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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(280Z photos from the Cohort, by Tim Finn). My uncle had come to pick me up at LAX after my 8 hour flight from Puerto Rico, as we had agreed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2022-06-20-12.17.40.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Datsun 280Z – Seduction of Forms.")
Curbside Classic: Datsun 280Z – Seduction of Forms.
Posted on June 27, 2022 | 7 Comments(280Z photos from the Cohort, by Tim Finn). My uncle had come to pick me up at LAX after my 8 hour flight from Puerto Rico, as we had agreed […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2013) The state fair is always a jubilant and optimistic peek into the future. Displaying the latest developments for home, garden, and farm, it offers an abundance of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1959-Dodge-Ad-09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "State Fair Classic: 1959 Dodge Coronet – Yep, It’s the Real Thing")
State Fair Classic: 1959 Dodge Coronet – Yep, It’s the Real Thing
Posted on June 26, 2022 | 50 Comments(first posted 8/14/2013) The state fair is always a jubilant and optimistic peek into the future. Displaying the latest developments for home, garden, and farm, it offers an abundance of […] -
![(first posted 6/22/2016) Few things are as iconically American as a Firebird convertible. So when the drop-top version of Pontiac’s pony car was discontinued after 1969, an empty place was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RF-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991 Pontiac Firebird Convertible – Welcome Back, After A Long Time Gone")
Curbside Classic: 1991 Pontiac Firebird Convertible – Welcome Back, After A Long Time Gone
Posted on June 22, 2022 | 57 Comments(first posted 6/22/2016) Few things are as iconically American as a Firebird convertible. So when the drop-top version of Pontiac’s pony car was discontinued after 1969, an empty place was […] -
![Life is a delicious mixture of planning and doing. We all know people who specialize in one at the expense of the other, but a person has to be fluent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_2740.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special Brougham – Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special Brougham – Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This
Posted on June 22, 2022 | 43 CommentsLife is a delicious mixture of planning and doing. We all know people who specialize in one at the expense of the other, but a person has to be fluent […] -
![(first posted 10/21/2012) Is there a classier postwar Mercedes? The W111 Cabriolet became an instant classic from the day it arrived in 1961, and its image and status only grew […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/yyyyh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercedes 250SE Cabriolet (W111) – Class Before S-Class")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Mercedes 250SE Cabriolet (W111) – Class Before S-Class
Posted on June 21, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 10/21/2012) Is there a classier postwar Mercedes? The W111 Cabriolet became an instant classic from the day it arrived in 1961, and its image and status only grew […] -
![(first posted 8/19/2013. Update 6/18/2022: this same Prius is still there at this address) A happy marriage isn’t exactly the easiest thing to engineer. And gasoline and electricity are about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ttpo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Toyota Prius – Toyota’s Big Hybrid Gamble Pays Off")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Toyota Prius – Toyota’s Big Hybrid Gamble Pays Off
Posted on June 20, 2022 | 163 Comments(first posted 8/19/2013. Update 6/18/2022: this same Prius is still there at this address) A happy marriage isn’t exactly the easiest thing to engineer. And gasoline and electricity are about […] -
![I have wanted to write about a Continental Mark III since I began writing for CC over a decade ago. Not the gargantuan 1959 version, but the one from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1970-Mark-III-Yellow.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / Cars of my Father: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Lemon Yellow")
Curbside Classic / Cars of my Father: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Lemon Yellow
Posted on June 19, 2022 | 27 CommentsI have wanted to write about a Continental Mark III since I began writing for CC over a decade ago. Not the gargantuan 1959 version, but the one from the […] -
![(first posted 10/22/2012) Nineteen eighty-five. The year of Back to the Future and The Goonies. The year of songs like “Born in the USA” and “Take on Me”. What better […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/xttttyg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Subaru XT – Forward To The Future In 1985")
Curbside Classic: Subaru XT – Forward To The Future In 1985
Posted on June 18, 2022 | 57 Comments(first posted 10/22/2012) Nineteen eighty-five. The year of Back to the Future and The Goonies. The year of songs like “Born in the USA” and “Take on Me”. What better […] -
![Luxury, all under the same roof; this time in the house of Nissan. Feel tired of your lowly Datsun 1200? How about this svelte Datsun 240C (3rd gen. Cedric/Gloria), in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/50534519242_318b986919_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Datsun 240C (Cedric/Gloria) – Japanese American Luxury.")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Datsun 240C (Cedric/Gloria) – Japanese American Luxury.
