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![I happened on this 2023 auction listing for a 1969 Oldsmobile 98 two-door hardtop while looking for photos for another post, and was pretty well mesmerized by the way the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Olds98-172-02266-scaled-1.webp "Auction Classic: 1969 Oldsmobile 98 Holiday Coupe – Long Green In Artificial Light")
Auction Classic: 1969 Oldsmobile 98 Holiday Coupe – Long Green In Artificial Light
Posted on February 21, 2025 | 33 CommentsI happened on this 2023 auction listing for a 1969 Oldsmobile 98 two-door hardtop while looking for photos for another post, and was pretty well mesmerized by the way the […] -
![The idea seemed so simple. Ford could satisfy North Americans’ increasing appetite for sporty European cars by importing one already in production. A popular Euro sports coupe could siphon off […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1989-Merkur-XR4Ti-RF-1.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1989 Merkur XR4Ti – Straight From Germany To A Footnote")
Car Show Classic: 1989 Merkur XR4Ti – Straight From Germany To A Footnote
Posted on February 19, 2025 | 46 CommentsThe idea seemed so simple. Ford could satisfy North Americans’ increasing appetite for sporty European cars by importing one already in production. A popular Euro sports coupe could siphon off […] -
![(First Published 4/2/2015) It’s hard to imagine that the original Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable will be turning thirty by year’s end. At the time of their release, this duo’s smooth aero styling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_7895.jpg "CC Capsule: 1990 Mercury Sable LS Wagon – The Shape You Want To Be In")
CC Capsule: 1990 Mercury Sable LS Wagon – The Shape You Want To Be In
Posted on February 18, 2025 | 72 Comments(First Published 4/2/2015) It’s hard to imagine that the original Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable will be turning thirty by year’s end. At the time of their release, this duo’s smooth aero styling […] -
![(first posted 2/18/2019) Yes, I’m a fan of patina, if it’s been come by honestly. And this old Chevy truck has earned it more honestly than any […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CC-320-065.jpg "Curbside Classic Capsule: 1962 Chevy C10 Pickup – Saint Patina of Goodwill")
Curbside Classic Capsule: 1962 Chevy C10 Pickup – Saint Patina of Goodwill
Posted on February 18, 2025 | 19 Comments(first posted 2/18/2019) Yes, I’m a fan of patina, if it’s been come by honestly. And this old Chevy truck has earned it more honestly than any […] -
![In the summer of 2024 I was lucky enough to visit the east coast for the first time, including the city of Halifax as well as a road trip along […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chevrolet-Chevette-rear.jpg "Curbside Classics: Cars of Nova Scotia and the Cabot Trail")
Curbside Classics: Cars of Nova Scotia and the Cabot Trail
Posted on February 18, 2025 | 34 CommentsIn the summer of 2024 I was lucky enough to visit the east coast for the first time, including the city of Halifax as well as a road trip along […] -
![Last summer, I had made my first-ever appearance at the annual tailgate party at my former high school. On what is usually the second Saturday of August, the rear parking […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/171-rotated-1.00-shift-FINAL-1977-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-V-for-CC.jpg "Curbside Musings: 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V – Keeping It Classy")
Curbside Musings: 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V – Keeping It Classy
Posted on February 18, 2025 | 52 CommentsLast summer, I had made my first-ever appearance at the annual tailgate party at my former high school. On what is usually the second Saturday of August, the rear parking […] -
![Several times I have begun to write this article and each time it has spiralled out of control. As a result, I figure I have three articles at least in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/67Mustang-B7.jpg "CC In Scale: Pony Cars 1960s-1970s – A Sampler")
CC In Scale: Pony Cars 1960s-1970s – A Sampler
Posted on February 17, 2025 | 25 CommentsSeveral times I have begun to write this article and each time it has spiralled out of control. As a result, I figure I have three articles at least in […] -
![French Large ‘80s Saloon Week is finally here, folks – and it’s off to a great start, as I’m sure you’ll agree. After all, who doesn’t like a CX? But […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240331_121530_edited.jpg "Curbside Find: 1985 Citroën CX 25 GTI – Better Than Original")
Curbside Find: 1985 Citroën CX 25 GTI – Better Than Original
Posted on February 17, 2025 | 11 CommentsFrench Large ‘80s Saloon Week is finally here, folks – and it’s off to a great start, as I’m sure you’ll agree. After all, who doesn’t like a CX? But […] -
![photos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. The ’80-’85 X-body is one of GM’s most notorious deadly sins, but let’s not hold that against this incredibly well-preserved ’85 Buick Skylark Limited. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54188549102_07cc5f9db1_k-1.jpg "Curbside Find: 1985 Buick Skylark – The Best Preserved X-Body Still Around?")
Curbside Find: 1985 Buick Skylark – The Best Preserved X-Body Still Around?
Posted on February 16, 2025 | 17 Commentsphotos from the Cohort by Hyperpack. The ’80-’85 X-body is one of GM’s most notorious deadly sins, but let’s not hold that against this incredibly well-preserved ’85 Buick Skylark Limited. […] -
![(first posted 2/14/2019) How much does car styling change over the course of 20 years through three different decades? Quite a bit actually. Avid Cohort contributor Canadiancatgreen […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/39751772213_11c6fe16ef_k.jpg "CC Cohort Outtakes: Three Decades Of Chrysler Rooflines")
CC Cohort Outtakes: Three Decades Of Chrysler Rooflines
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 34 Comments(first posted 2/14/2019) How much does car styling change over the course of 20 years through three different decades? Quite a bit actually. Avid Cohort contributor Canadiancatgreen […] -
![Photos by Corey Behrens from the CC Cohort. Someone is a fan of their BRATs in this Colorado neighborhood, with a rough-looking pair that seems to still be in use. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/54313542132_83a15badff_k.jpg "Curbside Find: ’82-’86 Subaru BRATs – One Very BRATty Street")
Curbside Find: ’82-’86 Subaru BRATs – One Very BRATty Street
Posted on February 15, 2025 | 10 CommentsPhotos by Corey Behrens from the CC Cohort. Someone is a fan of their BRATs in this Colorado neighborhood, with a rough-looking pair that seems to still be in use. […] -
![In the Riley post we looked at recently, I stated that BMC were past masters at badge-engineering – and they certainly were. But in the British automotive landscape of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20240407_115140_edited.jpg "Car Show Classic: 1963 Humber Sceptre – Lipstick On A Minx")
Car Show Classic: 1963 Humber Sceptre – Lipstick On A Minx
Posted on February 14, 2025 | 21 CommentsIn the Riley post we looked at recently, I stated that BMC were past masters at badge-engineering – and they certainly were. But in the British automotive landscape of the […] -
![(first posted 4/22/2016) If cars were horses, the Isuzu Impulse would have been a thoroughbred. With an Italian design, a Lotus suspension, and built by one of Japan’s oldest carmakers, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3-1988-Isuzu-Impulse.jpg "In Motion Classic: 1988 Isuzu Impulse – A Thoroughbred That Stumbled Out Of The Gate")
In Motion Classic: 1988 Isuzu Impulse – A Thoroughbred That Stumbled Out Of The Gate
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 37 Comments(first posted 4/22/2016) If cars were horses, the Isuzu Impulse would have been a thoroughbred. With an Italian design, a Lotus suspension, and built by one of Japan’s oldest carmakers, […] -
![(first posted 2/11/2019) These pictures posted by William Oliver are dated December 2018. It’s nice to know that in sunny Southern California folks were still driving with their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/44365349800_21dd8cd272_k.jpg "Cohort Outtake: Jeepster Commando – Somewhere Folks Are Driving Top-Down With an F-head")
Cohort Outtake: Jeepster Commando – Somewhere Folks Are Driving Top-Down With an F-head
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 19 Comments(first posted 2/11/2019) These pictures posted by William Oliver are dated December 2018. It’s nice to know that in sunny Southern California folks were still driving with their […] -
![Building trailers, semi-trailers, and an eclectic variety of other, on-/off-road transport related products for both the civilian market and the military. That was DAF in a nutshell, especially in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3633.jpg "Truck Stop Classic: 1969 DAF FA 1690 A ‘Standaard Tankauto’ – DAF’s Turnkey Tanker Solutions")
Truck Stop Classic: 1969 DAF FA 1690 A ‘Standaard Tankauto’ – DAF’s Turnkey Tanker Solutions
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 20 CommentsBuilding trailers, semi-trailers, and an eclectic variety of other, on-/off-road transport related products for both the civilian market and the military. That was DAF in a nutshell, especially in the […]
