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Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first posted 8/23/2018) How many cars during the 1980s, regardless of origin, could be configured to present such different personalities as did the Monte Carlo and was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_3729.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe – For Eve, It Was Business In The Front, Party In The Back")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe – For Eve, It Was Business In The Front, Party In The Back
Posted on August 22, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 8/23/2018) How many cars during the 1980s, regardless of origin, could be configured to present such different personalities as did the Monte Carlo and was […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2012. Since I’m out working on my van, this one comes to mind) The VW Vanagon, especially the Syncro AWD version, represents an ideal that no other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/CC-166-089-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 VW LT 4×4 Westfalia Camper – The Vanagon Syncro’s Gnarly Globe-Trotting Big Brother")
Curbside Classic: 1990 VW LT 4×4 Westfalia Camper – The Vanagon Syncro’s Gnarly Globe-Trotting Big Brother
Posted on August 18, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 6/20/2012. Since I’m out working on my van, this one comes to mind) The VW Vanagon, especially the Syncro AWD version, represents an ideal that no other […] -
![(first posted 8/17/2018) Rambler. Say the word, if only in your mind. Does a car jump to mind? For some folks it might be the older Nash-derived Rambler from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1961RamblerClassic06Feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic – Classic Rambler")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Rambler Classic – Classic Rambler
Posted on August 17, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 8/17/2018) Rambler. Say the word, if only in your mind. Does a car jump to mind? For some folks it might be the older Nash-derived Rambler from […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2013) Or deadly? One always has to question why Chrysler even bothered with DeSoto after a certain point. Five years after offering this befinned model, DeSoto would cease […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/DSC_1159.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 DeSoto Firedome Sedan – DeLovely")
Curbside Classic: 1956 DeSoto Firedome Sedan – DeLovely
Posted on August 14, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 1/11/2013) Or deadly? One always has to question why Chrysler even bothered with DeSoto after a certain point. Five years after offering this befinned model, DeSoto would cease […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2018) We all experience a change in priorities as we go through life. Many of the things that we strive for in our 20s quickly fade […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_3883.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Evolving Priorities")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Plymouth Road Runner – Evolving Priorities
Posted on August 10, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 8/10/2018) We all experience a change in priorities as we go through life. Many of the things that we strive for in our 20s quickly fade […] -
![It’s a story told every so often and it’s all part of an ongoing cycle in automotive evolution. Species grow and grow, often beyond their usefulness, and a new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240617_165448889_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: 1987-90 Toyota Tercel – When Small Cars (Almost) Ruled The Roads")
Curbside Finds: 1987-90 Toyota Tercel – When Small Cars (Almost) Ruled The Roads
Posted on August 8, 2024 | 29 CommentsIt’s a story told every so often and it’s all part of an ongoing cycle in automotive evolution. Species grow and grow, often beyond their usefulness, and a new […] -
![(first posted 9/29/2012) Leave it to Mazda to enter the highly-contested compact sporty coupe market with something quite out of the ordinary. Mazda’s timing was a bit curious too, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CC-158-086-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992 Mazda MX-3 GS – Smallest Production V6 Engine Ever?")
Curbside Classic: 1992 Mazda MX-3 GS – Smallest Production V6 Engine Ever?
Posted on August 6, 2024 | 89 Comments(first posted 9/29/2012) Leave it to Mazda to enter the highly-contested compact sporty coupe market with something quite out of the ordinary. Mazda’s timing was a bit curious too, as […] -
![(first posted 10/2/2012) What do you get when you take a small auto manufacturer already in debt, add one of the greatest engineers of his generation, fold in one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1931MarmonSixteen01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1931 Marmon Sixteen – Death With Dignity")
Curbside Classic: 1931 Marmon Sixteen – Death With Dignity
Posted on July 29, 2024 | 55 Comments(first posted 10/2/2012) What do you get when you take a small auto manufacturer already in debt, add one of the greatest engineers of his generation, fold in one of […] -
![Let’s look at this unlikely survivor I recently found in an old San Salvador neighborhood. A ’65-’67 Crown; Toyota’s top offering at the time in the passenger car segment. Coming […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_20240706_162334465_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1965-67 Toyota Crown – Early Toyota Luxury")
Curbside Classic: 1965-67 Toyota Crown – Early Toyota Luxury
Posted on July 29, 2024 | 11 CommentsLet’s look at this unlikely survivor I recently found in an old San Salvador neighborhood. A ’65-’67 Crown; Toyota’s top offering at the time in the passenger car segment. Coming […] -
![(first posted 10/1/2012) While out on a bike ride in a neighborhood I normally never ride through, an idea suddenly popped in my head: Why not photograph every car on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CC-175-142-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Will There Be Curbside Classics? A Survey Of All The Cars On Five Random Blocks Of Eugene")
Will There Be Curbside Classics? A Survey Of All The Cars On Five Random Blocks Of Eugene
Posted on July 28, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 10/1/2012) While out on a bike ride in a neighborhood I normally never ride through, an idea suddenly popped in my head: Why not photograph every car on […] -
![(first posted 10/4/2012) Quite recently, the wife and I went to our weekend house for the city-wide garage sale. I got our items arranged bright and early Saturday morning. Shortly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/P9180072.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1957 Desoto Firesweep – Curbside Service")
Curbside Classic: 1957 Desoto Firesweep – Curbside Service
Posted on July 26, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 10/4/2012) Quite recently, the wife and I went to our weekend house for the city-wide garage sale. I got our items arranged bright and early Saturday morning. Shortly […] -
![(first posted 7/25/2018) About seven years ago I was a fresh, new CC contributor/editor and was a thrill with the state of the world. New and interesting curbside subjects […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1964PontiacTempestSafari04Featire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Custom Safari – In Defense Of The Barn Cat")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Custom Safari – In Defense Of The Barn Cat
Posted on July 25, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 7/25/2018) About seven years ago I was a fresh, new CC contributor/editor and was a thrill with the state of the world. New and interesting curbside subjects […] -
![(first posted 10/15/2012) It is common knowledge that in the late ’80s and early ’90s, Japanese automakers broadened their lineups with luxury divisions: Acura, in 1986; Lexus, in 1989; and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/09-19-2012-015-e1348348347643.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000 Mazda Millenia S – Identity Crisis")
Curbside Classic: 2000 Mazda Millenia S – Identity Crisis
Posted on July 21, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 10/15/2012) It is common knowledge that in the late ’80s and early ’90s, Japanese automakers broadened their lineups with luxury divisions: Acura, in 1986; Lexus, in 1989; and […] -
![(first posted 10/14/2012) When I first saw this truck, I wanted to reach out, pick it up and give it a good run around the sandbox, just like I used […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-31-070-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Ford F-250 Styleside – The Tonka Truck Truck")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Ford F-250 Styleside – The Tonka Truck Truck
Posted on July 20, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 10/14/2012) When I first saw this truck, I wanted to reach out, pick it up and give it a good run around the sandbox, just like I used […] -
![(first posted 7/20/2018) An unusual piece of trivia: Writing about any Chevrolet passenger car is often a daunting proposition. How so? They are generally common as dirt, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1967-Chevrolet-Ad-05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sport Sedan – Draggin’ The High School Line")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sport Sedan – Draggin’ The High School Line
Posted on July 20, 2024 | 40 Comments(first posted 7/20/2018) An unusual piece of trivia: Writing about any Chevrolet passenger car is often a daunting proposition. How so? They are generally common as dirt, and […]