Posted on June 18, 2022 | 11 CommentsLuxury, all under the same roof; this time in the house of Nissan. Feel tired of your lowly Datsun 1200? How about this svelte Datsun 240C (3rd gen. Cedric/Gloria), in […] -
![(first posted 11/30/2012) I see some of you really go for purple-trimmed houses. That reminded me of another colorful car I shot in front of a purple house (also in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CC-180-077-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995 Volvo 850 T-5R – A Rare Yellow Bird With A Touch Of Porsche")
CC Capsule: 1995 Volvo 850 T-5R – A Rare Yellow Bird With A Touch Of Porsche
Posted on June 17, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 11/30/2012) I see some of you really go for purple-trimmed houses. That reminded me of another colorful car I shot in front of a purple house (also in […] -
![(first posted 10/29/2012) The Rambler brand had a compact lifespan: thirteen years exactly. The first modern Ramblers wore Nash and Hudson emblems before George Romney killed those storied but moribund […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CC-178-011-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Rambler 440 Station Wagon – The Last Rambler")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Rambler 440 Station Wagon – The Last Rambler
Posted on June 17, 2022 | 88 Comments(first posted 10/29/2012) The Rambler brand had a compact lifespan: thirteen years exactly. The first modern Ramblers wore Nash and Hudson emblems before George Romney killed those storied but moribund […] -
![(first posted 6/14/2016) Some time back, Paul Niedermeyer went on a two-door sedan jag here, bringing to us a renewed appreciation for that most lowly of body styles. I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1956FordFairlaneFordorVictoria12-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford Fairlane Fordor Victoria – More Doors For Miss Vickie")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford Fairlane Fordor Victoria – More Doors For Miss Vickie
Posted on June 14, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 6/14/2016) Some time back, Paul Niedermeyer went on a two-door sedan jag here, bringing to us a renewed appreciation for that most lowly of body styles. I have […] -
![(first posted 8/20/2013) Forty (update: fifty) years is an instant, and an eternity; so many things change, but others hardly change at all. One minute, I’m with a girlfriend, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-126-019-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Toyota Corona Mark II – Some Things Never Change")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Toyota Corona Mark II – Some Things Never Change
Posted on June 13, 2022 | 48 Comments(first posted 8/20/2013) Forty (update: fifty) years is an instant, and an eternity; so many things change, but others hardly change at all. One minute, I’m with a girlfriend, […] -
![(first posted 8/22/2012) There are two very good reasons why we’re having the third Kadett CC, when other cars have had none. First: this isn’t just any Kadett, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/edfdffd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1968 Opel Kadett Rallye 1900 – The European SS396 Which Up-Ended The Old World Order")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Opel Kadett Rallye 1900 – The European SS396 Which Up-Ended The Old World Order
Posted on June 10, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/22/2012) There are two very good reasons why we’re having the third Kadett CC, when other cars have had none. First: this isn’t just any Kadett, but […] -
![Slowdown can be a time for reflection. As the Japanese economy cooled by the 90’s and recession took grip, industry and populace were left to wonder, what happened? Where did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/51708827032_fcf9effd57_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Honda Civic – The CVCC In The Words Of Honda Engineers")
Curbside Classic: Honda Civic – The CVCC In The Words Of Honda Engineers
Posted on June 8, 2022 | 27 CommentsSlowdown can be a time for reflection. As the Japanese economy cooled by the 90’s and recession took grip, industry and populace were left to wonder, what happened? Where did […]
