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![When I first saw this picture, I did a serious double-take: a styling concept for another GM division? Then I saw the sign referring to Brazil, and did a bit […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/51333845810_b5ecb815fa_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: IBAP Democrata Presidente – Brazil’s Corvair Gets Derailed By The Undemocratic Junta")
CC Global: IBAP Democrata Presidente – Brazil’s Corvair Gets Derailed By The Undemocratic Junta
Posted on September 8, 2021 | 7 CommentsWhen I first saw this picture, I did a serious double-take: a styling concept for another GM division? Then I saw the sign referring to Brazil, and did a bit […] -
![For years at a stretch, the Volkswagen Caddy has been the market leader in the segment of compact vans in the Netherlands. By a wide margin at that. To give […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_9633.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2006 Volkswagen Caddy 1.9 TDI – Leading The Golf-Class Of Panel Vans")
CC Global: 2006 Volkswagen Caddy 1.9 TDI – Leading The Golf-Class Of Panel Vans
Posted on August 29, 2021 | 29 CommentsFor years at a stretch, the Volkswagen Caddy has been the market leader in the segment of compact vans in the Netherlands. By a wide margin at that. To give […] -
![Unlike the previous models, the fourth generation of the Opel Combo panel van, aka the Combo D, was not really an Opel. It was entirely based on the 2010, second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_9630.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 Opel Combo 1.3 CDTI – GM’s Ram ProMaster City")
CC Global: 2018 Opel Combo 1.3 CDTI – GM’s Ram ProMaster City
Posted on August 16, 2021 | 18 CommentsUnlike the previous models, the fourth generation of the Opel Combo panel van, aka the Combo D, was not really an Opel. It was entirely based on the 2010, second […] -
![(first posted 7/25/2015) Chrysler’s history in Brazil is very much a V8-dominated story during the sixties and seventies. In 1959, the Simca Chambord powered by the small Ford flathead V8 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Dodge-BR-Charger.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Brazilian Dodge Dart/Charger – Genuine Mopar V8 This Time Around")
CC Global: The Brazilian Dodge Dart/Charger – Genuine Mopar V8 This Time Around
Posted on July 25, 2021 | 34 Comments(first posted 7/25/2015) Chrysler’s history in Brazil is very much a V8-dominated story during the sixties and seventies. In 1959, the Simca Chambord powered by the small Ford flathead V8 […] -
![(first posted 7/24/2015) Panel vans based on small and compact car models have always been the most common commercial vehicles throughout Europe. Widespread, from north to south and from west […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/van-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Compact European Panel Vans – Their Evolution In The Past 25 Years")
CC Global: Compact European Panel Vans – Their Evolution In The Past 25 Years
Posted on July 24, 2021 | 72 Comments(first posted 7/24/2015) Panel vans based on small and compact car models have always been the most common commercial vehicles throughout Europe. Widespread, from north to south and from west […] -
![This line-up is the end result of an investment of over one billion euros, the biggest innovation project in the truck maker’s history so far. An entirely new generation of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/DAF-new-generation.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2021 DAF XG+, XG And XF – An All-New Generation Of Big DAFs, After 34 Years")
CC Global: 2021 DAF XG+, XG And XF – An All-New Generation Of Big DAFs, After 34 Years
Posted on June 13, 2021 | 14 CommentsThis line-up is the end result of an investment of over one billion euros, the biggest innovation project in the truck maker’s history so far. An entirely new generation of […] -
![I’ve been saying it like a mantra for many years: EV’s are most compelling and effective as city cars, for all those short runs to the store, errands, work, etc.. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Wuling-Mini-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Why Do I Find GM-Wuling’s $4,500 Mini EV So Compelling? How About A Free One For Any American Who Wants One?")
Why Do I Find GM-Wuling’s $4,500 Mini EV So Compelling? How About A Free One For Any American Who Wants One?
