searching for new COAL contributors here at CC. Should you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-02-26-16.27.14.jpg)
![CC Vintage: 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham Designer Interior – Renaissance! (first posted 2/28/2019) You think they would have learned. After serving up slow-selling Native American-themed “Designer Interiors” for select 1979 Cutlass models, Oldsmobile tried again for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/80-Olds-Renaissance-Main-Image.jpeg)
![A 1967 Rambler American Goes Rogue At The Indiana State Fair My August birthday always happens during the Indiana State Fair, and what I often want for my birthday is a trip to the fair with as many of our (all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1967-Rambler-American-Rogue-d.jpg)
![Found: Two Supercharged Rarities – 1958 Packard Hawk And 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk original photos shot and posted at the CC Cohort by Christian Els You’re looking at the only two American cars ever built in the 20th century with standard factory-equipped supercharged […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/54331458957_bbff5cc050_o.jpg)
![Curbside Classic / CC Jukebox: 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais – High Society (first posted 2/25/2019) The “Calais” name had ultimately been used by General Motors on three different occasions, spanning from the mid-1960s through the early ’90s. It […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1980-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Calais-5-CC.jpg)
![Curbside Musings: 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – Cruella I loved animated Disney movies as a kid. When I was in elementary school in the early ’80s, there was this period when I had not only seen many classics […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4126266903_cb45279221_o-1979-Cadillac-Coupe-DeVille-for-CC-2009-11-22-edit.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1967 Sunbeam Alpine – Let’s Try To Remember Summer (first posted 2/24/2019) I know, complaining about winter is boring. And it’s not really cold here, just perpetually rainy and cloudy. It’s dumping as I write this. So let’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/dgh.jpg)
![CC Global: Concrete Screw Piling – Our Work Will Never See The Light Of Day Five years ago, I walked by a construction site where the NederFund company was setting up their concrete screw piling equipment. More background information about the whole process and the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3948.jpg)
![AI-Generated “Classic Car Guide” – Polluting The Web With Garbage By now we’re all-too familiar with AI-generated images of cars, among other things. Some of them are quite artistic, and we’ve had our fun with them here in the past […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-colt-71-tile.jpg)
![Curbside Newsstand: Why The Japanese Invasion of Europe Never Happened – Update: Why The Chinese Invasion Is Happening (first posted 2/21/2019. Updated 2/18/2025 at the end about an even greater threat to the European auto industry from Chinese manufacturers) For today’s CN, we’re going to tackle a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/NYT-chart.jpg)
![Curbside Find: ’82-’91 Ford Ranchero – Argentina’s Ranchero, Ready For The Hacienda And The City Photo from the CC Cohort by riveranotario. Let’s revisit once again the alternative reality of South American Fords. Today’s subject, the Argentinian version of the Ranchero which remained in production […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/54172934167_f692cb80b2_k-1.jpg)
![CC Vintage: 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Designer Interiors – Going Native (American) (first posted 2/21/2019) “Mojave”: That was the name Oldsmobile bestowed on the rather shocking interior trim pictured above. It was one of two Native American-themed “Designer Interiors” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mojave-Main-Image.jpeg)
![A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort Once again, it’s time to give a few minutes of attention to the many finds our Cohort contributors have recently uploaded. And how about starting this tour by reliving the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-02-17-19.52.55-2.jpg)