Posted on June 7, 2021 | 63 CommentsI’ve been saying it like a mantra for many years: EV’s are most compelling and effective as city cars, for all those short runs to the store, errands, work, etc.. […] -
![(first posted 6/1/2015) Brazil’s political history is more than a bit complicated, and often a bit less than democratic, to say the least. Before World War II we had right […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Alfa-BR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Alfa Romeo in Brazil – A Matter Of Pride And Confusion")
CC Global: Alfa Romeo in Brazil – A Matter Of Pride And Confusion
Posted on June 2, 2021 | 43 Comments(first posted 6/1/2015) Brazil’s political history is more than a bit complicated, and often a bit less than democratic, to say the least. Before World War II we had right […] -
![A fully automatic ventilation system with optional (G3) filtration mats. Automatic temperature control, constantly monitored. A drinking water system. Overpressure in the perfectly illuminated interior. Insulated roof and sides. Now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_9472.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2020 Volvo FH 6×2 – Comfort Class Transport")
CC Global: 2020 Volvo FH 6×2 – Comfort Class Transport
Posted on May 16, 2021 | 4 CommentsA fully automatic ventilation system with optional (G3) filtration mats. Automatic temperature control, constantly monitored. A drinking water system. Overpressure in the perfectly illuminated interior. Insulated roof and sides. Now […] -
![I was unaware of Kaiser Motors until one summer in 2007 – by some twist of fate I was living in the very wealthy neighborhood of Wilmersdorf at the time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210404_161502-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics from Neukölln and Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin) Part 4: The Americans, The French, VW and some cars from the mystery garage")
Curbside Classics from Neukölln and Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin) Part 4: The Americans, The French, VW and some cars from the mystery garage
Posted on May 16, 2021 | 18 CommentsI was unaware of Kaiser Motors until one summer in 2007 – by some twist of fate I was living in the very wealthy neighborhood of Wilmersdorf at the time […] -
![(first posted 5/14/2015) Back in late 50s, the Brazilian domestic auto industry started out on the wrong foot. The first generation of cars produced in Brazil were largely European […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/opala-1969-4cc-raridade-17392-MLB20136692779_072014-F.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Chevrolet Opala – Another International Mash-Up That Became The Most Loved Brazilian Car Of All Time")
Curbside Classic: Chevrolet Opala – Another International Mash-Up That Became The Most Loved Brazilian Car Of All Time
Posted on May 14, 2021 | 77 Comments(first posted 5/14/2015) Back in late 50s, the Brazilian domestic auto industry started out on the wrong foot. The first generation of cars produced in Brazil were largely European […] -
![(first posted 4/6/2015) Toyota Motor Corporation CEO, President, and founding family scion Akio Toyoda and the most diehard American hater of Japanese cars quite likely have something in common: Their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Toyota-Crown-Comfort.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1995- Toyota Crown Comfort – Japan’s Crown Victoria")
CC Global: 1995- Toyota Crown Comfort – Japan’s Crown Victoria
Posted on April 7, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 4/6/2015) Toyota Motor Corporation CEO, President, and founding family scion Akio Toyoda and the most diehard American hater of Japanese cars quite likely have something in common: Their […] -
![Last winter, I posted a series of pictures of an old DAF truck with a ZEMAG crane. Meanwhile, a second foldable crane has arrived at the scene. An identical ZEMAG, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9399.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Work In Progress – Foldable Cranes, Fully Unfolded")
CC Global: Work In Progress – Foldable Cranes, Fully Unfolded
Posted on March 30, 2021 | 16 CommentsLast winter, I posted a series of pictures of an old DAF truck with a ZEMAG crane. Meanwhile, a second foldable crane has arrived at the scene. An identical ZEMAG, […] -
![After exactly 10 years, I said farewell to my 1969 Plymouth Barracuda. Last Monday, this magnificent combination came to collect it. In Europe, there’s no better trailer tower in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9397.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2015 Iveco Daily 40C17 And 2018 Brian James Trailers – So Long, Ma Mopar!")
CC Global: 2015 Iveco Daily 40C17 And 2018 Brian James Trailers – So Long, Ma Mopar!
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 18 CommentsAfter exactly 10 years, I said farewell to my 1969 Plymouth Barracuda. Last Monday, this magnificent combination came to collect it. In Europe, there’s no better trailer tower in the […] -
The Other Dodge Magnum, by Volkswagen
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 21 CommentsI’ll let you ponder that for a second before you make the jump:
